Speedy the Cat Challenge #88

hey hey hey! its Sa-tur-day LOL



This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Brenda has challenged us "to use a snowflake".

So I used snowflake stamp from MFP's new Ice & Snow set and the sentiment is from their new Buffalo Spring set

a fav layout that I dont use often enough...stash light blue cardstock matted onto white cardbase, edges sponged with Ranger's Distress Ink "Tumbled Glass"...heat embossed snowflakes and sentiment..., white scrap dry embossed with Cuttlebug folder, ribbon from stash

great layout to use scraps! Hope you enter the challenge - remember...random winner wins

a FREE MFP SET!

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! Safe traveling for those of you away....we have a rousing rowdy group every year...playing Dominoes and others will be playing Rook!

yep, we ARE the Wild Bunch (-:

but we eat good - I make a huge pot of vegetable beef soup and another family brings his pot of beans that has slow cooked for-ever!!! plus desserts, snacks, etc...

Our house will be packed and we love bringing in the New Year this way....

BRING on 2012! (-:

hugs,

Life Styles give away!

now this is a prize! head over to Life Styles Craft Blog and check it out!

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there, hope everyone had a beautiful blessed Christmas...we sure did! loved being in church and praising our Lord to celebrate His birth, then over to visit our youngest daughter and family (the one with the 3 little grankids) loved it! missed our other daughter and family but sure glad they spent Christmas in their own home this year (they usually travel)...on to the  HEARTFELT CREATIONS ALUMNI BLOG HOP (-:

These super talented ladies were able to squeeze in our monthly hop (which is the last Tuesday of the month) even with all the business of this month:

Olga
Selma
Carla
Kristina
Tesa
and ME !

I chose to use the gorgeous Heartfelt Creation single stamp called Autumn Corsage

Didnt add a sentiment (which will go in the upper corner) because I need Thank You and Birthday Cards for January...not sure which this will be yet (-:

If you didnt start at the beginning, pop over to Olga's and be prepared for your jaw to drop!!!!

Well this was a short blog hop due to the holidays...BUT that means better odds of being the selected winner.

One of our blogs will be randomly chosen and from all those that commented on that blog, the winner will be again, randomly chosen.

Blog Hop will remain open for comments through midnight Friday night Dec 30th

The winner will be posted here (and on the member's blogs who are in town to post)

by noon on Sat Dec 31st

Winner receives a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

supplies: 

cardstock: GKD Asparagus, retired stash designer paper from SU

ink: Ranger's Distressed Crushed Olive and Spun Sugar sponged onto mat

Copics:  RV02, 11, 19, 21 ...YG63, BG09, C2

embellishment: stash ribbon

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes

the Crafty Pad - Anything but Christmas

Wee Memories - Anything goes

Speedy the Cat Friends Challenge #87

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Patty has challenged us to create..."anything goes"! Love it!
I have a brother whose birthday is in January and he turns the big 60! so this is going to him...

This one is so fun!!

Used the new set from Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co called "Buffalo Spring"...

used designer paper from Tim Holtz "Ideaology", light brown cardstock base from stash and ink is Ranger's Distressed Rusty Hinge, Burlap, and Aged Mahogany.

Copics used: N2, N6, E35, E11

Gold adhesive nailheads in stash...

ok - back to getting ready for Christmas!

hugs all

Sugar Creek Hollow and Layers of Color

Ok - entry #3!!! and that's it...just keeping my fingers crossed now (-: hope you are trying to win the Cricut from Sugar Creek Hollow too! Still time to enter - it only takes one entry ----you never know !!

Flower is from Layers of Color Designer Collection by Nina Brackett called "Dotted Peonies"

I have plans for this set (-:

the Thank you is from an unknown - there is nothing on the wood block....

Well, folks I'm outta here until the first of the year...taking a much needed break and will be working on DT cards for January - Will be auto posting my two challenge cards for the last two Saturdays of this month for Speedy the Cat, small blog hop for Heartfelt Creations (winner receives $25 to spend at HC) and posting my blog candy to start on Sunday and end on New Years Day....will announce winner on Monday January 2nd!

will finally be poppin around to visit  ya...

