Same Santa...but a little more Classic

Hello,

Going to make this quick. As I posted yesterday I used exactly the same stamp, ink, and copic markers to color the image.

Pattern paper is last years Basic Grey Christmas line. The ornaments are from Stampin' Up and stamped with versamark and gold embossed on the same pattern paper as the background.
Ornaments individually cut out and raised up with dimensionals.

Look at those little tiny bows. Yep...I tied them. lol

I think I'm on a roll for Christmas cards. I made another one yesterday. Still got lots to go...and I won't tell you how many days till Christmas...don't want to scare anybody.

Picked up some test tubes today....he he...want to know what I'm going to do with them?

You'll just have to keep checking back to see!

Yvonne

HO, HO, HO

Hi There,
Told you I was getting into the Christmas card mode. Actually I'm waiting for a Halloween cartridge to arrive to I'm making good use of my time.

The image is from Just Rite stamps and colored with copics. I have colored two images exactly the same and will show you the second image tomorrow and how using different pattern paper dramatically changes the look.

So for today the pattern paper is from Mr Frosty cartridge. Red cardstock - Stampin' Up and green - Bazzill. I could have printed all the cardstock on my Imagine but I figure why bother if I have some that will match in my stash.

The tree and sock brads are from "Spare Parts". Yellow stickles on the stars and Diamond stickles on the hat. Diamond stickles is one of my favorites. Nestabilities used to use the circles.

If you haven't left a comment yet on my pirate post be sure to stop by and do so for your chance to win an Imagine Cartridge!

Thanks to everyone who leaves comments ...I love to read them all.

Welcome to all my new subscribers!

See you tomorrow for my OTHER Santa look....

Yvonne

Basic Grey-Pyrus

Good Morning...

Hope you had a good week-end. I didn't do anything special. I did spend all day yesterday working on this card. It was one of those days when things just aren't happening in the creative department.

I wanted to use the Basic Grey- Pyrus collection. I was also trying to follow Mojo Mondays sketch. I only succeeded on about half of it. Marilyn did a really good job.

I had a pear all colored up (that I took way too long coloring) and then when I was assembling the card I decided it didn't go. In the end everything was sponged with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage. Nestabilities cut all the circles. The birthday sentiment is from Just-Rite Stamps. I was just browsing around Fargocat Shops and see that both the Pyrus and the stamp set are on clearance and only one set of each left. The paper is really pretty and has a lot of options. The flower is primas. Dimensionals were used to give more depth.

I'm thinking about doing a project on canvas. I'll keep you posted on how that goes.

Have fun today.

Yvonne

Bursting With Blossoms!

Well it's Wednesday or better known as "hump day". It's almost noon here so we're sliding towards the end of the week and Halloween. We won't be home for Halloween, DH and I are heading out to San Antonio and plan on meeting up with friends we knew when we lived in Whitecourt, AB. Their youngest daughter is getting married and now resides in Texas. So should be fun.

I sure do like those Heartfelt Creation stamps and co-ordinating dies! This flower set has five sized stamps. I stamped the largest layer twice and the rest once. Inked used - Bundled Sage & Victorian Velvet - Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

The sentiments is from Just-Rite Stamps - Birthday Sentiments

Used some of my hoard of eyelets. Do you notice people don't use eyelets as often anymore? We should...cause we probably all have a whole drawer full of them.

A close-up! :)

If you're looking for any of these supplies you can contact Fargo Cat Shops.

Friday I'll have a scrapbook page to share. I'll be talking about using multiple pattern papers on one layout.

Next Wednesday I be starting a six-week special share. Guess you'll have to tune in next Wednesday to get the details.  Hmmm - Maybe I'll give you a hint on Friday.

Well Gotta Go! 

Bye!

Warm & Fuzzy

Good Morning Monday!

Hope all of you had a wonderful week-end and are refreshed for the start of a new week.

I made a couple of cards over the week-end. Don't you just want to hug this little guy? He does make me feel warm and fuzzy.

Stamp set used: Whimsical Christmas and Vintage Xmas - Just-Right Stamps

Ink used: Momento Black for basic stamping and Tim Holtz - Old Paper for sponging all the edges of the pattern paper and around snowman and snowflakes. Pumice Stone - stamped sentiment.
Copic Markers - just hightlighting a couple of things -
nose - YR16-apricot & E31-brick beige - Colored over the apricot with brick beige to tone it down.
scraf - B93-Light Crockery Blue & BG 34-Horizon Green - The green by itself would never have matched but layering of colors I was able to create a similiar color combination to match the background paper.

