Collection 9 Winter Greeting Cards

Clear & Simple Stamps is revealing yet another collection,
Collection 9. It's filled with winter goodies and packaging essentials.

I love the party elements: winter woodlands set featured here....

and the petit banner dies....

Along with other sets like oh deer and duly noted. I used one of the 

dies from A4 notecard dies to cut the red pattern paper. This die fits 

in the new envie dies .... Yep, you can cut your own envies now!

Check out more of Collection 9 at Clear & Simple Stamps. 

Happy Holidays,

Steph

Holiday Tags

Inspired by the Wplus9 December Release sneak peeks. I won these sets a few months back. These mittens are fabulous, right?! I love the solid mittens and the background images. The tags are from Clear & Simple Stamps.

Happy Holidays!

MFT Sketch Challenge

 Here is my entry for MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge - Sketch #45.

 Isn't she a cutie?

I have an obsession with Copic markers, right now. Beware all crap papers, you are now prey to cute little, colorable images!!

Dear Santa

Finally, a Christmas card!
This little cutie is from MFT Stamps and the Dear Santa sticker is an SRM Sticker. Aren't they just darling together?! The papers are from Crate Paper.

I am teaching myself how to use Copic Markers! These little darling images are so fun to practice with.

WaltzingMouse Tag Challenge #2

WaltzingMouse Tag-Your-It Challenge

For the tag I decided to make the base with the border image from WaltzingMouse Stamps Vintage Labels 5 set and then paired it with one of the sentiments from the Peace & Plenty set. The image in the background is a rub on from Marah Johnson. The square bag and die cut snowflakes are from Creative Cuts & More.

Thanks for stopping by.

WaltzingMouse Tag Challenge

WaltzingMouse Tag-Your-It Challenge

For the tag I decided to make the base with the cathedral image from WaltzingMouse Stamps Midnight Feast set and then paired it with one of the sentiments from the Peace & Plenty set. The sweet little Angel image is from Stampington & Co. The cupcake box is from Creative Cuts & More.

Thanks for stopping by.

Caardvarks Challenge with Creative Cuts & More

THE CHALLENGE:
Create a new holiday card using die cuts and add to Mr. Linky at Caardvarks.

THE PRIZE:
Creative Cuts & More's Christmas Card Kit with Stamps. This kit currently sells for $29.99 and is jam-packed with supplies. It contains 12 die cut cards and envelopes. Many of the cards included in the kit are exclusive to CC&M. The kit is worth over $40 but CC&M is offering it for only $29.99.

Today I wanted to show you the Tuck & Close Bag XL from Creative Cuts & More. I used some white glitter paper as the snow and stamp a cute image from My Favorite Things. I simply color it in with Copic markers and cut it out.

Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Here's the rest of the Crew Jenyfur Pohl, Nathalia Castellon, Heidi Van Laar, Tanis Giesbrecht, Amy Crockett, Ashley Cannon Newell, Eva Dobilas, Lucy Abrams, Mel McCarthy, Michelle Giraud, Kelly Rasmussen, and Peet Roeven.

Caardvarks Challenge with Penny Black

Are you up for the next Caardvarks challenge? 
You will be when you hear about this . . .

THE SPONSOR
Penny Black

THE PRIZES
Penny Black stamps from their NEW RELEASES. 
There will be 3 winners!!!

THE CHALLENGE
Create a new stamped card that is decorated inside and out! We'd like to see what you can on the inside panel of your card, as well as the outside.

THE DEADLINE
Enter your card via Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post by November 3rd at Midnight, PST. Please be sure to look over our RULES before linking your entry.

To be eligible for a prize, please visit the PENNY BLACK BLOG and "join the club". In just a few clicks you'll be signed up to receive advance notifications of new releases and Penny Black news. 

The first Penny Black stamp I fell in love with is it's a time to be jolly.
I think this image is stunning . . . .

it's a time to be jolly

Product No: 3987K

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Then I had to have this cool sentiment. I love the fonts and the layout of the stamp.

...blessings

Product No: 3531F

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Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Here's the rest of the Crew Jenyfur Pohl, Nathalia Castellon, Heidi Van Laar, Tanis Giesbrecht, Amy Crockett, Ashley Cannon Newell, Eva Dobilas, Lucy Abrams, Mel McCarthy, Michelle Giraud, Kelly Rasmussen, and Peet Roeven.

