Merry Christmas Post

Well, I finally got my to-do list completed yesterday, so today I am just adding a few goodies (cinnamon roasted almonds and pecans) to the kitchen yet because I have some time before I cook dinner this afternoon. :)  I also wanted to post these Christmas cards for you to see (and for me to remember in case I want to use the idea again for next year).  It seems I just can't stick with one style of card and keep mass producing it.  I guess I get a little bored with the same thing, so I ended up grabbing some BG Wassail papers and my baby Jesus stamp from the Nativity set from Paper Pretties to create some more :)  The gold pieces were thick recycled wrapping paper that I had kept for anniversary cards or wedding cards but thought they would look perfect with baby Jesus too!  There were a few wrinkles in them since they had previously been used to wrap presents, but one run through the Big Shot, and those wrinkles were gone.

There are still some ornaments left, and I decided to mix them up a little bit by paper piecing the red and green ones together and added some liquid pearls at the seams so they were not as noticeable since the paper is thicker card stock.  This one below is going to a lady who loves to quilt, so I added some stitching and lace to her card. :)

This one just oozes a country feel to me, and I love the look of the petals a plenty embossing on this striped paper from BasicGrey's Wassail pack.

This paper reminds me of quilted pieces too with the triangles fitted together.

Last but not least, I am creating a couple of these, and one of them went to sweet, little Alivia at our church.  She looked so dog-gone cute in it, and it matches her pretty pink coat beautifully. LOL  

"Owl" be home for Christmas?!

and made this one for my son's girlfriend because she loves Sock Monkeys :)  I think they are pretty cute if I do say so myself.

My friend, Kris, has been busy making some of these for her family, and I have to THANK her for sharing Sarah's blog with me.  The lovely Sarah has created these free patterns and is sharing them HERE.  They are fast Christmas gifts if you are still in need of a little something for someone special.

Merry Christmas to you all!  May you have a blessed Christmas holiday with your family and friends!

Hey, stampin' sisters!!!

I finally got a chance to stamp again, and I just had to use my Paper Pretties SOTM (Angel Wings). Isn't she beautiful?! I also think this is the first time I have actually uploaded a sketch challenge on the day it was posted. LOL The sketch is SC201, and the color challenge CC191. I wouldn't usually put pink with red and green, but this doesn't look too bad. The colors were ruby red, old olive and pretty in pink (unless you have the new in colors -- I didn't -- then you were to use Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss).

I started out with the above CS choices, pulled out my BG Sugared dp, and there was the pretties pink and green paper in there. This paper reminded me of the snow dots embossing folder, as there were circles and squares all neatly placed beside one another like a quilt. So . . . had to grab that folder, too. The ruby red was run through my Sizzix with the snow dots folder, then old olive was placed as the second layer at the bottom, and pretty in pink with the dp layered on it. the image was then stamped, colored with prismacolor pencils and gamsoled. I had to add some sparkle to BLING IT UP like my AWESOME friend, Lee would!!!! *wink* and then added the sentiment and some more punched out snowflakes. The sparkly stuff is both Stickles and puffy white paint that had glitter in it. Hope to be back soon with some more great cards/ideas. Stay tuned! :)

Happy Stampin N Scrappin Ladies!!

Btw, I got a few more nestabilities in today!! If you aren't waiting on the Labels One and Two sets, I may be sending you an email about your order being sent. *fingers crossed they are here SOON!*

JessicaLynn's Sheepdog & I think I have fallin' for Paper Pretties

What a cute sheepdog this guy is guarding his sheep. I don't know if the sheep is scared he is there or scared of something else and hiding behind his protector, but those big eyes sure make him/her look SWEET. I thought they would look perfect behind this fence with some pumpkins and leafy paper. The English sheep dog and sheep were colored with prisma color pencils, gamsoled, and framed with the black frame. Then the fence was paper pieced on top. The pumpkins were stamped on orange cs, shaded with my Bic Mark-Its, and then layered over one another as well. The tag was premade, trimmed a little smaller to fit, then adhered to the card. The cute little button was handmade by stamping the pumpkin onto shrink plastic, coloring with the Bic Mark-Its, then punched out and heated to get it to shrink. Old olive was also sponged around the bottom of the card under and behind the fence to add depth as well.

