"Totally" Mad For Tea

Happy "almost" New Year!!!!

 

 

This morning "early" I happened to see a very fun challenge at Simon Says

to create something for a "mad tea party"

sounds like fun??? I think so....

 

 

for my "tea party"...I made a tea box......it stores lots and lots of tea packets....

I had some Graphic 45 Halloween Alice In wonderland paper

and made it work for me....

 

 

 

I colored in the mad hatters hat and covered the Halloween piece with some hearts...

creative...eh???

 

 

The box lid fits down inside the box, so to keep it from slipping inside

and to make a "handle" of sorts, I made a mad hatters hat.....

it took me a few hours to complete, but was well worth it......

here is the challenge at Simon Says if you want to join in!!!!

 

The cardstock I used was Stampin Up and the DS paper is My Minds Eye 

the box top and bottom is a Spellbinders die

Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Finished

These are my last six cards for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge at Frosted Designs

 

First up is my Day 2 card ....use 2 stamps

I have had this cute little "jungle set" for a few years

and have never inked it...the sentiment is popped up as well as the flower!!

Day 3 is to use 3 mists~paints or inks.....

I have to admit out of all 12, this one had me for awhile...lol

I ended up cutting a star die out of a paper that has a white

shiney stuff on it that you can mist or use inks...

I can;t for the life of me think of the name of it...

but I used 3 different products on those stars....

TH Distress Stain Spun Sugar~Adirondack paint dabber Raspberry

and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Gold....

 

 

Day 4 is to use 4 different patterned papers....

I used 4 different scrap papers for my flower...

 

 

Day 5 is use 5 gold things...

I decided to make a smaller and super fast card with 5 gold hearts...

 

Day 6 is to use 6 Washi Tape strips....

I have just started "collecting" washi tapes...so this was fun...

 and last to finish was Day 7...7 sparkley snowflakes...

i might be hard to tell unless you click on the picture

but the paper has green glitter on it

 

that's it for the 12 days...I want to thank "Pink Designs" for a fun time!!!

Pink and Lacey

Hello all.....

Have I mentioned that I am a die "freak".....

I love them and my plan for 2013 is to have them all...lol

don't I wish...well a girl can "dream" right??

 

I ordered this Cheery Lynn Designs die right before Christmas

 

 

called "Sophies Heart"......

not only did the intricate design appeal to me, but

I just so happen to have a granddaughter named "Sophie"

 

I am entering this in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog #60 to use "lace"

and

the challenge at Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Day 8...to use 8 brands....

here are my eight

1.  Cheery Lynn Designs die Sophies Heart

2.  Prima...flower

3.  Stampin Up..cardstock

4. Bo Bunny..designer paper

5.  Hobbylobby...flower leaves

6.  Joanns Fabrics...lace bow

7.  Studio G...gems

8.. Martha Stewart..butterfly punch

there you have it....

Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas

I am participating in the 12 Days of Christmas challenges

at "Frosted Designs"

On this post I am showing 3 of my cards I have done

and you can go to the post below to see "Day One"....

 

Day 12 is "brads~brads~brads...use 12 brads....

these challenges are great, as I get to use up some of my

well "overstocked" products...

I made this cute little wreath card with 12 flowers with 12 brads in the center...

 

 

Day 11 is "11 flag banners"

I love how this card folds over at the top and is tied with twine... 

 

Day 10 is "10 buttons".....

isn't it cute with all those pretty circles and buttons??

 

 

That's it until I get the others done...

I had better hurry, as the challenge ends soon!!

Think Spring

It was hard to put all my wonderful Christmas stamps and dies away....

I actually finished my Christmas cards the day before Christmas Eve....

I have put them away for next year.....

 

 

To start the "after Christmas" void I think we all feel

I decided to do a somewhat "Spring" card.....

 

I saw a challenge on the "Glitz" blog and actually had to run to Hobbylobby

Christmas Eve morning to purchase some "Glitz" paper for the challenge!!

 

I used a couple of TH Alterations dies for the background paper

and for the flowers.....

the doily is a "Cheery Lynn" die French Pastry...

 

this is being entered in the following challenges"

 "Show us your Glitz"

and

Frosted Designs "On The First Day of Christmas...use a bird"
and
Simon Says "Anything Goes"

"Cheers"

I have been busy~busy after the Holiday creating for relaxation.....

 

I made this cute  Holiday Cheers CAS card for these challenges:

Simply Less Is More ~ Recipe "Drinks".....

 

CAS-ual Fridays the 10 minute craft dash

 

and

 

Ten Minute Crash Dash Holiday Theme  this card took less then 5 minutes
to make including drying the Crystal Effects!!

