Christmas Is A Time To Reflect

 

 

Welcome.  I am Nancy and it is time for the November Blog Hop!  You should be coming to my blog from Bonnie. Wasn't her card just beautiful. 

Here is a look at the beautiful November Ribbon Club Assortment!!! You are going to love the beautiful lace and the Silver and Gold Mix ribbon on your project or card.   If you missed the November Ribbon Club Assortment, you can join  today. 

Tis the Season and playing with this beautiful November Club assortment of gold and silver ribbons inspired me to make Christmas cards and projects for this year since Christmas is just around the corner.

 

 This bow is a combination of the beautiful November Ribbon Club assortment of satin ribbons:  

Random Stars on Light Silver , Crosshatch on Old Gold, Satin with Grosgrain Edge Light Silver  and Judy White Crochet Lace. 

The center is a snowflake tie pin that I bought at a thrift store or garage sale this summer.  It is gorgeous on the bow. 

I have fun making my own hat/corsage pins by using a variety of beads that I have collected over the years.  I add glue to the pin and put the beads back on the pin to keep the beads in place

I used foam glue pads behind the silver glitter paper before gluing it onto the white embossed paper to give it some dimension. 

 

The gold frame is a Creative Expression by Sue Wilson Carribean Island Background die.  This die set has four dies and I used the first three and not the center die for this card. 

The white paper with the embossed snowflakes is from Creative Expression-Sue Wilson Snowflake Lattice embossing folder.

The sentiment is from Stampendous Christmas Love rubber stamp.

 

I really appreciate you stopping by today and leaving a comment!   Hop on over to Karen's site next!   I know that she will have something wonderful to share with you.  

Please leave a comment on each blog, and don't forget to answer the question on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog at the end of the hop so that you will be eligible for the prize.  We hope that you are inspired by the projects we share and very thankful that you were able to join us. 

 

Wise Men Will Seek Him

Hi!  I am Nancy and I am honored to be a Quest Designer for Really Reasonable Ribbon with wonderful and very talented team of designers who share their gorgeous projects with ribbons and bows from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store.  The Really Reasonable Ribbon store has ribbons and supplies such as the Zutter Bow-It-All V2 to make your bows look professional and just beautiful on any card.

 I love November's Really Reasonable Ribbon Silver and Gold Mix ribbon.  Just using some ribbons from this assortment puts me in the Christmas spirit and inspires me to start making my Christmas cards now.  Also, the silver and gold ribbons would look great on any anniversary or wedding cards or projects.

 

I decided to make this Christmas cards using the November Silver and Gold Mix selection of Diagonal Stripes Light Silver and Old Gold on Satin Ribbon in the center of the Delicate Stitched Satin Old Gold .  I used my handy Zutter Bow-It All V2  to make this bow.

 I have a mold to make my angels.  I used some antique gold chalk to color this angel to make it more antique looking.

The embossing folder is from Creative Expression-Sue Wilson Design Lattice Snowflake.  Peace is from Impression Obsession and Joy is a Tattered Lace die.

 
 

 


This is a Creation Expression Sue Wilson's Wise Men Mini Striplet. The background paper behind the wise men is an antique gold glitter paper. 

I cut out the Cherry Lynn Design Horizontal Stacker Frame.  I had to cut it down the center of this frame to fit around the Wise Men Striplet.  I used foam pads behind the frame.

Also, don't forget to put on your calendar that the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop starts this Friday, November 18th.  We really love sharing our cards and techniques with you and enjoy hearing from you.  Also, enter you card with us in our current challenge "Tag, You're it" using ribbon or trim on a tag. 

Thank you for stopping by and a reminder that Christmas is around the corner.  Order your ribbons and supplies now for the holiday seasons.

Really Reasonable Ribbons Tag Challenge

Hi!  I am Nancy and excited to be on the talented designer team for Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I hope my Christmas tags inspire you to get started on your holiday cards and projects this Christmas season.  Start right away by ordering your beautiful ribbons and supplies from Really Reasonable Ribbon to make your gorgeous cards and projects stand out from the rest.

When I was a little girl, my aunt loved making flowers out of ribbon.  Therefore, I wanted these bows to appear like flowers on each of these tags.  I used the Scor Tape  that I bought at Really Reasonable Ribbon (RRR) to stick the bows on each stockings.  All of the stocking were hung using the RRR Baker's Twine Gold Metallic string.  The Christmas stocking die is from Sizzix.   

I wanted my first tag to look elegant so I decided to mixed the blue and white for the bow.  The beautiful blue ribbon with the snowflakes is the Grosgrain Blue Ribbon Mist Snowflake and the gorgeous white and silver ribbon is the Grosgrain Silver Edges White.  I had an old red felt Christmas stocking and cut out the white fur on top of the stocking to fit this one.  I used a blue Copic Marker to cover the white pearl on top of the corsage/hat pins.  I love making my corsage pins for my bows and individualize each pin for each card.  The embossing folder, poinsettia and leaf branch are from Creative Expression Sue Wilson Designs.

 

I love working with seam binding ribbon.  Did you know that you can get a vintage look by using a hot embossing gun to give seam binding ribbon some wrinkles to make it look old.  This is the RRR Lipstick Red seam binding ribbon with the RRR Wild Orchid Craft Gold Bead Berry Spray in the center to make the poinsettia.   The angel was a tie pin and the bells were earrings that I bought at a garage sale.  I used felt this time for the top of the stocking.  The green leaves are from Cherry Lynn and the white branch is from Creative Expression Sue Wilson die. 

 

 

I wanted to make a rustic country tag since we live in the country and raise cows and farm.  This bow was made using the RRR Wired Faux Burlap Antique Gold ribbon with the RRR red Wild Orchid  Wild Bead Berry Spray in the center.
I loved working with this wired burlap ribbon to make this bow.  The burlap paper is from DCWV printed burlap pad and matches well with this beautiful burlap ribbon.  The white branch is from Creative Expression Sue Wilson Designs.





















I really love my new ribbons, supplies and Zutter Bow-It-All V2 Bow Maker from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Learn how to tie different styles of ribbon bows to put on all of your gifts this year. You will be amazed by how easy and inexpensive bow making can be. Be your own bow maker!   I would highly recommend watching Bonnie's easy to follow videos on typing bows like a pro using the Zutter Bow-It-All V2 Bow Maker on the Really Reasonable Ribbon YouTube Channel.

Please come and enter your card in our current Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge starting November 6th for "Tag - You're It" with ribbon or trim taking place on the RRR Blog.

Special Furry Friends

It's the first Wednesday of November and that means it's time for a new Scrapyland Challenge (http://www.scrapyland-blog.com/). The Scrapyland Challenge #29 is "Anything Goes" using any brand of die that Scrapyland sells.  This challenge ends on November 17th and the winner will be chosen by the Designers and will receive a $15 gift certificate to Scrapyland (http://www.scrapyland.com/) store.   Scrapyland has great customer service and fast delivery plus they carry over 40 top named brands of dies at reasonable prices. 

I just received the new Creative Expression-Sue Wilson Designs - Festive Collection - Snowflake Corner, Border & Tag that comes in a set of 3 dies.  I love this set of dies for this year. 
I cut out 4 snowflake corners and the tag.  This tag is so gorgeous with the snowflakes at each end.

I used the Tattered Lace dies  2014 Christmas Sentiment set "Let It Snow" for the tag.  The mint green paper was embossed using the Creative Expression-Sue Wilson Designs - Snowflake Lattice embossing folder.

The beautiful doily is a die from the Cherry Lynn Designs English Tea Party Doily.   I used a mint green gathered ribbon from Stampin Up around the image before gluing it onto the doily.  The image is from Whimpsy Stamps called Winter Friends and I used Copic Markers to color it.  Like most Christmas images that I color, I always add a little Stickles glitter glue to accent parts of the picture.

The pearly white snowflakes were made using the Stampendous Chunky White Deep Impression embossing enamel.  I dipped a small pin into the embossing bottle and dotted it around  in different places around the picture and then added the embossing powder.  After shaking off the excess powder, I took a hot embossing blower behind the picture - NOT IN FRONT until I got the embossing power to rise to make the snowflakes.   I made the mistake the first time and put the image with the snowflakes through the Sizzix machine to cut out the circle and then the snowflakes became flat.  I just used the hot embossing gun on the back of the paper and snowflakes were fine and not flat.

The white glitter ribbon and rose are from Really Reasonable Ribbon.com.  This company also carries the Zutter Bow-It-All V2 Bow Maker which I use to make this bow along with all of my other bows.  I would highly recommend this bow maker.  I always use the 1.5 inch Scor-Tape to stick any bows to my cards.  Using this tape also keep the ribbon of the bow in the right place and this is especially helpful for mailing.

The red and white dotted paper is the new Graphic 45 Christmas Carol paper. 

I hope my Christmas card inspired you to get started on your holiday cards and projects this Christmas season.  Start right away by ordering your dies from Scrapyland.comhttp://www.scrapyland.com/ to make your gorgeous cards.

