Tilda Goes Traditional

My second post and second challenge card of the day! Sorry about the bad photo. My hands seem to be shaky today for some reason, so this is as good as it gets. LOL I thought I would color Tilda in the traditional red and green colors to see how it turned out. Not bad! Thought I would enter it in the challenge at Just Magnolia this week.

I have no idea who the designer paper is by, it was in my scrap box, buttons and ribbon from my stash, Image - Magnolia, Sentiment - Recollections, Martha Stewart Snowflake punch.

Finally A Challenge! WOJ #55

There are two things I have wanted to do for the last couple weeks, but with the never ending zoo at the Jones household it has been impossible to do either one of them until now. I wanted to make a challenge card and use this template. Now I have done them both. Whooo Hooo.

I love making Christmas Cards with non-traditional colors and this image lends itsself to just that kind of challenge. She is so versitile.

Anyway this week at WOJ their challenge is to use brown, orange and ivory.

I used brown, orange and ivory cardstock. Designer paper from Basic Grey - Indian summer, gems from my stash, flowers Michaels Bridal Table Confetti (which can be found here), Swirl from cricut. glitter on her dress from sparkle and sprinkle (I am so into glitter this year) . I am not sure, but I think the sentiment is a rubbernecker stamp. ?? Image is colored with copics.

Merry & Bright With Lots of Glitz!

Good Morning!
It's Thursday and hard to believe that it is almost mid-month! Where is November going? So much to do and so little time. I did manage to get 3 Christmas gifts bought this past week. Whoo Hoo! I think for 2010 I am going to start in January and maybe I will be ready and have enough time to enjoy the holidays.

With it being Thursday, that means it is time for another challenge at Charisma Cardz! A great one this week.

Thank you all for joining in our challenge this past week using Leanne's fabulous sketch. Your creations were wonderful. Loved your take on her sketch.

On to this week's challenge which as been set by DT member Vee.

She has chosen the theme:
Merry & Bright!

How fun, now you can bring out all the Christmas glitz and glitter. Hurry on over to Charisma Cardz to get all the details. Our sponser this week is Your Next Stamp

For my first card I used a digi image from Your Next Stamp . I chose to use all glitter in this first card. I brought out my stickles out and went to town and I love how it looks. No designer paper and I used traditional Christmas colors. The red paper was sprayed with Glimmer Mists...Marshmallow. I love that stuff. You can't see the sheen in the photo, but it's fabulous! Used a Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and ribbon from my stash.

This next card was an image that I received in a swap so I don't know who made the image or where it came from. Sorry. It is colored with copics and then I put glossy accents over all of it to make it shinny. The designer papers were in my scrap box. The glittery mat paper is made using embossing powder from Sparkle n Sprinkle . I mixed several colors together. I covered the paper with versamark, then sprinkled on my embossing powder. After embossing it I covered that with versamark and then added clear Ultra Thick Embossing Powder and heat embossed that. Love how it turned out. Sparkle n Sprinkle has some wonder embossing powders and glitters. They really emboss well. I added ribbon from my stash, holly leaves from punch bunch punch. Sentiment is from Imaginisce which I embossed with red embossing powder. Pearls are from Mark Richardsusa , which can be found at Sally's Cards N Things

Sneaky Peek Making Hand Made Cards

For all you dog and cat lovers out there, this kit will be an absolute "must have" to get all the details and to sign up for Making Hand Made Cards FREE newsletter be sure to hurry on over and sign up for it at: http://www.making-handmade-cards.com/free-handmade-card-newsletter.html

This first card didn't turn out exactly the way I planned it in my mind. However I posted it anyway to showcase the papers and images, but also thought someone else might case the idea and do a much better job of it. I never throw away any of those little plastic bubble packings that items come in so that is what my globe/shaker card is made from. LOL My family calls me a pack rat, but you never know when you might need one of those. I call it recycling at its best.

I just fell in love with this decoupage image. I knew immediately when I saw it that I was making a window card. I can just see him looking out the window looking for Santa and dreaming of all those doggie bones he is going to get for Christmas. I added white flocking and glitter to his hat. These were delightful to work with.