Puffy paint for the snow on hat.

Twill Tape ribbon - Used Old Paper ink to alter the color.

Nestabilities - circles and scalloped octagon.

Snowflake punch and pearls for the centre.

That's all I've got for today.

See you later...Yvonne

PS - I used magnets on the back of the cardstock to adhere to the muffin tins.

Sweet Treats

Good Morning,

I've been missing in action for a few days. I was scrapbooking and I just couldn't get my MOJO together yesterday. Actually it seems to be more that I don't have a good attention span at the moment. I've been jumping from project to project. Also had to get my hair cut and colored yesterday. She talked me into cutting it as well. It's still long enough for a pony tail but she layered it up some. The jury is still out on how I'm going to like it.

Over the last week I've had some new people sign up as Followers or Subscribers to my blog post. Thank you for your interest. To all of you who read my blog please let me know if there is something you would like me to showcase. I'm up to trying out new projects/card designs/techniques etc. Just tell me what you're looking for and I'll see if I can creating a project with your ideas.

The image on this card is from Just-Rite Stamps. Deborah over at Fargo Cat Shops has a variety of their stamps in stock.

This particular set is called "Something Sweet". It would be quite adorable if you were making small gift baskets for friends and family.

The image was colored with Copics and Stickles for accent areas.

The lacey border in the centre of the card was created with a Martha Stewart punch. Just punch along both edges of your cardstock. It left me about a 1/4" border in the centre that I covered with red grosgrain ribbon. Fargo Cat Shops also had in some Martha Stewart punches and EK Success. Both brands work great.

All the circles were cut with Nestabilities.

I'm working on a specail project that might take me a couple of days to complete. But it will be worth the wait.

Congratulations to Marilyn Mercer....Marilyn is teaching classes for Fargo Cat Designs as well as working on the design team. Welcome aboard!

I'm off for a walk this morning and then hopefully work on that new project.

Yvonne

Happy Thanksgiving & A Christmas Ornament

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone back home celebrating! Hope you are enjoying that turkey and the trimmings. It's one of the holidays that I always really enjoyed. it was always relaxing. There was only the prep work for the day...unlike Easter or Christmas.

My day so far has consisted of taking my car to the dealership for an oil change and inspection. Coming home and doing housework. Still not done the housework but taking a little down time here to post.

I started this project out first by choosing the pattern paper and the cardstock. I wanted something elegant looking. The ornament and frame are both embossed with detail silver powder. I used only two different copic markers for coloring. Spellbinders for the circles.

Blue embossing powder for the Merry Christmas. If you look closely you can see tiny pearls on the ornament.

The snowflake border was my last remaining piece from Bazzill edge border packs. I see Deborah still has some of the half the edge which are great for cards too. These were white and I spritzed them with silver smooch. Placed a pearl in the centre of each snowflake and some pearls under the Merry Christmas to balance everything out.

That's all I've got for today and I think tomorrow is a scrapbook page.

Go easy on the turkey...you do want leftovers.  Mmmmmm..so good!

Yvonne (who has turkey legs dancing through her head)

Christmas Bells

Hi There...it's Saturday, just in case you didn't know. I don't usually post on Saturday but yesterday I created a card for Mojo Monday's Challenge and the challenge link closes on Sunday. This card also qualifies for the challenge over at Creations with Christina.

I'm getting there on my Christmas cards but still have quite a few to go. How are you doing? I won't tell you how many days until Christmas but it's coming a lot faster now that October is here.

Here's the sketch to follow:

Went with a different color combinations again. Basic Grey's line - Jovial had some little blue flowers in it so that was my inspiration for the color blue. The large blue square was cut using Spellbinders Lacey Square. The border on the left was edged with a Stampin' Up border punch. These punches are like Martha Stewart or EK Success punches. Great for lining up to make borders. Martha Stewart also has sets so you can do corners and borders.

The image stamp is from Just Rite Stamps.

The bling was from my stash. I needed something square to follow the rules of the challenge but rotated them for a different look.