Fall Birthday Card Embossing

It's the middle the month and that means it's time for a new Scrapyland Challenge (http://www.scrapyland-blog.com/). The Scrapyland Challenge #28 is "Embossing (heat or dry)" using any brand of die that Scrapyland sells.  This challenge ends on November 4th and the winner, chosen by the Designers, will receive a $15 gift certificate to Scrapyland (http://www.scrapyland.com/) store. 

Lately, I like embossing some of my sentiments with clear embossing powder using the Versa Mark embossing pad.   I applied with Versa Mark, the Ranger Melt Art Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel powder on the Sue Wilson Happy Birthday sentiment.  I added red, gold, or yellow ink to the tips of the leaves to give it that autumn look and then added Ranger clear embossing powder with Versa Mark to make the leaves look shiny. 

I used part of the die on the Cherry Lynn Black Eyes Susan Strip for the center of the Martha Stewart Daisy punch.  I used this part of the die for the center of many of my flowers.

I used burlap paper and other rustic printed paper. 

The supplies and dies:
Impression Obsession Leaves
Sue Wilson  Design - Expression Collection - Happy Birthday
Sue Wilson Design - Finishing Touches Delicate Fronds
Sue Wilson Dies - Classic Foldover Flowers
Tattered Lace - Ferns
Tattered Lace - Paradise Ferns
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Chicken Wire
Cherry Lynn Designs: Chrysanthemum Strip
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Olive Branches
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Black Eyed Susan Strip
Stampin Up:  Crumb Cake colored paper
Ribbon Boutique:  Green gingham ribbon

Halloween Witches shoe

Making little Halloween treat bags for my grand daughter are so much fun.  This is a two-sided witches shoe and in the center is a box that I made where the little treats will go.  The box is about 1/2" wide and about the length of the shoe.  This shoe could be used as a tag or filled with treats and hung on a Halloween tree, waiting for those trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

The shoe was created by using an ole Sizzix Christmas Holiday Stocking die.  I cut out two stockings and two 3 1/2" circles and used a 1 3/4 " punch on the side of each circle to starting forming the shoe.  Each circle was glued  on the front of the stockings to form the witches shoe.  I cut around the bottom of the stocking to make the heel of the shoe.  A Spellbinder embossing folder was used on each side of the shoe before gluing each shoe on the box which is now hidden on the inside of the shoe.
 
The shoe buckles and bow were made using orange gingham with the black stitching ribbon from
Really Reasonable Ribbon.com.  I used flat white pearls for the shoelace holes and colored the pearls with a black Copic Marker.  I really love the ribbons and flower products that are sold on Really Reasonable Ribbon.com and their products are very affordable.   I made this bow using the Zutter Bow-It-All V2 which really helps me  make my bows look much better than before I had a bow maker.  I have been recommending this bow maker since I got mine.  Really Reasonable Ribbon carries the Zutter Bow-It-All V2.

Black glitter was added to the top spider web and silver Stickles glue was on the inside spider web. 
Orange Ranger Liquid Pearls was added to the top of the shoe.

The spider's head was made from a round white pearl that was colored with black Copic Marker  and before the google eyes were added.  The spider's legs are made with one black and white ribbon that was cut a few times and glued on the back of the head.   This ribbon is also carried by Really Reasonable Ribbon.com.

This is the other side of the shoe.  I used purple card stock for the spider web on this side.  The orange ribbon on top is also from Really Reasonable Ribbon.com. A star brad was added to hold the orange ribbon in place so that this shoe could be hung.

The Happy Halloween and Spider Web are dies from Cherry Lynn Designs.  The orange lace was cut using the Cherry Lynn Design Anastasia Border die and folded several times to look like gathered lace. 

The spiders on this side of the shoe are some plastic spiders that can be bought at a store during Halloween.

This card will be entered in the following challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #127:  Halloween With Ribbon or Trim
Dies R Us Challenge #34:  Get Your Boo On Halloween
Cherry Lynn Challenge #205:  Black and Orange

Autumn Wreath

 I am thrilled to have been asked to Guest Design for my all time favorite, Scrapyland and working with all of their inspiring and talented designers.

It's the first Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for a new Scrapyland Challenge (http://www.scrapyland-blog.com/). The Scrapyland Challenge #27 is "Anything Goes" using any brand of die that Scrapyland sells.  This challenge ends on October 21st and the winner, chosen by the Designers, will receive a $15 gift certificate to Scrapyland (http://www.scrapyland.com/) store. 

I love the fall time feeling the crisp cool air and seeing the fall colors.  Therefore, my first card as a guest designer will be a wreath with the colors of autumn leaves.

 I started with cutting a 3 1/2"  circle to begin the frame for my wreath.  I had a Stampin Up sentiment and stamped it in the center of the circle using Color Box gold pigment ink.  I covered the sentiment with Ranger clear embossing powder and heated it with the embossing gun to bring out the gold sentiment.

