Deer Friends Sketch

Well, today I called in sick to work per se. I have been working so much and just got so run down and behind on many things. So, while doing some laundry downstairs I just happened to walk into my craft area and create a card. I played along with the sketch challenge (SC259) on SCS and used that for my layout.



This is a digital stamp from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Deer Friends. The image actually has 2 reindeer in it but the image was cropped and enlarged using just one of the deer. That is one of the cool advantages of using digi images. Another advantage is that you have them immediately so if you still have some cards left to make you get still get this adorable image and get them done in time for Christmas! I colored it with copics and used rustic red shimmerz paint on the bow and berries as well as rhinestones in the antlers.

closer view


I also used one of SNSS discontinued sets called Jesus is Born for the sentiment on the inside of the card. It is now 70% off- are you kidding me???



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Deer Friends digital stamp, You Light up my Life (sentiment), Jesus is Born (inside of card)
CS- My Mind's Eye dp, riding hood red, baja breeze
accessories/tools- corner rounder punch, rhinestones, sewing machine, cb vintage dies, shimmerz paint, copics

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a blessed day!

mojo Monday Week 117

Good mojo Monday everyone! It has been quite some time since my last post. I apologize for that and I know how super busy all of us are. Between Christmas, working, sickness and the horrible weather that we have had recently I have had very little "me" time. I am happy to say that I did make a few cards this weekend so I will have another post in a day or so as well. Anyway, on to the mojo...below are the sketch and my sample.





This is from the newly released Trees of the Field set by Sweet n Sassy stamps. Just as a reminder also that $5 from every set purchased goes to the Anderson family who recently lost their 3yr old son Henry. It is such a great set that you can use for many different types of cards including masculine cards which for me are more difficult to make lol. I chose to do another wintry type card with it and I left off the sentiment because I am not sure if I will end up using it for Christmas or possibly as a thank you or thinking of you card. I sponged around the tree while in the die and added stickles as an accent to the tree.



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Trees of the Field
CS- pink pirouette, olive, BG Eskimo kisses dp
accessories- pink satin ribbon, stickles, circle nesties, paper piercer, victorian pierceabilities

Don't forget to stop by the mojo Monday blog to see what mojolicious samples the mojo makers have cooked up to inspire you!

Have a fabulous day!

Sweet N Sassy December release

Today Sweet N Sassy stamps released 2 wonderful new sets, Punny Fruits and Veggies and Trees of the Field. I know that you are going to LOVE them both. Today I have a card featuring the Trees of the Field set.



I stamped the tree image several times and a couple of them I stamped off so that I would get some lighter trees in the bg. I sponged some blue ink to create a sky and horizon lines. To complete this wintry scene I added some stickles glitter glue of course LOL.

inside of card


I sponged blue ink on the inside using the negative opening from the oval that was die cut for the trees. I then stamped the sentiments inside using the Jesus is Born set and the Christmas poinsettia sets from Sweet N Sassy stamps.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Trees of the Field, Jesus is Born, Christmas Poinsettias
CS- CTMH black, white, star-spangled blue
accessories- stickles, cb embossing folder, grosgrain ribbon, oval nesties, white gel pen, black rhinestones



This set is a versatile set that can be used for sympathy, all occasion, Christmas, masculine- you name it! Not only that but some of the proceeds from the sales of this set are going to the Anderson family who recently lost their 3yr old son. You can read more about it HERE. There is also a great slide show on the SNSS website featuring many cards using the new sets.

Thanks for stopping by today, have a blessed day!

Mojo Monday 115

Today I bring you a Christmas card using some new stamps from Unity stamps and this week's fabulous mojo Monday sketch. Below are the sketch and my sample.





I embossed the ornament and sentiment with gold embossing powder onto cryogen white from Paper Temptress. The candido incandescent layer was run through the cb ornament embossing folder.

Sentiment inside card:


Supplies:
stamps- Unity stamps Embellished Season
CS- Paper Temptress candido incandescent, cryogen white, antique gold metallic
accessories- Marvy corner scallop punch, rhinestones, cb folder, circle and tag nesties

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for some wonderful inspiration from the mojo makers!

Mojo Monday Week 114

Are you ready for another mojo Monday?? This week's sketch is a fairly simple and universal one. Take a peek at the sketch and my sample below.





Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Jesus is Born
CS- kraft, artichoke, riding hood red, basic grey wassail dp
accessories- taffeta ribbon, pearls, MS doily lace punch, sewing machine

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for some fantastic inspiration by the mojo makers!

Have a fabulous day!

Mojo Monday Week 113 featuring Unity

Another manic mojo Monday coming at ya! This week I decided to use my new Unity stamps for the sketch since they are the vendor spotlight at Christian Papercrafts. I used the newly release Embellished Season set for my card today. Below are the sketch and my sample.





I stamped the ornament with red ink and then colored in the leaves with a copic marker and accented with stickles. For the sentiment I inked up only part of my stamp with the word "shine".

Supplies:
Stamps- Unity stamps Embellished Season
CS- riding hood red, basic grey eskimo kisses
accessories- rhinestones, taffeta ribbon, stickles

Check out some fabulous samples made by our mojo makers on the mojo Monday blog and some terrific samples using Unity stamps on the Christian Papercrafts site.

Christian Papercrafts blog hop featuring Unity stamps

This month's vendor spotlight for Christian Papercrafts is Unity stamps. This is the first time that I have used Unity stamps and they stamp just beautifully. I chose to make a CAS card today because I am in the need of some thank you cards that are not bulky and easy to mail. The new Simple Blessings stamp set fit the bill perfectly!



I stamped the 3 beautiful leaf images onto Paper Temptress Cryogen white cardstock. If you are going to make a CAS then choose a cardstock that can stand well on it's own. Each of the leaves were die cut using my mega curved rectangle nestabilities and then mounted with pop dots onto the chocolate cardstock strip. I stamped "thanks" at the bottom and accented the bottom with 2 scor lines that I made with my scor-pal.

Supplies:
stamps- Unity stamps Simple Blessings set
CS- Paper Temptress cryogen white, pop tones hot fudge
accessories- scor-pal, nesties

Make sure you check out the rest of the gorgeous creations from the CPC design team, they are truly inspiring!