Santa's On His Way - Christmas Challenge.

WOW! 

One month until Christmas!

It's coming so fast!

This weeks Eureka! Stamps Challenge is

"Santa's On His Way"

a Christmas themed challenge.

I have used 2

Eureka! Stamps

images for my project.

"Christmas Ball with Ribbon" (#12702) and

"Merry Christmas Script (#3206)

I have a group of crafty friends who are having a tag swap.

This is the first tag I've created for that swap.

I stamped the Christmas Ball image onto white card stock

then colored it with a combination of

water color crayons and a Creative Memories silver pen.

I added liquid glue to the top and bottom parts of the image and added glitter to give a little sparkle and shine.

I used my Stampamajig to place the Merry Christmas sentiment.

Now the last decision on this tag.

I need to add some kind of string or ribbon to the top of the tag.

Should it be ribbon, yarn, a bit of silver thread?

What do you think?

I hope you'll leave me a comment

and let me know what you think.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you've been inspired in some way and will pop over to the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

get all the details about the challenge

and join in the fun!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Cornstalk and Pumpkin card

Thanksgiving is so close

and that is the theme of this weeks

Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

Check out the particulars on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

and then join in the fun.

I chose to use

"Cornstalk and Pumpkin"  (#29802) from

Eureka! Stamps

for my card.

For the background I taped a paper doily over white card stock,

then used a sponge applicator to apply

Distress Ink over the doily.

When I removed the doily,

I had a beautiful background panel for this card.

The Cornstalk and Pumpkin image was stamped with

brown Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and colored with water color crayons.

I love this simple image, to me it says

"Thanksgiving"

I like the idea of the Thanksgiving image

 over the "lace tablecloth" look of the background panel.

I used my Perfect Layers tool to get the perfect mats on

my card without the trouble of measuring.

Easy to use and perfect every time.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Why not stop by the Eureka! Stamps Store and

see all the wonderful images they offer

in red rubber and digital format alike.

 

Then stop over to the Perfect Paper Crafting site

and see how the Perfect Layers works.

And keep your eyes open for a give away, here on my blog.

I'll be giving away a set of Perfect Layers Tools one day soon

so come back for a chance to win.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

Gift card holders

I don't know about you, but it seems that

more and more people like receiving gift cards.

I didn't used to give them, but in recent years I've found that

this is what people seem to want.

If I'm going to give a gift card,

I want to do it with style.

I have a couple gift card holders to show you

that I made with my

We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board,

the more I use that board, the more I love it!

I have even set up a Pinterest board for ideas that I find.

Feel free to check them out and follow me if you like.

A while back I saw an offer online for a free roll of

"Scotch® Expressions Masking Pattern Tape"

Of course I signed up, who doesn't like free?

A couple weeks ago I got a nice roll of tape from them.

Completely free with not request to endorse them or anything!

I used the Expressions Masking Tape on this card.

It is very much like Washi tape and used just the same.

So far I'm really liking it.
I know it comes in a lot of different patterns too.

The "Holiday Wishes" sentiment is part of the

"Holiday Delivery Stamp Set" from Simon Says Stamp

This gift card holder is made so that when the card is opened

it pulls the holder and card up out of the little pocket.

Something a little unique and fun.

Here is the other one I made, using different papers.



Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you have enjoyed my

gift card holders and have been inspired to

try making some of your own.

There are lots of interesting and fun

ideas and tutorials out there.

Check Pinterest and You Tube and have some fun!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

peace and joy

Hello fellow stampers, scrapbookers, crafters!

Today I have a Christmas card to show you.

I used scraps from my stash,

I think the patterned paper is from SEI,

but I couldn't swear to it.

The "peace and joy" and the snowflake images are from

"Holiday Delivery Stamp Set" from

Simon Says Stamp

I used Perfect Layers Rulers to cut nice even mats.

You can see there are lots of mat cuts on this card.

No, I didn't cut the circle with the Perfect Layers,

but all the straight edges are cut with them.

Easy to use and accurate.

No measuring at all.

I like this style of card, what do you think?

Something a little different.

I haven't decided if I will write a note inside

or stamp a Christmas greeting.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Leave a comment if you will and come again soon.

 

Next week I'll be having a give away of a set of

Perfect Layers

so you'll want to come back and see how you can

have a chance to win them.

In the mean time why not pop over to

Perfect Paper Crafting

see how they work and what other wonderful

products they have.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

Eureka! Stamps Color Inspiration Challenge

Hello Blog friends!

It's time for another Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

This week it's a color inspiration challenge

Here is the photo and colors that we are working with.

For my card I have chosen to use

"Cornstalk and Pumpkin" (#29802) from

Eureka! Stamps.

