Sammie Snowman

Sammie Snowman from Fairy Dust Crafts (FDC) is one of my  favourite snowmen and I make at least one card every year with this image.. This year it is an easel card and I have used a few new die cuts and some liquid pearls. The background is paper made with shaving cream and re-inkers;see here for tutorial!

My stamping buddy and I sat down a while ago and spent some time making background paper with  shaving cream and re-inkers. Had been quite a while since we had used the technique. We had so much fun making them and the paper smelled so nice! The  dies's are Memory Box's 'Gabriella Border' and for the fence  Impression Obsession Die 034-U. I used Prismacolor markers to colour the image and   pasted an old snowflake found in my stash to provide the means to keep the easel card upright!

 Lexi's Creations    Challenge #104 Christmas. The challenge will run Nov 25th - Dec 7th, 2013. 

Please join us, I'm so looking forward to seeing your creations

 and while there be sure to check out the work by my team mates  at Lexi's Creations, they are a very talented group!  

Sponsor:   We are sponsored this fortnight by Fairy Dust Crafts Your one stop shop for Lexi's Digi & rubber  images and a growing choice of delicious crafting goodies. 

                                             

Challenges

1.Inspirational: Challenge #44 Anything Goes

2.Little Claire's #39 Christmas Theme

3.Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge 187 Green Christmas

4. My Creative Moments Word Play November Challenge - Snowman

5. Polkadoodles:#47 Inspired by a Christmas Carol  (mine is winter wonderland)

6. Simply Create too: #51 Snow (or use only white)

7. Stemplesonnen: #102 Its Snowing

8. Sweet Pea Stampers: Lots of Texture

9. Charisma Cardz #46 2Week Challenge

10. Creative Knockouts: #12 Snowflakes

Christmas Shopping

I made this card a while back, coloured it up at my stamping buddies place one afternoon,   brought it home and framed it, filed it away and then forgot all about it! Chanced upon it the other day and  here it is!

Card details:

Stamp: Bugaboo Stella Christmas - Psycho   sentiment from same stamp set 

Card Stock: Stampin' Up's cardstock 

Papers: Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper 'Be of Good Cheer'

Colour Medium: Prismacolor Markers; Copic's for the skin

Die Cuts: Spellbinders ovals and deckled rectangles;  Impression Obsession DIE024-X (the snowflakes)

Other:self-stick gem from Glitterazzi; Stickles (messed the stickles up so used Paint Net to fix)

Challenges

1.  Brown Sugar#69 Anything Goes

2. Great Impressions: November Challenge

3. Stamping Sensations: Nov. Challenge Christmas

4. That Craft Place- Sentiment

5. Little Claire's Monthly Challenge: #39 Christmas

6. Sister Act Challenge:#34 Anything Goes

7 Stampin' for the Weekend: Feeling Festive

8. 4 CraftyChicks: Anything Goes

Blue Santa

I created this card using the  Doodle Pantry digital stamp set called 'Jolly  St Nickolas'. The set contains outline  and pre coloured images,  plus  digital papers and  sentiments. All of this is available for less than three dollars ! How great is that:O)! I don't know what happened to my stickles (I used the diamond shaded one, and it came out yellowish; maybe they turn colour over time  sitting in the bottle. All my attempts to fix came to naught so I over layered it with Frosted Lace and it still has the yellow tinge to it. Oh well.....

Doodle Pantry is the proud sponsor of this weeks challenge over at Fab 'n' Funky and the challenge is 'Anything Goes'!  

Don't forget to head over to the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge blog to enter into Challenge #40 (DPDC#40) for a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate  to spend at their shop and if you use a Doodle Pantry image you will receive a Doodle Pantry free stamp set just for playing along!

