Christmas Blessings

Hello everyone. Hope your day is a good one.
I am trying to decide what I want to do for my Christmas cards and this is in the running. I am having a hard time picking one so I may make a few different cards.

For this card I used a beautiful images from Stampin' Up! called Bells and Boughs and the sentiment is from Star Studded Season.
The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic Markers: YR23, YR24, YR31, G20, G21, G24, R43, R46, R89. I sponged the image with Distressed Ink Antique Linen while it was still in the Classic Circle Nestability and layered it on Brushed Gold and Cherry Cobbler. The designer paper is Basic Grey Holly Berries.
I wanted to add some sparkle so I layered that on some Metallic Gold ribbon from Michaels and layered that on Garden Green and punched the bottom edge with Martha Stewart's Holly border punch. For some texture I embossed the Cherry Cobbler with a Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder.
I stamped the sentiment directly on the designer paper and added a bit more sparkle with a Gold Spica Glitter Pen and some Swarovski Crystals.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Bells and Boughs, Star Studded Season
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Brushed Gold,Georgia Pacific White and Holly Berries designer paper.
Accessories: Copic markers, Classic Circle Nestablilties, Metallic Gold Ribbon, Snowflake embossing folder, Swarovski Crystals, Holly border punch, Spica Glitter Pens.

It means so much to me that you've taken the time to visit today.

Blessings,
Deb

Frosty Fun

Good Friday morning stamping friends. I just got some treasures in the mail today and had to play. I just love winter and snowmen and this wonderful set Friendship Jar and Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers form Papertrey Ink has it all.

I colored the image with Copic markers: B0000, B000, R29, R89, Co C1, C3, C5, YG67. I added some sparkle with Lipstick, Olive, Black and Clear Spica Glitter Pens and Star Dust by Gelly Roll.

The jar was cut out with the matching Jar die from Papertrey Ink then stamped with the snowman image ( just love him). I layered that on designer paper by Graphic 45 from their Christmas Past Collection and Real red. I embossed Whitewash Core'denations paper with my Snowflake Cuttle folder and lightly sanded it and punched out the bottom edge with my Martha Stewart Snowflake border punch and layered on Blue Bayou.
The tag was cut out with the Labels Eleven Nestabilities and sponged with Soft Sky and Going Gray. The beautiful ribbon is Enchanted Evening from Papertrey Ink and Cloud Metallic ribbon from Martha Stewart. The Snowflake is a retired embellishment for Stampin' Up! called Felt Flurries.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Friendship Jar and Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers. The sentiment is from On Ice all from Papertrey Ink.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky, Going Gray
Paper: Blue Bayou, Real Red, Georgia Pacific White, Graphic 45 Christmas Past, Whitewash Core'denations.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Cuttlebug Snowflake folder, Labels Eleven Nestabilities, Jar Die, Felt Flurries, Enchanted Evening and Cloud ribbon and Stampin Dimensionals.

Thank you so much for visiting and have a blessed day.

Deb

SC 303 The First Thanksgiving

Good morning! I made today's card for last weeks Splitcoast sketch challenge ( SC 303 ). The images are Sweet' N Sassy digi stamps. They are ' Pilgrim Girl Molly and Cocoa's Pumpkin' I couldn't resist bringing them together on a card. Isn't she sweet and little Cocoa just makes me smile.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Pilgrim Girl Molly, Cocoa's Pumpkin
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Old Paper
Paper: Blue Bayou, Cajan Craze, Georgia Pacific White and Apple Cider designer paper by Imaginisce.
Accessories: Copic Markers E000, E01, E02, E08, E09, E18, E19, E30, E31, E33, W0, W1, W3, Y17, Y32, Y38, YR21 YR21, YR23, YR15, YG21, YG95, Clear, Yellow, Chocolate and Peach Spica Glitter Pens. Autumn Flower Soft, Cajan Craze Brads, Classic Oval and Circle Nestabilities, Scallop Circle, Long Rectangle and Classic Long Rectangle Nestabilities. Martha Stewart Leaf border punch, Blue Bayou Stitched Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals.

Thanks so much for visiting today. Pleas stop by Sweet' N Sassy Stamps and see what Korin and the girls have planned. There's going to be a CELEBRATION coming up.

Have a wonderful day.

