Winner Quietfire Design Butterfly Blog Flutter & MC Jan/12 BFly Iced Cupcake

Good Morning all, and thank you so much for all your lovely comments and participation in our blog hop. I thought an iced cupcake would be the perfect ending to our hop... and don't forget the butterfly circle stamp set is on special at 20% off till January 23rd.


All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Saturday January 21st. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.  (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog)

And the winner from my blog is #63:
cindy b. said...
Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us. Beautiful!! cindy b


I thought the iced cupcake would be a tasty ending, so I whipped one up, putting lots of icing and butterflies... I won't say what flavor the cake or icing is - use your imaginations. BIG GRIN

Of course it's using the newest stamps from Quietfire Design. And to view more details and descriptions etc, just click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Cutie Stampers  #119 forgotten decorations or not used in ages (the word brad, eyelet punch)
Incy Wincy Designs  #130 Bold & bright
The Pink Elephant Challenge  #131 Favorite color (reds)
City Crafter  #92 decorate the inside and outside
Creative Card Crew  Seeing red
Fashionable Stamping  #13 Butterflies or bugs
Papertake Weekly  Buttons, bows, bling & bloom
Scrap Creations  Die Cuts
Crafty Creations  #153 Valentines card
Crafty Purple Frog  Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Designs  #79 Buttons & bows
Fab 'n Funky challenges  #104 Bingo: Hand made embellies, digis, 2 DP's; unused stamp, flourish, lace/twine; vintage, lace, BFly
Flutterby Wednesdays  #186 Anything goes + BFly
Lili Red Wagon  #116  use 2 different ribbons
Penny's Challenges  #71 Ribbons & bows
Aud Sentiment  Challenge  #46 Use the word "Love"
Moving Along with the Times  #131 something with wings
Paper Play  #12-3 use ribbons
Card Makin Mamas  #37 use something old - more than 6 mths (the brad is a couple years old...)
Crafty Ann's Challenge  #57 use or do something new (the rubber stamps and this shape of card)
Frosted Designs  use vellum or acrylic or transparency
Raise the Bar  #88 use circles
Simply Create Too  #5 Love is in the air (we must have crossed paths in space...)
Totally Paper Crafts  #100 make your own flowers
Wags 'n Whiskers  #71 Valentine/Love card.
2 Sisters Challenge  #75  embossing wet or dry (both)
The Secret Crafter Saturday  #169  Food or Drink
SSDS Challenge  Have a heart
Stamptacular Sundays  #147 Texture
Our Creative Corner  Inspir. Image the cake, icing and topping on the cake were my inspirations (see below)

Our Creative Corner inspir image

MC Jan/12 - With Deepest Sympathy

At my age, I'm so glad I haven't had to use too many of these types of cards. But it's always good to be prepared... And I wish the pic would be better. It's hard to see the softness of the stamping.

I'm using a sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design

Just click on the card image to see more details and descriptions. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Die Cut Dreams  #106 Sympathy
Stamps Fun Creativity  #82 Pink & Grey
The Shabby Tea Room  #96 Grey/silver, pink, peach & lilac, lace (fabric or CS) & a metal embellie

MC Jan/12 - BFly Cut Out - Valentine's

I was doodling, not know what direction I wanted to go in, and came up with triangular cut out design of this floral/butterfly. Cut it out with my electronic cutter and liked the look and created the card. Definitely a couple of boo-boos along the way... the first being - I cut the excess cardstock away around the triangles, and then said to myself - how was it going to stand. Sheesh - so much for that great idea. ROFL. The second boo boo - I don't like making symmetrical type cards, I always forget to check which orientation it's going in when I stamp something else to it, and sure enough, that's what happened on this card... The "Fluttering by... starts on the wrong side. Luckily this card is going to a really good friend, who either won't notice or will take it in stride.

But I'm using the brand new Quietfire Design Butterfly Circle stamps that just came out. The circle one under the flaps and the quote on the inside.  Love them

Anyway, to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

PS Don't forget to comment on my BLOG HOP Post, and the posts from the other designers to win a bunch of rubber stamps.

And it fits for these challenges:
Crazy Challenges  #102 Bingo: Ribbon/lace, flourish, pink; embossing, image, tag; die cuts, words, gems/pearls
Inspiration Avenue  Butterflies
PollyCraft Challenge  #123  Bingo: Ribbon, buttons, die cut; Sparkle, Polly Image, Lace; Flowers, punches, pearls
Totally Stampalicious  Valentine's
Reasonable Ribbon  #40 Valentine's

MC Jan/12 - HA Large Flower - How Old

Well, I had this urge to paint a large flower... So pulled out my Hero Arts Large Flower stamp and did just that.

You can see more details and descriptions by clicking on card image. Enjoy.

I'm also using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design.

and it fits for this challenge.
Fresh Brewed Designs  #78 pink, white & kraft
Do You Stack Up  #54 pink
One Stitch at a Time  #96  anything goes

Welcome to the Quietfire Design Butterfly Blog Flutter

Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to the new Butterfly Circles stamp set!  My project is below, using the new Butterfly Circles stamps.