Card details:

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital 'Jolly St. Nickolas' stamp set  

Sentiment: Stampin' Up   'Petite Pairs'
Colour medium: pre-coloured image to which I added some Copic Flesh tones to give a darker tone
Punch: Martha S border punch to obtain the wee snowflakes, Stampin' Up's tag punches 
Die Cut: Gabriella Border  
Other:   thin blue ribbon, Stampin Up cardstock (brilliant blue, whisper white,  designor paper & shiny grey paper gift from friend(S) don't have the name, half pearl, stickles

Challenges:
1. Through the Craftroom Door:  Nov. 19th - 25th Anything Goes
2. Crafty Sentiments Design: Christmas (follower)
3. Anonymous Stamps:  November Challenge Anything Goes
4. The Crafty Blogger: November 4th Challenge  Christmas
5. Created with Love Challenges: Anything Goes with Papercraft
6. Challenges 4 Everybody:  #33 Anything Goes
7. Great Impressions: November Challenge&More
8 .Scrap & Scribble:  #5 Always Anything Goes
9. One Crazy Stamper: November Challenge Christmas
10. Flat Friends Challenge: Challenge14 Christmas Cards

Snowman Teal

Beccy's Place November Holiday Card Challenge

This image is the digital coloured version of an image from Beccy's Place called 'Bearing Gifts'. I coloured over the hat with markers as I wanted a more teal colour. This is a great image and a very easy card to make.   I used the 'non traditional colour' theme.

Card Details:

Stamp: Beccy's Place 'Bearing Gifts'   coloured version- was a freebie when I obtained it.; Stampin' Up's Pretty Petites

Paper: Stampin Up whisper white, tempting turquoise   

Die Cuts: , the ovals frames, the poinsettia, the holly flourish

Punch: Martha Stewart  border snowflake  for the small teal  snowflakes . Stampin Up's Petite Curly Label

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Geometric Rings

Other; white half pearls

Challenges
1. Beccy's Place November Challenge Holiday Card
2. Little Claire's Design's, Monthly Challenge #39 Christmas Theme
3. Addicted to Stamps: #69 Favorite punches and dies
4. Great Impressions: Nov. Challenge  Holiday Card or Tag
5. One Stitch at a Time:#190 Anything Goes
6. Crafty Calendar Challenge: All Things Christmas
7. Hiding in My Craft Room; #124 Die Cuts
8. My Creative Moments WordPlay Saturday November Challenge: Snowman
9.. Creatalicious Challenges:#57 Christmas Time

Doodle Pantry Sponsors OWH

This  is a reminder post that  Doodle Pantry has joined with  Operation Write Home  for a Fundraiser  and has created two new digital stamp sets for this event! 

Both sets are bundled together for $5.00 and OWH will get 70% of the profits from each sale during Nov 10 - 30. 

On Dec. 1st , the sets will be separated and priced individually, and the fundraiser will end.

This is such a worthy cause and there is a real need for ' missing you '  type cards  for the troops  to send home to their loved ones. Of course the sets can be used for any occasion you see fit!

Stay Cool

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the Nov 11th Craft Your Passion Challenge with a theme of Just Add Some Doodling! If you have time take a visit and give it a go, should be fun!

Card Recipe

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital Stamp Set  Vintage Fan '. The set contains outline  and pre coloured images,  plus  digital papers and  sentiments. This set is 'free with purchase' till Nov 24th, 2013 at the Doodle Pantry Shop.

Sentiment: Doodle Pantry  Digital Stamp Set Vintage Fan
Colour medium: Prismacolour Markers

Punch: oval punch for sentiment
Other: 4 black brads, 3 red half pearls

Techniques:doodling with a combination of  stencils and free hand

I never have doodled much so this was a real challenge and I decided to use some old templates I had with some free hand scribbling and give it a go! The lines behind the fan  should have been in front of the fan depicting the air being blown out but  I determined this too late and as I am to lazy to redo it, just think of it as the air being drawn it. Works for me LOL! I do in an odd way kind of like this attempt at doodling. Thank you Craft Your Passion for a delightful and interesting challenge.

 Enjoy!

Thank You

  

It's a new challenge over at Lexi's Creations and this fortnight  the challenge  is 'Thanks/Thanksgiving'. I chose the theme of Thanks and created a card that I can use to thank anyone from a kind neighbor to a dear family member who has helped out. I like to have some of these on hand so I can give a quick thanks to a kind deed. 