Merry Christmas to everyone

and remember......JESUS is the Reason for the Season....

Sugar Creek Hollow and Delicious Doodles

hi there, entry #2 using the wonderful candle/poinsettia image from Delicious Doodles for the "Thank You" card challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow...

Paper pieced the image colored with Copics onto the gorgeous Designer Paper from My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas...which I think is gorgeous...if all is quiet around here next week I intend to keep making Christmas cards because I didnt get to use this gorgeous paper like I wanted....

that's a big "IF"  LOL

hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge using Layers of Color

hi there, I've missed so much the past two weeks - several blog hops and challenges I wanted to do...BUT...my company's financial operations are on the calendar year and so I have been swamped...

however didnt want to miss getting my 3 entries in over at Sugar Creek Hollow to be entered in the draw for that very generous blog candy - a CRICUT!
only have one card assembled for now (but do have 2 more in the works)... first entry:

used the gorgeous set from Layers of Color "Teacup Blessings" and the corner stamp is from LOC's set "Touch of Elegance"

the rest of the supplies are: cardstock from MFP - Evergreen, design paper from Webster's Pages, ink was Memento Black and Ranger's Distressed "Pine Needles" and "Milled Lavendar". Colored with Copics BV00, 01, 11...BG18, YG 91

ok, going to crash - have to be out early in am but hopefully back home at a normal time!

Christmas is only 5 days away!  just need to wrap and bake  - hopefully on Saturday...

and to all my blogging friends out west in that huge snow storm - hope all are safe and have your power and heat!

hugs

Speedy the Cat Challenge #86

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, Patty has asked us to create " a Christmas card"! ...well now imagine that! LOL....who thinks she has PERFECT timing (-: I do !!

 so here we go! i grabbed the new set "New Pines"...

fun using some fibers I've had seems like FOUR-EV-ER!!!

My Mind's Eye dp, MFP cardstock, frame with Labels 15, scrunched seam binding with stash brad, MS leaf punch, Memento inks, Copics C1,YG63, E33,37 and white gel pen

next i created a card with retired set "Ginger Cookies"...i didnt realize this set wasnt available any longer, so its for my own "personal use"

ok, now pop over and check out the challenge and the DT's inspirations...

and enter your Christmas card....

you have one - so c'mon ...can't win that FREE SET if you dont enter

this aint Publisher Clearing House come knockin on your door LOL

do they really do that ???

LOL with hugs for all

entering this in the Christmas card challenge over at Joan's Gardens

Phri-days are Phindy's!! Challenge #86

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using "scraps no bigger than 3 inches"....LOVE IT! so pulled out the huge scrap box and started plucking out my pieces...

Did something a little different - only used a portion of the Phindy image, Snow Fun . Actually even the image is a piece of scrap - the girl that's with this snowman was poorly colored ...so i just punched out the snowman and only used him.

the tag came from My Mind's Eye, I added the To & From....

well Phindy and the rest of the team are taking a break until January...so hope you can pop pver and enjoy the rest of the Design Team's inspiration and join us in our last challenge for 2011...

Get rid of some scraps!!!

Thank you everyone who supported our Phindy Weekly Challenge this past year

 - see you again on January 6th!!

Merry Christmas Phindy Phans (-:

hugs

entering this in the challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow - I dont start on the DT until January so still trying to win that Cricut (-:
and the challenge at Joans Gardens

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 3

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Lois   Vicky   Anne   Connie   Linda - you are Here!   Karen H.   Patty P.   Geri   Dawn M.   Marilynn Chrissy   Karen K.   Pam   Debbie   Brenda T   Bonnie   Harriet   Tammylee   Silvia   Mark's Finest Papers

I have created two projects with the new set "New Pines" - this first one is a quick/easy card !

stamped the sentiment using Ranger's Distress - PineNeedles, then laid a nestie mask (a scrap piece of paper that has cut out this die image) over the sentiment and sponged lightly around sentiment...ran it through the Cuttlebug using the "dots" folder.
Added ribbon from MFP and matted onto MFP dark green cardstock. Stamped trees using white pigment ink and embossed with Seafoam White embossing powder onto piece of same green cardstock. Cut out trees and adhered to card. Adhered to MFP's white cardstock base.

