using up more scraps (CFC, Dream Valley)

Coming in under the wire with a couple more tags for CASual Fridays #80 - Gift Tags.  More using-up-what's-taking-up-space-on-my-ironing-board-crafting-space.

Also playing at Dream Valley #46 -Non-Traditional Christmas cuz this is!  That holey red star used to hold mandarin oranges.  Just sayin'.

Here's another non-Christmas at all.  That tag upon the tag is die cut from a kleenex box.  Beautiful pink rose image on it.  Just sayin'.  Yep, they call me the re-cycler...

Have a great day.  Hope all your holiday prepping is going well.  Mine's not yet...

Supplies for tags:

Paper: tons of scraps

Stamps: BG WMS, sentiment Inkystamp, letters Fancy Pantx

Ink : Memento

Tools: dies:  PTI, Spellbinders, Sizzix, MFT, star punch ?

Other: cord, ribbon scraps

christmas angel (CFC, PC, SSS)

I used to give neighbors a mix of my homemade Christmas cookies every year.  A few years ago I started making a craft project every other year.  Here is a fantastic idea if you want to optimize "the bang for your buck" for homemade home decor gifts.  IMHO.

The idea was in a German magazine, "Landeslust".  Basically you cover a styrofoam ball for the head and a cardboard form for the wings with "Gipsbinden", and use a long nail for the head and two short nails to attach the wings to the wood.  A walk in the wilderness supplies materials for the halos.  Here is a photo of the rest of the group.

I created a "heavenly" tag bearing our Christmas wishes - the Hero Arts cloud background and a heat embossed sentiment.  CAS.  I'm entering these lovely ladies in the Paper Crafts December gallery as well as the tag challenge #80  at CASual Fridays.

Also playing in the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Appreciate your visit today.

Supplies for Merry Christmas tag:

Paper: tag Office Supply

Stamps:   Hero Arts

Ink :  Distress Ink, Versamark

Tools: 

Other: embossing powder, ribbon

frame by frame (Moxie Fab) and a winner

Lucky I got this one photographed before dark - in between six batches of Christmas cookie dough...
I recycled for this one - that should come as no surprise.  Upcycled actually.

When I saw the Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab it reminded me of a card I'd made for DD's bday which had found its way into my "old cards" box.  Feminine, pink, flourish of black.  Decided to turn the front panel into an anniversary card.  Inside now reads "nothing beats true love."

In the trigger the turquoise circle frame with the butterfly caught my eye.  So I added a turquoise heat embossed frame on vellum popped up on dimensionals with a stamped and pencil-colored butterfly behind it.  Voila.  Maybe in my next life I'll crochet some cool little frames.

Dear followers, thanks so much for your comments/advice on this post.  DD chose the number 3 which means Maria M. wins the wooden ornaments!  I'll be contacting you Maria (love the name BTW!).

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies for love:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, vellum

Stamps:   BG CHF, Fancy Pants, frame Viva, butterfly K and Co.

Ink : Cats Eye, Versafine, Versamark, Distress Ink

Tools: 

Other: embossing powder Zing, colored pencils

joining CASE study with candy canes (CASE, CTS, Dream Valley, KIS)

There has to be a first time for everything, right?  When I moved to Germany it took me nearly a year before I would try to speak German at work.  Not that my colleagues didn't encourage me.  I just wasn't willing to speak the language before about 80% of what I said was correct.  FYI, 20+ years later I'm up to about 95% and stagnating...

Well, so is my relationship with CASE Study.  I love the work of everyone over there but have not felt up to joining them.  Until this week - the last week of CASE #119 with November's muse, and I quote, "the exceptionally talented Angeline Yong."  I love this gal's work.  So I had to join in.

Here is Angeline's card.

