Showing posts with label Spellbinders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spellbinders. Show all posts

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Non-traditional Christmas


So is everyone out there scrambling to get Christmas cards done??
I always tell myself I'm gonna start making them in July so I don't feel so rushed in
December, but what happens to me EVERY year?  I feel rushed!!  But it's
okay, somehow it'll all come together in the end.  Even if I have to buy
a few store bought ones! LOL!

  Well I absolutely love non traditional Christmas colors so
today I have "Winter Marci" from La-La Land Crafts in a gorgeous
purple hue.  I love purple and blues together so I thought I would try
this combo out on a winter card.







The papers and the seam binding ribbon are from my stash.  I really like
the multicolored chevron paper.  It has a Missoni look to it and feels like it
should be on a sweater.  Hehe.The crochet lace is Melissa Frances and I just love it!! 
I ended up buying it in all the pastel colors she had.  The cute
 little purple clip holding the sentiment and the snowflake brad are
from Michaels.  The charm was purchased off Etsy.

Other products I used:
Spellbinders Floral Ovals
MS: pine punch
Flowers: WOC and Prima
 sentiment: LOTV

This is another one of those images that I colored over a year
ago when I was first learning to use my copics but is
just now being used on a project.  I know the purples were colored
with V91, V93, V95, and V99.  The rest of colors I didn't write down.

Challenges I would like to enter:

karensdoodlesnetherlandschallenge.blogspot.com: non traditional Christmas colors

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Balloon Wishes for St. Jude Children's Research!


Good morning everyone!  This adorable digi from Saturated Canary is
called "Balloon Wishes".  She comes with several cute balloons
you can change out as desired.  I chose to just fill her balloon space 
with a cute flair button I bought on Etsy.

Isn't she the cutest??  I followed a sketch for a challenge and I think it worked 
very well for her.  The cute papers are from Echo Park called Sweet Day.
I used Spellbinders around the image and the frame of the card was made
with Martha Stewarts Flourish Lace punch around the page.  I think it's
a new product because I've never seen this particular set before.  But of course
 I had to have it!  Hehe.  I wanted it because I knew it would look just 
gorgeous with some ribbon woven through it.  


A close-up of the weaving:

Thanks for visiting!!
Challenges she will enter:
sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com: anything goes 4 kids
polkadoodle.blogspot.com: any die will do
pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com: anything but a Christmas card
uniquecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com: sugar & spice
deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com: pastel colors


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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Red Cups Are Back!!

Everyone who knows me knows how much I love Starbucks.  I can truly say I'm addicted.   I love the aroma, the taste, the warmth. I love the feeling I get when I walk into a Starbucks and I know I'm going to leave with my cuppa Joe.  And I especially love the Christmas red cups!


Oh and I love my Bucks app too.  I love not needing my wallet or cash to get my cup.  All I need is my phone.  And I always have my phone. Only trouble with that is I tend to buy more than just my coffee when using my app.  It feels like I'm getting something for free so those salted caramel cake pops and bistro boxes always seem to leave with me too!!

Well the other thing people who know me knows is that I absolutely L-O-V-E eggnog!!   I mean I'm a total FREAK about it.  Seriously. I gain like 7 lbs. every year during nog season because I have it every single day.  Again.  Seriously.   I will make everything I can with nog during the season.  Nog cookies, cake, cream puffs, popcorn. You name it.  I'd try it with egg nog!  NO joke!

Sooooooo,  the relationship between the two things that people know about me is that the Red cups are back at Starbucks and that means EGGNOG LATTES!!   I will have one almost daily from November 1 to January 1.  Red cups also mean all the yummy holiday flavors are
back.  Which one is your favorite??  Peppermint mocha, creme brulee, gingerbread, eggnog??   The website even had a countdown to when the red cups were going to back this year!  So clearly more people than just me are excited about it!

Well finally onto my card.  I wanted to give a Starbucks giftcard to a special person for Christmas and I wanted it to be super cute so here it is!

This is a Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy stamp called Luv a Latte. I printed out a small red cup so she can enjoy her holiday latte also!!  



The snowflakes are MS punches and smothered in glitter.  The oval is Spellbinders and then woven with Christmas "Joy"  ribbon.  The XL scallop square is also Spellbinders.

Inside the card...




I cut one of the holiday red sample cups and used it to hold my giftcard.  I hope she loves it!!
And lastly, the back of the card...


Challenges I would like to enter:
sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com: sketch with an optional color palette
platypuscreekdigitals.blogspot.com: Christmas red & white
craftuscrazy.blogspot.com: favorite color and/or holiday theme
craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com: Christmas anything goes
whimsyinspires.blogspot.com: traditional Christmas colors

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Ornamental Christmas

Hello everyone!  Hope all is well.  I'm trying to get a head start on
some of my Christmas cards so I'm not panicking at the last
minute like I usually am!!




This sweet digi is from Saturated Canary and she is called Christmas Angel.
I colored her over a year ago when I was first learning to use my Copics.
 My coloring has improved since then and I can see all my mistakes.  Hehe.
But oh well, don't wanna waste her!!  Yes, I could print her out
again and start all over, but I like seeing my progress.  Plus I still
think she's hella cute!!



The sentiment is from Whimsy stamps and can be found here.
I just love their sentiments.
The ribbon is seam binding that I colored ombre with my Copics.
I used RV91, 95, 99.  I think it turned out pretty nice.
The oval is Spellbinders floral ovals.


The poinsettias diecuts are from Marianne creatables.
The pine branches are Cheery Lynn.
They are all finished off with lots and lots of sparkly stickles!!
The pink stem that looks like it is covered in ice I bought from
my local Michaels.  This thing is gorgeous and it comes in
multiple colors!!

I don't have any ornament shaped die cuts so I decided to make my own.
This is just like we all used to do before the land of electronic cutters
and die cuts existed!!  LOL!!


A close up view of the silver topper on the ornament.  I drew in some lines
with my embossing tool to give it some depth.

Hope I can stay on course and continue to plug away at my Xmas 
cards!!

I will be entering the following challenges:

whimsyinspires.blogspot.com: all things sparkly
crimbo-crackers.blogspot.com: shaped, pink, Christmas

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