Loves Rubberstamps Design Day

I'm back with another card for my inspiration post for Loves Rubberstamps! I have another Christmas Card done. I started off using Early Espresso for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I used S.E.I. 'Christmas Mint' collection for the rest. I cut out a green frame using Marianne Creatables die called 'Anja's Square' using green glossy paper and then cut out a light green square using S.E.I. 'Christmas Mint' collection using a smaller die. I cut out a smaller frame using the same green glossy paper and the same die. I then ran it thru a Cuttlebug folder called 'Sledding'. I then used black stazon to highlight the raised areas. I also cut out a photo corner using red glossy paper and a Marianne Creatables die called 'Anja's Corner. I then placed 2 snowflake stickers on top of each other onto the red photo corner. I used the Cardinal from Sweet N Sassy and colored it using Prismacolor pencils and then added some snow using a Snow Marker by Uchida Marvy. I used the sentiment from Flourishes called 'A Season of Celebration' using black pigment ink and embossed using dark green embossing powder onto a sticker from the same collection. You can see that Laura does carry Flourishes Stamps here; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/catalog.htm I added some red satin ribbon along with a bow by May Arts.
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Stamping Dragon Designs Card Challenge - Waiting For Christmas

Well I'm back with another card for Stamping Dragon and It's my turn to be the Hostess. Yeah!  This week's challenge is 'Waiting for Christmas' which as a child I found really hard to do, waiting for Santa to come! One fond memory was when my brother was 2 weeks old, while my Mother was tending to my brother, I went out to see if Santa had come, which he did. So in my room I was playing with my Barbie Camper that Santa had brought for me and it was the longest night after my mother told me to put it away. It seemed that morning would never come.
So here is my card, I used Early Espresso for my base which was a 5"x 7" finished size. I used S. E. I. collection called 'Christmas Mint' for the rest. I added 2 layers before using a light green paper and cut it out using a Joy! Craft die called 'Rectangle Frame' I printed out 'Jiggy Can't Wait' onto shimmery white paper and colored him using Prismacolor Pencils. I added Twinkling Clouds glitter flocking by Sparkle N Sprinkle for his hat and pompom. I added some green & brown stripe ribbon along with a bow that I found at Michael's. I added some dimensional stickers that I had in my stash along with some Cherry Cobbler Sweater Trim to the tag.

Shelly's Images Card Challenge - "Out with the OLD, In with the NEW".

Well I'm back with another card for Shelly's Images, Can you believe Christmas is only 5 days away! This week's challenge is  "Out with the OLD, In with the NEW".  Use something new on your project. You can win the $6 Voucher from the store.

 

So here is my card which I started off using Cherry Cobbler paper for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I found this paper collection called Daisyd 'Mistletoe Memories' in my stash that honestly I really don't know why I bought it except it made me think of old fashion Christmas back before my time. When I took it out there was this paper that looked exactly like my image that I used. So there is a reason for my paper hoarding.. I added 3 layers of the fine paper collection before I cut out a square frame using my newest dies that just came in mail called Marianne Creatables Dies - Square Frame. I cut out another frame using another new die called Marianne Creatables Dies - Anja's Square using green holly velvet paper that was also in my stash. I sponged brown ink over the raised areas. Then I laid down a postcard from the same collection using the old fashion bells on it. I printed the Jingle Bells onto shimmery white paper and colored them using Prismacolor Pencils. You can find this image in Shelly's Store here; http://www.shellysimages.com/DigiShop/index.php?id_product=152&controller=product . I added some Smooch Glitz in Goldrush which is gold glitter that I accented on to the bells and Frost which just clear glitter that I placed on the ribbon. I added some ribbon along with a bow that I found at Michael's. I added some poinsettia flowers that were from my stash using a red brad from Stampin'Up. I again used some new dies from Marianne Creatables called Mistletoe Twigs and Leaves using light gold metallic and gold stripe metallic paper. So there you have it something Old which is my paper from Daisyd 'Mistletoe Memories' and something New Marianne Creatable dies!

Challenge #54 - Anything Goes so long as it's Festive!

