Fairies

As a Guest Designer this week for Digital Two for Tuesday, this is the second card I created with the vintage Fairy images.

Digital Image: Fairies 5 from Digital Two for Tuesday (Colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut image out and popped up with 3D foam circles).

Card Stock: Dark blue, medium blue and pink (TAC) and 2 prints (TAC-Gentle Beginnings).

Nestabilities: Large Deckled Rectangles.

Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Inks: Memento Summer Sky and Angel Pink (sponged on clouds).

Embellishments: White Fun Flock (clouds), Star Dust Stickles (Fairies' wings), blue rhinestones and blue/pink satin ribbon.

Secret Friends

This week I was a Guest Designer for Digital Two for Tuesday. I was sent 2 vintage Fairy images and this is the first image I created a card with.

Digital Image: Fairies 3 from Digital Two for Tuesday (Colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Card Stock: Olive (TAC), Cranberry Tart (Gina K Designs) and 3 Christmas prints (DCWV-Holiday Collection).

Ink: Sakura Stardust Gelly Pen (flowers and collar on green dress, hat trim and collar on little fairy boy and rosettes on shoes).

Embellishments: White Fun Flock (collar, cuffs and bottom of red petticoat), Diamond Stickles (Fairies' wings), Inkssentials Glossy Accents (moon), 5 cranberry rhinestones and cranberry grosgrain ribbon.

Exciting and Emotional Day

Today has been a very exciting and emotional day. Since my son, Travis has come home to spend Christmas with us for 13 days I have been on an emotional rollercoaster. He is a US Marine stationed in California. He will be deploying for Afghanistan somewhere around February 1st. Each day I am trying to hold all my emotions inside and spend every moment I can with him before he leaves. I do not want him to see I'm a blubbering mess. Just want to savior the memories until the next time he comes home.

But, from this so much exciting news has happened to me today. First, I won a fabulous blog candy from Sew Many Cards (shown above). Thank you so much, Angela! Secondly, I won at Midnight Madness Christmas Blog Hop. Each designer had a drawing where they would send their featured card and ornament project. Carol from http://chocolatecraftsandbearsohmy.blogspot.com/ picked my name. She is not only a fabulous creative and talented person with her creations but also a wonderful person I call my friend. She choked me up with her words thanking my son for his service to our country but they were from the bottom of her heart and I thank her for that. Thank you so much, Carol! Lastly, Tracey Malnoski from The Stamping Boutique has asked me to be on her 2010 Design Team. I am truly humbled and honored to join her fabulous design team family. I am excited and cannot wait to start designing projects for her.

I thank everyone for all this wonderful news and for others who are my friends and have been supporting me. I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful and joyful holiday season and a blessed New Year! I am truly blessed with all the wonderful people surrounding me. Thank you again!

PJ Snowglobe

Made this card for Sew Many Cards Challenge #16 and MOJO #117.

Digital Image: PJ Snowglobe by Sewn Together from Sew Many Cards (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut image out and added a snow top on globe).

Card Stock: Dark blue and medium blue (TAC), blue polka dot and snowflake prints (DCWV-Holiday Collection) and Blue Snow print (DCWV).

Die Cuts: Nestabilities Scallop Circles.

Punches: Martha Stewart Stars Border Punch.

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen: Stardust (snowflake inside globe, Let it Snow words, ice skate blades on penguin and berries on holly).

Embellishments: Stickles Crystal (snow on top of globe), Inkssentials Glossy Accents (entire globe image), clear rhinestones (center of snowflakes inside globe) and blue Happy Holidays grosgrain ribbon.

Gingerbread Tags

Made this for StampTV's Anything But a Card Challenge - STVABCCB02 - Tag You're It!

Digital Image: Gingerbread People Tags by Stitchy Stamps from Digital-Inko (colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Card Stock: Ivory (TAC).

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa and Rhubard Stalk and Palette Raw Sienna (tried to sponge around tags to make antique looking - did not get the effect I was trying to attempt - gonna have to try these tags again).

