Cookies For Santa

Good Morning to you!

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation, Cookies For Santa.  I'll tell ya, this isn't anywhere near what this card was supposed to look like but I must say that I'm still happy with it just the same.  Some time this holiday season, I hope to get the original idea put together.

I made this card to represent our theme for this week's challenge over at the GGSC Challenge Blog which is FOOD.  OH, THE POSSIBILITIES...!  Since I'm so stoked about this holiday season (I do have two grandsons to spoil, after all) I jumped on the chance to do another Christmas card.

Here is Birthday Tilda offering up, not cake but, Christmas Cookies made especially for Santa.  I masked the cake when stamping my image and replaced it with little handmade cookies that I made using mini punches.  I used my brand new Spellbinders' Floral Ovals, behind Tilda, and embossed with Snow powder.  I got a little crazy with that stuff and put it all over the place, including myself.  LOL!  I have distressed and sewn my two designer papers and sandwiched a piece of cheesecloth between them.  I thought,

"cheesecloth... cooking... baking... food... WORKS FOR ME!".  More of what I used to make this card can be found at the bottom of the post.

 

As of today, it is exactly three months to Christmas Day!  Just thought I would throw that out there so you can be just as flipped out about it as I am.  Have a great day and better tomorrows!

 

♥ Laura C.

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

 

Midweek Magnolias (Sketch)

Just Magnolia (Something New - New Spellbinder Die)

Tilda's Town (Clean And Simple or Fussy And Fancy)

Totally Tilda (Bingo - Lace, Punches, Twine - Lace, Distressing, Gems - Gems, Ribbon, Twine - Flowers, Punches, Gems)

ABC Christmas (S is for Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts (Distressing)

Die Cuttin' Divas (Tic Tac Toe - 2 Ways)

Lollipop Crafts (Punches)

 

Card Recipe:

 

Stamps: Magnolia of Sweden (Birthday Tilda)

Inks: Ranger Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw) - VersaMark - Copic Markers (hair: E21, E23, E29, E 37; skin: E000, E00, YR00, R20; dress: R22, R24, R29; shoes: E70, E74, E79; plate: G28, G29; socks & lace: CB, E13; cookies: YR 24, R29, G05, E37)

Cardstock: Recollections

DP: Imaginisce (Go, Scooter, Go) - Gooseberry Patch (Christmas Cookies)

Dies: Spellbinders (Floral Ovals)

Punches: Marvy (Scalloped Circle, Mini Pine Tree) - McGill (Mini Heart) - All Night Media (Mini Snowman) - Recollections (3/4" Circle)

Misc: Prima Flowers (poinsettias) - Martha Stewart (Half Pearls) - Jesse James (Christmas Cookie Star Button) - Recollections (Snow Embossing Powder) - Stickles, Lace, Twine & Ribbon

Birthday Emboss

Hey There!  How's it going?!  Another Good Tuesday Morning To Ya!
 
Is it really Tuesday already?  It is, and that means a new challenge is going on over at Going Grey with Scrap Creations and this week's challenge is EMBOSSING.  Either dry embossing, as I have done on my DT card, or heat embossing.  You can even do both!  So head on over to the GGSC and take a look at what my extremely talented teamies have created this week and maybe even join in on the challenge.
 
So, I have for you today the card I created for the challenge and just so happens to work into my plans for one of the cards I am making for my mother, only it's not for her.  ???  Recently, mom asked me for a set of handmade cards that she could send out for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, sympathy, etc...  I need to make the cards simple, easy to send, and in bulk.  This simple but cheerful and feminine card is the first design.

 

 

I started out by printing the pretty cake design on white cardstock and using an oval template to trace around the image for a little more oomph.  I used my dies to cut the oval in the pink cardstock and a scalloped oval for the white and then embossed the swirl design.  It's important to emboss after die cutting because doing it the opposite way will smash your embossed design flat.  The "Happy Birthday" was stamped onto the gingham ribbon and cut to fit. 

 

 Now that this initial one is finished, I can make a bunch more in assembly-line fashion.  The masculine version will be a chocolate cake, matted with brown and then topped with an embossed design that says Happy Birthday in all different directions, shapes and sizes.  I will post that one when it's done.  The inside sentiment for both versions is, "birthdays are nature's way of telling you to eat more cake". 

