" 7 Months till Christmas "

Here we are again only 7 more months till Christmas,  every month a group of us ladies get together to share our head start on Christmas cards that we have created based on a given theme for the month.

This Months Theme is Festive Flowers

If you arrived here from Mary's blog you are in the right place if you want to start from the beginning please head over to my great friend Shari's blog.

My first Card

Supplies Used

-Magnolia
-Die-Namics - Decorative Doily
-Dew Drop Memento - Love Letter
-Hero Arts - Sentiment
-Color Box-Chalk - Warm Red
-Celebrate it Ribbon
-Select Cardstock - Nature
-Creative Memories Circle Cutter

Copic Colours

-E11,01,00,000,0000
-R39,37,35
-E49,47,44
-W9,7,5
-B99,97,95
-BG99,96,93
-Y18,11 & YR18

Second Card

Supplies Used

-Magnolia
-Select Card stock
-Cuttle Bug - Embossing Folder
-Dew Drop-Danube Blue & Summer Sky
-TPC Studio - Christmas Grettings
-Fancy Framed Tags 1
- Colour Box Chalk -  French Blue

Copic Colour 
-E11, 01,00,000,0000
-E55,31,41
-B39,37,34,32
-RV34,R83, Rv32
-W9,7,5
-C1,B0000

Please follow along on our hop and comment on the lovely creations these ladies have made. Hope you have been inspired to start your Christmas cards early. Till next time, happy crafting.

This Months Blog Hop Order:

1.) Shari

2.) Heather

3.) Mary

4.) Sara ( you are here )

6.) Tara

7.) Sandy

" 8 Months till Christmas "

Welcome to our monthly hop today marks 8 months till Christmas. I know what your thinking we havn't even got past all the snow from this year but yes it is only 8 months till Christmas.

This post is going to be short and sweet as it is 9:47 and I was heading to bed and realized tomorrow (today) is the 25th. Got a huge head start on the cards but completely blew it with writing the post. 

So every month a group of us ladies get together to share our head start on Christmas cards that we have created based on a given theme for the month 

This month's theme is Animals (use at least 1 animal on your projects) I used owls for both. I love cute owls. Ever since I became a Brownie Leader and was named Night Owl I have come to love these cute little birds :) only the cute ones though i have a fondness for cutey things.

If you arrived here from Mary's blog you are in the right place if you want to start from the begining please head over to my great friend Shari's blog.

Here are my cards for this month

Card 1

Supplies used

•  Art Impression - Five Whoots Set
• Recollection - blod basics
• dcwv - shimmer matstack
• lace
• whimsy stamps - layered snowflake die set
• BoBunny - Sentiment
• skittles
• color box chalk - Depp Lagoon
• stampendous - winter nestle

Copic Colours used

• E79,77,74,37,35,34,49,47,44,43,42,59.57,55,53,51
• BG09,07,05,75,75,72
• B99,97,95
• V28,25,22,95,93,91

inside - love the sentiment :) finally found a card to use it.

close up of the snowflake :) love this die

Card 2

Supplies Used

• Mel- Jens Digi
• Card stock & Easy scrap booking calendar
• Martha Stewart-snowflake punches
• Martha Stewart - twine
• jingle bell
• stampabilites very merry Christmas
• labels 17
• memento texto black
• hot off the press- mittens
• color box chalk - chestnut Roan

Copic Colours used

• E79,59,57,47,44,43
• BG78,75,72
• B99,97,95
• R32,30
• C1 + B0000
• YG97, B23

inside.

Please follow along on our hop and comment on the lovely creations these ladies have made. Hope you have been inspired to start your Christmas cards early. Till next time, happy crafting.

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/

2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/

4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/ 

5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

7.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk 

8.) Sandy: http://shortandcrafty.blogspot.ca/ 

"9 Months till Christmas Blog Hop"

Welcome to our monthly blog hop where a group of us creative ladies challenge ourselves each month to create 2 cards/projects to get a head start on the Christmas Card rush.

