Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I just love Bugaboo Stamps and this is one of my favorites...

Deer Duo .  I see that as me and my husband :)

I love that sweet image and couldn't wait to make a card with it.  I chose to make a scalloped oval easel card.  I colored the image with colored pencils and then accented parts of it with Liquid Glass from CTMH .I used some chalk and Sakura Clear Stardust Gelly Roll pen to accent the snow at their feet.  I topped it off with a red bow.  The sentiment is from the Believe In Christmas stamp set also from CTMH and is stamped on a die cut label from Paper Artist cutting dies "9 Tiny Tags & Little Labels" from HOTP.  The ovals were made with Sizzix thinlet dies.

Don't miss out on Scrapbook Blessings Club 

3rd Annual Christmas Party!!!

There will be prizes from some awesome sponsors, including Bugaboo Stamps .

And now for some other challenges...

A Gem Of A Challenge - #158 Inspired by a Christmas song

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #257 Die Cuts or Punches

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - #108 Use A Die Cut

Hiding In My Craft Room - #227 Any Holiday

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #88 Holidays

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Warm Christmas Hugs

This week I let my 16 year old daughter make my 

Sunsational Stamps DT project.  

She is quite a creative card maker.  She used

 Warm Christmas Hugs from Sunsational Stamps 

The card is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2".   The background was made using a snowflake embossing folder that came with my Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine ...you can also find them HERE on FB .  It was colored blue around the snowflakes with chalk.  The image was colored with Distress Markers and cut out.  The Christmas tree is a stamp and die from Your Next Stamp.  The snow drifts are from the Paper Sweeties Sweet Cuts die set called Thanks Snow Much .  Like me, my daughter likes to make things dimensional.  She layered several of the snow drifts with 3D Foam Squares and layered the image between the snow drifts.  The sentiment "Warm Christmas Hugs To You" is part of the Warm Winter Hugs stamp set.  It's a sweet card and I think she did a great job.

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

And don't miss out on Sunsational Stamps November Monthly Challenge 

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Happy Holidays With A Touch Of Bling

My dear friend gave me this stamp and I couldn't wait to use it.  It is Poinsettias & Berries from Great Impressions Stamps 

For the background I used an embossing folder by Jennifer Ellory that I got from Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine .  It is gorgeous and the perfect way to showcase the poinsettias stamp.  Now for the image....I stamped it three times and colored it with Spectrom Noir markers.  Then I cut out one leaving it whole.  The next one I cut out leaving off the leaves and a few petals.  And the third one I only cut out the few center petals of each flower.  You can judge for yourself how you want to cut them to layer them.  I put the layers together using 3D Foam Squares....one under the center of each flower giving it dimension, and leaving the leaves and petals free.  For the berries I added a litle BLING :)

The Happy Holidays stamp is from the "Just To Say" Cricut Collection stamp set from Close To My Heart .  I think it all came together BEAUTIFULLY.

Here is a side view so you can see the dimension...

And here is a CAS version using the same stamp...

To see more awesome images check out Great Impressions Stamps 

They have an amazing variety of stamps in both cling and wood.

And you can bet I'm entering this in 

Great Impressions November Challenge - Bling On The Holidays!

Simon Says - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's - Christmas Challenge Extra - November

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - Holidays

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Away In A Manger

Christmas is my favorite time of year and that is the theme this month.  Below is a nativity scene I made using one of

Sunsational Stamps new releases, 
Oh Holy Night Nativity.

I know this is hard to believe, but we didn't have a nativity scene and I wanted one to put up for Christmas.  I wanted something dimensional and something that would stand up by itself.  I stamped the image FOUR TIMES....the fourth one was just so I could get the star and the bushes.  I colored each image with watercolor pencils.

I left one completely intact for the back layer.  The other layers I cut everything out of leaving the manger like a frame.  Each image was cut out individually to be used for layering.  Mary and Joseph were only layered once, baby Jesus was layered twice.  As you can see the manger has two layers on top of the back layer.  The extra bushes and star are layered onto the very front.  I used foam tape to do the layering for added dimension.

Next I cut a 6" circle out of dark blue cardstock.  I scored it at 3 3/4" and folded it there to create the stand...the smaller part for the base, the larger part to foam tape the nativity scenc to.   I added stars to the "sky" with a Sakura Clear Stardust Gelly Roll pen.  I used the same pen to color the star above the manger.  As you can see it stands nicely and is very sweet.

I found a challenge to enter this in...
A Gem Of A Challenge - #158 Inspired By A Christmas Song or Carol
This was inspired by "Away In A Manger"

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An Old Fashioned Christmas

We all have a special Christmas memory from our childhood.  Mine was the year Santa brought me the rocking horse I had wanted...I was 4 years old.  That is what inspired this card.  I used the Rocking Horse image from Sunsational Stamps 

In order for you to see the areas I added Liquid Glass to I had to tilt it so the light would hit it....I wanted to make sure you saw it :)

I thought that a rocking horse should be on a rocking card.  To make the rocking card base I used the largest die (4 1/4") from the Sizzix Scallop Circles.   I had a piece of old fashioned looking patterned cardstock that had presents on it, but of course you can use whatever cardstocks you like.  I scored the circle at 2 1/8" (the center) and folded it in half.  There you have the base of the card.  I used Liquid Glass (a Close To My Heart product) on the presents to make them stand out.  Then I added some gold "garland" to the top.  Now for the Rocking Horse ....I colored it with Distress Markers, added a gold brad on the reigns and also used Liquid Glass on the reigns.  I tied a red ribbon and added that to a tag I had "distressed" with Distress Ink and stamped Merry Christmas and attached it to the rocking horse.  And lastly, I used foam tape to attach the rocking horse to the rocking card.  It's really fun because the card makes the rocking horse rock!.

