Cookies for Santa

We are serving up some Christmas Cookies over at TGIF Challenges this week...just in time for Santa's big delivery day!

The Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack was full of fun images to help create these cookies and hot cocoa for Santa!

A few Snowy Wonder snowflakes added a bit of wintery cheer.  I'm loving the white snowflakes against the Pretty Peacock background!

A few of the Real Red & White Peppermints were the perfect final touches...Santa will love this card!

Happy Stamping!

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Fruit Salad Thank You

Happy Friday friends!  It's time for an all new TGIF Challenges sketch challenge and it's a fun one!

As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew I needed to snip some of the yummy fruits from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration Fruit Salad DSP!

This Designer Series Paper is FULL of yummy fruits.  I snipped out some of my favorites to play along with the sketch.  For those who know me well, you'll notice that I didn't include a banana...LOL!

I added some texture with the Dashing Designs 3D embossing folder and a bit more color with another fun pattern of DSP.  I love the extra pop of Garden Green from the Adhesive-Backed Transparent Dots.

A simple Simply Said Thank You sentiment was the perfect finishing touch!

Happy Stamping!

County Flowers Christmas

Welcome to the last Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge of 2024.  We have a beautiful Inspiration Challenge to help inspire your creativity this week!

I was inspired by the festive holiday floral arrangement.  Take a peek at what I was inspired to create!

Country Flowers is a bundle that can be used for all of the seasons...which is why it is one of my favorite bundles!   

The Pecan Pie snowflake pattern from the Sentimental Christmas DSP was perfect for this challenge.  I love the warmth that radiates from all of these beautiful colors!

Be sure to join along in the creative fun.  We always love to see what you are inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

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Little Red Sled

Happy Friday friends and welcome to the latest TGIF Challenges Color Challenge!

I'm loving this festive color challenge.  Adding Basic White as a main color always throws me off a bit, but since it's the snowy time of year, it made it a bit easier.

I created a snowy background by cutting stripes of Basic White embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder.  Thanks to Freshly Made Sketches for a fun sketch this week!

The Basic White background really makes the Real Red sled pop...and it also made it super difficult to photograph in our gloomy, gray weather!  Of course I had to add the ice skates, complete with Real Red laces and gold blades.

The Real Red & White Bakers Twine and the Iridescent Foil Gems helped to complete  the color combo. 

Join in the fun and play along with us!

Happy Stamping!

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Elf Hustle

It's time for an all new sketch challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week!  A sketch is always a great place to start the creative process!

In keeping up with the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge, I had to pull out these retired elves from Jolly Words to play along with the Elf Hustle challenge!

I paired these joyful elves up with the Take a Bow DSP and added an additional sentiment from Peaceful Season.  Everyone needs a little joy in their heart all year long, but even more so during the holidays!

Be sure to join along in the fun and share you creations with us!

Happy Stamping!

Let's Tear It Up - TGIF Challenges #500

We are celebrating our 500th challenge over at TGIF Challenges with a fun technique...tear it up!  Have you ever created with torn paper?  It's one of the easiest techniques out there that adds so much to any project!

I chose the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper, with just a little bit of Fresh Freesia from the Subtles Designer Series Paper, and tore some wintery hills for the background.  Don't you just love how the white core of the paper adds a snow covered feel?

I stamped the Peaceful Evergreen trees in Smoky Slate, Fresh Freesia and Misty Moonlight.  These colors were pulled from today's 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge.

Be sure to join along in the fun with our 500th challenge!  We love seeing what everyone is inspired to create!

Happy stamping!

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Around the World On Wednesday Color Challenge

Hello and welcome to the November Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop!  This month we have a color challenge to play along with.  Hop along with us and see which color combination each of us chose and what we created.

Did you just arrive form Theresa McEntee or are you just getting started? Either way, keep on hopping all the way through!

Since I'm in full on Christmas creating mode, I decided to go with the traditional colors.  I also pulled in inspiration from the beautiful wreath in the photo.

In keeping up with the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge, I also added a pretty poinsettia from the A Little Bit Festive Specialty Designer Series Paper.  

This festive pack of paper has helped me keep up with this year's 30 Day challenge and still make pretty cards!  The die-cut designs make cards come together in no time. The Season's Greetings sentiment from Decorative Trees stamp set seemed fitting for this card, especially on this Spotlight in Nature die-cut circle.

Click on the next button below to see what Lori Willcox has to share with us next.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Tina Zinck-MacDonald - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Tricia Butts - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA

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Thinking of You Always

Happy Tuesday and welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge.  This is a beautiful color combination!

With winter quickly arriving, I decided to use these colors with the Winterly Tree Tops bundle.  I stamped the birds in Memento Tuxedo Black on Basic Beige, coloring them Pebbled Path and Crumb Cake, and a little Peach Pie beak.

I stamped the Falling Snow on Balmy Blue in Whisper White Kraft Ink...it was really hard to capture it in the photo, but it's so pretty!  I tucked in a few Textured Floral sprigs in Pebbled Path and Cherry Cobbler to make the tree branch a little bit fuller.

The sweet sentiment was die cut using the Peaceful Season dies.

