Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #70 - Stripes Challenge

Hello Friends! It's that time again! Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge time! Yay! How are you all doing with your Christmas cards? Are you ready for the holidays? I have a good stock this year because I started early this year and basically created a card every week since February!



This week our wonderful sponsor is "In Style Stamps". . .yay! Their images are so darn
cute. . you need to stop by to take a look at what they have to offer. If you play along, you have a chance to win 4 In Style Stamps digital images! Whoohoo!! Be sure to stop by CSAYL and check out all the awesome cards the design team created.

This week's challenge is to add something striped on your card. . .well, I decided a striped ribbon is perfect for this challenge. I have a ton of striped ribbons! It's one of my favorite designs. I colored my image with Copic Markers. . the ribbons are adhesive ribbons by "DCWV". . the card stock is by SU in Real Red and Wild Wasabi and the chipboard tag is by Making Memories.


Okay. . .be sure to come along and play along with us! That's all for today. . .:)

Hope you have a wonderful Friday!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long #69 Color Challenge - Purple and Silver

Hello Friends! Well it's Friday and it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge time again! This week Jacqui, one of the DT members, came up with a great color combo to work with! The color combination is "Purple and Silver"! Wow, what a great color combination! Stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long and check out the awesome cards the design team created!

I decided this would be a great time to heat emboss my image. I did it by using a glittery embossing powder heated on a purple card stock. I cut the snowflake image out and mounted it on a silver foil card stock! I love how it turned out!

I bought the snowflake charms about 6 months ago and I'm so glad I'm finally able to use one of the charms. The charm is by Making Memories.

Just a short post today. Hope you'll play along with us this week!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #68 - Something Metallic

Hello Friends! Hey . . .it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge time again and this week our proud sponsor is "Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More"! Their images are adorable and I really had fun working with their image. Stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long and check out the super cute samples the design team created. Be sure to play along with us this week and you'll have the chance to win 5 Robyn's Fetish digital stamps or 4 digital images and 1 paper set. Now, that's a great reason to play along.



This week's challenge is "Something Metallic". . .basically add a metallic element to your card. You're probably wondering what part of my card is metallic! You can't really see it in the picture but the bell embellishment/sticker is metallic and glittery.

What I did with the image was print it on designer paper and card stock and basically paper pieced it together. The image is not only fun for coloring but also paper piecing. The image I used is "Hot Cocoa" I folded the designer paper in half and traced the image on to the designer to create a hot cocoa card base then paper pieced the other parts of the image.

As you can see, the mug opens up. . .I was going to add an additional liner on the inside but I liked the print of the designer paper showing through the heart so I left it the way it was.

Anyway. . .I had a major blast creating this card! Hope you'll play along with us this week!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!!!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Inspiration Challenge

Hello Friends!! It's Friday! Wonderful! OMG!. . .in less than 3 months, it's going to be Christmas already! I still remember last Christmas. . .time is galloping like crazy! Sometimes I wish it would slow down a bit. There are so many things to do in life . . .I just can't seem to fit into my life everything I want to do. . .I'm sure you all feel the same way.

Well, it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge time again and this week, Pink Cat Studio will be sponsoring us. If you play along, you'll have the chance to win 5 digital images! Wow! The challenge this we is an inspiration challenge. Stop by CSAYL and check out the inspirations photo and the beautiful cards the design team created!!



This card is actually a card I made a while back but I liked how it sort of fits in with the challenge and to be honest, I was so busy crocheting. . .I didn't have the time to create a card so I decided to repost this card. LOL!

Anyway. . .it's another busy day so I better start getting busy!

Hope you all have a beautiful Friday!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge - Sketch Challenge

Hello Friends! Hey it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge time again and this week, the challenge is a sketch challenge. We haven't had a sketch challenge for a while now so this was fun! This week's sponsor is In Style Stamps and you have a chance to win 4 In Style Stamps digital stamps so be sure to play along. Stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long and check out the fabulous cards the design team created!!


This week I decided to create two cards. . .it was just a matter of following the sketch so I really didn't have to think too hard. . :). I colored the In Style images using my Copic Markers and to create the puffy snow I used Tulips Puffy paint and heated it with a heating gun to puff it up.