I made the small flowers from Impression Obsession Spiral Flowers die that comes in a set.  I used round brads for the center of each flowers and colored the brads with a dark brown Copic Marker.

The leaves were made with Impression Obsession Small Leaf Set #1 die .  I cut out three sets of leaves using yellow Bazzill card stock paper.  I sponged the edges of the leaves with Color Box pigment inks of yellow, orange, purple and/or green.  To make each leaf shine like real leaves, I used Versamark embossing pad on each leaf and applied Ranger clear embossing powder to cover the entire leaf and then applied the embossing gun to the power.  Afterwards, I molded each leaf with my fingers to give it added dimension to look more realistic.  I glued the leaves, flowers and bow around the sentiment.

I made the acorns using a 1/2" circle punch and a small oval punch.  I cut the 1/2" circle in half and used a very detailed embossing folder to emboss this half circle and sponged dark brown ink to give it more texture before gluing it on the small oval.  I sponged it again around the acorn and molded it a little with my finger to give it a 3-D rounded appearance before gluing the three acorns on the wreath.

I made the double colored bow using the Zutter Bow-It-All V2.  There are tutorials on U-Tube that  shows you how to make one bow using two different ribbons.

I glued the wreath in the center of one Cherry Lynn Design Sophia Heart Doily die cut. 

I was fortunate to find from Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime Classic Collection, a printed card stock paper with a window frame that fits well with the wreath.  I glued the wreath with the doily in the center of the window frame. 

Supplies:
Impression Obsession Small Leaf Set #1 die
Impression Obsession Spiral Flower die
Cherry Lynn Design Sophia's Heart Doily die
Ranger Clear Embossing Powder
Versamark stamp embossing pad
Color Box pigment ink
Bazzill cream and orange card stock
Zutter Bow-It-All V2
Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime Classic Collection

Halloween Ghouls Night Out

I have a lot of fun making Halloween cards for my grand daughters, nieces and nephews.  I thought about using my recently purchased on-line this  lovely gingham ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and wanted to use it on this card that will be sent to my niece.

I cut out the Cherry Lynn Design, Spider Web doily using black glitter paper and glued it on the right corner of the card. 


The sentiments that are embossed are from Impression Obsession Scary Words.  First, I cut the words with black paper and dabbed it with Adirondack Dabber, Wild Plum.  I applied the VersaMark Dazzle embossing stamp pad onto the words to make the words shine more and then poured the Ranger Melt Art Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Enamel powder before using the hot gun to melt the powder.  I use the Ranger Melt Art Ultra Thick clear embossing powder often since it makes the words stand out and gives it a  3-D effect. 

I typed the Ghouls' Night Out and stressed the edges with some light green ink.

Since the Ghouls are probably going to have some brew on their night out, I cut out the kettle from Spellbinder's Shape-abilities Witches Brew set.  I used gold and orange Stickles glue on the bottom to make it look like fire under the kettle.  I used 1/4" punch to punch out circles to look like bubbles from the brew, out of gold glitter paper.  I used clear acrylic and glued some of the bubbles on the tip of the acrylic strip to make it look like bubbles floating out of the kettle. 

The witches hat on top of one ghost also came from Spellbinder's Shape-abilities, Witches Brew set.
The printed paper came in a pad and made by KC Company. 

Supplies were:
Spellbinder's Shape-abilities, Witches Brew set
Cherry Lynn Design, Spider Web doily
Really Reasonable Ribbon
Stickles glue
Impression Obsession Scary Words
Adirondack Dabber, Wild Plum
Ranger Melt Art Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Enamel
VersaMark Dazzle embossing stamp pad

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge #34:  Get Your Boos On Halloween
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #205:  Halloween
Really Reasonable Ribbon (RRR) Challenge #127:  Halloween with Ribbon or Trim

 

 



Friends for Christmas

I am having so much fun with challenges.  I made this card for a friend for Christmas but could be used for a sister or daughter.  The picture is from Wee Stamps "Friendship" from Sylvia Zet.  I colored this picture with Copic Markers and used red colored Stickles throughout the image and card.

I love the Cherry Lynn Design Horizontal Boutique frames.  Now, I have all of the Cherry Lynn Design Horizontal shaped frames since they go well with most Cherry Lynn's doily frames.  I used the Square Horizontal Boutique frame in front of Cherry Lynn Design's Dainty Dutch Deco frame.

The poinsettia was made using two company's brands, Cherry Lynn Design Holly Leave and Sue Wilson Design Festive Collection Mosaic poinsettia die.  I used Color Box gold pigment ink around the leaves.   I added the Wild Orchid Crafts gold berry spray in the middle.  The holly branch is from Sue Wilson Design Festive Collection Holly Sprays.

