Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas my crafty friends!

Thank you for all your love and support this year.

S. Krieger digital card template.

Lost in the Right Direction

When I first saw the sneak preview to the Alpine collection I knew I needed EVERY thing.  The papers, the stamps, the cards and of course the digital kit. I've been on the road for most of the month so I've only had time to create with the digital collection.  It's beautiful! I love the frames included with this hybrid kit.  You can use them digitally or print and cut them out for your paper scrapbooks. 

This kit isn't necessarily "snowy" but I love how the colors coordinated with my photos from Iceland. 

 Club Scrap digital papers, frame, tags and lettering. Red Ivy Designs snow elements. 

Winter Pinecone

Can you believe it's almost Christmas!? I hope this has been a wonderful holiday season for you all. 

I love pine cones!  I usually buy bags full of cinnamon scented pine cones to fill my house for the holidays. I remember collecting cones as a kid up at our cabin. 

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps have several pine cone stamp images with this large ornament stamp being one of my favorite. I stamped it in brown ink, colored the top with a silver metallic pen and then fussy cut. By using white stipple mist I added a touch of snow. 

Just for Fun stamp. Martha Stewart punch. Tim Holtz die cuts. Echo Park embossing folder. Club Scrap papers and Stipple Mist. 

You're Getting Old

I was crowned "Queen of Snark" for the Home challenge over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and am honored to kick start their last challenge for the year: Rude Christmas. I don't know about rude...but I do find this quote quite snarky.  Please join us over at the Sisterhood and link up your creations. 

Club Scrap papers and stamps. Gold Pan Pastels. Hobby Lobby flowers.

Let's Toast

I hope you are all having an amazing holiday season!

Ribbon is one of my favorite embellishments for cards. It's flat, easy to adhere, relatively inexpensive and I have TONS of it. 

Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Pretty Pink Posh sequins. Copic Markers.
My Favorite Things sketch.

Paper Smooches Wine Sampler

Paper Smooches Free Spirit stamps

Paper Smooches Free Spirit dies

Paper Smooches is hosting a Ribbon Challenge for December. 

Cupcake Inspirations is hosting the CIC460 challenge: green, red and white challenge.

Dear Warm Weather

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting a Winter Card Challenge.  I love cold weather so you'll never hear me utter these words :)

Club Scrap papers, ribbon and stamp. Tim Holtz die cut. Thrift store metal snowflakes.

Cool Yule Moose

Happy December!

Have you started sending out your Christmas cards yet or are you still creating them?  I always tell myself that I'll make a few cards each month and then December arrives and I'm way behind.

This Cool Yule Moose and I wish you an amazing Christmas season. May you be  blessed to be surrounded by family and friends. 

Just for Fun rubber stamps. Club Scrap papers. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Nuvo drops. Copic markers.

Be Merry!

Can you believe it's December!? I hope you all have a fabulous holiday season. This month's challenge at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps is to create a card for any holiday. How simple is that? Just pick your favorite holiday, create a card and post it on our linky party. 

I was inspired to create this midnight snow scene by a Jennifer McGuire video on Perfect Pearls. I wanted to use products I already have and was delighted to finally use my pine silhouette stamp. This card uses the second stamping of a watermark ink and perfect pearls. I spritzed the background with the new Club Scrap white Stipple Mist to add snow. 

Just for Fun rubber stamps. Perfect Pearls. Hero Arts die cut. Club Scrap papers and stipple mist.   

We look forward to seeing your holiday cards!

No One Listens

Happy Thursday!

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting another fun challenge: H is for Home.  I had an idea for this challenge but that got derailed when I stumbled across this gorgeous, neglected collage stamp from Club Scrap's 2003 Hearth & Home collection. 

WassUp Foxy?

Paper Smooches Stamps is hosting a mood board challenge for November. This type of challenge allows for all sorts of inspiration. It's one of my favorites. 