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens: Stardust (bows, hearts and candycanes) and Yellow Star (star on tree).

Embellishment: Stickles Frosted Lace (icing on gingerbreads) and cranberry/white stripe grosgrain ribbon.

Polar Bear

Made this card for Sew Many Cards Challenge #16 and StampTV's Sketch Challenge - STVSCJH02.

Digital Image: Polar Bear from Sewn Together (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, used Sakura Stardust on scarf and patches and cut image out and popped up with 3D foam dots).

Card Stock: Teal and pink (TAC), pink snowflake print (Peppermint Forest) and 2 teal prints (DCWV-Holiday Stack).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Labels 4 and Sizzlits Snowflakes #15.

Embellishments: 2 white brads and teal winter fun satin ribbon.

PJ with Snowballs and Christmas Tree

Made this for Sew Many Cards Challenge #16.

Digital Images: PJ with Snowballs and Christmas Tree from Sewn Together (colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS and cut images out and popped up PJ with 3D foam dots).

Card Stock: All Spruced Up (Gina K), Christmas Plaid (Remember When), green polka dot print (DCWV-Christmas Stack) and red snowflakes print (DCWV-Holiday Stack).

Die-Cuts: Cuttlebug Snowflakes #2.

Inks - Gelly Roll Pens: Sakura Stardust (PJ's patches and wire around tree), Sakura Yellow Star (Christmas tree star), Sakura Red Star (patches on tree) and Sakura Sky Star (patch on tree).

Embellishments: Ultra Fine Snow Glitter (snowballs and snow under tree), green rhinestones and red w/white snowflakes satin ribbon.

Sweet Trouble

Made this card for There's Magic in the Air.

Digital Image: Sweet Trouble from There's Magic in the Air (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Card Stock: Pink (TAC), 3 pink prints (Peppermint Forest).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Labels 2 and Sizzlits Snowflakes #15.

Inks: Memento Summer Sky (sponged around image) and Sakura Stardust (used on candycanes, dog's eyes, nose, button on coat and ribbon bow on tin).

Embellishments: Black Fun Flock (on hat), Ultra Fine Snow Glitter (snow) and black half mini pearl (bow ribbon).

Poinsettias and Ornaments

Made this card for 24 Days of Christmas Sketch Challenge - Day 12 over at Show and Tell Cards and Scrap Pages.

Digital Images: Poinsettia Cluster and Ornament Cluster from Sunshine's Stamps (colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut images out and popped up with 3D foam dots, used Stickles Diamond on center of poinsettias and Inkssentials Glossy Accents on Ornaments).

Card Stock: Burgundy, teal & green (TAC) and 2 snowflake prints (DCWV-Holiday Stack).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Ovals/Scallop Ovals.

Inks: Sakura Stardust (on ribbon of poinsettia cluster and parts of ornaments on ornament cluster).

Embellishments: Burgundy with white polka dots grosgrain ribbon and 4 green rhinestones.

Candle Arrangement

Made this card for Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #31 and StampTV's Color Challenge - STVCCSB02.

Digital Image: Candle, Ornament and Ribbon Arrangement from Sunshine's Stamps (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut image out and popped up with 3D foam dots, used Inkssentials Glossy Accents on light blue ornaments & inside of candle and used Sakura Stardust on blue ribbon and silver ornament holders).

Card Stock: Blues (TAC) and 3 prints (DCWV-Holiday Collection).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Ovals/Scallop Ovals and Labels 4.

Embellishments: Half circle and oval pearls.

Snowman and Mittens

Made this card for MOJO #116 and Paper Cutz Challenge #21.

Digital Images: Snowman Face, Snow Mitten and Believe Mitten from Sunshine's Stamps (colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut images out and popped up with 3D foam dots).

Card Stock: Light blue, medium blue and green (TAC) and 2 prints (DCWV-Holiday Collection).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Circles/Scallop Circles.

Inks: Sakura Stardust (on snowman hat and mittens).

