Lovely Christmas

Most of you know the past few months have been crazy for our family that I have not felt like nor had time to create. It all changed with one phone call from my Aunt, she wanted me to make their Christmas cards this year. Here is one sample I came up with that they loved, I kept it simple(okay it is pretty advanced I should say I kept it one layer so they could avoid extra postage charges).






Step one: Use the center point function on the Cricut to cut your mask. The cartridge I used here was Winter Woodland, Tag at 3 3/4"


Step two: Take Tombow Multi and place around the inside edge of your mask, let this dry and it becomes repositionable. I was able to get 20 cards from one mask. (Use copy paper for the mask if you are going to stamp in a background thick cardstock does not work well for this type of masking).


Step three: Take your Copic airbrush system and spray the center of your mask.

Step four: Place your background image here I used a SU Christmas background Holiday Print (retired) and Pear Pizazz Ink. Here is a tiny hint I use when stamping with the large su background stamps flip the stamp over so the rubber faces up, dab the ink onto the image, place your cardstock over the inked image, place copy paper over the cardstock then brayer over your stack.

Step five: Stamp your main image in a darker color I used Old Olive from SU

Step Six: Do your embossing layers (Detail Gold from SU with Versamark ink)

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

The Manger Scene

These cards were made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge you can find more here at this link...Hurry over if you want in on this fun challenge. They have also posted a great video link for you on how to make the stair step card.

Want the DS .cut file for this project take the link under blog header you will need Cricut/Cricut Design Studio/Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge/and Nativity .cut file to make these cards.

The first card I made was a Shilloette Card, this was such fun and I was happy to find some glitter paper in my stash of goodies...


Below is my second card this one done in color...



Product list...
Cricut
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut Paper Dolls Cartridge
Cardstock PTI and SU
Ink PTI
Ribbon PTI
PTI stamp set Silent Night
Glitter Card stock (unknown)
Marker
Google Eyes
Star Brad

Joy to the World

I used the Cricut Winter Woodland Cartridge and my PTI stamp supplies to create this beauty. Not original CHRISTmas colors but I am working with what I have and loved the church in the Cricut Winter Woodland hand book so I went with it and it led me to PTI's dotted DP. I completed covered the assembled church in glaze and let dry before placing on my card with dimensional dots. I also ran the assembled Joy cut through the Swiss Dot embossing folder before applying to card.




A challenge for you this Holiday Card making season try a non traditional color combo on your creation. If you take me up on this challenge leave a comment in this post so we can all see.

Product list...
Cricut Expression
Cricut Winter Woodland
Church cut at 4"
Joy/shadow cut at 2 1/2"
cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots
PTI DP, Ribbon, Silent Night Stamp Set, card stock and ink
cross bead (hobby lobby)
Head pin (hobby lobby)
Dimensional Dots
SU word window
SU pretties Kit
Glaze

Happy Stamp Day!

52 Weeks 52 Sketches Week 11

Page is of our DD with a Christmas Gift from my Sister. The care bear is as big as her and she drags the thing around the house all day long. Her pretty Christmas dress was off by the photo, potty training in progress and needless to say she did not make the drive from Monroe to Canton about 45 minutes. I hate my handwriting have to figure out a way to get the story onto the page. Any suggestions?


Product list...
Paper from Hobby Lobby "Paper Reflections" Totally don't recommend you purchase this paper. The description says card stock paper, it is more like paper it does not give a weight on the package. I sure wish PTI would come back out with 12 by 12 card stock.....

PTI ribbon and ink
PTI Silent Night Stamp Set
Flowers
Gems
CM sticker letters
Cricut Expression
Cricut Plantin Schoolbook and George cartridges

Happy Stamp Day!

This is the day!

This was a challenge card you were to just use black and white (a splash of color if you wanted), so I had to use my all time fave color combo to complete this challenge. The sentiment is also one of my favorite stamps to use from Gingerbread stamps right here in SD. To get the look of the black on the white swirls I flipped over the embossing and took a sponge with black ink to the opposite side of the paper.

PTI Silent night stamps set
PTI card stock, ink and ribbon
cuttle bug embossing folder divine swirls
SU basic black card stock

Put CHRIST back into CHRISTmas in 2008

Psalm 118:29
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.
This is the Day on Free.napster.com

This is how chapter 118 ends and it is one of my favorite chapters to read.
Merry Christmas!

SCS SC205... Silent Night

Don't forget tonight is release night for PaperTrey ink...

Reminder PTI swap round 10 is due December 15th (that is Tomorrow) please contact me if you have yet to do so on the status of your swap...


