Christmas Treats

Hello Everyone! I just received my Stampin' Up order and had to play with a new stamp set. I wanted to create cute treat bags, so set about measuring, scoring and punching paper.

 I cut two pieces of Gumball Green cardstock to 5 1/2 x 2 7/8.  I scored each piece 1/2 inch up from what will be the bottom of the treat holder.  Then, fold the score lines and adhere the 2 one half inch flaps together (I used Scor Tape).  I did not overlap the two flaps completely; I only overlapped about 1/4" of the flaps.  I cut a white panel, leaving about 1/4" smaller than the green cs on all sides.  I embossed the lower portion of the white panel with the polka dot ef then adhered it to the green cs.  Punch the handle through all 3 layers of cs-one white layer and 2 green layers.
 You can now embellish your treat holder however you would like.  I used WaterColor Winter and Morning Post Numbers along with the coordinating Deco Labels Collection Framelits. Then, LOTS of glitter, which is something I do not do too often!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used-
Stamps- SU Watercolor Winter, Morning Post Numbers
Paper-Whisper White, Gumball Green, Basic Black
Ink-Gumball Green, Real Red, Versamark
Other-Stampin' Glitter, Deco Label Collection Framelits, Vintage button, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, dimensionals, small treat bag, Polka dot ef, Large Oval Punch, black embossing powder, cheese cloth, silver cord from gift wrap department

Wanted: MOJO

I seem to have misplaced my MOJO.  Have you seen it?  And while you are at it, if you see any creative bones out there, let me know because I don't seem to have a creative bone left in my body!
As this is the week of Thanksgiving, it seems a good time to ponder things I am thankful for.  I am thankful for my son and our home-that we even have a home and that I have been blessed with a good job. I am thankful that God loves me even though I do such a lousy job of loving Him.  I am thankful that he has faith in me even though I usually rely on me rather than Him. I am thankful that He has given us the ability to be creative.  And I am thankful for this community of crafters/stampers in blogland and at SCS; who knew we could have so much fun sharing with people hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away?!
Now on to stamps!  The Shining the Light Challenge at ODBD this week is to use silver or gold on our card.  Sounded easy enough, but without MOJO, not so!!

Edit-11/18/12-5:50pm
I have been having a rough time getting good pictures of cards lately, so I was playing with the settings on my camera to see if I could brighten up the photos.  Here is a retake of the one above-it may be too bright!  At this point my eyes are so blurry from looking at pictures I don't know what looks good and what does not!

 I wanted to make an easily mailable card, so that meant it would be flat.  I seem to be gravitating to nature lately, enjoying all of the beauty that God has for us, so I chose pine branches to frame my scripture verse.  My background is embossed in silver and my pine branches are glittered with silver Stickles, but it really is not showing up in the photo.  The scripture verse is stamped in Bravo Burgundy craft and clear embossed.  Though simple, I still like how his turned out.   

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy this week of Thanksgiving and the official start of the Christmas Season!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps-ODBD Worship the Lord, Stampin' Up Watercolor Winter and Sanded
Ink-Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgandy
Paper-Whisper, White, Bravo Burgandy, True Thyme
Other-silver ep, clear ep, silver stickles

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This card is for the Featured Stamper challenge at SCS.

  I just LOVE the dsp that comes in the Holiday Mini Scrapbook kit!  Gray and cream are sooo pretty together. I scored around the edges of the white card base and highlighted the edges of the Pool Party panel by heat embossing it with silver ep. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up)-
Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Serene Silhouettes
Paper-Basic Gray, Whisper White, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, dsp
Ink-Versamark, Basic Gray
Other-white and silver dsp, Window Framelits, Simply Scored, Polka dot ef     

Colorful Sunday

Happy Sunday to Everyone!  I have a quick post this morning before I get on to other things-sadly, housework.  This is for this week's Color Throwdown 217.

These are some fabulous colors!  Here is my take on the challenge-

 I have not used my set, Everything Eleanor too much, so I thought I would play with that.  I went with a white flower and the Lucky Limeade was perfect for the greenery.  I love the framing affect when using the Framelit Window dies and made mine in Night of Navy.  I hope I have inspired you! 


 Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used-
Stamps-Everything Eleanor
Paper-Whisper White, Night of Navy, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black
Ink-Lucky Limeade, Stazon black
Other-Polka Dot ef, Vintage Wallpaper ef, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Window Framelits, dimensionals 
All Supplies are from Stampin' Up

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Well, so much for housework!!  I couldn't let the weekend get away from me without playing the Featured Stamper challenge at SCS today.  Today's featured stamper has a wonderful gallery and I chose this card to case.  I really enjoy making frames for my images and this card is no exception.  I like how Patty used a die cut as the main focal point in the frame.
This is my take on her card-

Instead of using a die cut as the focal point in the frame, I used a masked image. I ended up blending two colors on the mask as I started out using Buckaroo Blue but quickly realized that the sponge I grabbed had brown on it.  The white frame and sentiment panel are both embossed with the wood grain ef and popped up on dimensionals.  I applied Dazzling Details to the berries, although you really can't see it in the photo and distress Stickles to the pine cone.



Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!


