DEAR SANTA, DEFINE GOOD...

Hey there, here's a Christmas card made with Whipper Snapper Designs Good/Bad Santa.  The sentiment was computer generated...and I don't think it could have been more perfect!  LOL!  Santa was stamped twice.  The ground and sky were colored on the panel before it was embossed and the second Santa was colored and fussy cut out.  A clear glaze pen was used on his glasses and boots and a little Sugar Sparkly Fluff, from Our Craft Lounge, was used on the puff ball and brim of the hat.  It's kind of like flock...but with spah-kle!  *grin*  The fussy cut Santa was adhered directly to the panel.  A layered snowflake completes the card.

Here's the inside...

COPIC COLORING:
SKIN:  E21, E02, E01, E00, G40  PANTS:  R27, R24, R22, R21, R20  SHIRT:  G46, G43, G40  SHOES:  C10, C8, C6, C3  BEARD/MUSTACHE/HAIR:  C1, C0, 0  HAT:  R27, R24, R22, R21, R20  PENCIL:  YR23, YR21, YR20, T2, T1, R30, R0000  LIST:  C2, C0, 0  GROUND:  T3, T2, T1, 0  SKY:  G40, 0

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:
AUD SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE BLOG ~ #62 Christmas is Coming!
CMC COPIC CHALLENGE GROUP ~ Use Blacks / Dark Grays
CRAFT YOUR PASSION CHALLENGES ~ #125 Emboss It
CREATIVE CARD CREW ~ #18 Christmas
HOOKED ON CRAFT CHALLENGES ~ #24 Cards for Men!
INKY IMPRESSIONS CHALLENGE ~ IIC74 Primary Colors
SARAH HURLEY CHALLENGE BLOG ~ #72 Something Magical
SASSY CHERYL'S BLOG ~ #89 Show Me Thursday
SWEET STAMPS ~ Favorite Technique (I'm not sure if it has a name but I love stamping twice, coloring the background on the panel, embossing it and coloring/fussy cutting a second image to adhere directly onto the embossed panel)
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS FRIDAY CHALLENGES ~ #132 Sketch

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SUPPLIES:  (enter the code "checkusout" to receive a discount off your entire purchase at Memories of Time)
STAMPS:  WSD Good/Bad Santa
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic; SU Gable Green; Little Yellow Bicycle Wonder & Wishes collection:  Red Check, Simple Stripe
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers; Sizzix Big Shot, embossing folder; paper snips; hobby blade; Sakura Clear Glaze pen; OCL Sugar Sparkly Fluff; Star Dust Stickles; KaiserCraaft Silver Rhinestones; SU Dimensional; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S):  Fussy cutting
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  (5 1/4" x 5 1/4")

TRICK OR TREAT!

Hey there, have you been feeling it?  Fall is definitely in the air!  Chilly in the morning...warm in the afternoon.  I'm looking forward to all the beautiful colors of the changing leaves!  Halloween is right around the corner, so I decided to make a card using a super cute stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs called My Favorite Mummy.  The night sky DP is from Graphic 45...LOVE it!  Of course, no card is complete until it has been glazed!  I've been on a Sakura Clear Glaze pen kick lately so I just HAD to add some to this card too.  *grin*  (The  mummy's eyes and the pumpkin have been glazed.)

Here's the inside...

COPIC COLORING:
MUMMY:  W2, W0  PUMPKIN:  YR16, YR15, YR12  GROUND:  W4, W3, W2  SKY:  YR31, Y0000, 0

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS CHALLENGE BLOG ~ Let's Sparkle
DECONSTRUCTING JEN ~ DS66 Sketch
FAIRY TALE CHALLENGE BLOG ~ #48 Song Inspiration (The Mummy...Bob McFadden and Dor)
HOOKED ON CRAFTS ~ #24 Cards for Men!
SCRAP-CREATIONS ~ Off the Edge!
SHOPPING OUR STASH ~ #66 Use Your Favorite Things (die cuts and Sakura Clear Glaze pen)
THE CRAZY CHALLENGE ~ CCH127 Anything Goes
THE EMERALD FAERIES CHALLENGE BLOG ~ #30 Punches/Dies
THE PAPER SHELTER CHALLENGE BLOG ~ #79 Layers on Layers
THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX ~ #25 One for the Men

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SUPPLIES:
STAMPS:  WSD My Favorite Mummy 
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic, Pollen Monochromatic, Cobblestone Prismatics; Graphic 45 Happy Haunting collection:  Jolly Jack-O-Lantern
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers; Sizzix Big Shot, Bats Decorative Strip Die; Nestabilities Standard Circles Small; MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax; Star Dust Stickles; Sakura Clear Glaze pen; cheesecloth; scissors; computer/printer (for sentiment); sponge; Zig 2-way Glue pen; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  5" x 5"

TO THE HAPPY COUPLE...

Hey there,  I've got a lot of pictures to share with you today!  My hubby's niece just got married and this is the card/box I made for her.  It's a little different than what I normally create.  I love to color and, well, there isn't any on this project.  

Maegan's favorite color is purple (she even named her daughter Violet) so I worked in just enough with the sponging to make it pop.  I started with something totally different...gorgeous patterned paper in shades of lavender, but it just didn't come together.  I'm glad I didn't force it because I really like how this card turned out!

The sentiment is from an Our Craft Lounge set called The Journey.  It's a little unconventional for a wedding card...but it's the perfect message for the newlyweds!  The flowers are all My Favorite things dies, the pins are Maya Road and the other beads are from my stash.  I showed my hubby the finished card and he said it had a lot of bling.  I say pfft...really, is that even possible?  LOL!

