TLC408 Inchie on a Twinchie

Hello everyone....are you as frazzled as I am?? Christmas is getting close and I still have lots to do!!! This is the first year I didn't make my Christmas cards...yikes!!! I actually bought two boxes and mailed out several this morning. Hopefully, I can finish my shopping tomorrow so I can do a little Christmas baking before the big day!!! Anyway...

It's my turn to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast and I had a little help from my DD Holly. A while back we were talking about some techniques for future challenges and she suggested using inchies. When I told her that had been done, she suggested using twinchies ( a 2 inch square). I thought that one had been done, too, so she said." well, how about an inchie on top of a twinchie?"  And so, a challenge was born....Inchie on a Twinchie!!!! 

My card features the candle stamp from a retired 1999 Stampin Up! set called Fruit of the Season. It was stamped with Handsome Hunter and colored with Copics on an inchie. The twinchie was cut from Handsome Hunter card stock and stamped with Handsome Hunter with a Cornish Heritage Farms Pine Needles and Cones background stamp. Red Baker's Twine from the Twinery finish it off.

This is for a few other challenges:
1. Come and Get It Challenges - anything Christmas
2. Dream Valley Challenge - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by.....have a great day!!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #222

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge! The fabulous Broni is the hostess this week and she has picked some awesome colors...isn't the inspiration picture gorgeous!!!! Since my DGS Cole is having a birthday the day after Christmas, I thought this weeks colors colors would be perfect for his card!!! This is the last challenge this year...the team will take off the next two weeks so we can get ready for the holidays....we will be back January 2, 2013. 

My card features the owl punch from Stampin Up!...googly eyes were added along with a Memory Box branch die cut and the beautiful designer paper from The Little Yellow Bicycle called Twig. The sun was hand cut along with the sentiment bubble. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and the sewing around the edges is the finishing touch.

Be sure to add CTD222 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

Do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week! 

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me! 

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Miriam Napier - December/January Guestie - Miriam's Delirium

Thanks for visiting today....hope your week is super special!!!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #221

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!  The fabulous Bar is our hostess this week and she picked some gorgeous Christmas color for us to play with. I have had a few sheets of Gumbal Green sitting around for a few months and I finally got to use it!!! I am on a roll with Christmas cards and thanks to Bar, I have another one finished...whoohoo!!!

My card features the cute Santa stamp from a retired Stampin Up set....it's from a 1999 set called Star Santa. Santa was colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots over another stamped Santa. The sentiment is from the same set and I used this weeks Retro Sketch #40.  The papers are from Echo Park's Holly Jolly Christmas and the wood snowflake and ribbon finish it off.

Be sure to add CTD221 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

Do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week! 

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me! 

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Miriam Napier - December/January Guestie - Miriam's Delirium

Thanks for visiting today....hope your week is super special!!!!!

TLC406 Let's Make a Snowman!!

Hello everyone....can you believe it's December already??? Christmas is only a few weeks away....yikes!!! I did get my tree up but I'm way behind with my shopping and Christmas cards. Because of this weeks Technique Challenge on Splitcoast, I  have one more Christmas card to add to my stash.....yeaaaa!!! Since I am the hostess this week I chose something fun and seasonal....we are going to *Make a Snowman*!!!

There are several ways you can make your own snowman:

1. Use graduating punches or dies to cut the three circles for the body or use cotton balls, styrofoam, fabric, or  felt
2. You can draw on the face or use buttons, punched pieces, sewing, stickers, or embroidery.
3. For the arms, you can cut them out of card stock, use a branch die, or use straw, twigs, or twine.
4. If you have a hat die, by all means use it...if not, cut the hat out of card stock, felt, fabric, cork, or use a hat stamp....use what you have!!
5. Other suggestions include: us fun foam, flower soft, brads, or glitter to embellish
6. You can just use the head if you want and add a frame for a fun look....be creative...the sky is the limit!!!

For my card I punched out three white circles...1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1 1/2 "....and 3 black circles the same sizes.
To matte the white circles, I cut the black circles almost in half, leaving 1/8th of an inch uncut. The black circle was opened up enough to see it under the white circle and then taped in place. When the three circles were taped together, the black matting looked like a shadow. An Impress snowman face stamp was colored with markers and stamped on the face circle and the hat was drawn on black card stock, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. A twig die cut was used for the arms, a brad for the hat, and buttons finish off the snowman.
The sky was created by embossing a piece of Marina Mist card stock and coloring the swirls with Stickles. My Minds Eye paper was used for the snow...the hills were cut and sewn, the sentiment is from the Verve set called Winter Mittens and the button and twine are the finishing touches.

I hope you can join us tor the TLC challenge this week...I would love to see what you create!!!! Have a wonderful stampin kinda week!!!!