Merry Christ-moose!

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Another Christmas card completed! This is another image that I have loved for a long time and never before got the chance to use. I’m so glad I finally took the time to color this cute moose. I enjoyed coloring him and trying to figure out how to color the lights so that they look lit.

If you are reading this, my recovery from my foot surgery is going slower than I expected and you are reading a scheduled post. So once again I will be keeping it short.

Here is a little peek at the new images that are being released today that the Meljen’s Designs store.

These images are perfect for the new Meljen’s Designs challenge, “HALLOWEEN”. Stop by the Meljen’s Designs blog to see the challenge rules, check out the rest of the DT’s Halloween inspiration projects and link up your challenge entry.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Moose Lights (digital stamp) from Meljen’s Designs
• Inks: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Distress Ink Antique Linen
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, Kaiser Craft Be Merry Collection DP
• Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Provo Craft Snowflakes embossing folder, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Misc. ribbon, twine & button, Sakura white gel pen, Sakura stardust gelly roll pen, Tsukineko sheer shimmer spritz

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Just My Type

This week I wanted to make a masculine card. Since I haven't used it too much, I thought I would play around with Lindsay's Steam Punk style digital stamps set.

I have to say I enjoyed making this card. The vintage typewriter image was colored using distress inks. It was so easy because the shading is already provided in the image. I slit the image using my craft knife so I could insert the typed message. You could put any message you wanted here. I printed mine using Word and cut to size.

Here is a look at the entire set.

I also have an enabler alert for you! Mygrafico is having their New Year retirement sale through January 9th. All retiring sets are only $1.00. Yep, just $1.00, I didn't make a typo.




Here is a list of Lindsay's Stamp Stuff sets that you will be able to get for just $1.00.

Babies and Bows Digital Stamp Set
Funky Forest Digital Stamp Set
Cute Halloween Digital Stamp Set
Winged Things digital stamp set
Pretty Princess Digital stamp Set
Patriotic Collection
Teariffic Stamps
Puddle Fun Stamps
Old Paper Stamps
Cool Kid Card Kit
Most Tools
Girl Thing Stamps
Sweet Stitches Papers
Many Blessings Stamps
** edited - Lindsay just added the Winterland clip art set to the list

Visit the rest of the DT to see what they have made to show you today. Lindsay will have her weekly freebie posted on her blog.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Laurel Seabrook
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick
Micki Harper
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen




Thank you for stopping by!


Supplies:

• Stamps: Steam Punk Stamps by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (mygrafico.com), sentiment computer generated
• Inks: Distressed Inks in old paper, tea dye, antique linen
• Papers: PaperTrey kraft CS, Georgia Pacific CS, KaiserCraft Devonshire collection DP (includes the label die cut)
• Tools: Paper piercing tool, Big Shot, Provo Craft Seeing Spots & Distressed Stripes embossing folders
• Embellishments: Zig Writer chocolate marker, misc. twine & button

Challenges:

• Sketch For You To Try - SFYTT January 2011
• Alys's Sunday Challenge - anything goes
• Catch The Bug - anything goes
• CES Challenge - anything goes
• Craft Your Passion - anything goes
• Crazy Challenge - all things new (new DP)
• Digi Doodles Shop Best - Buttons
• Drunken Stampers - something new (new DP)
• Fab N Funky - Anything Goes
• Lothian Crafts - anything goes
• Paper Issues - New challenge (new DP)
• Pile It On - Brand Spankin' New (new DP)
• Simple Doodles - I'm the boss / embossing
• Speedy the Cat challenge - use something new (new DP)
• Tuesday Throwdown - embossing

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Terrific Tags

This week Lindsay challenged her DT to make some Christmas tags. Tags are the perfect way to use up the little bits and pieces you have left over after your projects. I whipped up some tags in 2 different designs using Lindsay's free shipping tag SVG file as the base.



This first tag design used up some of the pieces I had left after creating the altered treat jars this past week end. I had cut out several of these snowflakes and covered them with Glimmer Mist with the intent to use them on my jars. I just couldn't fit them in the design so I decided to use them on the tags instead of wasting them. The green sheet music was left over from this project. I just love using up all this stuff instead of having to store it some where or wasting it.

I had the strip of polka dot paper and the red punched CS left over from a previous project. Although I did not have the holly precut, I did use scraps of paper to piece it together.

Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see either terrific tag projects and Lindsay will have a freebie for you on her blog.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Margie Visnick
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen

Supplies:

Snowflake Tag

• Stamps: Christmas Potpourri Bingo by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff on Shophomemade.com
• Papers & CS: Misc. sheet music, Stampin' Up Dashing DP, PaperTrey kraft CS
• Inks: Tim Holtz Distress inks
• Tools: Cricut, Shipping Tags (Freebie) & snowflake from Pretty Packaging SVG file (Both SVG files available on mygrafico.com), Cropadile
• Embellishments: Tim Holtz Old Paper crackle paint, PaperTrey bakers twine, misc. lace & buttons, Tattered Angels Glimmer mist Snow Queen & Iridescent Gold

Holly Tag

• Stamps: Nature's Christmas & Vintage Christmas Labels by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (available on mygrafico.com)
• Papers & CS: Be Merry Collection DP from KaiserCraft, PaperTrey kraft CS, Georgia Pacific CS
• Inks: Distress inks
• Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, Creative Memories circle punch, Cropadile, Cricut, Shipping Tags (Freebie) from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff on mygrafico.com
• Embellishments: misc, ribbon
• Techniques: Paper piecing

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters challenge - Christmas
• ABC Christmas challenge - z-zero time left (x-Xmas, H-holly, y- yuletide)
• All Sorts - anything goes
• Aly's Sunday Challenge - anything goes
• AUD Sentiments - "Happy Holidays"
• Bee Crafty - rough around the edges (used paint on snowflake tag)
• CES Challenges - anything goes
• City Crafter - Vintage Christmas (Snowflake tag)
• Craft Your Passion - Christmas
• Crafty Ann's - anything goes
• The Crafty Pad - anything goes
• Crafty Purple Frog - Christmas
• Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
• Crazy Challenge - Let it snow (Snowflake tag)
• Critter Challenge - anything goes
• Cupcake Inspiration challenge - photo inspiration
• Drunken Stampers - Christmas
• Fashionista Friday - get krafty (both tags use a kraft base)
• Fairy Fun Fridays - kraft CS
• Fresh Brewed Challenges - Merry Christmas
• Gingerloft - Distressing (snowflake tag)
• the Latte Lounge - anything but a card
• Mygrafico - Christmas give away
• Opus Gluei - Anything Goes
• Paperplay time - anything Christmas
• Paper Take Weekly - anything goes
• Stamp man - anything goes TAG
• Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything Goes

KLM Designs

Wow - I can't believe how quickly Christmas is approaching. It seems like I was just making Independence Day projects. I am trying to get my supply of Christmas cards filled out so you are going to be seeing a lot of Christmas projects from me over the next few weeks.





This little mouse comes from KLM Designs. Doesn't he look happy looking at the cheese?

Thank you for stopping by today!




Supplies:

• Stamps: Cheesy Mouse from KLM Designs, Tree Trimming Trio from PaperTrey
• Papers & CS: GP white CS, Neenah Crest Solar White, PTI Dark Chocolate, KaiserCraft Be Merry Collection
• Inks: Stampin' Up Ruby Red, Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Tools: Copic markers
• Embellishments: KaiserCraft gemstones, misc. ribbon

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters - Christmas
• ABC Challenge - H=Holiday
• Bee-Crafty - Christmas + a digi
• Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Something striped
• Crazy 4 Challenge - Christmas
• Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the colors)
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Inspired by Christmas
• I Did It Creations - Traditional Christmas Colors
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - Christmas
• Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas colors
• Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Anything goes Christmas
• Stamp Something - Digi Day
• Totally Gorjuss - Traditiona Christmas Colors

Sentimental Sunday's Challenge #23 - Autumn or Fall

I'm going to keep this post short. I had my card ready early (for a change) and thought I was good to go. I forgot I had only imported the picture and typed out the supplies used for this project. Now I need to get ready to go (date night with DH) and I am trying to get this typed up quickly. Good thing I usually am not the chatty type any way...

The theme this week at Sentimental Sundays is Autumn or Fall. Perfect timing. It is getting chilly here in Wisconsin this week and some of the leaves are starting to turn colors. The kids have a school field trip on Friday to the pumpkin farm. Fall is most definitely in the air.

This sweet image was a freebie from Tiddly Inks. I'm not sure if you can still get him free, but you might want to go check out her store to see the other adorable images and papers available.

I am going to run off now. I have find some nice clothes to wear to dinner. I am trying to decide if I can still wear cute, black capris with a long sleeved top. I don't want to break out the long pants & jeans yet.

Enjoy your week. Make sure you stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog. As you know, Ann always has a freebie posted. This week, she made sentiments out of some of my favorite quotes so I am especially excited. Go get 'em! While you are there, join our challenge with your fall/autumn project with a sentiment.

**EDIT - Sentimental Sundays is holding a DT call. If this seems like something that would interest you, go check out the details on the Sentimenal Sundays blog. **

Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:

• Images: Tiddly Inks pumpkin, Northwoods Rubber sentiment
• Paper: GP CS, Kaiser Craft Devonshire collection, , SU Chocolate Chip, PTI kraft
• Inks: None
• Tools: Big Shot, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Nestablities, Copics
• Embellishments: Hug Snug seam binding, Dew Drops

Challenges:

• Baby Bud Designs - Fall/Halloween
• Cards for Men - Autumn
• Catch the Bug - Anything goes for WCD
• Copic Creations - Orange
• Craftalicious - Autumn
• Crafty Little Place - Autumn
• Fashionista Friday - Orange
• For Fun - Fall (no halloween)
• My Time To Craft - Autumn
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - Fall
• Simon Says Stamp - Autumn photo inspiration
• Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
• Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Open Challenge
• Tuesday Taggers - Autumn

Holiday Blessings with Firecracker Designs

This is my final post as a Guest DT member for Firecracker Designs by Pamela. *sniff* I would like to thank Pamela and Shelly for inviting me as a guest designer. I enjoyed my month on the team with these wonderfully supportive ladies.

For my final project I made another Christmas card for OWH. These poinsettias are so pretty. I printed them out twice and layered for some dimension. I love the texture on this card with the flocked papers & the lace. I used metallic gold paper under the poinsettias and the label/sentiment. You really can't see it too well in the photo but it looks really nice IRL.

Remember that Pamela is closing the store in December. If you have your eye on something, you may want to get it now before it is sold out. The coupon code BYEBYEFDC is good for 10% of your order before 10-1-10. You can keep track of all the information on sales, discounts and the store closing HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week end.





Challenges:

• 2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas card for OWH
• Aimee's Challenge - Christmas Wishes
• Catch the Bug - Holiday cards for OWH
• Dutch Dare - Cards of OWH
• Flourishes - Celebrations
• Fun with Shapes - Lace
• Paper Minutes - Christmas
• Practical Scrappers - Ribbon
• Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Spoonful of Sugar - Anything Goes
• Think Ink Tuesday - Color combo of red & green
• Wild Orchid - Ribbon & Bows
• Sunday Sketch & Stamp - #37 Sketch

Supplies:

• Stamps: Poinsettias digital image from FireCracker Designs by Pamela, Holiday Wishes by PaperTrey
• Inks: Garden Green from Close To My Heart
• Papers & CS: Rustic White from PaperTrey, Royal Metallics from Wausau Paper, Belle Collection from KaiserCraft, misc. red from Paper Studios
• Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities (scallop circle), Copic markers
• Embellishments: Kaiser rhinestones, misc. lace & ribbon

Christmas Wish List

Although last week was my final week on the August Guest Diva DT, when Korin asked if I would like to participate in the sneak peeks for Christmas, I just had to say "Yes". I was able to play with one of the new sets, "A Cocoa Kind of Christmas". If you love Cocoa, you are just going to love this sweet set.

Tomorrow, September 1, SNS will be having a blog hop to introduce all the new Christmas stamps. You will have the chance to see the entire "A Cocoa Kind of Christmas" set along with the other fabulous, new stamp sets. I have seen the sneak peeks and I have to admit that some are on my shopping list for Christmas card supplies. Check out all the details on the Sweet N Sassy blog on September 1.

Thank you for looking!

Challenges:

• CES Challenge - Anything Goes
• Cupcake Craft Challenge - Let's Get Digital
• Creative Cottage - Christmas
• Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes
• Paper Sundaes- Christmas
• Pixie Dust Studio - Stitch It Up
• Practical Scrappers - White Pen
• Saturday Challenge - make a start on Christmas
• Stamps R Us - Stitches
• Winter Wonderland Challenge - All I Want For Christmas

Supplies:

• Stamps: A Cocoa Kind of Christmas from Sweet 'N Sassy
• Papers & CS: PTI kraft and dark chocloate CS, GP CS, KaiserCraft Be Merry Collection
• Inks: Distress Inks Antique Linen
• Tools: Copic markers, Big Shot, Nestabilities, paper piercing tool
• Embellishments: Zig chocolate marker, Inkssentials white pen, Diamond Stickles, misc. dew drops, Sakura gold metallic pen
• Techniques: Faux stitching