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!?!?!

Chocolate Flakes

I found some awesome napkins at Walmart this past week that had different brown tones and snowflakes. Well, I'm a country girl and loved the warm, cozy, country feel. I know....shocker, eh? So, of course they inspired me to make this card. (no comments about brown snow either...*groan*)

So, this was a very simple and quick card. I just used my Curved Rectangle Nestabilities diecut to cut out the shape I wanted, stamped the Snowflakes (Stampin' Up) onto this gorgeous K&Company paper with Brushed Corduroy (Ranger Distress Ink), and outlined them with my white opaque pen (Inkssentials).

I layered the main image panel onto a Snowflake embossed (cuttlebug), Suede Brown Light (Prismatics) piece of cardstock, and framed them both with Suede Brown Dark (Prismatics). Finally, I sewed around the edges of the back panel, added Chocolate Pearls (Kaisercraft) and some gorgeous White Embroidered Ribbon (May Arts).

The sentiment is from the Home for Christmas set (Stampin' Up)

That's it.
Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying this season and that all your Holiday plans are going smoothly!!!
Happy Stamping!!
Tosh


Supplies:
Stamps - Snowflakes, Home for Christmas (Stampin' Up)
Paper - K&Company, Suede Brown Light and Dark (Prismatics)
Ink - Brushed Corduroy (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - White opaque pen, pearls, sewing machine, ribbon, Horizontal Slot punch (Stampin' Up), Nestabilities

Peace

Good Monday Morning!! It's time for this weeks CCEE challenge. This week, Kelley from Our Daily Bread Designs provided this Peace on Earth stamp set to all of us. Thank you Kelley. I enjoyed working with it.

I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black onto Neenah Natural White and colored it with my copics. The frame is Labels II (Spellbinders) and is matted and raised with dimensional tape. The swirl above is also from a diecut by Spellbinders.

The paper is from the Basicgrey Granola collection, and the brown diamond is dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.


I pierced the edges of the back panel and added Black Rhinestone stickers (Kaisercraft) to the swirl and corners. Each panel, and the dove, is mounted with dimensional tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by!! If you'd like to see what the other girls have done with this set, stop by the CCEE Stampers blog!


Supplies:
Stamps - Peace on Earth (Our Daily Bread)
Paper - Granola (Basicgrey), Black (Prismatics) Neenah Natural White
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Spellbinders diecut shapes, Labels II Nestabilities, piercing tool, rhinestone stickers, dimensional tape, Copics, Cuttlebug

2 Cards 2 Challenges

Good Wednesday Morning!! I made a card for SCS's Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge today.

The first one is for SCS's Sketch found HERE.
I stamped this charming Merry Chrismoose (Isn't he the cutest?) with Tuxedo Black (Memento) onto Neenah Natural White and colored him with my copics.

The Tinsel Town Trees (Pink Paislee) were rock and rolled with Always Artichoke (SU) and Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink)

I added a touch of sparkle, just for fun, with my Quickie Glue Pen and Lily White Sugar Coating (Doodlebug)....it's on sale too....Woo-Hoo!! Check out all of Michelle's Doodlebug products for a great sale.

I used my Spellbinders Tag Trio for the sentiment!

The rest here is pretty self explanatory.


Supplies:
Stamps - Merry Chrismoose (Stampendous), Tinsel Town (Pink Paislee)
Paper - K&Company, Suede Brown Medium (Prismatics), Neenah Natural White
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Copics, Nestabilities, Corner Tag Punch (SU), Glitter, Dimensional Tape, Quickie Glue pen, Cuttlebug, Ribbon and Fibers



I made this second card for SCS's Color Challenge. We had to use the colors Sahara Sand, Black, and Very Vanilla. I didn't use SCS cs, so I got as close to the colors as I could.

I stamped this gorgeous Northwoods image with Tuxedo Black (Memento) on to Neenah Natural White cs, colored it with my Warm Gray Copics, added Frosted Lace Stickles to the leaves, and cut out the image. I then ink distressed all the edges with Sahara Sand (SU).

