A Touch of Christmas #19

This is week #19 for A Touch of Christmas, and I've used a Memory Box stamp with PTI cardstock to create this card. I ran the white cardstock through with a Sizzix Texturz plate that resembles snowflakes, but getting a good picture of it proved nearly impossible. I also used the fun piercing set from Bazzill to add a bit more interest. I do have a hard time with CAS, but I'm trying!

Challenges entered:

Totally Papercrafts #15: For the faux stitiching

For Fun Challenges:  Anything Goes

A Touch of Christmas #18

Welcome back for A Touch of Christmas #18! This week I've used a sweet little House Mouse stamp to make a gift tag. My holiday tag box is starting to fill up, a tiny bit anyway!

A Touch of Christmas #16

On to week #16 of A Touch of Christmas, and still going! If nothing else, my packages next Christmas will have some unique gift tags! Thankfully everyone on my Christmas list will just love that.

This little penguin and his Igloo are both from Unity stamps. The flowers are from a Marvy punch, the greenery from my favorite EK Success punch. The little gems and DP are from Basic Grey, and the 'snow' is polar white Flower Soft.

I've found two challenges for my little gift card this week:
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #55 - Theme: Penguins
Simon Says Challenge - Theme: Things with Wings (yes, those ARE wings..he, he, he)

A Touch of Christmas #15

This is week #15 of A Touch of Christmas. I know...you aren't worried just yet, but I am never ready for the holidays so I will just keep at for now!

I recently purchased this Penny Johnson stamp (Stampavie) called 'Looking Chic'. Is she not cute with her puppy? So this is more of a Winter card than it is a Christmas card, but it will be nice for just saying hello during anyone's cold season. The cardstock is Papertrey Ink, and the DP is Christmas paper from American Crafts (gotta love that touch of the non-traditional). She's colored with Copics, the die cuts used are Nestabilities, the ribbon is Offray (yes, of course I used the Bow Easy to make the bow!), and the little brown pearls are from Recollections.

I'm entering this card in two challenges:
Stampin' for the Weekend #36: Ribbons and Bows
OCC Challenge: Use Bows

A Touch of Christmas #14

This is week #14 of A Touch of Christmas, and this cute little mouse from Clear Dollar Stamps makes another little gift tag. I've colored the image with Copics, adhered it to the DP with pop dots and layered it with red PTI cardstock on some white cardstock to make the little card. The set this little mouse is from was the November 2009 SOM at Clear Dollar Stamps, Mouse Dreams.

*The flower punches are by Marvy, the leaf/branch is by McGill*

A Touch of Christmas #13

This is week #13 of A Touch of Christmas, and I've added a few more small gift cards to my Christmas stash. I used another adorable digi stamp by Michelle Perkett, colored them with Copics, adhered them to some red PTI cardstock, and then to some white cardstock to make little cards. This digi was another freebie, how lucky is that?  So sorry for the poor photo quality on this one!  I just could not get a picture without a shadow tonight, and I wasn't home early enough this afternoon to get them finished up before I lost the natural light.

Be sure to stop back here later this morning for some wonderful fun with Meljen's Designs (if it's after 7AM EST then just click the Faerie Tales banner to refresh the blog and see the post above this one)!

A Touch of Christmas #12

This is week #12 of A Touch of Christmas, just me trying to get ahead on next Christmas! More gift tags this week. Those are what I really need to be focusing on for a while. I used this adorable digi stamp by Michelle Perkett, colored them with Copics, added snowflakes to the back, along with a To and From, and cut everything with my Nesties. This digi was a freebie, and of course you couldn't ask for something more perfect for a Christmas Gift Tag. Pretty awesome that so many talented artists share their work with us, let alone those wonderful freebie surprises!

Have a great week, and I'll see you next time!

A Touch of Christmas #11

On to week #11 of A Touch of Christmas. Moving right along! I chose to do a gift card this week with a little reindeer stamp from the C.C. Designs Sugarplum North Pole Collection. The gift card came out larger than I expected, but as always it was fun to do! I layered the deer, added some Prima flowers, and some punched leaves from what has become my favorite punch by EK. I'm having a heck of a time with the McGill punches I have. Love the look of those leaves as well, but I'm clearly lacking in the strength one needs to use them. Any suggestions on making them easier to use would be much appreciated!

I've entered this little Christmas Gift Card in a few challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenges #82 - used a lot of Green
Pollycraft Monday Challenge #36 - Sparkly Things (used clear gems)
Fussy and Fancy Friday #6 - Green

A Touch of Christmas #10

A Touch of Christmas, week 10! The weeks are just flying by and it will be Christmas again in no time. I'm having a great time crafting the projects that will make this year's holiday season much more relaxed for me. (alright, maybe not relaxed...but my cards will be done!) Now if I could just stick to making more of those gift tags I would be doing great!

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle #30: Open Challenge
Sketchy Colors #14: Sketch
Curtain Call #20: Color Challenge

This week I used an adorable skater from the Go Figure set by Whimsie Doodles. Isn't she adorable? I was so lucky in winning the random drawing at Saturday Spotlight last week, and just had to use one of the pretty digi stamps I chose. She's colored with Copic markers with Spica, and Clearstar accents. I've added some Flower Soft on her coat, a Prima flower, punched leaves, a bit of ribbon, and beads on a pin.

A Touch of Christmas #9

Good Morning! (or Evening, depending where you are!) This is week #9 of ATOC, and I've chosen to make a few gift tags. For the time being I'll be doing these little weekly Christmas projects alone, but Danni is such a sweetie and always welcome back. So maybe we'll see her in ATOC again sometime in the future.

This is Edwin on Sled, a Magnolia stamp. I used my Nestabilities Labels One to cut out the little cards, and around the images. They're colored with Copic Sketch, outlined with Creative Inspirations paint, and have touches of Smooch Illuminate. The faux fur around on his hat is Flower Soft, and inside the small gift cards I've used a 'Merry Christmas' sentiment from C. C. Designs.

These little gift cards will work with 2 of the Challenge blogs that I follow:
Fab 'n' Funky #13: Theme: It's All in the Shape - Make a shaped card (Nestabilities Label)
Creative Card Crew: Theme: Celebrations (mine is Christmas!)

A Touch of Christmas #8

Hard to believe, but Danni and I are already on week #8 of A Touch of Christmas! If you have time to join us please feel free to share a link to your work. Be sure to stop by Danni's blog to see what she has to share this week too! You can find her: HERE

For this card I used the Boy and His Dog Snow Adorable set from My Favorite Things, colored the image with Copic markers (outlined with Creative Inspirations paint), and stitched around the Nestabilities Die Cut. The paper is from JoAnn's and Core'dinations. The pin is from Maya Road and I've added other beads to it, along with some Petaloo flowers and punched leaves (EK punch).

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A Touch of Christmas #7

We're on to week #7 of A Touch of Christmas! If you have time to join us please feel free to share a link to your work. Be sure to stop by Danni's blog to see what she has to share this week too! You can find her: HERE

What I used:
Stamp: Holly Leaves by Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Core'dinations
Color/Ink: Memento, Copic Sketch
Accents: Die Cuts using Nestabilities by Spellbinders, Gems by Darice

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A Touch of Christmas #6

Hi! This is week six of A Touch of Christmas with Danni and I! If you have time to join us please feel free to share a link to your work. Be sure to stop by Danni's blog to see what fun touch of Christmas magic she has to share this week.

What I used:
Stamps: Rockin' Around by Elizabeth Bell (Belles 'n Whistles)
Paper: Creative Imaginations, Core'dinations
Ink: Memento, Copic Sketch, Shimmerz
Accents: Prima Flowers, Gem, McGill Punch

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A Touch of Christmas #5

Hi! This is week five of A Touch of Christmas with Danni and I! If you have time to join us please feel free to share a link to your work. Danni's taking a break this week, and should be back to share in the Christmas fun again next Thursday.