This is a FIVE MINUTE card - very handy layout that I go to often when in a hurry (-:

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Next is another vintage tag using this set (and it will be entered into some tag challenges)

i LOVE this designer paper - it's from My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found Christmas" matted onto olive cardstock.

I added the "To and From" with gel burgundy pen and colored the berries with it also,

reversed the paper and added the strip on the side.

Stamped the sentiment with Memento Black

Stamped the cone with Ranger's Distress Aged Mahogany and paper pieced onto card.

Added lace...and bow with stash ribbon above the cone...punched hole up at top and made my hang string - popped big designer brad to close up hole...

last thing was adding the pearls using Viva's pearl pen - Ice White

hope this new release for December has given you some inspiration....

now looking forward to seeing who the random winners are - best wishes to all !

hugs,

Tag is entered into the following challenges:
Designed 2 Delight - tag, ends Dec 17
Sugar Creek Hollow - vintage tag, ends Dec 16th
Corrosive Challenges by Janet -anything but Christmas, ends Dec 24

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 2

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Lois   Vicky   Anne   Connie   Linda - you are Here!   Karen H.   Patty P.   Geri   Dawn M.   Marilynn Chrissy   Karen K.   Pam   Debbie   Brenda T   Bonnie   Harriet   Tammylee   Silvia   Mark's Finest Papers

Here is my first project using the new set "Pussy Willows". This is a beautiful set, decided to create a vintage tag and will be entering it in several vintage challenges...

Copics used: B26, E37, C2, 4, 5

inks used: Ranger's Distress - Walnut, Faded Jeans, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot

cardstock - light brown, not quite navy, stash designer paper

embellishments:  ticket from THoltz, stash seam binding, ivory center tag fr stash

paper pieced little bird and crimped ticket

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next is my project with the new "Ice and Snow", hand drew an ornament shape from dark blue cardstock that was covered with the snowflake in this set and white embossed...

then decided to stay with the snowflake theme and created the background

Cardstock and ribbon is from MFP

ink is Memento Black and Danube Blue, Dew Drop Brilliance - Moonlight White embossed with Seafoam White embossing powder,

using white gel pen added accents:  dotted more snow and added circles in snowflake openings

last touch was adding a little snowflake charm - it fit perfectly....

enjoy the hop and best of luck in the draw to win a FREE Set!

hugs,

Tag is entered into following challenges:
 Designed 2 Delight - tag, ends Dec 17
Sugar Creek Hollow - vintage tag, ends Dec 16th
Corrosive Challenges by Janet -anything but Christmas, ends Dec 24

Card is entered into following challenges:
Joans Gardens - anything goes Christmas card, ends Dec 16
My Sheri Crafts - snowflakes, ends Dec 23
Addicted to Stamps - Snowflakes ends Dec 24

Marks Finest Papers December Blog Hop Release Day 1

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's December Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Pucker Up Featured December 13

Pussy Willows Featured December 14 Ice and Snow Featured December 14

New Pines Featured December 15

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! We will announce all four winners on December 16, 2011 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Thursday December 15, 2011.

Lois   Vicky   Anne   Connie   Linda - you are here!   Karen H.   Patty P.   Geri   Dawn M.   Marilynn Chrissy   Karen K.   Pam   Debbie   Brenda T   Bonnie   Harriet   Tammylee   Silvia   Mark's Finest Papers

My card using "Pucker Up"

nice break from Christmas cards...

Copics used: Y02, 06, 15...E37, YG63, 67...BV01, 0000...RV02, R81

ink is SU's Lavendar Lace and Memento Black,

stash designer paper and cardstock

ribbon from MFP...

enjoy the hop - and best of luck in the random draw for a winner (-:

hugs,

Christmas Blog Candy coming!

