Thursday, November 21, 2013

Another Christmas Tag!

Hey hey hey . . . and a ho ho ho for good measure!! Welcome, once again, to my little corner of the world! It's time for another fun challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! This week, my cleverly talented friend and Design Teamie Cathy is our hostess with the mostess!! And she's decided she wants to see . . .

"Anything BUT a Card"

Perfect! How about another Christmas TAG?! I'm really having fun making these!!
This fabulous Mo Manning image is called "Ragged Angel" . . . and you can find her HERE in Mo's online store. I just love her . . . and think she's perfect for a special Christmas tag! What do you think? Here's a close-up . . .
This tag is another in a pretty good-sized commission order. I love how it turned out!! Here's a peek at the little tag sentiment . . .
My Tag Recipe:
Image printed on Cryogen metallic white cardstock
Cherry Cobbler cardstock: Stampin' Up
DPs: "25 Days of Christmas" by Simple Stories
Lace, pearls, & twine: My stash
Tag: Melissa Francis
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment: My stash
Edges inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink pad
Aged Ivory Frantage
Copic & Shin Han markers, and Colored Pencils

And, one more rather "artsy" view . . .
And that's it for me. Please pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog to check out the fabulous creations by my clever and talented Design Teamies! Then, please join us for this new challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

See you in two weeks . . . and Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

We're doing "Winter" this week over at Sassy Cheryl's!

Happy Tuesday, my lovelies!! It's time for another funtastic challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog! And this week's challenge theme is . . .

"Winter/Cold Weather"
w/a Sassy Cheryl image, naturally!

Well. . . . first, I have to admit, our weather here in Richmond, VA, USA, has been far from "wintery" lately! Although last Tuesday, when I was in Pennsylvania, I woke up to this . . . 
Yes . . . that's snow! And my poor little car didn't know quite what to make of it! Not to mention the fact that I wasn't prepared, in any way, for the snow! 
Fortunately, I'd packed some socks . . . not for my feet though! I had to put socks on my hands to brush the snow from the car since I had no brush, scraper, or MITTENS! hahaha! But, alas, I digress . . . where was I? Ah yes . . . this week's challenge at Sassy Cheryl's! Oh . . . wait . . . since next week we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving, this week's challenge will actually be a 2 week challenge! Here's what I've been up to . . . 
I've been commissioned to make some gift tags . . . so I've been working my crafty little "elf" hands to the bone! hehe! This darling little Sassy Cheryl cutie is, of course, Maddie! The image is called "Warm Winter Cocoa" and is available HERE in Sassy Cheryl's online store. Here's a close up . . . 
And a peek at the card insert . . . 
Now . . . since I missed last week's challenge 'cuz I was busy trying to get the snow off my car . . . and since we won't have a challenge next week, I thought I'd post a second gift tag. What'cha think?
Maddie . . . again!! This time she's holding a pretty sad looking little Christmas tree! But she looks mighty pleased with her decoration attempt, don't you agree? This image is actually called "Maddie's Charlie Brown Tree" and is available HERE at Sassy Cheryl's! Here's a close-up . . . 
And a look at this one's tag insert . . . 
These tags are such  fun to make! So, stay tuned! There may just be a couple more coming! Now I hope you'll take a few minutes to visit Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog and see what my talented DT sisters have created for our "Winter/Cold Weather" challenge! Then I hope you'll join us for this 2-week challenge! Who knows? You may just be the winner of free Sassy Cheryl digis!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs . . . until next time . . .

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Christmas & Holiday "Magic" at Mo's!

Happy Thursday, my lovelies!! It's time for another fun challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! And this week, my sweet friend and talented DT sister, Franz, is our hostess! Franz thinks it's . . .

"Not Too Early for Christmas!"
. . . which, coincidentally, is this week's challenge theme!

No problem! I've been in Christmas Card mode for weeks now!! hehe! Here's what I came up with . . .
This sweet Mo Manning image is called "With the Baby" . . . and is available HERE in Mo's online store! Here's a peek at the inside . . .
Card Recipe . . . 
Ivory cardstock: DCWV
DPs: "December 25" by KaiserCraft
Sentiments: LOTV (front) and My stash (inside)
Dies: Memory Box, Magnolia, & JoyCraft
Gold baubles, gold mesh, ribbon, & lace: My stash
Wooden deer: Wild Orchid Crafts
Colored w/Shin Han & Copic markers & colored pencils

And one last, kind of "artsy" pic . . .
Please pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous  projects created by my sweet and very talented Design Teamies! Then I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge. Just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and join us in getting into the Winter Holiday mood!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . .

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Valerie & Snowman . . .

Hey there, m'darlins!! Happy November!! In case you needed a reminder . . . Christmas is NEXT MONTH!! Ho ho ho!! So, I'll be concentrating on making "Holiday" and winter cards for the next several weeks, me thinks! Oh, hey . . . it's time for another cool challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! This week's theme is . . .

"Anything Goes!"
w/a Mo Manning image, of course!

OK . . . so, here's the deal . . . I just got home a couple of days ago after spending a week in Arizona with my three fabulous kids and our six super-de-duper cool grandkiddos!! Here are a couple of pics . . .
Youngest grand-cutie, 17 month old Isla Bleu, loves ice cream as much as her Gramma Pat!! She's going at it with both hands!! LOL!

And here are all six of our sweethearts in their "trick-or-treat" costumes. From left to right front row: Brody (Superman), Mia (50's girl), and Sophia (Panda Bear); and back row: Ava (a very gorgeous mummy!), Isla (kitty), and our oldest, Emma (devil).

Well . . .  as you can imagine, crafting was moved to the back burner for a few days!! But . . . I did have time to make this cute little Christmas ornament . . .
I  used one of Mo's newest images called "Valerie in Winter." You can find her, along with two other "Valerie" images, right HERE in Mo's online store!
Isn't little Valerie just adorable! And she was super fun and easy to color!! Now . . . it's time for you to pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous  projects created by my sweet and very talented Design Teamies! Then, please join us for this week's challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . .