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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Lemoncraft Challenge #11 - Be Merry

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's time for a new Mood Board Challenge at Lemoncraft!!

Here is the mood board to use, with the theme of Be Merry:

For my cards, I used papers from the Christmas Carols stack. Impression Obsession Pine Branches and IO Pine sprigs were used, as was an IO Joy Frame. The ribbon is from DL.ART.

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

For all the details on the challenge, visit the Lemoncraft Blog. I hope you will play along!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Birthday Wishes to You for Lemoncraft

Hello, everyone and happy Wednesday!! I am having a hard finding time to get in my craft room and I don't see that changing for the next few weeks. The holidays are racing towards us and I'm not prepared at all!! It's my turn to post on the Lemoncraft blog and I have a few cards to share with you today using papers from two Lemoncraft paper collections, which you can find in my ETSY Store.

My first set of cards was created with the beautiful new Violet Silence paper collection. I used papers from the 12 x 12 set, the Basic stack and images from the Vintage Time 016 and 018 image sheets.

Some close-ups:

For my second set of cards, I used papers from the Christmas Carols collection.

I used papers from the 12 x 12 collection, the Ephemera Cards, and images from the Vintage Time 012 and 013 sheets.

Close-ups:

I'm 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

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Have a great day!!

Thursday, November 23, 2017

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #217 - Thanksgiving

Happy Thursday and Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear friends in the USA!! I hope you have a wonderful celebration with your families including lots of yummy turkey and pumpkin pie :) It's time for another challenge at DL.ART and the theme celebrates today...Thanksgiving. You could always substitute a thank you card. Exciting news - Diana has opened a new shop and she's having a sale now until November 27!! If you use the code GO22, Diana will give you a 22% discount to shop at DL.ART!! That's huge!! So hurry and shop now before the sale ends :)

I kept my cards fairly simple to showcase the beautiful new Thanksgiving Buttons that Diana has in her shop!! Aren't they adorable??!! She has an amazing assortment of buttons for you to choose from.

I popped foam tape between the layers for added dimension.

This beautiful ribbon is Burnt Leaf from the Fall Bundle. I also used Twine from Diana's shop.

The Thanksgiving paper is from Tim Holtz. For an extra touch of fall, I used Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch #6 and a Concord & 9th Layering Leaves. Grateful is a My Creative Time die, cut in black foam.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Thanksgiving projects. I can't wait to see what you create!! And don't forget to shop now using the code GO22 to save 22% :)

Monday, November 20, 2017

Happy Holidays for Wild Orchid Crafts

Happy Monday, everyone!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! 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 poinsettias made with flower making foam, as well as several other products found in the Wild Orchid Crafts store.

I used Ivory Flower Making Foam to create these poinsettias, inking the bottom layer to create the leaves.

For the centers of the flowers, I used Red Bead Berry Spray Clusters and White Bead Berry Spray Clusters. Tucked among the flowers are Skeleton Leaves, White Mulberry Paper Leaves, Frosted Bead Berry Sprays and White Spiral Stamens. I also used Self-Adhesive Pearls in two sizes.

Some close-ups:

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
3) Double D Challenges - Here Comes Santa Claus