Head on over to Lexi's Creations for all the details and some awesome inspiration by my most talented teamies!

Our sponsor for this challenge is My Heart Pieces! 

Card Details

Stamp: Emily Rose hatter from Little Miss Muffett; Stampin Up's Embrace Life (for the flower)

Card Size: 5in x 6.5in

Die Cuts/Punch:  Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags;Heartfelt Creations  Garden Romance Die (the fence)(the Butterflies) Marianne Designs for the  flourishe; Memory Box for the leaves plus  a MS punch'spooky branches which I added to the leaves
Colour Medium: Prismacolor markers; Copioc for the flesh tones

Other:  half pearls
Won Prize Draw at Digi Designs
Won Prize Draw at Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts Challenges
1. 613 Avenue Create: #45 Anything Goes with Optional twist
2. Addicted to Stamps Challenge: #69 Fav punches and dies
3.Scribble & Scrap:#5 Always Anything Goes
4. Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts" #28 So Thankful1
5.  Digi Designs Challenge Blog Saturday Fortnightly Challenge: Girly Creations
6.  Simply Create 2. #50 Give Thanks
7. Sister Act Card Challenge:#32 Anything Goes
8. Shelly's Images: Give Thanks
9. Diva's by Design: use a Digi
10.  Whimsy Stamps: #65 Anything Goes

OWH - Sealed with Love

Operation Write Home Fundraiser - Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the OWH Challenge  this week with a theme of 'Sketch', and a wonderful sketch it is: 

I changed the direction of the sketch but other wise kept it the same.

Doodle Pantry is joining with OWH in a fundraiser for the week of our sponsorship  and for the rest of November. Doodle Pantry has created two new digital stamp sets for this event, a sentiment set and and 'missing you' themed set for all ages. 

Both sets are bundled together for $5.00 and OWH will get 70% of the profits from each sale during Nov 10 - 30. 

On Dec. 1st , the sets will be separated and priced individually, and the fundraiser will end.

This is such a worthy cause and there is a real need for ' missing you '  type cards  for them to send home to their loved ones. Of course the sets can be used for any occasion you see fit!

Card Recipe 

Die Cuts: Memory Box Macarena Corner, Spellbinders deckled rectangles

Punch: daisy flower punch, one hole punch, heart punch

Other: ribbon,round stickles; Stampin Up Whisper White and basic black Cardstock; DT paper from stash

Stamp: Seal image (pre coloured) and 'Missin You' sentiment from the 'With  Heart' stamp set (I merged the sentiment and seal into one image via Paint Net). The sentiment  'Sealed with all my love' from the 'Missing You' stamp set.

The stamp sets come with pre-coloured images and outlines, digital paper, sentiments!

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes with an Optional Twist 

Brown Sugar: #67 Anything Goes

Scrappin4fun: #6 Anything Goes

Bearly Mine: Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz: Anything Goes

Christmas Popcorn Bear

Isn't this stamp a delight ,makes for a great card to give to a wee one on their first or second Christmas. I think I will be using it for a 'First Christmas' card  this year. I know just the right little sweetie to give it to! A great granddaughter will be getting this one. The card is coloured with Prismacolor markers and the ornaments have been coated with glossy effects to make them shine. I added some Sakura gelly roll sparkle pen to the ribbon  but it is hard to see in the photo. 

Stamp:  Popcorn Bear - Angel Wishes

Paper: Stampin Up

Medium: Prismacolor Markers 

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities  'wonky rectangles' 

Other: gell pen, glossy effects, snowflake star  

Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)

Hope you all have a very good day!

