Some Christmas Cards!

Hello!

Just sharing some snapshots of Christmas cards I created this weekend for family and friends. These were fairly quick and easy, and without a lot of 3D for mailing purposes. It can get spendy mailing chunky cards! Although, these are square and did require the additional surcharge for postage.

Sorry about the messy craft space there as well! I've been busy with Christmas prep (as we all are) and have not cleaned things up much.

Inside each card is a simple square of white cardstock for personal messages, as these are only 4 inches square.

Happy Holidays!!

Sherrie

Designed2Delight Artist's Challenge {December Freebie #1}

Alrighty, I finished my card using the first free Designed2Delight digital stamp of December! This gorgeous Poinsettia stamp was so fun to work with and color! I could not help but try to create a white flower with touches of pink. You know the ones, right? They are so pretty!

I printed the image out 3 times on watercolor paper to create the three layers of the flower. I added some very watered down and soft touches of SU!'s Blushing Bride to the petals, and used Pear Pizzazz for the leaves and flower center.

The black outline of the image inspired the black card base, sentiment, and button thread. It adds a lot of contrast in real life.

Here's a little look inside!

 Be sure to grab this freebie before it is too late! We would love to see your holiday projects created with it! And you will receive another free digital stamp from Designed2Delight just for playing this week!

Stop back by my blog tomorrow for Day 4 of my very favorite Warm & Cozy Winter Recipes!

Have the most creative day!

Sherrie

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Christmas Greetings

4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches

stamps: D2D digi 'Poinsettia"; SU! Grateful Greetings (sentiment)

paper: SU! 2010 Hostess paper pad; Whisper White, Vanilla, Basic Black cardstocks; watercolor

inks: SU! classic markers

etc: SU! Decorative Label and Scalloped Trim punches, MS snowflake punch, Pear Pizzazz ribbon, buttons, thread, SU! pearls, clear embossing powder, pop-up foam dots

Season of Sweetness

Happy Monday!

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I just finished creating my card for this week's Delightful Inspiration Challenge! The freebie this time around was this wonderful 'Christmas Cocoa' mug! I just love it!

I also printed out one of the new circles from the 'Holiday Circle Labels' set, and layered my steamy mug over it. I love the way it looks!

Inside, I added the sentiment 'Wishing you a season of sweetness'! Perfect!

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Remember, next week marks the start of a new month of Designed2Delight Freebie Challenges! There will be a free digital stamp available for EVERYONE to grab on Friday, December 3rd. Then all you have to do to stay in the progressive challenge is create a card, tag, or scrapbook layout using the image, and link it back to Faith's blog, Delightful Inspiration, by Thurday, December 9th. Then, when you check your email Friday morning, you will have the next free digital stamp to play with! Every week you play earns you a new digi! It is so fun, you will not want to miss out!

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Thanks for stopping by today! :)

Sherrie

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Season of Sweetness

4x4 inches square

stamps: D2D -'Christmas Cocoa' and Holday Circle Labels'; SU! -'Merry Crittermas' and 'Christmas Punch'

paper: SU! - Ski Slope dsp; Baja Breeze, Real Red, and Whisper White cardstocks; watercolor paper

inks: SU! classic markes and aqua brush; printer

etc: PTI -Pure Poppy ribbon; sewing machine, nesties, pop up dots

One of my favorites, and another recipe!

Good Morning everyone!

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I woke up to 6 inches of fresh snow, on top of the 8 inches we already had! My husband is out plowing as we speak, so I thought I would share one of my all-time favorite Designed2Delight digi stamps with you, 'Primitive Snow Angel'!

I made this card last year, and it is one of the first cards I made using Faith's images. I fell in love with them immediately!! And, if you are in need of any snowman images, be sure to stop by Designed2Delight and browse through the Snowfolk category! Faith has an entire collection of wonderful snow characters to choose from! They make perfect Winter and Holiday cards and tags!

If you are a D2D fan, you should already know about the new D2D Designers' Card Making Ideas Blog. The team is having a blog hop today showcasing easy gift ideas made with D2D images! Faith is giving away generous prizes too! You will want to get started right now! Just click here:

Gift Giving From The Heart Blog Hop

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Okay, I've got another sweet recipe for you today as well! I made these cookies for Christmas last year, and they were a big hit! It is my Aunt Dianna's recipe! Enjoy!

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Coconut Butter Cookies

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter

2 cups flour

1-1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup coconut

Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add coconut. Sift in flour and soda. Form 3/4 inch balls, press down slightly on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 325F - Do Not Brown!