I reverted to my CASEing-a-la-Aimes mode and this is what I got from this card - sweets, twine, dots.  I should say that is what I finally got.  The journey started with an idea of pink-snowflake-on-a-stick-with-a-twine-bow-and-embossed-dots-panel...blah, blah, blah.  Ya'll know how the creative process is some days.  Uncooperative.

But, I do like how this card turned out.  It's me.

Sweets, twine, dots.  Check.  It helped when I saw my candy cane stamp and also decided to use the CASE This Sketch again!  Heat embossed the candy cane and gave the little lollipops some Stickles to add some sweet shine.

And I was even going to use turquoise instead of green (more non-traditional), but when I went for the washi I liked the green dots better.  Does it qualify for Dream Valley's Challenge #46 "Non-Traditional Christmas," don't know but I'm hooking up anyway!  Also playing at Keep It Simple #2 - Washi.

Appreciate your visit.

Supplies for Holiday delights:

Paper: CS Neenah

Stamps:   American Crafts

Ink : Versamark, Versafine, Jenny Bowlin

Tools: corner rounder EKS

Other: embossing powder Ranger, baker's twine, washi Target (dots) and Rayher (stripes), Stickles

glamour and glitz CAS - ha! (LIM, CTS, PS)

Haven't played over at Less is More for awhile, and I find it ironic that the challenge this week is "Glamour and Glitz".  As in, keep it to a bare minimum but glam it up!

When I saw the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #7 it totally reminded me of a design I did on this card.  So I cased myself.  Used some metallic CS and gold and silver to glam it up for a wedding/anniversary card.

Also playing at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge where this is the inspiration photo - chevron and glam:

Thanks for looking.  Happy weekend!

Supplies cheers:

Paper: card base Papermania

Stamps: Kim Hughes CHF, Hero Arts, sentiment Paper Smooches

Ink: Versamagic, Versamark

Tools: dies MFT

Other: dimensional adhesive

using up scraps (Color Q, Tuesday Alchemy)

Lotsa energy last week to get Turkey Day ready and play in challenges.  Not much left for this week...

Put together some tags using up scraps that I keep moving from left to right and back again.  I'm sure you know how that is.  Kept the nice fresh color combo from Color Q in mind too.

Used some tear-off calendar pages to cover the die cuts (was going to enter Passion for Papertrey's challenge to use  numbers... missed the deadline) to keep up a theme cuz the rest got pretty crazy!

Also parking these over at Tuesday Alchemy where the theme is #42. Anything Goes.

On a housekeeping note... if you'd like to win these wooden ornaments, check out this post.

And here is a photo of our set Turkey Day table as promised in this post.

Thanks for visiting.

Supplies for tags:

Paper: tons of scraps

Stamps: BG WMS, sentiment Inkystamp

Ink : Distress Ink

Tools: dies:  PTI, Spellbinders, Sizzix, MFT

Other: washi 

one-layer washi get well (PC, KIS)

Turquoise and yellow - that's what the new challenge blog "Keep it Simple" wants.  See why?

Had an idea to use some washi and do some die cutting. Lucky I have "several" yellow washi tapes...

 Channeling my inner Cristina K., I tried my darndest to keep this a single-layer card but give it lots of interest!

Adhered washi to scrap paper and die cut butterfly.  Die cut turquoise oval and oval out of white panel.  Die cut butterfly from the turquoise oval and stamped it with some chevrons - for interest.  Put the puzzle pieces back together, leaving the wing tips and antennae unglued - for a bit more interest.  Stamped sentiment with a shadow - even more interest? - and couldn't resist a few sequins.   Still one-layer, still mailable ;)

Also adding this to the November gallery at Paper Crafts Connection - all about decorative tape this month.

Thanks for coming by.

Supplies for gute besserung:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, CS American Crafts and Coredinations

Stamps: BG Paper Smooches, sentiment Klartext

Ink : yellow Distress Ink, turquoise Inkadinkado

Tools: butterfly die Memory Box, oval die Sizzix

Other: washi Bella Blvd, Freckled Fawn and other