Tall Warm Winter Wishes with a Wide Ribbon

Here's my tall card for the Limited Supplies challenge over on Split Coast. I made my card 8x4.

I used two different snow theme designer papers and this cute stitched snowman from the Sewing Box Christmas Set by Waltzingmouse Stamps . I stamped snowflakes from the set and punched them out with a circle punch then stamped the words over them. (not sure if you can see the green snowflakes on the green paper in the pic but you can IRL! click on the picture to see it a little bigger) I highlighted the snowflakes with some dots using a white gel pen.

I stamped the snowman on a Spellbinders tag - then stamped him on white. I cut out the snowman on the inside line and layered over the tag with foam dimensionals.

I colored him with Copics. The great ribbon is from Sharon's No Time to Stamp Ribbon Shop. I also used this weeks Split Coast sketch for my card.

It was fun making a different size card for a change but I will have to make a special envelope to fit it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps: Sewing Box Christmas
Paper: White - PTI, Sage Shadow - SU, DP - Imaginisce/Snowy Joe, My Minds Eye - Be Merry jolly snowmen
Ink: Memento tuxedo Black, Chamomile - PTI
Accessories: Scalloped tags - spellbinders, wide grosgrain ribbon - Sharon's No Time to Stamp Ribbon Shop, White gel pen, copics: T2, T6, E40, BG10, R20, foam dimensionals, zutter corner rounder, circle punch

Lit with Gratitude!

I decorated these pretty square glass votive holders (AC Moore - just $2.19!) for my Ways To Use It Project today - the challenge topic on Split Coast was Giving Thanks.

I wrapped a 10x2 panel of this lovely linen vellum cardstock around the votive. You can see that the light from the candle shines nicely through it. I stampd the sentiments and leaf from Peace and Plenty by Waltzingmouse Stamps right on the vellum with Timber Brown Stazon Ink.I colored the leaf with copics, punched it and layered it on brown cardstock. I wrapped twill around the top and layered the leaf circles over it. Then I just added two gems for a little glitter. I think these will look SO pretty on a table for Thanksgiving don't you?!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Peace & Plenty
Paper: Linen Vellum Cardstock, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Ink: Stazon - Timber Brown
Accessories: circle punches, copics: Y38, E13, R08, twill dark chocolate, Orange zest - PTI, scor tape, rhinestones - PTI, square glass votives - AC Moore

Plaid and a Button

I made my Thanksgiving Table decorations for two Split Coast challenges today - The Color Challenge (always artichoke, real red, chocolate chip and a neutral) and the Doubledog Dare Challenge I do with some friends where this weeks hostess Anne Harada (Itsapassion) challenged us to use plaid and a button on our card/project!

Of course I immediately thought of my Waltzingmouse plaid stamp from Off Beat Backgrounds. I stamped it with artichoke and chocolate chip. The base is cut with Labels Eight Nestability and the plaid panel is cut with Labels Four. This would make a pretty place card by adding the name of your guests or it would look nice just as it is on the table!

I also made a napkin ring using the same design. I just added a strip of card stock to wrap around the napkin.
I always get out the nice linen napkins inherited from my aunt and mother and pretty sterling silver for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

I colored the leaf stamp from Peace & Plenty with Copics, did some fussy cutting and layered it onto the plaid panel with foam dimensionals after curling the leaves on my fingers a bit. I tied some twine through the buttons and frayed the ends for more dimension.

Thanks for coming by today!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Peace & Plenty, Off Beat Backgrounds

Paper: Always Artichoke - SU, Vintage Cream - PTI

Ink: Chai - PTI, Memento Tuxedo Black, Always Artichoke & Chocolate Chip - SU

Accessories: Ribbon Tag Trio - Spellbinders, Labels Four & Labels Eight - Nestabilities, foam dimensionals, Scor Tape, Glue Dots, Vintage Buttons - PTI, Pure poppy twill - PTI, Twine - PTI, Copics: YR07, R29, E33, E59, BG96

A Thanksgiving Ship and a Strawberry B'day

I promised to share with you the projects I taught at my class at the Paper Tree this weekend. We made this great Mayflower ship and two clean and simple Thanksgiving cards. The sail is made using the Labels Eight Nestabilities. I inked all over them with a Chai ink cube. The paper for the ships is woodgrain by Amuse.

The template for this super ship was made by Qbee and can be found on Split Coast here. It's the perfect size to place at each guests seat at your Thanksgiving table filled with nuts or candys. Last year I made some and stamped everyone's name on the sail as place markers.

The cards are each 4x4 size with score lines at top and bottom. The cute turkey wagon stamp is by Amuse. (may be retired). The sentiment is Just Rite Stamps - Brayton Font 50 pt

This fun pilgrim hat is by Inkadinkado (may be retired) and the sentiment is by Hero Arts. I colored both images with Copics.