The base behind the flowers is the Curved Rectangle Nestabilities diecut, the back panel is dry embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, and the middle horizontal strip was cut with a Martha Stewart Border punch.

For a final touch, I punched the corners with my SU Corner Tag punch and added Pewter Pearls (Kaisercraft)

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you're having a fabulous week. I won't be posting for a few days again because I'll be watching my oldest compete in college swimming. I'm looking forward to that!!

Happy Stamping!!!
Tosh


Supplies:
Stamps - Poinsettia (Northwoods)
Paper - Neenah Natural White, Bazzill, Black
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Sahara Sand
Accessories - Frosted Lace Stickles, Pewter Pearls (Kaisercraft), Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Punch, Corner Tag Punch (SU), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Dimensional Tape

A Western Winter

Howdy!! It's time for another CCEE challenge that I do each Monday with a small group of friends. Cindy Haffner came up with our challenges for this month. Today we were to make a blue card with brads. (She was very easy on us since this is such a busy month. Thanks Cindy...you're a dear)

I made this card for a special young man who just turned 10 on Friday (okay...so I'm a bit late...but what boy doesn't like a birthday drawn out? *grin*)

Anyway, this is quite the mish-mash of stamps and inks. The bg was created by leaving the Kraft cardstock in the Labels I diecut and sponging the inside with Craft White (SU) and Petal Point blues. I then stamped the trees (Lovely as a Tree - SU) with Tuxedo Black (Memento), the left Wanted (SU) horse with Sepia (Versafine), and the right one again with Tuxedo Black after masking the first one. Now I realize the horses shouldn't be lined up the way they are. It's not aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The brown one was supposed to be higher, but I rushed it and didn't use my positioner. Arghh!! Since this was my 4th attempt at a bg, I'm just leaving it as is. I know...the horror. After stamping all the images, I heat set the pigment inks with my heat tool, and added some snow with my Inkssentials White Opaque Pen.

The blue bg panel was dry embossed with the Forest Panel (Cuttlebug). I then blanket stitched along the edges with my sewing machine.

I created the sentiment with my JustRite Harmony Rectangular Stamper set, and the 25 pt Brayton Font letters and symbols.

The circle star is from the charming Papertrey set called Background Basics Stars.

To see what the other girls have come up with this month, click HERE.
And if you'd like to play along, we'd love to see what you come up with. Just follow the instructions on the CCEE Stampers blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you had a blessed weekend!!
Happy Stamping!
Tosh

Supplies:
Stamps - Wanted, Lovely as a Tree (SU), Sentiment (JustRite), Background Basics Stars (Papertrey)
Paper - MME, Suede Brown Dark, Kraft (Prismatics)
Ink - Craft White (SU), Petal Point pigments, Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress), Tuxedo Black (Memento), Sepia (Versafine)
Accessories - brads, twine, sewing machine, cuttlebug, nestabilities, sponge, dimensional tape, white opaque pen (Inkssentials)

RAK Parade of Talent

I'm so excited to share all these fabulous creations with you. I received all these darling cards and handmade gifts recently and I wanted you all to see them. If you click on the names, you can see their fabulous blogs or galleries. Thank you each and every one of you for your kindness. These are all treasured immensely!!

Here's a darling bag and two gorgeous cards from Joanne:

Here's a charming butterfly card and sweet
Tea Bag Gift Holder from Holly:














Here are two darling Snowmen in Pink:
one from Frances, and one from Charlene:















Next I have two gorgeous cards with flowers:
One from Gabriela, and one from Dawn:















Next, I have a fun and sparkly fish from Nancy,
and a charming stuffed turkey from Denise:

















And last, but certainly not the least,
I have this sweet and sparkly cupcake from Cammie:











Happy Stamping!!
Happy Weekend!!
Hugs!!
Tosh

A Whiff of Joy after Thanksgiving

I hope all my American friends had a Happy Thanksgiving yesterday. I know I did!! I'd have to say it was one of the best ever. My son was home from college and it was such a fun relaxing day.

