Blogaversary Candy!!

I'm so excited.
Today marks my first anniversary as a blogger!! Woo-Hoo!! And to celebrate, I wanted to offer you some Christmas blog candy that I got at Stamper's Dream. Michelle's store is a *one-stop-shop*, so I thought I'd just get a bunch of fun stuff from there.

First, my card:
I just colored this darling Cat Nap (Artful Stamper) image with my copics. (My dear friend Denise stamped this for me...thanks friend!!)

The sentiment (Cute and Curly - SU), was built up with dimensional tape and different shapes from my Nestabilities diecuts and SU punches. I added some Ultrafine Transparent Glitter to the stocking cap with my Quickie Glue Pen, and a touch of Christmas Red Stickles to the berries. The pearls are Pewter (Kaisercraft), and the grossgrain and striped ribbon is by May Arts.


Supplies:
Stamps - Artful Stamper, Cute and Curly (SU)
Paper - Alpine Frost (S.E.I.) Birchtone Medium, Black, Vanilla Cream (Prismatics), White
Ink - Black , Cranberry Crisp (SU)
Accessories - Nestabilities, Copics, Curly Label Punch (Su), ribbon, pearls, glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Stickles, dimensional tape

Now for the BLOG CANDY!!! All you have to do is leave a comment, and I'll use Random.org to pick a winner Monday afternoon!!

Here's what's included:
Wassail Basicgrey DP
A fun snowflake scissors
Ornate Christmas (Inkadinkado)
Sketches Scrollwork Christmas (Inkadinkado)
Snowflake wonder (Spellbinders)
Red Rhinestone Stickers (Kaisercraft)
Liquid Applique (White)
Frosted Lace and Burgandy (Stickles)

Thank you so much for stopping by. I appreciate all of your encouragement through comments and visits this past year!!

Have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!!
Happy Stamping!!!!
Tosh

Gray Day Smiles with Blog Candy

Today is the 2nd Thursday of December. I can hardly believe it!! Time is just flying by. It could have something to do with the time of year it is I guess (grin) Anyway, Stamper's Dream has been issuing a challenge each month, and since the month of December can be filled with some pretty gray days, for today's Dreamy Challenge we're making Gray cards with a splash of color and a bit of bling. Here's my take on the challenge.

I stamped these Snow People (Artful Stamper) with Smokey Gray Versafine onto Neenah Solar White paper. I then colored them with my copics, and cut out the rectangular shape with my Nestabilities, along with the oval tag. I dipped my Stampin' Up white snowflake in my Essential Glue pad and coated it with Swimming Pool Sugar Coating glitter, and added a dew drop to the center. I added glitter to the scarves, mittens, and snow with my Quickie Glue Pen, and the Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter (Art Institute).

The little gems are Adornit gems on top of circles that I punched with a hole punch.
Each panel is mounted with dimensional tape, and the edges are ink distressed with Slate (Adirondack Dye Ink)

Check out what the rest of the Stamper's Dream Dream Team has come up with: Michelle, Cammie, Charmaine, Cindy, Denise, Kim, Laurie.

Michelle is having a Blog Candy give away too, so you'll want to check out her blog. All you have to do to be entered, is make a card with tones of gray, and add a splash of color and a bit of bling. Link that to the comment section of Michelle's Stamper's Dream blog, and you'll be entered. If you're posting your card on SCS, please use the keyword SDDC3. We'd love to see all of your creative ideas!! Here's what you can win....


Also....while you're thinking about what to get for your stamping friends and relatives, think about getting them GIFT CERTIFICATES from Stamper's Dream. Sometimes it's hard to know what supplies or images they already have, and what stamper doesn't love shopping for supplies!?!?!

Cat in the Hat

Howdy!! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week. I made this card today for SCS's Sketch challenge found HERE. I don't know what I was thinking by adding all the hardware, but what's done is done!!

This adorable *cat in the hat* image Cat Nap by Artful Stamper, was colored with copics, and the hat is flocked.

The little snowman in the picture is from the set Little Somethings (SU - 1998 - retired). For the corners, I cut out a section of the SnowDots embossing folder with a nestability square and ink distressed it with Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink).