Last year my great friend Shari and her bff challenged themselves to create 2 cards one with a colour medium and one using die cuts and punches and that was the beginning and formation of our lovely group of ladies. We all decided we were tired of rushing to create our Christmas cards each year. This year we have challenged our selves to create two cards or projects that follow a specific theme that is given for each month. This month's theme is Mainly Green.

Before we get to my cards if you have arrived here from friend Mary's Blog then you are in the right place if you have just happened upon my blog and would like to start from the beginning then please head over to my very great friend Shari's blog. If you happen to get lost along the way I will post the blog hop order at the end of my post.

Each month we will have a Guest Designer join in our fun this month it is Sandy Smith she will be your last stop on today's hop.


Well Lets get to my Cards :)

1st Card

Supplies Used 

• Saturated Canary - Christmas Angel
• DCWV Shimmer Matstach
• Easy Scrapbooking Calendar
• Celebrate it Ribbon
• Color Box Chalk - Olive Pastel
• Scor-tape + Crystal Glitter Ritz - Cool Highlight
• Kaiser Craft - Sentiment & Impression Obsession A8507
• Whimsy Stamps - Bottle Cap Die
• Penny Black- Christmas Cheer
• Bo Bunny - Stamp
• Recollections - Rhinestones

Copic Colours Used

• E11, 01,00,000,000
• E79,49,47,44
• E42,41,40
• YG67,63,61
• G29,28,24,07
• R22,21,20
• V95,93,91
• BG99,96,93
• B16,14,12
• R37,35

Close up of sentiment

Inside of the card

2nd Card

Supplies Used

• Meljen's Designs - Christmas Tree
• Ladybug Crafts ink - Christmas set ( sentiment reads Bless this tree... with lots of presents!)
• Color Box Chalk - Deep Green
• Versa Magic - Cloud White + Spanish Olive
• Martha Stewart - twine
• Button + Jingle Bells
• Queen + Co - Snowflake Pearls

Copic Colours Used

• G29,28,24,07
• Y17,13
• B28,24
• YG16,12
• R29,24
• R39,37,35
• YG99,97,95

Both Cards together

Hope you enjoyed my Mostly Green cards for this month's hop. 

Happy Crafting... See you again next month on the 25th.

Blog Hop Order

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/

 

2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

 

3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/ 

4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/  

 

5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

 

6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/ 

 

7.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk  

8.) Sandy Smith: http://shortandcrafty.blogspot.ca/

 

Happy Happy Birthday :)

Just wanted to post a small post today to wish some one I consider to be one of my best friends a very very happy & special birthday.. :) I don't want to blog her age as women that's one sacred secret that is only to be shared by the individual ex specially over the world wide web :D but I wanted to wish her the bestest Happy Birthday.

So Very very Happy Birthday to the super creative and talented Mrs. Shari . The bestest friend some one could ask for :) . Hope you have a super duper special day.

"10 Months till Christmas Blog Hop"

Welcome back to our monthly hop. By now most of you are probably regular hoppers on our fun monthly hop but if not here is a little about us. My very great friend and her BFF decided last year that they were tired of the Christmas card scramble every year to get their Christmas cards completed and sent out in time. They decided to challenge themselves to create 2 cards/projects every month leading up to the big day to keep the Christmas card scramble at bay. Along the way we have grown to a group of very talented ladies, we get together on the 25th of each month to participate in a fun Christmas blog hop. We have kept our talented group to a great size to make each hop a fun and enjoyable, We have enough talented ladies for you to all hop around and to get some great crafty ideas but not to many to take you hours to complete :). Great things come in small doses. A list will be provided at the end of my post to help incase you get lost along the way.

This year we are challenging our selves to make two cards/projects that follow a given theme for the month. This month it was Red, White + 1 other colour.

If you arrived here from Mary's Blog you are in the right place. If you came across my blog or just stopping by and would like to start at the beginning please head over to my great friend Shari's blog :).

Here are my two Cards that I have to share with all of you this month.

