Cottagecutz -Winter Cheer!

Hello everyone,

I am here with CottageCutz with another Christmas card to share with you.  I hope all of you that celebrate Thanksgiving had a wonderful day on Thursday.  I had a great time with my family in North Carolina and to even top it off, the weather was fabulous, it was 73 sunny degrees there.

Have you heard about the BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR over at CottageCutz?  Yes, you can get up to 70% off your order!  Please hope on over to the store and see all the goodies you can get.

Also, there is a Black Friday Release. It's all about camping and forest friends.  You can get the whole bundle at 55% off click  here to see it.  

                                        

Now that I have given you all the news about the sale and the new release, here is my card.  I am using the adorable Candy Cane Penguin!  And guess what, it is 50% off in the store.  This one is a keeper for me, I love it and it is so easy to put it together.

Here is how I put my card together:

1.  My card is a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 card,

2.  The first layer is 3 1/8 x 4 1/4,

3.  The pattern paper is 3 x 4 1/4,

4.  The next layer is 1 1/4 x 4 1/4,

5.  The penguin paper is 1 x 4 1/4,

6.  The circles are from the Circle Set, I used the largest and next to the largest for the layering, 

7.  I cut out all the pieces of the penguin, inked the edges, and glued the pieces together,

8.  I added the sentiment, and finished off the card with some glitter enamel dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon!


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Retro Rubber Challenge #52 - Sketch

Hello everyone!

Hello everyone,

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is a sketch. Just follow the sketch below and use a stamp one year old or older and tell us how old it is.  It's so much fun to join Retro Rubber's challenges. Don't forget to stop by the blog and see all the other design teams creations.

My stamp set is a Stampin Up retired set called "Snow Much Fun"  that was released around June 2011.  The sentiment is in the same set.

I hope you have been inspired by my card and will join the challenge. You have until December 2nd to hop on over to Retro Rubber to join the challenge. Remember to use a stamp over a year old and make sure you tell us how old it is. I cannot wait to see your creation! Leave me a comment to tell me how you liked my card, I love to read them. Thanks for stopping by, come back again soon!!

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COTTAGECUTZ WITH PEACHY KEEN!

Hello everyone,

Can you believe it is almost the end of November!  Is everyone ready for Thanksgiving?  Do you have any special plans?  My plans are to spend the holiday with my family and eat plenty of good food!  I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your family and friends!

I am back again featuring some of the new release stamps by Peachy Keen Stamps.  The Peachy Keen Stamps work perfectly with the CottageCutz Christmas ornament dies. CottageCutz has several different shape ornament dies in the store, be sure to go over and check them out!  Did you know Peachy Keen stamps all have a tint of pink symbolizing the "Peach"?  They have been around since 2003 featuring their whimpsical face stamps.  They are just the cutest ever and I have really enjoyed working with them.  

 I am using the Candy Cane 1 7/8th Face Set and the Candy Cane 1 1/8th Face Set.  Here is my card:

 

Closer look at the card.

Here is how I put my card together:

• The card is an A2 card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2,
• The red and white stripe design paper is the same size as the base of the card, 
• The red solid piece is cut from the CottageCutz Double Stitched Rectangle Set,
• I cut all the elements that I wanted to put on my card:

• I cut the small and medium nested ornaments bulb,
• I then used my Misti to stamp on the faces on the bulb ornaments,
• I added all the elements to my card,
• I finished it off by adding the red bling to give the bulbs some dimentsion.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon!


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DAY 4 - PRICKLEY PEAR NEW RELEASE

Hello everyone,

It's Day 4 and the last day of the Prickley Pear's release! I hope you have been inspired like I have. The design team has out did themselves. I hope you have visited the Prickley Pear's blog to see all the lovely creations. Today I am featuring Flourish Angel with Trumpet rubber stamp, the sentiment is from the Victorian Ornaments 2  stamp set and the Tea Time rubber stamp. 

Here are my creations:

Flourish Angel with Trumpet 

Tea Time

If you have not stopped over to see ALL the new release stamps, please check them out. If you enter the coupon code FREESHIP you can get free domestic shipping with a $25.00 purchase until November 21. Also, be sure to check out the CLEARANCE sale going on as well. Once they are gone, they are gone!

Thank you for stopping by! Come back to the Prickley Pear blog tomorrow for more inspiration of the new release. Don't forget to follow Prickley Pear on Facebook, you don't want to miss any specials they may have.

