Snowflakes at my Door

Good afternoon. 

We are being hit with yet another rain storm here in South Carolina. 

I am so sick of the rain.... thankful for rain... but still sick of it.

Does that even work? lol!

Anyway, I am here with another fun Christmas card. I have been 

enjoying the cooler weather (it's been in the low to high 70's the past few days)

That means I get to open curtains and light a few fall smelling candles. 

When the sun is beaming and the temps are so hot, my AC can't keep up and

I have to keep the house looking like a dungeon. No fun!!! :(

I created this card using the Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp

COME AND KNOCK AT MY DOOR 

The actual image just has the topiaries plain. I drew in the snowman faces and buttons. 

I love to add fun things to the topiaries for different seasons and holidays. 

I used patterned paper from the American Crafts HOT COCOA stack. 

The Kraft paper was embossed using a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder. 

I added some silver and crystal stickles to the card for an extra touch of sparkle! 

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I chose a monochromatic theme for this card because I love how simple, yet beautiful 

it is. It makes the card look old fashioned, simple, warm, and inviting. And is much different 

than my normal bright, bold style. 

Thank you for stopping by!

I hope you all have a beautiful and blessed day. 

Heather D. 

Challenges:
 SIMON SAYS STAMP -Wednesday CAS Christmas Challenge
Crafty Ribbons #128 Christmas, No Red Or Green 
As You Like it Challenge -Monochrome or Colour (& Why)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Fav Christmas Combo and Layers
Alphabet Challenge -Q is for Quick and Simple
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Shabby Chic / vintage

Wreaths are Cool!!!

Well ....  today they are! :))

I love looking at the pretty decorated houses as we drive to church on Sunday mornings. 

I am usually on the bypass and highways going to dance, 

so I don't get to enjoy the scenery unless it is speeding cars or roadkill :(( 

I  just wish I had the decorating skills others have. I love the beautiful fall colored wreaths. If I slapped one

on my little ol house it would just look worse than it did before! HAHAHAHA!!! Don't get me wrong, I am totally blessed to have what I have, I just don't do much outside work. I clean and do everything inside, and my hubby works all the time, so he doesn't do it either unless it is mowing and that sort of thing. My outside house is just not worthy of being decorated. Maybe one day!

Anyway - our challenge this week at Freshly Brewed Challenges is to use this photo inspiration pic:

BE SURE TO STOP BY THE CHALLENGE BLOG 

FOR A CHANCE TO SNAG SOME FREEBIES!!!

And here are the cards I created for the challenge:

  Come and Knock on my Door rubber stamp

the spiderwebs and spiders were all doodled on this card. Everything else is supposed to be there :))

The sentiment stamp is from a Martha Stewart set I purchased about 7 years ago?
The little brads are by Jazzy Brads. 
TIP I scored the bg paper every half inch and then ink distressed it all to give it the look of siding.

Wreath Girl Rubber Stamp

  This card was a quick and simple card I created using Papertrey Inc cardstock

(teal and brown) and paper from my scrap pile. I love the paper I pieced her dress with. 

It was a RAK and I have NO idea what it is! I have saved bits and pieces of it to paper piece with. 

The sentiments are computer generated.

This card was created using the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a lovely and blessed day!

Heather

Cards und More -  Fall/ Halloween
Celebrate the Occasion -Fall
Top Tip Tuesday  Halloween  
My Craft Spot  Cute Halloween project
Use Your Stuff Color challenge
Creative Inspirations Paint -Happy Halloween 
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration*  

The Ribbon Girls - Photo Inspiration*  

Christmas Is Coming!!!

Good Morning everyone!

My kids are slow moving this morning .. and I guess I am too. 

Who's ready for MONDAY?!?! lol!

I do have something fun to share with you today. 

I have had this card ready for over a week, but have been out of tape ... so it sat in puzzle pieces on

my table until this morning when I was able to break open the tape I got to purchase Saturday. 

I was so happy to see it come togehter. 

Christmas House

 This sketch is the October sketch for i{heart}2stamp. 

