Snow Buddies

I had another fantastic day stamping with my friend Glenda and this is the card I made.I had originally coloured the snowmen's hats black but decided to change them to green. 

They were coloured with alcohol markers so I used the colourless blender to erase as much of the black as possible. Then I coloured over them with green, the result is the hats look like felt IRL. The photo doesn't do them justice. 

The inside says "Merry Christmas from your snowbuddies!"

 I've entered this into:

Totally Stampalicious: use turquoise, purple, green

Card Crafter's Circle: Tic Tac Toe (embossing, digi, bling)

Christmas Stampin' All Year: anything goes

Jingle Belles: Happy Hybrid Holiday 2012 

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge: anything goes 

Crimbo Crackers: cute

Stamps: Bugaboo snow word

Paper: concord crush, whisper white

Ink: Bashful blue

Other: prisma markers, snowflake embossing folder, ribbon, rhinestones

Carnations anyone

As far back as I can remember Carnations have been my favourite flower. My birthday is in January, carnations are January's flower, is there a connection, I don't know, lol! My absolute favourite colour of carnations is deep red, which is also the colour of a garnet, January's stone. Hmmm I think I see a pattern here. This is one of the last posts as designer for Clear Dollar Stamps, my term is ending... "sniff". So I saved the best for almost last! You still have a week left to enter Clearly Inspired challenge #38 use lots of pink for a chance to win a $10.00 gift certificate or a gorgeous digital pumpkin pie image! I've entered this into:

Papertake Weekly: sketch (I did replace the sentiment with a bow, I hope that's ok)

Charisma Cardz: anything goes

Crafty Purple Frog: sparkle (I used stickles and rhinestones)

Digi Doodle Shop's Best: anything goes

Stamp: Clear Dollar Stamp Carnation Flower of the Month

Paper: cherry cobbler, whisper white, always artichoke, wallpaper (the striped and green leaf)

Ink: none

Other: prisma markers, rhinestones, red/gold stickles, ribbon, spellbinders classic/scallop circles

Sorry Dad

Isn't this little guy just adorable! Normally Clear Dollar Stamps new release is on the 15th but this month today is the lucky day. I love humour and the sentiments that come with this guy are so perfect. I made this card for my Dad's 80th birthday. He always stresses that he wants no presents, nothing, because he has everything so the inside of the card says
I'm going to print off some of the dollars then shred them and glue them to the inside. Thank goodness they don't look real it might give my dad a heart attack!
I LOVE the paper I used for the front, its actually all wallpaper except for the paper with the goat on it, way too cool. IRL it looks like hide and the colours match my goat. I printed the goat twice and then cut him out and popped him up.
Go on over and take a look at all the new releases as well as what the other DT's have made. I've entered this card into:
Corrosive Challenge: birthday card
Paper Sundaes: birthday card
One Stitch At a Time: anything goes
Crafty Purple Frog: monochromatic
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge: anything goes
Stamp Something: anything goes

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Goat
Paper: whisper white, wallpaper
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up chaulk, ribbon and ticket corner punch, EK success lattice punch, pearls

Floating by to say hi

I love, love, love these ants they are so adorable! I went shopping at Doodle Pantry for the ants I didn't have and this was one of them. I won Doodle Pantry Digital challenge #10 with this card and got to choose a stamp. Doodle Pantry stamps are fantastic and the challenges are so easy, so why not enter. Therefore I'm entering this into Doodle Pantry Stock the Pantry challenge #1 to use buttons, Stamps R Us use bugs and embossing, Incy Wincy Designs bold and bright, Critter Sketch challenge punches and/or dies, Digital Tuesday pretty punches, Scrap-Creations use a digital, and Crafty Purple Frog challenge use texture and ribbon.

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Balloon Ants
Paper: basic black, whisper white, michaels value pack(purple)
Ink: concord crush, bashful blue, pretty in pink, apricot appeal
Other: ribbon, Stampin Up ticket punch, 1" circle, buttons and perfect dots embossing folder, EK success scallop border

Gone Fishing

I needed another male birthday card and this Aussie Santa is sooo perfect! With him holding the beer can AND in flip flops, what more do you need? I am a little disappointed in the colours, Glenda says it still looks like a masculine card, I love the colouring but I'm thinking I should have used a more blue colour not the teal. The real kicker is Wayne, being a guy, probably won't even notice the colour, lol!!! Since this is for my husbands friend he picked the sentiment. How true it is.

I've entered this into Totally Stampalicious with anything goes, Your Next Stamp Challenge texture it, and Crafty Purple Frog challenge use ribbon and texture.

Stamps: Make it Crafty Aussie Santa, Stampin Up Sanded
Paper: Stampin Up taken with teal, daffodil delight, whisper white
Ink: taken with teal, craft summer sun
Other: clear embossing powder, ribbon, making memories brads, stampin up ticket punch, designer label punch, crystal effects and curlicue.