Joy...

Happy Monday blog friends. I am off to a late start today. I just got home from my nieces wedding in Maui. The wedding was beautiful. Now we are home and trying to catch up on the little things. I made this card last week but had no time to post it. 

Card designed using Pinkfresh Studio: Holiday Gifts stamp/dies/stencil set and Geometric Tile stencil. So let's get started. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size. 

On a white A2 panel stencil the Geometric Tile stencil using blue, red and green ink. Adhere the  panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Stamp, stencil and die cut the Holiday Gifts set. Use colors that you love. I used the same inks as the background, I just used a light hand when blending the colors. 

Die cut the envelope that is included in the die set. 

Arrange the gifts a way that you are happy with. You should use liquid glue and foam tape when overlapping images. 

Add foam tape to the back of the envelope and add it to the card. 

Stamp out the sentiment on white cardstock using black ink and then die cut using the coordinating dies. This is all part of the same set. Add the sentiment to the card using from tape. 

Mix Copic Opaque with water and sprinkle the card until you are happy. 

Never too late to create Christmas cards. I might be using this next year to send to friend or family member. It is always good to have a stack of holiday cards started. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Monday and week.

Sending you all smiles. 

ScrapbookPal.com | Lawn Fawn Celebrate Santa

Happy Saturday blog friends.. today I am sharing a ScrapbookPal.com card. Did you know that ScrapbookPal.com carries Lawn Fawn and they just happen to have the new release HERE. We all love our Lawn Fawn... right? Today I am using many of there products, so let's get started.

Card designed using:

- Lawn Fawn: Simply Celebrate Santa stamp set

- Lawn Fawn: Simply Celebrate Santa coordinating dies

- Lawn Fawn Candy Cane Lane 6x6 Petite Paper Pack

- Winter Sprig Background Stencils

- Spellbinders Paper Arts: Crystal Mix Color Essentials Gems

- Tsukineko Memento Texedo Black Ink Pad

- 3L Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape

- Copic Sketch Markers: R35, R32, E57, E55, E00

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Stencil the Lawn Fawn Winter Sprig using green, brown and blue ink. 

Cut a strip 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 of the LF Candy Cane paper and adhere it to the bottom of the card. 

Stamp out this adorable image from the Celebrate Santa stamp set and color using Copic Sketch markers (listed above). Die cut the image using the coordinating die set. 

Die cut the word bubbles from the same set on white cardstock and stamp the sentiments using black ink and then add to the card. 

Finishing with a few of those fun gems from the Spellbinders Paper Arts Color Essential Gems. 

Make sure to check out ScrapbookPal.com for your crafty needs. They offer many discounts on our favorite companies. It is always good to save a little plus you get free shipping with $50 orders in US. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

No One Like YOU...

YAY! it is the end of the week and we are headed closer to Christmas. I did not create a Christmas card today but I just had to create with this die from Erin Lee Creative. I got it during the Thanksgiving sales and well I just had to have it. Such a simple die and so happy all in one. 

Now this is really simple....

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

First die cut the entire die on cream cardstock and adhere to your card base using liquid glue.

You can cut pieces like I did just so you don't die cut a full sheet of colored cardstock. I literary picked out some scrap colored cardstock and die cut the words out and adhered them into the card using liquid glue. 

I felt like I needed a flower so I die cut the flower in the Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms die set and adhere to the O on the YOU. 

See.... so simple and kind of gets the point across... Don't you think? 

That is all for today.

Enjoy your weekend. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Be Merry...

Happy day blog friends. How about another Christmas card? Today I am getting crafty with Lawn Fawn Giant Be Merry, String of Lights Backdrop and String of Lights Backdrop Extra Bulbs add-on dies. All dies, no stamping today. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on some fun patterned paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the String of Lights Backdrop on white cardstock. 

Die cut the String of Lights Backdrop Extra Bulbs Add-On on colored cardstock (red, blue, teal, purple, yellow) Go wild with color and adhere the bulbs with the cut out on each of the bulbs on the String of Lights Backdrop. 

Add some foam tape to the back of the backdrop and adhere it to your card base. 

Die cut the Be Merry die on blue glittered carsick and two times on white cardstock. Adhere them together. This gives the sentiment dimension. Now add some glue to the back of the sentiment and adhere to the center of the card. Do not press down, as it will only adhere to parts of the lights. 

I am all about simple these days and the dies that are coming out sure do make that easy. As you have seen I have not colored any images for a while now. I am sure I will again. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a blessed day!

Bella Blvd | Merry Mingle | Happiest Season of all!

Welcome Blog friends. How about a little more Christmas cheer with the new Bella Blvd Merry Mingle collection. I love creating Christmas cards and yes they all get mailed out to family and friends. Today I am showing you how just a few cuts and lots of Merry Mingle Ephemera can create the cutest cards. You can't go wrong with this adorable Santa. 

The first card,  I am showing you how you can use many of the fun papers to create a card. So let's get started. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

When I cut shapes they are usually out of dies, but I know that there are many cut files that you can use to get the same designs. I have used a die for the background that I die cut 5 times on the Merry Mingle Making Spirits Bright, Ornament Exchange, Let's Decorate and It's a Party papers. The border is from the Bella Besties Gingham & Strips. 

