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zoom…speeding Laugh!

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She’s cute, she’s in a hurry…there’s a sale somewhere and she’s gotta get there!!!  Hilarious coming from me… I don’t even like to shop!  well,  except for stamp stuff!   This is CC Designs New Laugh Christmas Car, part of the October release… I know,  I’m coming in at the last minute!  That is common for me! lol

The inside… two new sentiments sets for Christmas… love them. Combining the sentiments is so fun! On the outside words from the Big Christmas Wishes set. So fun… the banners are the CC Cutters Tag die, shortened! Martha Stewart holly and branch punches.  Magnolia Doohickeys new flower die.

I’m linking up to the Lily Pad Challenge blog Sketch Challenge, HERE.

The paper is Season’s Greetings 6×6 pad from Echo Park,  out of stock right now at ATS…bummer BUT the Authentique Wonder pad is back in stock!   The rick rack is an EK Success chain punch.  I colored Laugh with Promarkers and Tria markers.  The grays are Copics.  All That Scraps has Promarkers now!

hair – cinnamon, Burnt Orange and a Tria brown 0345

skin – ivory, Tria 9220, Dusky Pink, Sunkissed Pink  ( need to work on the skin combo)

dress – Pear Green, Marsh Green

car, scarf – Red, Crimson, Burgundy

bulb tip – Gold, Tan, Burnt Umber

eyes – cornflower

HO HO HO – I had fun with her!  May your Christmas preparations speed on!  Thanks for stopping by!  Tomorrow starts CC Designs November Preview days!!!  I know…how do they keep coming up with more cute, cute stuff?!  I LOVE it!

See ‘ya back here and on the ATS blog tomorrow!

Stamps and Supplies I used on this card…

Animal Crackers · cards · CC Cutters · CC Designs · Christmas · copics · punches · rubber stamps · Swing card · Video

You Light up my Life!

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I would be the “reindeer lights” in this household…for some reason I always have had that job!  I should count how many times I walk around the tree some year!  Hopefully this year we’ll get one that will stay standing up! haha (remember last year’s photo of it taking a nap! ugh)

I love this cute little Reindeer Lights image!  A new Animal Crackers stamp illustrated by Christine in the October CC Designs release.  Stamped with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Papertrey select white card-stock and colored with Copic Sketch markers. The E40’s (R20, 21, 22 and 24 on his cheeks) and then just two colors on each of the bulbs… same for the die cut Christmas Bulb border die… I cut it first in dark green,  then in white and colored the bulbs,  cut them off the cord and glued them to the green cut.  I did add some fine black lines where the bulb meets the cord.  The sentiment is from Liberty,  one of Christine’s Honey images for the 4th of July.  I purchased mine at the stamp store, Craft and Hobby Connection in Ottumwa, IA.  I used my stamp a ma jig to position the lights, from the reindeer lights stamp, on the nestability die cut circle with the sentiment. I edged the sentiment circle and the reindeer square with Weathered Wood Distress ink and the ink blending tool.  Added some little holly leaves, branches and berries from punches and a ribbon.  The big branch border is a new Martha Stewart deep edger branch border punch.

On the flip side… I embossed Reindeer Lights with a clear embossing stamp pad and clear embossing powder on white glossy paper.  Then I used the ink blending tool and black soot ink and completely covered the image with ink.  I ironed off the embossing powder between two sheets of scrap paper to get the “shocked” look!  I stamped “I’ve flipped for you” with a Memories waterproof/fast drying Black ink pad. The green double sided paper is from Bo Bunny.  I had to really lighten the picture so you could read the words.

Here’s a link on how to make the Swing/Flip Flop card.  I did change the size to fit this image.

Thanks for stopping by!  I always love hearing from you!

Stamps and Supplies I used…

cards · Christmas · Hero Arts · punches · rubber stamps · Tim Holtz stamps

A Joyful Christmas…

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Today is our monthly stamp club and it’s showbox party time!  This is the card I’m taking for everyone to make.  If you receive Archivers email newsletter,  they had a card like this in one awhile back.  I don’t know how they did what they did to achieve their results but this is what I did! lol  I used Hero Arts CG154  Aged Print Background stamp and Tim Holtz A Joyful Christmas Cling stamp set.  I wrote up the instructions for club,  so I’ll copy and paste them here too…

Two Peas in a Bucket does have some of these Tim Holtz stamps wood mounted HERE, if you can’t find the cling set.  Glimmer Mists HERE.  I like glimmer mists a lot!  : )

Over on the Jingle Belles Challenge blog they are wanting to see a card inspired by a Christmas carol!  I’m gonna go with “O Holy Night”.