I basically did the same thing with the stockings. . .I puffed up the white part of the stockings with Tulips Puffy Paint. The designer paper on my cards are by Stampin Up and DCWV. The card stock are by SU as well!!

Okay. . .gotta run! Lots of things to do today. Hope you'll play along with us this week!

Hope you have a wonderful Friday!!!

Christmas Stampin All year Long Gift Set Challenge #6 - Double Pocket Bag

Hello Friends! It's Friday and it's that time of the week again! Yes, it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge time again and this week we have a gift set challenge for you. Stop by CSAYL for the link to the "Double Pocket Bag" and also check out the fabulous gift sets the design team created!!

Honestly. . .this was the easiest and fastest project I've ever created! Seriously!!! The gift bag is so darn simple to put together . . .I think this will be the project I'll be creating for my Christmas cards and sets that I'll be giving to my family and friends! I usually pick one type of gift set to mass produce for Christmas. . .and I think this is it!!!

This is a simple design but I like it! Everything on this bag and my card were just paper and card stock and I added the bow to top it off. I think both the card and gift bag took me 15 minutes tops to create because the design is so simple. The designer paper and the sentiment are from K&Co Christmas designer paper pack. . . that's it. Crazy simple!

Here is the matching card! I LOVE it because of its simplicity. I think I can make a ton of these, no problem!!!

Anyway. . .be sure to stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long and play along with us this week!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #65 - Inspirations Challenge

Hello Friends! Yay, it's Friday! Happiness!! Well, it's another challenge. . .:) This time it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long! This week it's an inspiration challenge. Stop by CSAYL and check out the inspirational cards the design team created.

Another quick post. . .for the past week, I've been cleaning out my garage! I know. . .first it was my craft room, now it's my garage. It's pretty much my yearly summer cleaning and gosh, I've been so busy. I'm happy to say that I've progressed so quickly. . .been busting my butt. . .and I should be done with everything by this weekend! And I mean DONE. . .no more major organizing until next year again. . .LOL!

The card was created basically using scrapbook stickers and embellishments. The socks and wreath are by Jolee's Boutique. The sentiment is by Colorbok. The designer paper is by DCWV and I embossed the card stock using my CB embossing folders. That's it. . .super quick and simple card. . .:) I love it!!

Anyway. . . I hope you all have a beautiful and blessed Friday!!! Be sure to play along with us at CSAYL!!!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #64 - Borderbilities

Hello Friends! Hey it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge time again and this week's Pink Cat Studio is sponsoring us!! Yay! The prize this week is 5 Pink Cat Studio digital images so be sure to play along!! Stop by CSAYL and check out the pretty cards the design team created!

I need to make this short. . .I have to head to gym in 10 minutes and I didn't even have my morning coffee yet! Crazy, crazy start of the day I tell ya'! Okay. . .the cute image is by Pink Cat Studio. I colored it with my Copic Markers. The borders were created using Fiskar border punch. . .and I layered two of them. The dp is by DCWV and finally, the pretty snowflakes are by Jolee's Boutique.

Anyway. . .I have a bunch of projects that I'm excited to be working on this weekend! I can't wait to show you!

That's it for today. . .hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #63 - Brads or Eyelets Challenge

Hello Friends! It's Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge time again! Well, in about 3 months it'll be the holidays! Wow, I can't believe how time has flown and it is flying quickly! I have a nice stack of Christmas cards ready when the holidays roll around and there's 3 months left to create more of them! How nice. Why don't you join us in our challenges and start creating your Christmas cards.

This week's challenge is to create a card with 3 or more brads or eyelets. In Style Stamps is sponsoring us this week and if you play along, you'll have a chance to win 4 In Style Stamps digital images. Whoohoo!


This week I decided to use "Toby" which will be released at In Style Stamps soon. I decided to print the image lined in a row. I didn't color the image. . .just printed it on red card stock. My goal for this card was to create an "elegant" card so I tried to keep the card simple.

I used my Martha Steward border punch and inserted eyelets to the holes. It worked out perfectly. . . the holes were just the right size for small and medium size eyelets. The designer paper is by SU and the card stock in "SU Real Red". That's about it!

