Therm O Web Release - So Succulent

I'm up on the blog with over at Therm O Web sharing this one using some newly released Toner Card Fronts available in the shop now!

Hope you'll join me there for the links and details!

 

Sitting Here Thinking of You

Good morning!  I have this one up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog!

I hope you'll join me over there for the details!

Thanks for stopping!  Come again soon!

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #24

It's the first of the month and time for another fun challenge over at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  This month our sponsor is Frantic Stamper!

Play along with the challenge for a chance to win these three dies from Frantic Stamper!

And I'm having a giveaway here on my blog!  Stay tuned for more info about that!

I used some awesome Frantic Stamper products on this one and some other things I got in the Frantic Stamper shop.

I've been wanting that cool Tiered Tray die set for a while and when I saw it in the Frantic Stamper shop I decided it was time.

I decorated my tray with the snowman, poinsettias, I.O. house... all picked up from the shop.  The trees are from Rubbernecker and the bird was cut from a different snowman from Frantic Stamper.  And my Merry sentiment was from a fun sentiment die set from FS too!

When I was putting this one together I realized I had bought two of those Cup of Cocoa dies!  I definitely don't need two!  So I'm giving one away here!  Leave me some love and when the challenge is over I'll pick a winner to send the Cup of Cocoa too and maybe a little extra!

I'm also playing along over at the Inspired By Challenge!  I imagine you can see where my inspiration came from!  What inspires you??  Check it out and play along.

Thanks so much for stopping and be sure to head on over to the Caffeinated Christmas Card blog to see what everyone else has created for you!

Come again soon!

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - September 2023 Edition

Welcome back!  It's a new month and we're back with the Christmas cards we made this month!

I actually made three cards using an adorable set from My Favorite Things Dino-Mite Christmas stamp set!  It's retired, but I did find one in stock over at the Frantic Stamper if you find you must have it!

I also used my current favorite sheet of design paper from Vicki Boutin.  I picked up a couple of the sheets at my local scrapbook store, Scraps of Love and if they still have some when I go back I'm gonna get more for sure!  One side is this lovely pink snowflake and the other...

... is this gorgeous stripe.. just yum!  I used a favorite frame from Avery Elle ... also retired... and also available over at Frantic Stamper.  Along with some dies from the shop over at A Jillian Vance Design.

I'm just in love with these dinos and that paper!

That's me for today!  I have a winner from last month's giveaway!

Denise Bryant from right here on the blog is the winner... Denise email me your address so I am sure I have it right!

Thanks to everyone!  Come again soon!

Now be sure to head on over to my fellow Crafty Elves places, Debra and Michael AND Pam Kline Stang is joining us too!

 

Hello Lovely-Createful Hearts Guest Designer!

So happy you are visiting me today!  I'm excited because I won a challenge over at Createful Hearts earlier this month and was asked to be a guest designer for the challenge that starts today!  I also won four digis and this adorable Northern Saw-Whet Owl is one of them!  It's so cute!

I'm playing along with the D.L. Art October Linky Challenge which is always anything goes and the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge for this week which is Anything Goes along with a twist of Anything Goes!  Right up my alley!

Isn't this little guy adorable!?  I colored him with my Copics.  These little owls come in all kinds of colors... I chose to color mine in browns and grays.

That pretty white crinkly seam binding is from D.L. Art and it's called Whipped Cream.  Diana has such pretty ribbons in all kinds of colors on her site... although for this one I chose white.

I had this idea as soon as I saw this owl... I wanted most of the card to be in whites.  A little kraft on the background and the sentiment.  Love the way it looks... 

I embossed the white background using a Tim Holtz embossing folder.  My leaves are quite a mix of brands... the furthest back is a Tim Holtz diecut, the big loopy leaves are from Paper Smooches and the lacy Maple Leaf is from Frantic Stampers.

The dies for the sentiment are from Peachy Cheap... love the font!

And on the bottom, more leaves, that beautiful ribbon and the pretty white heart with sequins.  The clear sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh and I LOVE them!

So there it is... my Clean & Simple/Not So Simple card...lol!  Thanks for stopping and do be sure to check out the Createful Hearts digi shop!   And link up to this Anything Goes Challenge!  You don't have to use one of Mary's Digis if you don't have one... and you might win some!