DAY 3 - PRICKLEY PEAR NEW RELEASE

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Hello everyone, 

It's Day 3 of the Prickley Pear's release, today I am featuring  the Ornate Bell rubber stamp.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Banner Set.  Please stop by the blog to see all the beautiful samples the design team has created. We will be featuring new stamps all week! 

Ornate Bell

4x6 clear set - Christmas Banner Set

Here are my creations:

My card is an A2 card, I embossed the bells and the sentiment with silver embossing powder.  

If you have not stopped over to see ALL the new release stamps, please check them out. If you enter the coupon code FREESHIP you can get free domestic shipping until November 21. Also, be sure to check out the CLEARANCE sale going on as well. Once they are gone, they are gone!

Thank you for stopping by! Come back to the Prickley Pear blog tomorrow for more inspiration of the new release. Don't forget to follow Prickley Pear on Facebook, you don't want to miss any specials they may have.

Gina K. Designs & CardMaker Blog Hop!

I HAVE TWO POST TODAY, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PRICKLEY PEAR, PLEASE CLICK HERE.  



Hello everyone,

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to a special blog hop with CardMaker design team!  You should be coming from Sheri Gilson's blog and next you will hop on over to Sean Fetterman's blog.  We are featuring the new  Home for the Holidays StampTV Kit.  Did you get yours already?  If so, you may still want to hop along with us and see what the talented Cast and Crew has created.  If you have not seen the kit, you are going to be inspired by all the lovely creations! 

If you have not seen the kit, here it is.  There are four stamp sets, two set of dies and loads of paper in the kit!  

Today I am featuring these stamp sets from the kit..............

Christmas Magic

Music Background

Here is my card:

Measurements:
White Card Base- A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2)
Charcoal Brown Layer- 3 7/8" X 5 1/8"
Turquoise Sea Layer- 3 3/4" X 5"

Supplies:
Stamp Set- Christmas Magic and Music Background (Home for the Holidays Kit)
Ink- GKD Black Onyx and Turquoise Sea, Memento Black
Card Stock- GKD White base and layering, Turquoise Sea, Charcoal Brown
Dies- Christmas Magic and Spellbinder A and B Rectangle
Copic Markers, GKD Ribbon, Bells from my stash, foam tape,  Clear Wink of Stella, Snow Marker by Marvy

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope I have inspired you.  Don't forget to hop on over to Sean Fetterman blog to see what he has created.  If you happen to get lost on the way, you can always return back to the beginning at the CardMaker Blog!

Joy Clair New Release - Oh Come Let us Adore Him!

I HAVE THREE POST TODAY, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR RETARTE CHALLENGE BLOG CLICK HERE....IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PRICKLEY PEAR CLICK HERE.

Hello everyone,

I am here with Joy Clair showcasing the new release "Three Wise Men" stamp set. This set is perfect for bible journaling, but I decided to make a CAS card.  I love all the images in this set and there are three nice sentiments to go along with the images.  Hop over to Joy Clair's blog and see all the wonderful projects the design team has created!

Here is my card:

Here is how I created it:

1.  The card is an A2 vertical card, 5 1/2 x 4 1/4,
2.  The first layer measures 5 x 3 7/8,
3.  The top layer measures 4 7/8 x 3 1/2,
4.  I used distress inks black soot, seedless perserves, victorian velvet, antique linen and mustard seed to make the sky and the glow behind the village stamp,
5.  I stamped the images with black versafine ink,
6.  I created a hill and stamped the sentiment with silver embossing powder.

Don't forget to play along with the November inspirational Challenge you have until the end of November. We would love to see your creations.  You will have a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to purchase anything in the store.  Good luck if you decide to play!

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

DAY 2 - PRICKLEY PEAR NEW RELEASE

I HAVE THREE POST TODAY, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR RETARTE CHALLENGE BLOG CLICK HERE....IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR JOY CLAIR CLICK HERE.

Hello everyone,

It's Day 2 of the Prickley Pear's release, today I am featuring two of the rubber stamps called Little Drummer Boy and Coffee. Please stop by the blog to see all the beautiful samples the design team has created. We will be featuring new stamps all week!

Here are my creations:

If you have not stopped over to see ALL the new release stamps, please check them out. If you enter the coupon code FREESHIP you can get free domestic shipping until November 21. Also, be sure to check out the CLEARANCE sale going on as well. Once they are gone, they are gone!

Thank you for stopping by! Come back to the Prickley Pear blog tomorrow for more inspiration of the new release. Don't forget to follow Prickley Pear on Facebook, you don't want to miss any specials they may have.

Retarte Challenge - Anything Goes

I HAVE THREE POST TODAY, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR JOY CLAIR CLICK HERE....IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PRICKLEY PEAR CLICK HERE.

