2014

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  The new catalogs are in for a sneak peek; items are unavailable until February 1st.  Take a look at the Home and Price is Right Club tabs for details on what's happening in 2014.  The next crop is January 18th, hope to see you there!

Color Dare #74

This is the final set from my Sparkle and Shine papers. Stamp sets are Flakey Friends (C15606) and Wintery Wishes (C1560) - a Hostess only stamp set.

 

Check out the other great entries at the Color My Heart Dare!

Card Set #7

This set used the stamp set from the Frosted card kit (G1063), Perfect Fit - Holidays (B1412) and some red shimmer trim (Z1848).  I only show one card today, because the two I made were exactly the same.

Card Set #6

This is the Yuletide Greetings stamp set (D1553), with some silver shimmer trim (Z1799) and Red Glitz (Z1484). 

Corners are from the Sparkle and Shine kit stamp set (G1071).

Card Set #5

These are using Santa Claus (C1567), Perfect Fit - Holidays (B1412) and the Sparkle and Shine kit stamps (G1071).

The corners are from the Sparkle and Shine kit stamp set.  This is cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge page 37, 5" (I think, might be 4").  A little silver paper behind the top and bottom cutouts and a circle around the HoHoHo.

I stamped Santa in black and again in ruby, then cut the ruby part of his hat out and glued it on top of the black stamp.  I colored his face in for some added variation.

The ruby Santa and sleigh and Ponderosa Pine HoHoHo are in pigment ink and then clear embossed.

Card Set #4

How cute is this stamp set?  Polar Bear Holiday (C1557) and the silver washi tape from the Sparkle and Shine set (Z1907).  And Stardust Glitz for snow (Z1313)!  I like this set because there is very little to color to have a great stamp, polar bears being white and all.

Card Set #3

On the large titles I used whisper and ruby pigment ink with clear embossing powder and silver embossing powder, respectively.  The stamp set is from the Sparkle and Shine kit (G1071).

Card Set #2

This has two stamp sets, Santa Claus (C1567) and Candyland (D1557).  Kraft paper is a great paper for the gingerbread boys.  On the first card the striped paper is a leftover from the scrapbook kit pages, cut in half.

Card Set #1

I used up all my larger pieces of the Sparkle and Shine kit, but had plenty of leftover small pieces.  I spent the day making them all up into cards.  No more Sparkle and Shine paper, but LOTS of great cards. 

When cutting your bases for cards from a 12X12 sheet of cardstock, you can get two 5.5 X 4.25" cards and two 3X3 cards.  Make your first cut at 8.5".  Turn your paper and cut at 11", slide to the right and cut at 5.5".  You now have your two larger card bases.  Take that first strip you cut and make it 3" wide (by 12" long).  Then cut it in half (at 6").  You now have  your small card bases, without a lot of waste! I haven't been using many 3X3's but they are great gift tags.

I made 8 such sets out of my scraps and will be sharing them with you over the next few days.

And the 3X3's.

This is a retired stamp, but if  you have it, still a great one.

 

 

 

Christmas Layout

I hope you all had a wonderful and peaceful Thanksgiving Holiday.  I spent mine resting, cleaning house, cooking, watching the Iron Bowl (War Eagle!) and scrapping - all things I have trouble finding time for during the work week these days.

I loved the red striped paper in the Sparkle and Shine holiday paper pack (X7176B).  I coupled it with the Santa Claus stamps (C1567) and love the results.  Also used are Ruby Mini-Medley Accent Collection (Z1861) and Perfect Fit -Holidays (B1412).

 

 

Color Dare #71

Christmas poinsettia, anyone?  The challenge for this week of Cranberry and Ponderosa Pine was a great combination for this gift topper.  I like it on top of a pint jar, but you could also attach it to the side and use some Sparkle and Shine fabric on the top. Change the colors up a bit for a birthday gift and turn the poinsettia into a water lily.

Cut 4 layers from cranberry cardstock, Artiste cartridge, page 73, accent 1.  One each - 3", 2.75", 2.5", 2".  Stamp one side of each layer with a background design -I used the music notes from Universal backgrounds D1477 (not in current catalog but still available).  Flip the layers so it alternates plain/stamped.  Curl the edges of the petals, assemble with tape in the center.  I picked one layer and added red Glitz after assembly.  The leaves are cut from ponderosa pine cardstock, Artiste, page 54, accent 4.  The center is from Magical Days, again in Ponderosa. 

See what you can create with Cranberry and Ponderosa Pine and upload a picture at Color My Heart!

Ponderosa Pine & Cranberry

I made two cards for this challenge.  First - the simple one.

I moved the cricut over 1" before cutting the word Noel from the Artiste cartridge, page 79, 3.5" cut to fit length. I placed the red paper on a white background to see how much I needed to ink with the Ponderosa Pine.

The border stamp at the top is from Santa Claus (C1567), with three bitty pearls.

But that card has no glitter!  This one does.

Sentiment - October SOTM - cranberry ink
Script - Universal backgrounds - ponderosa pine ink
Swirl & Star - Love Life (D1482) - ponderosa pink pigment ink and clear embossing powder

I began the project thinking the green glitter and cranberry ornament (Art Philosophy, page 27, 4" fit to length) would be positioned in the middle, but I liked the swirl too much so I cut the ornament and added the star.

Color Dare #70

Sparkle and Shine Washi!

Washi tape is not just fun to say, it's neat to use.  The stripes on the right hand side of the card are from a zip strip and then washi tape around it.  I even used a little to decorate the back of the card. 

Sparkle & Shine paper pack X7176B
Sparkle and Shine washi tape - Z1907
Santa Claus stamp set - C1567

Don't forget - the Holidays from the Heart special (buy $100 worth of product and receive a star item for free) lasts through December 31. 

If you need anything delivered in time for Christmas, please order by December 10th!

Color Dare #69

It's old paper but a new stamp set - Love this B1432.  I colored it with the blending pen in Goldrush, with touches of Smokey plum.  Upload your project at Color My Heart!

 

Bonus tag on Workshop day

This one was too easy to pass up.  It's simply cardstock cut 3"X8", a 2" circle punch on the end, and scored at 5.5"  The September stamp of the month in ruby and it's done!  Good wishes and a signature can go on the back side.  Decorate wine bottles, liquor, sparkling juices, bubble bath or bottles of flavored olive oil.

Christmas Medallions

Okay, so medallions aren't really the right word for what I've come up with.  This one worked out to be a little bigger than I thought, but it'll fit around a bottle of cheer, the top of a gift box or on a 5X7 card base.  The snowmen can be inked long ways and it will wrap around a quart jar or the My Creations Kraft Container.

Extra Project

The November workshop is Thursday, November 21st, 5:30 - 7:30pm.  Cost is $5.  I've been a little slow in getting the designs created but here's a rejected attempt with instructions.  I like the project but it didn't fit with the designed uses for our workshop.

From cranberry cardstock, cut a 5" empty circle, Art Philosophy cartridge, page 21.  Punch various sized circles (or cut from the Cricut) from 1 1/4" to 2" in size.  Use paper from the Sparkle and Shine paper pack, some daisy white and a few from silver glitter paper.  Stamp a Santa from the  C1567 Santa Claus stamp set, and his Ho! Ho! Ho!.  The middle sentiment is from Artiste, 2.25", page 80.   Make a circle of liquid glass around the empty circle, and place your circles in a pleasing pattern.  Start with 4-2" circles across from each other.


Then add your smaller circles as wanted.  Test your spacing and add a little glue when needed.  Also suggested is placing your circles, then taking a picture (which I DIDN'T do) and reassemble.

Color Dare #68

Entering the Close to My Heart Color Dare again!

Just a simple card, sunset cardstock for the back, stamped with the baby rattle from D1561 B is for Baby, a strip of buttercup yellow from the babycakes paper kit, and a canvas sticker from X7173C Babycakes Complements.  The bottom border is in chocolate cardstock, cut from ArtBooking cartridge, page 61, 11".  The cut piece was just a little longer than I needed for this card, so I wouldn't recommend a sizing adjustment.

I also made this one, using the November SOTM.  The script stamp and light lantern on the sentiment is second generation slate.

Link up your own creation at Color My Heart. 

Distressed Edge

There is an artsy technique for distressing your papers.  You wet the edges and the crumple them, the dry them.  It makes your paper wrinkley, and it buckles it some, but if you glue the paper down instead of taping it (where you have done this technique), your pages can still be quite flat. 

I love this soft snowflake design on the Frosted paper (X7175B), its not even obviously snowflakes.  Because I knew I wanted to show more than just a little of the background paper, I first tore my top layer.

Then I wet the paper with my fingers and pinched the wet edges.  After drying with a heat gun, I measured the empty space, and cut the background to fit.  I just needed a 6X6 for behind the torn spaces, saving the rest for other things. 

I carried the technique over to the other page, this time with a center tear.

I wanted to use the nativity scene from the Glory to God stamp set (D1483).  Using my white paper again (thin pages that don't work for scrapping), I stamped in grey wool and rough cut the pieces, just for placement options. 

I ended up with this layout that I liked.  I took a picture and then my scrapbooking got delayed for several days.  I didn't go back to my picture, and ended up with the final product you see in the first picture.  I actually like this layout better, so I wanted to share.

I like these light pages for my Christmas photos, because the pictures are usually very colorful and busy.  This way my pages don't compete or overpower the memories.  Some more photos of the detailed groupings.  

 

 

Embellishments include:
     Black & Grey glitter paper (Z1829) Snowflakes cut from Art Booking cartridge, page 76.
     Wooden (Z1837) wooden swirls
     Antiqued Gold (Z1786) lace flowers
     Licorice Opaque Adhesive gems (Z1335) blue and silver dots
     Sparkles Clear Flourishes - Small (Z1812)
     Frosted Assortment (Z1890) small felt white flowers