Exciting News (to me at least)

Just thought I'd pop in to say that I have

EXCITING NEWS!!!!

 

I was asked to be one of the 

Dirty Dozen Design Team members for

Splitcoaststampers.com! What an honor! 

My term runs March-August 2023

and my DDDT work will only be shared on

that site for Fan Club Members to see. 

I am excited to create, share and learn

with the other members =)

Yes, I signed off from blogging over a year ago,

but I continue to create things for my personal

use as well as for Creative Team projects.

I have shared many of my projects at

Splitcoaststampers.com and Gingerscraps.com

rather than on the blog. It is easier and 

I think that most people looking for 

inspiration frequent those galleries

(or the various social media sites nowadays).

Best of wishes and happy crafting!

   2023

Signing Off

It's the end of 2021 and to my blogging.

It's been fun working with the various design teams

and entering blog challenges over these last 12 years.

Thank you for the kind comments.

Here's to a happy, healthy 2022 and beyond!

 

Assorted Cards

Miscellaneous cards I made this month that 
are not Christmas cards.  

Thanks for looking =)

                                       This is a copy from a sample I saved some time ago

Poinsettia Diecuts Cards

 Paper Layering Poinsettia dies by Hero Arts

make it easy to create pretty accents! 

All sorts of other dies, stamps, papers

and embossing folders 

from various manufacturers.

Thanks for looking =) 

Frosted Medallions Cards

 

All supplies used came from Stampin' Up!,

various stamp and die sets.

The main medallion image is from Frosted Medallions.

Thanks for looking =) 

Snow Is Glistening Cards

I used glitter paper for the diecut snowflakes

(Snow Is Glistening set by Stampin' Up!)

on these fairly simple cards.

The red bottom portion of the card on the right

was embossed with a snowflake folder.

The blue card is textured.

Rhinestone and pearl accents.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Snowman Season cards

Snowman Season stamps,

 paper punches and dies

from Stampin' Up!

The striped paper on the card on the right I made

myself with the old Plaidmaker stencil by SU!

Inspired by samples I came across. 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Christmas Gnome Cards

I have no idea the name or manufacturer of these gnome images.

I believe they are cheap knockoffs.

They were part of a bundle I bought secondhand.

There are no markings on them. The stamps are STUCK

to the clear plastic sheet, the matching dies don't line

up properly with some of the images and they don't stamp well 

which is why I think they are cheap imitations. 

I made the best of it and made these three cards, 

adding words from other stamp sets and shimmery 

snowflake "glitter" pieces (Michael's/Recollections).

Thanks for looking =)

 

Merry Christmas

 

Detailed Santa cards

Santa Claus is coming to town!

 

Dies and stamps from Stampin' Up!

Detailed Santa die

Greetings from Santa stamps

(computer generated sentiment on one)

Some ideas borrowed from other stampers

Thanks for looking =)

All Ye Faithful Cards

All Ye Faithful stamp set from Stampin' Up!,

plus some other stamp set images,

were used for these cards.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Christmas Truck Cards

 

 I bought this die last month to make a special birthday card

and several Christmas cards. A couple of the trucks were

 customized with flames and the dog to resemble the owners pup.

I forgot to add the wreath die cut to the grill!

Stampendous Fran's Truck Load die and stencil

Thanks for looking =) 

Snowflake Medallion diecut cards

Detailed Snowflake Medallion die by Hero Arts

Assorted stamp images from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Snowflake Sentiments cards

 

Snowflake Sentiments stamp set

and coordinating die set 

from Stampin' Up!

Dog Collar Bandannas

I spent the day yesterday making some basic 

dog collar bandannas for my fur grandpup. 

I have so many fabric scraps, I could make lots more

if they work and the pup parents would like more!

Some are reversible with two different prints,

leftovers from my bowl cozy making days.

This was the first time I've used my sewing machine

since making face masks back at the beginning of the 

pandemic in early 2020. It was fun to sew again

even though my skills leave a lot to be desired ;) 

I also had a new helper this year.

This was the first time the barn cat now house cat

saw me working with fabric and he couldn't 

stay off of it. Every. Single. Piece.

Silly boy. 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Christmas Star Cards

A few cards featuring star die cuts

and stamp images from Stampin' Up!.

Top photo:

The bottom left one was inspired by a sample I saw online.

The bottom right one is a removable chipboard ornament.

The top one uses Bright and Beautiful stamp set.

The two white and silver cards in the bottom photo

use Star Of Light set and a scrap of vellum that has

silver stars printed on it.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Cards I Received

These are the sweet handmade cards I received this month.

I love them all - and the people that sent them ❤

 

Christmas Pines cards

 

Several Christmas cards I made with the Christmas Pines stamp and dies 

from Stampin Up!'

There are other dies, ribbon, etc used, too.

Thanks for looking =) 

Peace and Joy cards

Peace and Joy stamps and dies

from Stampin' Up!

A couple of the cards were copied from

samples in their catalogs.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Good Tidings cards

It's a bit tricky for me to get perfectly lined up,

but when I do, I love the look of this stamp set!

I wish it came with dies to make trimming

out the beautiful holly images easier ;) 

Nearly everything used came from Stampin' Up!

Good Tidings stamp set 

Buffalo Check background stamp

"Deck the Halls" from Christmas Messages set

Thanks for looking =)