Scrapmaster Paradise Color Combo #78

Happy Cold and Windy Monday Everyone,
We had some weekend here in Wisconsin. Saturday started with 38 degrees and rain. It ended with a ton of snow and 30 mile an hour winds bringing temps in the single digits.
Here is my poor hubby with the snow blower Sunday afternoon.

It is hard to say how much we got because of the drifts. You can see here the snow is up to his knee.
This has not been a good weekend besides the weather my mother in law fell and is in the hospital. She is 90 and did not break anything but her salt sodium levels were low so they wanted to keep her. She complained that her back hurt so they put her on pain meds. When we called this morning we were told they gave her too much and she was sleeping it off. Well not in those words. It is so hard because we couldn't get out. The roads are very bad and the hospital is over an hour away. Please keep her in your prayers.

Now on to the color challenge. This week the colors are:

Just look at this great prize you could win.

This week, the prize is from the SP and Company store.  Samantha is giving away a 6X6 sampler of the brand new Be Mine collection from Echo Park. This collection is available for pre-order already in the store, but it is shipping starting this week!! The winner this week will be one of the FIRST to get their hands on this gorgeous collection. Here is a look at the full collection:
    

I love these colors and this card was very easy to make. The image is SP & Company Cutest Gingerbread Man and Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #96

I used SU glitter brads and some stickles. The eyes are brads with viva decore dots. The sentiment is from the same SP & Company stamp set.
I hope you will join us this week. I look forward to seeing how you use these colors.
Have a great Monday!
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Stamp Scrap Doodle Saturday

Hoo-ray it is Saturday, and that means it is time for another Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Challenge. Our challenge this week is monochromatic and use your favorite color.  Using one color is kinda ticky and I think you have to use a white, black or something to help. My favorite color is red and I love SU Cherry Cobbler. It is a nice dark rich red. I also love cardnials. Now you know two of my favorite things.
I made some small 3 by 3 thank you cards. I think they will be great to stick in with a thank you gift.

The base card is a 6 X 3 piece of Cherry Cobbler with a 2.75 X 2.75 square of SU DP called Deck the Halls. The cardnial was made with the SU bird punch. I used Soft Sede to ink the edges and a black copic marker to draw the face. The eye is a black rhinestone from Kaiser Craft. I punched three wings. One is used to creates the crown on his head. I can't take credit for this bird. I have see it all over the web. There are so many birds you can make with this punch. It really is a fun punch to have.
The sentiment is from SP & Company. It fits perfect in the second smallest die from the Lables Four set of Nestabilities. I am very happy with these little cards. It always help to create using the things we love.

Please join us at SSDS this week.  I look forward to seeing your favorite color and what you create. 

Have a wonderful Saturday and thanks for stopping,

A Peachy Keen Challenge

Hi Everyone, Happy Friday! We are going to get another snowstorm tomorrow so I better get my running around done today. Then I can stay in and craft all day tomorrow.
I have a cute card for you today. I made this for my son. One of his room mates has cats. She lover her cats but my son and the other room mate give her a hard time about them all the time.  I don't know why she puts up with them. 

I made this for the Peachy Keen Challenge to use embossing and one of their faces. This is another face from the cat set. I picked the eyes that looked like he wasn't so happy about that bird on his head. This cat is from the Lite Cricut cartridge Meow. Inside I stamped Have a Purr-fect Christmas. But wait it gets better.

I used another Wobble. I just love these things. 
Okay, I really think this is the cutest card I ever made.  That face is perfect for a cat with a bird on his head and a big bow under his chin. I don't know how Peachy Keen does it but they sure know how to do faces.
What do you think? I would love to know.
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A Peachy Keen Challenge

Today I have a birthday gift bag I made for my Aunt Pat's 89th birthday gift. I made it following Peachy Keen Stamp Challenge. The challenge is to use a lunch sack or a paper grocery bag. I was excited when I saw this challenge because I have been getting these bags from the store I get my tea and coffee. You know I couldn't throw them away.

I used my Cricut Paper Dolls for Everyday to make the kitten. The face is from the adorable Tear Kitty Face Parts (PK 138) from Peachy Keen. I just love this stamp set, and I want to get more PK cat stamps. They are so cute. 
The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper More Punny-licious. I kinda mixed up the sentiment stamp to get it the way I wanted it. 
I love having these bags to re-use. As much as I love paper it is so hard for me to buy and use wrapping paper. I use to buy it the day after Christmas and I always made my gifts look beautiful. Then I went through a phase were I only used the comics. It is wonderful for gifts. Now I love gift bags and if I can recycle or recreate one all the better.
 
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The Cutest Gingerbread Man!

Hi I have a fun card for you today. The image and sentiment are from SP & Company.  The set is called the Cutest Gingerbread Man. You know when you have a great image because the card is so easy to make.

