Christmas Card Challenge #5

So I ran across this challenge (Christmas Card Challenge) site just this morning actually as I've been looking for good sites to participate in for one of my New Year's stamping goals and I found this! I know that I have a hard time getting my Christmas cards done in time as many of us do... This site actually challenges you to make a Christmas card EVERY week using a different technique, theme or color scheme etc... So here is my first Christmas card for 2011 (never thought I'd be able to say that in January!) LOL

Enjoy!

Stamps: Paisley Prints
Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday DSP
Accessories: Square Lattice EF, Polka Dot EF,
Old Olive 1/4 Grossgrain, Dimensionals

Courtney

Christmas Cards Made With MDS

Hey everyone!

Today I actually have a share!!! I apologize for being so absent lately. With the Holiday season comes a great deal of stress for some of us and our family being 2 years young it has definitely been just that!

Anyhow here are a couple Christmas cards I made up using MDS. We ended up going with the last one as I liked it better! hehe!

Courtney

What a Day! Wednesday 1

Hey everyone! We've added a color challenge at GAB and would love to see your creations! Here is mine using bashful blue, concord crush, and marina mist!

Hope ya like it!

Courtney

MM#2 Christmas Card

Today I've got another card I've made for the Manic Monday #2 sketch challenge over at GAB Challenges! Hope you'll stop by and give our sketch a try!

Christmas Blog Hop - Mr. & Mrs. Clause Owl Tutorial

Hey everyone!


Welcome to the Christmas Card Blog Hop! If you've come from visiting Jamie, you're in the right place. If you were just looking at my blog and want to play along with our blog hopping fun, you can go to the beginning at Crafty Card Gallery. This blog hop is intended to get you in the Christmas Spirit.... If you haven’t already started/finished your Christmas cards, hopefully this will inspire you to come up with an idea... and maybe you can win some blog candy or get ideas for great Christmas gifts (whether they’re on your list or for someone else!). So if you aren’t braving the malls and can get some computer time, come join us for some fun!

Some of you may have seen my Mr. & Mrs. Clause Owl card I posted yesterday for the Finally Friday Sparkle challenge at GAB (Gimme A Break) Challenges. I decided to give everyone a tutorial as it was requested. These were really easy cards to make and I had so much fun puting them together!


Mr. & Mrs. Clause Owls



You will need:
Jolly Old St Nick Stamp Set $17.95 #121321
Clear Block E $11.95 #118484
Two Step Owl Punch $16.95 #118074
Basic Black $6.95 #121045
Whisper White CS $8.50 #100730
Soft Suede CS $6.95 #115318
Crumb Cake CS $6.95 #120953
Chunky Essentials Stampin Glitter $15.95 #108797
Early Esspresso Classic Ink Pad $5.95 #119670
Real Red Marker $3.50 #100052
2-Way Glue Pen $3.50 #100425

 

1. Punch the two-step owl in both crumb cake and soft suede.



2. Punch the medium circles only in whisper white for the eyes.

3. Punch the smallest circles in black cardstock.

4. Piece together your owls using the 2-way glue.

5. Set your owls aside. You now need Jolly Old St. Nick,
 Block E, Early Espresso Ink, Whisper White CS.

6. To save paper, ink up the Santa face stamp and only stamp
the top portion twice as you only need the hats.
7. Color one Santa hat with Real Red.
8. Color the second hat as shown above.

9. Cut out your Santa hats as show above.

10. Now you will need to trim your hats down as shown
so they'll fit on your owls heads properly.

11. Using your 2-way glue start with the white on the hats and cover them
with chunky silver glitter. Repeat this with the red on the hats using chunky red glitter.

12. Your owls and hats should look as seen above.
Now all you have to do is put it on your card!

Don't miss out on the Online Spectacular sale!

Sale ends on November 30th!

Thanks for looking and please feel free

 to leave comments or questions!

Be sure to stop by Sharon's blog for some

more great Christmas inspiration!

 

Finally Friday Sparkle Challenge

Hey everyone!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We got to spend time with all of our family!