I can't wait to see what everyone is inspired to create with this pretty color combo!

Happy Stamping!

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Frosty's Wonderland

 

It's a Merry Monday Montage 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge kind of day!  Whew...say that fast 3 times!

If you've been following along with me over on Instagram @craftsomnia, you know I'm playing along with the #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge again this year.  I love all of the fun challenge ideas that Martin comes up with and it's a great way to build up my Christmas card collection!  Today's challenge is Frosty's Wonderland.

The cute little snowman snow globe from the Snowy Scenes was perfect for today's challenge.  And the pretty wintery snowflake pattern helped to complete Frosty's Wonderland.

When you have paper as cute as this, you don't need much stamping. A stamped sentiment was all the this needed!  And I can't forget the White Loose Snowflakes...I love these little embellishments!

Be sure to check out @craftsomnia to see what all of my Monday Montage friends have to share with you today...you will be filled with creative inspiration!

Happy Stamping!

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Candy Cane Wishes

Happy Friday stampers and welcome to an all new TGIF Challenges Sketch Challenge!  If you've been following along on my Instagram @craftsomnia, you know that I've also been playing along with Martin's 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge.  This sketch went along nicely with today's Candy Cane Wishes theme!

When I think of candy canes, I think of peppermint hot chocolate!  More Than Autumn bundle and the super cute Snowy Scenes DSP came together to make the cutest candy cane inspired card!

Poppy Parade and Petal Pink make fun color buddies for this sweet holiday card.  I may have to turn this into a hot chocolate packet holder...stay tuned!

I hope you'll join in the fun this week and share your sketch inspired project!

Happy Stamping!

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Pink Christmas

Fall has just begun, but we are already thinking of a winter wonderland at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week.  This frosty inspiration challenge has me dreaming of cozy winter days and freshly fallen snow!

Inspired by the pretty pink snowflakes and frolicking deer, I pulled out Reindeer Fun again for another wintery creation.

I cut the two deer from the Reindeer Days DSP and placed them in the Grove {Dies}. I absolutely love the Bubble Bath background embossed with Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder.  Isn't it pretty?

The sentiment was stamped in Flirty Flamingo with some Soft Sea Foam holly. Such a quick and easy card!

Join along in the fun and share what you were inspired to create!

Happy Stamping!

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Sunshine and Smiles

Not only is it a Merry Monday, but it's also a Monday Montgage Monday!  That means two posts in one day...woohoo!!!

I switched gears and took a little pause on fall and holiday crafting to ink up the adorable Enjoying Little Things stamp set. 

I started by creating this fun Garden Green checkered background.  It totally reminds me of green checkered Vans...I love it!  

Next I punched a circle using the 2-3/8" Circle Punch and stamped the sumburst image at the top and bottom in Crushed Curry.  The sentiments were stamped in Fresh Freesia and a few cute flowers were stamped in Flirty Flamingo and Pool Party with Old Olive leaves.  These images were all fussy cut to place in and around the punch circle.

A few Dots for Days embellishments finished things off.  This cute card is ready to send out to brighten someone's day!

Who will you send a card to today?!?

Happy Stamping!

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Reindeer Fun Presents

Here we are, back at Monday again.  Let's make it a Merry Monday with another cheerful Christmas card!

This weeks Freshly Made Sketches sketch immediately had me reaching for the Reindeer Fun dies.  The gifts were perfect to pair up with this sketch, created by my long-time stamping friend, Amy!  Isn't it fun?!?

I used Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party for the gifts and wreath.  I love bright, non traditional colors for Christmas!

The Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder added just the right amount of festive texture to the card!  No embellishments needed!

Happy Stamping!

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Abstract Birthday Wishes

Friday's always mean an all new TGIF Challenges!  This week we have an inspirational abstract image to help get your creativity flowing!  I can't wait to see what everyone is inspired to create!

I love the textured black background with white splatters, so I stared there!  I embossed a piece of Basic Black with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder and splattered it with Whisper White ink.

Pulling inspiration from the pinks and golds within the inspiration photo, I die-cut some leafy images using the Textured Floral Dies from Basic White, Petunia Pop and Gold Mercury Vellum.

I nested a few strands of Petunia Pop Boarded Ribbon with just a hint of the Gold Twisted Thread behind the die-cut leaves.

A simple Happy Birthday sentiment from Simply Said stamped in Petunia Pop on Basic White really pops against the Basic Black background.  A few gold Sparkle Gems hidden amongst the leaves add just a bit more shimmer and shine.

What inspiration will you pull from today's challenge?  Be sure to share it with us over at TGIF Challenges.

Happy Stamping!

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Otterly Amazing

I always love a good sketch to play along with and this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge is a fun one!

I've got one more card to share from the Otterly Amazing bundle.  This time I focused on the stamped images and my coloring heart is happy!

I stamped the otters in Memento and colored them with Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends, along with Mossy Meadow and Old Olive.

I love this Balmy Blue water pattern of Otterly Adorable DSP is so calming.  A few Balmy Blue bubbles were stamped on the DSP.  The die cut log and So Swirly Embossing folder added just the right amount of texture.

I hope you'll join along in the fun and share you creation with us!

Happy Stamping!