Just comment below and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50!   We will be giving away five grab bags in total and all the names will be drawn on Friday, January 20th at midnight PST, one name from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter!  Tell your friends!

The Butterfly Circles rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Flutter!



All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Saturday January 21st. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.  (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog)

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE:

Sunday, January 15th: Yogi (http://yogiemp.blogspot.com)  (YOU ARE HERE!)

Monday, January 16th: Suzanne (http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.com/)

Tuesday, January 17th: Robyn  (http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.com/)

Wednesday, January 18th: Monica  http://blackcatscolortrails.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 19th: Wanda  (http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/)

HAPPY FLUTTERING & GOOD LUCK

My project uses several of the stamps from the Butterfly Circle set. Very versatile.

To see more details and descriptions for my card, just click on card image and enjoy.

MC Jan/12 - Dots & Stripes - True Friend

Well there are several challenges that are calling for dots, stripes or both... And then there were a couple for aquamarine/blue or turquoise... and then stars, and this is what came of those challenges.

I'm using a quote stamp from  Quietfire Design.

And if you'd like to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #35 Monochromatic (use Aqua/turquoise)
Simon Says Stamps  Spots or Stripes
Moving Along with the Times  #130 Spots or Stripes
Frosted Designs  Use paint (the dot bkg'rd paper stenciled with acrylic paint)
Totally paper Crafts  #99 Spots or Stripes
2 Sisters Challenge  #74 Use metal (the smaller star)
Crazy 4 Challenges  #119 Monochromatic blue
Mark's Finest Papers  #90 Border punches (4 different ones)
One Stop Craft Challenge  #165 Spots & ribbon
The Secret Crafter Saturday  #168 Anything goes + blue
Totally Gorjuss  #114 Use a star

MC Jan/12 - Thanks Sew Much

Boy did I get inspired when I saw one of Tim's On the Edge dies. I used his as a jumping off place and created my own, cutting with my electronic cutter, adding real thread on the spool, real buttons, adhesive backed aluminum foil for the scissors, thimble and thread spool. Love it...

Bummer - I'm just noticing I forgot to put an eyelet or brad or something to mimic the screw in the scissors... Oh well, next time.

To see the rest of the details and descriptions and close ups etc, just click on card image and enjoy.

I'm using a little flourish heart from Quietfire Design.. Haven't used this stamp in ages...

And it fits for these challenges:
Crazy Challenge  #101 Lace or pearls (used both)
Incy Wincy Designs  #128 Vintage
The Pink Elephant  #130 hearts
TSG Clear Stamps  #138 Paper Piecing
Scrap Creations  Glitter
Crafty Creations  #152 Use something New (Spellbinders die)
Flutterby Wednesday  #185 Bright Colors + BFly
Digi Doodle Shops Best  #89 Embossing (I've done both types)
Paper Play Challenges  #12-2 Stitching
Pixie Dust Studios  #109 Hearts
Some Odd Girl  Lots of Bling (pearls & Stickles)
Southern Girls Challenge  #35 Sparkle
Alphabet Challenge  Y is for "You can Choose"
Crafty Catz Weekly  #115 Use something new (Spellbinders die)
Stampin 4 the Weekend   #24 Out with the old (use something from last year or older...) The shell buttons are from eons ago.
Cooking it up with Katie  #87  Pink, Pearls & Flowers

STAY TUNED: Quietfire Design Butterfly Blog Flutter

STAY TUNED...

Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to our new Butterfly Circles stamp set! 

Each day one of our designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using this set.  

* Visit their blog on the day of their featured project, 

* post a comment on their Blog Flutter project post 

and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50!   

We will be giving away five grab bags in total and all the names will be drawn on Friday, January 20th at midnight PST, one name from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter!  Tell your friends!

The Butterfly Circles rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Flutter!


Each Design Team member will be randomly choosing a winner from their list of comments,
so make sure you’ve commented on each blog.

All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Saturday January 21st. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.  (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog)

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE:

Sunday, January 15th: Yogi  (THAT'S ME)

Monday, January 16th: Suzanne (http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.com/)

Tuesday, January 17th: Robyn  (http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.com/)

Wednesday, January 18th: Monica  http://blackcatscolortrails.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 19th: Wanda  (http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/)

GOOD LUCK

MC Jan/12 - Dragon Happiness

Flourishes Noon Time Challenge has a Year of the Dragon Inspiration Image to play with. This is my take on it.

Love the variation of colors, but I opted to go in a more traditional direction.

Just click on card image to see more details and descriptions and enjoy.

MC Jan/12 - Flower Pot Cup - Happy Birthday

Well here's another card using the Spellbinders Flower Pot die. Who would a thunk I'd have so much fun with this die set. I also created the card with a few challenges in mind, Flourishes Tuesday challenge with an inspiration image, another one asking for a silhouette image and another asking for bright colors... Plus I was playing around with my ribbon pieces and put them together in this big fat bow...

I'm also using some sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design. Please click on card image to see details and descriptions

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Card Makers  #59 no floral embellies
Anything Goes Challenge  #58 Anything Goes
City Crafter  #91 use a black silhouette image
Flourishes  #151 inspir image (see below)
Paper Take Weekly  use a die cut
Aud Sentiments  #45 use a sentiment and your scraps
Crafty Anns challenge  #56 Let's think hot (colors)
Paper Sundaes  #102 use full strength colors

Flourishes Inspiration Image

MC Jan 12 - Pop Up - Butterflies

I love these new butterfly/quote word stamps from Quietfire Design too much. Sheesh - so had to use another one...

PS don't forget to stay tuned for our upcoming blog hop using these gorgeous stamps and a chance to win some rubber...

I was checking Amazon and came across a pop up book by Jackson Paul, and on the cover is this beautiful, yet very simple pop up card of a dove flying off the top of the card. It spoke to me... had to try and make one using a butterfly.

To see more details and descriptions, please click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Pixie Dust Studios  #108 Monochromatic
Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps  #70 White on white + 1 color
Marks Finest Papers  #89 use brads or eyelets
Cupcake Craft Challenge  #174 Use something new (the quote stamp the the ribbon leaves)
Lexis Creations  #56 Anything Goes

MC Jan/12 - Flower Pots - The Butterfly

I have gotten a whole bunch of new toys this past week or so, and you know me - gotta play with them BIG GRIN.

So in this batch of toys I have the Spellbinders Flower Pot dies - I've wanted them since they came out, but kept saying "why do I need them, they are such a basic shape, I could cut them out with my electronic cutter.." - But then a deal came along and now their in my arsenal... I also got the Blossom Three set which I used for the quote on shrink plastic. I also got Cheery Lynn's "a Pair of Ferns" gorgeous dies - love that I can cut 2 at the same time (the reverse of each other). Then I got the Hero Arts "Blossom Art" clear stamp set (there are 3 flowers in it that are gorgeous...) And finally the Butterfly quote and flourish from Quietfire Design - stay tuned for a BLOG HOP, using these new butterfly stamps, that's coming next weekend I think.

And I'm using the origami type butterfly that I found instructions for HERE (http://www.papercraftcentral.com/paper-butterfly.html) 

Anyway, to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Craft Your Passion  #91 Anything Goes + Distressing
Crafty Creations  #151 Heat Embossing
Fresh Brewed Designs  #77 Use something new (see list above)
Dude Time Doodles  Anything goes
Fab n Funky challenge  #102 something new (see list above)
Flutterby Wednesdays  #182  Anything Goes + BFly
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Something New (see list above)
Cute Card Thursday  #198 Something New (see list above)
Simply Create Too   #4  more than 2 layers
All Sorts Challenge  #136 Paper Piecing
2 Sisters Challenge  #73 Things with Wings
CES Challenge  #67 Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges  #118 Use something new (see list above)
One Stop Craft Challenge  #164 Bingo (lace/ribbon, die cuts, paper piecing) or (Flowers, Die Cuts, Emboss) + a few others
Our Creative Corner  Shaped card
Corrosive Challenges  #140 Use something new (see list above)

Queen of Hearts 2012 Challenge

Looks like we're doing it again for 2012 - the Queen of Hearts challenge.

Don't miss out, you could win a bunch of rubber stamps.

Just click on the image to check out the rules and regulations. 

GOOD LUCK

VSN Jan/12 issue

Only one of my cards made it into the January 2012, Vamp Stamp magazine, but that one's on the cover BIG GRIN, and It's using one of the latest winter stamps from Quietfire Design; the other one is in their online gallery..

NOTE: There was a question in the comments of what I squeezed to make the background. I used DISTRESS STAINS.

Just click on either card to see more details and descriptions for that card. Enjoy

MC Jan/12 - White on White - Hugs

Well there was another challenge using white on white, but this one didn't allow any other color... and then there was Flourishes challenge of a tri-fold card and the rest evolved again, glitter rhinestones, half pearls etc..

I'm using a Quietfire Design quote stamp on the front.

To see lots more details and pics, click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Die Cut Dreams  #105 White on white - no color
Incy Wincy Designs  #127 Anything goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge  #129 Anything Goes
Flourishes #150 Tri Fold card (Flourishes stamps on inside flaps)
My Time to Craft Challenge  #170 XOXO Hugs & Kisses (see the inside of card)
Paper Take Weekly Anything goes
Reasonable Ribbon  #39 Sparkle & ribbon (3 ribbons and lace on front)
Scrap Creations Something new (rhinestone flourishes) & old (quote on front & all the textured papers)
Top Tip Tuesday  #67 Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown  #79 something shiny (lots)
Delightful Sketches  Hearts

CBH Jan 3/11 - Layer Dies - A Book

This week over on Created By Hand  and Quietfire Creations theme is Layer dies or In with the New. I've wanted to layer this Labels set since I got it and finally hunkered down and did it. Love the look. And pairing it up with a Flourishes "From the Desk of" set just fit so right. And the quote in the booklet is a Quietfire Design quote from the Nature Quote Marks set.

Anyway to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

Happy New Year

Hi there bloggers. I'm keeping this post real simple...

Here's wishing you and yours a very

HAPPY NEW YEAR

May 2012 be better than 2011, may it keep you healthy and safe and of course creative.

Jan/12 - Bugaboo Digis - Let Them Eat Cake

I was asked to be a guest designer on Quirky Crafts blog challenge and to use a Bugaboo digi stamp. The theme is "Food Glorious Food". As it turned out I got two digi's. I wasn't that intrigued by the first image, so got one that was more "me". The funny thing is, when I printed the images out on my white card, I really liked both of them, they were clean looking, so hence I made two cards - Big Grin.

The first image I got was the chick holding the cake, and while I was percolating what to do with her, I decided to go "French" and use Quietfire Designs French phrases, Flourished Eiffel Tower & the quote stamp from the Let them Eat Cake set. I paired it  up with a new stamp from Old Island Rubber stamps, the Cafe chair and table (it has two chairs, but I left one off). Everything was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx. I only colored the digi with colored pencils so it would stand out. Added teardrop green rhinestone earrings and green Stickles on the shoes (she definitely needed the glitz BIG GRIN) I liked the clean and fresh look of the white. I added just a touch of edging with Distress my dirty red sponger.

The second image is one I chose and love the quirkiness of the chick... Again I kept the card simple, only coloring the digi with colored pencils and adding a piece of aluminum tape for the stove outline. Used a couple sizes of an alphabet stamp set (Just Rite "Brayton") to stamp the "Let's Celebrate" along the side. The blurb is part of the digi set and then I punched it out with a jumbo Fiskars punch, sponging some Dusty Concord around the edges.

And it also fits for these challenges:
Die Kreativen Stempel Freunde #41 Happy New Year
Cute Card Thursday  #197 Happy New Year
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #135 Happy New Year
Totally Paper Crafts  #97 time to party
CES Challenge  #66 Party, Party, Party
One Stitch at a Time  #94 Use a digi
Opus Gluei  #121 Old (the french stamps & punch), New (the digi stamps)
Paper Sundaes  #101 Old (the french stamps & punch), New (the digi stamps)
Pile it On Challenge  #1 Anything Goes

MC Dec/11 - 2 Cups - Now Tell me

Well I guess this is the last card I'll be uploading for 2011... but I know there's something coming in 2012. BIG GRIN

I was in a mood to make a card with coffee cups, so got out my Flourishes stamp set "Coffee with Friends" set #29. I stamped the coffee cup outline on some cardstock and created an image to cut on my electronic cutter, cut 2 of them out and then stamped them with Versafine Black Onyx. Colored them with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils and blended with a water brush. When dry, re-stamped the cup and clear embossed.

Side folded a baby blue cardstock to create a 5"w x 7"h card. Stamped the background lace (Harmonie #56004) with the black and clear embossed.

Die cut the Spellbinders Beaded Circle from white cardstock, Stamped my quote (Quietfire Design) with the black, stamping twice to omit the middle line of the quote... ("the teapot is behind you") which I thought inappropriate for this card. ROFL. Clear embossed the stamping then sponged some Distress Faded Jeans all over. Adhered to card. Punched out a bunch of small black circles which I adhered to each beaded element on the die cut, then adhered silver half pearls in each center.

PS: The whitish line you see around each pearl is actually the shine from the silver pearl.

Adhered my cups and added Liquid Pearls "White Opal" dots for steam.

And it fits for these challenges:
Shelly's Images  Black, Silver + 1 color
Anything Challenge  Blue + 1 color
2 Sisters Challenge  #72 Winter colors (like blue, purple, white or silver)

MC Dec/11 - Daisy Stem Trio - Happy Birthday

I got this new set of stamps from Stampendous yesterday and had to use them. LOVE that daisy stamp. Needed a vase for my flowers so die cut the heart... and to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

I'm also using a digi stamp (Happy Birthday banner) from TLC  and the digi image is free at the moment but not sure for how long and can be found HERE.

I'm also using a part of a quote stamp from Quietfire Design

And it fits for these challenges:
City Crafter  #89 use a cutting technique
Colour Q  #117 Black, White + 1 color (yellow)
Top Tip Tuesday  #66 anything goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #34 Anything goes (something old "my friend stamp", something new - "Daisy stamp", + use a stamp)
Lil Red Wagon  #113 something new (Daisy Stamp)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Anything goes
Stamp with Sarah Kay  #159 Hearts
Aud Sentiments  #44 anything goes (double if using the HB digi)
Rainbow Ladies Challenge  #185 Anything goes
Frosted Designs  use something new (Daisy stamp)
Prairie Fairy Fridays  #69 things with sparkly wings

MC Dec/11 - White on White Thank You

I love making these flowers which I came across almost a year ago on  Stamping and Stitching  blog and still love them.

