Peace on Earth

Happy Sunday! I just got back from taking my daughter and three of her friends to see the latest Harry Potter Movie. It was so good! We had a nice weekend, not too crazy, so it was nice to relax a bit.

I have another Tilda card to share with you tonight. This is Christmas Morning Tilda. She is so pretty and I loved coloring her.The papers are from the Mistletoe collection from Memory Box. These papers are gorgeous!! I used a distressing tool to distress all of the edges of the papers. The sentiment is from a PTI set. I used Copic Markers (E47, 43, 42, 41, & 40) to color the tag for a distressed/worn look. I then ran around the edge of the tag with R89 Copic Marker to frame it. The flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts, the fern punch is Nellie Snellen and the bow was made using my Bow Easy. I used the crystal chandeliers from Magnolia - you can find them here. Of course, I had to airbrush a doily for the background - such a simple thing, but packs a lot of punch!
For anyone interested, this card is already SOLD. I will probably be using her again soon, though! :)

Hugs and have a good night!

Supplies:
Stamps - Christmas Morning Tilda (Magnolia), sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Cardstock (SU), Memory Box DP
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Fern Punch , Bow Easy, Crystal Chandeliers, distressing tool, Copic ABS, Doily (Wilton)

Merry Christmas Birgitta

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I am trying to get organized for Christmas and company coming to visit in a few weeks. I know it sounds funny to get ready so early for company, but I have a very busy week ahead of me with class parties, crafts, etc. I am always at a loss of what to get my in-laws for Christmas, so I am determined to make my hubby participate in this exercise. What do you buy for the people that buy everything they want? It's so hard!

Anyhow, I have a quick card to show you using Santa Birgitta from CC Designs.

This is the front of easel card. (I really need to try another style of card - I am a bit stuck in a rut with card styles.) The paper is from the Wonderful Winter Stack from MME. I used Martha Stewart punches (border & leaf) as well as lots of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. The panel behind Birgitta was cut with a Nestability and then embossed with the Snowflake CB folder. I sponged a little Riding Hood Red ink around the edges. I added Stickles to her hat, flowers and to the berries on the sentiment.
Here is the inside of the card. The green panel is for a quick message.

*This was a custom order and is already sold*

supplies:

Stamps - Santa Birgitta (CC Designs), Sentiment (Impression Obsession)

Paper - cardstock (SU), Wonderful Winter (MME)

Ink - Memento, Copics, Riding Hood Red (SU)

Accessories - CB Embossing Folder, Punches (Martha Stewart), Flowers (WOC), Stickles, Nestabilities

Snow Day!!

Happy Friday, y'all! I am so ready for the weekend. I am having some girlfriends over tonight to scrap and make cards!! YAY for 'me time!'

I have a cute little winter card to share with you today. I recently bought some of these Pure Innocence stamps from MFT. They are so easy to color and make for a quick card. I colored her with Copics, cut her out with Nesties and added some Polar White Flower Soft and Stickles.

Gotta run! Have a happy weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps - Snow Day by Pure Innocence (MFT stamps)
Paper - Wonderful Winter DP (MME), cardstock (SU & PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Polar White Flower Soft

Tilda has a Secret...

Happy Thursday, y'all! Christmas is getting closer and closer and I am lovin' all of the Christmas images!

Secret Tilda arrived at my doorstep a few weeks ago from 7 Kids College Fund and I could not wait to use her. I inked her up and colored her while on vacation over Thanksgiving.

I used more DP from the Wonderful Winter DP stack by MME. This is my new favorite paper! Hope you don't get sick of it! It goes great with Old Olive and Riding Hood Red SU cardstock. The poinsettas are Making Memories. I put a dew drop in the center of each and covered it with some Lime Stickles. The fern punch can be found here. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. I used a corner rounder on it and then colored it with Copics, giving it the distressed look. There are some tiny red rhinestones on the holly. I added the same technique to the panel with Tilda on it.

