Holiday Cards

I've been on a Holiday Card kick lately. I like to have them on hand to give, for display and to sell if someone wants a unique handmade card for someone special. Here's a super quick card I made using Lawn Fawn's "Peace Joy Love" Paper pack. Here's my card.

I used a piece of a straw for the tree truck, added a few sequins and a star punched from glitter paper. The sentiment sticker is Tim Holtz Occasions Small Talk Stickers.

These could be easily mass produced if you needed some quick Holiday Cards for the special teachers in your life. 

I'm currently working on some commissioned canvases so I will share them shortly. 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 

Hello 2016!

One of my goals for 2016 is to be more active. This encompasses many areas - physically, on my blog, in my planner, with family and friends and especially creatively! Physically improving involves some surgery on my hip which I'm dreading but I'm finally ready to not be in pain anymore - I'm too young to be limping and quite uncomfortable and lately it's all the time. I feel like I had to get to this point before I could except that surgery is the best option. I've been walking more already and plan to continue even though it hurts.

I want to blog more and include some planner pages. I have had planners for decades for work and personal stuff. They have never been "pretty" ones or decorated, just merely to keep work and appointments straight. With the iphone craze my planner became secondary. Now with the planner craze in full swing I prettied up my new planner and find that leftover stickers and embellies work great for sprucing up my pages. I'm also planning to join The Planner Society Kit Club - signing up today if all goes well!

On New Year's Eve I stayed home, and worked/played in my studio while pet sitting my neighbor's dog. I updated some of my Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink Distress Charts. I use these charts all the time to match papers to a specific distress product. I find these reference charts work well for my process - then I grab the product and go. I have a few of my updated charts on my Instgram account. I also finished my December Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015. I have enjoyed creating all of Tim's tags of 2015 and I still have a few more to share with you. What made these tags fun was creating them with my Artsy Fartsy Girls Jenn Shurkus and Rachel Kleinman. We share our products and have MANY laughs while creating! I hope we can continue this in 2016 - even though Rachel has moved to Baltimore.  With Google Hangout we can still create together even when we're not physically together!

I stayed pretty true to Tim's tag with a few exceptions - the wreath, bow and the background stencil. Here's Tim's tag for December ...

I didn't have the background stencil he used or the punches to make the wreath so I used Boxwood twine and the Festive layering stencil instead. I have listed all my products used below. I used the Simon Says Stamp Perfect Bow Die. I even stitched around the edges of the tag. Here's my tag...

I love the splatters of Picket Fence Distress Paint on the wreath and bow - it gives the wreath a snowy effect.

I also love the stitching around the edges of the tag.

I'm so glad I finished all the tags of 2015 and I plan on participating again this year - hopefully with my Artsy Fartsy Girls! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

 

Supplies Used: 

Brand New Idea-Ology Textured Surfaces- Brand New	Stampers Anonymous Festive Tim Holtz Layered Stencil, 4.125-Inch by 8.5-Inch	Ranger Inkssentials Manila Craft Tags, 4.125 by 8.5-Inch, 10 Per Package	Darice GX-1920-00 24-Pack Core'dinations Tim Holtz Color Core Cardstock, Kraft-Core Nostalgic, 12 by	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Fired Brick
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains Bottles, 1.9-Ounce, Frayed Burlap	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 BOXWOOD Twine Garland TH93255	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Walnut Stain	Ranger 15-Inch-by-18-Inch Inkssentials Craft Sheet	Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
Swingline 1-Hole Punch, 1/4	Crinkle Ribbon by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 5/8 Inch x 10 Yards, Polyester, White, TH93020	Mini Ink Blending Tool 1	Mini Ink Blending Tool-1	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 6-3/4 Inches, Includes 100 Staples, Plastic and Metal, TH9280	Metal Tiny Attacher Refills by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Box of 1550 Staples, .25 Inches, TH92801	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint Bottle, 1-Ounce, Picket Fence	Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Markers - Distress Splatter Brush	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Inks mushroom earthtones [PACK OF 6 ]
Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2015 JINGLE BRADS Fasteners TH93252	Mirrored Stars by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 24 Faceted Stars per Pack, 0.25 to 1 Inch Assorted Sizes, TH	Tim Holtz - Idea-Ology Small Talk, Occasions	Janome Sew Mini 124 Sewing Machine	Sizzix 660340 Big Shot Plus Cutting/Embossing Machine, White/Gray
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 817 Kushgrip Non Stick Micro Serrated Snips, 7	Advantus Corporation Sanding Grip Block Tim Holtz	Simon Says Stamp PERFECT BOW Craft DIE S156

