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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

SIP#28 No Christmas

Hello All, and welcome to challenge 28 at Stamp, Ink, Paper!! This week's challenge is to make a card that is "anything but Christmas".

We are forecasted to get 7-9 inches of snow within the next two days, so I decided to totally think ahead to SPRING!! :) We haven't gotten nearly as much snow as we usually have here in northern Wisconsin by this time of year, so I have kind of gotten spoiled.....not looking forward to snow.

The base of my card is Pool Party, as well as the ink used to stamp the Hardwood stamp to make the fence. The wreath from the Circle of Spring is stamped in Pear Pizzazz. The wreath is colored in with Wink of Stella, Copic Mint Green marker, and Pistachio Pudding SU marker. The "hello spring" is stamped in Pool Party.

I popped up the fence and the wreath with dimentionals. Then I added a few extra flowers and finished them off with some "bling".

Hope you enjoy my card. I will probably be shoveling snow as you read this!! :)
Best wishes for a safe and happy 2016.
Lisa

Thursday, December 17, 2015

StampinFriendsChristmas

Welcome to the Stampin Friends Blog Hop - Christmas Edition!!! :)

If you have arrived here from Twila Davis' page, thanks for continuing on to mine!!
The previous button will take you back to her page if needed.

http://stampalittlelonger.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-blog-hop-december.html

Guest hoppers for this month are:

Maria Willis

Twila Davis

and

Barbara Welch

I m sure you will enjoy their goodies as you hop along.

This month's hop is all about Christmas, which is my favorite holiday and my favorite time of year!! I love that my friends and I use Christmas as an excuse to get together to bake and visit. I love that my family is all together on Christmas Day.

I am finally getting around to wrapping gifts, and found that I need more tags, so I whipped up a few more, and my card was inspired by one I found on Pinterest. I love ornaments, and my tree is all red and green.

The card base is Old Olive, the papers used for the ornaments are from a K Company pack that I purchased at a local store. I punched various sized circles in a piece of white cardstock, then punched out circles a size larger from the patterned paper and placed them under the white. I drew the hangers with a marker, the ornament topper is punched from the Modern Label punch. The sentiment is from the newer Six Sayings set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I added some sparkle with a few sequins.

On to the gift tags.....

The Santa suit tag is made with Cherry Cobbler, with a black strip for his belt, and a white strip for the bottom of his coat. I cut a tiny square out of silver glitter paper to make a shiny belt buckle, the buttons I stamped using the eraser on my pencil which I inked up with Memento black ink.

The tree tag is cut from craft paper. I drew the tree on with an Old Olive marker, cut a star out with my Perfect Pines framelit.

The snowman is white cardstock, with a Pool Party hat. I added some sparkle with some silver ribbon on his hat, along with an orange button to match his nose. I again used my pencil eraser to make his eyes and mouth, drew on a carrot for his nose.

All tags are 2 inches wide, and cut out with the tag topper punch, but any shape would work for the top of the tags, I think. Some coordinating ribbon, and you are done!! :)

I hope you have enjoyed my Christmas goodies.
I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy 2016.
Lisa

And now, you can continue on to my friend Andrea Tracy-Tucker's page by using the next button. I have had a sneak peak at her goodies, and am sure you will enjoy them!

http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2015/12/stampin-friends-it-is-holiday-hop.html

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

SIP #27 Thank You

Hello Everyone, and welcome to the 27th challenge at Stamp, Ink, Paper. This one will be a two week challenge, as we all get ready for Christmas. I have been super busy with last minute orders for Christmas gifts and making items for local craft fairs, I haven't even started my own Christmas cards yet. And I have barely made a dent in my baking. Good thing I have some time yet!!!

As I said this one is a two week challenge, and it is for a thank you card.

http://stampinkpaper.com/2015/12/sip-challenge-27-thanks/

This one will be sent off to my aunt Marge in Milwaukee. Each year I make her a wreath to hang on her door, and she always sends me a card in return. This year she sent me a early birthday card with a check in it with a note to "use this on something for YOURSELF". My plan was to put it in my checking account, but then there was this sweater at Shopko, and this pair of earrings at a little shop downtown..... lol

My card is made with snowflakes and a sentiment from "....like a snowflake" from Unity, the reindeer is also from Unity and was in a Reindeer Grab Bag. He is adorable!! The reindeer is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink and colored in with my endless collection of pencil crayons. The sentiment is also Chocolate Chip, the snowflakes are stamped in Gumball Green and Tempting Turquoise. I placed some bling in the big turquoise snowflakes, and tied some twine at the top. I have to say, he is pretty festive. I love these colors.