Well, my husband has been building a new shop, and he and my son decided it needed a basketball hoop inside. So there was a quick trip to Walmart and then the assembly. That gave me some time to make a card while father and son had some bonding time...no complaints from me...*grin*

The minute I saw this sweet Whiff of Joy Snowman called Herb with Teacup, I was in love!! I adore snowmen, and I loved the sweet swirls and his charming outfit!! Of course I had to have him. I stamped him onto Champagne Metallic (Prism) with Tuxedo Black (Memento) and colored him with my copics. I originally had planned to have the sentiment medallion on the outside, but my daughter told me it was too much. So, since I've long admired Denise's (The Paper Landscaper) style of decorating the inside of her cards too, I thought now was the time to give that a try. The sentiment is from the set: Winter Love

The circle and rectangle were cut with my Nestabilities diecuts, and I added a Stampin' Up snowflake, ribbon, dew drops, and stickles. The bottom border was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.


Supplies:
Stamps - Whiff of Joy
Paper - Festive Frost (My Mind's Eye) Mystic Medium and Suede Brown Dark, Champagne Metallic (Prism)
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Accessories - Ribbon, Snowflake (SU), Dew Drops, Martha Stewart Punch, Corner Tag Punch, Double Circle punch (SU), Frosted Lace, Gunmetal, Christmas Red (Stickles), Copics, Nestabilities, dimensional tape

Thank You!!

I have so many Thank You's to make, I thought I'd get started right away. It helped that I just received some new JustRite images in the mail a couple of days ago...*grin* They're perfect for thank you notes, among many other things too of course. (Can ya tell I love them?)

And, guess what?!?! Stamper's Dream is having a 50% off sale on select images. Click HERE to check them out.

Not only that, SD is offering all it's Holiday stamps at 15% off. Click HERE for this great deal. All you have to do to get this special deal is to enter the coupon code HOLIDAYS when checking out.


I always try to do SCS's Sketch Challenge, and thought I wouldn't be able to this week because my son came home from college last night. For some reason he wanted to sleep in? Hmmmm...could it be because he doesn't have to go to the 5:00 am morning swim practices while home? LOL

Anyway, all I did was stamp this *Thanks* medallion (Harmony Classic Circle Stamper II Stamp Ensemble) twice...once in Old Olive and once in True Thyme (SU), and cut out the *thanks* and mounted it with dimensional tape on top of the True Thyme.

I LOVE this Poolside and Greenhouse paper by Making Memories. The ribbon is also from the Greenhouse collection (MM). The rhinestone crystals are K&Company.

That's it! I hope all my American friends have a happy Thanksgiving. And the rest of you, I hope you are having a blessed week and have much to be thankful for!!

Happy Stamping!!
Tosh

Supplies:
Stamps - JustRite
Paper - Poolside & Greenhouse (Making Memories), Neenah Solar white, Spring willow Dark (Prismatics)
Ink - Old Olive, True Thyme (SU), Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress)
Accessories - Ribbon (Making Memories), Rhinestone Stickers (K&Company), Nestabilities, dimensional tape

A Masculine Christmas Tent Topper

Before I get to how this card came about, I wanted to let you know about a fantastic sale!!! Stamper's Dream has many JustRite Images priced at 50% off!! Click HERE to see what you can get for this fantastic price. I'm a huge JustRite fan. They are so very versatile, so be sure to check it out.

Not only that, SD is offering all the Holiday stamps at 15% off. Click HERE for this great deal. All you have to do to get this special deal is to enter the coupon code HOLIDAYS when checking out.

And......Michelle is carrying Sarah Kay images now too!! They are soooooo darling!! And they're a blast to color.

Now for the details about my card. First I chose my DP. I love Basicgrey's Archaic line and thought it would be fun to use it as a Christmas card. So, I chose my colors based on this charming plaid.