Hello everyone,

I am here with Retarte Challenge Blog featuring "Kenny K Stamps". Kenny K has a variety of Clear Stamps and Digi Stamps, today I am using a digi stamp called "Present Surprise".

My card is clean and simple, I printed by image and colored it with copics.  The size is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4.  

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you will hop over to the Retarte blog and join the challenge.

Joy Clair - Holly Jolly Santa!

I HAVE TWO POST TODAY...IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PRICKLEY PEAR CLICK HERE.

Hello everyone,

I am here with Joy Clair showcasing the new release "Holly Jolly Santa" stamp set. This is a nice whimpsical stamp set, that anyone would love to get a card made from this.  There are three sentiments and three images with this set, there are so many possibilities!  Hop over to Joy Clair's blog and see all the wonderful projects the design team has created!

Here is my card:

Here is how I created my card:

1. A2 card, 5 1/2 x 4 1/4,
2. Black layer is 5 x 4
3. The white layer is die cut with a rectangle stitched die and embossed with a embossing folder,
4. I die cut the snow drift also,
5. I stamped the tree from the Merry Christmoose stamp set with distress ink Forever green, and I added some stickles on it,
6. I stamped the images from the "Holly Jolly Santa" stamp set with black memento ink and colored them with copics - R27, 46, 59, C0, 1, 5, 7, 9, E51, 21, 31, 35, 57, BG97, and YG17,
7. On the Santa image, I added white Liquid Applique, I let it dry and then heat embossed,
8. I finished the card, by adding the "Ho, Ho, Ho" with black Versafine ink.

There is still time to play along with the November Color Challenge you have until the end of this month. We would love to see your creations.  You will have a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to purchase anything in the store.  Good luck if you decide to play!

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

PRICKLEY PEAR RUBBER STAMPS NEW RELEASE!

I HAVE TWO POST TODAY....IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR JOY CLAIR CLICK HERE.

Hello everyone,

Prickley Pear has just released some new stamp sets and rubber stamps, today I am featuring two of the clear sets, Christmas Cupcake clear set and 3 Piece Tree clear set and the rubber stamp Flourished Wise Men rubber stamp. These sets are to die for, to see all the new releases, stop by the blog each day this week to see what the design team members have created. Here are my cards: 

 

This card is an A2 card, I cut the Christmas tree parts out and colored them with copics.  I popped the tree up with dimensional on my card.  Instead of using three of the tree parts, I used four to give it more dimension.  The sentiment is from the Banner Die set.

This card is an A2, I cut the cupcake out and colored it with copics, I used glossy accents on the lollops to make them stand out.  I added my sentiment and finished the card off by adding two piece of candies from the stamp set.  

The image is from the Flourished Wise Men rubber stamp.  I Sponged Starburst technique for the background, the sentiment from the Banner Die set.

The special in the store is free shipping with the code FREESHIP! This offer is good from November 14-21. All they have to do is put the word FREESHIP in the coupon code box when you check out. Be sure to check out the rest of the new release. Come back to the Prickley Pear blog tomorrow for more inspiration of the new release. Don't forget to follow Prickley Pear on Facebook, you don't want to miss any specials they may have.

CottageCutz and Peachy Keen - Merry Christmas

Hello everyone!

I'm here again with CottageCutz  and Peachy Keen Stamps to celebrate their new release of face stamps that work well with the CottageCutz Christmas ornament dies. TWO NEW SIZES of Face Stamps have been added to their release, 1 5/8" and 1 7/8" to fit the super fun ornaments by CottageCutz. Please stop over at Peachy Keen Stamps because Kathy is offering some promotional pricing on her new stamps sets that will go perfectly with the CottageCutz dies.

Here is my card using the Peachy Keen stamp sets Ornament 1 1/8" Face Set.  I am using the Cottagecutz Nested Ornaments: Star.  I am using the smallest star of the set.

Here is how I put my card together:

1. The card is an A2 card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2,
2. The black layer is 4 x 5,
3. The next layer is 3 7/8 x 4 7/8, I embossed the branches and added some wink of stella to give it some dimension,
4. The star ornament is die cut from the smallest die in the Nested Ornaments: Star set, 
5. I colored the  face with copics. I used YG13 for the eyes, YR68 for the nose, and R29 for the mouth.  The cheeks I used R00,  
6.  finished my card off by adding the sentiment by CottageCutz "Merry Christmas".

Closer look at the star ornament, I added some clear wink o stella around the edges.

 Closer look at the Merry Christmas sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon.

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