Paper Pieced Nutcrackers!

Hello, it's Day 2 of the Mark's Finest Blog Hop, and I get to show you something I made with the new set 'Christmas Postage Due'. I originally made this for the Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #28, paper piercing...because I thought it was paper piecing!!! So now I finally get to share it!

So before I tell you about the card, make sure to check out the Blog Hop List for today on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog, for your chance to win Blog Candy.

Now onto the card. I stamped the Nutcracker 3 times onto white, coloured in his face with copics, then I cut the Nutcracker out of the stamp! I stamped him onto 3 different colours in the Basic Grey Oliver pkg. Then I paper pieced his coat & hat, added gold pen to the stripes and backed them with white textured cardstock from MFP, and then red. The top was made with the fancy tag die.

The card base is riding hood red, with textured white (MFP) and dp from Basic Grey's Olivier. The Nutcrackers are popped up and I finished them off with buttons and linen thread!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

CC296, Christmas Nutcracker!

Hello, I made this card for today's colour challenge, CC296 poppy, tempting, white! Now I must admit, and maybe you felt the same, but when poppy parade was first released, I really didn't care too much for it! But paired with the right colours, it is beautiful!

So for todays card, I used a new set from Mark's Finest Papers which is available for purchase today, it's called 'Christmas Postage Due'! This is just one of many stamps in the set.

I stamped the nutcracker onto white and coloured with copics, I found copics R27, R17, & R05 were good matches for the poppy parade! I added stickles to the berries and backed it with black. This panel is popped up.

The card base is poppy parade, with a layer of white and poppy parade dp on the bottom. I also found a scrap of white that was already punched with a heart edge so I added it! The top part of the white was embossed with the Crafts-too snowflake EF.

I finished it off with some satin ribbon from Mark's Finest Papers, a little scrap of fibre and a mini Christmas ornament!

Today is Day 1 of the Mark's Finest Papers BLOG HOP, hop along and leave a comment for your chance to win some great Blog Candy!!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

CAS92, Greetings Of The Season!

Hello, I decided to play in the CAS92 challenge today, CAS cards don't come naturally to me, but this weeks is a colour challenge pink, krafty, olives and I love these colours together! and I have to say, I am really pleased with this card!

I used a set from Mark's Finest Papers, called Greetings of the Season! I stamped the image and sentiment in memento's rich cocoa, onto watercolour paper. It was super easy to colour, I used a paint brush and picked up the colours from the lid of the pads. I used always artichoke & old olive for the branches, soft suede and crumb cake for the pinecones, and marina mist for the background! I stamped the pinecone twice and after colouring, I cut one pinecone out, curved the sides a bit to give it a rounded look, and then attached it with a dimensional.

I finished it off with a pink taffeta bow, and some glitter on the pinecones!

Just So You know, the Mark's Finest Blog Hop Starts tomorrow, Tuesday November 9th, make sure to check it out and leave comments for your chance to win!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, Mono Blues!

Hello hope everyone had a great weekend! Our Nephew got married on Saturday, it was the first wedding for Olivia (10) and we all had a great time!

It's time for the Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge, this weeks challenge is to make a monochromatic card using blues, any blues you like! Please make sure to upload your card to the Totally Stampalicious Blog, for your chance to win!

Totally Stampalicious is looking for GUEST DESIGNERS, Here's how YOU could be a Totally Stampalicious Guest Designer:
PLAY IN OUR CHALLENGES!
We will be selecting our Guest Designer's from the players of our weekly challenges! Those that are selected and accept our offer will receive all of the stamps that are being released that month. They will be required to participate in the Release Blog Hop, play in the Monday Challenges, and create TWO cards or projects per stamp set! (Your Blog Hop and Challenge creations count toward your card quota)

And don't worry...we will still be givin' stuff away so keep playing along and don't forget to tell your friends!

So for today's card, I used Pimp my Ride Stella! I also played in the Featured Stamper Challenge, FS196, All That Jazz! Jazzytobi has a fantastic gallery, and I chose this card to CASE!

