Two Christmas/Holiday cards

I felt like a little creating over the last few days, so here is what I made ( and a few ATCs)

6 x 6 gate fold card, on textured card stock from CALIFORNIA PAPER GOODS, Red speckled paper, rec'd as a RAK, embossing folder by CUDDLEBUG, Holly Ribbon from ALPHA STAMPS, other ribbon from WALMART (it is NOT pink), Black Embossing Powder for Stamp by STAMPIN' UP, Stamp by THE ANGEL COMPANY, markers are glitter vellum markers by AMERICAN CRAFTS, metallic gold marble paper by ATD SPECIALTY PAPERS, Stickles by RANGER.

entered in: Digi Darla Challenges ...Holiday cheer w/ embossing

 Merry and Bright on Navy Mica card stock, pre-made card by CALIFORNIA PAPER GOODS,

Merry & bright stamp by CORNISH HERITAGE FARMS, Holly Angel Stamp by WHIFF OF JOY STAMPS, snowflake stickers, and 3 different colored stones by RECOLLECTIONS, Tinsel from stash, silver embossing powder for stamps by STAMPIN' UP.

entered in: Digi Darla Challenges ...Holiday cheer w/ embossing

Thanks for visiting, extra thanks for commenting!

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #128 - Circles

 Happy Sunday everyone!!
I hope all of you are doing fine, and enjoying good weather :)
we have had very close-together barometric changes with some rain here and there, overall mild, but the changes and my sinuses don't do well and this weekend I am dealing with a sore throat, I hope it disappears and isn't the sign of more to follow.

I also HOPE you'll stop to view my blog post from yesterday (above) for some fun!

This week over at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

we are getting ready for the holiday a bit

by Playing with CIRCLES

Our wonderful sponsor is

THE PAPER SHELTER

their generous prize to the winner is

a $20 gift certificate to their store!

WOWZA!!

I used the adorable image

"Decorating our mushrooms"

The card is a 6 x 6 square. Card stock, markers and the smaller scalloped circle punches are all by STAMPIN' UP. The large plain circle punch is by E K SUCCESS, the large scalloped circle punch is by MARVY/UCHIDA. The sentiment was computer generated. The circles embossing folder is by CUTTLEBUG, the lovely OOAK round  fabric button brads are home made and were purchased at THE LITTLE RED COTTAGE on Etsy. The ribbon was received as a RAK. The pearls are by CREATIVE IMPRESSIONS and the printed paper is by DCWV.  I wanted to use my snow writer on the fluffy balls on their hats, but can not find it just now :(  when I do I will be adding it.

Thanks for visiting, 

I LOVE to read your comments :) ( they are good for my soul)

PLEASE join us this week at

ROBYN'S FETISH

with your creations

featuring circles!

entered in:

Robyn's Fetish Challenge--Challenge #118...Christmas in July

Happy Sunday everyone!  We are going up to visit with my daughter and future SIL today and have dinner, I am very much looking forward to it! I hope you all have an enjoyable day!

This week over at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

we are doing

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

which is sponsored by

LIMITED RUNS DIGI STAMPS

and the winner will receive

3 DIGI STAMPS of their choice from the store!

I was going to choose one of her lovely cupcakes, but I knew a lot of the other DT would, so I went with 

"JINGLE BELLS" it is a Bell and all the words to the song.

All card stock, printed paper, markers, and ink are 

STAMPIN' UP

embossing folder by CUTTLEBUG. 

Sentiment is computer generator (Happy Yuletide).

All ribbon is from my stash, some was bought in MICHAEL'S.

Metallic Gold Paint pen was used on the ribbon on the bell image and the bell.

The ribbon on the bell was colored with the same color marker as the main card stock (Handsome Hunter) for some reason it is looking more blue in the photos. I gave up trying, sorry.

I am glad you visited, thank you for your comments!

PLEASE play along with us this week at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

with your

CHRISTMAS IN JULY creation!

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Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 111...use some lace

Happy Sunday!! it is a bit warmer here again, we had to put the A/C back on last night (for me anyway, LOL)
I hope the weather is fine where you are, and so are you!

This week at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

we are adding

some lace!!

our wonderful sponsor is

A DAY FOR DAISIES  

the winner will receive

a $12 gift card to the Day for Daisies Store

Here is my offering using "Born of Blossoms"

 The lace is vintage received from a friend. All card stock and markers are STAMPIN' UP. The embossing folder is from CUTTLEBUG. The flower is from PRIMA MARKETING. The Holographic EP is from STAMPENDOUS. The sentiment is computer generated.

Thanks for visiting :)

PLEASE join us this week at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

sharing your creations using lace. 

entered in:

Crafts and Me challenges ...use lace

TRUE BLOOD is BACK!

I LOVE the HBO series TRUE BLOOD 
and was thrilled to see a challenge commemorating it's return over at 
HAUNTED DESIGN HOUSE.


So I made just a little something utilizing what I happened to have on hand, which is a funerary urn stamp. I tried to turn it into a crystal urn to hold "Talbot" bloody remains.

I also wrote a small poem to go with it, spoken in the voice of Russell Edgington.
The middle stanza is paraphrased from William Shakespeare's MacBeth....I did give that credit on the bottom.

So this is a 4 X 4 (or fat page or chunky page) with a pocket.

Card stock, ink and word window punch by STAMPIN' UP, Embossing folder by CUDDLEBUG, Funerary urn stamp by STAMPFRANCISCO, Corner stamp by BOMBSHELL stamps. Red EP by SPARKLE and SPRINKLE. Holographic EP by STAMPENDOUS. Thin Black pen by FABER- CASTELL. German Scrap by ARTCHIX STUDIOS. Poem by ME!

The Poem says:

True Death

My TRUE love, Talbot

Entombed in Crystal

Silent sobs catch in

my dry breath.

*Our yesterdays have lit

the way to dusty death.

Signifying nothing.

Sayeth MacBeth.*

I will mourn you

with a vengence

until the day of m

my own TRUE death.

S. Guzy ©6/2012

*paraphrased from MacBeth; V,v

entered in:

Haunted Design House ...True Blood

Hiding in my Craft Room ...Red, Kraft, & White

Smudgy Antics ...anything goes

Catch the bug ...anything goes
Secret crafter ...anything goes

Robyn's fetish Challenge # 106- "Buttons, Blue and a Bow, too"

Happy Sunday everyone!  I am off at a scrapbooking crop today with my daughter and 2 of her friends, I hope it is nice out for driving etc.  I hope you all have something nice planned for today.

This week at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

we're creating with Buttons, Bows and the color Blue!

Our Lovely Sponsor is

Floppy Latte Digital Designs

(I am lucky and happy to say I am one of her 2 product designers)

The winner this week will receive

a $10.00 voucher to the Floppy Latte designs Store

I used the "Jack-in-the-Box"

This card is going to  a little girl turning one in June, which is why I made sure to also use some pink.

All card stock, sentiment and markers are by STAMPIN' UP, Buttons from BUTTONS GALORE, Bakers twine from my stash. Deckle tag punch by EK SUCCESS, embossing folder by CUTTLEBUG.

Thanks for visiting!

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with your creations in BLUE with BUTTONS and BOWS :)

Just some new art!

I haven't been creating too much lately...but here are a couple of items.

 This one is crimson, black, white and navy, the back ground is stamped (STAMPIN' UP) the sentiment is computer generated, the punch is SU, I hand drew a line inside (cat headbutted my arm at one point) The adorable pin up is from a now defunct collage sheet company. the flower is from a stem of silk flowers (black) with a crystal brad (MAKING MEMORIES) and the pearl brads are from AMERICAN CRAFTS.

entered in:

Smeared and Smudged's April Sketch challenge

Smudgy Antics ..."Drop Dead Gorgeous"

This is my card for Poisoned Peas Please Challenge last week 

(I am part of the DT...I never got to post it to my own blog)

The challenge was "Fool's game" and we were all using a "Carnie" from SMEARED INK... both my "Tightrope walker" and the "Hurry,hurry,hurry" are from the "Carnie" set

I used the Mosaic Embossing folder from CUTTLEBUG, negative side up and trimmed it to match her "frayed-look" All Card stock is also from STAMPIN' UP

My sentiment is computer generated, button from BUTTONS GALORE, and  colored Hemp is from WALMART.

I drew in my own "tight rope" and the image is colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils and blender pencil.

entered in:

Thanks for stopping by!

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #105- NEW BABY

Happy Sunday everyone! It is sunny so far this morning which is great as it has been overcast here for quite a few days, and rained on and off. I hope you all are enjoying beautiful weather!

This week over at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

the theme is

CARDS FOR A NEW BABY

our lovely sponsor is

THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS

and the winner will receive

3 single digi images *or* 1 digi set and 1 single digi image

(excluding personalized books)

I used the "Rocking Horse" image for my card

 I used markers and Card stock from STAMPIN' UP, Printed paper by K&CO., Postage Stamp punch by EK SUCCESS, Bottle, duckie and heart dies by CUTTLEBUG, and crystal brads by MAKING MEMORIES, and the digi Rocking Horse image is by THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS...at the moment the digi sentiment escapes me, but I THINK it might be from Desert Diva...not positive.

