Think Pink - WMS Forum October Christmas Challenge

It's the 10th of the month and that means Lynn has the October Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenge up in the Playroom of the WMS Forum.  Her challenge for us this month is to 'THINK PINK" -  a color you might not automatically choose for a Christmas card! (Lynn always gets us thinking outside the box!)

After a little pondering - here's what I came up with:

I used Raspberry Fizz for my pink - along with stamps from Nordic Winter - I love the cross stitched look of this pretty set.

These were so easy to stamp - I made 4 of them for my Christmas stash - quick as a wink!

On the inside -  I stamped the tree from the Nordic set and a sentiment from A Cottage Christmas.

How many Christmas cards have you made so far????    Come along and join us in the Playroom of the WMS Forum and get some done!

At the suggestion of my stamping friend Stef, I'm also entering this in the October Jingle Belles challenge -  Pink!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Nordic Winter, A Cottage Christmas
Paper:  WHite, True Black, Raspberry Fizz - PTI
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Raspberry Fizz - PTI
Accessories: Rhinestone - Kaiser Craft.

Two for Courage

Here are two more cards I've made for the SCS Hope You Can Cling To Challenges.  There is a new challenge each day for the month of October and we are sending our cards to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in TX for visitors and patients to use.

The challenge for these cards was Courage.  For my first card I used stamps from Back in the Saddle by Waltzingmouse.

For my second card I went with the Lion image of courage - cutting the card with a scallop circle like the lions mane and also stamping a lion image and this courage sentiment from Rubbernecker.  The crown is from the Tim Holtz Alterations Heart Wings die

I can only imagine what kind of courage the patients at the cancer center need to have to face the fight of their lives.  We're hoping our cards will give them a little support.


Cowboy Courage
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Back in the Saddle
Paper: Rustic Cream - PTI
Ink: Archival Coffee, Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap 

Lions Courage
Stamps: Rubbernecker - Sentiments/Courage, baby stuffed lion (no longer available)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, fine linen - PTI, gold - unknown
Ink: Archival Coffee, Ranger Distress Mustard Seed
Accessories: crown die - from Heart Wings by Tim Holtz Alterations, circle and big scallop circle Nestabilities, Copic E34.

Celebrate World Card Making Day!

Today I'm excited to be joining with card makers around the world in celebrating World Card Making Day.  And what better way to celebrate than by making a card!  Our favorite thing to do, right??!  I've linked up to today's Blog Tour with Paper Crafts Magazine - a great way to see lot's of wonderful creations!

I love making gift bags and boxes as well as cards so I often incorporate my stamping onto these items.  Here I made a set of a gift bag and card - using the same stamp sets on both articles.

The stamps are from Vintage Garden Seed Packet and Vintage Garden Produce from Waltzingmouse.

I tied a bow with two shades of orange wrinkled seam tape, knotted a piece of button twine around the bow and sewed it to the top of the canvas muslin bag with one stitch so it would stay on through openings and closings of the bag!

 Here it is pulled open so you can see the stampings better!

Thanks so much for stopping by -  did you make a card today?!  Leave me a comment - I'd love to some see it!


Supplies:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - carrot image, carrot, Davcus Carota from Vintage Garden Produce set; Vegetable, For my Friend, Thank You from Vintage Garden Seed Packet set.
Card Stock: Rustic Cream, Orange Zest - PaperTrey Ink;  
Dye Ink: Tangelo- Memento; 
Accessories: wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop; twine - Waltzingmouse;  canvas muslin bag - Pouch Mart.

Hang In There

Another card for The Hope You Can Cling to challenge which was to use strips of something (in reference to how woman have to 'strip' for their mamograms!) - I used 3 ribbons as strips.

I used this week's  MFT sketch

AND - The Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS was 'what are the odds' - to use an odd number of something - I have 3 ribbons, one boy, one rope, one branch, one sentiment, one circle - Odd enough??!!

I wanted to make a boy child card today to send to the Anderson Cancer Center - so I used this sweet boy swinging in the tree from MFT. And he only has a few tufts of hair - which some of them may identify with.
I die cut the image with a circle Nestie and sponged around the edges before taking it out of the die.

Thanks for dropping by today!  

