Christmas Tags

Good morning crafty friends!! How did the week treat everyone? It was a super busy one here. I had lots of craft projects to do and the hubby was out of down so the work load was as bit more with the kids.  I did get a lot of Christmas shopping done, I can't believe how it is sneaking up on us.
Today the All That Scraps Digi Team is sharing some more creations with C.C. Designs Sweet November Christmas Digis.  I decided to get started on some tags.  Yes, these are very quick and simple so they would be perfect to add to special gift. For my tags I used Angel Babies, Jolly Elf, and Cookie Break all from Sweet November.  The papers are by Recollections called Warm Wishes.  All of the ribbon came from Hobby Lobby and to finish them up I used several different corner punches.

Challenges

The Pink Elephant- Gift Tags TPE124

Have a great weekend and don't forget to stop by the All That Scraps Blog and see the rest of the Digi Team's wonderful creations.

Merry and Bright with C.C. Designs

Hi everyone just a fast post today since I totally forgot to type  this up last night.  I think I may be losing brain cells lately:)
Today the All That Scraps Digi Team is inspiring you to get some more Christmas cards made by reviewing the adorable Swiss Pixies.  The awesome thing about digis this time of year is they are fast and inexpensive. I used Swiss Pixie Heidi with Ornament and you can find her right HERE.

 Challenges

Tip Top Tuesday Anything-#59 Goes Christmas

Heart Song Inspirations- #23Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge-#92 Something with Wings

There are so many cute Christmas images at All That Scraps so please stop by the blog and take a look and then go shopping.  Have a great day and I will see you again tomorrow.

It's Begining to Look Like Winter

Well maybe only in my card world is it looking like winter.  It is still warm here in South Texas but I am not going to complain because it isn't 105 anymore.  I often think I would like to live somewhere that has more "seasons" but the mild winters here are so nice.
Today I have a little winter inspiration for you from By Lori Designs.  Lori has some cute winter digis that you can find right HERE along with some more inspiration from the design team.  I used Winter Landon for my card along with this weeks Deconstructed Sketch 26.  I did add a tag to the sketch because it just needed something more.

 

 Copics

Clothes-C9, C7, C5, C3, C1/BG78, BG75, BG72-Skin- E11, E00, E000, R20/Hair-E31, YR20, E50

Accessories

My Minds Eye Stella Rose Paper, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, MFT Button Quartet Die.

I also wanted to remind you that the challenge over at CMC Copic Challenge is all about Boys and you have until November 11th to enter.

Challenges

CMC Copic Challenge 30# Boys

A Gem of a Challenge- #33Cold and Frosty

Crafty Calender Challenge- Winter Wardrobe

Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes With a Digi

Deconstructed Sketch #26

I hope you have a wonderful day and I will see you back here on Thursday.  Oh and don't forget the Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday blog hop on the post below.

Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Blog Hop!  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is so excited to be celebrating four wonderful years! I am so happy to be apart of this celebration. I have been a Sweet Stop Sugar Baby for 11months now and also had the privilege of being a member of The Sweet 'n Sassy DT.  Korin is a wonderful, sweet and talented lady and I want to wish her many more years of success.

  A fantastic group of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps design team members past and present, along with some special friends, have put together this fabulous Birthday Blog Hop to kick off a whole month of fun. We have 37 stops so the hop will take place over three days - feel free to take your time visiting each blog!  You have until 11:59pm EST November 9th to leave comments on as many blogs as you can.  On Saturday, November 12th Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will announce FOUR winners (chosen at random from comments on random stops along the hop); each lucky winner will receive a prize pack including stamps, dies, paper & twine valued at $40!

If you have been following along already you should have come from Margo's Blog.  If you are only starting here, please head back to the SNSS blog and go from there.  You won't want to miss any stops along the way!  Also, don't forget to comment on as many stops as you can....the more comments the better your chance of winning one of the fabulous prize packs! :)

Cardinal Blessings

 I decided to make something a little different to show you how versatile Sweet 'n Sassy stamps can be.  I used the Cardinal Digi so that I could size him to fit my wreath but it is also available in a great clear set. I colored the image with Copics and did a second set of wings so that I could pop it up to give dimension.  The Flowers are from the Your Friendship Set and I just stamped, layered and added some silver Stickles to edges.  The Swirls are all from Sizzix and the Pine Branch Punch from Martha Stewart is my favorite tool this time of year.  The sentiment is from the new Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Tags (love this set).

 

Here is a close up of the way I colored the feathers and added Polar White Flower Soft to create a snowy look on the branches.

 Copics

P89, R29, R27, R24/YR15, YR18/E59, E57,E44, E43, E42/G99, G94

Your next stop on the hop is Tami Mayberry, but just in case here is the list.