The horse is on pop dots, and two of the "baby stamps" on the bottom are on pop dots (for the easel card)

Thanks for visiting, I hope you enjoyed my card!

PLEASE join us this week at

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

with your 

CARDS FOR A NEW BABY

entered in:

Robyn's Fetish Challenge # 95

Happy Sunday!! not so happy here.
My mom has had a heart Attack, so I am busy, busy. (Any good thoughts, healing energy, best wishes, prayers and lit candles accepted, her name is Lenora)
I'll Be making this a short post.

This week at  

ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE BLOG

 we are all PRETTY IN PINK!!

Our Sponsor this week is WHOOPSI DAISY

Please join us and play this week, Be

PRETTY IN PINK! 

The winner will receive 3 SHEETS of digis of their choice! (wow)

Here is My creation

 The above is the best ANGLE of the card to see just enough of the shimmer from my TWINKLING H2O's that I used to color our little baby in a bonnet!

 The above shows the full on shimmer!

 This one you can't see the shimmer but all the colors are truer to themselves.

The rest of the description I'll add a bit later. (I will say the one pin that looks greenish, is the same color as the blue in the card stock)

I hope you like her :) Thanks for visiting! 

Snow Birds

Hello,  are you still picking up wrapping paper, washing dishes, rearranging furniture? 


If so, STOP IMMEDIATELY and go to your crafty area, you deserve some "me" time today!!

I am sharing a cute little card that I made to try inking up one of my embossing folders before putting the paper in. I am LOVING this technique!!

Here's "Snow Birds"

 Card stock-STAMPIN' UP, Embossing Folder "Snowflakes" by CUTTLEBUG, Ink used on embossing folder; "Tumbled Glass Distress Ink" by RANGER, Cold Birdies Digi stamp--Unknown (why don't people put their names in the title) CAN YOU HELP? Do you Recognize it? "let it snow" Digi sentiment by Meljen's designs. Images colored with PRISMACOLOR Pencils and blending pencil, Ribbon from MICHAEL'S, foam snowflakes and sequence by CREATOLOGY, Picket fence Disress Stickles, Starburst reg. Stickles and White enamel accents all by RANGER, used for snow, on the foam flakes, on the sentiment, on the snow and flakes in images and the one bird's scarf ends.

Entered in:
Cre8tiveCindy ...challenge with a prize
Crafting when we can ...friendship
Sparkles forum challenge ...anything but a Christmas card
Order of the Opus-Gluei ...WHITE Christmas
Pile It on ...Bling it up
Digi Doodle Shop  ...anything goes
Inspire me Fridays ...anything goes
The Poodles Parlour ...inspired by a song (Baby it's Cold Outside)
Delicious Doodles ...anything Goes
Stamping for the weekend ...anything goes
The Stamping Boutique ...Christmas/WINTER

Beary Fun Winter

I wish you all a BEAR-Y FUN WINTER!!

 Card stock by STAMPIN' UP, Snowflake embossing folder by CUTTLEBUG, Border punch by EK SUCCESS, Flowers punch by STAMPIN' UP, Silver Star brads rec'd as a RAK, Polar bear Digi stamp by DESIGNED 2 DELIGHT, It was colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils and blending pencil. Sentiment is computer generated.

Entered in:
Sparkles forum challenges ...anything BUT a Christmas card
One Stitch at a Time ...anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge ...anything but Christmas
The Order of the Opus Gluei ...WHITE Christmas (snow)
The Crafty Pad ...anything but Christmas
Gingerloft challenge ...Christmas or WINTER
Art without Boundaries ...Christmas or WINTER
Crafty Boots Challenges ...Christmas/Winter
Hooked on Crafts challenges ...Winter Wonderland
Pollycraft Monday challenge ...Punch it!
Paper Playtime ...anything goes
My Time to Craft ...snow pals
The Stamping Boutique ...Christmas/WINTER

I Did It Creations Challenge #86 (DT)

***If you are looking for My YULETIDE BLESSINGS Party post, it's here.***

hello everyone :) It is finally getting cold here in southern NJ, well cold enough that we finally had to breakdown and light the wood stove, so for us, it is OFFICIALLY winter now. LOL


My card for you today looks very chilly :)



our sponsor this week at I DID IT CREATIONS CHALLENGE is STITCHY STAMPS , and the Theme is: "Thank You" cards.
The prize for the winner this week is; 1 free digi image of your choice, or, if you used a Stitchy image in your creation, then you could win 2 digi images from Stitchy stamps.

