Holiday Critter Chaos day 7

haha as you can see I missed a couple days...But I'm hoping to backtrack and play along on those days too Catch the bug challenge blog

so I got to use this week's freebie....the cutest lil penguin ever! you can get him at Bugaboo Stamps

 thanks for coming by to take a peek!

Holiday Critter Chaos day 3

There is a wonderful challenge going on over at Catch the bug challenge blog... well actually there are quite a few challenges going on this week over there!


Day 3- anything but a card...

 I made a simple gift card holder (I needed one anyway lol) I used another digi from Bugaboo stamps

 this was a really simple envelope with a belly band...haha I even got to use my punch board...it was awesome!!

thanks for coming to take a peek!!

Holiday critter chaos day 2

There is a wonderful challenge going on over at Catch the bug challenge blog... well actually there are quite a few challenges going on this week over there!

Day 2 is a sketch challenge... here is my take...

Digi stamp is from Bugaboo stamps

thanks for coming to take a peek!

Holiday Critter Chaos day 1

There is a wonderful challenge going on over at Catch the bug challenge blog... well actually there are quite a few challenges going on this week over there!

here is my first one... My digi is from Bugaboo stamps

I know it's a snowman but there is a bird there too...does that count LOL

well, it was fun to play along anyway!

Caffeinated shark atc

So I'm taking a break from the holiday cards LOL I feel like this shark looks... this is an awesome stamp set from the rabbit hole design, I've never used any of their items until now and I love the quality of these stamps and they are a bit snarky LOL

I am a coffee fiend, I truly don't even speak until I have my first cup of coffee...yeah it's that bad LOL

all items used can be found at Scrapsalot Shop

I decided to make an ATC, for those who don't already know an ATC stands for artist trading card... you swap these with other artists ( Kind of like baseball cards LOL ) they normally measure 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches

I started by stamping and cutting out my image (scan and cut) did a quick coloring with some alcohol markers, nothing fancy just Ohuhu markers then I wanted to start layers some color on my background...I used a bunch of distress oxides (listed below) and a cute stencil from hero arts... at this point, something was missing..you know you stare at your project...I decided the shark would need a bit of a shadow...still not sure if that's what was missing but that's what I added...I pulled a few sequins to look like bubbles and voilà its all done

Products used from Scrapsalot Shop

Distress oxides- Faded jeans, tumbled glass, blueprint sketch, and broken china Oh and black soot
Archival ink -Jet black
Blending brush
Lawn fawn stamp shammy
Hero arts mermaid sea waves stencil
Catherine Pooler sequins mix Springfield

quick 3x3 Christmas cards

This year I made a few 3x3 cards to add to a small gift in place of a tag... here is just one design... I used the cute stamp set from Lawn Fawn HoHo holidays I love the cute Santa in this set!
This stamp set and all the inks used on the card can be found at Scrapsalot Shop

to make my life easier I stamped all my images and scanned them to my silhouette portrait to be cut out (scan and cut cheapo version LOL) so I have a stack of images to choose from and it helps when you need that extra card

here is a sample of what I was talking about...I normally have just a couple but I did these for special Christmas cards I'm making with a friend so I was trying to get ahead of the game LOL as I was saying I'll keep at least one set in the back of the stamp set ready to go.





Products used from Scrapsalot Shop

Distress oxides- Broken china, tumbled glass, faded jean and dusty concord
Archival ink -Jet black
Catherine Pooler ink-midnight 
Blending brush
Lawn fawn stamp shammy

Pop up box card

I wanted to make a special Christmas card for my best friend this year so I thought why not try a Pop-up box card...I did some research to find a template that would make one that fits an A2 style card.

now if you follow me at all you know my measurements are always off LOL whats that saying measure twice cut once? well even that doesn't work here ...I just stink with any kind of numbers anyway here is what I came up with...

 this does fold flat and fit into a normal envelope for an A2 size card

I used the new set from Lawn fawn HoHo Holidays you can find that set at Scrapsalot they carry all your crafting needs and if you can't find it just send a message to Debra and she'll help you out!

I think this one will just be my prototype LOL I did mess up some measurements on the inside pieces so they sit a little funny but it looks adorable sitting next to my small Christmas tree 😁

New challenge is up...

December challenge over at the Archi-scraps blog is to use a zipper on your project!

 Here is what I made for a bit of inspiration...Head on over to Archi-scraps and play along with us!

Holly Jolly- More Christmas cards

I'm working on more Christmas cards.. this time I used a bunch of crafty goodness from Scrapsalotllc.com. Debra (owner of scrapsalot) sent me a bit of flock in each color she had, at first I wasn't sure what to do with it besides pet it lol but then I remember a cut die I had from Penny black. I di cut the mitten, bow and candy cane out of some flock I love the dimension it gives and also the feel 😁

now for the really fun part...I took the new Holly confetti de die from Hero Arts and made a paper stencil...yes I could have just used the die but I was going for a different feel. I used a couple different green and red distress oxides! I totally love how it turned out.
since I couldn't find the right shade of green for my matte layer I used the same green distress oxides and just kind of swiped the edge it looks random and a bit distressed
I hope you'll head on over to the Scrapsalot Shop and see what Debra has to offer!

Products used from Scrapsalot Shop

Distress oxides- Mowed lawn, twisted citron, candied apple, fired brick
Archival ink -Jet black
Blending brush
Lawn fawn stamp shammy
Hero Arts -Holly confetti die
Hero Arts- color layering Nordic trees stamp set (used a sentiment on this card)
Thermoweb Flock

Somthing to keep you warm...

Hahaha, Of course, I'm talking about coffee and crafting!! I love this Mug life background stamp...I've used it several times and each has a different effect on my card...this time I heat embossed using vera mark and a copper embossing powder from Ranger...

 I had already picked the sentiment I wanted to use from Honeybee stamp's shake it off stamp set, it has many different ones to choose from! I used my silhouette to cut out this super cute coffee cup and tada....all done!


Items used from Scrapsalot shop

Honey Bee stamps Shake it off
The Ink Roads Mug life background
archival inks Jet back
Versa Mark