May Your Days Be Merry & Bright for Wild Orchid Crafts

Hello, everyone and happy Monday!! It's my turn to post on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog and I'd love for you to stop by if you have time :) I have a couple of Christmas cards to share with you today featuring flower making foam and other items you can find in the Wild Orchid Crafts store.

I chose non-traditional Christmas colors for my cards, including the Pale Peach Flower Making Foam I used to create the poinsettias. For the centers, I used Ivory Small Double Headed Pearl Stamens. The papers are from an old My Mind's Eye Christmas stack.

I also used pale peach Cottage Roses and Open Roses, White Frosted Berry Spray, White Pearl Spray and Self-Adhesive Pearls.

Some close-ups:

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
4) Dies R Us Challenge #86 - Christmas Carols (White Christmas...even though my card isn't ;)
5) Chouxchoux Paper Art Visions of Sugarplums Challenge - Christmas/Winter

Wild Orchid Crafts Products Used:

Pale Peach Flower Making Foam ~ MKX-723

Small Ivory Double Headed Pearl Stamens ~ MKX-238

Mixed Peach/Orange Cottage Roses (25mm) ~ QVR-044

Pale Peach Mulberry Paper Open Roses (10mm) ~ MKX-018

White Frosted Berry Spray ~ MKX-600

White Pearl Spray ~ MKX-539

Self-Adhesive Pearls (3mm) ~ MKX-506

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Have a great day :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #78 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and as always, the theme is Anything Goes Plus a Brand of Die Scrapy Land Carries...there are over 55 to choose from!! If you play along, you could be one of two winners of a $10 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land!!

Last month, several members of the Design Team participated in a Halloween/Autumn card exchange. This is the card I sent to my dear friend and teammie, Lori :) I started with Spellbinders Grand Labels One for the base and bottom layer of the card.

The next layer is a little hard to see, but it's a Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Frame. A Memory Box Stitched Square die was used to cut the spider web paper.

I love this witch and cauldron stamp set from Lavinia Stamps!! I embossed them in black embossing powder and then added green prills for the bubbles. The Spider is from the Impression Obsession Spider Web set, and he was also embossed in black. His glowing red eyes are Nuvo Drops. The tab at the side is a Spellbinders Address Book Die, with a My Creative Time sentiment.

The tree is an Impression Obsession Wide Tree die. Perched among the branches is an owl from the Die-Versions Spooky House die, covered with copper embossing powder.

The fence is an Memory Box Rounded Fence die. The kitty cat climbing along the sign, as well as the bats that are flying around, are from the Impression Obsession Halloween Hill die.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Tucked under are Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves and Paper Smooches Foliage 2 dies. The ribbon is from DL.ART.

Scrapy Land Dies Used

Spellbinders Grand Labels One

Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Frame

Memory Box Stitched Squares

Impression Obsession Wide Tree

Impression Obsession Spider Web

Spellbinders Address Book

Memory Box Rounded Fence 

Impression Obsession Halloween Hill

Paper Smooches Foliage 2

Die Versions Spooky House

Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves

Spellbinders Curved Border (inside)

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project featuring a brand of die Scrapy Land carries!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

Happy Thursday!! Just a few more days until Santa visits!! I hope he brings you all the crafty goodies you desire :) It's time for the last DL.ART Thankful Thursday challenge of 2016. The theme for Challenge #195 is Anything Goes. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your DL.ART purchase.

Since this will be my last post of the year, I decided to make Happy New Year cards :) I can't believe it is almost 2017!! Where do the years go??

For my cards, I again used the DCWV Twinkle Glints stack that my dear friend Sherrie of Sherrie Scraps With Passion sent to me!! I have used every single page in this stack - not kidding!! I love it so much!! The sparkle in real life is amazing :)

For my cards, I wanted a sparkly, festive New Year's celebration feel, so I used a Die-Versions Sweet Petites Party Crowd die...don't they look like they're having fun??!! The circle the flowers are on is a Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Nesting Frame die. The banner is an Avery Elle Dotted Die. The numbers are from Tim Holtz's Block Talk die. Along the bottom is a Penny Black Bauble Border die.

The gorgeous flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts Autumn Blossom and Baby's Breath. The beautiful crinkle ribbon is Midnight Black from The Newspaper Bundle. A Pollystamps Stitched Button die was added on top with Black and White Twine from Diana's shop.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Party Time
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
3) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

I am going to take a small break from blogging to spend the holidays with my family!! I hope you all have a very safe, happy and wonderful Christmas and a magical New Year!! I will catch up with you in the new year!! Merry Christmas dear friends!! Love you all and big holiday hugs :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #56 - Let It Snow

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for the last Scrapy Land challenge of the year!! The theme for Challenge #56 is Let it Snow plus a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries...there are over 40 to choose from. Join in the challenge and you could win a $15 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land :)

For my cards, I used beautiful DCWV Twinkle Glints paper sent to me by my dear, sweet friend Sherrie of Sherrie Scraps With Passion!! Thank you again for everything, Sherrie!! Love, love it all :) You can't tell in the picture, but this card really sparkles!!

In the background of the card is a Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Frame. Inside the frame is a Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlet Tree Line die.

The deer is an Impression Obsession Deer Trio Die. He's standing on lace from Lemoncraft. Beneath the lace is a Precious Marieke Snowflake Border die. The snowflakes are Impression Obsession Small Snowflakes.

Tucked under the Wild Orchid Crafts poinsettias are Impression Obsession Pine Branches and Impression Obsession Pine Sprigs dies. The banner is a Taylored Expression Banner Stacklets 1 die. The beautiful ribbon is Pure Love from DL.ART's Valentine Bundle.

On the inside, I used a Penny Black Bauble Border die and a Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside die.

Scrapy Land Products Used

Yvonne Creations Holly Jolly Frame 

Sizzix Thinlet Tree Line

Impression Obsession Deer Trio

Precious Marieke Snowflake Border

Impression Obsession Pine Sprigs 

Impression Obsession Pine Branches 

Impression Obsession Small Snowflakes

Taylored Expression Banner Stacklets 1

Penny Black Bauble Border 

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday - Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
3) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

I want to sincerely thank everyone for the birthday wishes, cards and gifts!! I can't tell you how much it means to me that you took the time during the busy holiday season to think of me!! I love you all!! You made my day so special and I truly appreciate it!! Big hugs to all of you my dear friends!! Have a wonderful day :)