Embellishments: Ultra Fine Snow Glitter (snowman's face), 3 light blue rhinestones and blue Happy Holidays grosgrain ribbon.

There's Magic in the Air Recipe Blog Hop

I just had a fabulous time hopping through this Recipe Blog Hop at There's Magic in the Air. What absolutely adorable images the design team have used to create fabulous projects. The secret sentence is "Paper cupcakes where the main ingredient is love". There are 3 of my blogger friends that are participating in this hop - Olga, Patti and Selma! Way to go gals - you all rock! Go check out the great recipes and all the awesome projects! Plus, a chance to win some wonderful blog candy. Make sure to leave a comment on all the design team's blog to be entered. Now go to http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/

Santa and Reindeers

Digital Images: Santa's Sled by Glitterbabe from The Stamping Boutique and Reindeers from The Stamping Boutique (colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Card Stock: Blue (Value Pack) and Snowflake print (Peppermint Forest).

Inks: Sakura Stardust (on reindeers' gold bells).

Embellishments: Snow Flower Soft, 1 white pompom (on Santa's hat), White Fun Flock (on Santa's hat, beard and sleeve cuff), 3 black half pearls (on sled), 1 cranberry half pearl (on sled for holly berry), 3 gold bells, cranberry twine and Sleigh Bells grosgrain ribbon.

Cocoa Love Mug

Made this card for Stamp TV's Sketch Challenge - STVSCJH01.

Digital Image: Cocoa Love Mug from Sunshine's Stamps (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, cut image out and popped up with 3D foam circles.)

Sentiment: Melty Marshmallows from Sunshine's Stamps.

Card Stock: Red & green (TAC) and Christmas prints (DCWV-Holiday Stack).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Ovals/Scallop Ovals.

Inks: Sakura Stardust (on candycane stick), Sakura Golden Star Gelly Pen (center of poinsettia) and Sakura Red Star (on holly berries).

Embellishments: Stickles Frosted Lace (on marshmallows), Crystal Lacquer (on hot chocolate), 3 green rhinestones and 1 holly and berry rhinestones.

Winter Fun

Made this card for JUGS10 - Sketch Challenge and Paper Cutz Challenge #20 - any Christmas card.

Digital Images: KK Skating and Pond from The Stamping Boutique (colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS and popped KK image up with 3D foam circles.

Card Stock: Blue (TAC), snowflake print (Peppermint Forest) and green snowflake print (DCWV-Holiday Collection).

Die-Cuts: Sizzlits Snowflakes #15.

Inks: Memento Summer Sky (sponged background sky).

Embellishments: Black Fun Flock (around KK's coat and pompom ties), Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll Pen (tree stars and smaller snow dots), Stickles Frosted Lace (larger snow dots and snow on trees), Utlra Fine Snow Glitter (inside skating pond), Ultra Fine Icicle Glitter (around outside edge of skating pond), Snow Flower Soft (snow around pond and in background), 2 large white brads, 6 mini light blue brads, 2 cranberry rhinestones and wine plaid ribbon.

Christmas Bear

I made this card for MMSC#30 using one of Sunshine's Stamps. Sunshine is their Weekly Bonus Sponsor for this sketch challenge.

Digital Image: Christmas Bear from Sunshine's Stamps (colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS, used Sakura Stardust gelly pen on the candycanes and bear's nose, used White gel pen on bear's eyes and cut image out and popped up with 3D foam circles).

Sentiment: Beary Merry Sentiment from Sunshine's Stamps.

Card Stock: Red & tan (TAC), green (Value Pack), tan & green prints (DCWV-Holiday Collection), red print (DCWV-Holiday Stack) and candycane print (Peppermint Forest).

Die-Cuts: Nestabilities Ovals/Scallop Ovals.

Templates: Cloud template.

Inks: Memento Summer Ink and Angel Pink (sponged cloud), Sakura Stardust Gelly Pen and White Gel Pen.

Embellishments: Gold Angel Wings, 2 cranberry rhinestones, 2 tan rhinestones and 2 olive rhinestones.