Doxie Christmas Card

Here is my favorite Christmas card from this year.  I have 5 doxies, so this is a perfect image for me!  The image is one of the new Candy Bean images from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps ~ it's called "Winter Walkies".  I just LOVE it!  She was colored with Copic markers.  The papers are from my stash, and I used my Bow-It-All to create the bow.  Love that tool ~ makes bows of all kinds and sizes so easy!  Thanks for looking!

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May 10, 2013
You really need to go and see the candy being offered at ScrappyJan Designs!  It's some wonderful stuff!!  Here's the link:  http://scrappyjandesigns.blogspot.com/

May 1, 2013 ~ Christmas Card

Here's a Christmas card I've made using one of the Pure Innocence images from My Favorite Things.  I just LOVE these little kids!
I did some Copic coloring for her skin and hair, and then I paper-pieced the clothes.  I really like how this card turned out.
I'll be entering this card in the Color Me Creative 3rd Birthday Party Bash Challenge.
Enjoy looking, and thanks for stopping by!

Holly, from Holly's Blog (http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/), is going to be having a great giveaway in February!  There will be candy and prizes every day of the month!  Please join her for some great fun!!

Christmas Cards 2012 ~ #1

Thought I'd post one of the special cards I made for Christmas this year.  It's very nontraditional for me, as I'm a red & green kinda' girl.  But I really like how it turned out!

The patterned papers are from a Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder 6 x 6 pad.  Love the fun papers in this collection!!
The CS is Bazzill from my LSS.
The stamp I used is Pure Innocence "Flurry of Love" from My Favorite Things.
I colored her with the following Copics:
     Skin ~ E00, 11, 13;  R21
     Coat, Hat, Scarf, Mittens, Boots: ~ YG21, 23, 25; RV00, 02, 04, 23, 25, 29; B00, 02, 04
     Snow ~ C0, 1, 2, 3

I also used some Spellbinders dies to create the image and sentiment panels, and I used a My Creative Time die to create the front scalloped circle panel.  The scalloped borders were created with an EK Success punch.  I also used Stickles to add some sparkle to the card.  I added some buttons and baker's twine to finish off the card.

I'm going to enter this card in the current Pink By Design Non-Traditional Christmas Colors challenge.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!  I'll be back in a couple of days with another card!
Betsy

November 8, 2010

Wow!  Again, it's been a LONG time since my last post.  I've been around, but just very busy this fall!

I've been working on Christmas cards lately, and I've got 52 done with just a few more to go.  Yay!  I'll be so glad to have them done and ready to pop in the mail in December.

I used an SVG Cuts file (Santa's Visit) to create 50 of one design.  Here are a few pictures of that card.  Lots of pieces to glue and inking/embossing to do, but I really like this card.  I love all things primitive, so this is just right for me!

Card front

Card inside

2012 Christmas Card

 



I used Imaginisce paper (Warmest Wishes) to create the card base.  Santa's green gown was made using some papers that I had in my stash ~ they're not Christmas papers, but I thought they worked.  I used some glitter paper from my LSS for the inside of the lantern, and the rest of the papers are Bazzill Smoothies.  I used three different embossing folders.  I had trouble with using the woodgrain folder on Santa's staff - the paper kept tearing where the raised part was, so I switched to a different folder for the majority of the cards.  Santa's fur trim on his coat/hat and his beard were all done with the same folder.  The edges of all the pieces were inked with CTMH chocolate ink.  I used a coordinating Punkin Patch stamp to create "Believe" on the card front.  The inside sentiment was created with a wood block stamp that I got in the bargain bin at Pat Catan's.  I finished off the card front with a piece of twine from May Arts.

I love all the files from SVG Cuts!!!  If you've never visited their store, you should definitely stop by!  You'll be hooked!!  Leo and Mary are so helpful if you have questions, too!  And most of the kit files have a video with Mary showing you how to assemble the 3D items.  Just love that site!!

 

Hope you're all getting your holiday cards made!  Good luck with that!  I'll be back in a few days with another post showing a couple of individual Christmas cards I've made.

 

 



Wow! I've been gone for a long time, but I'm back and ready to start blogging again! Just had to take a break for a while ~ you know how it goes, life gets in the way sometimes! I've been crafting a LOT during the past 6 months ~ I just haven't been blogging. I have lots to share that I've finished, so I'll try to share a little at a time.

Here is a card I'm submitting to the All That Scraps DT call. Isn't she cute? I just love her little hat, and I DO like this color combination! The image and the dies used to make the sunflowers are C.C. Designs products, which you can purchase at All That Scraps. I've used a Spellbinders die to create the frame, and the bow was made on my Bow Easy. I added Studio G glitter glue to the sunflower centers to make them sparkle! The button is from my stash, and the DP's are My Mind's Eye. Edges have been inked with Chesnut Roan chalk ink. Everything is attached to a kraft base.

Hope you're enjoying this HOT, HOT, HOT weather! I really don't like it at all, so I've pretty much stayed inside in the air conditioning! Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a break in this heat any time soon!

Hope you're having a wonderful 4th of July!!

Awesome candy offered

You should check out the AWESOME candy that's up for grabs over at Crafteezee!  You won't believe what's included to celebrate her 1000 followers!  Follow this link:
http://crafteezee.blogspot.com/2012/04/1000-followers-candy.html.
Good luck!!

March 9, 2012

Have you heard the WONDERFUL new???  About Ruby???  If not, check out her blog at http://rubyonlywrote.blogspot.com/2012/03/tilda-with-daisy-at-sun-down-with.html and see what exciting news she has to share with you!!

February 28, 2012

  WOW!!!  What a great giveaway!  I've been wishing I could get a Cameo, so this could be my chance to finally have one!

CANDY!!!

Angie at ScrapGirl is giving away this cute little Tilda.  Check out her blog for details!

December 29, 2011

Well, I'm late in posting the last couple of Christmas cards I made.  But, as they say, better late than never!

I've had such fun creating all of my own cards this year!  Here are the last several cards I sent out to family and friends.  One is a Tilda, and the rest are just random images I found and liked.

All of my images were stamped on Copic X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copics.

Skin:  E000, 00, 11, R20

Hair:  YR20, 21, 24, E31

Holly:  G12, 24, 28, R59

Shoes, Hair Bows:  R43, 46, 59

Dress:  YR21, 23, 24

Colorless blender, White Signo Pen

The papers I used were Bazzill CS and Paper Studio DP (from a Season's stack).  The front sentiment circle was a download, and the inside sentiment was made with a Studio G stamp.  I use a Spellbinders die to create the panels and a Martha Steward punch to edge the front panel. The panels were popped up on foam tape.  I also added some Stickles, inked the edges, and used some baker's twine and jingle bells to finish off the card.  This card was sent to my husband's brother and his wife.

I made this card for my in-laws.  I used Bazzill CS for the base and mats, and the DP is from a BoBunny stack.  The NOEL was created using a stamp from the Pat Catan's dollar bin, and I used a MS corner punch to embellish the corners of the panel.  The panel was popped up on foam tape.  I created the poinsettia with felt ~ cut five petals by hand, then used a running stitch across the flat side of the petal and drew the thread and tied it off.  Created the center with a brad and then glittered the whole poinsettia, as well as the NOEL panel, with some Shimmer mist.  A few pearls completed the front.  I kept the inside really simple ~ heat embossed the Christmas tree and sentiment and added a couple of pearls.