The flakes are Felt (SU) and were coated with Dazzling Diamonds (SU) after dipping them in my Glue Essentials pad. The bottom panel is pierced with an ornare template, and the subtle blue flakes on the white panels are Tinsel Town (Pink Paislee). The Merry Christmas sentiment is by Northwoods.

Finally, I added some brads and some Icons Rhinestone stickers.

Thanks for stopping by. Have an awesome week!
Happy Stamping!
Tosh

Supplies:
Stamps -Cat Nap (Artful Stamper), Pink Paislee, Little Somethings (SU)
Paper - Cosmo Cricket, Kaisercraft, Granola - Basicgrey
Ink - Tuxedo Black Memento, Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Copics, Nestabilities, felt snowflakes, rhinestone stickers, piercing tool and template, corner rounder, cuttlebug, dimensional tape, dazzling diamonds, white flock

SCS Sketch...Ornament

I love Wednesday's, because I love participating in Rox's sketch challenge on SCS. You can see the sketch HERE. I stamped this Tree Ball image (Artful Stamper) three times onto the backside of Vanilla Cream Prismatics with Tuxedo Black (Memento), and colored them with copics. I Ink distressed the top image with Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink) and framed it with Crabapple Dark. I then cut on the inside of the circle with an exacto knife.

After that, I cut out the trees, snowline and holly from one of the other colored images and popped them up on the main bg image for dimension. Finally, I added an acetate window to the back of the cut out piece, and the popped holly and trim. The snow piece is colored with my inkssentials opaque white pen, and all the snowflakes and holly are glittered up. I added some crystal laquer to the little baubles on the top and bottom of the ornament, and a few dew drops along the sides of the main panel.

Oh, I almost forgot, the beautiful Merry Christmas Script was stamped with Black Onyx Versafine and embossed with Detail Black ep (Judikins)...awesome stuff I tell you!! And the ribbon is Olive Twill (May Arts)

Ali update...Ali made it through some really tough tests with flying colors. They were excited to see that there is no new bleeding, but there is still swelling on her brain so they can't do a biopsy yet. Keep her and her family in your prayers as the decide the next plan of action with their awesome team of doctors. I keep this thread on SCS - HERE - updated daily.

Thank you so very much for stopping in!! I hope your week is off to a great start.
Tosh


Supplies:
Stamps - Tree Ball (Artful Stamper), Merry Christmas (Northwoods)
Paper - Winter Wonderland (Kaisercraft), Vanilla Cream, Crabapple Dark (Prismatics)
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Black Onyx (Versafine), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Copics, exacto knife, dew drops, glitter, crystal lacquer, dimensional tape

Silver and Gold Baubles

It's Wednesday!! Half of the week is now past, and I think it took my mojo with it. Boy did I struggle with today's SCS sketch. Different papers, different colors, etc.

Well, here's the final result. I stamped the Balls and Stars (Artful Stamper) image with Craft White onto black cardstock and set it with my heat tool. I also stamped it with Tuxedo Black (Memento) and colored the ornaments with my copics. I cut out the white and mounted them onto the black and proceeded to trace the designs with my Quickie Glue Pen. I then added the colors...gold on the green, black on the red, and white on the blue. The ornament tops also have gold, and the flakes, white.

After that, I added the hangers with my black glaze pen, and some Black and Crystal Rhinestone stickers (Kaisercraft) to my flakes and edges. Peace is also embossed with Detail Black EP (JudiKins).

Finally, I coated my ornaments with 3D Crystal Lacquer to give them dimension and shine.

I hope you're all having a fabulous week!
Happy Stamping!!

Supplies:
Stamps - Balls and Stars (Artful Stamper) Peace Sentiment (Wordsworth)
Paper - Gold, Silver, Black (Stampin' Up)
Ink - White Craft, Black Onyx Versafine
Accessories - Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Corner Tag Punch (SU), Black Glaze Pen, Rhinestone Stickers (KaiserCraft), Dimensional tape

Season of Peace

I was reading someone's blog the other day, and they were lamenting about all the stages their card took before being finished. Starting one way and ending up totally different. Well, this card took so many twists and turns, and I'm still not happy with it. Arrrrrrrgggghhhh!!! I wanted to use this sparkly My Mind's Eye Paper (Gorgeous stuff irl) with this dove and the colors fit with the #5 Inspiration Challenge on SCS today. I just couldn't get my layout the way I wanted it. You wouldn't believe the different changes this has been through. I had my dove colored and layered right off. No problems there....well, until I saw that the edges were too white with the gold trim and tried to run a sponge just over the edge....well, of course it got on the image itself...*groan* Why didn't I just use my gold leafing pen like I did around the sentiment!! *kicking my self here* Oh well, I wasn't about to stamp, color and cut the three layers again.