To achieve that weathered look around the edges, I used E43, E42, E41, E40 and 00 Copic Markers.
Supplies:

Stamps - Secret Tilda (Magnolia Stamps), Sentiment (Impression Obsession)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Paper - Wonderful Winter DP (MME), cardstock (SU)

Accessories - sewing machine, fern punch, poinsettas (Making Memories), Dew Drops, Rhinestones, Stickles, Nestabilities, ribbon (SU), corner rounder

Have a great day!

Winter Wonderland - 7 Kids Challenge # 10

Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone is having a fabulous day so far! Only 17 more days until Christmas, so things are a little busy around here - what's new, right? I have to get crackin' wrapping, baking, etc.

I am hosting the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge this week!!

The challenge I chose is:

WINTER WONDERLAND

Use your snowflakes, shimmer, snow glitter, etc to create a snowy winter scene! I cannot wait to see what you come up with.

Here is my card:

I chose Tilda in Christmas Coat for my card. She is one of the new 2010 Merry Little Christmas Magnolia Stamps and I am in love with her! I used lots of Clear Stickles and Polar White Flower Soft {this stuff ROCKS} for my wintery scene! The doily in the background was airbrushed using the Copic Airbrush System and some BG72 Copic Marker. Here is a close-up of Tilda. You can see I added some Stickles to her package too.

Here is a sideview of the easel card.
Here is the inside of the card. It has a panel perfect for jotting down a quick note!

Supplies:

Stamps - Tilda in Christmas Coat & Winter Forest(Magnolia Stamps), sentiment (PTI)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Paper - Wonderful Winter DP (MME), Cardstock (PTI)

Accessories - Copic ABS, Doily (Wilton), Stickles, Flower Soft, fern punch (Nellie Snellen), pearl, snowflake punches (Martha Stewart & EK Success), sewing machine, ribbon (PTI)

Brrr......Pass the Cocoa!!

Happy Tuesday! I am trying to stay warm today - it is super chilly in FL right now....Brrrr! It got down into the 20's overnight - very cold for this area, considering I live about 2 miles from the Atlantic Ocean!!

I feel just like Willow - curled up in my comfy jeans and sweater with a hot cuppa cocoa, so I thought this was the perfect stamp to use!

I used the Willow with Hot Cocoa stamp from Whiff of Joy. I just bought this cute stack of DP from MME last week and have been itching to use it! The pink and green are so great together. The snowflake embossing folder is by CB. The image and sentiment were cut out using Nestabilities. I airbrushed the sentiment panel with some RV00 Copic Marker.
Supplies:
Stamps - Willow With Hot Cocoa , sentiment - Unity Stamps
Paper - Wonderful Winter (MME), cardstock (SU & PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Snowflake punch, pearls, Embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Ribbon (PTI)

Stay warm! I am headed to a Christmas Cookie exchange today, so I will have yummy cookies to nosh on with my cocoa! LOL!

Book Review - Flatlands by Susan Sims Moody

Happy Monday! I don't have a card to show you today, but I will be posting several this week - I promise! Instead, I have a book review to share with you.

I recently read and reviewed:

Flatlands

by Susan Sims Moody

Flatlands is the first installment of the Jennifer Martin Mystery Series. The story is about a girl named Jennifer who has recently moved back to her small hometown in Bedford, Mississippi after attending college in the Mid-West. She takes a job with the failing local newspaper in Bedford and throws herself into the inner workings of the small town. After settling into to her own place and meeting some new faces, she soon finds people and things are not as they seem...

This book is rich in description and character development. It captures the essence of small town life interwined with southern charm and traditional values throughout. I felt as if I had lived in Bedford, MS my whole life!

Flatlands is a light-hearted mystery that is easy to read. I found it the perfect book for my Kindle App on my iPhone, because it was so easy to pick up and jump right back into the story. I enjoyed this book thoroughly and could not wait to read the next in the series, Mercy as well. I would highly recommend this book to anyone!

Author information

Susan Sims Moody is the author of three novels in the Jennifer Martin mystery series. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Hudson, Wisconsin, with her husband, two well-above average children, and their dogs Skipper and Mary Ann.

I hope you enjoyed my review! I will be back tomorrow with some new Christmas cards!