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