Merry Christmas From My Family To "Yours"

Merry Christmas everyone...see you on the 26th

 

Queen For A Day

I have a few things I wanted to share with you today....

different then my normal "things"

 

 

First is this wonderful crown.....

made with aqua paper and stitched  onto felt...

a bottle cap silver glittered "D" sits in the center

 

Second are some bird "jars" I made....

I did about ten of these in various colors....

wish the darn pictures were better....

 

in the jars I added snow, some pearls, etc....

I added rub ons on the outside of the jars...

one is "The magic of Christmas", the other is "Christmas"

I made the nests of various greens, torn vintage music books, etc....

the birds and glass were purchased at Michael's....

the glass is just $1...amazing what you can do with a $1 project!!

 

 

I am entering these projects in the challenge at the Shabby Tea Room

"Shabby Chic Holiday".....

 

 

Here it is the day before Christmas Eve and I haven't baked even one

Christmas cookie...but I am so trying to loose weight, so haven't

given into the temptation...yet.....

my hubby still hasn't shopped...

he is going to go today...poor man...lol....

have a nice Sunday

Bird Jar

I am just adding this post so I can link it to the challenge

at the Shabby Tea Room, as I need a different url for each

project....you can read all about it on the post above....

IO ~ Sending Love Challenge

Only 3 more days til Christmas.....

It sure has arrived fast it seems.....

 

For a change I made a winter Valentine card....

the challenge at Impression Obsession is "Sending Love"

 

One of my newest stamp sets is this cute IO build a snowman set

I did a lot of fussy cutting with this one....

for the background I used an IO background stamp "clouds"

and stamped them "pink" for a sweet~festive look....

one of my New Year Resolutions is to own more of these wonderful background stamps....

 

Ice Cream Cone ~ Lots of Layers Challenge

This week at the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog it's "Lots of Layers"

 

Well, I gotta tell ya...this cone has about 20 layers of snowflakes on it!!

 

 

I got the idea while cleaning my creative room and came across a sample

ice cream cone I had cut from my Cricut for a birthday card I had made

earlier in the month for a granddaughter....

the cone swings open at the top at the "cherry"....

 

The cone itself is made with a Cheery Lynn die "French Pastry" doily.....

I cut about 20 Cheery Lynn Snow Flowers set 1 and glittered them

with 2 colors of glitter from Making Memories

 

I think this will make a "sweet" card for Valentines Day......
Also entering this in the In The Pink challenge......"Pink and Pearly"
and at
Frosted Designs 12 days of Christmas Day 9.....9 pearls or Sparkles!!!

Flourishes Challenge Hop

To kick off Flourishes new release they are having a "Challenge Hop"

there are 8 stops along the way and each has an element to add...

one of the "funnest" hops I have done!!

 

 

I won't list the eight as, you still have til 5pm tonight to do the challenge

and hop along....

However, I will say that one is a rounded corner or scallop edge or similar

I stamped my Flourishes Birthday Banners and turned them into trees...

that is where my "rounded~scalloped" edges come in...when I cut them out!

 

A second one was to add a tag....for my tag, I cut a "strip" to stamp the sentiment on...

okay, no more telling for me...lol....

 

I am having my family Christmas party here on Sunday and have tons to do

and here I am in my creative, very messy room, but its so hard to stay away

hopefully, after Sunday I can do some of my favorite challenges again!!

City Crafters Challenge Blog Guest Designer Week 139

This week I have the pleasure of being a guest designer at City Crafters Challenge Blog...

We had the lovely inspiration photo shown to work with....

 

 

For my creation I made a Snowman shaker jar and matching tag.....

 

 

the jar was purchased at Michaels for a mere $1......

I added a bit of fake snow and pearls, and a rub on for the front of the jar...

I used a styrofoam ball and covered it with snowtex and while wet added glitter,

bead eyes and mouth and a clay handmade nose (you should of seen the pan of noses baking)..lol

I made her hat with vintage sheet music and a vintage type tinsel trim

I added a ruffled paper collar and glitter ribbon for the scarf with a jingle bell

 

 

It was very easy to create, just had to wait for the snowtex to dry...

My tag was easy peasy using a circle cutter, snowflake embossing folder and

more of the ruffled paper....

 

 

I hope you like my creations and be sure to visit the City Crafters challenge blog

to see all the lovely work the design team has created, my guest design post...

and be sure to enter the challenge.....!!

Tag 10 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

It's snowing ~It's Snowing in Michigan....ugh...lol

Here is my tag #10...for Ellen Hutson's

12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Tag 10 is hosted by Maile Belles

she made a super cute tag...

 

 

but can you believe I had to make 4, yes 4 before I got one I didn't do something stupid to!!