I just had a dear friend point out to me that my blog is so very close to having 300 followers!
Just cant believe it....so I'm going to put together 3 candy packages and post them THIS week for all my followers...
Will be some stamp sets (new and retired), designer paper, embellishments...hmmmmm - thinking a quick trip to Hobby Lobby is needed...

and early thank you!

See you after the December Release of the new sets from Marks Finest Papers this Tues, Wed and Thursday (-:

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #85

Hello weekend! I am SO glad you are here!!!

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog, I loved having the challenge again. So have challenged us to create "Thank You" projects....we are busy making our Christmas cards and yet our stash of thank-you cards are going to be needed real soon ...

I strayed from the Christmas theme and created my card using MFP's "Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement"...was saving it for a "trash to treasure" challenge because I used a coffee cup holder from Starbucks. Turned it inside out to use the crimped side - an old friend taught me this trick (aka Jennie Harper) years and years and years ago...that's how old Jennie is..not ME (-*

cardstock is MFP's Aged Cranberry and stash designer paper. Image is stamped on Kraft and colored with Prisma pencils...lightly penciled edges while still in die and blended out...

added pearls with Viva's Black pearl pen, sentiment stamped with Memento Black.

Card opens from the bottom.

Hope you get to pop over and see the wonderful creations from the Design Team AND hope you are inspired to join in the challenge...remember - random winner wins a FREE STAMP SET!

looking forward to seeing your thank-you's

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

This is our Treasure Chest challenge hop and the focus is to create treat holders with a Christmas or New Year's theme! If you want to start at beginning of the hop, you can start from Stamp TV but if you hopping along already, then you should have come from the sweet blog of Lori McAree

I decided to create these adorable "sour cream containers"...they are quick - easy - and great way to use up some of my retired designer paper. TIP: my fingers just couldnt get these closed when they had the candy in them...so instead I sealed them up empty and then cut a slash in the top and filled them with M&M's...so much easier...added my little scalloped circle sentiment and it closed the slit perfectly!

These are for my grankids - chocked full of M&M's... and they hold a LOT - kids will enjoy (-:

these are so easy to make - go here for instructions - I just made my cylinder and sealed one end, then sealed the opposite end the opposite way, slit the top and added the candy, and added sentiment and ribbon....sooooo easy!

used GKD's 2009 Stamp set "Signed with Love" and punches from SU.
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then for my assistant at work I made this larger gift box - filled with gold wrapped snickers!
used the Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Labels 4 and regular size Labels 4, cardstock is all from GKD along with GKD's designer paper, Stamp set is GKD's 2009 "Very Merry Christmas" by Theresa Momber. I took side pics so you could see that I made a small box and adhered the two side panels...bells are colored with Copics Y21, 26, 28, YG63,67 and Gold Smooch, ink is Memento Black and Delicata Golden Glitz....easy QUICK and different!

 i should have decorated the sides....

that's it for me!!!

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (December 13), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!

your next stop is the elegant blog of Karen Knegten

hope you've been inspired!

hugs,

entered assistant's gift box in challenge at Joan's Gardens

Phri-days are Phindy's!! Challenge #85

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "clean and simple" -which means not a lot of layers, embellishments, etc.

I'm using Phindy's cute winter image Jingle Bear ...

used my cuttlebug to dry emboss background and Spellbinders to cut image...

colored with Copics

Clean and Simple!

hope you get to enter -

You don't have to use a Phindy image this week but if you do, follow the instructions on the sidebar under the Challenge Rules to enter your card twice. Don't have a Phindy image, then just pop over to her store and pick up a few. There are some adorable new images to choose from.

One random winner will win a $5 gift certificate to the Phindy's Place Store. In addition the Design Team will select one entry as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot.

have a beautiful weekend - weather is supposed to be glorious although I hope to be finishing my shopping - gift cards for all this year (except the grankids) - this GranMa is tired and out of time LOL

hugs,

entered in challenge Joans Gardens - anything goes Christmas card, ends Dec 16

Grinch Game over at Creative Clear Stamps

Dont miss the fun over at Creative Clear Stamps . You can get there from the badge on my sidebar!

If the grinch is found at your blog you could win:

Prize value begins at $100.00 and could include CCS stamp sets, various retail store gift certificates, tools, embellishments, and much much more. The prize value will increase by $25.00 with every 10 NEW CV blog followers. Maximum prize value is $500.00. One Lucky Grand Prize Winner to be announced at NOON Central time 12-09-11.

 So I'm hoping something will happen on this blog LOL
 hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge - to use non-traditional colors for Christmas

hi there, well since my time on the Design Team for Sugar Creek Hollow doesn't start until January, I'm still trying to win their blog candy - the Cricut!!!
so I have my three entries for this week's challenge "to create with non-traditional colors" for Christmas:

this first two are done with Layers of Color " Christmas Blessings" " - yep, I love this set. This is another way I've used it...non-traditional color is primarily  shades of Turquoise for the first one and Turquoise, Brown and Black for the second one!

and the third one is done with a stamp from Tin Can Mail - primarily shades of Brown matted onto ivory card base....

all coloring done with Copics...

hope you get a chance to enter - wouldnt winning a Cricut be an absolute awesome Christmas present!

hugs,

WINNER of Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

Hello, thank you to everyone who participated in our hop....your response and encouragement was wonderful - big cyber hug to all !

A random draw of names of the Design Team pulled Olga's blog...then each name was written on small piece of paper and name was drawn by my DH....winner is BECKY!

Congrats, Becky! please email Emma at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us to receive your $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations (-:

EVERYONE, Mark your calendars for the next Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop for December 27th - you may be the next winner of a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

Have a beautiful day!

Sugar Creek Hollow - WOOOOO HOOOOO!

hi there - THIS is what you will see over on the Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge Blog today:

Welcome to Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and a new challenge. Before I get to the challenge, let me tell you about some changes to the Sugar Creek Hollow Design Team. First, we are losing a couple of our wonderful designers because of family commitments. Marsha has been with Sugar Creek Hollow since the very beginning and her wonderful vintage designs will be missed. While Heide hasn't been with us as long, she has inspired us all each week with some gorgeous designs. Renee is going to stay with the team but will be scaling back her participation. Starting in the New Year she will become our Feature Artist and will show us all how Recycling and Repurposing are done the vintage way when those challenges come up. These ladies have made valuable contributions to the Sugar Creek Hollow team and have become lovely online crafting friends. Next, we have three new designers coming on board and they are joining us with their vintage beauties for the challenge this week so you can get a preview of what they will be showing you starting in January. Give a big welcome to:

Linda Payne from Payne Holler Cards

Peggy Marsh from The Wired Angel

Daniele Haddon from The Musings of a Chocoholic 

Now on to our challenge. With Christmas close at hand, our challenge to you this week is to make CHRISTMAS CARDS IN NON-TRADITIONAL COLORS. Don't forget that we are a vintage, shabby chic or primitive challenge and want you to create in those styles.

We have a lovely new sponsor this week. Please welcome Delicious Doodles who will be providing one random winner with 4 digis of her choice. The random winner will also receive a Sugar Creek Hollow winner's badge to display. The Design Team will also choose a Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot. Don’t forget, we also have Christmas Blog Candy for one lucky winner to be chosen from our challenge entries between now and Christmas Eve. To inspire you all of our current and our new designers have created some fabulous Christmas cards in non-traditional colors using a couple of the images from Delicious Doodles.

so here is mine :

this image reminded me of some pictures in my baby book from when my parents went camping when I was a baby ...(and I'm now soon going to be 61 so you know it's fallin apart LOL)

what I love about it is that my Mom journaled back then...all of my photo pages are black and she always used a white pen! sure wish I knew where to find the kind of pen she used!!

one of these days I will take some pics of my book and use in a post...

I am thrilled to be part of this Design Team !! hope I do them proud

hugs