Here is a card I made for the Finally Friday Sparkle Challenge! Go check out the site if you like to do challenges! We've got some great ones in store for you! The challenges will be up for two weeks so you'll have plenty of time to link your posts!

I can't wait to see all of your creations!

Run! Run! As fast as you can

you can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

Just thought I'd give those of you interested in the blog candy another chance to win! Remember you must be a follower and one comment per post for posts between the 20th and the 1st will get you an entry!

Today I've got a Christmas card I made for the clean & simple sketch challenge #117. I made this a few days ago just hadn't got it up yet! I'm not sure if I like the color combo... I found this on a challenge too but can't remember where... oh well!

SU Stars Holiday Blog Hop! **Candy Alert**

Welcome to the next stop on the SUSTARS Winter/Holiday Blog Hop! I've got some quick and easy cards to share with you today and a blog candy offer at the bottom so be sure to take a look!

This first card I had some inspiration from Tamey a fellow demonstrator who is part of INKin' All Night team which was put together by the amazing Rhonda Morgan!

Quantity

1 $2.00 2 $4.00 3 $5.00 6 $10.00 10 $15.00

This next card really just came from space! LOL I'm not really sure where I came up with this I had very limited time while the kids were sleeping and just started stamping!

Quantity

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NOW about that blog candy! I have been desperately needing to clean out my craft room as I am having a hard time finding anything! I've pulled aside several things I just don't think I'm going to use anytime soon and am offering it to one of you lucky bloggers! You MUST be a follower and post a comment BY DEC. 1ST in order to qualify. For extra entries you can post a comment on each post dated between 11/20 - 21/1. The winner will be announced on Dec. 2nd (cause that's my birthday!) so be sure to check back to find out if you've won!

Sorry I don't have a picture but I will try to get one up sometime next week!

Thanks so much for looking and your feedback would be greatly appreciated! Your next stop on the hop is Brenda's Stamping Corner for some more holiday treats!

It's a C&S Jolly Holiday!

This card I actually made for a sketch layout swap for a yahoo group I'm in. I LOVE the way it turned out though! I think it looks cool! And... it matches my formula gift can! I think this was the easiest card I've every put together and if I don't hurry up and work on my christmas cards soon, everybody will be recieving one of these!

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Quantity

1 $2.00 2 $4.00 3 $5.00 6 $10.00 10 $15.00

I love my babies!

I promise there is a project at the end of all my rambling! I just want to take a moment and share a little LIFE with you. Our son Caiden was born June 6, 2009 and Calvin October 11, 2010. I have not worked in just over 2 years now and have been a SAHM since Caiden was born. I thought I was going to go crazy at first not working and surrounding myself with people who actually TALK (LOL)!
I remember when Caiden was born (8lbs 20 1/2 in) I was so afraid of this fragile life they placed in my hands. He's almost 18 months now and when I look back and think about everything we have been through as a family and even my extended family I realize how much he has brightened my life.
I lost someone on August 28, 2009  to a three year battle against Ovarian Cancer. My grandmother was a very strong and special woman and faught to the end. She was my mother, well second mother but just like my mother. Her and I used to stamp until we couldn't stamp any longer. I found out I was pregnant with Caiden right before I was laid off in October 2008 and up until Caiden was born her and I spent almost everyday stamping, talking, laughing and sharing ideas. She was my best friend. I honestly felt like someone had ripped my heart out of my chest and that I had nothing to live for when she passed. After taking a moment to breathe and rethink how far gone my mind was I knew I had to stay strong for Caiden and my family. I never would have been able to pull through that hard time without him.

On a more positive note! As I looked back I remember the first time Caiden crawled, sat up on his own, ate his first solid (squash, WHAT a MESS!), stood up on his own and took his first steps. Although Calvin is only 6 weeks old he is surprising me more and more everyday. He is holding his head up quite well and already trying to figure out how to crawl! I am so blessed to have these two amazing boys! We have had bad days. And some days are better than others. But overall I must say I love my LIFE!