But, it turned out okay in the end.....

I used my Memories Unicorn white ink and JustRite background stamp

on my TH Alterations tag I made out of kraft cardstock....

and I got to use some of my washi tape I have been building up a supply of....

 

have to "run"...

lots  of wrapping to do and still need to finish decorating not only the tree

but the rest of the house!!

Tag 9 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Twist

What a busy week I have had....

and it is only going to get worse...

I just hope I can have some time to sit back and enjoy it!!

 

Today I am sharing my somewhat "gaudy" (lol) tag for Ellen Hutson's

12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Twist

Tag 9's host is Paula Cheney...oh my her tag is "gorgeous"!!

 

 

I had to improvise for my sentiment and actually thought it was quite "creative"

I used a part of a foil Christmas tag.....

 

 

Also wanted to share my "half" decorated tree..

.I have been working on it since a week ago Sunday...and it is still not done!!

It is done in red and white lights...and all red~white~teal decorations...

I took this picture early this am , as it was so pretty reflecting in the windows...

I will try to get a better picture during the day.....

 

 

I will be back with a second post today with tag 10.... 

and don't forget that I will be a guest designer tomorrow at City Crafters!!!

Day 8 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist

Wow...hard to believe it is already Day 8 with Ellen Hutson's

 

 

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at "the classroom"

 

Todays host is Kelly Alvarez.....

this is my take on the challenge.....

I cut my tag with a TH die out of watercolor paper, it made a nice sturdy tag!

the image is stamped with VersaMark and embossed with white EB powder

then colored in with TH Distressed markers that were "painted" on with a

paint brush and a bit of water for a watercolor effect......

well, gotta run...our family Christmas is next Sunday and I way behind...yikes!!

Vintage Santa

I love this vintage Santa from a Crafty Secrets Journal pad.....

 

I know it's hard to tell, but I have almost everything popped up. even the DS paper

I used Ranger Glue & Seal, watered it down a bit and painted it onto Santa's beard

then sprinkled on some very fine glitter....I think it just adds so much!!

the little snowflake is layered and glittered as well, the die is a Cheery Lynn designs

 

One of the things I love about these images

 is that you can make a somewhat quick but gorgeous card!!

 

I am entering this in the Crafty Secrets challenge

Day 7 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Here is my tag for Ellen Hutson's "the classroom"

  12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Day 7 is hosted by Julia Stainton....

Another gorgeous tag and great techniques!!

 

I love how my "girlie" tag turned out!!

 

 

I used my tim Holtz Rosette snowflake die...

cut the word "frosty" on my circut and coated it with some super fine glitter...

if you go to "the classroom" you can read about all the techniques used there..

the background on the tag I used a TH distressed paint dauber "Worn Lipstick"

perfect for a tag with a feminine twist, don't you think??

Now I'm working on tag 8.......and a few other goodies.....

Day 6 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Day 6 tag at Ellen Hutson's classroom 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

 

 

was created by "Teri Anderson"....

you can click on the link and it will take you to her creation and tutorial...

it was a fun one with the twine being used......

if you click on Ellens name, it will take you to the entry site....

have to run...but will post my 7th tag later this evening!!

Day 5 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Here is my tag for day 5 at Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Twist...

Today's tag is hosted by Kittie Caraccido....

if you haven't seen her work, then take a visit to her blog 

she is known for her "scenes"...the link is in my list of favorite places to visit...

 

 

Have I mentioned before I don't like my camera...I have...oh well

I am going to mention it again..lol...there is LOTS more glitter on this tag then shows...

I added a red bird to my tag for a pop of color....

Kittie used DS paper for her tag,

I used an Impression Obsession cloud background stamp for mine, stamped in gray

the dies used are from Memory Box...love that birch tree!!

 

Well, I am caught up until tomorrow on the tag challenge
and entering it in the challenge at Joan's Gardens "tags"

 

I am also entering this in the challenge at City Crafters #138 using the inspiration photo shown

Also wanted to mention I will be a guest designer Dec 11th at City Crafters Challenge Blog

I have an awesome project to share with you that week!

 

Day 4 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Day 4 tag  for the challenge Ellen Hutson has at the classroom

12 Tags of Christmas With Feminine Twist

was hosted by Jennifer McGuire...

I have to say  I LOVE this tag....

it was so fun to make and in person-up close, it is stunning!!