More Caardvarks & SRM Stickers!!!

Check out Caardvarks latest challenge and play along for an amazing Prize Pack from SRM Stickers!! I used two here!

This adorable stamp is from The Greeting Farm. I just LOVE this image!

I finally jumped aboard the Copics Cho-Cho Train and I am loving it!

I get my Copics from Clear & Simple Stamps.

I totally dig how SRM Stickers work seamlessly with pattern papers and stamps!! You can see a ton of amazing samples on their blog and in their gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Holiday Card Challenge

Countdown to World Cardmaking Day Challenge from Betsy Veldman.

I chose to re-create a holiday card from a Mother's Day card on  

page 92 in Card Creations magazine Vol. 8.

I made 3 sets of three . . . .

All of the papers here are from Crate Paper. 

Cute holiday collection, right?

The sentiment stamps are from PTI 

and the snowflake stamp is from CTMH.

This is a good head start for getting those holiday cards done on time!

Caardvarks with sponsor Hero Arts

Caardvarks has a new challenge up!! Hero Arts is our sponsor and you are gonna love what the Crew has in store for you today. 

THE CHALLENGE: Create a *NEW* Clean & Simple stamped card.

THE DEADLINE: October 3rd at Midnight, PST.

THE PRIZE: Hero Arts is giving away the following stamps to the winner of our challenge -- Wreath of Leaves Cling Stamp, Merry Christmas Trees PolyClear Stamp Set, and Fabulous Flourish Woodblock Stamp.

The Crews challenge was to make Clean & Simple cards with our Hero Arts PolyClear Stamps. Here is one set of mine . . . .

Isn't she a beauty?

I made a half dozen cards from one sheet of Kraft cardstock, 6 card bases and my sewing machine.

I ran the Kraft cardstock through my sewing machine three times in a random waving pattern then cut the sheet in half at 4-1/4". Then cut the stitched half into thirds. I did the same with the other half after I ran it through my sewing machine.

They all have the same Clean & Simple feel, I just changed up the placement of the Hero Arts snowflake stamps and the sentiment.

Hero Arts also has a line called Hero Hues. One part of this line are these pretty little gems that just go perfectly with the snowflakes. Clean & Simple right?! 6 Christmas cards down, 94 to go. ;)

Head on over to Caardvarks for the challenge details!!

Here's the rest of the Crew Jenyfur Pohl, Nathalia Castellon, Heidi Van Laar, Tanis Giesbrecht, Amy Crockett, Ashley Cannon Newell, Eva Dobilas, Lucy Abrams, Mel McCarthy, Michelle Giraud, Kelly Rasmussen, and Peet Roeven.

Hero Arts Supplies:
Wishes Come True Stamp Set
Magic of Christmas Stamp Set
Self-Adhesive Diamond Gems

Creative Cuts & More July BLOG HOP!!!

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Hey BLOG HOPPERS....

If this is your first stop along the way 

please start at the beginning, HERE. 

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Creative Cuts & More is giving away a  

Christmas Card Kit to one lucky winner, 

so be sure to leave some love along the way!

I used the Crayon Box as a Get Well tissue box.

My kiddo has a runny nose today,

so I know he'll enjoy carrying this around.

I adorned the cute little box with some leftover scraps from last Christmas and this awesome Gingerbread Man cut from felt. Yes, Creative Cuts & More can cut most shapes out of felt... or velvet or even acetate!

"Bless you!"

I used the Achoo! sentiment from Clear & Simple's Bear Well set.

I really like the font used in this sentiment!

Your next stop along the

Christmas in July Blog Hop

is BECKY.

 Use this coupon code at Creative Cuts & More,
it's good through July 18th!

Caardvarks July Challenge, DRS Designs

The latest challenge at Caardvarks is to create a new card 

using Stamps and WET or DRY Embossing.

Our sponsor this challenge is DRS Designs

I stamped the Large Filigree Snowflake from DRS Designs in a blue ink

then poured white embossing powder over the ink. Once I removed the excess, I blew lightly over the entire snowflake to reveal a bit of the blue. Then I heat embossed it.

I added some simple rubons to finish off the card.

I loved using this Oval Spiro Design stamp.

I embossed it to help it shine! Love that!

Head over to Caardvarks to check out all the DRS Designs 

stamped sample cards made by the Caardvark Crew!

JOIN OUR CHALLENGE!!!