I started with adhere the border first using foam tape to the card base. Make sure to center your frame and then fill in the rectangle designs that we cut for each window also using foam tape. 

Pick out these fun Merry Mingle Ephemera Icons and Words and create a fun scene that is for sure to bring a smile. I added foam tape to the back and added them to the center of my card. 

To finish I added one of the dots from the Very Merry Epoxy stickers to the top of the tree. This adds a little sparkle to the card. 

How about a little ink blending? It is an easy technique to do to add a little color to your background. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Colorful Christmas paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Cut a white panel measuring 4 x 5 1/4 and ink blend a green ink. Start in the center and make a circle movement but do not go to the edges of the panel. Use a light hand so the ink is darker in the center and lighter as you go out to the edges. 

I mixed Copic Opaque and water and splattered my panel to give the snow effect. Make sure to let dry completely. Adhere your panel to the card once dry using liquid glue. 

Pick out more of that cute Ephemera and create a fun scene. I used foam tape for a little dimension. 

I added another one of those fun Epoxy Very Merry stickers to the tree.

On this card I picked out two Christmas stamps and stamped them directly onto my card using black ink. If you do not have stamps you can pick out a fun sentiment from the Ephemera Words or create your own sentiment using the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers. 

Bella Blvd Merry Minge Collection:

Making Spirits Bright 

Ornament Exchange

Let's Decorate

It's a Party paper

Bella Besties Gingham & Strips

Very Merry Epoxy Stickers

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

Air Balloon Fun...

Happy Monday blog friends.. I had purchased the Spellbinders Paper Arts Advent calendar. I try and buy one advent calendar every year. This is my first Spellbinders one and I have to say it was pretty awesome. YES, I have opened all the days already. If you ask my husband, he would tell you that I do not like surprises and I am all about opening gifts as soon as I see them. Christmas gifts usually do not appear until the day of. YES, I am that bad, I have been like this since I was a kid. I used to peel the tape back and peak in and then place the tape right back... LOL HAHAHA.. 

SO, today's card was created with day 1 of the advent calendar. This adorable little air balloon. I decided that I needed to fill my card with them. 

I die cut these little balloons many times on different colors and adhere them together. It seems like it would have taken lots of time but it really did not. 

I also put just a hint of color on the base of my cardstock. If you look closely, you will see the green and pink. The color is very light. 

I added the balloons using foam tape for dimension. 

Next I mixed Copic Opaque mixed with water and splattered my card. One of my favorite things to do. 

Finishing with the sentiment HELLO die that also came with the balloon. 

So simple... right? This advent calendar is still for sale online. I have more coming soon, as I do have 24 days of goodies to create with. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Monday!

O Holy Night...

Happy Saturday blog friends. Today I am keeping it simple with this gorgeous stencil that I got from Erin Lee Creative. She had an amazing Christmas release. I got my hands on a few of the sets and this is one of them. This stencil is called O Holy Night. 

Now this is super easy because it is just one stencil.

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On a white A2 panel stencil this beautiful design using The Stamp Market Powder Blue and Cornflower. 

Adhere your panel to the card base using liquid glue.

I added a little shine on all the round spots using liquid glue and Pink & Main Super Fine Glitter Ice Rink. 

That is it... super fast and super pretty... right? You can mass produce these cards for sure in no time. Even if you did not add the sparkle, it is just perfect for your Christmas cards.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Lunar New Year Challenge | December Challenge

Welcome blog friends to another fun Lunar New Year Challenge. 

Every month there is a new challenge with four fabulous Sponsor giveaways. 

You can link up on the Lunar New Year Blog HERE. 

Now how about a little inspiration?

Today I am getting crafty with one of our amazing Sponsors Lawn Fawn. I have created my card using lawn Fawn:

• Pink-Size Patterns Summertime 6x6 Paper Pack
• Lift the Flap Tree Backdrop Die
• Winter Dragon Stamp/Dies
• Little Dragon Stamp/Dies
• Winter Wavy Sayings Stamp set
• Fancy Wavy Banners Dies
• Snow Globe Scenes Dies

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Lawn Fawn Summertime Pint-size Patterns paper pack and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue. 

Die cut the Lawn Fawn: Lift the Flap Tree Background die on another piece of the Lawn Fawn Summertime paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue. 

Mix Copic Opaque and water together and splatter your card with lots of it. Make sure to let dry completely before handling. 

Stamp the dragons from the Little Dragon and Winter Dragon stamp sets on white cardstock and color them using your favorite medium. Die cut the images using the coordinating dies. Add them to your card using foam tape for dimension. 

Die cut the stars from the Snow Globe scene dies on the Lawn Fawn Summertime paper and adhere them to your card using foam tape. Add a little fine glitter to them for a little sparkle. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Winter Wavy Sayings on the Lawn Fawn Summertime paper using black ink and die cut using the Fancy Wavy Banners. Adhere to your card using foam tape. 

Make sure to follow the Lunar New Year blog for more inspiration and updates on each challenge. 

The rules are simple. You must create a new Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, 2024 Dragon Birthday or 2025 Year of the Snake card! Multiple entries are allowed. Backlinking to an older project is strictly prohibited.

The December Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on December 1, 2024 through 12:00pm EST on December 31, 2024. We would love to see you using products from our four generous sponsors! The four lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the January Challenge.

Please tag @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects! 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy Crafting!