Korin Sutherland
Holly McMillen

Taylor Usry

Kim Schofield

Monika Davis

Lydia Fiedler

Harriet Skelly

Makiko Jones

Jerusha Borden

Mary Marsh

Lori Craig

Kim O'Connell

Chris Dickinson

Stephanie Wright

Shannon White

Janette Olen

Katlyn Traxler

Deb Felts

Stephanie Serrano

Jessica Fick

Kim Singdahlsen

Mary Faus

Sandy Domelle

Bridget Finlay

Ceal Pritchett

Dina Kowal

Margo Smith

Shelby Goolsby *You Are Here*

Tami Mayberry

Lorie Souther

Darsie Bruno

Cathy McCauley

Beate Johns

Janice Melton

Jacquie Peifer

Lisa Hjulberg

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you will come back and visit again soon.

Truly Blessed- The Sweet Stop Sketch 133

Right before I started typing this I read This Post from Katie Renz's husband.  Most of you know she has been battling a horrible cancer that has touched so many in the stamping community.  After reading what he wrote about his wife and hearing the pain she is in I am so overwhelmed with sadness I just ask that everyone pray for her and her family.  It makes you realize how fragile life is, how strong people can be and also how lucky we are for every minute we are given with our family.
Now on to one of my favorite things about Saturday....The Sweet Stop Sketch and here is my card for this week's challenge.

 Blessings to You

I have had this stamp from Sugar Nellie's Home Grown Autumn Kit since last winter and am finally getting around to using it.  I had to find that perfect plaid paper (MME Pajama Plaid)to go with that scarf and hat you know?  The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Tags, this is a must have set for the holidays.

 

Copics

Clothes-R59, R29, R27, R24/B97, B95, B93, B91/G24, G21 Shoes-E59, E57 Deer-E44, E43, E42 Background-BG01, BG000

Accessories

Flower Soft Polar White, Martha Stewart Pine Branch Punch, EK Success Snowflake border punch, 

TPS Fiber 

 We have a new member to welcome to the Sugar Babies Chris Dickinson, so I hope you will stop by and wish her well along with the rest of my wonderful teammates:)

Chris Dickinson at Creating with Chrissy

 Cathy McCauley at Golden Inkspirations

 Janice Melton at Inkee Paws

 Kim O’Connell at Paper Perfect Designs

 Taking a break but might post from time to time (Korin Sutherland at Rejoicing Every Moment)

 Lorie Ames at Live, Love, Laugh, Create 2

 Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper

 Shannon White at Enchanted Ladybug Creations

Wendy Ramlakhan at SugarPea Desings

Sweet n' Sassy is celebrating 4 years so I will be back on Monday to join in on the blog hop so I hope to see you then.

Best Buds-CMC Challenge Time

So even though I have been back from vacation for a little over a week it took me that long to get back into the swing of things and to get crafty again.  How was everyone's Halloween? We had a fun one here lots of decorations and costumes all around.  Me and the hubby love to dress up with the kids, I guess you could say it is expected but let me tell you something that totally got on my nerves this year.  Parents who bring their kids up to Trick or Treat and then hold up a bag of their own..seriously? And I am not talking just one we had three in a row that did that, it was unbelievable.   Since when is it OK for adults to get candy it is about the kids.  Is this common or just happening in my neck of the woods? Anyway I wanted to share a couple of pictures of our night.  I also updated the previous post because I was told my Disney slide show isn't working on some computers.

  

Best Buds

It is time for another challenge over at CMC Copic Challenge Group  and it is all about Boys.  So get out those boy images ,Copic markers or ProMarkers if you prefer and join us.  We have the fabulous Mo's Digital Pencil as this weeks sponsor so you won't want to miss your chance to win.  I got the privilege to use this cute image called Taking a Break.

I normally use ink to create my sky back grounds but this time I did it entirely with Copics and I must say I am very happy with the way it turned out.  I am going to add it to my list of tutorials to make and add here on my blog when time becomes my friend.

Copics

Skin- E11,E00, E000, R20/Hair- E35,E50/Clothes-B97, B95, B93, B91,R89, R29, R27, R24,C1/Dog-E35, E31, YR21, YR20 /Sky BG000, Colorless Blender/Grass- YG93, YG91

Challenges

CMC Copic Challenge- #30 Boys Boys

Cards for Men-Challenge #22 Animals

Stamps R Us- Masculine Theme

Tip Top Tuesday#58 Make Your Own Background(I created the sky with Copics)

Don't forget to stop by and see what the the wonderful CMC Team has created this is such a wonderful group of ladies.