I stamped onto white card stock with brown

Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and colored with my water color crayons

I cut the image very close and layered it

 onto 3 different colored papers.

A matting nightmare?

No, not at all!

I used my Perfect Layers Rulers

to achieve even mats all around the image

as well as that horizontal stripe.

Once I had all my mats cut,

I adhered them to my card base,

which I had covered with some burlap paper.

The last thing I did to finish this card

was to stamp the pumpkins again,

color them and fussy cut them.

I then adhered them with foam tape

to give a little more dimension to the card.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll stop over at the

Eureka! Stamps Blog,

check out the particulars of the challenge

and play along.

I hope I have given you a bit of inspiration

and that you will come again soon.

 

In the mean time why not stop over to

Eureka! Stamps

and see what images might inspire you.

Eureka! Stamps has something for everyone.

And they come in red rubber as well as digital format.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

We have a winner!!!!

Our Handmade Gifts Blog Hop has come to an end.

If you haven't seen all the great gift ideas that the Design Team member posted, you can still see them. 
Here is my hop post

Now for what you've been waiting for,

the winner from my blog of 2 digital images of her choice from

Eureka! Stamps!

I put all the comments in a "hat" and drew out one

and the winner is:

 

Lisadwb

"You have been a busy little worker bee! Lots of good ideas!"

 

Just because you didn't win here, doesn't mean you didn't win.

You had a chance on each blog in the hop as well as

the Grand Prize on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

so hop over and see the list of winners.

And Lisadwb go and check out the details

on how to get those digi stamps.

Congrats!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

 

Hope your day is awesome leaf card

 Hello!

Today I have a fall themed card

that I used a little different technique on.

For my images I used

"Open Maple Leaf" (#10501) from

Eureka! Stamps

"Hope your day is awesome"

sentiment is from the

"All Occasions Banner" stamp and die set from

Simon Says Stamp

I used Perfect Layers to easily cut equal

sized mats.

 

I stamped the maple leaf randomly onto the

kraft card stock with VersaMark ink to make

a background paper.

For the large leaf, I heat embossed the leaf onto

glossy white card stock,

 I dropped alcohol inks onto a craft mat,

then swiped the glossy piece, with the embossed leaf,

across the alcohol inks.

Next I placed a clean piece of paper over

the embossed leaf and ironed it with a hot craft iron.

This melts the embossing and removes it

from the glossy card stock

leaving a white image.

I then fussy cut the leaf.

I used a small leaf punch on some scraps

 of the inked glossy card stock to scatter over the card.

The sentiment was stamped onto

white card stock and cut with the banner die.

Once I got the front panel created I used

Perfect Layers

to cut the red mat. 

It's so easy to get equal cuts with these fabulous tools,

with no measuring.

Follow my link to their site where you can watch a video

on how to use these amazing tools.

You will also see there is a code for a discount on your purchase.

 

Come back and check my blog often as there will be a

give away of a set of Perfect Layers rulers soon.

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

leave a comment if you will.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

 

 

Mini albums

Hello all!

About a year ago, my cousin asked me to make

a couple mini albums for her. 

She will be so glad to find out

that I have finally made them for her.

Below you'll see pictures of all the pages in the two albums.

Each page has a tag that pulls out of the end

as well as tags that are in the "short" pockets.

These minis are made from envelopes and are easy as can be.

You can find a tutorial on
Going Buggy

one of my favorite blogs.

Now have a look at my minis.

I was asked to make a boy one and a girl one.

Here is the "boy" book.

 

 

And book number 2, the "girl" book.

I hope you've enjoyed my mini albums

and have been inspired in by them.

Why not follow the link above to

Going Buggy

and learn how to make your own mini? 

They are lots of fun and make great gifts.

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

leave a comment if you will and

come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Mashed Potatoes tutorial project

Hi all!

Today is my day to post a crafty tutorial on

Mashed Potatoes and Crafts

The tutorial I have posted was

how to create a background with a favorite stamp.

Pop on over to see the tutorial

on how I made the polka dotted card stock

that I used for these little dresses.

I love how these little dresses turned out.

They are actually a little gift,

in between the 2 'dress forms' is

a little box to put a lip balm or gloss in.

Here is a picture from the side showing it with

 the top of the box open.

This is one of the little gifts I'm making for

my Mom to give her great grand daughters for Christmas.

I think these make an adorable little gift for a little girl.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope I've inspired you in some way and that

you'll come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Fall Leaves/Feathers challenge

Hello blog friends!

It's time for another Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

Follow that link to see all the particulars so you can participate.

This weeks theme is

"Fall Leaves/Feathers"

I chose to use

"Open Maple Leaf"  (#10501) from

Eureka! Stamps

for my card.

I stamped the Open Maple Leaf onto

pages from an old book.