I'm using one of the Thank You stamps from the Thanks set from Quietfire Design

... and if you want to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
TSG Clear Stamps  #136 Thanks or gratitude
City Crafter  #88 mainly white
Creative Craft Challenge  White on White
Crafty Creations  #149 Thank You

CBH Dec 27/11 - Flower Dies - Bonne Fete

This weeks Created By Hand  and Quietfire Creations theme is Flower Dies or "Out with the Old" no way do I do that theme - I keep everything... BIG GRIN

If you've checked out my blog lately, you'll see I did some perfume bottles on a card the other day, but this time I'm using Spellbinders "Heirloom Ornaments 2010" and "Nested Hearts" sets and for the flower that I did in that previous post, I used a punch, and this time used Spellbinder's "Dahlia" set. Here's a link to the tutorial I used from Swirlydoo's blog for the flower.

And of course I'm using various stamps from Quietfire Design

So if  you want to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

MC Dec/11 - Tim's Ornaments - Passion Joy

I came across this wonderful tutorial on Swirlydoos blog to make the flower on the card. Easy and so effective.

And then I was looking at one of my die cuts using Tim's Carved Ornament Movers & Shapers die and said to myself, it reminded me of a perfume bottle, and this is the result...

Lots of details and descriptions on my website, so just click on card image to see them and enjoy.

I'm using several word/quote stamps from Quietfire Design

And it fits for these challegnes:
Inspiration Avenue  something new, old, blue & borrowed (Tim's die, Flourish leaf die, bottom of card, borrowed the flower instructions)
Paper Playtime  #63 Anything goes + sentiment
Pollycraft Challenge  #121 Punch it
Stamps Fun Creativity  #78 Use your favorite supply (too hard to choose - Die cutting, Distress Stains & Embossing)
Totally Stampalicious  Make it Sparkle
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Bingo: gems, no DP & Flowers (plus lace, glitter & punches/dies)
Simply Create Too  #3 Shape it
Totally Gorjuss  #111 For someone Special
All the rest are Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge  #173
Crafts & Me challenge  #96
Digi Doodle Shops Best  #88
Stampin for the Weekend  #23
Mark's Finest Papers  #87
Secret Crafter Saturday  #166
Corrosive Challenges  #139 (no Xmas)
The Crafty Pad  #152 (no Xmas)

MC Dec/11 - Ornament - Fa La La

Just got this ornament Sizzix movers & shapers die. Love it. It's of course one of Tim's dies. Had to use it... Then I was updating my challenge list and started using a bunch of the themes and here's the result - BIG GRIN

Love the way it turned out. I'm also using a sentiment stamp from the latest Quietfire Design Xmas rubber.

And this weeks Created By Hand  and Quietfire Creations theme is Xmas or Red/Green.
This week one lucky Created By Hand Challenge participant will  receive one Quietfire stamp  . The winner will be randomly chosen and posted with the Created By Hand Sampler! Happy creating!

And to see more details and descriptions, please click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Lexis Creations  #55 Xmas (no red or green)
Everybody Art Challenge  #172 White & Blue
Reasonable Ribbon  #38 Anything goes + ribbon
Scrap Creations  snow
Crafts & Me Challenge  #95 Xmas
Crafty Creations  #148 Embossing & glitter
Crafty Purple Frog  cold, snowy, wintery
Delightful Sketches  Anything Goes
Lil Red Wagon  #111 Xmas
Aud Sentiment  #43 Winter with a sentiment
CCEE Stampers  #11-50 Ornament
Color Create  #86 Blue, white & silver
Cute Card Thursday  #195 stripes (the ribbon pattern)
Do You Stack Up  #50 Winter
Paper Play  #50 Xmas
Pixie Dust Studio  #105 Stitching
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #133 Xmas card with removable ornament
Card Makin Mamas  #35 Xmas
Frosted Designs  Use ribbon
Fussy & Fancy  #52 monochromatic and sparkle
Prairie Fairy Fridays  #68 Xmas card no red or green
Shelly's Images  Anything Goes
Mark's Finest Papers  #86 Xmas card
One Stop Craft Challenge  #162 Xmas sparkle
Cute Daisy May  Sparkle & Shine
One Stitch at a Time  #93 Anything Goes
Opus Gluei  #120 Snow and stuff - White Xmas
Quirky Crafts  #25 Some Steampunk

MC Dec/11 - Flourishes - Life of a Pear

Flourishes is having a challenge "The Perfect Pear" and I'm hoping to win the entire December release. The stamps I've seen so far are gorgeous. I'll have my name in the draw twice because I also used a Flourishes stamp (Moments in Time #SS160). See Inspiration Image below.

I kept the card simple since we can't combine challenges - sigh!!

I stamped the clock on glossy paper with Perfect Medium and clear embossed, then used Distress Stains (Peeled Paint, Barn Door and a touch of Rusty Hinge), sprayed with Perfect Pearls "Perfect Pearls" mist and dried, then cut out.

The pears (Impression Obsession) I stamped with Versafine Black Onyx, cut out and painted with watercolors.

The background stamp (Stamp in the Hand "Words Pears") I inked with Distress pads (Pumice Stone on the upper words and Peeled Paint on the lower words) and stamped across the white cardstock card.

I wrote in the quote using a Micron pen in my funky monoline and colored a few of the letters with colored pencils.

CBH Dec 13/11 - Star Dies - Pacem

This week's Created By Hand  and Quietfire Creations challenge is "Stars" or "Light". I'm also using one of Suzanne's newest Xmas stamps from Quietfire Design.

 And to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

Tims Tags 2011 - Day 12 - Hark

Hark the Herald angels sing... and today is the last of the Tim's tags - sigh!! I enjoyed making them so much - Thank You Tim and Mario. But I will be using several of the techniques.

Today's tag is white cardstock, stamped with an Xmas script stamp (Heartfelt Creations) in Versafine Black Onyx. I don't have the tissue paper on a roll that Tim mentioned so stamped a music stamp (Cornish Heritage Farms) on white tissue paper and adhered to tag with Golden's Matte Medium, wrinkling the tissue. When dry ironed flat. Tore the over edges so it's distressed.

Cut the house from grungeboard, painted with light blue acrylic paint, sanded the edges then sponged some Walnut Stain. Punched a small hole and attached the gold glittered angel (Darice Holiday Trimmings).

Adhered a piece of aluminum tape to cardstock and die cut the border edging (Spellbinders Iron Motifs). Die cut the Flourishes (Sizzix  Elegant Flourishes) from white cardstock, Daubered Snow Caps and while wet, sprinkled with Ritz micro fine glitter "Stardust". Colored some white cardstock with various Distress pads in greens and then sponged more greens, Electronically cut the leaves.

On another piece of tissue paper, stamped some flourishes with the black, cut 4 pieces into 3" squares, accordion folded them at about 1/2" folds, stacked them together and attached them in the center with 1 staple from the Mini Attacher, then scrunched and ruffled the papers to fluff up the flower. Added 3 red half pearls.

Electronically cut 2 of the Hark words. Daubered one with Pearl paint in a pouncing method to get some nice texture and the other with black paint for the shadow. Adhered them together, slightly off set and I used pop dots.

Adhered everything as shown, adding some tinsel at the bottom and a red polka dotted ribbon hanger.

And it fits for these challenges:
Craft Your Passions  #88 Tag
Cupcake Craft Challenge  #172 glittery, shiny etc.
Die Kreativen Stempelfreunde  #40 Xmas
Inspiration Avenue  Create something festive

Tims Tags 2011 - Day 11 - Santa Claus

I like Xmas stuff and making Xmas cards etc, but I usually shy away from using Santa Claus images, but I'm really liking the way this tag turned out. BIG GRIN - I seem to say that every day. Sheesh.

Anyway, some interesting techniques today. I usually shy away from glossy cardstock, because it's just too expensive, but used it today on the background tag, Santa Claus, the snowflakes and the quote stamp - as per Tim. I love using Shrink Plastic, but submerging it into UTEE to shrink and then coat the shrink plastic was a completely new technique for me. Time consuming and a bit of finessing... so will probably not do it again for a while, but I like the idea of using white acrylic paint applied on top of the alcohol inks, allows the vibrancy of the alcohol colors to show more.

So, glossy cardstock, sponged various blues (Broken China, Faded Jeans & Stormy Sky) all over, dropped droplets of water and dried.

The Santa was a coloring book image which I sized for my tag, printed out and colored with Copics and Bic alcohol markers, then cut out. Applied Aleene's "True Snow" on the chimney, and Liquid Pearls "White Opal" on the lapel and cuffs.

Die cut the shrink plastic using Tim's Tattered Leaves and Branch Tree, submerged and let the plastic shrink in the UTEE, removed from UTEE and allowed to cure on a craft sheet. Picked off the overhang from the UTEE. Colored with Alcohol inks on the back side (textured side) in greens, Red Pepper & Espresso. When dry, applied a coat of Snow Cap Daubers on top of the inks.

Stamped my quote (Quietfire Design new Xmas rubber) with Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed. Sponged Evergreen Bough all over and misted with Perfect Pearls "Perfect Pearls" mist. Die cut with a Spellbinders label die.

Electronically cut 3 layers of the Santa Claus text from 110# white cardstock. Adhered them together. Painted the "Claus" with Art Quest "Stargazer" watercolor palette and then a good coat of Glossy Accents. The"Santa" word I painted with black acrylic paint, when dry coated each letter individually with a quickie Glue Pen and sprinkled Ritz micro fine glitter "Java Bean".

Misted some of the white glossy cardstock with the Perfect Pearls and punched out the snowflakes (Martha Stewart).

Used a blue gauze silver snowflake ribbon as the hanger.

I adhered the shrink plastic pieces with Glossy Accents, the quote was double pop dotted, so it stands really above everything. The snowflakes and text are single layer of pop dots. The Santa is flat against the tag.