Now, about that project I mentioned earlier! Since we played the guessing game on formula for Calvin I have about 5 half full cans of formula sitting on our kitchen counter as I didn't want to waste them. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone using these formulas so I finally decided to get rid of them. As I started rounding them up an idea came to me. Why not decorate them and use them for small gifts or candy jars?! I've only done this one so far but I'm sure there will be more to come as the months progress!

Stamps: Occasional Quotes
Paper: Jolly Holiday DP, Very Vanilla,
Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories Old Olve Ribbon, Rhinestones,
Decorative Label Punch

Swap Cards

My goodness it’s been a while! My BF and son went out of town on the 12th and my car transmission gave out on the 13th so I’ve had lots of time to stamp lately and that I have been doing!

Today I’m going to share a few cards I’ve made for recent swaps I joined before I package them up and get them ready to sell in the El Zaribah Shrine’s annual Cornfest this Saturday & Sunday!

I used the new Jolly Old St. Nick set on this card. It’s from the Holiday Mini that releases in just over a week! This was 1 of 3 different card fronts I made for a demo only In Color swap on SCS.

This one, all the images are embossed in black from the Wicked Cool set in the 2010-2011 IB&C. This is 2 of 3 card fronts made for the In Color swap.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the 3rd card I made for this swap so I can’t share that one until I re-create it… BUT the last card I’m going to share is another card made using the Jolly Old St Nick set and these card fronts were made for the Inkin’ All Night SU! Holiday Mini demo card swap! They are actually due this weekend, I just need to get them to Rhonda now!

I found the idea for this card in the summer mini catalog using another set and thought it would be a perfect layout to make Santa POP on this card!

That’s all for now… Come back tomorrow to see my thank you creations!! My BF’s mother needs 6 different unisex thank you’s. I gladly accepted the challenge this morning and I am now finding it to be more challenging than I thought it would be! LOL Anyhow, I will be sharing a few of them each day for the next couple days so don’t forget to stop back by soon!

 

Courtney

Jolliest Snowman!

I think I have an obsession with snowmen! I have pretty much decided that my best Christmas cards are the ones with snowmen! OH! And the ones I've used Old Olive on.. I think I'm in love with olive green now... Anywho...

Enjoy!

Courtney

The Midnight Stamper

Wishing for Peace

I have fallen in love with this card! I'm not sure why because at first I wasn't crazy about it but the more I look at it I like it even more! It's plain and simple but detailed at the same time...

Enjoy!

Courtney

The Midnight Stamper

Serene Snowflakes

After talking to my Gramma for a little while this evening she told me about the Stamping 411 blog so I checked it out and to my surprise it's exactly what I need for a little push and inspiration! I decided to participate in the Color Challenge #131 - Rich Tempting Olive. I created a beautiful Christmas card (since I'm in Christmas mode) using Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise & Old Olive!

Enjoy!

Courtney

The Midnight Stamper

Supplies: Paper- Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla. Stamps - Serene Snowflakes. Embellishments - Old Olive 1/4" grossgrain ribbon.

Wandering Words

I'm actually really excited! I have cranked out 3 cards today! Thats alot considering Caiden (my son) has been up all day without a nap! Anyhow I'm getting ready to crank out some more ideas while they are fresh on my mind! Will share soon...

Enjoy!

Courtney

The Midnight Stamper

Supplies: Paper- Real Red, Old Olive, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Merry Moments DSP. Stamps- Wandering Words, Occasional Quotes. Embellishments - Clear Rhinestone Brads

Christmas... Sweet Center Style

After making my first Halloween card I started thinking about how close Christmas is! It's time to start making cards so I have enough to send out to everyone with pictures of the kids! Here is something I put together really quick using the Sweet Centers set again!

Enjoy!

Courtney

The Midnight Stamper

Supplies: Paper- Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Merry Moments DSP. Stamps - Sweet Centers, Christmas Greetings. Embellishments - Sweet Treats Round Cup w/ Chunky Red & White Stampin' Glitter, Old Olive 1/4" Ribbon and Red Ribbon.