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Oooh, I think I have fallen in love with Paper Pretties!! I just can't get enough of them. I joined Christie's stamp of the month club, and I had to order a few. Then after I got those ones I had to order a few more. Oooh, how I wish she lived closer, because the wait is just TOO long for these little cuties.


I had emailed Christie about my stamp of the month, and then I told her that I really wanted the Fallin' for You stamp but she was all out. She showed me the link where I could get one w/o the EZ-mount, and I was THERE BABY!! :D HA I had some EZ-mount here at home, put this sweet little gal on it, and got her inky. I colored her with prismacolor pencils, gamsoled, and then decided I wanted blue and green in the background. This was achieved by a technique that Michelle Zindorf uses a lot -- I used the versamarked marker on her (have to do this quickly and light spots first or wipe your marker off on scratch paper every time you change colors, as it will pick up the color and smear on you), then clear emboss it. It makes it nice and shiny. I just love the feel of the clear embossing anyway . . . then you can sponge over it, and it will not ruin your image. I loved all of the leaves in the image, but I really wanted more leaves, so I got out my Happy Fall Y'all set (ya know I reach for this set often especially if I want some extra leaves or that cute little pumpkin). The leafy border was perfect. I stamped it on some scraps of summer sun, really rust, ruby red, and a shade of green. Then I trimmed those little buggers out. I know, I know, they are tiny, but I really think the effort was worth it! I glued a pile on the bottom edge of the image, and also decided on adding them to the border on the bottom. I also wanted more of my embossed piece to show from under the image, so I slid her up a bit and created a tent topper card(?) instead. The embossed piece is the cuttlebug folder birds and swirls.

Like that tag above says, Happy Fall, Y'All! I hope you are all having a great time this season. My hubby and I are getting out for more and more walks now that it is cooler to do so. The leaves are beautiful, and the crispness of the air is nice, too. And when you are not outdoors, happy Stampin N Scrappin everyone!

Paper Pretties

Card details: A2 size card, Beate's sketch challenge
CS: Pretty in pink, white, kraft, and burgundy
DP: Sugared Basic Grey
Ink: Brilliance graphite black, basic brown, and creamy caramel
Acc: chocolate chip double-stitched ribbon, prismacolor pencils and gamsol, tag punch, confetti-type flowers from my friend Jennifer-G, scalloped Fiskars scissors, and liquid pearls

I received my Paper Pretties order last week, and these cute little stamps have been here waiting for me to start using them. Christie Ortman sure draws some adorable stamps of children. I just love their sweet little faces. So far, I have only inked up the cuddle me stamp, but I can't wait to use the other ones I received. Some of my SBS girlfriends have been telling how sweet these images are for a while, and I finally caved in and purchased four of my own. You can also join the stamp of the month club and just get one of Christie's creations a month. Right now she is offering 40% off your order of anything PINK for the month of October for Breast cancer awareness, so go check out her site. I am sure you will LOVE her stamps.

Card details: 5 x 5-inch square card

CS: Regal rose, vanilla, pretty in pink, and chocolate chip

DP: Sugared Basic Grey

Ink: Brilliance graphite black and basic brown

Acc: chocolate chip double-stitched ribbon, prismacolor pencils,

gamsol, and Robin's Nest dew drops

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stampin'! :)

P.S. -- The blog candy drawing is still going on below. Enter for a chance to win in Sept. 29th post. Winner will be chosen October 13th!

I just had to add one more photo to show you what I received in the mail today. Isn't this the cutest drawing of an alpaca you have ever seen?! This was a thank you card sent to me from Carolyn, the dear sweet lady whom I gave the one alpaca stationery set to. The drawing was by Diane BurrOws of Upstate NY http://www.artexcellentz.com/