Blessings,
Deb

SC304 SNSS November Chrysanthemum

Hello stamping friends. Today I am giving you a sneak peak of a new Sweet' N Sassy stamp by Leah Cornelius called November Chrysanthemum. Isn't it a wonderful image?
I wanted to use the more muted tones of autumn for this card, and I found this awesome designer paper in my stash but have no idea who makes it. I layered it with True Thyme and Chocolate Chip. I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with my Copics markers. 0, W0, W1, E34, E37, E51, E53, YG91, YG93, YG95. I sponged around the image while it was still in the Oval Nestability with Distressed Ink Antique Linen, Mellow Moss and True Thyme. I hi-lighted the image with a Chocolate Spica Pen and Distressed Stickles, Peeked Paint.
I added a metallic copper ribbon, Swarovski Crystals, and Book Corners for Bonnies Best.

Card Recipe:
Stamp: November Chrysanthemum from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Mellow Moss, True Thyme, Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Paper: True Thyme, Chocolate Chip, Georgia Pacific White, Designer paper
Accessories: Copic Markers, Swarovski Crystals, Distressed Stickles Peeled Paint, Stampin Dimensionals, Classic and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Spica Pens

Thank you so much for stopping by I hope you have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb

Christama Rose

Good Friday morning! The Weekend is finally here Raaaaayyyyy for us!
Today's card is for the Splitcoast sketch challenge this week (SC303) and I used a Sweet' N Sassy Stamp ' June Rose' by Leah Cornelius which I thought would make a wonderful Christmas Card. I love roses.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: June Rose from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps, A Cardinal Christmas from Stampin' Up!
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Old Paper
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Georgia Pacific White, Brushed Gold, BoBunny 'Noel Holly designer paper.
Accessories: Wine satin, Metallic Gold and Willow satin ribbons, Gold brads, Copic Markers: E12, R22, R27, R29, R89, Y15, YG03, YG93, G20, G21, G28, 0, W0, W1. Smooch Vanilla Spritz, Cuttlebug Holly embossing folder, Stampin Dimensionals and Long Rectangles and Labels 11 Nestabilities.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I would love to see your beautiful creations so please leave a comment so I can pay you a visit.

Blessings,

Deb

Christmas Friendship

Good Wednesday everyone. I want to share another Michelle Perkett digi stamp. I just love her work. Todays image is called 'Holly the Christmas Friendship Fairy'. You can find her and many other beauties here at Michelle's Etsy store.

I printed the image on Georgia Pacific White paper and colored it with my Copic Markers. 0,C0,C1, E41, E43, E44, E47, Yg91, G20, G21, BG0000, BG000, Bg02, R0000, R000, R00, RV21, RV19 and sponged around the edge with Bashful Blue. I added Polar White Flower Soft to her dress and used Dazzeling Diamonds on the branches. The flowers were hilighted with a StarDust gel pen. She is layered on Brushed Silver and poped up on Cherry Cobbler which I punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. I then added some silvery blue ribbon and layered that on a beautiful designer paper from Dream Street called Wonderland. That is layered on Soft Sky and more Cherry Cobbler. All of that is layered onto a Soft Sky card. Of course there had to be more bling (Ya know Christmas and all.) so I added Clear Swarovski Crystals to finish.

Card Recipe
Stamp: Holly, the Christmas Friendship Fairy from Michelle Perkette
Ink: Printer Ink
Paper: Georgia Pacific White, Cherry Cobbler, Brushed Silver, Soft Sky and Wonderland designer paper.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Silvery Blue ribbon, Polar White Flower Soft, Dazzeling Diamonds, Swarovski Crystals, Martha Stewart Border punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin Dimensionals.


Thank you so much for visiting today, I love hearing from you so please leave a comment if you would like. Have a wonderful day.

Blessings,
Deb

I'm Sorry

Hello everyone. This is a card that I made for my dear friend's birthday that I forgot. UGH!!! I hate when I do that. Anyway, this image is from Paper Pretties. Isn't it cute. :) I just couldn't resist it.

Card Recipe:
Stamp: Horsin' Around from Paperpretties
Ink: Memento Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Lovely Lilac, Georgia Pacific White, Wood grain designer paper form Imanginsce and Plaid designer paper. ( sorry don't know who makes it.)
Accessories: Copic Markers, Paisley Cuttlebug folder, Chocolate Chip ribbon, Lavender and Yellow Stickles, Classic and Scallop Oval Nestablilities, Stampin Dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb

Poinsettias in Pink

Good Thursday morning stamping friends. I am so excited to share yet another beautiful flower stamp by Leah Cornelius from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps. This lovely image Digi Stamp is called 'December Poinsettia'. I just love to color Leah's images with my Copics. I also used the sketch from Splitcoast from last week SCS301 for the layout of my card. Please stop by Sweet' N Sassy Stamps to see what other wonderful treasures that are available.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: December Poinsettia
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Georgia Pacific White, My Minds Eye 'Little Miss Muffet' and Making Memories ' Floral Lattice' designer paper
Accessories: Copic Markers: RV000, RV00, R81, R83, R85, R89, G21, G40, G94, G99, Y15, Y17, O, W0, W1. Rose ribbon, Rose Swarovski Crystals, Stampin Dinensionals, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Martha Stewart border punch.