**I have had some questions about my Challenge card over on splitcoast so I am going to answer them today with my blog post. Because the weather is nuts here today and DH won't be going to work I have time for a post. I do still plan on sticking to the no post weekends due to his work schedule.**

Product list...
Cricut
Cricut Paper Doll Cartridge
SU Card stock
1) Close to cocoa (Manger and 1st background strip)
2) More mustard ( 2nd background strip, manger hay)
3) Chocolate Chip (manger bed)
4) Basic Black (background)
5) Very Vanilla (Card Base, background)
6) Basic Grey (Donkey)
7) Creamy Carmel (Camel)
8) So Saffron (light in window)
9) GP White (baby Jesus)
10) PTI dark chocolate (3rd background strip)

PTI stamp set Silent night
Versamark white ink pad
PTI dark chocolate ink pad for sentiment and shading on the manger scene
Markers
SU Close to cocoa on manger
CM Black for eyes on animals
Gemstones
dimensionals

Dimensions for the diecuts using the cricut dial...
Donkey 1 1/2"
Camel 1 1/2"
manger bed 1 1/2"
baby Jesus 1 1/4"
manger 2"
Background strips 3 3/4" by 1 1/2"
Black background 4" by 5 1/4"
Black background manger base 3" by 2 3/4"
very vanilla card base 4 1/4" by 5 1/2"
very vanilla manger base 3 1/8" by 2 7/8"

Put CHRIST back in CHRISTmas in 2008...
Matthew 6:19-21

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

A big thank you to my Sister for borrowing me her Cricut, I have gotten so much wonderful use from it over the past year and these new Cartridges she has purchased are ROCKN' with out these products and her kindness this card would not have been possible. Thanks Julie :)

Merry Christmas!

The Best CHRISTmas Gift ever...

The mailman had delivered some swap packages I was expecting and he also handed me another surprise box from Jen it was like Santa had knocked at my door. To my great joy she had sent a beautiful Nativity set for our family. How blessed I am to have such a wonderful friend, thank you!

A few years ago my Sister gave me these wooden trays she purchased at Michaels. The have been sitting around collecting dust, now I have figured out what to make with them. I was inspired by a project our DD had in school to make a Diorama of the Jungle eco system. My Diorama is of the Nativity and I used the wooden tray to make the present and it is wrapped in a golden bow.

Product list...
Wooden Tray
Craft Paint
Wide Wired ribbon
Cricut
Cricut cartridges Doodle charms and Paper Doll
Dimensionals
PTI stamp set Silent Night
PTI card stock and ink
Versamark white ink pad
various card stock scraps
Tombo multi adhesive
marker
white paint pen

Put CHRIST back into CHRISTmas in 2008...

So I ask you what has been your best CHRISTmas gift?

Luke 2:7

and she gave birth to her first born son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Want to watch a great Christmas movie you have to see the Nativity Story


Some great music can be found here...
The Nativity Sacred songs on free Napster

Silent Night Nativity

When I saw Silent Night from PTI I knew it was a must have stamp set for my crafting collection. It worked so well with the Nativity Paper Dolls from Cricut. When we put out our CHRISTmas decorations this year I noticed we did not have a single Nativity so I made this ornament to correct the dilemma. When I make the next I plan on putting on some pizzaz highlights with chalk, for this first one I was just happy to get it completed.

Product list...
Coaster
Cricut
Cricut Paper Doll Cartridge
Gold Embossing powder
White Versamark ink
paper Scraps Su and PTI
PTI Silent Night Stamp Set
dimensionals
Gold Cording
Hole Punch

Put CHRIST back in CHRISTmas...

Matthew 2:9-12

After they had heard the king, they went upon their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Merry Christmas!

December Journal Album

I was inspired by Ali Edwards you can find her work {Here}
My friend Chris has also made a journal you can find it {here}.



Dec 01.2008
Wise Men still seek Him. (stamp sentiment from Papertrey Ink.)
"Christmas for the past couple of years keeps Meaning less and less to me. This year I am setting out to find the true "Joy" of CHRISTmas."

What I mean by this journal entry is that CHRISTmas for me personally has become a STRESS filled event in these areas...

1)baking
2)gift giving
3)programs
4)decorating
5)family budget

I had totally lost sight of it's true meaning in the process of all the above stress. Last year we never even put up or big tree, and instead of giving gifts to the girls we stayed in a water park hotel and enjoyed the pool. This year it is my goal to find "CHRISTmas" back and celebrate the birth of Christ and to prepare myself for his triumphant return. To relax and enjoy the Season with my Family and make happy memories of the season.

Product List...
PTI Silent Night Stamp Set
PTI Borders and Corners Circle
PTI Card Stock, DP, ink and ribbon
Acetate
Cricut
Tim Holtz Grundge Board
spray adhesive
Bind it All
Assorted sizes and types of envelopes
Imaginisce Poinsettia
Scrapbooking brads Target Dollar Spot
SU Chipboard Star
SU Clear Button
Gemstones
Holiday Accents Ribbon Pack
Embroidery Floss
glitter

Happy Stamp Day!

Silent Night SC199

A new great Sketch is up on SCS this AM and I have not even shown you the one I made for last weeks sketch here is my sample. For the main image I have used the faux silk technique. Crumple us tissue paper and flatten back out, place glue stick over your image and adhere the tissue paper.







Product list...
PTI card stock, ink and ribbon
PTI Silent Night Stamp Set
PTI Vintage Holiday Prints DP
Brad is unknown vendor
tissue paper
glue stick

Happy Stamp Day!