The green and red printed paper is from Stampin Up. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Designs Challenge #204:  Anything Goes
Scrapyland Challenge #26:   Add an Image

Birthday card Wee Stamp Iris

The stamped image is from Whimsy Stamp Iris designed by Sylvia Zet .  I colored her with Copic  and glitter markers.  I glued Stampin Up coral colored ribbon around the oval picture before adding Spellbinder Oval Regalia frame.

Rather than making my flowers, I used mostly Wild Orchid Craft flowers with Cherry Lynn Design Olive Branches.    The doily behind the white rose on the right is from Cherry Lynn Design Dainty Dutch Deco Doily that comes in two doilies.   I used the center doily in this set.  The pink doily on the far left is Cherry Lynn Design French Pastry Doily and the heart is from Cherry Lynn Design Two Of Hearts die set.

 I used Stampendous Pearl embossing powder on the heart to bring out a shine in the heart.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Stampin Up Perfectly Pen stamp set and was cut out with the Spellbinder Elegant Labels 4 die.  Also from Stampin Up is the cream flowered ribbon and lace ribbon on the bottom part of the card.  The antique brad on the coral ribbon is also from Stampin Up.

The paper is from Graphic 45 Once Upon a Spring Time.

The heart and key embellishment is actually a earring.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land Challenge #26:  Add an image (rubber or digi)
Cherry Lynn Challenge #202:  Things with Wings
RRR Challenge #126 - 'ORANGE' You Glad it's Autumn with Ribbon or Trim
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Die Crazy
7 Kids College Fund #134:  Anything Goes

Fall Leaves

I just received the Impression Obsession Leaves die. I cut three sets of leaves from this die using Stampin Up mustard colored paper and sponged the leaves with Stampin Up purple, brown, yellow and red ink.

I shaped the leaves with my fingers this time since some of the leaves were so small rather than using my McGill flower shaping tools.  I cut two Memory Box Woodland Branch die cuts and glued the branches behind the autumn leaves.

The ribbon came from Stampin Up and I made the bow using the Zutter Bow-It-All which I use for form my bows.

I colored the Whimpsy Stamp named Oak Tree Girl with Copic Markers.

The frames came from Cherry Lynn Designs Horizon Square Boutique Stacker and
Dainty Dutch Deco.

The gold printed paper behind the brown Cherry Lynn Square Boutique Stacker is from Graphic 45 'Time to Flourish'.  The brown paper with some print is Jim Holtz Kraft-Core Shattered cardstock.  The rest of the paper came from Stampin Up cardstock paper.

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land Challenge #25:  Anything Goes
Cherry Lynn Design #200:  Frame It
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Make It Colorful
Fantastic Tuesday Challenge #101:  Make it Cute

Christmas Pocket Tag Card with Poinsettias

I decided to make a Christmas Flower Pot Pocket/Tag card for
Scrapy Land Challenge #24 - Pocket/Tag card.

I watched a few tutorials today on how to make flower pot pocket/tag cards.  Since I like making larger cards,  I took some information from many tutorials and made it my own.

The top of the tag is from 'Anja's Vintage Decoration' by Marianne Design' from light gold glitter paper.  The poinsettias were made  with white glitter and light gold glitter paper.  The petals were made using Creative Expression Sue Wilson 'Mosaic Poinsettia' die with the Spellbinder poinsettia die set.  The holly leaves were made using Creative Expression Sue Wilson Left and Right Holly Spray die.  I used red Stickles glitter glue to made the berries on the holly leaves.

The embossing folder for the pot is from Creative Expression Sue Wilson Snowflake Lattice embossing.  The bow is from Tattered Lace die.  I glued gold glitter around the Tattered Lace bow and glued a pearl earring that I found at a garage sale.  The Merry Christmas saying is a die Cherry Lynn Design.

The ribbon and paper are from an ole stack.
 



 

Pocket Tag Birthday Card

My sister-in-law is having a birthday this coming week and I wanted to make my real first pocket tag card.  She has the Southwest Native American decor and furniture throughout her home.  Therefore, I wanted a card that would match her decorative theme.  I came from the Southwest area and love the popular colors of corals and turquoise.  

I colored the Whimsy Stamp 'Wynat Beautiful' with Copic Markers.  I cut this picture using a circle die and glued it onto the Cherry Lynn Design 'French Pastry Doily' die.

Last week, a special friend was selling some of her retired Stampin Up supplies and I bought this beautiful Stampin Up ruffled coral ribbon and turquoise paper.  The lace ribbon and stamp are also from Stampin Up.