Please take a moment to enter the challenge.
Have yourself a Merry Christmas. Hope Santa is good to you!!

Lisa

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

SIP#26 sketch

Hello and welcome to this week's Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge. This week we have a neat sketch for you.

I need a few more Christmas cards, so this is what I made......

I love the brick embossing folder from Stampin Up. I put it on a precut card base from The Paper Cut. I used the Hardwood stamp to make a window frame, and the new Peaceful Pines and framelits to make the trees. The sentiment is from Six Sayings.

Hope to see you enter this week's challenge!!
Make it a great day!!
Lisa

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

SIP25Quick Christmas

Hello all!! Happy December!! Wow, I can't believe December is upon us already.....

Time for challenge #25 at Stamp, Ink, Paper. This one is a Card Maker's Choice.....

This works well for me, as I have lots of projects going on. Had a friend who told me she wishes she had the patience for making cards......so I told her I would show her several cards she could make, with one set, in about 30 minutes or so......

So, I cracked open an old favorite, Get Your Santa On, and away we went.....

I still love, love this set!! It is so much fun. She seemed happy with what we created.... I told her we could add some embellishment, if she liked, but she liked them as is. I thought they turned out super cute, as well. Hopefully she will come over to "play" again. It is always more fun to create with friends.

Now I must get out of my Christmas creating zone, as my friend Cathy needs some birthday cards.

Make it a great day everyone!!!!

Lisa

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

SIP#24 color challenge

Good Tuesday Morning All!!! Welcome to the 24th challenge at Stamp, Ink, Paper. This week is a color challenge..... Please take moment to join us and enter a card!!

Although these colors could be a great twist on Christmas colors, I needed a break from 'all things Christmas', so I went a different direction.......

I pulled out an "old" favorite, the Butterfly Basics and the thinlits. The dsp background is from the Cherry on Top stack. I layered it on top of a case of white cardstock, after I stamped on it with the ferns and the flower from Butterfly Basics. I cut a large circle in the dsp with a circle die. I added some bling to the butterflies, and DONE!!

Pretty simple idea, but I like how it turned out!! Now back to Christmas cards....sigh....

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!! Safe travels if you are headed out to share the holiday with friends or family!!!

Lisa

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Stampin Friends Thanksgiving Hop

Welcome to the November blog hop for Stampin Friends. Thank you for joining us!!

This month's guest hoppers are Wynne Grob, Kim Smith, and Steph Jandrow. Hope you enjoy their creations along with everyone else's. If you need to back up to Cindy Waldroff's page, the following button will take you there......

http://stampingindixie.blogspot.com/2015/11/what-great-holiday-stampin-friends-blog.html

This month the theme is Thanksgiving. I love the reminders this time of year to take some time to be thankful for things I have. I think I get so wrapped up in day to day concerns and tend to forget the positives at times.

I decided to go a little funny with my card and project. I just purchased this adorable turkey from Unity Stamps and had to put him to use!!

My mom used to always refer to Thanksgiving as "Turkey Day", so this makes me smile a bit and think of her.

We have a great little craft store locally (well, it's an hour away, but that's as close as I get one) that carries all kinds of fun papers and buttons and such. I usually go in with one or two items I am looking for, but I never seem to leave with just those few things. I know the button came from there, and I think most of the paper did, too. They host a constant "garage sale" in the back corner of the store where you can put items you no longer need or use, and when others buy them, you receive that amount in store credit. It is a fun way to get some new toys when my funds are low!! :)

The card base is Crushed Curry, the white layer was run thru my Bigshot using the Decorative Dots folder. I sponged a little Crushed Curry on to the white to make it blend a bit as I didn't like it just stark white. The sentiment I cut out to be a little banner.

For my project, I made a matching treat holder. The turkey parts are attached to the cup with dimentionals. I think he is just adorable!! :) So festive!! He would also work great if you have the fry box die, but, as orange is my favorite color, I just had to use this cup!

Also, this month, if you email Elizabeth at happystamper508 @gmail.com with the favorite color of each of the 12 bloggers and comment on each blog, you will receive a little crafty prize in the mail from each of us as a thank you.

The Next button will take you on to Elizabeth Thatcher's page. I am sure she has something wonderful in store for you!!

Thank you for stopping my blog.
I hope you each have a Blessed Thanksgiving.
Lisa

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