And it fits for these challenges:
Craft Your Passion  #87 Anything goes + glitter
By the Cute & Girlie  Monthly Let it Snow
Stampin for the Weekend  #22  Xmas
Crazy 4 Challenges  #117 use a Santa image
Drunken Stampers  #80 Glittery Holiday
Totally Gorjuss  #110  Let it Snow
Cute Daisy May  Sparkle and Shine
One Stitch at a Time  #92 use a digi (Santa Claus)
Paper Sundaes  #99 Anything Xmas
Stamptacular Sunday  #142 Xmas with glitz
Cupcake Inspiration  #140 (see inspir image below)

Tims Tags 2011 - Day 10 - Baubles

I must admit this technique is not high on my "want to do again techniques", but that being said, I'm ok with the results.

The background is the 2nd one I did yesterday that I mentioned, using similar colors that Ted (Stampers Anonymous) did on a manilla tag. I used an Impression Obsession CAC "Wavy Lines" stamped on the horizontal. Love this stamp. Clear embossed, then sponged Broken China & Peeled Paint, clear embossed tapping of excess etc, then sponging Vintage Photo.

The bauble images are jewelry pieces from an advertising magazine. One was a heart with ruby and diamonds surrounding it. When the bauble was done, I added a large red heart rhinestone. The green one was a large emerald and diamond ring. I used a Krylon Copper leafing pen to color the edge of the baubles, then tied and adhered the bow and hangers.

Electronically cut 4 layers of the word Baubles from 110# white cardstock, adhered them together and painted with black acrylic paint. When dry, swiped a stamp pad across the edges and top and embossed with gold embossing powder. I didn't have the banner die, so just cut a piece of cardstock the approx size, tattered the edges, sponged Festive Berries all over lightly, then a bit of Vintage Photo. Adhered the word.

Sponged several greens and some brown on a piece of white cardstock and die cut with Tim's tree die, then applied Aleene's "True Snow" along the edges and sprinkled with Crystal glitter.

Assembled everything, the tree and banner with pop dots. Added the green and red half pearls and a green ribbon hanger.

And it fits for these challenges:

2 Sisters challenge  #69 Xmas
CES Challenges  #65 Traditional Xmas
One Stop craft Challenges  #161 Traditional Xmas colors

Tims Tags 2011 - Day 9 - Tweet

Only 3 days left of Tim's tags. sigh!! I'm sure myself and others feel the same way - we'll hate it when it ends... But alas all good things must end.

So although I do some of the background technique that Tim's using today, I do it with embossing folders, and Tim has gone a step further - of course.

Inked up my stamp (Impression Obsession CAC Holly) with Distress Evergreen Bough and stamped onto my manilla die cut tag, clear embossed. Sponged Festive Berries all over and sprinkled with clear embossing powder and tapped of a lot of excess powder and brushed a little off as well, clear embossed. Now because of the tapping off and brushing some off, there is little to no embossing in areas for the next step to be effective. Sponged Gathered Twigs heavily onto tag. ( did a 2nd tag using more of Ted's color scheme and the background came out much better (practice make perfect).

Inked direct to paper with the twigs pad onto white cardstock and embossed with Distress "Old Paper" and "Vintage Photo" giving a more twig color look. Die cut with Tim's "Branch Tree". Brushed off excess powder. Added Aleenes "True Snow" and sprinkled with Ritz micro fine glitter "Warm Highlights". Set aside to dry.

Die cut the small bird (Spellbinders "Bird Sanctuary") from white cardstock. Inked up a bird stamp (Martha Stewart wood mounted 2 bird set) with Tombow markers, misted with water and stamped on bird die cut (it fit almost perfectly), then moved the color around a bit with my waterbrush.

Used my electronic cutter to cut out the birdcage twice, then adhered the two together to give a thicker profile. Applied Versafine Black Onyx all over and embossed with Rustique Antique Jade and Marcasite embossing powders. Also cut out the word "Tweet" using the George Basics cartridge, applying Viva Perlen Pen "Lemon" all over the letters then sprinkling with Pro Art Glitter "Crystal".

Direct to paper with the Evergreen Bough over white cardstock, then added Pine Needle and a touch of Gathered Twigs. Misted with water, dried, misted with Perfect Pearls "Sunflower Sparkle", dried, punched out with the larger of the Punch Bunch Holly" punches. Also cut some out with my electronic cutter.

Die cut the flourish (Spellbinders "Floral Flourishes"), inked with the Black Onyx and embossed with black embossing powder, then coated with Glossy Accents.

Die cut the smallest Heirloom Ornament (Spellbinders) from copper tape (Lee Valley slug tape), embossed them with the Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" folder, scored down the middles, folded them, removed the liner and adhered them, half of one side to half of another side. Added a gold thread string for hanging and adhered the last ornament. I now have a 3D hanging ornament.

The last item was the little tag on the top left side. Wrote in my words on a piece of translucent vellum, punched out with a large punch, scalloped the corners with a hole punch, colored the edges with a red Zig Writer. Attached to card with the mini attacher including a few strands of the gold thread.