A Joyful Christmas
1. On the 4 ¼ x 5 ½ piece of natural card-stock stamp the Hero Arts distress background stamp two times.  The first time ink it up with Old Paper distress ink and stamp it with the arrow pointing up ( I added an arrow w/a sharpie marker)…stamp it off on the scrap paper to clean it.  Ink it up a second time with Frayed Burlap distress ink and stamp it with the arrow pointing down, over the top, on the same piece you stamped the first time.  Stamp it off on the scrap paper to clean it for the next gal.
2. Stamp the crackle stamp one time in Frayed Burlap distress ink – look at the sample card for placement.
3. Stamp “A Joyful Christmas” with fired brick distress ink in the bottom left corner… the stamp positioner is ready if you want to use it for positioning.
4. Stamp the angel with Versafine Black ink – look at the sample card for placement.
5. Stamp the music staff with Walnut Stain distress ink – look at the sample card for placement.
6. With the Tim Holtz edge distressing tool… scuff up all four sides of the stamped, natural piece.
7. Using the ink blending tool and Walnut Stain distress ink,  edge all four sides of the natural, stamped card with ink and then go around the piece of red card-stock also.
8. Using the cardboard box… place your stamped piece in it and hold it up to spritz it with 4 blasts of the dazzling diamonds glimmer mist… set it aside to dry a bit.
9. Fold your kraft card base in half on the scored line, crease
10. Ink the edges a little with the ink blending tool and the Walnut Stain distress ink.
11. Punch a rectangle with the handheld punch in the back behind the fold for your gold cord to go through.
12. Using the TH tiny attacher, staple the stamped piece to the red piece – look at the sample card for placement.
13. Adhere your stamped piece to the kraft card.
14.  Add the gold cord,  the greenery, holly and berries.
Merry Creating!
Thanks for stopping by and talk to you later!!!
Animal Crackers · ATS · ATS Preview · cards · CC Cutters · CC Designs · Christmas · copics · punches · rubber stamps

Merry Christmas to Ewe….

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Look at this super cute new lamb in the Animal Crackers line from CC Designs!  Ornament Ewe and the sentiment Merry Christmas to Ewe are in the store now at All That Scraps.com,  HERE.   I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Beckett Expression Super smooth 80# card-stock… cut it out and added a real life ornament hanger…turned out so cute!  The branch is an old McGill punch but I’m thinking Martha Stewart might have one similar now.  I used the Holly Punch around the page set from Martha Stewart.  The pattern paper is that Authentique Christmas 6×6 pad again… ribbon from my “stuff”.  I threaded the ends through the holly border..they weren’t exactly in the same spot of each side so I left a little end showing on each side…although a bow could’ve been cute… I’m not much of a bow person but I’m working on it now and then!

The October Release is so FUN!  Head over to the ATS blog HERE,  to see the other images the ATS DT gals are showing today!  Some awesome/fun creations!  You will LOVE Laugh Lines Christmas car and Reindeer Lights  AND…drum roll…this Fabulous Christmas Bulbs border die! I haven’t used it on a card yet but I did make up this sample to show off the die… it comes straight but I just glued it on curved a bit…

Isn’t it AWESOME?  I love it!!!!  I cut it out of dark green, then red, blue, yellow, bright green and orange.  Just clipped off the bulbs and stuck them onto the dark green I cut…super easy and fast. A little dot of  Tombow Mono Multi glue right on each bulb of the dark green cut is all it takes! *I’ll throw in a tip here…keep your mono multi glue laying down all the time… comes out better!  I even leave it with the lid off while I’m working… keep the glue cleaned off the tip and you’ll love it!*  Added the little light reflection with a white uniball pen.   I LOVE these old fashioned looking Christmas lights… it’s gonna be one of my favorite dies ever!

Here’s the sample I made for the dies we showed yesterday,  the 5 Point Flower and the Leaves dies…

(I used two of the largest flower on the bottom,  one middle sized and one small)

so pretty!  so much potential!  I know these will be favorites too!  yea!  Thank you Christine!

Thanks for stopping by… I’ll be back tomorrow with a card for the Sweet November part of the Oct. release…see ya then!

Stamps and stuff I used…

 

Card Sketch · cards · CC Cutters · CC Designs · copics · Fall · punches · rubber stamps

Latte Kiki for Fall…

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Latte Kiki is one of the new images for September from CC Designs.  I just love her with her to go cup…can you see I colored the holder to look corrugated?!  too fun!  Scroll down to my previous post for a skin coloring with copics video.

Here’s a close up…

I tried to match the copic colors I used to the We R Memory Keepers pattern paper… her dress is BG10, BG72, E81 and E41 over the top.  Kinda fun when the combo works out!  Her hair is E30, 23, 25, 27 and the orange is YR12, 14, 15, 18. I used a new Fiskars border punch…love the little squirrels, leaves and acorns it punches out, it’s called Fall Gatherings.  The leaves at her feet are from a Marvy oak leaf punch.  The sentiment is from CC Designs, Amy R stamps Sassy Sentiments set.  I ran the strip of kraft card-stock through a paper crimper.  The tag is cut with a CC Designs Cutters Tags It stamp and die set.

Just love using these warm Fall colors!

Thanks for stopping by – I’ve been messing around with videos off and on and come to find out the battery or charger is bad in my new video camera.  I called Canon today and now I have to send it in.  I’d get almost done with one and the crazy thing would shut off!  Did you hear me moaning?  *sigh*  I’m sure my walls did here! lol  Hopefully they will be fast in getting it figured out and back to me before I forget what I’ve learned!

I made this card using the sketch from the Sketch Saturday blog HERE. I’m also linking to the Stampin’ for the Weekend Challenge blog HERE, the theme is “what a cutie”!  Anything goes at Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog, HERE.

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