I stamped Stella onto white, and coloured with copics. Her sleigh was paper pieced with irridescent white dp.

All the other dp is from a s.e.i. winter song pad. The tag was embossed with the SU northern flurry EF, then I sponged on white craft in to the raised parts and added stickles in some spots.

I finished it off with white taffeta ribbon and fibre.

Have a Great day!
Laurie

Speedy's Challenge #28, Paper PieRcing!

Hi Everyone, it's Saturday, and that means time for another challenge From Speedy's The Cat's Friends! This weeks challenge #28, is to use piercing on your card. Please take note that's piercing, not paper piecing, lol...I guess I was speed reading and made a paper pieced card first...so you'll just have to wait to see that one!

I used piercing around the Santa stamp image and down the little faux strap holding the Ho, Ho, Ho!

The main image and both sentiments are from a new Mark's Finest Papers stamp set, Christmas Postage Due. It will be released next week. I lucked out when I found this dp with stamps on it, so I thought it would be great for this set!

I stamped the image onto vanilla and coloured lightly with copics. I also outlined Santa's glasses with a gold atyou spica.

I got the sketch from MTSC98, The card base is cherry cobbler then always artichoke embossed with 2 different folders. The first was the Christmas Countdown, but because I made my card 5.5 x 5.5, it didn't completely fit and because it's a big folder it doesn't fit sideways in the Big Shot! So I used the snowflake EF on the edge.

The aged paper panel was made using a Tim Holtz notebook EF, and I sponged on some TH antique linen & vintage photo!

Please come and join in the challenge, just add some piercing to your project, and upload it to the Mark's Finest Papers Blog. There is a FREE stamp set drawn for every 50 entries. You can use any stamps, but if you use MFP, your name will be entered twice! You can enter as often as you like, this challenge will close on Friday afternoon, November 12th!

Have a Great Weekend!
Laurie

RILEY2110, It's A Fun Sketch!

Hello, it's time for another Riley and Company Challenge! This week's challenge is Hosted by Cindy, and she has a fun sketch for us to try! This sketch would work with any Riley stamp, so it was hard to choose which to use, but our Nephew is getting married next Saturday so I made them a wedding card!

I used Wedding Riley and Sophie. Both the invitation to the shower & the wedding were hand made and used brown and blue, so I went with those colours for this card!

I stamped Wedding Riley with memento rich cocoa onto white and coloured with copics. Then I cut them out and added some glitter to Riley's flower and some on Sophie's dress. The image is popped up.

The card base is early espresso, with a layer of soft sky, and very vanilla. The vanilla was embossed with the textile EF and the edges are sponged with Tim Holtz antique linen.

The small squares were stamped with French Script onto vanilla with early espresso and the edges are sponged with the antique linen.

The bottom piece is the soft sky and I used a MS edge punch with little hearts. I finished it off with vanilla taffeta ribbon and aan antique brad!

Please join us in our challenge, and get those Riley stamps all inky! You can go to the Riley and Company Blog and leave a comment with a link to your card and if you upload to a forum, please use the keywords RILEY2110.

You can find a link to all the Riley and Company Design Team's Blog on the right side bar, and see what they've created for this challenge!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TMONDAY, Add A Red Bow!

Hello, so how much Halloween candy did you eat? I know I had too much! lol
So it's time for the Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge, this weeks challenge is to include a red bow somewhere on your card or project!

I used the new Christmas JJ, isn't she cute in her reindeer outfit! I stamped JJ onto vanilla cardstock. My favorite cardstock for copics is Neehan and it's now available in vanilla at CDStamps...love it, it blends beautifully just like the white! So I coloured JJ with copics and added some crystal effects to her shoes, bubbles, glasses etc.

The dp is from Basic Greys Jovial pad, with chocolate chip cardstock. I finished it off with the red ribbon and bow and a hat pin with some beads!

Please join us in our challenge, include a red bow on your card or project and upload it to the Totally Stampalicious Blog there's usually a prize!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie