Celebrate With Santa

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I love this card as it features two of my favorite and oldest stamps by Paper Smooches. I still remember seeing that cute little deer from the Happy Camper set and falling in love with it. And it just wouldn't be Christmas without Jerome The Gnome showing up as Santa on a few cards.

The background was created by ink blending violet and blue Distress Oxide Inks and then splattering white pearlize paint. Paper Smooches "Celebrate Word" die was cut 3 times, layered together and coated with Glossy Accents. Paper Smooches gnome, from the Forest Whismy stamp set, was colored with Zig water color marker. The deer from Paper Smooches Happy Camper stamp set was stamped on brown pattern paper and fussy cut. A glittery gold ribbon was added for a holiday sparkle.

This card is entered in:

• The December Ribbon Challenge at Paper Smooches

Thanks for stopping by and happy New Year!
-June

Two-fer Cards, part 2

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This is a continuation from the last post...

You gotta love a two-fer! This second card uses the reverse pieces from Paper Smooches "Dove"die left over from the first card. It also uses the "Celebrate" die cut from gold glitter and white cardstocks. The sequins are by Kat Scrappiness. A fun red & green ribbon was added to draw attention to the sentiment. Gold mirror and green cardstocks were used for the background.

This card is entered in:

• The December Ribbon Challenge at Paper Smooches

• The December Monthly Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

Thanks for stopping by and happy New Year!
-June

Two-fer Cards

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 I love Paper Smooches "Dove" die and made, not one, but two cards with it! See my next post for the second card

The first Christmas card uses some playful non-traditional colors and features Paper Smooches "Dove" die cut along with Paper Smooches "Celebrate Word" die - which was die cut 3 times, layered together and coated with Glossy Accents. A sparkly green and gold ribbon was added to tie everything together.

This card is entered in:

• The December Ribbon Challenge at Paper Smooches

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and happy New Year!
-June

Happy New Year Coffee Card

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We have a lot of thank you cards to get out this time of the year, and I thought it would be fun to combine them with a Happy New Year wish...

This was a fun card to create. I used mostly CAS-ual Fridays products. The pine branch, stamped with several different green inks, and the sentiment are from CAS-ual Fridays' Pinecones stamp set. The adorable cups are from their Coffee Cup Fri-dies. The colorful mat was stamped with CAS-ual Fridays' Full On Floral set and colored with Zig watercolor markers. The background was embossed with Taylored Expressions' Dotted Lattice folder. This card is based on a sketch from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers.

This card is entered in:

• CFC #215 "Dry Embossing" at CAS-ual Fridays

• The "Winter Wonderland" December Monthly Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• The Sunday Sip at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

Hope you are enjoying the holidays,
-June

Trim the Tree with Quick Quotes

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Hope you are enjoying the holidays! Today I am up on the Quick Quotes blog with this page.

Here is a page featuring Quick Quotes' Holly Jolly Holiday Papers:

Several of the papers in this paper pack have most of the design work done for you. All you really need to do is add photos! For this page I created journaling strips across the tree using Holly Jolly Holiday 103 (green) and edged them with Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

Next, 2 photos were double matted with Holly Jolly Holiday 101 and 103, and edged with Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

I added a title along the curved circle element at the top along with a few gems (because what's Christmas without a little sparkle).

So if you have a lot of Christmas photos you want scrapped fast and looking fabulous, check out the Holly Jolly Holiday Paper Pack!

 

Quick Quotes Products:

Holly Jolly Holiday Paper Pack

PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Seafoam

Happy scrapping in the New Year!
~June

Merry Merry Merry Card

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Put your sunglasses on as this card has lots of shine!

The green frame was cut from Papertrey Ink's Bold Borders: Shine Die and backed with gold glitter cardstock. The sentiment was stamped with blue and purple inks for an ombre effect. The cute penguin is from Papertrey Ink's Winter Penguin Mini Stamp set. A real mini bell was added to his hat.

This card is entered in:

• The "Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The Simon Says Stamp Christmas Card Day Challenge 

• Make It Monday #345 at Papertrey Ink

• YNS Challenge #104 at Your Next Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays,
-June

Fun Background Technique with PowderPuff Chalking Inks

Hello and Welcome!  I am up on the Quick Quotes blog today with this card.