Honourable Mention at 613 Avenue Create

Challenges:
1. Crafty Calendar: All things Christmas
2. Winter Wonderland: For a Child
3. Brown Sugar: #67 Anything Goes
4. 613 Avenue Create #44 Anything Goes
5. Charisma Cards: #44 Anything Goes
6. Crafty Little Fairies: Christmas in November
7. Whimsy Stamps:#65 Anything Goes
8. Loves Rubberstamps Challenge:#77  Anything Goes
9. Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes with a Twist(optional) Make a Christmas card/creation

Have a Little Fun Today

I created this card using the  Doodle Pantry digital stamp set called 'Igloo Fun'. The set contains outline  and pre coloured images,  plus  digital papers and  sentiments. All of this is available for less than three dollars ! How great is that:O)!

Doodle Pantry is the proud sponsor of this weeks challenge over at Digi Sketch Challenge and the challenge is 'Animals'!  

Don't forget to head over to the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge blog to enter into Challenge #40 (DPDC#40) for a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate  to spend at their shop and if you use a Doodle Pantry image you will receive a Doodle Pantry free stamp set just for playing along!

Card details:

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital 'Igloo Fun' stamp set  

Sentiment:  Doodle Pantry Digital 'Igloo Fun' stamp set
Colour medium: Prismacolor Markers and Inkadinkado Blending Chalk
Punch: Martha Stewart snowflake  border edge punch
Die Cut: Imprssion Obsession Die024-X (snowflake)
Other: burlap strip,rhinestones,liquid pearls, Sakura Gelly roll pen, thin black ribbon, Stampin Up paper

Challenges
1. 613 Avenue Create - #44 Anything Goes with an Optional Twist - NO Twist
2.Challenges 4 Everybody #32 Anything Goes
3.Pile it On #44 Animals with Character
4. Scribble & Scrap"#4 Always Anything Goes
5. The Squirrel and the Fox #56 Animal Antics
6. Catch the Bug:November Anything Goes
7. Totally Gorjuss #208 Anything Goes with Snow
8. Cards Galore November Challenge - Animals
9. Sunshine Mail- Anything Goes
10. Sister Act Card Challenge:#31 Anything Goes

Wishing You Piles of Fun

Aaaah some new snowmen to play with, aren't these three great. I think I might have been somewhat like them in my younger days but must say those days are long gone and I have become more and more adverse to snow and all it brings  each winter.  Used to love to ski and be outside, what is about getting older that changes all that, or is it just me :O). I do know I hate driving in it..oh well just enjoy these three, they are adorable!

New release  at Doodle Pantry

RELEASE DATE - Nov 1st ,2013  It is   release  time at Doodle Pantry   and Laurie has some wonderful new  digital stamp sets for sale! Please go to the 'Latest Release' section to view them all!  The stamp Set 'free with purchase" for Nov 1st thru Nov  24th is  ' Vintage Fan'. see Specials!   

New  Challenge DPDC#40

CHALLENGE  DATE: Nov 1st 1200 Noon EST- Nov 24th 9:00 PM .   The featured  image will be available from Nov 1st to 24th only and can then be purchased online at the Doodle Pantry Shop. DPDC40 featured image is the Snowman Pile Up stamp set and is the image I used in the above card. This stamp set will be emailed  free to all who use a Doodle Pantry image .Be sure and read the challenge rules as they  have changed and other company images are now allowed, however only those who use a DP images will receive the  featured image digital stamp. All entries entered  are eligible  for the prize. 

Card details:

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital 'Snowman Pile-Up' stamp set
Sentiment: same stamp set as above 

Colour medium: Prismacolor Markers  

Die Cuts:  Memory Box 'Tilth Floral' and 'Fabulous Phlox
Other: stickles, Liquid Pearls -white opal

Challenges
1. 4Krafty Girls:#5Anything Goes
2. Hanna and Friends:#183 Anything Goes
3. My Heart Pieces:Anything Christmas
4. Paper Crafting Journal: Anything Goes
5. Rhedd and Rosie Challenge:#18 Anything Goes
6. Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
7. Whimsy Stamp Challenge:#65 Anything Goes
8. Die Cuttin Divas:#139 Anything Goes
9. Party Time Tuesday: PTT#144 Anything Goes
10.The Crafting Cafe: November Challenge Winter Blues -I chose shades of blue as the dominate colours in this card