An Ocean Full Of Thanks

Hello and Happy New Year! It's time for the first Time Out Challenge of 2018 where the theme is "Thankful". Our Guest Designers for the challenge are Bobby of Bits and Pieces and Julee of Poetic Artistry. Bobby is a big supporter and frequent player at Time Out. Julee is such a talented designer, owner of Verve Stamps, and sponsor of this challenge. Please visit their blogs and leave them some love. 

How does the prompt inspire you? I am looking forward to finding out. Get your craft on and join us in the gallery at Time Out.

I am also playing at:

SSS Monday – Something New

Honey Bee Stamps Ocean Borders

SSS Wednesday – Something New

Honey Bee Stamps Ocean Borders

SSS Work It Wednesday – New To You

Honey Bee Stamps Ocean Borders

Celebrate The Joys Of Christmas

My new Altenew Build A Flower: Poinsettia has been patiently awaiting my attention. Today we were blessed with our first snowfall here in New Jersey (Northeastern US). So lovely to have snow when everything is decorated for Christmas. I spent much of the day in my craft room and I finally broke out the poinsettia. I inked it twice in reds then greens. I put it together with a bit of gold glitter paper, a stencil-embossed background and a piece of patterned paper using Freshly Made Sketches #316 for my layout, and this card was born. 

FMS #316

I am also playing at:

SSC167 - Winter Warmth

MCV90 - Any holiday card.

December CAS Mix Up

Stamping + dry embossing with stencil and die cutting. 

I Love You More Than Sushi

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge is up and running. I decided to take a break from Christmas with this card that I created for my son't 18th birthday. He is a big sushi lover, as am I, hence the theme. The sentiment inside is "I hope you have sushi great day!" printed from my computer.

The winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

Please head over the the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge and see what the wonderful Design Team has created for your inspiration.  Get your creative juices flowing nad make something to share in the gallery!

Merry Christmas

Time Out #98 Home Sweet Home Challenge is up and running. The inspiration is below.

 

I went with a very simple design done with dry and heat embossing. Image and sentiment are done with Stamp Simply Oh Christmas Tree Stamp Set.

Uniko is our sponsor for this challenge. The winner will receive a $15.00 voucher to spend in the Uniko Shop.

Guest Designer for both the challenge and reminder posts is Sarah Gray of Funky Fossil Designs. Sarah has a wonderful style that is sure to spark your imagination, so please do yourself a favor and visit her blog.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what the awesome Design Team has created for your inspiration. Get your craft on and create a card to link up and play along with us at Time Out Challenges.

I'm also playing at:

Less Is More #357 - Red & Green

Double D Challenges - Red and white with an optional pop of green.

CAS Colours & Sketches - Christmas Colors

Muse: ChristmasVisions 90 

ANY holiday card can be linked up.

The Male Room #75

Joy To The World

December has arrived, and it's time for a new set of challenges at Happy Little Stampers. 

The December Christmas Challenge is Anything goes with an optional twist of stencil. 

I went for the twist in a new-to-me way. I used the Inked Stencil Dry Embossing technique that you can check out HERE. For the background, I inked the Hero Arts Festive Star and Bauble stencil with Delicata Golden Glitz ink and ran it through my Cuttlebug. The sentiment is done with Winnie & Walter's In A Word: Joy Cutaway and PTI Luxe Gold Adhesive paper along with part of a sentiment from Impression Obsession Clear Stamps Peace On Earth set.

The winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the Happy Little Stampers shop! Check out all the details HERE.

Please head on over to the Happy Little Stampers December Christmas Challenge and check out the gorgeous creations by the Design Team. Soak in some inspiration and create a holiday card and link it up in the gallery for a chance to win!

I'm also playing at:

ANY holiday card can be linked up.

Muse: Christmas Visions #90

Heavy Metal Holiday

Anything Goes

CAS Colours & Sketches #251

Believe

This card was born of items from my new Christmas stash, some experimenting with watercolor backgrounds and my new Kuretake Pearl and Starry paints, and a wonderful combination of challenges for inspiration.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts Holiday Florals Bold Prints Cling, SSS Believe.
Accessories: SSS Believe dies, SSS Rose Gold Embossing Powder, PTI Banner Die, Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl & Starry Water Colors, Fun Foam.
Paper: PTI Limeade Ice, Tim Holtz Destress Watercolor Cardstock, DCWV Foiled Cardstock.  
Ink: VersaMark.

I'm Playing at:

City Crafter Challenge #390 - I Believe In Santa Claus!

WWC147 - Anything Goes

Muse: Christmas Visions #90 - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - Baby It's Gold (Or Silver Or Copper) Outside

CAS(E) this sketch #249

Christmas Card Throwdown #23 - Pick A Previous Challenge From 2012 or 2013

I chose CCCT23 - February 2012 Colors: Red, Green & Gold

I Can Smell Autumn

It's Thanksgiving weekend here in the US. It is by far my most favorite holiday - all about gratitude and sharing and taking time out to breathe and enjoy. I'm sneaking in with one more autumn themed card before the onslaught of "all Christmas all the time". I did a watercolor wash with autumn colors, added some splatters and stamped this wonderful image from Stampendous Pen Patterned Leaves embossed in gold. The sentiment is from So Suzy. I love the way it turned out.

I'm playing at:

City Crafter Challenge Week 389

Cards In Envy - It's Only Paper