I thought this was a fun little sketch... you will be seeing it again this weekend for one of my hop cards:))

I LOVE the red and white bg paper. It was RAKed to me a long time ago, so I really did not want to hide it with the other panel the sketch required. SO I decided to use vellum. I love the look of the embossed vellum over the dots. It looks much prettier IRL. I hope you can see it with the additional photos I attached.

The green paper is gorgeous thick Papertrey inc cardstock. It is heavenly :)!!!

I love to use it for distressing too. It get so soft and fluffy looking. 

This is the FREE digi you we are giving away this month for our pre-blog hop challenge / party. 

You can  get yours by going HERE and reading the post. I know it says it is a facebook challenge. You don't HAVE to have a facebook to play along, we are just hosting a fun events page there and if you are a member, we would love to have you join in on the fun!!! 

Don't forget our blog hop is this weekend!

Be sure to snag the badge if you haven't already, tell your friends and 

get ready for some FBD fun!

Thanks for stopping by -

Have a wonderful day!

Heather

 

challenges

i{heart}2stamp: October Sketch

 

2 Sisters -Anything Goes
 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas -  Snowflakes
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Favorite AG (My favorite is CHRISTMAS ) 

Joshua 24:15

Good Sunday Morning!

I hope everyone is happy and well today. 

It is beautiful outside right now. I would be sitting on the deck drinking my coffee in the 68 degree weather if it were not for those nasty mosquitoes flying around :(( grr!!!

I have a very CAS card to share with you today. 

This card was created using the digital sentiment "As for Me and My House"

At first, I was thinking, this is not going to work :(

The sentiment was too wide. Then I had the "hit forehead with hand" moment

It's a digi! They can be stretched or smooshed with the sizing squares or lines around it!

I did not want it to LOOK smooshed, so I took it to the level I thought it still looked pretty at. 

You can do this to your sentiments and flowers and nonliving objects that can be smooshable without looking silly :) (if it is ok with the policy of the company you are purchasing from). I do not suggest smooshing animals or people. They would just look plain weird that way :D hehehe!

I added a cloud using a die cut from Papertrey inc (YAY I Finally remembered where it came from!! Go me!) The house was hand cut and trimmed from kraft card stock also from PTI. The green textured CS is from Bazzil. I added the little door from a kraft scrap piece. The design on the house and the grass is created using WASHI TAPE! I Am so excited to have gotten to use it. I was terrified of it to tell you the truth. I did not have any and a friend read a post about that and sent me some 

((THANK YOU CATHERINE - TOC! you ROCK!!!)

  It really was fun to use and not quite as intimidating as I got started. Although my hoarding wanted to take over. I promised her I would create a card for a challenge this week... and I almost missed it... but didn't :D so YAY ME~ 

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Heather

Challenges for this card include:

City Crafter Challenge Blog: Washi Tape 

Card Makin' Mamas - Try Something New

Paper Crafting Journey ) Anything Goes  

Paper Play - sentiment as main focus

Papercraft Star -  insp photo* plus holiday/vacation (our vacation was at home, as usual :) We love just taking a break and spending time together at home. We will go on a mini vaca in the Fall to visit family though)  

Stampin Sisters in Christ : Punches, dies, shapes

New Challenge + Digi Release + more!

Good morning. I am flying out the door to get my little miss to dance recital practice. No,  I am never one to leave the house this early. sigh. We shall see how it goes, lol!!! 

Today we have announced a new challenge at Freshly Brewed Challenges. This is not just our regular weekly challenge, it is our MONTH LONG PRIZE CHALLENGE! What are we challenging you to do this month you ask? We are challenging you to POP IT! 

 I created my card using the new digi released called 

My Neighborhood

you can see all of the new releases HERE

 and we are celebrating our 100th challenge by  giving away a prize pack to a lucky follower (new or old) so stop by and check out how YOU CAN WIN{{ READ THIS BLOG POST}} 

AND we are having a RUBBER RELEASE AND BLOG HOP SOON!
We have some AMAZING guests lined up for this release. You will not want to miss it!!!

 

Oh well, it is time for me to go! I hope you all have a safe and wonderful day today. 

BIG HUGS!

Heather