Vintage Christmas

Happy Saturday and  welcome back for some more krafty fun over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!
Hope you can play along as we've got another great challenge for ya!
It's awesome to see so many of you creating with KKS!!! Keep them coming!

This week our hostess is CHERYL!! And her challenge is VINTAGE CHRISTMAS!!
So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that features a vintage feel.....use vintage papers, distressing, lace etc.!!! Sound fun??!! Join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along for your chance to WIN some Kraftin' Kimmie rubbah!!!

Did you hear about our new SHARE to WIN challenges?? We introduced the new WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS a few weeks ago! Now you have MORE chances to play with your Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and more chances to WIN!!

Also we've got something special going on right now!! It's called our 12 Days of Krafty Kreations and we're sharing inspiration every day for 12 days!! AND all the stamps sets we're using (plus a few extras) are on SALE 20-50% OFF during the whole 12 days!! And it all ends on Monday!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and Guests featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!
Happy Kraftin'!!

This Gift Is For You

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!
It's another fun Friday stamp release for you from A Day For Daisies!! Yipee!! And the theme this week is Mad About Plaid (which, I spaced out on...do polka dots count?)

ADFD has a lovely selection of ladies out and about on the town, called Holiday Shopping. This release is awesome and really reminds me of those fashion plates from when I was a kid. You know, the ones you could mix and match and then roll a crayon over paper to create a multitude of fashion designs!

For my card I've used one of the images called SALE and paired it with a tag and papers from an old Basic Grey line of patterned paper. I also wanted to make her skirt look sparkly and designer, so I added a bit of Stickles.

Be sure and check out all the ADORABLE cards my teammies have made!
Arielle
Alice
Broni
Sherry

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Hi Friends!
I'm glad you stopped by today for Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #81!

For my tag I've used the new Santa immie available over at By Lori Designs and combined him with papers from My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland, button from Basic Grey and a roll of burlap that I bought on Amazon.

Be sure and visit my lovely teammies! We hope you'll find time to play this week! Also, please give a warm welcome to our newest Guest Designer, Joni Wilson!

Amy Sheffer
Arielle Gordon
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Joni Wilson-Guest Designer
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

Merry Merry

Hi Friends!
I've got another fun cutie card for you today, using one of By Lori Designs adorable winter images!

This is Simon Stockingheimer and I couldn't resist giving him a little "where's waldo" look when coloring him up with my Copics. The papers are Cosmo Cricket and the buttons and sentiment are Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by! Before I forget, there are a couple more new stamps in the BLD store this week! Check them out HERE (scroll to end of post). AND AND Be sure to visit all of the BLD Girls and see all the Fabby Winter Creations!

Happy Freezin Season

Hi Friends!
I hope you're having a SUPER DUPER Monday!! I'm a little late with my special card today (needed to get this one off my camera), but special it is in deed. It's for the awesome MYSTERY SWAP that I'm in!

Every few months we have a different hostess and she picks out a stamp for us to work with. For this round, Jeanette chose for us to use this adorable stamp from Darcie's Stamp called Peekin' Snowman.
I paired up Mr. Snowman with papers from American Crafts and Soft Suede ribbon from SU.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see my card. Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Silent Night

THIS IS MY SECOND POST OF THE DAY. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MY ABC/HB2PAOLA POST. THANKS!

Hello and happy Friday to you!!
I'm back with this week's release over at A Day For Daisies. This stamp is called Gentle Baby and it can be found HERE in the ADFD store. Be sure to check out what my teammies have created with this beautiful release! Also, if you're looking for a BEAUTIFUL baby Jesus image this Christmas, it's 50% off today in the ADFD store!
Arielle
Alice
Broni
Sherry

AND AND today is also our posting day for this month's Crafters Of Faith card!
Mary Rose gave us a wonderful challenge to create a card inspired by our favorite Christmas song and this stamp couldn't have been more perfect for me!