Okay . . .be sure to stop by the Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge site and check out the awesome cards created by the design team!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Gift Set Challenge - Tag Holder and myscrapchick.com

Hello Friends! Well, it's Friday and that means it's challenge time again at Christmas Stampin All Year Long! Yay! This week is a gift set challenge and the gift set this week is a "Tag Holder". Come play along with us this week. Try out the tutorial . . it's really easy to create. Stop by CSAYL for the tutorial and to check out the awesome gift holders the design team created.

I decided to use myscrapchick.com digital images! These images are a sneak peek of the "Bella and Baxter Elves". OMG! I am so excited to show you the rest of the Bella and Baxter images! They are so darn cute! Stop by myscrapchick.com to check out the other images available. I'll be creating samples for them soon!! All the images are adorable and so fun to color. They all make for fabulous images for cards and other projects. Myscrapchick.com also offer cutting files in different formats so be sure to stop by and check out the awesome cutting files if you like to cut with your cutting machine such as your Cricut, etc. Right now there is a 60% off sale for purchases over $5! Okay! That's an awesome deal!



Just to let you know. . .the images were colored using two different coloring mediums. The left Bella and Baxter in the middle were colored using Copic Markers and the Bella on the right was colored with Prisma Colored Pencils. Not too much difference in the results, huh? I like using both mediums but I found coloring with Copics once you get the hang of it are faster to color with.

As you can see the "Tag Holder" opens up to show 3 pockets that holds 3 tags! So fun!!! Another way you can use these tag holders is to treat them as "mini scrap albums" by adding photos to the tags and journaling on the pockets.

Anyway. . .be sure to stop by myscrapchick.com and Christmas Stampin All Year Long!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #62 - Non-Christmas Card Challenge - Soft Pencil Sponsor

Hey Friends! Happy Friday! Well it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge time and also today is my wedding anniversary. Yay! Two fun things to celebrate! Just a shout out to my husband! He is my best friend, the one person who has my back and the best husband a wife could have. Thank you for the wonderful life you provided me. I am blessed to be married to such a loving and caring husband. Okay. .. .I don't want to get all mushy here but he is a fabulous husband. . .:)


Okay moving on. . .Softpencil is sponsoring Christmas Stampin All Year Long this week! Yipee! The winner for this week's challenge is a $10 Softpencil Gift Certificate! So be sure to play along with us this week! It's a super easy challenge. . .all you need to do is create a card other than a Christmas card! LOL! Simple, huh? Be sure to stop by CSAYL and check out the fabulous cards the design team created!

Just a short info about my card. I colored the image with my Copic Markers, the designer papers are by DCWV and the Halloween embellishments are by K&Co.

That's about it! I gotta run. . .I'm pre-scheduling this post and I gotta get back to joining my family! Tonight is TV/Movie night and they are waiting for me. . .:) So much pressure. . .anyway gotta go!

Hope y'all have a wonderful Friday!!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #61 - Ribbon Challenge Pink Cat Studio Sponsor

Hello Friends!! It's that time again. . .my Friday routine! Yup, it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge time again. This week, FABULOUS Pink Cat Studio is our sponsor! Yay! What does that mean. . .well, if you play along this week, you may have the chance to win 5 Pink Cat Studio digital images! Whoohoo!!





I decided to use the cute Santa Owl image. He is such a cutie. I think I used him last month! LOL! I just realized I used the same image! I colored the cutie with my Copic Markers and Prisma Color Pencils. I was just experimenting mixing the two color mediums!

This week's challenge is to use two or more ribbons. Actually, I could have been more creative with the ribbons but I've been so lazy lately. It's terrible. I'm suffering through a paper crafting depression and I'm sort of stuck in hole that I'm trying to crawl out of! Have you ever suffered from crafting depression? I hope I shake out of it soon. Maybe I should take a crafting Prozac. . .it would be nice if there was such a thing. Maybe shopping therapy might do the trick. LOL!

Well I hope you'll stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long and Pink Cat Studio!!! We'd love to see all your lovely Christmas cards!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!!