I love doing this and have a couple old books

just for that purpose.

I stamped them with

brown ink and colored them with water color crayons.

I then fussy cut them and adhered them to brown card stock.

It was a bit too plain so I stamped the seed part of the

image, colored and fussy cut that and added it to the card.

Still needed something and I found some buttons

in my stash for that corner.

Once I added the white lines

I was happy with the card.

I hope you've been inspired in some way today!

Thanks for visiting, leave a comment if you will,

and come again soon.

 

Eureka! Stamps has so many wonderful images,

not only for fall, but for any occasion.

So why not pop over and see what they have

for you!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Eureka! Stamps Handmade Gifts Blog Hop

Hello stamp/crafting fans!

It's been quite a while since the

Eureka! Stamps Design Team

 has had a blog hop and I'm excited about this one.

"Eureka! Stamps Handmade Gifts Blog Hop"

promises to be wonderful.

You can also see lots of wonderful

gift ideas from the design team

for our sister company

QKR Stampede

Be sure to follow both hops and comment on each

blog, as we are having a winner on every blog, as well

as a grand prize winner on each company blog.

 

If you have arrived from

Vicky's Blog

you are on the right track.

The hop starts at the

 Eureka! Stamps Blog

If you have just stumbled across the hop,

you may want to start at the beginning,

you won't want to miss any of the wonderful

gifts the design team has to show you.

Now sit back and relax

I have a lot of fun gifts to show you.

 

First up I have some gift boxes that I've created.

These boxes will hold sets of hand made cards.

I have used images from Eureka! Stamps to decorate them all.

For these first 2 boxes I used

"Holly Background" (#26701)

For the first, I stamped onto white card stock and

colored the image with water color crayons.

 

On the second box, I stamped onto white card stock, then inked it with

green distress inks and used some red Stickles for the berries.

 

Here is a view of the back of the gift box.

I can fit up to about 8 cards and envelopes

inside these boxes, depending on how many layers

and embellishments there are on the cards.

 

This next gift box was made using

"Skunk and Lights" (#10901)

I stamped the image onto white card stock,

colored the lights with water color crayons.

I then fussy cut the image and layered it onto

matching purple card stock and fussy cut it again.

It is then adhered to the box with foam tape.

I thought this patterned paper from my stash

was perfect with this little guy.

 

 

I'm using these for giving sets of cards,

but they could be used for any small gift

or perhaps a gift card.

Just wrap it in a bit of tissue and put it in the box,

maybe with a card.

The next 2 boxes were made for the same purpose,

but in a different style

For this one I used the

"Christmas Blessings" (#7304)
image and colored it with
FlexMarkers (alcohol ink)

For this next box I used

"Heart Bouquet" (#18302)

colored with water color crayons

it works great for a

birthday gift or maybe something fun

for Valentines day.

Some candy would work great in this box too.

Here I have some hand made cards

ready for giving.

My next project is something I came up with for my Mom.

She is in assisted living and wanted some little gifts
 to give some of her friends.

These are simple, quick and inexpensive little gifts

that would be great for anyone that you'd like

to give something little to,

or even for stocking stuffers.

For this one I used

"Snowman To and From" (#23705)

I stamped it, colored it and cut out

just the snowman part of the image.

Open it up and inside....

a little gift.

Hand sanitizer is easily removed for use.

For this 2nd one I used

"Snow Background" (#27301)

 

I got these hand sanitizers at the Dollar Store

for 3/$1.00

The paper is from my stash,

 a simple gift that doesn't cost a lot.

I cut out this little tree with a Sizzix die

then stamped it with

"Holly Background" (#26701)

I colored the berries with water color crayons.

Between the 2 trees is a little box that will hold a lip balm.
Or perhaps you might roll up some cash
to put inside the box.

How cute is that?
Now for my last gift idea for the hop.
For this gift card holder I used
 Baroque Background (#57701)
I stamped onto card stock with VersaMark ink
and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Open the little purse and inside you find

a gift card.

A holder like this could be used
for any occasion or holiday.

I hope you have enjoyed my handmade gift ideas.
Be sure to leave me a comment for a chance to win
a prize from Eureka! Stamps.
2 digital stamps of their choice will
be given to one lucky winner on each
design team members blog, so
be sure to comment on each blog.

Now on to visit
Cheryl's Blog
and see what wonderful gifts she has to show us.

Once you've finished the Eureka! Stamps Blog Hop,
leave a comment at the company blog (the last stop on our hop)
and head over to the
QKR Stampede Blog
and see the wonderful handmade gifts
they have to inspire us all.

Thanks for sticking with me until the end of this post. 
I know it's a long one, but I hope it was worth it
and you have been inspired to make a few gifts
of your own.
Until next time, Happy Crafting!