1st Card - Red, White + Green

Supplies Used

- Magnolia - Dancing with the stars tilda

- Spellbinders - Labels 10 + 11

- Class Act - Sentiment

-Versa Mark - Champange 

- Zing Embossing powder

- Embossing Heat Gun

- EK Trim Punch

- Versa Magic - Red Magic

- Recollections - Glitter Adhesive Dots

- Recollections - Rhinestones

- Color Box Chalk - Deep Green

Copic Colours Used

-E11, E01, E00, E000, E0000

-E42, E41,E40, 

-E79, E59,E57

-R39,R37,R35

-G29,G28,G07

-Y17,Y13

2nd Card - Red, White + Green

Supplies Used 

- Sassy Cheryl digi - Snowman and her special gift

- Spellbinders - Labels 11

- Lace & Celebrate it ribbon

- Kaiser craft - Christmas sentiment

- Color Box Chalk - Lipstick Red

- Versa Magic - Red Magic

Copic Colours Used

- C1, B0000

- YR18, YR16, YR12

- E37, E34

- R39,R37,R35 , R 29,R27, R24

-G29,G28,G07, YG67, YG63,YG61

Hope you have enjoyed my cards and maybe found some inspiration along the way. Please make sure to hop along to all the ladies blogs and leave some love :). Until next time, Happy crafting.

Blog hop order:

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/
2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/
3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/ 
4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/ 
5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/
6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/ 
7.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk 
8.) Guest Designer Janis: http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.ca/


I would like to enter my Tilda card in The Ribbon Girl Blog's Magnolia Only Challenge - Anything Goes

XOX My Valentine XOX

This is a rare post for me I haven't posted a card other then our monthly hop posts since I started my blog, Time seems to be my enemy and my good friend Shari keeps getting at me to start posting my card up on here to show you all ( lovingly I must include ) . So I wanted to share my card I made for my Valentine :) like most men he liked the card but wasn't as enthusiastic about it like I was :). Don't get me wrong he likes and suports my new hobby as it keeps me happy and when I am happy life is better.... for him ;).

Here is my card I made for my Valentine...

Supplies Used 

-Stampavie - Tina Wenke

-Cadstock Bundle - Pastels

-Dreamcatcher - First Edition paper 

- Select Card Stock

-Autum Leaves - Love with a Flourish 

- Cheery Lynn Designs - Exotic Butterfly Small #2 Die

- Crafts - Beautiful Sentiment - Ali B Designs 

- Color Box Chalk - Pink Pastel 

- Color Box Pigment - Razzberry 

-Versa Magic - Perfect Plumeria

- Dragonfly brads that i got from a friend of a friend.

Copic colours used

- W9 W7,W5,W3

-E47,E44,E43

-B99,B97,B95

-V28,V25,V22 

-RV34,RV32

-R32,R30

-R56,R85,R83,R81

-YG99,YG97,YG93

-V15,V12

Close up

Inside before all the lovey dove stuff that I wrote in it.

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges 

- One Crazy Stamper's - Febuary LOVE Challenge 

- Forever Friends - February Challenge

- Forever Friends - Fortnight Challenge 55- Anything Goes

- Kaboodle Doodles - Challenge #159 - Anything but a square

- Sincerely Yours Creations - Challenge # 1 Valentine/Love

- Totally Paper Crafts - Challenge #155 - Hope for Spring

"11 Months till Christmas Blog Hop"

Welcome to our monthly Christmas Blog Hop. Yes I know Christmas was only a month ago but we are dedicated to starting our Christmas cards early, never to early to get a head start :).

If you are new to our hop here is a little about the hop and how we came to be. Every month up to Christmas we make two cards and post them on the 25th of each month to get that head start to the Christmas card rush. By doing this when we get to December we will each have at least 22 Christmas cards. This block hop started when my great friend Shari and her BFF Heather decided that they were tiered of rushing to make their Christmas cards along with getting ready for the holidays all at once. They decided to challenge each other to make 1 card using a colour medium and one using die cuts or punches each month. Through out the year the hop grew to the lovely and very talented bunch of crafters we have today.

