dream it. do it. (Stamplorations, TPE)

Hmmm....

Some NBUS stamps from Stamping Bella (a win from last year's Hope You Can Cling To over at Splitcoast).  "Jane's Girl" she's called.

Hmmm... Dream it. Do it. How's that for a motto for 2014? I'll take it!  I dream lots.  Maybe next year I can "do" more with the dreams too...

And may I take this moment to wish you and yours all the best for the new year too!

One more card featuring stamps and silhouettes... joining the fun at Stamplorations.

And I'm playing at The Pink Elephant - #231 Anything Goes.  Haven't been there for awhile.

Thanks for visiting. Ring in the New Year right.  Cheers to another great year together, friends!

Supplies for dream it do it:

Paper: cardbase Bringmann, PP Studio Calico

Stamps:   Stampng Bella, butterfly Martha Stewart

Ink :Distress Inks, Versamagic

Tools: corner rounder EKS

Other: 

herd there's a DT call (Stamplorations, PTI MIM)

Managed to pry myself off the couch and away from the cookies (eating them now) to create a card for the Stamplorations challenge and DT call.  Read more about it here.

I think I'll always love the Papertrey Ink On the Farm stamp set and dies.  I must be a farm girl at heart.  And I can never get enough of punny sentiments.  Have a look.

Used Distress Inks for the stamping.  Inked the sun with three different yellow/oranges and the hills with two greens.  Misted the stamp with water and stamped over the inked image again.  Love how the water reacts with the ink and adds such dimension.  The herd is die cut from black CS.

I'm also joining the end-of-the-year fun at Papertrey Ink's A la Carte MIM challenge.  I used "#106 Two-toned stamped flowers technique" shared by Melissa P.

As for the cookies... they made it to the neighbors on time...

And to our table...

I sincerely hope you are enjoying the time "zwischen den Jahren" (the days between Christmas and New Years).  We certainly are.

Supplies for herd it's your birthday:

Paper: cardbase Bringmann

Stamps:   PTI

Ink :Distress Inks, Versafine

Tools: die PTI

Other: crochet thread

pti december blog hop (PTI)

OK, I didn't play along last month cuz I wasn't into house building - it was so cool to see the beauties ya'll came up with, though.  So I'm a non-conformist again this month.  When I read Nichole's description of this month's blog hop I knew what I had to share with you.

This card was created for a submission call where the theme was to be inspired by a song.  Can you guess which song I chose?

"Brown paper packages tied up with string."  As in "raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens..."

I actually had a punched square tied with hemp twine originally, but it didn't "work" with "blue satin sash" so I nixed it for the stamped version.  BTW, if you want to get reacquainted with all of the stamps in your stamp collection, give this design a try ;)

And do you think this is a Christmas card?  Is that song actually a Christmas song?  I thought not. I chose to make this a get well card.  Inside reads - hope you "don't feel so bad" soon.  Get it? Probably too confusing for publication...

Off ya go, hopping now.  And don't blame me if you've got the song stuck in your cabeza.

Supplies - a ton - including PTI On the Farm die!

a party in a card (CARDS)

Sharing a sneak peek of a card of mine published in the January 2014 issue of CARDS magazine. It's on their blog today.  Check it out here.  They sure do stage wonderful photos, don't they?

Back to the cookies...

bang for your buck (CFC, SSS)

Hey there.  In case you don't have enough on your plate at the moment, here is a project that gives you THE best bang for your buck.  Seriously, this is SOOOO effective and basically so easy.

Saw one of these at my girlfriend's house years back and was flabbergasted when she explained how easy they were to make.  I then taught DD's grade school class how to make them and they were hanging all over windows in Nierstein!  When I recently saw this tutorial, I figured it was high time to share this idea.

Now you can make the arms of the snowflake with any size squares you like.  How about with neon Post-it notes?  But I used construction paper pieces that were about 8" square for each of the arms.  This puppy is huge!  See?

Speaking of puppy... that fencing is to keep Miss Ellie off of our open steps.  DD is slowly teaching her to do steps but she's basically a main floor pooch.

So, if you're not crafty burned-out yet, give this a try!  BTW, the tute tells you to draw or print out the lines to cut along on your folded squares.  I just snipped in from the folded edge, no guidelines ;)

I'm hooking up at these snowy challenges:

CASual Fridays #123 - Let it Snow

Simon Says Stamp - Let it Snow

the month of december (Stamplorations, CFC, SSS)

Whew.  It's a wonder any card magazine gets published in July when the work for it has to happen in December.  My Christmas cookies still are not made.  But I got some cards in for the PC submission call.  Something wrong with my priorities?!?!?

Anyhoo, my bronze glitter embossing powder was calling out to me again.

I tried a Laura B. technique - heat embossing the snowflakes, masking and then applying Distress Inks.  How fun.  Then a cool sentiment and deer silhouette from the Kesi Art Avent stamp set. Kinda likey.

I'm going places with this one:

Stamplorations December challenge - silhouette?  yep.

CASual Fridays #123 - snow? yep.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Let it Snow.  yep again.

And now, this is the word of the day week pour moi...  thanks DD ;)

Thanks for visiting today.  Hope your holiday preparations are joyful.

Supplies for mois de decembre:

Paper: cardbase The Paper Studio

Stamps:   snowflake Artemio, other Kesi Art

Ink : Versamark, Distress Inks, Versafine

Tools: circle die MFT

Other: Zing embossing powder

nod to peacock feathers (CASE)

OK, it's not peacock feathers but you may notice a resemblance to this photo from the challenge that I've just missed the deadline for over at CASE study!

I needed a quick sympathy card.  Quick, as in put-the-dog-in-her-box-and-take-her-downstairs-with-me-and-get-the-card-ready-to-put-in-the-mail-before-it's-time-for-her-to-go-outside-for-a-walk.

Sympathy, as in the man died who owns the Christmas tree farm we always go to.  Thus the need for green.  Don't know him personally but we do know his daughters and sons-in-law.  We were actually there getting this year's tree on the day he died.  Ugh.

Laid down a mask and sprayed with blue Dylusions and turquoise glimmer mist (like peacock shine, ya know?).  Then moved the mask and sprayed with lime green.  Sopped up the excess mist with some paper and die cut the leaves (kinda plume-ish?) from it with my cool new Kesi Art Feuillage die.  Then a sentiment from a wonderful set that you must have for these nasty occasions, Hero Arts Remember.

I really wanted to play along with this challenge.  Chupa was the first one I contacted when I heard Cath was leaving Moxie Fab.  I knew she would be "in the know".  She tipped me off to the massive blog hop - thanks Chupa!  I suggested doing something at CASE Study to honor Cath.  So happy to see she's doing it this month.  Another lovely tribute to one lovely lady.

Thanks for looking.