My label at the bottom of the card was cut from my Cricut. How many of you crafters out there have some form of cutting tool? Are you using them? If you do have a Cricut or such you can make great borders/frames/labels with them. I used Home Accents. I also have a gypsy that links to the Cricut and used the hide contour feature. What's that you ask?...I cut the image twice. Once as it was where it cuts out the blue border and once where I hid the inner line so it wouldn't cut that and just cut out the entire image in white. Make sense??? You can also use this feature if you have Design Studio on your computer.

The image was colored with my Copics. I don't have a listing of all the markers I used but I can't remind you enough to layer different colors of markers to get the color you want. I usually find this out just by trial and error. You see that green color around the edge that looks like a postage stamp. That wasn't originally green...I had colored it blue like the bow and didn't like it so I then took my yellow marker and colored overtop and it matched the yellow-green on the Holly leaves perfectly. Now if I was really smart I would write these color combos down when I find them and have them for ready reference...if I was really smart....

I think I have something special for my share on Monday...gotta keep you wanting more....

Yvonne

Christmas Ornaments

Morning,

Look at the Christmas ornaments I made this week-end. I think they are soooo cute.

I bought the plastic snowflakes, 10 to a package at Michaels. $1.99 less my 40% off coupon. Gotta love those coupons. Actually come to think of it you can probably find them at the Dollar store too!

On all the ornaments I decorated both sides so it doesn't matter which way the ornament swings. Now I can have Xavy's cute little face on my Christmas tree or hanging in my craft room.

This one I altered a little more...yes, all the snowflakes were white but I used my Smooch and spritzed it. Now it is blue.White liquid applique on the hat, diamond stickles on the snowflakes and tiara glitter on the buttons. Stamp set from Just-Rite Stamps - Vintage Christmas.

This snowflake has been altered in color as well but I used Glimmer Mist - sand on this one. Sponged around the outside edge with Tim Holtz Distress Inks Antique Linen. Copics to color in the images on both snowflakes. The ornaments are also from the Vintage Christmas set.

If you find the snowflakes at the Dollar store let me know and I'll post the info here so someone else might get a good deal.

Just a reminder to check the links on the right side of my blog if you're interested in some papercrafting retreats in Nova Scotia.

Kristen arrives tonight and I received  my brochure for San Antonio in the mail yesterday. her and I are going on a little road trip. I'm excited...I don't get out much with female companionship. We will be taking Tom Tom with us too. Maybe I'll change the voice on the GPS to a female voice so it's an all-girl roadtrip. lol

I'll post a card - non Christmas on Thursday.

Yvonne

Another Zig Zag Christmas

Hi There!

Off to another work week. It's going to be a busy week for me. I did all my housework this morning. Floors are even washed. Kristen arrives tomorrow night so I'm already for fun!

I made another Zig Zag card (I think it was last Thursday's post that has the directions). The only thing I did different with this one is I added what looks like a little flap to the top edge of the card.. I actually cut a scalloped oval nestability in half and it worked perfectly.

Stamp set is another Just Rite Stamps (Whimsical Christmas). Lots of dew drops on this card and some burgundy organdy ribbon. Sponged the edges of the image and the outer words.

Pattern paper is Basic Grey - Jovail.

If you give one of these cards a try leave me a comment with a link to your card or e-mail me a picture. Would love to see your creations.

I have something neat and nifty for tomorrow's share. Hope to see you again.

Yvonne

Isn't this Peachy? Mojo #155

 Hi There,

Little late in the day posting but better late than never.

I played along today with Mojo Mondays Sketch Challenge. Aside from following the sketch you had to incorporate a tag.
Hop on over to Mojo Monday for more inspirations.

I did use another Just -Rite Stamp, Beautiful Blossoms and those fabulous beaded ovals by Spellbinders. You know, the ones I didn't want. lol

The pattern paper is from Basic Grey - Curio Line, ribbon from my stash. The solid cardstock is Co-ordinations. Pearls from my stash.

Do you like my idea of a tag? Cut that using the cricut cartridge Fabulous Finds at 2". It actually folds over and you can put a little brad in it. Colors in with Copic Markers.

Colors used on Flower

R02 - Flesh

R05 - Salmon Red

YR61 - Yellowish Skin Pink

Won't get into detail of colors for green and I used a bunch creating the shade I wanted to match the paper.

Distressed the edges of the oval with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Ink as well as all the edges on the pattern paper. 

I think I'm off to the mall for a little shopping therapy. I've received an e-mail from "Gymboree" they have a sale. Must take a peek.

Have a great week-end.

I've got some great projects already completed for next week!