So last year we challenged our selves to make 1 card (or project) with a colour medium and 1 with a die cut or punch as I mentioned above. This year we have changed it up a little, this year we are going to make 2 cards or projects using any technique as long as it follows or represents the theme for the month.

If you arrived here from the talented Mary's Blog then you are in the right spot. If you just happened along my blog and would like to start from the beginning please head over to my very great friend/mentor ;) and the extremely talented Shari's Blog.

Also this month we have a guest Designer Nikki she will be you last stop on today's Hop :). Welcome Nikki so glad you could join us for our fun little hop :). Nikki has her own digi stamp store called Limited Runs Stamps . Once you have completed the hop you should head over and take a look.

Remember to hop along to all the Blogs and leave some love for our very talented crafters who have made wonderful projects for us to enjoy.

I chose to make 2 Christmas cards, I just started making cards last year around this time so I found that I didn't have as many cards as I wanted/needed this year. So I had to limit my love to the most special people in my life. So hopefully this year I can spread the love a little further. I also just got my own desk :) so i just loved making these cards with it. The desk was a big deal for me because I live in a shoe box apartment with my fiance, we have limited options for places we can move as he has MD and relies fully on his wheelchair. So for now this is where we live, when I started this hobby I was crafting out of bins and it was quite challenging but  right after Christmas my dad helped with taking some major pieces of what we will call furniture to allow me to get my own space in the apartment for just me to enjoy and boy this has made me so extremely happy :D. I spend every minute I can sitting there even if it isn't crafting I just enjoy a place that is for me :). I will have to post some pictures of my new set up once it is all complete and tidy.

Well on to the cards....

This Months theme is Snowbound ( Snow themed projects )

1st Card

1st Card:
Copic Colours Used
-E11,E01,E00,E000,E0000
-E39,E37,E35
-BG78,BG75,BG72 ( one of my fav's)
-B99,B97,B95
-E55,E53,E51
-C1 + B0000 ( Snow )
-W9,W7,W5
-R22,R21
-E42,E41,E40

Supplies Used
-Magnolia image
-Lacy Squares ( Spellbinders)
-Penny Black - Christmas Cheer Sentiment
-Studio G ink
-Jingle Bell
-Twine
-Snowflake Embossing Folder ( got in one of the magazines )
- Jewls
-MME paper pad

Close up of colouring

2nd Card

2nd Card:
Copic Colours Used
- E11,E01,E00,E000
-E49,E47,E44,E35,E34,E33
-B99,B97,B95
-B16,B14,B12
-E42,E41,E40,E59,E57,E55
-W9,W7,W5
-Y17,Y15
-R39,R37,G28,G07
-C1 + B0000 ( snow)

Supplies Used
-Presious Moments ( Free Colouring page )
- Labels 11 Spellbinders
-Penny Black Sentiment
-Color Box - Surf Pigment
-Versa Magic-Dew drop - Aegean Blue
-Scortape
-Glitter Ritz - Liberty Blue
-Jewls

Close up of colouring

Close up of sentiment and the glitter of the Glitter Ritz

Both Cards 

Your next stop on our hop is the talented Kerry.

Below I have listed a full hop order in case you get lost along the way.

Sorry for the very long post but I was a head of the game this month and I quite enjoyed writing this post :)

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/

2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/

4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/  

5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/ 

7.) Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/ 

8.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk  

9.) Nikki (Guest Designer): http://graphixanddesign.blogspot.ca/

Challenges I would Like to enter

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.ca/2013/01/january-anything-goes-challenge.htm

Bunny Zoe - Anything Goes
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.ca/2013/01/monthly-challenge-anything-goes.html

Penny Black - Jan Challenge - January Blues
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/01/penny-black-saturday-january-challenge.html

ABC Christmas Challenge - B is for Bow's or Boy's
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/01/b-for-bows-or-boys.html

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Recycle or use something free
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/01/chnc-challenge-108-recycle-or-use.html

Copic Creations - Challenge No. 59- Saturated Colours 
http://copiccreations.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/challenge-no-59-saturated-color/