First SPARK

Paper Smooches SPARKS is having an Anything Goes challenge this week! Okay, fine, it ends today, but I am determined to get an entry or two in. 

This gift tag is quite simple, but I still like it a lot. I gave my little snowman a big heart to go with the one in the sentiment, and gave them both some shine with Glossy Accents. Since his arms are short, I extended his reach (and bordered the tag) with red gel pen. 
I'll be back with another entry soon! 

Supplies: white & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, Paper Smooches Freezy Fellas, Memento tuxedo black ink, QuickKutz nesting hearts dies, small heart punch, Glossy Accents, red gel pen, red ribbon

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2013 -- Friends with Flair!

But I'll warn you... there are Christmas cards ahead. :D
I missed playing along with Unity's Friday Friends with Flair the last few weeks of December, so thought I'd get in on the first for 2013. But yes, I'm also using the opportunity to post a few Christmas cards I made -- either I ran out of time to post them, or I didn't want to display them before they reached their destinations. Here goes...

You may remember I did a similar card for one of Unity's World Card Making Day challenges. This one was made with a particular family in mind -- note the penguin on the right? ;) 

Is this not one cute penguin? (Why, yes, I DO like penguins. :D) I gave him some scalloped snowdrifts to stand on and a patterned paper hat and sky. And since this is the first time he's seen ink, I'm adding him to Simon Says Stamp's New Something challenge. 

A glittery, silvery card using an image from an older Kit of the Month. I embossed the white panel then used a brayer to add Stickles. The ornaments are paper-pieced; the letters coloured with silver gel pen.

Finally, the card I made for my husb this year. (Shh, the sentiment is actually Paper Smooches, but works so well with this snowman I just couldn't resist.) 
Enjoy your Friday, and all the inspiration from Friends with Flair! 

      

Supplies: (penguins) white & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, Unity/Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder, Memories black, Versamark & Stampin' Up real red inks, clear embossing powder, Sharpies, Spellbinders reverse wonky rectangles & ribbon tag dies, frosted lace Stickles, ribbon, pop-dot tape; (you're cool) white cardstock, Amber Ink digital ipaper, Unity/Bella Blvd you're cool itty bitty, Brilliance graphite black, Colorbox frost white & Memento teal zeal & rhubarb stalk inks, clear & white embossing powder, Stampin' Up scallop border punch, dimensionals; (happy holidays) white & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, silver pearl paper, Unity October 2010 Kit of the Month (take time to laugh), Colorbox frost white ink, white embossing powder, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, icicle Stickles, silver gel pen, May Arts ribbon, pop-dot tape; (snowman) white, green & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, Echo Park Holly Jolly patterned paper, Unity November 2011 Kit of the Month (Take Your Time), Paper Smooches warm hearts, Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black & Colorbox frost white inks, clear & white embossing powder, Prismacolor pencils, small heart punch, corner-rounding punch, frosted lace & icicle Stickles, Glossy Accents, ruby red Liquid Pearls, pop-dot tape

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NYC Girl!

Can you believe it? My granddaughter, along with her mom and another mother and daughter, is spending three days in New York City! I have yet to go, but she is there and having a blast. (I get regular text updates.) To celebrate her adventure, we bought her a stylish outfit to wear. Of course, I had to make a stylish tag to go with it. 

Everything is paper-pieced except the green polka-dot package -- since it inks mostly solidly, I stamped it in green on white cardstock and, I guess, sort of reverse-paper-pieced it. (Ink-pieced it? Hmm.) I found a clipart NYC skyline silhouette for the background layer. I'm thinking there might be a bit of shopping involved while they're there, obviously. :D
Since this is my first time inking up this stamp, and my girl's first trip to NYC, I'm entering this into A Blog Named Hero's current challenge: New Year, New You. And since Simon Says Stamp also has a "New Something" challenge, it's there, too. 
Hope 2013 has started off well for you! 

Supplies: white & Stampin' Up kraft cardstock, patterned paper scraps (mostly DCWV), Hero Arts For You Gifts, Memento tuxedo black & Versacolor green inks, Fiskars pop-up glue dots, red & white ribbons




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A New Year and a New Challenge!

Happy New Year! Hope you survived the flurry of the holiday season relatively unscathed. Here we are on the second day of the new year, and there's a new challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges! To ease you back into the crafting mode if you've been busy doing other things the past few weeks, we're having an ANYTHING GOES challenge. If you make it, you can link it! Our generous sponsor this week is San's Design. I decided to start off the year by making a quick and simple birthday card for the stash using a couple of Susanne's images.

I wanted to get away from the Christmas colours I've been using, and ended up with a bit of a Halloween-y colour scheme! I think that's okay though, as long as I don't keep this for an October birthday. ;) The sentiment from Unity works perfectly with these chocolate goodies, I think.
Ready to return to the craft table? (If you ever left it...) Join us this week! 

Supplies: white & orange cardstock, San's Design images, Unity sentiment. Memento tuxedo black & tangelo inks, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug embossing folder, 3/4" square punch, pop-dot tape

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Crafty Creations Challenges Blog Hop!

Less than a week until Christmas! No panic here, folks. It does explain the quietness of the blog lately, though. But I'm glad to be here today to participate in Crafty Creations Challenges' annual Christmas blog hop! If you've been hopping, you should be arriving from the blog of my talented teammate, Jaime. The full list for the hop is at the bottom of my post. 
Our theme this year is seasonal tags. The challenge is open for two weeks, and two winners will be chosen! In addition, two winners will be chosen from comments left on the blog hop posts. Our amazing sponsors are A Creative Need, Floppy Latte Designs and Robin's Fetish! Four winners in all, and four fabulous prizes!
I really like making tags -- they can be as simple or as complex as you wish. I make lots of general gift tags, but also like to make some that are more personalized to the recipient. Let's start with a tag I made with an image from my talented teammate Deena, the force behind A Creative Need:

I used Deena's holly ornament, changed the colour to green and added a to/from before printing it. The bow and holly are done with Prismacolor pencils, while a circle cut of ornate fabric ribbon completes the ornament. Layered on kraft cardstock with some ribbon and jute twine -- easy! 
Now, a couple of tags using Floppy Latte images: 

I'll admit to printing out the beautiful circle of bells image and then thinking, I'm not going to colour that! However, a little selective colouring and layering makes a pretty gift tag. The other bell tag is simplicity itself! Print, colour and cut out. 

Did I stop there? NO. While I was in tag mode, I made a couple of sets to have on hand as quick hostess gifts. 

This set of six uses the same stamp embossed in five different metallic embossing powders plus green embossing tinsel, with coordinating paper and ribbons. 

The simplest way to make a tag set has to be this Stampin' Up tag-making kit! (Borrowed from my niece.) It was quick and fun to make a set of twelve; two designs, six colours, two of each. 

Now, on to the blog hop! If you haven't already, start the blog hop with ANNA and follow your way down the list. We are looking forward to your visits! You can always go back to Crafty Creations Challenges if you lose your way or find a broken link.

Anna

Bernie

Corrinne

Deena

Evelina

Helen

Jaime

Lindsey (you are here!)

Lou

Meighan

Michele

Peggy

Crafty Creations Challenge Blog

From here, the next stop is another of my talented teammates, Lou. Remember to leave comments as you hop for your chance to win. And don't forget to link up your tags with us, as well! Best of luck with any last-minute festive preparations. 

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