I hope you are enjoying the holidays. Here is a cute card using a fun technique with Quick Quotes' PowderPuff Chalking Inks:

I love experimenting with PowderPuff Chalking Inks and today I will be demonstrating the "packaging technique."

Start by smooching different colors of ink on a plastic sandwich bag and then spray with water. (I prefer the baggie over other packaging as my hand fits into it, giving me more control and less stained fingers!) Then press onto watercolor paper. I used Bermuda, Baja Blue, Deep Sea and Violet PowderPuff Chalking Inks.

Mat the watercolor paper on white cardstock and Autumn Brilliance 102 edged with Deep Sea PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

 

The polar bear's hat and scarf were paper pieced from Autumn Brilliance 103. The stars were die cut from silver glitter paper. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed.

 

Quick Quotes Products:
Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack 
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Bermuda, Baja Blue, Deep Sea and Violet

Other products:
Bear stamp by Whipper Snappers
star die cut by Simon Says Stamps
sentiment by Gina K

Happy holidays,
-June
 

Joy Joy Joy Card

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Everyone seems to love getting homemade cards. Some people even keep them for years! I am always so amazed and flattered by the compliments, as I just make them for fun. Speaking of fun, here is a very JOYful card:

The Christmas trees are Memory Box's Snowy Tree Landscape die (I trimmed off the clouds), which were stamped with Cas-ual Friday's Full On Floral stamp and white heat embossed. This little scene was inspired by a photo on the CAS-ual Friday blog. The little Santa and Joy stamps are from Gina K's Seasons Greetings set. The Santa was colored with Zig watercolor markers. And lots of sparkly gems were used.

This card is entered in:

• The Simon Says Stamp Christmas Card Day challenge

• The "Warm Winter Wishes" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Memory Box Challenge #44 "Holiday Sparkle and Shine"

Happy holidays,
-June

Christmas Bear

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I recently got this adorable polar bear stamp (George) by Whipper Snappers and love working with him! Here is fun card featuring George the Polar Bear:

This card is entered in:

• The Simon Says Stamp Christmas Card Day challenge

• The "Warm Winter Wishes" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Happy holidays,
-June

Black & White Christmas Tag

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I love dressing up gifts with handmade tags. Here is a cute snowman one:

The snowman is a stamp from Gina K.'s Season's Greetings set. The sentiment and snowflake stamps are from Hero Arts Christmas Greetings set and are heat embossed with Stampendous' white embossing powder (my favorite!). The stitched tag is by Lawn Fawn.

This tag is entered in:

• Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist challenge - this tag was inspired by Heather's tag on day 7

• The "Winter Wonderland" December Monthly Challenge at a2z Scrapbooking 

• The "Warm Winter Wishes" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Happy holidays,-June

Christmas Lights Page

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One of the first things we do to kick off the holidays is hang the Christmas lights. I say "we," but really it is Jeff braving the snow and cold to bring a us the colorful shine on these dark nights.

This page uses some older products, like the large snowflakes by K & Co. and the puffy sticker snowflakes by SEI. I wrapped gold thread around the colorful light pattern paper.

This page is entered in:

• The "Wrap It Up" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The November Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Winter Wonderland" December Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• The December Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

Happy holidays,
-June

Warmest Wishes Coffee Card

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We are making the final college tour for my son here in Milwaukee, WI. So we are traveling, and this card was created in a hotel room with minimum supplies. It is fun and challenging to create this way.

The cute coffee cup is a Fri-Die cut by Cas-ual Fridays. I stamped it with CAS-ual Fridays' Full On Floral set and colored it with Zig water color makers. The white background circle and tree pattern paper were inspired by CAS-ual Fridays' snow globe inspiration photo.

This card is based on a card sketch from Sketch N' Scrap.The sentiment is by Hero Arts. I wrapped gold thread around the top of the card for a finishing touch.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

              

• Sketch N Scrap #135 

• The "B is for [banner!]" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Wrap It Up" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• CFC #214 at CAS-ual Fridays

• The "Winter Wonderland" December Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Cup of Christmas

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I tried a new-to-me technique of blending inks on colored cardstock and I love it! It is so much easier and the colors are so rich. Check it out:

For the background, black Versfine Ink was blended on the outside of purple cardstock, then Dreamweaver's shiny gold embossing paste was applied over Winnie & Walter's Big Bang Classic Star Creative Screening. It looks awesome and was so easy. Great for mass production.

