Merry Christmas

 I've had this Tim Holtz embossing folder for quite some time and never really knew what to do with it, so I finally sat down and made a card that I'm happy with. After embossing, I swiped it with a platinum ink pad which made the really large greeting stand out from the white. I adorned it with tiny dots of platinum stickles to indicate snow, placed it on a green card base and called it done!

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

the Christmas Kickstart challenge #93 - if it's Christmassy, link it up!

The Peace on Earth challenge #77 - A/G Christmas

Can You Handle the Pressure? - A/G embossing with a twist of winter fun

the Allsorts Challenge #809 - Winter Flowers & Fauna or A/G

Thanks for stopping by and as always, make it a great day!

Carol

Birthday Clock

 Some time ago I cut leftover bits of pink, black, and grey snippets into strips, and put them all together into a herringbone pattern and used half of it for this card, and today's card makes use of the other half. I die-cut it with a Lil Inker stitched rectangle and laid it on top of an embossed panel done with a Sizzix embossing folder. The clock is a die from I.O and I die cut it from silver mirror paper, black, pink, and grey snippets and inlaid all the bits into the clock design. The sentiment panel was done with a SU! Chalk Talk die and another snippet of black, and I added a SSS pre-printed sentiment panel and called this one done.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

The Snippets Playground #494 Challenge - must use snippets

the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A/G

Can You Handle the Pressure? challenge - must use wet or dry embossing

with an optional twist of "winter fun." 

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the many Thanksgiving good wishes too. Have yourselves a fabulous weekend!

Carol

Happy Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving to everyone today. I hope you all have a blessed holiday with much to be grateful for. I'm thankful for you as my card says! Thanks for always stopping by and leaving a little love here on this blog.

Enjoy your day!

Carol

Joyous Christmas

 I used a CTMH embossing folder and a pre-printed Simon Says Stamp sentiment to put this card together. After embossing, I lightly sponged color on the trees, deer and house in the background. I added tiny gold die-cut stars to the tops of a couple trees, and added a few more to the sky. This was quick and easy to make and even though the photo doesn't pick up the colors, it looks pretty IRL.

Sharing this with the following challenges:

Rudolph Days Challenge for November - A/G Christmas

Peace on Earth Challenge #76 - A/G Christmas

Can You Handle the Pressure - A/G using an embossing folder
with a twist of winter fun

The Sisterhood of Crafters November 27 Challenge - A/G

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a great Thanksgiving day tomorrow if you celebrate.

 I spotted this sign when I was out yesterday and had to share -

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn. 

That might be hazardous to your health! LOL

Carol

Thanksgiving Card

 I made this Thanksgiving card with 3 different colored pattern papers from a PTI paper pad I've had for quite some time. I cut 3 panels and placed them on a piece of green cardstock and criss-crossed the dark green polka dot ribbon on top. The sentiment is a very old (retired) SU! image that was cut with a matching SU! punch and the leaves were cut from snippets of brown and green cardstock using Lawn Fawn stitched leaf dies. The random colored gems were from my stash and I placed this all on a cream colored card base. Thanksgiving will be here in less than a week - this month has just flown by for me.

Sharing this with these challenges:

The Allsorts Challenge week 808 - use ribbon or twine or A/G

the Four Seasons Challenge (Fall Season November 2024) -  Fall Theme

Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge - A/G using designer papers

*optional - use brown and yellow as the main colors

Thanks for the visit and as always I wish you the best day possible.

Carol

Happy Holidays

 I made this card for a challenge that has already closed but I thought I'd share it regardless. I used 2 strips of SU! dsp along with one strip of Lawn Fawn dsp and just added a die-cut branch from Poppy and a die-cut sentiment I found in my snippet box. I added a few red stickle dots for berries on the branch and called this one done. It's nothing fancy but came together quickly using bits and pieces left over from previous cuttings.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Give Thanks

 It's time to get those Thanksgiving cards ready as that day is just around the corner. I put this card together with some stamped and die-cut images, stitched clouds and designer paper all from Lawn Fawn. The large pumpkin was made with an older SU! oval punch, while the tiny pumpkins and apple were stamped and fussy cut using a Gerda Steiner stamp set. The sky was done with a stencil I made with assorted punches and some Tumbled Glass distress ink, and I added a few birds to the sky with a Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set. The Lawn Fawn sentiment was stamped on a white snippet with the ends fish-tailed with a hexagon punch and all images were colored with Copics.

Sharing this with...

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving

the November 2024 Stencil Fun Challenge - A/G using a stencil

with an option to make it sparkle

the Allsorts Challenge week 807 - A/G 

with an option of Food and Drink

Thanks for stopping by and my wish is for all of you to enjoy a great weekend!

Carol

Fall Card

  I found this Drs. Designs image in my stash waiting to be colored, so I got the Copics and markers out and colored it making the eyes darker and more fun. I added some Lawn Fawn fall papers to the mix along with snippets of assorted fall colored cardstock to make the leaves with assorted punches and Lawn Fawn dies. The Sentiment is by Sweet 'n Sassy stamped on another snippet of orange.

It's a very windy day here in PA and although most of the leaves have fallen off the trees, they're blowing everywhere. Fall is definitely here!

Sharing with the following challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge - A/G using pattern papers

The Snippets Playground #493 - must use snippets

The Four Seasons November Challenge - Fall Season

Have a happy Fall Day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Carol

Veteran's Day

Today is set aside to honor all of our veterans here in the US and may we never forget those who bravely served, those we lost, and those who still continue to serve this country of ours.

 Thank a veteran today and lift them up with gratitude for all they've given of themselves for us.

Proudly remembering my father and uncle who served in the US Navy,

along with relatives and friends who served in the US Air Force, US Army, and US Marines.

Also a very happy heavenly birthday to my mother who would have turned 101 years young today.

God Bless America.

Carol

Christmas Snowflake

 It's that time of the year to get serious about building the Christmas stash, so quick and easy is how it's going to be this year. I used this retired SU! embossing folder to create the snowflake on white, then added silver Stickles to the tiny outer circles for some sparkle. I used an older Martha Stewart punch to create the smaller red snowflake and added a silver Candi dot to the center. The pre-printed sentiment is from SimonSaysStamp and I fishtailed the ends with a hexagon punch. I placed it on a red card base and called this one done.

Sharing with the following challenges:

The Allsorts Challenge #806 - Christmas or A/G

Can You Handle the Pressure? Nov 9th - A/G using an embossing folder

with an optional twist of coffee-cocoa-warm drinks

the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge#75 - A/G Christmas

Thanks for stopping by and I wish everyone a great weekend.

Carol