Thank you so much for visiting today. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

God Bless,
Deb

Wishing You Well

Hello everyone, Thanks for stopping by today. I am excited to share this lovely stamp from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps called August Gladiola. I used Concord Crush card stock for the base of the card and for the layering. It is a beautiful deep purple. I added a textured lavender onto the base and layered Pixie Dust Purple Stripe designer paper that I embossed with my Cuttlebug on Concord Crush. This wonderful sketch is from Jen del Muro. Please pay her a visit she is awesome!!
I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers 0,W0, W1, BV0000, BV02, BV04, G2o, Yg91, G21, & Y23. I cut it out with Labels Four Nestabilities and embossed it and while it was still in the die I sponged it with Distressed Ink Antique Linen. I embellished it with Yellow Swarovski Crystals and some purple and yellow buttons from by stash. The ribbon is Lemon Tart satin from Papertrey Ink. I added yellow Stickles and some yellow Fun Flock on the Gladolias. To add dimension I used some Stampin' Dimensionals.

Card Recipe:
Stamp: August Gladiola from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Paper: Concord Crush, Lavender Textured paper, Georgia Pacific White and Pixie Dust Purple Stripe designer paper.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Label Four Nestabilities, Swarovski Crystals, Birds and Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder, Yellow Fun Flock, Lemon Tart stain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals and Buttons.

It means so much that you took the time to visit today. Please leave a comment if you would like. I love hearing from you. Have a wonderful day!

Blessings,
Deb

Happy October

Hello stamping friends. Here is an adorable Digi stamp from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps. It's called 'Happy Scarecrow'. Doesn't he make you smile? :) I colored him Copic Markers 0, W0, W1, E35, E37, E41, E43, E44, E47, E5o, E51, E55, G20, G82, G85, Y02, Y-8, YR24, YR65, R22, R24, R29, B21, B23, B32, B91, B93, B95 and then sparkled it with Red, Blue and Yellow Spica Glitter Pens. I sponged around the edges with Bashful Blue. I added Distressed Stickles Antique Linen to the ground to give it some texture.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Happy Scarecrow Digi stamp from Sweet' N Sassy Stamps
Paper: Old Olive, Georgia Pacific White, Jillibean Soup designer paper Peeled Carrots and Whole Chicken.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pens, Distressed Stickles Antique Linen, 'Pure Poppy' ribbon from Papertrey Ink. Stampin Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Barn corner punch. Old Olive brads.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit today. I appreciate your comments. Have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb

Autumn Gifts

Good morning everyone. I went to this wonderful store in our area (Arnie's Arts and Crafts please check out their site.) and found this beautiful stamp by Penny Black called 'Autumn Gifts'. Well, actually I didn't find it, it jumped into my basket, and what can you do when a stamp does that. NOTHING!!! I agree. So it had to come home with me. :) Sorry I got carried away.
I seem to have found another favorite color. I love Cherry Cobbler as you can probably tell as of late. It is such a great color for fall and winter! I have had this beautiful designer paper from Basic Grey called Cranberry Sauce for a long time. It is from the Wassail collection and even though it is a Christmas paper I thought that it worked great for this image.
I stamped my image on Georgia Pacific White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with my Copic Markers. I'm sorry but I don't have the list of colors for you. I used so many different markers it would have filled the page by itself. I layered that on Cherry Cobbler and poped it up with Stampin Dimensionals. I embossed the More Mustard layer with Swiss Dots embossing folder and punched the bottom edge with the leaf border punch from Fiskars. I adhered that onto the designer paper and layered that on more Cherry Cobbler. The corners are book corners from Bonnies Best, they have such awesome embellishments. I added some Summer Sunrise ribbon from Papertrey Ink and then layered everything onto the More Mustard card base.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Gifts (Penny Black) from Arnie's Arts and Crafts
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Paper: More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, GPW and Basic Grey designer paper
Accessories: Copic Markers, More Mustard Brads, Ticket Corner punch, Fiskars border punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Summer Sunrise ribbon, Book Corners and Stampin Dinensionals.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I love hearing from you so please leave a comment if you would like. Have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb

Sending Smiles

Hello everyone, This is sketch SSS74 form The Sweet Stop. It's The Sweet N Sassy Challenge Blog. Every Saturday the talented Sugar Babies post an awesome sketch challenge for you to play along with. Please stop by for some wonderful inspiration and have fun creating. There are awesome prizes to win as well. Even though this is a sketch from a couple of weeks ago I loved the layout and the color scheme so I wanted to share it with you.