Here is what Mary Rose said:
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Hello, Crafty sisters! Can you believe the holidays are here? I LOVE this time of year! Peppermint Mocha Lattes, twinkling lights, Hallmark Christmas movies...every good and perfect gift pointing to our Savior. My favorite part of the season? Christmas carols. I LOVE Christmas music, and I have so many CDs that I have to start listening to them in October just to fit them all in! LOL I have a few favorites that make it into heavy rotation (Amy Grant, Kathy Mattea, Point of Grace, Sara Groves), and others that are strictly instrumental and fill the house with the ambient sounds of the season (Jim Brickman, Windham Hill's Celtic Christmas, and more). This month's challenge: Make a card based on one of your favorite Christmas songs or carols. (The Bible verse I chose is often associated with Handel's Messiah, another favorite!) Make sure your card has a little twinkle to represent the light of the world. Bonus points to anyone who includes kraft and gingham in their design (just because I LOVE kraft and gingham!)

Well, Silent Night is my favorite Christmas carol--and O Holy Night is a close 2nd. I also threw in some kraft and gingham, because I too love that combo!
Be sure and check out what songs have inspired this wonderful group of faith-filled Ladies (blog list on the side bar).

A Festive Holiday

Hello, Friends!
Are you still coming down from yesterday's sugar high? Well, I've got something sweet for you today, because it's Deconstructed Sketch time!
And this week's sketch #76 is another fun one!

Circular cards are not my strong suit, so I decided to construct this sketch inside my beloved four geometric walls. :) For my card I've used this awesome Poinsettia Bouquet stamp from Taylored Expressions and paired it with a mash-up of papers from 3 different paper pads I had lying around. I actually tried mixing and matching so many different combos before I settled on this one, that I don't know where each of the papers came from. Teehee...
The image is colored in Copics and topped with a touch of Diamond Stickles. The twine is from Papertrey Ink.

I hope that you will join us for sketch 76! Be sure to visit all the Sketch Girls to see how they've used this week's sketch! Have a great day!

Arielle Gordon
Amy Sheffer
Cresta Woodruff-Guest Designer
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

P.S. I also just had to share...LOOK, first one of the season!! Not only do I anxiously await the return of eggnog lattes, but the first red cup always gets me a little excited for the winter season. I love winter!!

Tis the Season

Hi There! Welcome to the last Deconstructed Sketch for 2011! Today the Sketch Girls have a FANTASTIC display of sketchy inspiration for you, as we look toward waving a fond farewell to 2011 and ringing in 2012 with even more mojo (at least, that's what I'm hoping for myself)!

As you can see, we're at Sketch 32 today and this will be a two week challenge. For my card I've used a stamp from Lily of the Valley called Baby's First Christmas. I just LOVE these stamps and I have a few Christmas ones, so I had to deliberate on which one was perfect for this FAB sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Have a FANTASTIC Christmas or however you and your loved ones celebrate this time of year. See ya soon! xoxo

Andrea Ewen
Arielle Gordon
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Pam Varnell
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

Mittens!

Helloooooo!
How are you on this fine Wednesday?
I thought I'd pop in and share another CAS Christmas card with you that I've been working on.
I braved the mall over the weekend whilst getting to spend some time with my little sister, and I couldn't resist stopping in to one of our local stamping stores, Impress. I was only there for a few moments (had to exercise restraint!), but in that brief jaunt around the store I found a mitten punch and an idea was quickly born. So I bought the punch and voila!

Every year I try and come up with a new CAS card to give to the ladies I work with and I'm thinking that this one will be perfect!

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you back here tomorrow for the last Deconstructed Sketch of the year!