I stamped the Season of Peace (Artful Stamper) dove onto Neenah Natural White, with Versamark, and embossed it with Detail Gold ep. I then colored it with copics. Now, you have to be careful with the gold, because the copics will take away the shimmer. I added a bit of sparkle with my quickie glue pen and glitter, sewed around the edges, and added Dew Drops to the corners and flower. Each panel is popped up with dimensional tape too.

I want to thank all of you for stopping by!! I hope you're having a blessed weekend!!
Don't forget to check the post below for BLOG CANDY!!! I can't wait to announce a winner tomorrow afternoon!! Woo-Hoo!! Thank you for all your kind, kind comments and your well wishes!! They truly mean a lot!!! Stampers are some of the kindest and best people out there!! There's no doubt in my mind!!! HUGS!!!


Supplies:
Stamps -Season of Peace (Artful Stamper), Peace Sentiment (Wordsworth)
Paper - Laundry Line (My Mind's Eye), Neenah Natural White, Rose Dark (Prismatics)
Ink - Versamark, Frayed Burlap, Aged Mahogany (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Dew Drops, Copics, Detail Gold ep, Small Oval Punch, Corner Tag Punch (SU), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape, Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen

There's no people like Snowpeople

Today's Color challenge on SCS is Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Very Vanilla. I don't have any of the new colors so I tried to get as close as I could with my prismatics and dp.

I stamped the Snow People image by Artful Stamper in Tuxedo Black (Memento) on Neenah Natural White, and colored the snowmen with my copics.

I liked the soft, fuzzy feel of this May Arts ribbon and thought it fit with the mittens and snow caps. The edges were all ink distressed ( I know, you're all shocked...*grin*) with Frayed Burlap, and the third guy is popped up with dimensional tape.

I also distressed the corner brad by pounding it with my Tim Holtz distress hammer.

Thanks for stopping by! Have an awesome week!! And, happy stamping!!

Supplies:
Stamps - Artful Stamper
Paper - Tres Jolie (My Mind's Eye), Spring Willow Dark, Suede Brown Dark, Vanilla Cream (Prismatics)
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Copics, Tim Holtz Distress hammer, Brads, Mat Pack, Piercing tool, Fibers, sponge, dimensional tape

Watercolored Apples

It's Sunday, and that means I get to case a Featured Stamper on SCS. Today it's Shannon (aka E3Stamper). Not only is she inspirational with her gallery of fabulous sketches, but she's just as inspirational with her comments. A real sweetheart for sure. Here's the card I cased: Real Soft Love I loved her sketch, so I stuck faithfully to it. The changes I made are as follows:
1. Colors
2. Images
3. Added sewing and distressing

That's it...I told ya...I loved her sketch!!

Now, for my card, I stamped the Apples image (Artful Stamper) with Black Onyx Versafine and embossed it with Detail Black Embossing Powder (Judikins). I then colored the image with Adirondack reinkers that will be listed in the supplies at the bottom of this post. The sentiment is also embossed, and each panel is ink distressed with Frayed Burlap and Walnut Ranger Distress inks. I sewed around the Cosmo Cricket dp to help give it a country feel, and added the ribbon and brads that Shannon's sketch called for.

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope ya'll have a fantastic and blessed week!!

Supplies:
Stamps - Apples (Artful Stamper) Sentiment (Thinking of you messages - Hero Arts)
Paper - Suede Brown Dark and Tawny Light (Prismatics), Gretel (Cosmo Cricket), Wheat (Creative Imaginations)
Ink - Frayed Burlap, Walnut (Range Distress Ink) Black Onyx (Versafine), Red Pepper, Lemonade, Terra Cotta, Lettuce, Latte, Espresso (Adirondack re-inkers)
Accessories - Martha Stewart Ribbon, Brads (Heidi Swapp), sewing machine, dimensional tape, sponge, distressing tool