I was attracted to the little fox and the colors from the mood board and created this box stand up box card. The instructions for cutting and scoring this type of card are included in the Gone Wild Card kit. 

The card folds back to lay flat for easy mailing.  

Paper Smooches Smoocheroos

Paper Smooches Charmed Cat

Paper Smooches Happy Travels

Club Scrap Gone Wild 

BeYoutiful

Happy Thanksgiving my crafty friends!

I am grateful for your continue encouragement, support and gracious comments. 

I've recently been rediscovering my distress oxide inks and their potential to create some magnificent backgrounds. I first created this panel by dipping my paper into the brown and yellow inks pooled on my craft mat. 

Just for Fun stamp. Ellen Hutson die. Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Pan Pastels. Ranger oxide inks. 

Stamp the wheat spray three times without re-inking to create some soft sprays. Adhere die cut title. Flick gold Pan Pastels on art panel with paintbrush and water. Create a three part bow and attach to card front. 

There is still time to share your artwork in our Color Challenge. 

We would love to see your creations! 

Have a blessed day!

Color Challenge #519

Color Throwdown is hosting a new challenge using my favorite Christmas color combinations: Red, aqua and silver. 

I've been working with the new Club Scrap Holiday Mail collection building my stash of Christmas cards. With one printed 12x12 and one plain 12x12 I was able to create these 4 adorable cards. 

Club Scrap papers and stamps. Recollections washi tape. Thrift store flower. 

 Club Scrap papers, stamps and ribbon. K & Co. tree. Nuvo drops.

Club Scrap papers and ribbon. K & Co. embellishment. Bo Bunny gems.

Club Scrap papers and ribbon. K & Co. embellishment. Thrift store flower. 

Isn't it Wild?

I'm loving the new Gone Wild digital hybrid kit from Club Scrap. How fun are all the animal print papers and strip?!  We recently brought home two new members to our family and this theme goes great with my photos. They are 100% wild ones :)

Club Scrap digital papers, tags and border strips. Lisete Scrap Designs cluster. 

Harvest Bundle

Happy Thursday!

I hope you are enjoying this fall season. I've almost finished my Thanksgiving cards. Next up is working on the Thanksgiving menu. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays!  I'm super excited about it this year.  My brother and his family will be in town to celebrate. 

How perfect is this soon to be released harvest bundle image for fall?!

Just for Fun stamps. Copic markers. Club Scrap papers. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Nuvo drops. Unknown paper ribbon. 

There is still time to share your artwork in our Color Challenge. 

We would love to see your creations! 

Small Art

Now that October Retreat has come and gone I'm trying to complete the projects we created in workshops.  We received a fabulous stamp carving tool as a free gift just before taking the Small Art Workshop.  I have to be honest...it was quite therapeutic carving those little erasers. 

I love how you can get multiple images on one eraser.  I even carved vines on the narrow sides. 

Just for Fun Color Challenge

Happy Thursday! 

Can you believe it's November already?!  In California it doesn't' really feel like fall yet.  It was 87 degrees while typing this post. Ugh. 

Thank you for joining me today as Just for Fun Rubber Stamps begins our Color Challenge for November.  I absolutely love this color combination!  

Even though these beautiful colors symbolize fall, I went in a different direction. Stamp this sweet coffee cup with hearts and color with Copic markers. Stamp the sentiment leaving room to wrap twine. Fill the heart with clear Nuvo for dimension and shine. 

Just for Fun Rubber stamps. Club Scrap papers and charm. Copic Markers. American Craft twine. Tonic Nuvo Drops.

By sharing your brown, red and orange creations over at Just For Fun you could win a JFF gift certificate to our store.

Faux Postage Technique Challenge

October's Technique Challenge over at Club Scrap is to create projects using a faux postage technique.  Time got away from me with scrapbook retreats and expos so I did a digital version using a postage mask from the Club Scrap 2012 Love Blooms digital collection. 

Club Scrap digital papers, masks, ribbon and stamps. Sahin Designs Halloween. Mommyish styles. Bella Gypsy bat. 