For my card I used the Stitchy Digi, "Yikes"

 It is a Gate fold card. card stock by STAMPIN' UP, and mirror Card stock received as a gift.

Snowflakes embossing folder by CUTTLEBUG (Provo Craft). Fibers from my stash, are attached with my tiny attacher (TH) by RANGER

Boho flowers punched (STAMPIN' UP) also from the mirror cs.

Sentiment was found on the internet, except for the line I added to make it rhyme, and to go with a penguin!

 The "Yikes" Penguin digi is from STITCHY STAMPS and it was colored with Prismacolor pencils.

The font I used is SNF Sketch black out.

Please join us this week with your Thank You cards!


entered in:
There she goes ...thank you
The Stamping Boutique ...Christmas/WINTER

Happiness is a Hot cup of Tea!

Ok a new card, among a few others not yet finished this weekend.

Happiness is a Hot Cup of Tea:

 a few views :)

 Tea Pot and Tea cup digi images by SANDI SAMPLE

Sentiment Digi by TLC CREATIONS

Card stock by STAMPIN' UP

Embossing Folder by CUTTLEBUG

Markers by STAMPIN' UP

Liguid Pearls by RANGER

Roses by PRIMA MARKETING

transparent barely lavendar Bling Pick by "Modern Romance"--HIRSCHBERG SCHUTZ & CO.

Lavender and aged white lace from stash, ribbon from stash

Gold paint pen-trim on teapot, cups and saucers.

 

 I fussy cut the embossed Card stock to create a window, raised it up on foam dots, then attached the Teapot and one tea cup(slightly behind the pot) then the other tea cup, which I had also fussy cut.

I trimmed the sentiment and attached it to the pink card stock I cut out of the center scrap, trimmed that and then attached it. I made a bow out of all three (ribbon and 2 laces) together, used large glue dots on the back, placed the pick on top of on of them, covered that same glue dot and wire with another glue dot. Placed the bow and pick where I liked, then used glue dots with the roses from Prima.

 

 above close-up of how the window is raised (sorry it is fuzzy)

below close-up of the bow, bling pick, and roses.

 

This card was made for the progressive challenge at CRAFTERS DIGITAL ART CENTER
and I am also entering it in the following challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters card challenge ...flower, ribbon, gem
Truly Scrumptious ...pink
The Sisterhood of Crafters ...flower power
Crafts and me ...lace
Card Making Mama ...Pink
Speedy the Cat's challenge ...lace
Case Study Challenges ...your own signature style
Craft us Crazy ...anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey ...anything goes
Crafty Sentiments ...ribbons and bows
Digis with Attitude ...anything goes
Totally Gorjuss ...as you like it (anything goes)
Digi Doodle Shop ...anything goes
Creative Rumblings ...TicTacToe challenge(I chose Lace,flower,bling)

Queen for a Day

Hi there, Happy Saturday!! I am feeling a bit better today, I've been dealing with a sore throat for almost a week, and my nerves have been way over-active (from neck and low back) so taking my meds  and sleeping a bit LOL!

Today, the throat isn't so bad. We shut the air conditioners off for now, and opened the windows. and the neck shoulders and arms are much better (knock wood) and just my rt knee is being inconsiderate today (again knock wood).  so I guess that makes me QUEEN today!  (YEA,RIGHT)

anyway, here's a little diddy I made last night, I am entering it in Delicious Doodles for a DT call. Everyone please keep a positive thought for me :)

 I have two angles so you can see the embossing on the black card stock.

Card stock by STAMPIN' UP, Patterned paper rec'd as a RAK Flower by PRIMA MARKETING. Coloring by PRISMACOLOR pencils (I only have the 24 set, and my black is just about gone)

Digi sentiment is by TLC CREATIONS, Sexy Goth Girl digi by DELICIOUS DOODLES.

Embossing folder is Bubbles by CUTTLEBUG. Misc. ribbon slightly inked over to make it darker.

 

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:
Whoopsie Daisy ...anything but Square
Ribbon Carousel ... get edgy
Top Tip Tuesday ...no curved edges
Freshly Brewed Challenges ...CAS with less than 3 embellishments
Do You Stack Up ... embossing
Cute Card Thursday ...CAS
Inspire Me Fridays ...anything goes
Digis with Attitude ...anything goes
Crafty Catz ...embossing