Yvonne

Zig Zag Card

Afternoon All,

Warm afternoon here. Spent the morning doing errands. Going to spend a little time outside this afternoon.

A friend directed me to a site that had a tutorial on the Zig Zag Card. Of course I had to give it a try. Actually I've tried more than one so you'll see a couple different cards done with this layout over the next few days. Similar to the stair steps card but a little different.Click here for directions.

The santa is the same coloring directions I gave a few days ago so you can check back if you want the details. Pattern paper is Basic Grey - Jovail. It's a nice collection. Remaining cardstock is Bazzill.

Gold embossing powder and attached a little row of gold bling beside the words. Kind of matches the pattern paper at the top of the card on the edges. That is just the pattern of the paper - no bling. 

Santa is a Just-Rite Stamp.

Tomorrow I have a card to play along in the Mojo Monday Challenge.

Bye!

Corner Bookmark Tutorial

 Good Afternoon...

Busy yesterday. Spent the day at appointments. I did get time last night to make a couple more projects. So today is a corner bookmark, tomorrow is a fancy fold card and next week an Advent Calendar. Told you I was busy!

The bookmark - Pattern paper on the first one is Basic Grey - Jovial and on the second one discontinued Stampin' Up. Stamp set from Just-Rite Stamps - Whimsical Christmas .

Tutorial for Corner Bookmark

Start with a square piece of cardstock or double sided paper. I used 5 x 5 but as long as it's square it will work. Score at 2 1/2" both directions (or in half each way).

Cut out one of the squares.

Opposite the corner you cut away cut that square on the diagonal. This is where you could also use fancy edged scissors or a border punch. Look closely on the second bookmark and you'll see the border.

Fold it up.

While it is folded just cut a little bit off of the tip. This is where you will place the ribbon if you want a tab to pull on.

Place the ribbon between the two full squares and then glue both of those squares together.

Decorate the front as you like. This is one time you'll want to not add a lot of dimension as it is going between pages in your book.

This would be cute to add if you're giving a book as a gift.

Also useful for your recipe books.

We can bookmark our favorite pages in our craft magazines.

Tell me what you think. I love your comments.Remember unless you leave an address or a link to your blog I can respond back to you.

Have a great Hump Day...it is Wednesday you know!

Yvonne

Happy Labor Day! Alligators

Hi There,

A long week-end for some people...hope everyone is enjoying it. Attended Clay Walker concert this week-end. It was very loud and very good.

DH has just left for Alaska. Way, way north...farther than Anchorage. Will be back next week-end...so that leaves me with lots of crafting time.

This week-end I did manage to get a card done. This is the vintage ornament stamp from Just-Rite Stamps.

The image was stamped on watercolor paper and gold embossed. The image was colored in with H2O's. It gives a nice shimmer effect to the image. No H2O's color in with your copics, watercolor pencils any other method you may choose. Then try adding a spritz of Smooch over it for a shimmer effect.

I used that beaded scalloped circle again and added lots of ivory beads.  Also very small gold beads on the ornament. All circles were cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities. Pattern paper is Basic Grey - Jovial. The pattern piece I used was from a 12 x 12 piece but if you are an avid cardmaker check out Basic Grey's 6 x 6 pattern packs. Same great designs but the pattern is sized smaller to work better on cards. I know FargoCat Shops have some of these on order. If interested contact Deborah to reserve a pattern pack for you. Black cardstock from Bazzill and gold ribbon, Stampin' Up. Brushed gold paper is paperweight and I purchased at a scrapbook store.

See the window...the ornament is glued to one scalloped circle red, then dimensionals, then adhered to another scalloped circle.

Now that we have the card out of the way I'll move onto some personal stories.

The subdivision that I  live in has a small man-made lake. It's really a large pond...has a fountain in the centre. The lake is to the right of the swimming pool area and the park for the kids. You're getting the picture.

A couple of weeks ago we had a home-owners association meeting and it was mentioned that at least one and maybe more ....alligators have moved into the lake. (We are on the edge of a State Park...)

Out walking yesterday morning we did see a small alligator at the edge of the lake. There is also a sign up now that warns about swimming and alligators. I'll try and remember to take a picture. We've also seen some big turtles swimming in there. This isn't a lake that you would want to swim in anyway. It is pretty dirty and muddy looking.

I'm off to craftyland...see you tomorrow!

Yvonne