 

 

First I cut my tag with a TH Alterations die  "Tag & Tie"

then applied TH Distress Ink Peacock Feathers all over it

I again cut another tag with a piece of clear acetate (from a saved package)

and stamped it with Memories white ink "Unicorn"

Julie used white Staz On, which I didn't have (yet :>) )

the stamp is a gorgeous new stamp from Stampendous

 

I stamped an Inkadinkado "Believe stamp" on a scrap piece

the letters are uneven, they are susposed to be..lol

my branch was cut with a Memory box birch tree die

Julie used TH mirrored paper,

 but I had a piece of a somewhat thick silver mirrored cardstock

the bird was cut with a TH Alterations die "caged bird" and colored with Copics

the clear tag is popped up off the second tag.....

all instructions for the techniques are on the classroom blog....

 

Now onto tag five.....scroll on down and you can see my other 3 tags...so far!!

Also entering this in the challenge at Joan's Gardens "tags"

Day 3 ~ 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

This is my tag for day 3 at Ellen Hutson's "the classroom"

 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

Day 3 was hosted by Julie Ebersole...a cute Teal & Red tag with a shaker...

 

I had just purchased a Christmas set of Reflections stamps at Michaels

and it had these little mittens in the set....

I stamped them with my newest white Memories Ink "Unicorn" which I got from Ellen

on my last order (after seeing it used on her blog "the classroom")

Julies shaker was made with a cute little vellum envelope....

I made mine with a tiny (cut down) jewelry ziploc bag and some free confetti I got somewhere...

the words inside my shaker are cut from some Melissa Frances paper...

 

Now I have to add, I shouldn't be putting any time into my blog at all

as I have a Christmas exchange to go to on Friday.....

I am taking the main dish..

I need 12 gifts each for 4 people...thats 48 in all...yikes...

and I haven't gotten all the shopping done (about half)...

and I have NONE wrapped, and of course I have to make all my own tags...

and 4 of the gifts are handmade, which are not even in progress...

will I get it done...oh yes..will I make all 12 tags for the challenges...oh yes...

am I  crazy...you betcha!!!

Day 2 12 Tags Of Christmas with A Feminine Twist

Day 2 at the classroom with Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas With Feminine Twist

 

Todays tag at the classroom was done by Claudine Hellmuth.....

I had fun with this one as I got to use for the first time my Claudine Hellmuth

Studio paint "yellow pastel"....

this paint dries so quickly that you just keep on going.....

I stamped my reindeer with TH Distress Ink Peacock Feathers...

seemsI have been using this color alot!

I also used some washi tape All Is Bright...so pretty...

I added a tiny pompom trim and a bit of lace at the bottom...

the "snow" around the deer is a Viva Pearl pen "cream"....

I am in the market for more of these pens...I LOVE them.....

 

.....

12 Tags of Christmas~Tag 1

This year Tim Holtz isn't doing his 12 tags of Christmas...

but Ellen Hutson has continued with her12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Twist

in "the classroom" so let the fun begin!!

 

This is my take on the tag created over at Ellen's by Sharon Harnist Tag 1...

I had to get really creative and spent a bunch of time on this....

I used a Prima Easter stamp for my girl.....she is actually wearing bunny slippers

and carring a basket of eggs.....

I covered the eggs to look like ornaments....oh and speaking of ornaments

Sharon had a cool way to do the embossed background...

I used an ornament embossing folder...though I seem to have covered it up...lol..

her wings are actually a glittered holly chipboard I turned into wings....

the little poinsettias are a Marianne Designs die....

I inked them and now think I have the pinkest fingers in town!!

you might want to  go and visit the classroom...

follow the rules (not just any tag can be entered)

as Ellen is giving away a $150 shopping spree...

wouldn't I LOVE to win that...wow!!

 

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

Joan's Gardens....tags~Tags~tags

 

The Ribbon Girl.....a Christmas project

Tis The Season To Glitter

 

I used my Elizabeth Craft Stickers with glitter and Copics again for the

Lavender Hues Challenge at The Ribbon Girl....

 

 

These are so fun to work with and each sheet of the stickers are less then $2...

these are not normal "stickers", but just the outlines...

I have shown a page of them below....

there are so many things you can do with them

besides coloring the glitter...

but somehow I can't stop myself...lol

 

Well, I am off to make some Christmas tags....

one of my favorite things to do!!

Proud As A Peacock

While cruising thru the JustRite Blog I came across this challenge

"Proud As A Peacock"

 

I figured I had to enter it as it had an even 13 hours to go and the entry was #13

and 13 is my lucky number...lol

edited to add...my card did win as the random.org winner...happy~happy!

 

 

I used my JustRite Lace Medallion set for my peacock

and the Spellbinders Lace Medallion die to cut it with

the background paper is a Christmas paper I bought

last year to wrap my daughters gifts in...and had a scrap left

to use in my paper creating...wish it would photograph better

as it is very metallic and glittery!!

The inks used were TH Peacock Feathers~SU Lucky Limeade~And Versamark Luster