The stamp set is from the Sweet' N Sassy Stamps September release and is called 'October Marigold'. I love flowers and Autumn and had so much fun combining the two. Please stop by and check them out. You won't be disappointed. They even have Digi Stamps available.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: October Marigold
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Georgia Pacific White and Fall Flower Girl by Imaginisce
Accessories: Copic Markers, 0, wo, w1, y21, y23, y24, yg21, yg93, yg95, r29, Summer Sunrise ribbon from Papertrey Ink. Classic Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug border embossing folder and Stampin Dimensionals.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit today. I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day.

Hugs and Smiles,

Deb

Apple Harvest

Hi everyone! So good to see you today. I wanted to share this beautiful set from Flourishes Stamps. It is called 'Apple of My Eye' and you can find it here. What an awesome stamp company, they have such beautiful images. Please check them out if you haven't yet.



Here is a shot of the main image which is from the Flourishes stamp set 'Apple of My Eye'. I stamped the apple image on Georgia Pacific White paper and then used my Copic Markers to color with: O, W0, W1,W3, E41, E43, R0000, R000, R12, R21, R27,
R29, R89, Yg0000, G12, G20, G21, G28. I know, I use a lot of colors when I color but I just can't help it. I used Label's Ten Nestability from Spellbinders and sponged around the image while it was still in the die with Destressed Ink Antique Linen. I added Book Corners form Bonnie's Best.



Here is a close up of the easel base. I used an image form 'Vintage Picnic' stamp set form Papertrey Ink. You can find the set here. I just love this set because it can be used for so many occasions. The word apple is form the Flourishes set ' Apple of My Eye'. I went over the letters with a clear glaze pen. I stamped the smaller apple form 'Apple of My Eye' on polyshrink with Black Stazon ink and colored it with Stampin' Write Markers, then shrunk it with my embossing gun. The Ribbon is 'Pure Poppy' from Papertrey Ink and the little white apple blossom buttons are from my button stash. I had to add some bling so I glued several Red Swarovski crystals across the top to hold the main image from slipping forward when standing.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Apple of My Eye from Flourishes and Vintage Picnic from Papertrey Ink.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen.
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Georgia Pacific White, My Mind's Eye Designer Paper.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Pure Poppy Ribbon from Papertrey Ink. Swarovski Crystals, Polyshrink, Stampin Dimensionals, Spellbinders Label's Ten Nestability, Book Corners from Bonnie's Best, Buttons from stash.

Thank you so much for visiting today and taking the time to leave a comment. Have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb

SC300 Holly Wreath

Good Friday morning everyone! I am so excited, Korin has asked me to be part of the Sweet' N Sassy Stamps Design Team for the next 3 months. May I say AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! This is my first time as a design team member anywhere and my family has had to scrap me off the ceiling the last few days. I have so many wonderful new digi stamps to show you. The October release is just awesome. So without further ado, here is my first card.
This beautiful image is called ' Holly Wreath'. You can find it here. I colored it with Copic Markers R22, R29, G20, G21, G28, G82, G85, 0, W0, and W1. The layout is SC300 sketch from Splitcoaststampers. I can't believe that there have been 300 sketch layouts. What a wonderful source of inspiration!
I used Cherry Cobbler card stock and layered this vintage looking designer paper from CTMH on top. For the two strips, I used Cherry Cobbler card stock and My Mind's Eye 'When I Grow Up' designer paper and layered 1/8" red ribbon on top of gold ribbon. I added some Red Swarovski Crystals on the berries and sponged around the image while it was still in the Classic Circle Nestability with Distressed Ink Antique Linen and layered that on top of a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock that was cut with a Scallop Circle Nestability. The edge of the green designer paper was punched with Martha Stewart's 'Holly' border punch.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Holly Wreath form Sweet' N Sassy Stamps
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Georgia Pacific White, My Mind's Eye and CTMH designer paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinder Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Holly border punch, red and gold ribbon, Swarovski Crystals, Stampin Dimensionals

Thank you so much for visiting today. I really appreciate you. Hope you have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb