Christmas Cards 2018-nov-28

Hi craft friends,

I am proud to say that I've written up most of my Christmas cards and some of them (oversea) are already in the mail.  But I am not giving up on building up my stash.  So here's today's entry.

I used the sketch from the current CAS(E) This Sketch and follow pretty closely, but I rotate the sketch counter clockwise to the left.  I used only a few basic supplies and I love how it turned out.  

Challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch #298

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #382 - Washi Washi Washi

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #41 - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Memory Box Stitched Graham Ornament Cutting Die 

Hero Arts Vintage Christmas Post Clear Stamp Set

Hero Arts Ornament Infinity Dies

Hero Arts Chalk Ink (Iris)

28 Lilac Lane Sequins (Wine)

Thanks for stopping by, I wish you a sweet day!

Birthday Tag

Hi,

The weather is still cold outside, and underneath that thick layer of snow and ice are the tulip bulbs I planted last Fall waiting patiently to sprout and bloom!  And I can't wait to greet those lovely blooms!  Okay okay, still quite some time before that happens, so I dug out a small flower stamp (which looks like tulip) to play with.  I used Twiinkling H2O to paint them on a tag.  Let's take a look:

Supplies:

Stamps:
Magenta (Blossoms & Branch CS-056)
Hero Arts (Many Birthday Messages CL611)
Ink:
Memento (Tuxedo Black)
LuminArte (Twinkling H20)
Cutting Die:
Elizabeth Craft (953 - Tags & More 3 - Leaves)
Other:
Sakura 3D Glaze pen (black)

Challenges:

Shop Our Stash #190 - Out of the Jar (I use my small jars of Twinkling H2O)

Tag You're It Challenge #15, inspiration project as followed:

CASology #135: Mini

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: No Rules

Thanks for stopping by.  I wish you a lovely day!!

Have a Heart

Hello there:

I hope the sun is shining wherever you are!

So February is just a few days away and there are many Love theme challenges.  I made a shaker card like this:

The heart shape is hand cut after I traced the shape from a template.  Both 'home' and sentiment are from the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive - Make a Home stamp set.  Inside the shaker, there are two sizes of punched hearts, pink seed beads, and red sequins.

Challenges to link up:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #11 - Love theme

Time Out Challenge #23 - Valentine's Day with the Optional Twist of Hearts and Something extra

SOS #186 - Love Me Do (my stash is the old large heart shape template and the small heart shape punch) and red CS.

Thanks for stopping by, I wish you a lovely day!!

Christmas Greetings

Hello my crafty friends:

One of my crafty pals I got to know on line via the Hero Arts Flickr group and I did a card exchange. I'd sent her this card, and you could see the beautiful one she sent me here on her blog watermarks.  Is n't it lovely!?

Christmas is still one week away, but I don't think it's too early to send you a Christmas greeting right?!  So I'd like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a joyful holiday season with this holiday card!

I kept it rather simple, hoping to achieve a CAS design.  The cutting die is the Fancy Happy Holiday from Poppystamps (which I've won from their November new release blog blitz giveaway, thanks so much Poppystamps!).

On the background, I used the Speckles stencil from the Tim Holtz Collection, some homemade embossing paste, and EC's Silk Microfine Glitter (Cool Diamond) to create the illusion of falling snow.

The ornament is from the Hero Arts - Magic of Christmas clear stamp set.  I stamped and coloured with Copics and add Candy Cane stickles.

And I would like to link it up to some challenges:

Poppystamps Challenge #3 - Sparkle and Shine.

Simon Says Winter Inspiration.

CASology #126 - Snow.

Shop Our Stash #181 - Red Alert, my stash item is the ornament stamp.

Die Cut Diva's December Challenge - Snow and Christmas/Holiday cards.

Thanks for stopping by!  May you experience the magic of the season!!  Hugs!