Two Papertrey Ink die cut deer and a Cas-ual Fridays' coffee cup were added. The sentiment is by Verve Stamps and it was heat embossed with Stampendous' white embossing powder.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

               

• The "B is for... [blue coffee cup!]" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Happy holidays,
-June

Deer Tag with Alcohol Ink

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A beautiful handmade tag can really dress up a gift, and it is a gift in itself.  Here is a pretty deer tag made with Ranger Alcohol Inks on silver foil paper:

This tag was inspired by Carolyn Peeler's from Day 1 of Christmas Tags With A Feminine Twist. The deer are a die cut by Taylored Expressions. The sentiment is a stamp by Hero Arts on vellum. The pattern paper is by Dare 2 B Artsy.

This tag is entered in:

• The "Wrap It Up" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp 

• Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist challenge

• The Dare 2B Artzy December Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays'
-June

Holly Jolly Holiday Cards with Quick Quotes

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Today I am up on  the Quick Quotes blog.


It is now crunch time for sending out Christmas cards, and I have a couple quick cards featuring the new Holly Jolly Holiday line.

 

The Holly Jolly Holiday Quotes and Phrases are pretty enough to stand alone, but you can kick it up and put in your own twist by adding any stamps or die cuts you have on hand.



For my first card, I cut out the "Noel" quote and adhered it to Autumn Brilliance 105, edging both with Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink. The ivy (die cut from Holly Jolly Holiday 101) was tucked around the edges of the quote.

To create the brown deer, Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink was applied to Autumn Brilliance 105 and then die cut. Gems were added to finish off the card.

For the second card, the "Winter Blessings" quote was adhered to Holly Jolly Holiday 101, edging both with Seafoam PowderPuff Chalking Ink. Snowflakes (die cut from Autumn Brilliance 105) were tucked behind the quote and Stickles was added to glitter them up. The little girl and gifts are stamps that were colored and fussy cut. Again, to finish off the card, gems were added.

Quick Quotes Products:
Holly Jolly Holiday Paper Pack
Holly Jolly Holiday 500
Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack 
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Seafoam and Mahogany

Other products:
snowflake die cut by Lawn Fawn
deer die cut by Sweet Stamps
ivy die cut by Cheery Lynn Designs
girl stamp by My Favorite Things
gems
Stickles

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays,
-June

It's Aaron's Birthday!

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Today is Aaron's birthday! He's turning 18 years old!!! That's a big one. We started his big day with a YO YO's doughnut, complete with candle, for breakfast. Then it was off to school. For dinner we had his favorite, wild rice soup and cheddar biscuits. Next is homemade cake, gifts, and this card I just made for him.

I used Dare 2 B Artsy "Fields Of Joy" pattern papers. The pattern paper looks like Christmas lights, so it is perfect for a December birthday. The cute kids are stamps from Waffle Flower colored with Zig watercolor markers. The glittery snowflakes are by Lawn Fawn.

This card is entered in:

• The Dare 2B Artzy December Challenge 

• The December Monthly Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• The "B Is For... [Birthday!]" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Have a Jolly Christmas

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I love this time of the year. Decorating the house and making lots of Christmas cards! Here is a fun card featuring the 12 Days of Christmas:

I used Sugar Pea's Everyday Is Christmas stamps set. This is such a great set, the images are hysterical and it really can be used year round! It was fun coloring the images with Zig watercolor markers. The card design is based on a sketch on the Sugar Pea Designs blog.

This card is entered in:

• Mix It Up Challenge #49 at Sugar Pea Designs

• The November Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 459

Happy holidays,
-june

Star Tag

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Here is a fun Christmas tag:

It was from inspired Carol Mayner's tag from Day 11 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

The "merry" die cut is from Winnie & Walter. The star die cut is from Cas-ual Fridays.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion 

• The "Gift It" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 459 "The Holidays"

Thanks for stopping by and come join in the fun!
-june 

Wreath Tag

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Here is a fun Christmas tag:

It was from inspired by Lindsey M-P's tag from Day 11 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

 

The "merry" die cut is from Winnie & Walter. The wreath die cut is from Die-namites.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion 

• The "Gift It" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 459 "The Holidays"

Thanks for stopping by and come join in the fun!
-june 

Coffee Loving Card Makers Blog Hop

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Hooray it's Coffee time! Today is the kick-off for... the 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

I always look forward to all the coffee-loving creativity, warm friendship and caffeinated excitement of this event! Not to mention all the fabulous prizes.