The boutique flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft flowers and I made a few roses using the Cherry Lynn Design Medium Rose die.  I glued the Cherry Lynn Mini Leaf Flourish behind the floral arrangement.

The printed paper and card board tag are from Graphic 45 'Baby and Bride Classic Collection'.  The embellishment under the lace ribbon is actually a turquoise earring.  My friend and I were at a garage sale yesterday and we found a sack full of earrings.  This turquoise earring didn't come in a pair and thought this would be a nice touch to this card since it represents the Southwest.

The top of the tag is 'Anja's Vintage Decoration' by Marianne Design.  Also, I added the dragon fly that comes in the set of Cherry Lynn Design 'Tiny Things with Wings'.

I am entering this challenge in the
Scrapy Land Challenge #24   - Pockets/Tags card
Cherry Lynn Challenge #199 - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #31 - Great Outdoors
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #146 - Birthdays
7 Kids College Fund Challenge #132 - Anything Goes

Pocket and/or Tag

I was thinking about how to do a pocket/tag card or project for the Scrapy Land Challenge #24 - Pocket/Tag and thought about Halloween.  I came up with an idea of a pocket/tag treat bag idea for my grand daughters for Halloween.

I used a Stampin Up punch to make a 2" tag at 9" long.  I measured my Snicker Bar which had 1/2" sides and cut my paper at 5 1/2" wide and 9" long and scored at 1 1/2" and 3 1/2" and glued the back side on the back of the tag to create a pocket.  I cut out a 1 1/4" x 1 3/4" rectangle and scored 1/4" on each side of the 1 1/4" edges and glued on the bottom of the treat pocket so that the candy doesn't fall out.

I used the Cherry Lynn Design Spider Web doily and Cherry Lynn Design Happy Halloween sayings.  The cat and hat are from the Spellbinder Halloween die set.  I used a small amount of red, green and gold glitter paper on the hat and cat.  The black lace around the project is the Cherry Lynn Design Anastasia Border die.

I added the ribbon onto the top of the label to give it some color.

Now, I have a pocket/tag treat bag for my little Trick or Treat grand daughters. 

Guardian Angel watching over mom

This is a Thank You card to a nursing home called Guardian Angels that took good care of my mother-in-law who passed away last week.  They were so good to her as well as to us.  I love the new embossing folder from Sue Wilson - Snowflake Lattice that I had to order from England since no one had it in the US at this time.  It arrived to me in one week.

I love making flowers using Cherry Lynn dies.  I cut out the center of the Cherry Lynn Sophia's doily which created a beautiful scallop frame for the center. 

The dies that I used were:
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Sophia's Heart Doily
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Fanciful Flourish
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Medium Rose
Cherry Lynn Designs: Chrysanthemum Strip
Memory Box Die: Diamond Background Die
Creative Expression - Sue Wilson 2014 Christmas Angel Die Set and used the dove
Creative Expression - Sue Wilson Embossing Folder:  Snowflake Lattice
Angel is from Prima Marketing.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #198:  Doilies

Nature and Penny Black Stamp

 I just bought the Penny Black Stamp - Sweet Fairies.  I love the little one holding the lady bug and the stomach sticking out.  I stamped it with Memento black ink and colored it with Copic Markers.

I used the Crafter's Companion Die'sire Create-A-Card Cutting & Embossing Die called 'Precious' and added the Cherry Lynn Design border "Francesca".  

The inside frame with the Penny Black Stamp 'Sweet Fairies', I used the Cherry Lynn Swedish Spring Floral Frame and Cherry Lynn Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frame.

In the floral area, I used the Cherry Lynn Design dies:  Fanciful Flourish, Flourish Leaf Strip, small Tea Rose and made the rose buds from the medium and small Tea Rose dies.  I cut a few small butterflies from the Memory Box butterfly strip.

The hummingbird and dragon fly is from the Cherry Lynn Design 'Tiny Things with Wings'.  

Below, I made the tiny lady bugs with the Deluxe Aleene glue gun and Aleene glue sticks. I made about 20 red glitter dots at a time.  I used the dots to make red holly berries or lady bugs.  

The Deluxe Aleene glue gun kit comes with a variety of tips.  I used the smallest round tip.  First, set the glue gun to the hotter temperature.  After doing about two dots with the glue, immediately add glitter.   After all of the red glitter dots have cooled, I used Ranger Rick Black Liquid Pearl to the tips of the red glitter dots for the head of the lady bugs and a black Sharpee pen for the dots of the lady bug.  Also, a powder red pearl is beautiful to use besides the red glitter.  If you use the red pearl powder, wait until the glue is no longer hot and very dry.  Using your fingers,  add the red pearl powder to the glue dot.  It looks like a real pearl. 

If there is any glue string on the dot, I cut it off with scissors.  Not all glue dots were perfectly round.  I found one mistake that I was making earlier was waiting for the string to break and not releasing the glue gun immediately.  Therefore, I wasn't getting the good dots.  Therefore, release the glue gun handle immediately to get better dots.  I really don't know if putting the glue dots on aluminum foil is better but I think I like parchment paper better.

This card is being entered in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #197 - Back to Nature
Scrapy Land Challenge #23 - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #30 - Summer Time Fun
7 Kids College Fund #132   - Anything Goes

Christmas Creative Expression Sue Wilson Noel

I am entering this card in the Scrapy Land Challenge #23:  Anything Goes.    Scrapy Land carries these brand names listed below.

I just received the Creative Expression dies of Sue Wilson 'Noel' and 'Poinsettia Mosaic'.  I just love the words around the NOEL on this die.  I cut out two Noel die cuts, one with white paper and the other with silver glitter paper.  I cut out the Noel from  silver glitter paper and glued it onto the white Noel die cut.  I used silver Stickles glitter glue on the words around the NOEL. 

The black frame around the NOEL is from Cherry Lynn Designs 'Horizontal Boutique Square Stacker Frame'.

The poinsetta was made using the Spellbinder layered poinsettia dies and silver glitter paper with regular white card stock for Sue Wilson 'Mosaic Poinsettia' and layered the poinsettia flower petals before adding pearls in the center. 

I added dark silver glitter pine branches from the Martha Stewart pine branch punch behind the poinsettia.  The larger pine branches are from Impression Obsession 'Pine Branch' die.  I used a clear embossing powder to give the pine branches a shine.  I added a silver ribbon behind the poinsettia.  
  
The white paper was embossed using the Tattered Lace Holly embossing folder.

Summertime Fun

Last week, it was very hot in the 100s and this week, we woke up to 30 degree cold temperatures. 
I had a lot of fun making this summer time card for my nephew.  I used foam tape to give the picture height from the embossing paper.

The supplies and dies used were:
Couture Creations embossing folder "Timeless"
Stampin Up orange ribbon
The Paper Shelter digital picture colored with Copic Markers
Impression Obsession "Spiral Flower"
Cherry Lynn Design  "Celebrate"
Memory Box  "Honey Blossom Frame" (cut two to add the extra branch)
Memory Box "Resting Birds"
Paper:  Bazzill cardstock

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land Challenge #23 - Anything Goes
Cherry Lynn Design #196 -  Summer Fun
Dies R Us Challenge #30 - Summer time Fun
Deep Ocean Challenge #109 - Summer Fun
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #145 - Lazy Summer Days

Christmas Vintage card

The red cardinal inspired me when I went back to Missouri for my mother's funeral during Christmas time.  The beautiful red cardinal were on the snow covered ground.  From that time forward, I decorated my Christmas tree with red cardinals to remind me of my mother and the beautiful time we spent during our grieving time with special relatives on their farm who fed their red cardinal under their walnut tree.

All of the dies except for one were from Cherry Lynn Design:  Merry Christmas, Covered Rectangle Silver Stacker, Rectangle Covered Boutique Stacker, and step card set.

The pine branch die is from Impression Obsession.  After cutting the branches, I applied clear embossing powder.  It makes the branches stand out and look more real. 

The Christmas paper and glitter paper were DCWV paper from Joann Fabric.

I made the red glitter dots using drops of hot glue from the hot glue gun and covered the hot dots with red glitter.  I let the dots cool down before gluing it on the card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge #29:  Christmas in July
Cherry Lynn Challenge #194:  Silver and/or Gold
Scrapyland Challenge #22:  Vintage and/or Steampuck
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge #24:  I scream for...  seeing red cardinals during Christmas time



 

White on White card

I was challenged to create a white on white card since I love to work with colors.  I used Cherry Lynn Step die set to create the step card.  I embossed the sides and bottom strip from the Cherry Lynn Step die set with a Stampin Up embossing folders.  The center is a Marianne Design die with Frantic Stamper Bird on Pussy Willow Branch die.

The flower was created with a Cherry Lynn Small Gardenia die and behind it is the Cherry Lynn Fanciful flourish.  Thinking of You is also a Cherry Lynn die.

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Cherry Lynn Challenge #193:  White on White
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Birthday Card for Crystal

I made this card for my niece who is having a birthday next week.  The picture is from Whimpsy Stamp Sweet Blossom colored with Copic Markers.  I used foam tape behind the Enchanted Die'sire Create-A-Card Everyday Dies by Crafter's Companion to give the card more layers and added Ranger's Liquid White Pearl on the frame in the middle of some flowers.  