Fur trim and Shoes:  E40, 41, 42, 43

Skin:  E000, 00, 11, R20

Hat:  YG61, 63, 67

Coat:  R43, 46, 59

Stars, Moon:  Y13, 15, 17

Beard:  C1, 2, 3, W2, 3, 4

Colorless Blender



I sent this card to my husband's other brother and his fiancee.  I don't even remember where I got this Santa image, but I love country so this was right up my alley.  Kraft CS, buttons, twine, country papers ~ gosh, I just loved this card when I was finished with it!  My DP's came from a Paper Studio Christmas stack, and the CS is Bazzill.  Everything was inked with Chestnut Roan chalk ink, and Stickles gave some sparkle to the fur on Santa's coat and hat, the stars and moon, and the button.  I used an EK Success punch to create the inside sentiment panel which is stamped with a Studio G punch.  This card has lots of layers and was super fat!!!  LOL!

Mitten cuffs/hearts:  R24, 27, 29

Mittens:  G16, 17, 19, 28

This last card was made for my oldest son and his soon-to-be fiancee.  I used Bazzill CS and Paper Studio DP Christmas stack.  The front sentiment was created with a download.  The mittens were a random stamp, and the hat was actually a precolored CS shape I got at my local scrapbooking store.  I used some baker's twine, bling, white Signo pen, and Stickles to embellish the card front.  The snowflakes on the card were created with my Expression, as well as the inside sentiment.  Aren't those little mitten buttons cute on the inside?  I purchased those at a scrapbooking expo last spring. 

Well, that's it for my holiday cards!  Now I'm anxious to get started on some springtime stuff!!!  I have lots of ideas for things I want to try!

Seems like the winter weather is just beginning here in Ohio!  We've had little snow and pretty warm temperatures, but the weatherman says that is all going to change over the next few days.  It's actually pretty cold this morning, with a dusting of snow on the ground.

Stay warm, and happy crafting!

December 28, 2011

Check out Sugar Nellie for a great giveaway!

December 27, 2011

Want a chance at a great giveaway???  Then stop by to see Melissa at "Creating from the Heart" (http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/).  What great blog candy she has going!!!

December 26, 2011

Hey there!  Have you heard what's happening over at Sugar Nellie?  Check it out!

December 14, 2011

Wow!  You should go and check out the great giveaway that Melissa at Creating From the Heart is sponsoring.  You won't believe what's she's giving away!!!  Check it out!

December 11, 2011

Happy Sunday!  Hope everyone has had a good weekend!  I've had lots of time to work on Christmas cards this weekend ~ hoping to get everything in the mail within the next couple of days!

For today's card, I've use one of the Tildas from the new Magnolia Christmas collection.  I just love her!  I'm not usually a fan of blue on a Christmas card, but I just love how this card turned out in blues and browns!!

I didn't keep track of all the colors I used.  I was at a friend's house when I colored this, and I was too busy talking, I guess!   :o)
I'm going to post quite a few pictures of this card.  It's my first go at a trifold card, and I really had fun making it!  It was easier than I thought it would be!
Enjoy!!

Hope you have a great week!

December 9, 2011 ~ Another post!

Well, I'm back with another Christmas card!  This is different for me ~ the colors are much brighter than I usually use ~ but I really love this card!

I used Bazzill cardstock for the base and the matting layers.  The DP's were from a seasonal paper pad I bought at Hobby Lobby.  The buttons, ribbon, twine, flowers, and brads were from my stash.  The sentiments are stamped with Studio G stamps.  I also used Studio G glitter glue in green and red to hilight the flower and inside sentiment panel.  The sentiments are stamped on labels punched with an EK Success punch. 

Tilda was stamped on Copic XPress-It cardstock and colored with Copics:

Hair:  E35, 50, 57

Hat/Pants:  YG05, 06, 07, 09

Shirt/Boots/Tassel:  R24, 27, 29, 59

Hair bows/Shirt Neckband:  YG21, 23

SkinL  E000, 00, 11, R20

Shadow:  N0

White Signo Pen

The gift on the inside of the card was stamped on Copic XPress It cardstock and colored with Copics.

Ribbon:  R24, 27 ,29, 59

Box:  YG21, 23, 25

Holly:  R29, YG09

Shadow:  N0

I'm please with this fun little card!

Thanks for stopping by!