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

And don't miss out on Sunsational Stamps November Monthly Challenge 

And here are some other challenges to enter...
Sisterhood of Crafters - "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"
Simon Says - Christmas
Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #46 Use Scraps
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #338 Christmas Present
Alphabet Challenge Blog - T for Tis the Season
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - 1-2-3
A Snowflakes Promise - Challenge #10
Crafty Girls Creations - Challenge #9
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #88 Holidays

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Side Step Christmas Card & Tutorial

I love Side Step cards....they are easy to make and look awesome.  Below is a YouTube video tutorial I made on how to make a Side Step card and links to the Sunsational Stamps images I used for the Christmas card I made.

The Sunsational Stamps images I used are Santa Bear (pictured above) that I colored with watercolor pencils, and Flourish Christmas Tree that I colored with glitter gel pens and Stickles.  On the Santa hat I added a tiny jingle bell, and I added a tiny gold rhinestone to the star on the Christmas tree.  I have a video on YouTube from about 4 months ago titled "My Favorite Besties Holiday Hop" that shows how I made the presents.  

And here is the YouTube video tutorial on the Side Step card....

To watch more of my YouTube tutorials visit my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

And for even more tutorials visit  Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

And don't miss out on Sunsational Stamps November Monthly Challenge 

And talking about challenges...lol...I'm entering this card in these...

Crafter's Cafe - Challenge #136 Inspired By A Song
A Snowflakes Promise - Challenge #9
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations - #87 Fall Colours or Christmas
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #337 Christmas
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #134 Christmas Tree
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge #60
Hiding In My Craft Room - #225 Super Scraps Saturday
Sisterhood of Crafters - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Try It On Tuesday - Create A Scene
Alphabet Challenge Blog - "T" is for Tis the Season
Crafty Hazelnuts - November Christmas Challenge Extra
Crafty Hazelnuts - November Patterned Paper Challenge

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!
The Craft Princess

A Sunsational Christmas Tree

I love Christmas and making Christmas cards!

When I saw this Flourish Christmas Tree stamp at Sunsational Stamps I knew it had potential for elegance.  I was inspired to create this simple yet elegant card.

I stamped the image with a light silver gray ink so that it wouldn't show through the gold glitter gel pen that I used to trace over the image...but if I had a sparkly gold ink pad I would have used that instead.  I matted the image on a shiny metallic red cardstock to accentuate the ornaments that I colored with Christmas Red Stickles which also give the ornaments a little dimension and sparkle.  I added a gold rhinestone to the star at the top of the tree to make it shine.  At the base of the tree I added a bow made from a red metallic cord.  The "Merry Christmas" stamp is from the Christmas Greetings stamp set from Hot Off The Press.

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

And don't miss out on Sunsational Stamps November Monthly Challenge

Here a few challenges I'm entering with this card...
Addicted To Stamps Challenge Blog - #169 Clean and Simple
Moving Along With The Times - #7 Leaves or Trees
A Snowflakes Promise - #9 Christmas / Winter
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations - #87 Fall Colors or Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - November = Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #254 Bright or Sprakly Colours
CASE-ing Christmas - Challenge #31
Great Impressions - November Challenge "Bling On The Holidays"


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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

At Scrapbook Blessings Club our November's Monthly Challenge is "Anything Goes: using green, red, and white colors".  I was totally thrilled when I found out the sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps because I'm a big fan!

I made two cards to showcase their images.

For the first card I used this adorable image called Ornaments Bear and actually created an "ornament" to display it in.  I colored it with watercolor pencils, and Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pens.  The card is embossed using a snowflake embossing folder, and I added a few snowflakes on the "ornament".

The second card I made using Fairy Christmas .  I think she is just beautiful and love that her wings are made of Holly.  I also colored her with watercolor pencils, and Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pens.  The "fur" on her hat was accented with Stickles "Frosted Lace".  The added Holly leaves are from Paper Sweeties Holly Days Bundle stamps and dies set.  The card was embossed with an embossing folder and the raised part was painted over with Smooch pearlized top coat.

Be sure to stop by Scrapbook Blessings Club and check out the November challenge and great tutorials.
Scrapbook Blessings Club - November challenge - 
Anything Goes using Red, Green, & White

To find more of these awesome images visit Bugaboo Stamps 

And now for the awesome challenges I'm entering...

Addicted To Stamps Challenge Blog - #168 Holiday
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - #279 Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - #59 White & White
Cute Card Thursday - #397 Sparkles
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - #335 Christmas
Hiding In My Craft Room - #223 Freestyle
ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for Very Cute
Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges - #87 Fall Colours or Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - November - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and....

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!