I used my Stampin' Up markers to color my Christmas Stamp Ensemble sentiment from JustRite Stampers, and cut it out along with a few mats, with my Circle Nestabilities. To get the ridged edge, I just took the Scalloped Circle diecut and a slightly smaller circle and ran it through the cuttlebug. To be sure you have the right size circle to cut off only a portion of the scallops, you shouldn't be able to see any of the scallop sticking out the outside of the circle.

To finish it off, I added SU's Cranberry Crisp Stitched Ribbon, and punched the horizontal strip with a Martha Stewart Punch. Oh, I almost forgot, I also punche the top edges of my card with Su's corner tag punch.

ETA: I always forget to let people know the sizes of my cards, and they're rarely A2...*grin*
I was kindly asked to let you know in my blog entries. If I forget in the future, please remind me via my email. Today's base is 4" x 4". The circle scallop is the second to largest...I don't know the exact size, but you can make it as large as you want.

I hope you're having a fabulous day!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Happy Stamping!!
Tosh

Supplies:
Stamps - Christmas Stamp Ensemble (JustRite)
Paper - Archaic (Basicgrey), Mystic Medium, Herbal Garden Dark, Crabapple Dark (Prismatics), Neenah Natural White
Ink - Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress Ink), Stampin' Up markers: Always Artichoke, Baroque Burgandy
Accessories - Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Punch, Corner Tag Punch (SU), Cranberry Crisp Stitched Ribbon (SU), Cuttlebug

Snowman Mug Pop-Up Gift Card Holder

I loved today's technique challenge so much on SCS, that I had to make another. Click HERE for instructions.

I thought this darling Snowman Mug (Impression Obsession) would be perfect to hold a coffee gift card...you can get hot chocolate too...*grin*

I colored him with my copics, added liquid applique to the marshmallows, and glitter to the cap and scarf. The border was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and all the edges were ink distressed with Tea Dye and Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress).

That about covers it!! Hope your week is off to a great start!!

Happy Stamping!!
Tosh

Supplies:
Stamps - Impression Obsession Paper - Melissa Frances, Prismatics, Neenah Natural White Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento) Accessories - Corner Tag Punch (SU), Martha Stewart border punch, Copics, Liquid Applique, Glitter, Scor-Pal

What was I thinking?

Christmas in orange? Don't go there. I was trying to match the jamba juice gift card. And in person, it's really not that bad...I kind of liked it. Well, until I photographed it and began editing. The bird looks like a crow, and the stickles don't show up as much as irl...so it looks more Halloweenish. Sorry. I loved the idea though, and I won't have time to do this later as I have a ton of errands to do. But I wanted to show you this awesome idea that was used for the SCS Technique Challenge found HERE.

For the front of my gift card holder, I used my new Labels I Nestabilities Diecut!! I LOVE this shape...I'm sure you will see me use it often.

I stamped Nature's Dance (Penny Black) with Tuxedo Black (Memento), onto Frosted Orange (Prismatics) I then sponged Dried Marigold (Ranger Distress) all over the panel, embossed it with the Leaf folder, and rubbed Tea Dye (Ranger) over the leaves. I then added Copper Stickles to the berries. The sentiment is from the Clear Design set Thinking of You Messages. I thought the brackets fit perfectly with the Labels I shape. *grin* The sentiment on the inside is Script Merry Christmas (Northwoods)

Be sure to check out the tutorial on SCS...It's so easy and has so many possibilities!!

Also, Stamper's Dream is have a 15% off sale on all their Christmas stamps. Just type the coupon code HOLIDAYS when checking out!!

Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black, Hero Arts
Paper - Orange, Black (Prismatics)
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Dried Marigold and Tea Dye (Ranger Distress)
Accessories - Labels I Diecut (Nestabilities), corner rounder, cuttlebug, grossgrain ribbon, pearls, copper stickles, scor-pal

CCEE Christmas Candles

Happy Monday!! For my weekly challenge with my CCEE friends, we were sent supplies from Charlene (LilLuvsStampin). Here were our instructions:
- We must use red starburst translucent paper - check
- We must use poinsettia green leaves and at least one of three poinsettia flowers - check
- We must use either gold stretch cord or gold ribbon - check
- optional - snowflakes and ornament: didn't include.