A Few Shaped Cards

I purchased these ekits awhile ago, but didn't have much time to use them until lately. I thought I would make some different shaped cards and I am very pleased with the outcome. That's not something I say all that often! All the papers and images I used came from:

http://www.making-handmade-cards.com/free-handmade-card-newsletter.html

The kits used were :

Flower Train

Love To Shop

Funky Christmas

Doodle Xmas

Xmas Greetings

Weather Says Winter - My Card Says Summer

Well November has finally arrived and we at the Jones household are planning all the festitivities of the month... There are just a few. First off is Miss V's 5th birthday. Had to believe that plump little 7lb bundle that arrived in our lives on Thanksgiving Day 2002 is going to be 5! Where has the time gone? She has brought so much joy to our lives. Next would be family Thanksgiving celebrations and tons of eating with both of our families. LOL. Love this time of year, turkey with all the trimmings, pumpkin and pecan pie, sweet potato casserole....enough of that, my mouth is watering and I can feel the pounds being added to my butt just thinking about it and it is weeks away! Last but not least we will be celebrating my parents 63rd anniversary! I am so blessed to still have them in my life. Sorry I did digress...didn't I?

On to the challenge business at Charisma Cardz

Your creations for our challenge this last week for No Designer Paper was fabulous. Couldn't believe some of the innovative ways you all came up with making your own designer paper. Thank you for joining us and sharing your ideas and talent.

This week the challenge at Charisma Cardz has been set by the lovely and talented Leanne. She has chosen a sketch this week. She says it is her first sketch...It is fabulous and easy to work with. Hurry on over to Charisma Cardz to get the skinny on the sketch and who our sponser will be this week. Can't wait to see what you create this week.

I loved using this sketch, it fit my mood to a "T".

Recipe:

Paper: Colorbok Nature's Garden

Image: Magnolia

Brads & Ribbon: My stash

Copics

Award

I received this away from Sheryl at Sheryl's Crafting Corner . Thank you Sheryl!

The rules are this:
I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.
1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Your hair? grey
3. Your mother? Super
4. Your father? super
5. Your favorite food? soup
6. Your dream last night? NA
7. Your favorite drink? coffee
8. Your dream/goal? websales
9. What room are you in? office
10. Your hobby? crafting
11. Your fear? failing
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? healthier
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? pushy
15. Muffins? multigrain
16. Wish list item? cricut
17. Where did you grow up? country
18. Last thing you did? card
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Your TV? off
21. Your Pets? NA
22. Friends? few
23. Your life? great
24. Your mood? upbeat
25. Missing Someone? family
26. vehicle? suv
27. Something your not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? Archivers
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? ??
32. Your best friend? hubby
33. One place that I go to over and over? home
34. Facebook? yes
35. Favorite place to eat? home
Here are 5 friends I am passing this along to:

1. Nicola/2009
2. Jan/
3. Carly
4. Leanne/
5. Cindy

Lorain Lighthouse - No Designer Papers

Good Thursday Morning Everyone!
I think Indian Summer is quickly coming to a close and ol man winter is close on its heels. Boo Hoo! I would love to have a few more weeks of the wonderful fall splender.

Grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit back and enjoy all the lovely creations by our design team this week at Charisma cardz . The creations are simply fabulous. I will tell you a little more about it in a few minutes.

Thanks to all of you who joined in our challenge last week for Delightful Daiseys! Superb creations. I enjoyed visiting your blogs.

This week the challenge at Charisma Cardz has been set by DT member Jan.
Her Theme is:
NO DESIGNER PAPER
so hurry on over to the blog and get all the details and see who the sponser is for this week!

Rather than make my own designer paper this week I have chosen to use very clean lines to showcase this image. This lighthouse is about 5 miles from where I live. I love this old lighthouse. Hubby and I enjoy walking the beach or the pier to just look at it. It is no longer in operation but they have kept in very good condition. It is probably the most photographed image in this area. I have cross stitched it and always wanted a stamp, but could never find one. About 2 weeks ago at Adventures in Stamping I finally found it and it fell into my shopping basket. LOL Enough of a history lesson. The shutters are not really that red, but try as I might I cannot get them to photograph in the dark burgundy color that I colored them.



Image: Rubber Cottage
Copic Markers
peel offs
embellishments: Stash

AWOL

FLU

Need I say more? Will be back soon as I can sit up!