Halloween Scarecrow

Happy Thursday!

Halloween is almost here!  I'm getting the last minute Spooktacular cards finished and mailed out. Last week I attended the Sacramento Stamp and Scrapbook expo crop where all I did was stamp and color.  I hate dragging tons of supplies to crops so I tried to keep it simple this year.

Just for Fun Stamp. Club Scrap papers. American Craft ribbon. Unknown washi tape. Crafter's Square title Copic markers. 

This scarecrow is a new addition to the Halloween selection of stamps at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps.

There is still time to share your artwork in our Halloween Challenge. We would love to see your creations! 

Thanksgiving Turkey

How cute is this new turkey rubber stamp!? I know that Halloween hasn't even arrived yet but I couldn't help but stamp and color this little guy. He should be available soon in the Just for Fun online store. 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers. American Crafts twine. Chameleon colored pencils. Recollections washi tape. Tonic Nuvo drops. 

1. Splattered brown distress inks onto the background.  
2. Add three different washi tapes vertically.
3. Wrap twine around card panel and adhere to card base. 
4. Stamp turkey, color and fussy cut. Stamp sentiment on background panel.
5. Adhere turkey to panel with dimensional foam. 
6. Add Nuvo drops and let dry. 

Don't forget to join our Halloween challenge over at the Just for Fun blog. You could win a gift certificate to the store just for linking your artwork. 

Be Original

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting a fun monster challenge. I don't really have any snarky stamps for monsters but this quote does make me giggle with the vampire image. :)

I recently spent three days at a scrapbook crop and one of my goals was to use up these Halloween die cut pages and  reduce my stash of washi tape.  Mission complete!

Club Scrap papers, ribbon and sentiment. Just for Fun Vampire stamp. Die cuts with a View background. Unknown washi. Chameleon colored pencils. 

Halloween Webbing

If you're looking for a great variety of Halloween stamps, you've got to check out the wide selection at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps. I received several soon to be released stamps and had a fun time coloring these adorable images. 

A fun way to create some interesting backgrounds is with Webbing Spray. I love using this webbing with my Halloween cards. Spray a 12x12 paper outside and let dry for a few minutes for easy dimensional background panels.  

Just for Fun stamps and sentiment. Club Scrap papers. Krylon webbing spray. Martha Stewart punch. Chameleon color pencils. 

We would love to see your Halloween projects. By joining our challenge you're eligible to win a gift certificate to the Just for Fun store. 

Scotland

After spending several wonderful days in Iceland we sailed to the Shetland Islands.  The Shetland Islands are a quaint mix of Scottish and Norwegian culture.  My dad finally got to eat haggis (eww). The temperatures ended up being more chilly than expected and I found an AMAZING scarf at a Scottish thrift store for 3$.  One of the best treasures I found on vacation. I really didn't realize that the Shetland Islands are as close to the North Pole as Greenland. 

Club Scrap recently released a collection called Cape Cod Remix that was a perfect match for my Scotland shore line photos. Don't let the name of a kit hamper you on its uses. The colors, images and embellishments are perfect for sailing and coast line adventures. 

Club Scrap papers, ribbon, tags and wood embellishments. Petticoat Parlor die title. Souvenir patch. 

Birthday by the Sea

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps has a new series of beautiful lighthouse stamps. I have a great love for lighthouses so I was excited to receive these. 

The background panel was created by rubbing distress oxide ink in the embossing folder and embossing the panel. I then took a water brush and moved the ink around to give the appearance of water. Distressing the panel edges adds a little fun dimension. 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers. Darice embossing folder. Copic markers. Tim Holtz die. Unknown brad. 

Iceland

On our most recent vacation we traveled to Iceland, which I totally fell in love with! I am a cold weather person and this was my heaven. Iceland is breathtakingly beautiful but has harsh living conditions. We explored massive waterfalls, geysers, lava fields and ventured out on glaciers.