From Our Home To Yours

Hi Friends!
Happy Tuesday!
Can you believe there's only 5 days until Christmas? The month of December has definitely crept up on me and now it's almost Christmas! Woohoo! I love this time of year. I love getting to spend time with family, I love all the merriment and decorations, and I love the holiday cups at Starbucks :)

Today, I have another By LORi Designs card that also celebrates one of the fun things about this time of year...ICE SKATING! This cutie pie stamp is another one in the Bug & Roo collection by Hannah Boyd and her name is Allison. I've paired this sweetie with papers from October Afternoon and sentiment from Amuse, and then kept it pretty simple so that I could keep most the scene in tact. :)

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure and visit all the other Lollipop Gals and see what inspiration they have for you on this FAB December day! Cheers!

Sweet Holiday Wishes

Hi Friends!
Happy Thursday!
Are you ready for another FUN-tabulous Deconstructed Sketch? I know I am! This week we've got #31 in store for you and you're gonna love it! A little bit of square, perhaps a flip-a-roo and plenty of room for your fave immie too!

For my card today, I decided to flip the sketch on it's side, so that I could fit this adorable "a la mode" stamp from My Favorite Things. This is a la mode Candy Cane Kisses and I've paired her with papers from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses and  Nordic Holiday. She is colored in Copics and dabbed with a touch of Diamond Stickles.

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out how all the Sketch Girls have used sketch 31!

Andrea Ewen
Arielle Gordon
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Pam Varnell
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

Christmas Cards Galore

Hello and Happy Wednesday!
I wanted to pop in and share with you a few cards I made last week. A very sweet friend of mine asked me if I would help her make some cards for her family this year and I was overjoyed to be asked and thrilled to have someone to craft with!

So I wanted to come up with a variety of fun cards that we could make in a couple hours (on a normal day, I can end up concentrating on only one card in all that time!). I searched online for some examples and then checked my supplies to see what I had and how I could use the samples for inspiration, but still make them my own.
We ended up having an absolute blast and my friend told me perhaps I made a card maker out of her and she might like to try it again sometime! Yipee!!

Here are the cards I ended up making and below them are the samples that I CASEd with the links to give credit.

Paper: Echo Park Paper Season's Greetings

Stamps: Amuse

Paper: Echo Park Paper Season's Greetings

Stamps: Stampin' Up!

The holly bough is heat embossed

Paper: Echo Park Paper Season's Greetings
Star made from recycled Starbucks sleeve

Stamps: Stampin' Up!

Paper: Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder

Stamps: Stampin' Up!

Samples these cards were inspired by:

sample 1
sample 2
sample 3
sample 4

New Bug & Roo at BLD

Hi Friends!
I hope your Tuesday is off to a great start!
I have another sweet By LORi Designs card for you today! Except for today's card I've used one of the new Bug and Roo stamps newly available in the BLD store. This is Paige and she's looks like me today--all bundles up for this beautiful Winter day!

I just LOVE this time of year with all red, white and green...and I'm hoping that this card will bring a smile to your face today as you too think about all the things that you love about this time of year!

Be sure to check out what my fellow Lollipop Girls have for you today over at the BLD Blog!
Have a GREAT DAY and I'll see you on Thursday!

stamps: By LORi Designs Bug and Roo Paige Digi
ink: Copics
paper: Echo Park Merry Christmas
embellies: American Crafts Ribbon, Basic Grey Jovial Buttons

Jesus Is The Reason

Hi Friends!
Happy Thursday!
Are you ready for another FUN-tabulous Deconstructed Sketch? I know I am! This week we've got #30 in store for you and it's a SUPER fun one! A little bit of square, throw in a circle and a star and there's plenty of room for your fave immie too!

For my card today, I've used one of my all time fave By LORi Designs stamps...the Puddle Jumper Nativity. I've paired this adorable stamp with papers from Echo Park Merry Christmas and Chocolate Chip ribbon from SU. I think this will be the card I give to my parent's for Christmas this year (but shhhh, don't tell :) ).

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out how all the Sketch Girls have used sketch 30!

Andrea Ewen
Arielle Gordon
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Pam Varnell
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill