Paper Pretties - Holiday Cheer

Monday December 31, 2012

Happy New Year's eve and hope you have a wonderful 2013 year. Hope your goals set for the new year are not out of reach and you're able to achieve them. I try to think positive and not set myself up for failure by making my goals too far out there that they can't be reached.

 

Well today we have our last Monday challenge at Paper Pretties. This weeks challenge is to CREATE A WINTER CREATION.. This is my creation, Cocoa re-release image. This cute cat standing in snow sipping her cocoa and her cute little winter friends in the background and the trees made my little scene. Hope you can play along.

challenges:

My time to craft #202 - animals in the snow

Totally Gorguss #164 - New! (new washi tape, new digi to me)

Crafting by design - something old something new(new washi tape/old dp)

Fussy and Fancy Friday #79 - furry friends

 

recipe: Cocoa Paper Pretties, peppermint forest, washi tape, scraps, stickles, liq pearls, su punch, copics 

Unscripted Sketches #191 - Start each day with a grateful HEART

Saturday December 29, 2012

 

End of 2012 and last sketch for 2012 at Unscripted Sketches  and I hope you can play along. If not we have more sketches coming in 2013 so hope to see you next year for some fun challenges. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !!!!

I thought with Valentines day coming and also just the love month and anniversaries (we were married Valentines day-awhaaa) this would be a great time to start those great feel good cards. Not that other cards aren't feel good but some are just fun, every day cards. I really had fun choosing the colors and how to complete the card. I needed to add the flower to the blank space it just looked so empty. I love how with sketches you can still add those extra little touches as long as you stay with the main sketch layout.  Hope it encourages you to play along.
 
challenges:
Simon Says - anything goes
Charisma Cardz #51 - anything goes
Card Crafters Circle #55 - anything goes
Stampin for the weekend #24 - anything goes
Make it Monday #120 - anything goes
Crafting by Designs - something old /new (new flower-stamp set. old- papers)
recipe: bazzill, scraps, jellybean soup dp, pti words, ek punch, su riding hood, prima flower

Free Friday Catch the bug - Lil kitty

Friday December 28, 2012

 

It's almost the end of 2012. I'm looking forward to a wonderful, healthy, happy, peaceful new year. I hope everyone has a wonderful 2013 year.

 

Today we have a free Friday image from Catch the bug this cutie is Lil Kitty.  I thought it would make a cute "Hang I there" card. You could do some simple surgery by cutting the hands and branch off and have it hanging over a box or a cute heart for a Valentine card. I hope you pick it up - it's free - got to love that...Also check out the store at CTB, there's a great sale going on. Get those favorites while they are reduced from the already low price.

challenges:

Aud Sentiments - any sentiment inspiration

Simon Says - anything goes

Dutch Dare #197 - crafty sentiment

Charisma Cards #51 - anything goes

Make it Monday #120 - open

Crafting by designs - something old and new (image new/paper old)

recipe: lil kitty ctb, dp applecider, verve words, goosebumps bling, pti die, not quite navy su ink, very vanilla su card base, memento ink, ranger ink, copics

 

 

Catch the bug New Release - FOOTBALL COUCH POTATO

Tuesday December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas I hope your day is filled with the true meaning of Christmas and with family and friends and full of love.

Catch the bug  new release is FOOTBALL COUCH POTATO   I love this image. I am not a football person but love the image and thought it was a good New Year's card as my hubby is a football person and know that football will be on the TV New Years day.  Thank goodness for another TV in my craft room.. I also love the sentiment I used. It's really more for holidays but I know some men and women think that football season is  the "most wonderful time of the year".. LOL

I thought I would try to make a living room theme. So the dp with the flower is the carpet, the gingham is the wall paper and the little chair rail is the ribbon.. I love how it came out. Was really a fun card to make.. Hope you check out the new images at Catch the bug. There's a big sale going on over there.. Check it out.

 

challenges:

Make it Monday #120 - open

Kaboodle Doodle #151 - Christmas holiday or New Years

The Pink Elephant #180 - anything goes

Crafts 4 Eternity #103 - anything goes

Totally Gorjuss #163 - easy does it

Pile it on #49 - pile on the embellishments

Here come the Boys #42 - anything goes 

recipe: catch the bug-football couch potato, bazzill, harvest lane dp, copics, ribbon, su punch, stickles, tech Tues AE words, memento, atyou spica pens.

Paper Pretties - WHITE - BLACK - CHOICE

Monday December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas Eve - Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and you get time to spend with family and loved ones.  Hugs from Washington state to you all.

 

PAPER PRETTIES challenge   this weeks challenge is

WHITE - BLACK - CHOICE OF COLOR  (I chose green)

Paper Pretties has awesome images and I chose to use a re-release bugle bear for my image this time. Check out the Paper Pretties link above to see what other DT members used for their image.

 

I'm thinking this would make a great New Years card, engagement, retirement, any great announcement that you would toot your horn about. I have these awesome music notes die from My Favorite Things and I love the added look this gave to my card it really kind of finished it off. I punched out a circle of black card stock and then added the button on top, applied stickles all over the button then added the other die on top. I love how this came out.

challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity #103 anything goes

Polka Doodles #51 - Happy New Year

Make it Monday #120- open

Delightful Challenges - anything goes

Totally Gorjuss #163 - easy does it

Whimsy Stamp - anything goes as long as it's festive

Pile it on #49 - pile on the embellishments

 

recipe: bugle bear paper pretties, su whisper white, white, pear pizzazz, black, itty bitty background stamp and su punchs, mft die, stickles, button, ribbon, copics

 

 

 

 

Unscripted Sketches #190 - Believe in the magic

Saturday December 22, 2012

Unscripted Sketches #190 sketch http://unscriptedsketches.com/ for you to follow. I hope you play along and post your card to the Unscripted Sketches site.

 

It looks like I like this saying as I used it in yesterdays posted card..LOL  I am staying with the Christmas theme and so used this sketch and this is my card. Isn't that reindeer cute, he's from your next stamp.. I gave him googly eyes and a red half pearl nose.. This was a fun card to make.

 

challenges:

Digital Tuesday #191 - layers http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Charisma Cardz #50 - Santa Claus is coming to town http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/

Simon Says - Merry Christmas http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

Love to create #46 - winter fun http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/

Aud Sentiments - use any sentiments http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

 

recipe: my minds eye dp, bazzill, your next stamp deer and words, su punch, copics, pizzaz a plenty half pearl, google eyes, stickles, corner chomper, ranger

 

Catch the bug Free Friday - Believe in the magic

Friday December 21, 2102

Catch the bug Free Friday http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/  

This digi is MOUSE STOCKING

This was a fun image to color and break out the same old paper pads which I have used a lot this season, used some of my ribbon stash.  I have so much ribbon I really need to use it more often. The button has a piece of dark blue card stock behind it as the button blended too well with the ribbon so this kind of broke it up.

 

challenges:

Simon Says - Merry Christmas http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

Aud Sentiments - use any sentiment http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Digital Tuesday #191- layers http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Diva by Designs #66 - anything goes http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/

Fab N Funky #153 - ribbon or lace http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/

Stampin Royalty #155 - color challenge http://www.stampinroyalty.blogspot.com/

 

recipe: mouse stocking-ctb, kraft, my minds eye dp, ribbon, twine, scraps drk blue paper, copics, su punch, your next stamp words