Jeweled Butterfly

Hello friends! What a busy week we'll have on the blog this week! I went from hardly posting the past couple of weeks to several days in a row here, coming up! I hope you enjoy the projects I will have to show you!

I made this card for this week's Tuesday Trigger photo - aren't these baubles divine? I was inspired by both the color palette and the metallic aspects of this bracelet when I made my card - I started with my two new favorite colors - Island Indigo and Pool Party for the card base, ran the lighter panel through an embossing folder and inked the edges and the embossing to give it more visual texture. I used a Spellbinders die and cut out a gold metallic tag, jeweled a butterfly, and added a sprig of baubles and a few more butterflies to finish it off that I punched from a soap wrapper! Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock - Island Indigo, Pool Party, Old Olive (SU!), Tag Die/Metallic Sheet (Spellbinders), Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz), Ink - Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Jewel Sprig (Prima), Cuttlebug/Butterfly Die - Provo Craft, Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart

Noel

Happy Saturday, friends!! I'm sorry I've been missing from the blog lately but I haven't had much crafting time these past couple of weeks due to a professional exam I sat for last weekend. I have to wait 6-8 weeks to find out if I passed but studying for that really took most of my spare time!

Anyway, back to the fun stuff - this week's WMS Sketch Challenge!! Today we have a fun (!!) sketch from Claire and I am sooo looking forward to seeing what all of you create! I love the tri-fold of this card and all of the real estate we have for wonderful Waltzingmouse Stamps -

I started off with a tri-fold cardbase and couldn't wait to add some papers and embellishments from my new Crate Paper Peppermint Collection (love it!!). I then stamped a whole bunch of Christmas images from WMS and layered those on all three panels.

I really hope you all play along this week! I had a lot of fun with this little scene and think you will too! If you don't have any stamps, remember you can go to the store and there are a lot of freebies for the taking!

Supplies: Stamps - 2011 Holiday Ornaments, Festive Foliage, Say it Loud - Holiday Ed., Seasonal Remedies (WMS), Cardstock - Forest Foliage, Night of Navy (SU!), Select White, Vintage Cream (PTI), Ink - Silver (Encore), Basic Black, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Receipt Tag (7 Gypsies), DP/Die Cuts - Peppermint Collection (Crate Paper), Glass Glitter (Stampendous), Cuttlebug, Ornament Die (Spellbinders)

Winter Mitten

Hello friends! Today I have a cute little holiday card featuring a wonderful grand mitten stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps! I love this mitten - it is the perfect size to show on the front of a card and I even think it would make adorable Christmas tags!!

I layered ornament patterned paper on a white card base and added a row of coordinating ticket stickers from the Peppermint collection from Crate Paper. I stamped the mitten onto a coordinating sheet of paper, cut it out, colored the trees and hearts in, and added some Stickles to the hearts for some shimmer.

We are on the downhill toward the holidays now, November 1st? Really? :)

Supplies - Stamps (Rubbernecker), DP/Sticker Embellishments - Peppermint Collection (Crate Paper), Stickles, Copic Markers, Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Ink - Basic Black (SU!)

Happy Halloween!

This is my second post for today. If you are looking for my Kraft Journal challenge post, please scroll down just a tad! :)

I don't celebrate Halloween but I sure have fun making cards for people who do! I made this card for a co-worker to give to her friend and just love that green paper with the skull on it in the background. And, how cool is that matching rhinestone on the little spider?

Have a great day!

Supplies: Stamps - Halloween Party (WMS), DP - Phantom Collection (Pink Paislee), Rhinestone (Swarovsky), Ribbon (Memriemare), Cuttlebug, Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black (SU!)

Heartfelt Sympathy

Hi friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today is challenge day over at The Kraft Journal and we're challenging you to make a card using banners or border punches!

I stamped a buff ivory panel with some text and then punched the bottom edge with a border punch and hten attached it to a light kraft base. I tore a page from a small journal, stamped it with the flower image and sentiment and then added photo corners for a vintage feel. I finished the card with some film strip ribbon and some similar hemp cord.

While I made this card for a friend who recently lost her grandfather, I was also inspired by a 24 year old motorcyclist who succumbed to injuries suffered during a race last weekend. My husband and I are big Moto GP fans and have traveled around the country and Europe watching some really amazing riders. One of our recent favorites and a brilliant up-and-comer was Marco Simoncelli. He was a joy to watch and always seemed to be having the time of his life both on and off track. We were lucky enough to see him and talk to him when we were in Indianapolis for the race in August and that's where my hubby took this photo. Ciao Sic, I will miss you terribly.
Supplies: Stamps - Text It (WMS), Cherish (Hero Arts), Cardstock (TKO), Filmstrip Ribbon (Tim Holtz), white gel pen, Ink - Chocolate Chip (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Hemp Twine (TKO), Journal Page (TKO), Border Punch (SU!), Photo Corners (Michael's)

Pure Christmas Spirit

Hi friends, and welcome to another fun week at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! This week we have this great sketch courtesy of DT member Kelly - I used my wonderful new Christmas sets - Nordic Winter and Seasonal Remedies along with some old favorites to make this card. I stamped the background with that wonderful, sweater'y background and added the remedies tag tied to some thick ribbon. I finished the tie with some silver twine and jingle bells. To finish the card I stamped one candy cane from Sewing Box Christmas onto some white felt and another on some red felt and then cut them out and pieced them together so they were striped! I had a lot of fun making those little candy canes and have been looking for a place to use them!

I hope you can play along with us this week! Remember to link up by next Friday morning for a chance at being chosen Top Mouse and also one random participant will win their very own stamp set! Fun!!

Supplies: Stamps - Nordic Winter, Seasonal Remedies, Sewing Box Christmas, Very Vintage Christmas (WMS), Cardstock - Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Fall Foliage (SU!), Striped Ribbon (SU!), Twine/Bells (Crafta), Felt (PTI), Ink - Real Red, Basic Black (SU!), Staz-On, Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Tag (Etsy), Stickles

Christmas Greetings

Hello friends! Today I have a tutorial for you to make a quick hinged card using some fun stamps and paper tape!
I started with a piece of buff ivory cardstock trimmed to 4.25 x 5.5 and covered it with strips of paper tape. Trim the excess tape with scissors.
I cut a circle from the buff ivory cardstock and a coordinating scalloped circle from some patterned paper. I then stamped some foliage images; once in green that will be the background image, and others in dark brown which I cut out and popped up using foam squares. I attached the two circles together and attached them to the taped base using a Christmas decorative brad. I cut a smaller circle from the buff ivory and stamped it with the Christmas greeting which is revealed when the larger circle is rotated.This is a fun and easy way to change up your "normal" folded cards that could even be sent as postcards simply by addressing the back!

Supplies: Stamps - Festive Foliage, Compliments of the Season (WMS), Paper Tape (7 Gypsies), Cardstock - Buff Ivory (TKO), Ink - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive (SU!), Cuttlebug, Dies (Spellbinders), Brad (TKO), DP (Anna Griffin), Foam Squares