Wine Tags.....Who Knew?

Hello!  Getting down to crunch time.  Here's hoping all of your crafts are turning out well!

You know my looooove of tags, right?  Why have I never made Wine Bottle Tags?  Talk about love of crafting.....here we go!

This tag will be entered into the following Challenges; Power Poppy, Time To Rewind (this falls under: Gifts From The Heart , 3 Designer Papers and Embellish This!),  Simon Says Wednesday, Tag It, Simon Says Monday, Holly Jolly Stamping, Penny Black, Anything Goes With A Stamp, and Mod Squad, All That Glitters.

 

I used the Flourishes stamp sets, Home For The Holidays and Star Of Bethlehem (thanks for the reminder, Barb!).  I made a template for the wine tag, it's white card stock that measures 7.5" x 2.75", scored at 2.5" and a circle die cut on the small end.  Simple!

 

I started decorating the white card stock with Designer Papers, including that pretty Green Glitter Paper.  Spellbinders Classic and Scallop Circle dies.  I also used the negative die cut from MFT's Western Star Border and Stitched Traditional Tags.   

 

Images colored with Copic Markers.  Sakura White Glaze Pen and Adhesive Pearls, and Baker's Twine for accents.  I think the sentiment works perfectly for wine....yippee!   

 

So fun....so festive....so practical!

 

Thanks for popping in!

 

Merry Merry!



Have A Holly Jolly Christmas

Good Morning!  Hope you all have a wonderful week.

Today's card was an easy one which will be entered into the Challenge over at MFT, Sketch Challenge.



And here is my card:

 

Really....such an easy card to make.  I cut the 'window' out using my Cameo.  I just added 12 one inch squares and centered them into a rectangle, grouping the images as I went, so it would cut as one piece.  Layered a piece of designer holly paper underneath it and adhered them to a piece of chipboard, so once adhered to the base card stock it would have a bit of dimension.  Before doing so I did place an eyelet in each corner.  Stamp sets are from Flourishes, That's A Wrap and Star Of Bethlehem.   Image colored with Copic Markers.  Banner cut out using Blueprints #12 by My Favorite Things.   

 

Now this card could really be mass produced in no time at all, especially if you skipped the chipboard and eyelets!  ;)

 

Thanks for stopping by, hope you had a good time!

 

Enjoy~~

 





Grab A Cup, Or What Have You......

Good Morning! 

If you're like me you start your day with a little bit of liquid courage. 

Uhm, that would be COFFEE!  And what better Challenge to participate in then this one from Flourishes, for their November Release, Grab A Cup.  Now before I go any further, although I drink a pot of coffee everyday.....NO judging!  I don't have any coffee style stamps, how odd!  So here is the fabulous Photo Inspiration Flourishes has provided.  I think once you see it you will get my card's connection.

 

mmmmm I can almost smell that deep rich goodness from here!

 

 

So I totally went with the beautiful colors and shades of the blues and browns.   I used the lovely, Star Of Bethlehem, stamp set from Flourishes.  I am in love with this set, truly!  Fabulous corresponding designer papers from My Mind's Eye, Stella & Rose.  Found this great ribbon in my stash, corner tabs, Copic colored adhesive pearls, and lots of Circles cut using Spellbinders dies.  I also used a wee bit of a bronze Sakura glitter pen on the wispy leaves.  I think the sentiment, Warm Winter Wishes also conveys the feeling and flavor of the Inspiration Photo! 

 

So thanks for stopping by, time for a refill! 

 

ENJOY~~



Let's Be Negative

But only for a card!  :)  My card for you today is not CAS and is not really negative, in accent only! After yesterday's post I welcome all of these layers with open arms!  Ahhhhhh!

This is for the Flourishes Challenge, #245, Negative Energy, to use a negative die cut shape.  FUN!!!  It adds such a different look to your card.  LOVE it!

I used 2 sets of stamps from Flourishes, the sentiment is from, Star Of Bethlehem, and the beautiful Holly is from It's A Wrap.   I created my 'frame' by cutting out 2 tags with my Cameo, 2 different sizes layering quite close together.  Covered in glue and sprinkled with a ton of Martha Stewart glitter.  It is so shiny and sparkly in real life.  Love it!!! I also sprayed it with Krylon Workable Fixatif, so the glitter stays on the card and not in the envelope, works like a charm!    The designer papers are by Echo Park, Season's Greetings.   I found this wonderful glitter ribbon in my stash and one of my home made poinsettias.  The other day I made a bazillion of white ones and one red one, just perfect for this card.  A glorious red ribbon from Gina K Designs and Ta Da.  It is complete.

So remember, creating with negativity doesn't have to be a bad thing!  :)

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is anything but negative!

Black And White And Pink All Over

Day 2 of totally stepping out of my comfort zone.  Another black and white Christmas card.  I wonder if I will have to add a disclaimer to this card, so the recipient knows it is a Holiday card?  :)

This is for the Flourishes Challenge #244, Plaid Or Houndstooth.

The card uses the Flourishes stamp set, Star Of Bethlehem.  I love the circular layout of this stamp and the beautiful floral image and sentiment.  It's large, but not too large.  Just a very pretty design.  Had this great houndstooth DP in my Halloween stash and then I found a matching ribbon.  Score!  Don't you just love when things work out like that?  Added a bit of black pearl flourish and a couple of pink adhesive pearls and wha la.    I added some sparkle with Sakura pens, pink in the flower centers, clear star to outline each flower, and a bit of green on the leaves.  Another card that came together rather quickly.

Plenty of time to check out this week's Challenges.

Enjoy~~

Fussy Cutting.....Oy Vay!

Of ALL the stamps sets, WHY would I have chosen THIS one to fussy cut?!?!  Because it's GORGEOUS.....that's why!  lol  But next time I may think a little more about which stamp to choose. 

Interesting (and aggravating!) Challenge over at Flourishes, #243, Fussy Cutting Fun.....let's just say THEY added the word FUN, not I.  hahahaha  Oh I'm just kidding!  It was fine.  The more I did actually 'fussy cut' the more I wanted to get the whole image done, but even I know my limitations.  So here is what I came up with.  And yes, I do know I just used this beautiful floral image, but man it is just so GORGEOUS, I couldn't pass it by.

The floral image is from Star of Bethlehem and the sentiment is from Anemones, both sets available from Flourishes.  Another Sympathy card, yet lighter than yesterday's.   I got almost the entire image fussy cut out, then I re-read the rules, apparently I could have gone with a 'cut file'  hahaha oh well, live and learn!  I am pleased that I got it almost completely cut out though.  Thank goodness for Cutterbee Scissors, what did we ever do before they were around?

So a few layered panels of ivory and blue over a pretty patterned paper from My Mind's Eye, Stella Rose (a $2 bargain for a 6x6 pack!)  Image colored with several Copic Markers and a few added center dots with a Sakura Glitter Pen, the flowers on the DP also have added dots to the itty bitty flowers.  Some lace and Copic colored pearl adhesives.  The sentiment is punched out with an EK Success 'label' punch twice for layering purposes.  And I think that's all she wrote!

As always, thanks for popping in.

And remember there is plenty of time to check out this Challenge.  And you do not need to use a Flourishes stamp in your project, however; if you do, your name will be entered twice. 

Now, goooo, go check it out!

Enjoy~~

A Touch Of Burlap

Good Morning!  Another fabulous Fall day.....how did we get so lucky?

Today's card will be entered in the Challenge at Flourishes #242, to use Burlap or Canvas and Penny Black October Challenge, Anything Goes (you can enter up to 3 times in each Challenge).

The floral stamp is from Flourishes, Star Of Bethlehem, AND I was lucky enough to win this beautiful set from a Blog Hop during their October Release!

 

 Colored with various Copic Markers, layered on panels of pale pink, blue, white and then adhered to the pale purple checked DP.  4 sage green eyelets, and this pretty burlap green fiber I had in my stash.  I also added a bit of a yellow Sakura Glitter Pen to the centers of each flower.  Sentiment is also a Flourishes stamp from the Dahlias set. 

 

Just a FUN stamp to color!

 

Hope you enjoyed today's post.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

*****  Pumpkin Dump Cake Update: 

It is delicious!  I even took a can of cream cheese frosting and slathered it all over the top.  The spice cake that you sprinkle over the top makes a yummy 'crumbled' texture and flavor.....even with the frosting.  I will be making this again and again!  Perfect for Fall! *****