Well I'm back with a mid month reminder for Whimsy Monthly Card Challenge which is Anything Goes so long as it's Festive! Just think 1 week before Christmas comes, are you ready? Can't say I'm ready yet.. So here is my card I started off using Always Artichoke for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I used Daisyd 'Mistletoe Memories for the rest. I printed out my little Elf called Christmas Surprise by Kathryn Stamp Art Design onto shimmery white paper. I colored him using Prismacolor pencils and used some Twinkling Clouds glitter flocking on his pompom! I added 1 layer of paper from Mistletoe Memories and for the 2nd layer I used 1/2 piece of red with 1/2 piece of green paper. I then cut used a yellow piece which I cut it out using a Square Frame by Joy! Crafts Dies. I then cut out a circle using green velvet holly that I had in my stash using a Spellbinders die called 'Lacey Circles'. I then laid down my Elf using dimensionals by Stampin'Up. I added some ribbon with a bow by Michael's and I added 2 Mistletoe Twigs by Marianne Creatables dies using gold stripe metallic paper. I also added a jingle bell that I cut out from one of the papers by Daisyd Mistletoe Memories and used dimensionals to make it stand out!

Our Prize this week is

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge.If you have used a whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering, The guest designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! Please Remember No more than 3 entries per challenge and all we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Inspirations Challenge

Loves Rubberstamp Card Challenge - Merry Christmas

Here I am, back with another card for Loves Rubberstamps Card Challenge! This week's challenge with a week to go for Christmas is to make a Card using the theme Merry Christmas! Are you ready for Christmas? Anyways I started off using Always Artichoke paper for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I used Daisy Ds 'Mistletoe Memories' for the rest. I added 3 layers before cutting out the fourth layer by using Spellbinders 'Polka Dots' die and green velvet holly paper that I had in my stash.
I stamped the 'Candy Cane Window' by Impression Obsession using black memento ink which you can find in Laura's store here; http://www.lovesrubberstamps.net/category_331/Impression-Obsession-.htm
I colored the Candy Cane using Prismacolor Pencils and added green, yellow, red and used green highlight glitter on the white areas of the candy cane to coincide with colored pencil areas. For the background behind the candy cane I used Seabreeze transparent glitter. I cut out 4 corners using Marianne Creatables die called 'Anja Rose Small Corner using red glossy metallic paper. I then added green and yellow seam binding ribbon along with a bow.

This week's challenge is:
                       Merry Christmas

Create a project that has some sort of Merry Christmas card 

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC31. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, December 24th so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator will be able to proudly display ourWinner's Badge on their blog!

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store
$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

We have a very special GUEST SPONSOR this week!


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DDC # 42 - Holiday Cheer/with embossing

Well I don't what happen to my post but I know this was posted last night! Anyways my apologies for the the mishap,  I'm back with another card for Digi Darla's and this week's theme is Holiday Cheer with embossing using either heat or dry. I started off using Always Artichoke for my base which is a 5"x 7" finished card size. I added 3 layers using  Daisy Ds 'Mistletoe  Memories' for the rest and ran it thru embossing folder by Cuttlebug called 'Snowflakes'.  I highlighted the words using Olive Pastel Fluid Chalk. I printed out my DD Poinsettia Vase and colored it using Prismacolor pencils. I added Snow marker by Marvy Uchida  on the berries for added dimension. I then cut out a frame using Always Artichoke paper using Marianne Creatables die called 'Anja Large Oval' and used another die from the same die using red paper from Mistletoe collection. I then ran it thru a Cuttlebug Folder called 'Winter Words' and then highlighted the words using Olive Pastel & Warm Red Fluid Chalk. I also went over using Green Apple and Siren Smooch ink so the words would stand out. I added some Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon and a bow along with some basic pearls as shown!

Stamping Dragon - Heard a Bird Sing

I'm back with another card for Stamping Dragon and this week's Hostess is Angela who's challenge us to use a Bird image on our card. We were given a image and I chose  Yoo Hoo Rocks which I colored him using my Prismacolor pencils. I started off using Cherry Cobbler for my base which is a 5"x 7". I used Kaisercraft Twigs & Berries Collection for the first 3 layers. I added a red metallic paper and ran it thru a Cuttlebug folder called 'Allegro'.  I then ran my Black Stazon ink pad over top to highlight the raised areas. Unfortunately I don't know enough about my Photoshop Elements 10 to make the red stand out without making the rest of card look washout. If anybody has any ideas, I would love to hear about them. I then took this piece of chipboard by Twiddleybitz and stained it using Tim Holtz distress stain called 'Pine Needles' which I then added some red basic pearls. I cut out a pendant using gold stripe metallic paper and Spellbinders die called 'Lotus Pendant'. I laid down You Hoo Rocks using pop up dots. I used the sticker 'Joy to the World by Kaisercraft and added a red satin ribbon by May Arts. I then added a green satin ribbon and bow by May Arts as shown.