Lee Ann :)

Supplies used-
Stamps-Peaceful Wishes, Gently Falling, Watercolor Winter
Paper-Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Ink-Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate chip, Crumb Cake, Buckaroo Blue
Other-Wood grain ef, Window Framelits, dimensionals, Aspen mask (Crafter's Workshop), Stickles, Dazzling Details

Dynamic Day

It is a Dynamic Day today, and not just because it is Election Day!  I decided to play along with Dynamic Duos Challenge, using only 2 colors on a card.  Today's colors are-

And here is my card-

Hope you like it!  It is hard to see in the pictures, but I have added a dab of Dazzling Details to the center of each of the circle patterns on the ornament image.  It has such a pretty shimmer irl!  Thanks for looking, gotta go run and vote!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann:)

Products used include-

Stamps-Everything Eleanor, Keepsake Ornaments, Watercolor Winter, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper-Whisper White, Gumball Green

Ink-Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Versamark

Other-Keepsake Ornament die, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Polka Dot and Houndstooth ef, gold ep, dimensionals, Dazzling Details, white Baker's Twine

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Hello Ladies!  I hope this of you in the U. S. got a chance to vote today.  What a privlege!  

I wanted to do more with my Ornament Keepsakes, but wanted to try something other than formal, so went for a whimsical look.  

This is very easy to make when you use the Ornament Keepsake Framelits to die cut each ornament.  I may have to make more of these!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Products used include

Stamps-Watercolor Winter and Ornament Keepsakes-Stampin Up

Paper-Gumball Green, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake

Ink-Brilliant Blue, Regal Rose, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Eggplant, Versamark

Other-gold ep, Polka Dot ef, Scalloped Edge punch, Ornament Keepsake Framelits, faceted button, ribbon, linen thread     

Happy Monday and a New CAS

Good Morning All!  It is a rainy, cool day here, but I won't let that get in the way of a joyful day!  No work today-Yeah!  That means more time to stamp and time also to sneak in some pesky chores.  Even better, we have tomorrow off, too!  I am celebrating a 3 day week.
This morning's card is a CAS-or clean and simple-one.  It is for Less is More and CAS(E) This Sketch challenges.  At Less is More the challenge is to use the color pink.  CAS(E) This Sketch has this sketch for us this week-

With these two challenges and the arrival of a new stamp set I ordered, I created this card-

I am having so much fun with Stampin' Up's Watercolor Winter set.  With multiple images, the possibilities are endless.  These poinsettias allow you to use the 2-step stampin' technique, but after doing this, I went back in with an aquapainter and added more pinks.  The flower centers are the smallest of Stampin' Up's pearls. I have colored them with a Copic marker.  The bloom up front is on dimensionals. 

Thanks so much for visiting me!  I hope I have inspired you!

Lee Ann  :)

Products used include:
Stamps-Teeny Tiny Wishes, Watercolor Winter
Ink-Versamark, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Basic Gray
Paper-Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Other-Polka dot ef, silver ep, pearls, dimensionals
All products are Stampin' Up

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It is still dreary here, which means it is a perfect day to stay inside and get inky, and boy did I get inky!  I have been wanting to try the shaving cream technique and today was the day!  I got out my Barbasol and went to town!  To check out this technique, check out the tutorial at SCS.  

This idea got into my head when I saw this picture on Pinterest-

  
If you do try this technique, I would suggest using Versamark ink to stamp on top of your swirled paper.  I found that my Stampin' Up ink and Stazon ink had a hard time sticking to the surface, even after the paper was wiped off and dry.  My sentiment is embossed; the Versamark and ep stuck just fine. 
This card is entered in the Twist of Faith Card Challenge and Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge-both challenges ask us to depict Thanks or Thanksgiving.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Products used for this card include-
Stamps- Stampin' Up Inspired by Nature, Sentiment is Verve
Paper-Whisper White, Early Espresso
Ink-Versamark, Early Espresso; reinkers used include Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron
Other-shaving cream, ribbon, antique gold ep  

A Featured Stamper Sunday

Hope this Sunday finds everyone well, particularly those on the East Coast.  I am grateful that friends of mine weathered the storm well, with only power outage to be concerned with.
Today's Featured Stamper at SCS has a wonderful cas gallery.  You can see the card I chose to case here.  Here is my version of this great card and great layout-

Sorry for the poor picture; I had a tough time with this card, probably because I was trying to get the sparkles to photograph.  I used Stampin' Up's wonderful set, Water Color Winter.  And yes, I did fussy cut the pine branches and pine cones!  Truly, I find fussy cutting relaxing.  No laughing now!
The background panel and the sentiment panel are both dry embossed and the sentiment is heat embossed.  The very edges of the sentiment panel are scored with the Simply Scored tool.  I've added Dazzling Details to the pine cones.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!

Lee Ann

Supplies include-
Stamps-Watercolor Winter, Greetings of the Season
Paper-Whisper White
Ink- Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Versamark
Other-polka dot ef, Argyle ef, Simply Scored, clear ep, Dazzling Details

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 Hello again!  I am back with another cas card, this time for a new challenge I am trying, CAS-ual Fridays.  They asked that we make a masculine card.  I don't do that too often;  they really are no where near as fun to make as cards for women!  
Here is my masculine CAS card-

 
 Now you know they saying-diamonds are a girl's best friend.  In this case, they are a man's.  These diamonds are perfect for a masculine card.  I wanted my card to have the feel of Grandpa's sweater vest, so there is some sponging on the diamonds.  Hope that is still CAS!  I gave the card some dimension with scoring around the edge and with popping the diamonds up on dimensionals.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful week!  

Lee Ann

Products used for this card-
Stamps-Happy Harlequin set from Papertrey Ink; Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink-SU Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Soft Suede
Paper-SU River Rock, Whisper White
Other-Simply Scored, dimensionals