Here is my card created with Quick Quotes' Holly Jolly Holidays collection. You can see more ideas on their blog here.

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays!
-june

Quick Christmas Cards with Quick Quotes

Hello and Welcome! Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving Day weekend!
Today I am up on the Quick Quotes' blog with this post.

Have you seen Quick Quotes' new line "Holly Jolly Holiday" yet?!  This collection is perfect for making fast and fabulous cards and pages! Today I am featuring Christmas cards using this line.

With Christmas only a few weeks away, I thought it might be handy to have a recipe for making lots of cute Christmas cards super quick:

• Trim one quote card from Holly Jolly Holiday 500 and edge with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink.
• Mat card with Holly Jolly Holiday101 (green), edge with Slate PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

• Mat that with Holly Jolly Holiday102 (red), edge with Mahogany PowderPuff Chalking Ink.
• Adhere to 5.5" x 4.25" Holly Jolly Holiday 101 (striped), edge with Slate PowderPuff Chalking Ink.
• Adhere to white note card.
• Optional - dress cards up using cheesecloth, gems, gold thread or bells.

Quick Quotes Products:
Holly Jolly Holiday Paper Pack
Holly Jolly Holiday Quotes 500
PowderPuff Chalk Ink: Slate and Mahogany


This Friday (Nov.30) I will be joining the Coffee Loving Card Makers in their Fall/Winter Blog Hop. Lots of inspiration, fun and prizes! So make sure to stop back and check it out! Here is a sneak peek of the card I am entering in the hop:

Also, there are a few more days to join our Quick Quotes November Challenge "Anything Goes!" You can find all the details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Celebrate with Paper Smooches

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I'm getting into fast gear with creating Christmas cards. And it is just not the start of the holidays without a Paper Smooches gnome Santa card.

This card was inspired by  Paper Smooches' November Challenge mood board. I used the colors along with the leaves (substituted snowflakes) and the pink gift pictures. The gifts in this card are from Paper Smooches' Hullabaloo stamps set. The tiny golden stars are from Simon Says Stamps' Stacked Stars die cut.

Jerome the Gnome, from Paper Smooches' Forest Whimsy stamp set, is such a versatile little guy. Color his hat red - Santa. Green - a gnome. And (a big favorite with my guys) brown - a dwarf. And speaking of versatile, Paper Smooches' Celebrate Word Die (which here was cut 3x and coated with Glossy Accents) can be used for so many occasions too!

This card is entered in:

• The November Mood Board Challenge at Paper Smooches

• The "Let It Snow" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Baby It's Cold Outside" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Enjoy the holidays!
-june

Tennessee Sights

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This was our first time visiting Nashville, but it won't be our last! We had so much fun. This page shows some of the unique sights around the city that caught my eye.

The pattern paper is by Echo Park. The fun gold, glittery stars are Simon Says Stamps' Stacked Stars die cut.

This page is entered in:

• The November Golden Globe Inspired Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

              

• CIC458 at Cupcake Inspirations

              
Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Season's Greetings Tag

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With Christmas just around the corner, it is time to start making some fun cards and tags!

This tag was inspired by Tracey McNeely's Happy Holidays tag from Day 17 of her "25 Days Of Christmas Tags" Challenge. The kids are a stamps by Waffle Flower colored with Zig watercolor markers. The snow border is Hero Arts' Snowflake Edge Fancy Die cut from DCWV white glitter cardstock. I make the background by blending Distress Oxide Inks and splattering it with white paint. The sentiment is by Verve stamped on vellum.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion

• The "Let It Snow" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Baby It's Cold Outside" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and happy holiday!
-june

Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park Page

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This summer we vacationed in Nashville, Tennessee. One of the highlights was visiting their capitol and walking through Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The grounds are beautiful with many interesting things to explore.

With so many photos, I toned down the papers and embellishments. The papers are by Simple Stories and the embellishments are by October Afternoon. This page is based on a sketch by Sketch N' Scrap.

This page is entered in:

• Sketch N Scrap #164 

              
Thanks for stopping by,
-june