Celebrate the season

Hello and good Wednesday afternoon to you all! I want to share a card I made for both Merry Monday #122 and the Deconstructed Sketch #164:

 and the inside:

I used a NBUS poinsettia die that I just purchased last week. I took a little road trip to the only LSS near me, which was a 45 minute drive. (I have a Michael's, Jo-Anne's and an AC Moore all within a 15 minute drive or less from my house, and because of convenience, that's where I mostly go. I also shop on line every so often. But, I needed to take the road trip to see all the new goodies they had! ☺

Except for the card base, I used scraps for all the layers and flower. Bonus! For the little tab, I used a bit of scrap paper and the Fiskars bracket border punch, added a tiny sticker sentiment, trimmed to size and adhered to the back of the gold panel. On the inside beige panel, I took my silver Clear Snap ink to the edges before adhering to the gold panel.

Here are the challenge graphics for your viewing pleasure:

 



Ok, I'm off to enter these challenges now! You still have a bit of time to enter them yourselves, if you so desire! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Hampton Art/G45 - Christmas Emporium
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Silver
DP: DCWV (gold glitter); AC (silver glitter); scraps
CS: Recollections; scraps
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Poppy stamps - Luxe Poinsettia background & outline dies; Cuttlebug - swiss dots EF; Fiskars - brackets punch; AC - X-mas sticker
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares; Scotch scrapbooker's glue

Be Merry

Pssst! For my Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers post, click here, or just keep scrolling. Thanks!


This will be a quick post, as a couple of the challenges this is for are just about to end. (Procrastinate? Me? Nooooo!)

Here is the inside:

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Merry Monday #102 - use mistletoe
PS Sparks - Anything Goes
Deconstructed Sketch #145

Check me out! I finally figured out how to add the challenge photos side by side instead of on top of each other! Yay me! LOL! (I'm so computer illiterate and such a dork!)

Thanks for hanging out! Have a great weekend!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Freezy Fellas, Christmas Sampler
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
DP: Heidi Grace - Jolly & Bright (from 2007!); MME - Everyday Tango
CS: Bazzill (red); Recollections (kraft, black, cream)
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Lacey Circles & Std. Circles Sm. Nesties; MFT - Layered Heart border Die-Namics; Marvy Uchida markers; Darice - brick wall EF; Recollections - rhinestones; buttons and string from my stash
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares; Ranger - Glossy Accents; Glue Dots

Shopping Our Stash #140 - Heavy Metal

Hello and welcome peeps! It's time for the next challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH! This week, we want you to dig through your hoarded metal items, bought or made, whether it be brads, charms, pins, an embossing folder with a diamond plate design, etc. You get what we mean! For my card, I used a square shiny silver brad and a charm:

Here is the inside:

The brad and charm I've had for quite a while. I actually found the charm whilst rummaging through a drawer for something else. Score! With a little help using the sketch from Deconstructed Sketch #139 I put my card together.(I did take some liberties with the design as I switched the banner elements to the other side of the card. Hope that's ok!) The sentiment was heat embossed before the panel was adhered. The digi image was colored with Spectrum Noir markers, fussy cut and adhered with foam squares over the circle element. I even added Glossy Accents to her glasses and the glass she's holding for some extra shine!

I hope you get the chance to play along this week at Shopping Our Stash! Please be sure to check out what my teammates created for your viewing pleasure! Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Some Odd Girl - Cheers Kaylee Digi; Paper Smooches - Free Spirits, Birthday Sampler, Digits
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk; VersaMark
DP: DCWV - Summer Magic stack
CS: Recollections; Copic X-Press It
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Cuttlebug - EF from the James set; Darice - Flower Frenzy EF; Spectrum Noir markers; Std. Circles Lg & Sm Nesties; Michael's - flip flop charm; Inkadinkado - black EP; Doodlebug twine; Ranger - Glossy Accents; brad from stash; heat gun; Fiskars corner rounder; computer & printer
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares, Crafty Power Tape; Glue Dots

Joy....

Happy Cyber Monday! Wow, the internet is running kinda slow today. LOL! Here's hoping that I can get this post done before it crashes! Here's a card I made last night:

Here's the inside:

I used the sketch from Deconstructed Sketch #128 

and the colors from CTD #270

I'm not completely happy with how this turned out, but I got all the elements needed so I'm leaving it as is. I really like the sketch, so perhaps I'll be using it again. ☺ On the embossed panel, I went over the design lightly with Frost White ink to make it more visible and also to break up the kraft on kraft. I stamped the sentiment then thought it needed something more so I stamped the snowflakes. (Probably should have stamped the snowflakes first then the sentiment. Oh well, you live and learn!) And who doesn't enjoy silver glitter paper for some added shine! (Of course, if you really look at the inside, you'll see it started going everywhere! I'd clean it up, blink, and there was more! Grrr!) 

I'm also going to enter this for Shopping Our Stash #129 - Holiday or Winter, and

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge - Anything Goes.

Thanks for looking and feel free to leave a comment. It does my ego wonders! LOL! Have a great day!

Chris

Supplies:

Stamps: Hampton Arts/G45 - Christmas Emporium; MFT - Seasonal Sentiments (snow flake)

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Clear Snap - Frost White

DP: G45 - Christmas Emporium; American Crafts - Christmas Glitter pack

CS: Recollections

Accessories: Grand Calibur, Standard Circles sm. & lg. Nesties; Cuttlebug EF - from James' Set; May Arts Ribbon - burlap; Offray Ribbon - silver; Michael's foam snow flake; Fiskars corner rounder

Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik Permanent, 3D foam squares; Recollections red tape

A Gift For You..../DS#105

Good morning my lovelies! I hope your week is treating you well so far. It's going to be another hot and humid day here in my neck of the woods. I have a card I want to share with you, one I made while on vacay. I based this on Deconstructed Sketch #105, but since I was having technical problems with the wifi, I wasn't able to enter it. Grrrr! Oh well, I still want to share! Here it is:

A simple inside:

Here is the sketch I based this on:

Since I didn't take my Grand Calibur with me on vacation, I took some pre cut die cuts with me. One of them was this super adorable shopping cart from Paper Smooches. I swapped that out for the circle element in the sketch. I stamped a bunch of items that you would put in a shopping cart if at a department store: purses, shoes, a present with a big bow on it! I stamped and fussy cut all the items, then adhered them inside, on and around the cart. I LOVE how this turned out! On the inside, I stamped thanks, but I may add a little pocket to hold a gift card for the lucky gal who receives this.

I have one more card to post about, but that's for later I think. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Retail Therapy; Simply Said
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
DP: October Afternoon - 9 to 5
Card stock: Recollections - kraft, white; DCWV - scrap
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Recollections - red tape; Glue Dots
Accessories: Paper Smooches - Shopping Cart die; Provo Craft - scalloped scissors; Colorbok - black metal dots; Momenta - orange dots; ribbon from my stash