 

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  A list of the products I used to create this card are listed below. Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet. Become a Crafting Friend by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new. I hope to see you all again soon. Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Products:

Stamps: Close To My Heart (Happy Birthday)
Image: PC Hugware (Party Cake)
Ink: StazOn
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Dies: Spellbinders (Ovals & Scalloped Ovals)
Misc: Cuttlebug (Fancy Swirls Embossing Folder), Basic Basic (Gingham Ribbon)

Let It Snow

A Good Tuesday Morning to you!  Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me Out In The Craft Shed!

I have for you today, a little something I whipped up for the Going Grey with Scrap Creations Challenge Blog that I'm calling Let It Snow.  This weeks challenge is to Pick 3 and the three I chose for my DT card are Blue - Glitter - Die Cut/Punch.

This beautiful little angel is by Magnolia Stamps and she is called Starlight Tilda.  She is supposed to have a star at the top of that wand but I substituted a snowflake to show that she is the one making the snowflakes that are falling down to earth.  This is a regular sized Tilda and not a mini, so this project is 12" tall and I've decided that it will decorate one of my walls this holiday season.

Here is a close-up of sweet Tilda:

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  More of the products I used to create this card are listed below.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet.  Become a Crafting Friend by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new.  I hope to see you all again soon. Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges:

Magnolia-licious Highlites (Anything But A Card)
Simply Magnolia (Anything Goes)
Simon Says Stamp (Rubber Stamp Blog Hop)
Penny Black (Early Christmas Makes)
Crafty Catz Weekly (Christmas)
Anything Goes  (Early Christmas)

Products:

Stamps: Magnolia of Sweden (Starlight Tilda)
Inks: Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Inks, Color Box (Popcorn)
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Dies: Sizzix (Large Pine Tree, Medium Pine Tree, Circle #1)
Punches: EK Success (Sm. Paper Shapers Star), Martha Stewart (PATP Snowflakes), 1/16 & 1/8" Hole Punches
Misc: Stickles (Star Dust)

Raspberry House

Good morning! I hope you had a most fabulous weekend and that your week is off to an awesome start!

Today is Tuesday and that means a new challenge is under way at the Twist Of Faith Card Challenge Blog.  For our challenge #2 the subject is COMFORT and here is my DT creation using one of the many gorgeous digital stamps from this week's sponsor, Beccy's Place.

 

Raspberry House is the image I have chosen because home means comfort to me.  It's where we gather with our family and bask in the warmth of heart and hearth.  I have printed the image three times and colored different areas with my Copic markers, cutting out the colored pieces and layering them for a dimensional appearance. 

 

The scripture I have chosen to use, in part, is from Paul's letter to the Romans 15:4; For all the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope.

 

Our sponsor, Beccy's Place is giving away THREE of their amazing images to one lucky winner and the design team has made a bunch of gorgeous creations for your inspiration, so be sure to check them out as well by visiting the Twist Of Faith Blog.

 

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  More of the products I used to create this card are listed below.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet.  Become a Crafting Friend by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new.  I hope to see you all again soon.  Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

 

♥ Laura C.

 

Challenges:

 

Totally Gorjuss (September Sketch)

I Brake For Challenges (Digital Stamps)

Paper Crafting Journey (Anything Goes)

 

Products:

 

Stamps: Beccy's Place (Raspberry House)

Inks: Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Inks

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Recollections

DP: Debbie Mumm (Ocean Plaid)

Dies: Memory Box (Reed Bird, Woodland Branch), Spellbinders (Labels Eight)

Misc: Plaid (Dimensional Magic)

YUM! Delicious!

Hello again my Crafty Friends!  I am excited to tell you that I have been asked to be part of another design team called Going Grey with Scrap Creations.  How cool is that?  I have been entering challenges at GGSC for some time now and have even made top 3 once.  This week, the challenge is Humor.  I hope you can see the humor in that little guy on the right taking a hunk out of his neighbor.

I just love working with paper and paper piecing is is so much fun for me!  I used wavy scissors to make the gingerbread's frosting and simple hole punches for the eyes.  The cookie sheet is two different shades of grey paper with the corners rounded and I used burnt umber paint to give it a rusty look.  I have listed all of the products I've used down below.