I used  Cherry Lynn Designs Baby Breath flowers and Flourish Leaf Strip and glued it behind the bow.  The lace behind the card is also a Cherry Lynn die called the Francesca border.  I ruffled the paper lace with my fingers before gluing it onto the card to make it look like real lace.

The sentiment is from Inkadinkado and the doily frame for the sentiment is from Marianne Designs.  I used pearls around the doily to accent the sentiment and used a sponge with pink ink around the doily frame.

I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:
Scrapy Land Challenge #21:  Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells
Simon's Wednesday Challenge:  Furry Friends
   

Christmas in July

It has been over 103 degrees this week and very dry.  Therefore, thinking of the cold winters around here at Christmas time would be a warm welcoming right now.

I have a few new frames from Cherry Lynn Design and I plan to have the entire Cherry Lynn Boutique stacker frames since the frames go so well with the Cherry Lynn frame dies.  I used the Cherry Lynn Boutique square stacker frame with this Dainty Dutch Deco frame.  I used a Spellbinder square die to cut out the center and added a sentiment.

The corners were cut out with a Memory Box Snow Corner die.  The green branch is from a Impression Obsession Pine Branch die.

I made the bow with the Zutter Bow Maker.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #191:  Christmas in July
Scrapy Land Challenge #21:  Anything Goes

Happy Birthday to my nephew

My favorite color combination this year is using Coral/burnt orange with different shades of green.

My paper is the Graphic 45 'Time to Celebration'.  The banner and cakes are also from Graphic 45.  I cut the banner and extra cakes out and used a flower tool to mold it on the backs to form a 3D affect and used 3D glue dots on the back to keep the shape.   I used 3D glue dots on the back of  the molded cakes onto the paper with the not cut out cakes and added Stickle glitter glue on the candles.

My new frame is from Spellbinder Oval Regalia.  I added pearls around the frame.  I cut out the center of the Graphic 45 paper with a Spellbinder oval die and glued it onto the die.  I used glue dots to the back of the frame Spellbinder oval die to add a layer. 

The Graphic 45 banner was cut out of the Graphic 45 Time to Celebration paper.  The  rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts since I was a bit lazy to make the rose today.  I molded some leaves from the Cherry Lynn Ivy Leaf die and glued it around the rose to give it more of a 3D look for the leaves. 

The banner originally had on the paper the words 'Happy Birthday'  but  I colored over it with a Copic Marker and added the Cherry Lynn Designs 'Celebrate'.  I added The Cherry Lynn Design 'Happy Birthday' in the center of the oval frame.

 I use Cherry Lynn Design word dies almost all of the time since stamps don't always work for me.  It is definitely worth having a variety of Cherry Lynn Design sentiments in my die sets.  The Cherry Lynn Design saying/sentiment dies set come in two sizes. 

The corners are also from Cherry Lynn Design Lace Deco E.

 The design for the bow, can be found "Make Time to Craft" on Bonnie Garby's blog in which she created a tutorial of adding two different ribbons to form a bow:  http://www.maketime2craft.com/2015/05/bi-color-double-loop-double-layer-bow.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+maketime2craft%2FshNS+%28Make+Time+2+Craft%29.

I am entering this card in the following challenges
Dies R Us Challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banner
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #190:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #20:  Favorite Color Combo
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

A Card to a Friend

 I have a friend that has been sick for a while and I wanted to send a card that is humorous as well as  thinking of her. 

I just bought the Elizabeth Crafts Oval Accordion die last week and would advise looking at some tutorials such as Dr. Sonia's besides looking at the instructions for the first one made since it was a challenge for me and had to throw away the first two cards.

I made the rose from Cherry Lynn Designs Medium Rose die.  I love using the Cherry Lynn Design flowers and leaves for most of my cards.  I use tacky glue to make my flowers most of the time.  I struggle using a glue gun for flowers since the glue dries so fast.

The banner in the front of the card was made using the Spellbinder Label die and was stamped with the Paper Inspiration stamp.

Paper is from Graphic 45.  I love using burnt orange and sage green often and is probably my favorite color combination.

Leaves were made using Cherry Lynn Designs Ivy Strip and Leaf Flourish.


Top of card is a Spellbinder die.
Side of Card is from Marianne Designs.
I used Art Impression Stamps for the doctor, saying "Yep..." and for the nurse and colored them with Copic Markers.
Sentiment is from Paper Inspiration stamp bought years ago.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banners
Scrapy Land Challenge #20:  Favorite Color Combo and use a Scrapy Land Brand
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Simon Says Use Your Favorite Technique and/or Product