I'll be back Saturday with a card for World Card Making Day!

Stamps: Tree Swing - MFT
Paper: White, Ocean Tides - PTI, DP Fine & Sunny Paper Pad Kaiser Craft
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Tumbled Glass
Accessories: Ribbon - Amuse, Copics: B21, E11, E00, E19, YG11, YG03, YR24, R20, foam tape, circle and pinking circle Nestabilities, Modern Label Punch - SU

Hope You Can Cling To - Cards for a Cause

I'm participating in the month long Hope You Can Cling To Challenges over on Split Coast - there is a challenge every day during October and we are sending our cards to UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in TX. Visitors can pick a card out of the baskets they have there to give to patients - and patients can take a card if they need to send one to someone.  I'll be sharing some of the cards I make here.

Lori's challenge was to make it 'For Kids Sakes'.  Waltzingmouse   has this great set called Half Pint Heroines with wonderful girl images and affirmative sentiments.   I colored this sweet little girl clutching her bunny with Copics and added this sentiment I thought would be quite appropriate for kids at Center.

Thanks for coming by today!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Half Pint Heroines
Paper: White, True Black, Berry Sorbet - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics - R32, R20, EOO, E33, E53, T2

Boo!

So here we are in October - Let the Halloween cards begin!!

Even though Betty had a beautiful branch of spring bloom as our color inspiration photo over on Split Coast - I immediately thought Halloween when I laid the colors out on my work bench!!??!! - Perfect Plum, Summer Starfruit and Tangerine Tango.

I only had the SU color of Tangerine Tango so I used that for my card base. I embossed the bottom edge with a new Tim Holtz Halloween Texture Fade. I used Memento inks for the other colors - Tangelo for the pumpkins, Dandelion for the bubbling brew (with some added bling!) and Sweet Plum for the cauldron and spider!

The fun Halloween stamps are from the Halloween Party set by Waltzingmouse.

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Halloween Party
Paper: White, Plum Pudding - PTI, Tangerine Tango - SU
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, tangelo, Dandelion, Sweet Plum, Ranger Distress Scattered Straw
Accessories: Foam tape, Tiny Twinkles - Taylored Expressions, Texture Fades - Halloween Background & Borders set - Tim Holtz

So Tiny! and a Winner!

First order of business -  I'm happy to announce my winner of the Creations by AR Party Train or Train Card template from my post below this one.   Random.org chose #27 for me -  and that person is Linda who said:

Linda said...

I love that spooky train, it's beautiful
hugs Linda

Big Congrats Linda!  -  please e-mail Adela at creationsbyar@sbcglobal.net.  to let her know you were the winner on Julia's blog and which new release template you want -  the party train template or the train card template

Now on to today's post!

So how tiny is tiny???  - these little bags are made with a Memory Box Die and are just 1" long x 1/2" deep x 1" high. (I got mine at Ellen Hutson but she must be out of stock because it's not listed there right now)  I used Kraft Glassine paper by Tim Holtz so they look like little waxed brown paper bags. 

 The animals are from Papertrey Ink.  Each animal has a solid background stamp and their spots or stripes stamp so the detail is just wonderful.  You can also buy the dies to cut them out perfectly! (you die cut first - then stamp)

 Then I stamped the 'so TINY' sentiment - used an oval punch to cut it out and glued it to a toothpick that I then glued inside the bag.

This is how it looks from the back

So - they ARE tiny!  but I think they'd make a really cute treat bag at a baby shower don't you??!!  You could stamp them in shades of blue or pink!  You could probably fit 5-6 M&M's inside!

Or....... maybe, like me,  you just LOVE tiny little things!?!?!

Stamps: giraffe, leopard, zebra from It's a Jungle Out There set - Papertrey Ink, so TINY from Precious Baby Quotes set - Fiskars
Card Stock: white - Papertrey Ink,  kraft glassine - Tim Holtz Ideology
Ink: black, Peanut Brittle, Cantaloupe, Toffee Crunch - Memento
Accessories: small oval punch - Stampin' Up, animal dies -  Papertreey Ink,  Mini Shopping Bag die - Memory Box;  toothpicks, glue, Scor Tape.