Stars & A Cupcake

It's raining here today, but a bit warm for this time of year.

Doesn't look or feel like Christmas much yet....

maybe once I get all my inside decorations done it will.

I have a big blue cupcake to share today....

with all kinds of dangling stars and a cherry on top!

I used a piece of an embossed background paper

then taking center stage is a Tutti Designs die.

This one being 'Cupcake'.

I die cut the cherry again in a red card stock.

Tiny red gems were added to each star, eleven in all.

I finished with  Tutti Designs 'Happy and Birthday' dies

Entering the following challenges:

Cardz For Galz .... Cupcakes

Have A Holly Jolly Christmas

Happy December 1st....let the countdown begin!

Today is a new challenge theme at 

Dies R Us challenge blog

and the theme being 'Christmas Carols'.

Can you guess my song...lol?

Yes, it is Holly Jolly Christmas...brings back good memories.

I went with a rather simple card and an easy mailer at that!

I used a snowfall embossing folder for the background (Sizzix)

and turned it on it's side to fit my

 Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Music Border die.

Once die cut. I colored in all the  various cuts with Copics.

I die cut a snowman using Yvonne Creations Snowman.

He too was colored in various places with Copics.

I added a sentiment from Kaisercraft Christmas Quotes,

stamped with SU Real Red ink and die cut

with one of the dies from the set

Sue Wilson New Zealand - Wellington

To finish I added a piece of red/white twine.

Make sure and pop on over to the Dies R Us challenge blog

and see all the pretty Christmas card song cards from the rest of the team,

they are gorgeous!

Stained Glass Vellum

A bit more of my stained glass dies and coloring on vellum.

The die is a Tutti Designs 'Winter Tree Stained Glass'

 I thought this card might be great for a 'guy',

good colors and not too fancy,

even though there is a bow, it's kind of manly being 'hemp' cord..lol!

Same technique as I have mentioned before,

adding Ken Oliver 'Stick It'

to the back of my black card stock,

running through my machine, then sticking on the vellum

and carefully trimming around,

flipping to the back side and coloring with copics!

I added a few layers underneath, the hemp bow and button!

Entering the following challenges:

The Male Room .... Vellum

Flowers and Friendship

This is my post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog today.

Hi, are you all full of turkey and ready to relax?

Well, Diane here today and I have just the perfect thing for you to

relax and enjoy!

One of the newly released  November stamps sets is

Botanical Orchid Flowers.

A gorgeous stamp set with just a hint of color to complete.

I decided to make a 'twisted easel' card.
Cut a piece of card stock to 5" x 10" and score in half.

Next score from top right corner to bottom left corner.

Now you have your easel to decorate as you want!

I cut a second from panel for mine and embossed with a

basket weave embossing folder, 

then applied Nuvo Embossing Mousse Spring Green to the bottom portion.

I stamped my image on a Spellbinders die

with Nuvo Hybrid Ink Acorn Brown, then colored very lightly with Copics.

I used a Stardust Gelly Roll Pen to add a bit of sparkle in the flower center.

For the inside I applied Sticker Paper to card stock,

then using a Sue Wilson New Zealand Wellington die,

I die cut it out, removed the paper to expose the sticker paper

and sprinkled with Mountain Mint glitter...so pretty!

Using Versamark ink, I stamped the sentiment

and embossed with Black Fine Detail embossing powder.

Here is the card laying flat to mail.

Thank you for visiting with me today.

Here is a list of products used for your convenience.

Stamps:  Botanical Orchid Flowers #874

Glitter:  Mountain Mint GM2012

Embossing Powder ;  Black Fine Detail EP171

Other:  Versamark VM001

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse Spring Green 808N

Nuvo Hybrid Ink Pad Acorn Brown 213N

Gelly Roll Stardust Pen  - SAKURA

Sticker Paper 99558

Other:  Basket Weave embossing folder

Sue Wilson  New Zealand Wellington die

Copics

Technique:  Twisted Easel

Be Merry and Bright

A little pink, a little silver, may your days be merry and bright

is what this card is all about.

The last release for Tutti Designs was all stained glass.

I designed 3 cards for each of the dies in 3 different techniques.

This is one of them using the Poinsettia Stained Glass die.

If you visit my blog often, you know I love coloring on vellum.

Normally I stamp on the vellum with a die ink,

then flip over and color.

But because this was a die, I used a product I have had in my stash

for quite awhile and really love it 'Ken Oliver's Stick It.

You place it on the 'backside' of your card stock,

then run it through your machine and then stick it down where

you want it, this case being the vellum.

Then I simply trimmed along the outside,

flipped it over and colored with my Copics.

I like using the Copics as it gives a nice soft, natural look.

I showed one of the other techniques I used HERE,

using glitter and coloring over it with Copics.

It does not hurt your copics as you press very lightly if at all

as the pen just flows over the glitter ( at least the SNS glitter I used, I am sure other glitters might react differently so always practice first)
and you run your pen across

scrap paper before you put it away!

I also added a bit of 
Nuvo Crystal Glitter Drops Silver Moondust 
to the flower centers.

Entering the following challenges:
Crafting With Dragonflies .... Christmas Card/Non-traditional Colors
Crafty Gals Corner .... To 'die' for
Color Crazy Challenge .... ATG

Watercooler Wednesdays  .... Christmas 

Happy Thanksgiving

Just a quick post to wish you all a very blessed and

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I have 3 cards to share all using the same

Tutti Designs die Cornucopia.

All are using various card stocks, designer papers

and a few embellishments.

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Have a great day everyone!!

Give Thanks

Today is a new challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters

and is being hosted by our lovely 'sistah'  Vickie

and she has chosen the theme of 

'Give Thanks'.

One of the things I love about being on 'this team'

is we can use anything/any product we want

which gives me plenty of opportunity to use my

very neglected stamps!

I love using up scrap and even have a Pinterest board

just of cards with scraps....

so we can say this card was 'Pinterest' inspired!

When I make a card, I usually have a small strip of paper left

and I just bag them all up for this very purpose.

This is where those 6 scraps you see came from

making a pretty 'scrappy' background!

I layered 2 of the Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Rectangles,

stamping on the top one.

The stamp set I used is a very  old one from SU 'Falling Leaves'.

I stamped the leaves and sentiment with

SU So Saffron~Dusty Durango~Old Olive.

So head on over to The Sisterhood and see what fabulous creations

my 'sistah's have made.

Join in with us!!!