Here's the inside...the embossed pocket holds a gift card.

Every paper crafter knows it's all about the presentation; am I right?  *grin*  An envelope would just not do for this beauty, so I set to work creating a little box. The sentiment on the box top was computer generated (it's the names of our niece and her groom and the date of their wedding).  The layers used on the card were also used on the box top, another seam binding bow and one tiny rose and leaf complete the box.  

I guess that's about it for this one.  Enjoy your day!

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS CHALLENGE BLOG ~ Flowers
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS ~ Sentimental
CUTE CARD THURSDAY ~ Bling it Up!
DIVAS BY DESIGN ~ #49 Anything Goes
FAB 'N' FUNKY ~ #135 Use Leaves Somewhere
TUESDAY THROWDOWN ~ #112 Hip to be Square
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE ~ Pins & Needles
SASSY CHERYL'S BLOG ~ #88 Show Me Thursday!
STAMP N DOODLE ~ Loaded with Layers
THE RIBBON CAROUSEL ~ RCC67 Bump it Up with Tracy Valure

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS:  OCL The Journey (enter the code "checkusout" to receive a discount off your entire purchase at Memories of Time)
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Heidi Monochromatic
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Plum
ACCESSORIES:  Sizzix Big Shot, embossing folder; MFT Die-namics Plentiful Petals, Royal Rolled Rose, Mini Royal Rose, Royal Leaves, Leafy Flourish; Nestabilities Picot Edge Circles, Standard Circles Small and Large; seam binding; Ranger Mini Mister (filled with water), Heat it craft tool; non-stick craft mat; sponge; Maya Road Trinket Pins-Antique Gem; beads from my stash; Mini and Micro Glue Dots; Zots; stylus; computer mouse pad; tweezers; Scor-Pal; Zig 2-way Glue pen; Best Glue Ever; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  Card = 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"; box = 6" x 6" x 2"

THANKS A BUNCH!

Hey there, I wanted to pop in really quick to share a card made with Whipper Snapper Design's Salvador. OMGosh...I fell in love with him the second I saw him!  There's just something about that cooky look on his face.  LOL!  Salvador was colored the same time as Owen (last post) so they share the same colors, papers and some design elements.  Sketch Saturday's layout  was used, but it was rotated to fit the image.  

Salvador was stamped three times and fussy cut in layers to make him telescope off the page.  It's a really cool technique, and I wish you could see it in person.  This is a picture from the side...but it really doesn't do it justice!

Here's the inside...

COPIC COLORING:
SNAIL:  YG93, G20  SHELL:  BG05, BG72, BG70, B26, B24, B21  FLOWERS:  R24, R22, Y17, Y11  GROUND:  W3, W1, W00  SKY:  BG70

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:
CRAFT YOUR PASSION ~ #123 Gone Buggy
INKY IMPRESSIONS ~ IIC72 Pearls and/or Bling
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE ~ Spots 'n' Stripes
SHOPPING OUR STASH ~ #64 Technique Time:  Try Something New or Revisit an Old One (telescoping snail)
SKETCH SATURDAY ~ Week 220 Sketch

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS:  WSD Salvador
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic; SU Baja Breeze, Ruby Red; Little Yellow Bicycle Sweet Summertime collection:  Summer Garden, Lime Stripe
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers; Sizzix Big Shot; MFT Die-namics Plentiful Petals, Fishtail Flag Stax dies; paper snips; The Twinery Honeydew twine; KaiserCraft Silver Rhinestones (colored with Copic 110); SU Dimensionals; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S):  Fussy cutting
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  5" x 5"

THINKING OF YOU...

Hey there, I've had this image colored for a while and I'm glad I was finally able to make a card with it.  The stamp is called Owen, and it's from Whipper Snapper Designs.  He's such a sweet little guy, don't you think?  The out-of-the-box with a Nestie technique was used to cut him out, the flower is a My Favorite Things Die-namics die and the sentiment was computer generated.

Here's the inside...the die shifted while I was cutting the flowers for the front so I had to cut another one.  When I started thinking about what I wanted to put on the inside of the card, I remembered the chopped off flower and it was perfect!

COPIC COLORING: 
TURTLE:  YG93, G20  SHELL:  YG93, YG91, G20  HAT:  BG05, BG72, BG70, R24, R22  FLOWER:  R24, R22, Y17, Y11  GROUND:  W3, W1, W00  SKY:  BG70

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:
ALLSORTS CHALLENGE BLOG ~ #167 Going Round in Circles
SHOPPING OUR STASH ~ Technique Time:  Try Something New or Revisit an Old One (out-of-the-box with a Nestie)
STAMP N DOODLE ~ Button It!
THE RIBBON CAROUSEL ~ RCC66 Celebrating Summer
THE RIBBON GIRL ~ Bingo (flower, bow, button)
THE SWEET SHOP ~ SSS171 Sketch
Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES: 
STAMPS:  WSD Owen (enter the code "checkusout" to receive a discount off your entire purchase at Memories of Time)
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzil Raven Monochromatic; SU Baja Breeze, Ruby Red; Little Yellow Bicycle Sweet Summertime collection:  Summer Garden, Lime Stripe
INK:  Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers;  Sizzix Big Shot, embossing folder; Nestabilities Standard Circles Small and Large; MFT Die-namics Plentiful Petals, Fishtail Flag Stax dies; computer mouse pad; stylus; button from my stash; The Twinery Buttercream twine; Grosgrain ribbon from my stash; Mini Glue Dots; paper snips; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S):  Out-of-the-box with a Nestie
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  5" x 5"