Pop dotted the tree branch and adhered everything else, adding some red half pearls on the holly and one in the birds mouth. Tied a gold cord for hanging. added a piece of the vellum behind the birdcage, I found it too bare without it.

It's another tag I'm happy with Tweet, tweet!!

And it fits for these challenges:
Die Kreativen Stempelfreunde  #39 make a scene
Stamps Fun Creativity  #76 Pearls
City Crafter  #86 Home for the holidays inspir image
Dude Time Doodles  Show us holiday spirit
Simon Says Stamp challenge  photo montage inspir image
Cute Card Thursday  #194 anything goes
Digi Doodles Shops Best  #83 Nature
Crafty Catz Weekly  #111 Anything Goes
Frosted Designs  Glitter
Simply Create Too  #2 Embossing ( I have hot and dry)

Mc Dec/11 - Star Dies 3D - Joy Peace

I came across these 3D stars done with Zentangles on Susan's blog  and liked the 3D effect immediately. So decided to try them using rubber stamping instead. This is the result. Not mailing friendly mind you... unless you make them a lot flatter. Sigh!!

Anyway I like the results, so will make them again. BIG GRIN. I'm using a faux stitching stamp to sew the horizontal borders (Flourishes stamps set #154) together. Really hard to see because it's a brown color which partly blends in to the gold embossing. But in some of the close ups you can see the stitching.

My sparkle comes from the Perfect Pearls mists I used, the silver and gold embossing and the rhinestones along with the glittery ribbon.

The tip: Since the embossing folder I'm using is way smaller than my 8.5" height and it's text words, which would be awkward if put on their side or upside down etc. So created a geometric design by laying the folder at odd angles each time and embossed that way. Looks neat.I could have spliced it for this card, but in some cases I don't have a  horizontal line where a splice could work.

This week's Created By Hand  and Quietfire Creations challenge theme is Stars or Light. I'm also using Quietfire Design rubber - small snowflake and words.

So to see more details and descriptions, click on card image and enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Flourishes  #147 Sketch (see below)
Createalicious  #28 monthly something for Xmas and sparkle
The Pink Elephant  #128 Snowflakes & sparkle
Totally Stampalicious  Snow
Creative Craft Challenges faux or real stitching
Reasonable Ribbon  #37 Silver Gold with ribbon
Top Tip Tuesday  #63 Let it Snow (& tip)
Crafts & Me Challenge  #94 Winter, snow/snowflakes
Crafty Creations  #147 Card with Sentiment
One Stop Craft Challenge  #160  let it Snow
SSDS Challenge  Holiday card
Card cupids  #46 Winter Themed
Pile it On Challenge  #49 Bling it on
Pixie Dust Studio  #103 Glitter & bling

Tims Tags 2011 - Day 8 - Wishes

Couldn't sleep last night so was up when Tim's tag was uploaded (1am Calgary time)... I was working on a card that I'll upload after the tag, but was too tired to do anything with the tag other than think about it. BIG GRIN. Was up bright and early this morning and am finally finished it. Not as "Steam Punky" as Tim's, but happy with the results.

Background on the tag: inked up the flourish Xmas stamp (Fancy Pants "Blissful Season") with the Snow Cap acrylic dauber and stamped onto a manilla die cut tag. Dried, then sponged Distress Festive Berries, Evergreen Bough & Iced Spruce. Ghost stamped Tim's numbers (Stampers Anonymous "Fairytale Frenzy") and the flourish leaves (Stampers Anonymous "Spring Sprung") using Distress Gathered Twigs. With all the stuff on the tag, it's hard to see details in the background... Stamped and cut out the butterfly.

painted some Grungeboard with the Snow Cap dauber, when dry, die cut with Tim's Weathered Clock & Hanging Sign. On the clock die cut, painted with the Copper dauber and while wet, embossed with Judi Kins Rustique Tin embossing powder. The clock arms and the hanging part of the sign with her Rustique Antique iron. The sign itself, I just painted with several more coats of Snow Cap, when dry, sponged lightly with the Gathered Twigs. Adhered the 3D gold/black letters.

Punched out a bunch of twiggy leaves from leftover Glassine paper from yesterday and some other decorated paper I had on my desk.

Hand cut a tag and wrote in the words "1 hug 4 the bearer". Edged it with a red Zig Writer, scalloped the corners with a hole punch and added a thin red line all around.

Adhered everything to the tag, used a brad for the clock arms and Golden's Extra Heavy Gel medium for the sign hanger. I found the sing hanger was a little weak, so added the drop out piece from the clock, sponged with the background colors. Much better.

And it fits for these challenges:
Anything Challenge  #55  Cutting corners (the ticket)
Flutterby Wednesdays  #183 anything goes + BLfy
Color Create  #85 red, green & white
Do You stack Up  #49 something old (the 3D plastic letters are about 6+ years old and never used...)
Moving Along with the Times  #128  last minute Xmas