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Holiday Cards with Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit

I recently started purchasing Simon Says Stamp Card Kits. The kits are a great deal and include a stamp set, GREAT quality, heavy weight cardstock and lots of fun extras. December's Kit is GORGEOUS!! I have made 5 cards and a tag and still have leftovers. I've posted a few cards already here and here and here. Today I want to share my other cards and tag. Here's SSS December kit ...

The colors combos in this kit drew me in! Here's a few more cards I created.

I love this little critter! I put stickles on the ornament for some extra sparkle.

 I gold embossed the sentiment on this card and added glitter to the background.

 

Here's my tag - love the puffy deer sticker from the PinkFresh Studio stickers included in this month's kit. The background paper is from Lawn Fawn's Snow Day 6x6 Petite Paper Pack - it was a perfect match for this tag!

Here's a close up of the adorable deer.

So, if you're looking for a good card kit, check out the monthly card kits from Simon Says Stamp. You will love the great quality of products and you'll be able to create lots of projects with these kits!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back with more tags later this week! Have a great day!

 

 

5 for 5 Holiday Blog Hop Event: Christmas | Day 5

I'm happy to say that the 5 for 5 Gang is back with another fun Blog Hop Event. Who is the 5 for 5 gang you ask? Well, we are 5 crafty friends getting together and creating 5 Holiday themed projects for 5 consecutive days. Our last Blog Event was for Thanksgiving 2015, and we are so excited to be back!! We have a blast creating projects for you and inspiring you to create along with us!! We use whatever we have in our stash and just have fun!

Welcome to Day 1 of our latest 5 for 5 Blog Hop Event. The event runs from December 7th to December 11th and is Christmas inspired.

Today is the final day of our 5 for 5 Holiday Blog Hop Event. We have enjoyed sharing our projects with you this week and hopefully we have inspired you to create some Holiday themed cards, tags, gift cards or whatever you desire! Today's theme is Tree! I recently won a stamp and die set from Tim Holtz so I used it to create my card. I love the dimension from building the layers of the tree!

I stamped the tree on distress watercolor cardstock and water colored the tree and ornaments with distress inks.

 

I applied glossy accents and glitter to add a bit of sparkle. The ornaments have glossy accents on them though it's doesn't show well in the photos. Here's my card.

 

 

Please stop by and check out all the fun projects from the designers. Some of us are offering prizes so it's worth checking out the blogs below!

 

5 for 5 Designers

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Lynn Kopas (you are here)

Kris Lancaster

Karen Lindquist Crossen

 

I am entering this card in the current

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge " Holly Jolly Stamping.

 

Thanks so much for joining all of us this week! I truly love these blog hops and we hope to inspire you with our projects! Have a great Friday and I'll be back next week with more cards and tags!

 

Supplies:

Sizzix Framelits Dies 6/Pkg With Clear Stamps By Tim Holtz-Christmas Tree Blueprint	Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables Steel Dies LF767	Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables Steel Dies LF768	ENVIRONMENT Desert Storm Card Stock - 8 1/2 x 11 in 80 lb Cover Smooth 100% Recycled 250 per Package	Ranger AIP-31468 Archival Inkpad, Jet Black
Ranger DIS-27126 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Crushed Olive	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Peeled Paint	Ranger DIS-27133 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Forest Moss	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Walnut Stain	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Tattered Rose	Ranger DIS-27201 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Wild Honey	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Spiced Marmalade	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce	Ranger TIP33080 Tim Holtz Water Brush With Fine Detailer Nib, 6-Inch
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter, 3-Ounce, Clear Rock Candy	Sizzix 660340 Big Shot Plus Cutting/Embossing Machine, White/Gray	3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape

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