The sweet snowman I've used on my card is from Sassy Cheryl's. "First Snowman" is a digi stamp, and like the rest of Cheryl's beautiful artwork he was impossible to pass-up!

What I used:
Stamp: First Snowman by Sassy Cheryl's
Paper: Sandylion, Core'dinations, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Ink Jet printer, Copic Sketch
Accents: Kaisercraft Pearls, Gems, Flower Soft, Gems & ribbon from my stash

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A Touch of Christmas #4

Welcome back for week four of A Touch of Christmas with Danni and I! If you decide to join in please feel free to share a link to your work. Be sure to stop by Danni's blog to see what Christmas card or project she has to share with you this week. You can find her blog: HERE

This week I chose one of the new Aurora Collection stamps by Victoria Case for SCACD. Aurora is such a cutie, and this one (Aurora at Home) was a great Christmas stamp to use. I also used a sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

What I used:
Stamps: Aurora at Home by Victoria Case (SCACD), sentiment by Papertrey Ink
Paper: S.E.I., Core'dinations
Ink: Memento, Copic Sketch, Gelly Roll Clear Star

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A Touch of Christmas #3

Welcome back for week three of A Touch of Christmas with Danni and I! Have you started your cards for next Christmas? I hope you'll decide to join in and share a link to your work. Be sure to stop by Danni's blog to see what Christmas goodie she has to share with you. You can find her: HERE

This week I chose one of the cute stamps from the Warm Cocoa Wishes set from C. C. Designs. I also had fun with this image and did a bit of paper piecing with the snowman's mug.

What I used:
Stamps: Warm Cocoa Wishes from C. C. Designs (All That Scraps)
Paper: American Crafts, Core'dinations
Ink: Memento, Copic Sketch, Gelly Roll Clear Star
Accents: Gems by Doodlebug Designs and Darice, snowflake from Joann's, hand cut paper piecing

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A Touch of Christmas #2

I'm excited to be back with Danni for our second week of A Touch of Christmas. I think the most difficult part of this for me is deciding which stamp or set to use each week! Of course that's part of the fun too.

This week I decided on a card using stamps from Impression Obsession, and some of Imaginisce's cute paper.

Please be sure to see what fun Christmas creation Danni has to share with us this week, and we'd love to see you join in on the Christmas fun! You can visit Danni's blog: HERE

What I used:
Stamps: Winter House and Snow Baby 2 from Impression Obsession
Paper: DP by Imaginisce, solids by DCWV and Core 'dinations, stamped on Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento, Copic Sketch, Gelly Roll, Spica Twinkle Pen
Accents: Trim by Offray, die cuts using Nestabilities by Spellbinders

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A Touch of Christmas - Week 1

After working non-stop down to the day before Christmas to get cards done for the holiday, I knew that I wanted to do things differently for 2010. I was so happy to find that Danni was thinking the same way!

For the upcoming year we will be making a Christmas card, gift tags, or other Christmas project to share with you each Thursday for 'A Touch of Christmas'. Please be sure to visit Danni to see what lovely Christmas creation she has shared on her blog today. You can visit her blog: HERE

For this week's project I decided on making a gift tag, and since I was making one I decided it would be a great idea to make two! This little elf is from a Nikki Sivils set that I hadn't gotten a chance to use.

What I used:
Stamps: Elf from Nikki Sivils, words/sentiments are AmyR from C. C. Designs
Paper: DP by S. E. I.
Ink: stamped with Momento, colored with Copic Sketch, edged with Distressed Ink by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Accents: Polar White Flower Soft, dies cuts with Nestabilites by Spellbinder, red ribbon by Offray

Thanks so much for stopping by!