I stamped the gingergread man on Creamy Caramel CS, cut him out, used some gel pens to color the accents. Then I took some foil paper and my Classic Scalloped Rectangle Nesties to cut out the tray. The DP is from a holiday pack.  I know I could have done more to this card but when you see what it can do you will know why I didn't need to do more. Next I made this card interactive. I used Wobbles to attach the Gingerbread Man.
Watch this:

I got the Wobbles free when I signed up at their Facebook page. These are the neatest things for cards. They were the perfect thing for this cute little Gingerbread Man. As soon as I saw him all I could think of was "run, run as fast as you can." Now he looks like he is running. This card is going to my granddaughter. I hope it makes her giggle.  Her grandfather sure laughed when I showed him how it worked.

Samantha is coming out with more wonderful stamps be sure to keep watching.  This is my first card with this set and I love it. Here is what the set looks like.

 
Look at all those faces and wonderful sentiments. The faces would be great with your Cricut cuts.


I hope you enjoyed my card today and thanks for stopping,

A Birthday Card

Hi Everyone,
Today I have a birthday card for you. I made this for my step son's birthday which is on the 13th.

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch this week for the layout. The card stock is SU Baja Breeze and Sage Shadow. The DP is Basic Gray Max & Wiskers. The fish and fly are from a Bass stamp set from the Angel Company and the sentiment is from SP & Company. I colored the fish with SU chalk. I took this picture in bright sun light and I think it was to bright the sage doesn't show up very good. Oh well Jo will like what is inside more than what colors I used.
My Pink Stampers challenge this week is Birthday. Her baby turned 4 and she is giving away a great cartridge.
Have a great Tuesday.
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PS This card also works for 4 Crafty Chicks. I am getting it in just in time. Thanks to Tamie!

Scrapmaster Color Combo #77

Well it is Monday morning and time for another Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Challenge and the colors this week are:

Great Christmas colors but again I struggled. I have been trying to do to many things in one day. Plus I think the Rose Red threw me. 

I used SU Rose Red but is looked so pink and the ink was different than the card stock. So I am not so happy with this card. I did work on my SP & Company card for Wednesday and that turned out real cute. So please remember to stop back for that card.  
You really should see Lori's card at Inkingly Yours for this color challenge. Her card is adorable and will really inspire you to join us this week. 

I am looking forward to seeing your cards.
Thanks for stopping, 

Stamp Scrap Doodle Saturday

Happy Snowy Saturday!

We are having the most beautiful snow fall today. All the pines are flocked and the snow is softly falling. We are going to cut down out Christmas tree when the snow stops hopefully.

Today's challenge at Stamp Scarp and Doodle is a fun one. This week we would like you to Scraplift one of the DT memebers. So sit down turn on some Chirstmas music and take that well deserved break to visit some of our DT's blogs and find something you would like to lift. It doesn't have to me something they created for SSDS. 
 
This weeks sponsor is Wil freda Designs.  

She has some cute images so be sure to stop by Wil freda Designs to check them out. The winner will recieve 2 images of their choices. 


I scraplifted my card from Amanda. You can see her card here. I thought it was so cute. Her card is a birthday card and mine is a Christmas card.

The glitter brad was is a gift bag I received from my dear friend LeAnne on my birthday. She sent me the sweetest card and a gift bag with a stamp and brads. I was so tickled. The ribbon I got after Christmas last year. It is like seam binding. The first real job I had in a store was at Christmas and I had a cool machine that I would make this kind of bows on. It was a lot easier with that kind of ribbon and the machine. Making this ribbon was the only hard part of this card. I was 16 and it was a very nice jewelry store. I loved it and everyone got the best presents from me that year. The sentiment stamp is from Christmas Emma by SP & Company.
 
Well I am off to do some snow blowing and make room for our tree. Have a wonderful Saturday and I am really looking forward to seeing your cards this week.
 
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My First How To Video

Hi Everyone, I was telling a new friend about the ATG gun holder I made. She asked for directions. So the birth of my first how to video.
I have no idea how to edit video so be patient. I did it three times to get this. The good part is that I have a give away at the end of the video. OK here we go.

Now if you watched to the very end you know that I have a couple ATG holders to give away. Just leave a comment telling me that you would like your name in the give away. I would love it if you told a friend or two.
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PS I just read about this great sale at Just A Scrappin

SP and Company Stamp

Hi Everyone, I want to thank everyone for joining in the blog hop last Tuesday. I was amazed and thrilled with all the comments. 
I have another Emma card for your today from SP & Company. I used Christmas Emma stamp set and the little candy cane stamp from that set to make it look like Emma was being naughty. The sentiment is from the same set.

I used flower soft on the hat. The paper is Cosmo Cricket Merry Berry, and the ribbon is from SU.  

Samantha has some great Christmas sales going on right now. Check this out.

THE 50 Days of Christmas SALE:

Receive 10% off your entire order at SP and Company from now until December 11th at midnight EST.  Use the coupon code 50DAYS to receive your 10% off!

AND

For every 3 SP and Company stamp sets you order, you will receive one stamp set of your choice for FREE (so order 6  sets and get two free sets, order nine sets and get 3 free sets)!! Please put your free stamp set choice(s) in the comments section when you check out or drop me an email after you order.

Both parts of the sale will end December 11th at midnight EST. This offer is only while supplies last so make sure you order ASAP.

If you have had your eye on her stamps now is a great time to stock up.



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