Match Box

This is the first time I have ever made a matchbox and it may well be my last. I had so much trouble trying to get the inside to fit into the sleeve. I almost gave up, but after 3 attempts I finally made it! LOL... It was really fun and it is so cute. I can't believe how much stuff you can put into that tiny little box.
It fits the challenge for Double Dutch Challenge

3 Cards and a Paper Craft = 8 Challenges

I took an hour before going to get my DIL, Miss V, & Dotty the dog to take a few minutes to make some cards. They didn't turn out exactly how I had envisioned them, but I guess they are ok. I think I am just very tired. I am not used to child sitting, dog sitting and adult sitting for 15 hours a day, but am just glad that I can help. My DIL is very good, she asks for very little. Miss V is feeling a little neglected. She told her mommy this morning that she was tried of her mom getting all the attention. LOL, then when I started to write up this post, she told me I loved the computer more than I loved her. NOT LOL. And the dog wants my attention too!
Anyway I thought the cards I made fit a couple of challenges

The first card is for Lord Have Mercy The paper is from Dove Craft last year, ribbon from my stash and the image was sent to me in a swap a couple years ago.


The Next card fit 2 challenges:
1. 2 Sketches 4 Youusing their sketch
2. Everybody Art Challenge Halloween
3. Stamp Something/
It is a little plain, but my mojo just wasn't lettng me think what else to put on the card.



The next card is for:


1. Paper Take Weekly Using their sketch
2. ABC Challenge/ Fl is for flying


The Candy Box for:
1. MAWTT using their sketch and background paper must have text on it.
2. Cute Card Thursday/ Candy themed.
I asked my hubby to get me some good candy bars for this box that looked a little Christmasy when he went to the grocery store today. He came home with 3 Muskateers. Can you guess why? Of course, they are his favorites. LOL

Happy Birthday To Me!

Happy Birthday To Me... Seems my family forgot that today is my birthday...so thought I would sing to myself! LOL.. Actually have been crafting a little this morning so will be back with some pictures either this evening or tomorrow. Am off to pick up DIL and GD. I have left them by themselves for an hour now. Need to fix them lunch.

Delightful Daiseys In Indian Summer

Well now that title doesn't make one ounce of sense unless you live in Northern Ohio and happen to be on the DT for Charisma Cardz. You see this past week we have been in the midst of Indian Summer here and it has been glorious in more ways than just warm weather. The trees are in full color and their splendor is magnificent. To me there is nothing that compares to the beauty of the colors of Fall, And this week the lovely Carly has chosen
"Delightful Daisyes"
as her theme for our challenge. It was a pretty easy challenge to do since the weather was so summer like. So hurry on over to Charisma Cardz to get all the details and who our fabulous sponsor is this week. I can't wait to see what you create!

Your entries for It's Distressing this past were terrific! Each entry was so unique. Well done and thank you for taking part in our challenge at Charisma Cardz

My card this week was made completely out of scrap pieces of paper. The sentiment stamp is so old the name is worn off. (It is well used) It is one of my favorites. The leaves really are green, not black.

2nd Post Today....Wow! 3 Cards This Post!

It's hard to believe that I got another 3 cards done! It has been so long since I have had a day to just sit and craft. It felt sooooo good.

First up is my Halloween card using the sketch from I Heart 2 Stamp Loved using this sketch.
2. The Cute Card Thursday was having a spooky fest so this fit their challenge eventhough my pumpkin is not spooky at all.
3. One Stop Craft Challenge Challenge 51 is Halloween
4. Stampartic was make a Halloween card

All my papers are from Debbie Mumm Holiday pack (last years). Ghosts are puffy ribbon ghosts that I have had for ages. Sentiment Studio G, pumpkin image daisey and copic markers.



Next card is for 2 challenges

1. Dutch Dare was to use 2 cardstock, 2 patterned paper, 2 flowers, 2 brands 2 gemstones/buttons
2. Colour Create was to use, red, yellow, black and white

papers are from Autumn Leaves, Image?? flowers prima, brads and gems from my stash. The gems are at the base of the flowers on the teapot.


This card is for 2 challenges

1. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday
2. WOJ
Image is WOJ, paper is Debbie Mumm Holiday pack, last year. Punch is EK success. red dots, Mark Richardsusa, snowflakes McGill.

Penny Black

Sorry for the poor quality photo, but the weather here in Ohio is just not in the mood to co-operate with me. It had been awhile since I had done a Penny Black Challenge. I needed a thank you card so thought I would use what I had on hand. The image is by heart and soul. I used an old, old technique on it, which was glitter and glossy accents. Not sure that I like the outcome. The sentiment and the dragon flies are from Penny Black clear stamps - Salutations. I used versamark on the dragon flies and then used blush pearl-ex. The papers and ribbon are from my stash.