I was given this darling Northwoods image by Denise (Peanutbee) - The Paper Landscaper, in an image swap. Thank you sweet Denise!! I colored it with copics. I then diecut and embossed it with my Nestabilites and sponged the edges before removing it from the diecut. I used all Ranger Distress Inks. I covered the top half with Scattered Straw, and the bottom with Tea Dye. I then sponged Tea Dye over 2/3 of the top. To finish it off, I sponged the edges with Walnut Stain. Finally, I added a bit of glitter to the berries and made candle flames.

Thank you so much for stopping by. To see what the other girls have come up with, click HERE.

Remember...Michelle, owner of Stamper's Dream, is having a 15% off sale on all holiday stamps. Just use the coupon code HOLIDAY when checking out.

Supplies -
Stamps - Northwoods
Paper - Brushed Gold, Black, dp
Accessories - poinsettia, glitter, brads, ribbon, nestabilities, sponge, dimensional tape

Punched Medallion and a sale!!

Okay...I have something way cool to share with you!! At least I think it is. Taylor (taylored expressions) has the coolest tutorial on her blog to create this medallion in the center of my card. I used a Martha Stewart punch while she used a Stampin' Up one, but the result was the same...a framed medallion. And it's so ultra easy. I tried it with all my horizontal punches. Some require smaller squares than others, but they all have unique shapes and are so fun. Go check out her site by clicking on her blog name mentioned above!!

The center of the medallion is from the 10 Design Centers and borders (JustRite) set. I stamped the circle onto the same dp as the rest of the card with Frayed Burlap, punched out the circl and coated it with crystal lacquer. I then mounted it onto a small scalloped Nestabities Circle. Both layers are popped up with dimensionals.

The rest of my card is VERY simple. I just made two square matted layers of Melissa Frances dp, sewed around the edges and ran it through my cuttlebug with the Snowflake embossing folder. The edges are all ink distressed with Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress Ink), and the Ice Green Pearls are (Kaisercraft).

HOLIDAY SALE
AT STAMPER'S DREAM!!!!

You so need to stop by Michelle's Stamper's Dream store!!! All her Holiday stamps are 15% off!!! How cool is that!! All you have to do is enter the coupon code HOLIDAYS on the checkout page. Go check out the variety of images she has!!

Thanks so very much for stopping by!! I hope you are having a blessed weekend!!

Please, if you are familiar with the Schmidlins (Lauraly on Splitcoast, just give me stamps - blog), please keep them in your prayers. Ali is back in Seattle while they try to figure out what to do about her brain tumor. She's having severe headaches. Thank you!!

Winter Inspired

I don't always get the opportunity to do the inspiration challenge on SCS, but today was a good day to give it a try. I loved the blue and green dots on the dress found HERE. And the headboard shape fit perfectly with my new nestabilities. I also liked the color of the bedspread...it's soft gold tone reminded me of kraft...and I love using kraft with my pastels.

So, onto the card details. I stamped the Santa Snowman, Oh, Holy Night trees, and the Wearing White sentiment, (Whipper Snapper) all onto kraft with Smokey Gray Versafine. I then colored them with pastels. I cut the tree and snowman out edged them with Frayed Burlap, and mounted them onto my Nestability Frame (that is also popped up with dimensionals). I faux stitched the edges with my Always Artichoke marker,(Stampin' Up) and added a couple of buttons. The flakes are Snow Flurries (Stampin' Up), inked with Broken China (Ranger Distress Ink), and stamped off once. I added a touch of sparkle to the hat with my Quickie Glue Pen and Ultrafine Transparent Glitter.


Supplies:
Stamps - Whipper Snapper
Paper - Kraft, Island Mist Light, Herbal Garden Medium (Prismatics), Melissa Frances
Ink - Smokey Gray (Versafine), Broken China, Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - Buttons, Twine, Patels, Nestabilities, cuttlebug, Quickie Glue, Ultrafine Transparent Glitter