Pretty Cute Stamps - Anything Goes Challenge

Today starts a new Pretty Cute Stamps Challenge! This month the challenge is 'Anything Goes'!

 



I used the very cute Gingerbread House stamp set for my card today. 

 

This large image is easy to color with markers. Once the image was colored in, I used a white gel pen to 'add' snow to the top of the gumdrops. I wanted to keep the card pretty simple. So I rounded the corners to add a special touch to the card.

Pretty Cute Stamps Monthly Challenge Rules:

This month's theme is Thank You. So, create any thank you themed project using Pretty Cute Stamps. A Pretty Cute Stamp must be used to create the project.

Please link to your actual blog post...not to your blog.  If you don't have a blog, you can add a photo of your project to the current Monthly Challenge photo folder in the Pretty Cute Projects Facebook Group.

You can enter as many different projects that follow the monthly theme as you want for more chances to win.

The challenge will run for 3 weeks.  You must link up your project by 11:55 pm CST on Saturday, January 9, 2016.

One random winner of a $15 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Cute Stamps store will be chosen. The winner will be announced before the next challenge starts on Saturday, January 16, 2016.

    

You can link up your 'Anything Goes' project HERE!

Thank you for stopping by! Cannot wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Gingerbread House stamp set

Come Adore Him

Hello, Pretty Cute Stamp fans! Can you believe it is December? Where does the time go? Before we know it, Christmas will be here!

Today, I am showcasing the holiday sets, Nativity 1 and Nativity 2. The simple image and cute sentiment make it easy to create this CAS card.

To start this card, I stamped the image of baby Jesus in the center of the card. I colored in the image with a variety of markers. Also added a shadow effect with a gray marker. The sentiment is stamped at the bottom of the card. A few sequins are added to the card and the bottom corner. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Jessi

Supplies:

Pretty Cute Stamps - Nativity 1 and Nativity 2

Joy Clair - Glad Tidings

Today on the Joy Clair blog, the design team is showcasing the Glad Tidings stamp set. It is so inspirational to see what different designs the DT comes up with using the same stamp set!

I love the string of lights stamp. I decided to use it for a gift tag.

 

 

The string of light image is stamped a few times to cover the tag. The bulbs are colored with traditional Christmas light colors. A white gel pen is used on each bulb. The 'to' and 'from' are stamped in white ink on black cardstock strips. The string for the tag is black twine.

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Please stop by the Joy Clair blog to see the rest of the DT Glad Tidings stamp set.

 

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Jessi

Joy Clair - Merry & Bright Rudolphs

So have you noticed Christmas music playing in stores? It is still alittle early for me, but I do find myself singing along! My kiddos LOVE singing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. And it is that song that inspired today's card.
 

I am working with Joy Clair's Merry Christmas Sentiments stamp set:

 

When I first saw the Merry Christmas Sentiments set, I was drawn to the reindeer stamp. I wanted to use it to create a background. One day shopping, I found the burlap Rudolph embellishment. So I decided to turn the reindeer into Rudolph by adding a dot of red paint as a nose. To fill in the empty parts on the card, I stamped a small snowflake (from the Christmas Wishes stamp set). The kraft cardstock is added to a red mat and added to the cardbase. A simple sentiment is stamp on a pendant diecut with white ink. The burlap embellishment is added to the front of the card.

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Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

Jessi

 

Supplies:

Joy Clair Stamps - Merry Christmas Sentiments and Christmas Wishes

DCWV December Daily

Hello, DCWV friends! It is Jessi and the holiday crafting season is here! DCWV has a new DIY Project stack coming to Jo-Ann stores soon. The Holiday DIY Project Stack is for Favor Boxes. However, I decided to switch it up some! And let me admit, I am going out of my comfort zone!!



Each year I keep telling myself that I would make a December Daily to document the holiday season. However, each year goes by and no December Daily! When I received this stack, I was determined to make one! So this year I am glad to say I will finally have a December Daily album.

My plan for this album is to have an Instagram pic for each day. So I grabbed one of the DCWV Insta Photo Albums available at Jo-Ann stores.



The first step I took was to create the album cover. I took some of the patterned prints and the die cut embellishments available in the DIY Stack. I also used a variety of dies for the wreath and the gold letters. Every time I added something to the cover, I felt like I needed to fill up any white space. This was odd for me, because when I create cards, I LOVE white space!

After the cover was done, it was time to create the pages. I used all the prints available in the stack and cut done the pages. The idea is to include the instagram photo on one page. The other side with have a place for the journalling.

Sorry, I do not have the pages embellsihed yet. It is a very long process for my. I have to say that this cover took me over a week to complete...and I am still unsure it is finished! However, I will be using the embellishment diecuts available in the stack.



I will be back in 2 weeks to showcase a few of the pages that I created for my December Daily album. See you then :)

Have a great day!
Jessi


Supplies:
DCWV - Holiday DIY Project Stack - Favor Boxes

I'm Back with Trendy Twine!!!!

Hello, Trendy Twiners!!! I am so happy to be back with the Trendy Twine team! It was a nice hiatus, but I was eager to get back to twirling the yummy twine in my fingers!!!

Let's start of with this month's spotlight twine colors!

If you hop on over to the Trendy Twine blog, you will see the fantastic projects that the design team created for this month's Trendy Twine Challenge.

Good Luck with Trendy Twine

(1) Sentiment "good luck" or "best wishes"

(2) The color green

(3) Trendy Twine**

**If you do not have Trendy Twine, use hemp, jute,
embroidery thread, or yarn only; NO ribbon

(no other brands of bakers twine)**

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. central time, Friday, March 28th. 

Project must be new for the challenge.

No back linking.

Only one entry, please.

Must  follow directions for the challenge.

Projects not qualified will be unlinked.

(including wrong twine)

Winner will receive:

 

How about a peek of my project for the monthly challenge? Be sure to stop by the Trendy Twine blog to see the entire project:

This is a pretty simple and quick gift you can make for a special person who is in need of some good luck. And besides, who doesn't love chocolate! Let's just say that chocolate didn't last long after the photo shoot! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!

 

Festive Trendy Twine Wednesday

It is my day over on the Trendy Twine blog! I hope you will hop on over to see my fun holiday project! This project highlights one of the fun Trendy Twine Holiday colors, Candy Cane.

Here is a peak of my project:

Candy Cane Twine is used in this project:

Stop by the Trendy Twine store to see the latest sales. 

Thank you for stopping by!

PPRS Holiday Monday

Yes, it is finally December! Bring the decorations out and crank up the Christmas music!

Welcome to Prickley Pear Monday! I have a simple holiday card to share with you today!

Using the Prickley Pear's Flourished Ovals 3 Holidays stamp set:

I wanted the card to look like a door, so I added the woodgrain embossing to the back layer. The stamp looks like a wreath, so I pieced it together.

I hop you will stop by the Prickley Pear blog to see some more amazing projects from their talented DT.

Supplies:

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps - Flourished Ovals 3 Holidays Clear Stamp Set (CLR033B) and Flourished Oval Die (D-033)