Coffee and You With Pink and Main!

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog today with some more Pink and Main!

I'm also playing along with the current challenge over at Double Trouble Challenge Blog and you should check it out!

Hop on over there for links and details!

Thanks so much for stopping and hope you'll come again soon!

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #2 - Coffee and Hearts with Pink and Main!

It’s a new month and time for a new Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  This month our sponsor is Pink and Main and our theme is Coffee and Hearts!  Use at least one heart on your Coffee or Tea themed Christmas card and link up to win an awesome prize from Pink and Main!  Check out all the details over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge Blog here! 

And here’s how I was inspired:

I used that great cup die from Stamp Simply and cut it from Copic friendly paper and stamped that adorable llama from the Pink and Main Llamas stamp set onto it.  Since this particular llama set is not a Christmas set (although there is an adorable one in the shop here) I colored him up in some of my favorite non traditional colors and added a gift from another set. 

I created a slimline base using the fabulous Plaid Slimline Die.  I cut it twice from a pink and a lagoon cardstock and glued them together just a bit offset.  Finally I adhered the plaid die cuts to a white base cut just an 1/8 of an inch larger.  I popped the cup onto the base and added some hearts from A Jillian Vance Design and snowflakes that I’d cut previously from glitter paper.  Finally a sentiment from am old MFT holiday llama set stamped onto a fun Paper Smooches banner.  

I'm also playing along over at Double Trouble Challenge Blog!  This week it's Something, Anything and Everything!  It's everything goes with a twist of Anything But An A2!  And if you play along with a previous partner, you get an extra chance to win a random prize!  Check it out!

Now head on over to the blog to see what everyone created for you today, gather some inspiration and play along!  And good luck!  Thanks for stopping!

 

Rubbernecker Birthday Celebration Blog Hop!

Woo Hoo!  Today is the day at Rubbernecker Stamps we're hopping and celebrating Rubbernecker's 29th Birthday!  There is a new release, inspiration and prizes!  Hop and comment at each stop for your chances to win a prize valued at over $60!  Comment through midnight on February 5th and the winner will be chosen on February 6th! 

If you get lost along the way, you can always hop on over to the Rubbernecker Blog here and find your way again!

Here's how I was inspired:

The new For Each Other stamp set is right up my alley!  I love the adorable critters and cute punny sentiments!  And have you seen the new mini slimline dies??  I cut this one twice in two colors of cardstock and stacked them offset for a little extra.

I colored up these two, added some snowflakes to the background using the Snowflake Stencil and then added some extras for a frosty look.  I've got a short little video for you here showing how I added texture to the scarf using my Colorless Blender!

For my second card for today, I used the bunnies from the For Each Other stamp set along with the beautiful flowers from the Birthday Vase set:

Oh my goodness these two, right??  I created a cloudy background using the Clouds stencil and some Color Fuse Ink and then layered the hills, fence and grass over the top.  

I colored and cut out the bunnies and florals and then I cut the flowers from the vase and inserted them into one of the pots from the Large Garden Pots Die set.  A little birdie sits on the fence and a few butterflies and stamped the sentiment directly onto the card so as not to cover up any of the clouds.

Here’s another quick video for you!

Check out the awesome prize!

And here's the release!

You'll find the entire release here!

Now head on over to the next stop in the hop for some more inspiration and your chances to win!  Good luck!  Here's the entire hop list:

Colleen

Lisa (You are Here!)

Annie

Jamie

Kittie

Jean

Natasha

Carol

Preeti

Allison

Julie

Thank you so much for stopping and hope you'll come again soon!

 I've included links to all of the products I used for these products below.  Should you choose to purchase using these links, I will receive a small compensation at no additional cost to you.  And thank you!

A Jillian Vance Design - Mini Heart Shaped Valentines

I'm up on the blog over at A Jillian Vance Design with a couple little heart shaped Valentines!  Hop on over there and join me for links and details!

Thanks so much for stopping!  Come again soon!

 

Rubbernecker Stamps - You Matter

I have this one up on the blog over at Rubbernecker Stamps!

Love these Precious Poppies and that Geometric Stencil!!  Hop on over there for links and details about how I made it.

Thanks so much for stopping!  Hope you'll come again soon for more inspiration!

 I've included links below for all of the Rubbernecker Stamps products I used for this one.  Should you choose to purchase using these links I will receive a small compensation at no additional cost to you.  And thank you!

One of a Kind Fine Lines - Miss Ink Stamps

I'm in love with the Fine Lines Stencil!  The lines are so... well... fine!  And it makes for a striking background.  I highly suggest using Pixie Spray with this one to make your life simpler.

I created this background using a black cardstock panel and applied some Thermoweb Transfer Gel through the stencil and let it dry.  Then I ran the panel through my Minc with some Glittering Green foil and Voila!

Finally I stamped cut and colored the Gardenia stamp set images and then popped them up on the card as well as a sentiment from Lovely Unicorns and a few sequins!

That's me for today!  Hope you enjoyed your visit and that you'll come again soon!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown To Christmas January 2022 Edition

Welcome back!!  It's a new year and me and my fellow Crafty Elves are doing it again this year!  Every month on the 25th we share the Christmas cards we made during that month.  We try to do a card a week and we've all pretty much made it every month!  I have a drawing each month from all of the comments and pick someone to get happy mail the following month so be sure to come back each month to see what we've created!

I'm in the midst of busy season but I've been managing to stay caught up with my projects and believe it or not I actually made 5 cards this month!  I used two different sets and here's how I was inspired:

I recently picked up the adorable Yuletide Mice stamp set from Reverse Confetti and I used some of the images on the first of this month for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  (You can find that one here if you'd like to see it).  I had stamped, die cut and colored all of the images while I was away and decided to use the rest of them for today.  I also used a couple of the other elements from that card including these great Scalloped Square frames from RC and those snowflakes.

If you're new here I like to share my Copic colors as there are times when people ask.  If I'm coloring ahead of time like I often do when away, I take a pic of the markers with my phone so I can easily pull them out once it's photo time for my cards.  These were easy to remember though because they're some of my most often used color combos.

The Caffeinated Christmas Challenge is to create a Christmas Card with a coffee, tea or cocoa theme and for January, you must include at least one snowflake on your card.  The January challenge ends today!  You have 'til the end of the day to play along and you can check out all of the rules here!

These BGs are among my faves too!

I found these llamas from MFT (retired, but they've got some new adorable holiday llamas here) laying around already stamped on some Copic friendly paper so I decided to use them... because why wouldn't I??  Along with some pretty plaid paper from my stash-probably from either Lawn Fawn or MFT).  For this one I used that pretty Lacy Scallop Circle die from Reverse Confetti and those super fun Skinny Mini Fiesta Borders from Taylored Expressions.

And for this one a lot of the same elements, except for the frame I used that cute scalloped frame from Paper Smooches... I sure to miss Paper Smooches.

Those E40's... also a favorite combo.

And some blue plaid for this one... I LOVE these llamas!!  I also love the new ones... (I don't need any more llamas... I don't need any more lllamas... I don't......)

I had started coloring this llama already when I found the images, so I grabbed the markers I thought I used and was able to finish it off.  I like this combo too!

Well, that's me for today!  I hope you enjoyed your visit and be sure to hop on over to Debra and Michaels places!  And we have a very special guest with us this month... the super talented Liz McGuire is hopping along too so be sure to visit her place!

Now for last month's winner of some happy mail:

Becca!  Send me your snail mail!

Thanks so much to everyone who stopped and said hi!  Doing it again this month!  See you in February!