Merry Monday on Friday!

This week has been extremely busy for me and I just found time to stamp today!! I'm suppose to be creating 5 Christmas cards each month so I don't have that panic come December. Well here it is halfway through the month and I'm just now making the first Christmas card for 2013! I'd better get a move on!

I used this week's sketch design by Lesley at Always Playing with Paper. I started with a white card base, then added a panel of Old Olive card stock that was embossed with the CB snowflakes folder.The Cardinal on a Branch was stamped with Memento Black ink on white, colored with copics, die cut and layered on a Real Red lacy circle. The Christmas Blessings sentiment was stamped in Memento Black and die cut with a Nestie banner die. I punched some Real Red flowers and added an olive rhinestone to finish the design. I really like the way this turned out.

This is also for the Free For All challenge at Split Coast Stampers today.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time,

shelia

Happy Monday

Last Monday when I posted we had beautiful snow on ground. Well after the unseasonably warm weather and rain this weekend, there's no snow anywhere!! I must admit it was nice to be able to walk the dog without having to bundle up, but I do miss the beautiful snow! Oh well, I'm sure it will be back soon enough!!

This week DRS Designs is the sponsor at Craft Your Passion and the theme is Gone Country.I created a couple of cards in honor of this challenge. The first card features our new Saddle Up Cowboy. Isn't he just adorable?!!

The card base is dark green with a layer of white card stock that was stamped in Handsome Hunter and Ballet Blue with the Woven Plaid stamp, my favorite plaid. I love the look it creates!! On top of this, I added a strip of blue that was punched on one side with a star border. On top of this is a white layer stamped with the Interlocking Star background in Ballet Blue. The main image, Saddle Up Cowboy was stamped with Memento Black on white, colored with Copics, die cut and layered on green and blue card stock. Some blue buttons with green bakers twine were added to finish the look. Hope you like it!

My second card features the Cowboy Snowman. I love snowmen and just couldn't resist creating another card!!

I started by stamping the Cowboy Snowman on white card stock with Memento black ink. After coloring him with Copics, the panel was attached to the kraft card base. After embossing a piece of real red card stock with the CB snowflake folder, I die cut a labels 8 out of the middle. Some brown bakers twine and a button were added before attaching it to the card base. 

So we have two challenges for you this week: the Craft Your Passion Gone Country and DRS Designs own  challenge to use buttons on your card. We'd love to have you join us in one or both of these challenges this week. You could be the winner of some new DRS Designs stamps!

Thanks for stopping by. 

Until next time,

shelia

ODBDSLC137 and SCS Inspiration Challenges

Today I created a card for Our Daily Bread Design Challenge to use something new and something old. For me the stamp set is old and the embossing folders are both new.

This was a clean and simple card to create. I started with a white card base, added a layer of SU Bashful Blue card stock, then a layer of white card stock that was embossed with a flower embossing folder. On top of this is a layer of white that's embossed with a dots folder and layered on the Bashful Blue card stock. A sheer blue ribbon was added to the left side before attaching everything to the white card. The Bible Verse is from ODBD Scripture Collection 9. It is stamped in Memento Black on white and layered on a beaded oval nestie. A Cheery Lynn Flourish is added behind the Bible verse.

My second card for today was created for Split Coast Stampers Inspiration Challenge. The Layla Grayce site had so much to choose from, but I kept coming back to the rose tea pot. Maybe because DRS Designs just released a couple of new rose stamps that I love!!  :-)

This too was a clean and simple card to create, though for me, any time I color an image, it's kind of difficult. I really struggle with coloring images with my Copics. I'm keeping with it and one of these days, maybe it won't be so intimidating!!

The Heart Stem Rose was stamped in Memento black on white card stock, colored with copics and die cut. It's layered on the same beaded oval die as my first card. This is a new die for me. The rose image was attached to a white panel that was embossed with the same flower folder as above. I added some glitter on a roll from Recollections and red rhinestones to finish the look.

Hope you like today's creations. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time,

shelia

Thursday Challenge

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is to use buttons on your card. I found these little heart buttons on sale after Valentine's Day last year and am just getting around to using them!  Here's what I created for this week's challenge.

I started with a white card base, then added a real red layer. On top of the red are two white panels stamped with the Interlocking Hearts background and the Easy Dots Background. These panels are layered on black card stock. Some heart ribbon was added to a black strip that was punched with an EK Success border and then attached to the left side of the card. The main image is the new Single Rose Stamp. It was stamped in Memento Black ink on white card stock, colored with Copics, cut with oval nesties and layered on a real red scalloped oval. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Black on white, cut with a banner die and layered on a scalloped banner in real red. I knotted some black x-stitch tread through my scalloped heart button before attaching it to the banner. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you have time, we'd love to have you join in this week's challenge!

Until next time,
shelia

Snow Fun!!

We still have some snow on the ground here in Ohio and it is beautiful. I really don't mind the snow, as long as I don't have to drive in it!!  Today I'm sharing a card I created in honor the snow that features some of our new winter stamps.

The double tall pines were stamped on the white panel in Memento Black ink and colored with Copics. I stamped the snowflake background in VersaMark ink, added clear embossing powder, heat embossed it and then sponged some SU Ballet Blue ink all around. Skippy the Penguin was stamped in black on white card stock and fussy cut.  A couple of torn paper panels were added to the bottom for Skippy to play on. I added some stickles to the edges of the snow and a snowflake ribbon.  The No Snow Fun Greeting was stamped in black on white and die cut, then layered on the same blue card stock as the card base. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by today. There's still time to join in the torn paper challenge seen here. We'd love to have you play along.

Until next time,
shelia

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone is ready to ring in the New Year tonight!  I have a simple New Card to share with you today.

The card base is white with a layer of navy and red card stock added before the white layer that's been stamped the the Snow background in Night of Navy. Before attaching this panel to the others, I added a navy ribbon with a red button and some red baker's twine. The New Year sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy on white, then layered on red and navy cut with nestie dies. I punched opposite corners for some added interest. Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Until next time,
shelia

Merry Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Everyone! I trust today finds you able to rest, relax and enjoy family and friends as you celebrate Christmas. For today I thought it appropriate to share a card that features the true reason for the season.

I used green, red and cream shimmery card stock to create this Christmas card. The cream is embossed with the CB snowflake folder. The ornaments were die cut with the Spellbinders ornament dies. The two larger ones were stamped in gold ink and embossed with gold embossing powder using the new small nativity stamp and the Silent Night greeting. The smaller ornaments were embossed with the CB swiss dots folder. Some gold cord was added to make them look like they were really hanging. Hope you like it. Thank you for stopping by today.

Have a blessed Christmas!!

Until next time,

shelia