Thank you so very much for stopping by.  Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet. Become a Crafting Friend by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new. I hope to see you all again soon. Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges:

The Paper Shelter (Layers on Layers)
Retro Sketches (Sketch # 27)
Simon Says Stamp (Anything Goes)

Products Used:

Stamps: Hero Arts (Cupcakes Words)
Inks/Paints: Staz On (Jet Black), Ranger Distress Ink (Vintage Photo), Americana Acrylic Paint (Burnt Umber)
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Recollections
Designer Papers: Paper Adventures (Evergreen Gladness) Unknown (Gingham)
Dies: Spellbinders (Labels Eight)
Punches: Corner Rounder, Hole Punches
Misc: Provo Craft (Small Wavy Scissors), Raffia, Karen Foster Charms

My New Grandson

I have been blessed with another grandson!  Rush Alexander was born at exactly midnight on Monday, August 20th.  Little Rush sure lives up to his name because he was born two weeks early, but he's a healthy little guy and was already sent home yesterday.  Mom is doing excellent too.

I know, AWWW, right?

His big brother Tyton...

Tyton and I had lots of fun together while mom and dad were at the hospital. We made salt dough ornaments, played with trains, went swimming, played the piano and watched the Sprout network (I swear some of those songs will never leave my head).

Thought baby Rush needed more toys.  :)

Thank you for putting up with my grammy bragging!

♥ Laura C.

Some Fall Color

Hi everybody! 

I hope you all had a most fantastic weekend!  I DID, and I want to go on and on about it but I will save that wonderful news for my next post.  I'm editing this one slightly.  It should have been up on Saturday.  However, circumstances being what they were...

I made this card for several blog challenges, and by several I mean about 8 or 9.  I did my best to fit in a bunch of criteria such as using a sketch, rich and earthy fall tones, wings, kraft colored cardstock, BMD digital paper and layers.  For me, pulling all of these ideas together is a lot of fun and most definitely the way to go.

It's so funny that the flowers in my DP go all directions but now that it's put together you can only see the flowers that are up-side-down.  LOL!  I used my sweet Honeybee Tilda stamp for this one and colored her with my Copic markers.  I wanted to get a little creative with her colors so I used oranges and browns.  My sky is done with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  The grass is Crayola colored pencil (some day soon I'll get myself some Prismas).  I made the large and medium flowers by die cutting, embossing, shaping and assembling.  The orange one is actually made with white cardstock and colored using Dried Marigold Distress Ink.  I used the same ink to hand dye the seam binding ribbon I used on the tag.  I used headpins for the pearls inside the flowers.  I like these because they're economical and it's almost impossible to find pearls that don't have two holes to hide.

Thank you so very much for stopping by. Please leave a comment at the bottom of this post and check out my other posts if you haven't yet. Become a follower by hitting the "join this site" button and/or follow by email so that you can know when I've posted something new. I hope to see you all again soon. Have a great day and an even better tomorrow!

♥ Laura C.

Challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle (Rich and Earthy Colors)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers (Fall) - I WON TOP 3!
Magnolia-licious Highlites (Autumn Splendor)
The Sketchy Challenge (Chantal's Sketch)
Totally Tilda (Kraft Colored Cardstock)
Whimsy Inspires (Lots of Layers)
Penny Black At All Sorts (Whiskers or Wings)
Lollipop Crafts (Anything Goes)
Bearly Mine (Anything Goes)

Products Used:

Stamps: Magnolia (Honeybee Tilda), Autumn Leaves (Love Is In The Air - Swirl)

Inks: Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Inks

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Recollections

Designer Papers: Bearly Mine Designs (Spring Delights), Raspberry Road (Whoo's Having a Party Dots & Solids)

Dies: Spellbinders (Foliage, Rose Creations, Labels Ten) Sizzix (Tattered Florals by Tim Holtz, Tags), QuicKutz (Fancy Photo Corner)
Misc: Ranger (Holographic Embossing Powder and Perfect Medium Pen), Cuttlebug (Swiss Dot and Swirl Embossing Folders), Recollections (Half Pearls, Mini Roses), Dritz (Pearl Headpins), The Ribbon Boutique (Burlap Ribbon), The Ribbon Girl (Seam Binding), Scribbles (Pearl), Stickles (Xmas Red)