On this Mayflower the stamps are Stampin up - Hello from All Occasions Sayings and Happy Thanksgiving from All Year Cheer III (I think both sets are retired)

I love how cute these are! And they go together really easily - I'm making them for everyone this year!

Next up is my card for the challenge on Split Coast today.

Dawn (treasureoiler) was the featured stamper . I needed to make a b'day card for my 4 year old God-Daughter, Eden and I knew I'd find a wonderful card to CASE because Dawn uses lots of cute little girl stamps on her cards!

Sure enough I found this adorable card to CASE.

I changed the image, the colors and added a lacey punched edge as well as the number 4.

Eden loves Strawberry Shortcake - so I found an image on line and printed it on card stock. I colored it with Copics and framed it with circle Nestabilities. I added a couple of gemstones for a touch of glitter! I'll be giving her this tomorrow night along with a few gifts - we're getting together for a little tea party!

Thanks so much for coming by!

Stamps: the number 4 - Clear Art Stamps Birthday set
Paper: Pure Poppy, white - PTI, Sage Shadow - SU, DP Cosmo Cricket - Early bird/cherry pie
Ink: Pure Poppy - PTI
Accessories: Strawberry Shortcake image from web, Circle nestability, pinking circle nestability, scalloped circle punch, circle punches, foam dimensionals, saddle stitched ribbon Ocean Tides - PTI, Martha Stewart lacey punch, Copics: BG10, BG11, YGo5, YG09, Yo2, RV1

A Thankful Sketch - with a Bird

This is the Taylored Expressions sketch for this week. And here is my card using the sketch.

The Limited Supplies challenge on Split Coast this week was to make a thankful type card and to use a bird on it (kind of a weird twist huh?!) and we could use a turkey if we wanted!

I decided to use this lovely shaped bird from the Celtic Heritage set by Waltzingmouse. I thought it looked a little like a partridge and would work on a fall card. I used the same colors to color the bird as I used on the wreath. The wreath and sentiment are from the Peace and Plenty set.

Two of my panels are stamped with background stamps - the grid and dots are from the Off Beat Background set. The larger panel is designer paper from Papertrey Ink.I popped up the body of the bird inside the wreath and then layered the head over the body to give more dimension to it. I added some gems to the wreath and sentiment for a little shimmer. The images are colored with Copics.

I'm off to teach a class Saturday morning up at The Paper Tree in Manchester, NH my favorite stamping shop! - I'll show you what we made later this weekend so be sure to come by again!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps: bird - Celtic Heritage, Wreath & Sentiment - Peace & Plenty, grid and dots background - Off Beat Backgrounds
Paper: Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, Autumn Abundance - PTI, Pumpkin Pie - SU
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Adirondack Sunset Orange, Chamomille - PTI
Accessories: Copics - Y17, Y26, YR07, E35, E59, Dark Chocolate Twill - PTI, Vintage button, twine - PTI, circle nestabilities, circle punches, gemstones - Hero Arts, foam dimensionals, glue dots

Did You Lose Your Mittens???

I made this card for the Ways to Use it challenge on Split Coast which was - faux textures. For my textures I embossed in white, layered the mittens, had faux stitches (stamped on the mittens!) and I paper pierced around the edge.

These cute little mittens (you lost your mittens? - you naughty kittens - sorry I had a flashback to my childhood!) and snowflakes are from the Sewing Box Christmas set by Waltzingmouse Stamps

I appreciate your coming by today! Hope you haven't lost YOUR mittens! Winter's coming!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Sewing Box Christmas
Paper: White, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel - PTI
Ink: versamark Watermark embossing ink pad
Accessories: zutter corner rounder, glue dots, foam dimensionals, paper piercer, pad and graph - SU, dew drops, white EP, hot gun, sentiment punch- SU

Bear Hugs for Dusty

Today the Teaparty is traveling all the way to Michigan to save little Dusty Bear from the attic and give him a new home with all his new Teaparty friends. Check out the full story here.


I'm bringing little bear Deidre who is hoping she can stay there with Dusty. She thought to bring along a few extra buttons in case Dusty needs to replace any eyes or some such thing?!

The background chevron design is a stamp from Off Beat Backgrounds by Waltzingmouse Stamps and the cute little bear is from The Greeting Farm. (Wild Things - retired set)

The Doubledog Dare Challenge on Split Coast this week from hostess Charlene was to make a card for the Teapot Tuesday challenge - so here we are - one card - two challenges! Come along and play with us! Put DDC in the keyword when you upload to SCS.

Thanks for coming by!

Stamps: Off Beat Backgrounds - Waltzingmouse Stamps, Wild Things - The Greeting Farm
Paper: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Adriondack - Lettuce, Espresso, Sunset Orange
Accessories: Circle & Pinking Circles Nestabilities, glue dots, foam dimensionals, vintage buttons - PTI, Copics E33, E35, E53, E59