You could add 1/2 tsp dried grated orange peel for a different flavor, or try dipping half of cookie in melted chocolate for a more festive cookie.

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Easy and good! That's my favorite kind of recipe! :)

Have a fantastic day!

Sherrie

D2D Skating Penguin Challenge Card

Can you believe it's ME??

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Hello everyone! I am super happy to be able to create and share a card with you today! I have not been around much, and have not created a single paper craft since World Card Making Day!! YIKES!

So here is what I came up with for the Delightful Inspiration Artist Challenge this week, using the free digi 'Skating Penguin'. So cute!

I was inspired by many of the cards already linked to the challenge, like Kathy Winter's girl penguin, Kristine Breach's white penwork, Kendra Sand's sparkly paints, and someone had used felt snowflakes too, but I cannot remember where I saw them! So if it was you, thanks for the inspiration! :)

I was kinda stumped for a sentiment for this image. The usual 'Warm Winter Greetings' or 'Skating by...' sentiments came to mind, but my inner voice was screaming 'NO! Do something different!' So I stamped the little notebook page, and hand wrote a To Do List of fun snow activities.  Then, inside I wrote the sentiment 'We hope your winter is packed with fun!'.

I really wanted to add some sewing, but did not want to run out of time to finish the project, so I added some handstitching around the list. It satisfied my craving for now! :)

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This card also qualifies for the Double Delight Challenge this week: to use Snowflakes with the D2D image! Easy!! :)

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Thank you all for your wonderful comments, prayers, and hang in there encouragement! I am so glad to have all of you as my online friends! You are all so great!

Have a fantastic weekend!!

Sherrie

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Packed With Fun Card

4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches

stamps: D2D digi 'Skating Penguin', Stampabilities Notebook page stamp

paper: BG Eskimo Kisses pp, SU! cardstock: Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride; watercolor

ink: SU! markers: Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink; printer ink

etc: snowflake embossing folder, nesties, cuttlebug, glitter and glue, SU! Felt Flurries, Rich Razzleberry button, thread, black pigment pen

{Designed2Delight} Designers Party Blog Hop

Welcome to the Designed2Delight Designer's World Card Making Day Blog Hop!

You should have arived here from Kathie's blog. If you are just joining us, or you are lost, you will want to start at the beginning with Faith's blog, Delightful Inspiration.

Each blog in the hop will have something special for you, either a free digital stamp, or a letter of the alphabet. When you have collected all of the letters in the order of the hop, they will spell out a special code for you that will get you a free Dollar Delight Digi Stamp from Designed2Delight!

This code is only good until the end of Sunday, October 3rd! Hurry - grab a pen and paper, and get started at Faith's blog!

Faith has asked the Design Team to crEate a card or projEct using their favorite D2D digi, and I have chosen 'Believe'. It was one of Faith's first digital stamps, and is what caught my eye and lured me into the world of digital stamping.

Isn't he cute?!? Here is a pEek inside.......

My next project I am sharing today, uses a brand nEw Dollar Delight Digi called 'Stocking'.

I decided to crEate a pair of fun Christmas gift tags with it! So fun and easy-peasy!

I simply printed the image out twice, colored them with dye ink markers, and cut them out. I diE-cut the tag shapes, added a bit of patterned paper and gold cord, and attached the stockings with dimEnsional dots!

Everyone should try their hand at making fun Holiday Tags! It is so fun!

Thank you all so much for hopping along with the DEsigned2Delight Design TEam! I hope you have found some inspiration and mojo today!

Kendra is the next stop on the hop!

Be sure to join us after the hop, at the Crafter's Digital Art Center for more World Card Making Day FUN and PRIZES, and an exclusive members only DISCOUNT!

You won't want to miss out! We will bE partyin' ALL DAY LONG! Bring your scissors!

See you there!

ShErriE

D2D Digi Stamps Artist's Challenge Entry #1

Hey there everyone! I am really sliding in under the wire with this one!! My family has been sick, and so I had to put this off until the last minute. They are better now, and I am back to work! Plus, this is my first time using a digital stamp, and it was so easy and fun!! I just have to 'turn it in'! This card uses the Primitive Snow Angel digital stamp from Designed2Delight Digital Stamps. Isn't it awesome?? As soon as I saw it I knew I had to make a card with it! So cute!!

I printed it out 4 times with my computer to create different layers. I added glitter to the wings, and Crystal Effects to the heart! The paper and buttons are by Basic Grey, the inks, cardstock, and ribbon SU, and the snowflake punch Martha Stewart. The main colors are Wasabi and Ruby Red.

I do not think I have the right ink in my printer for digital stamps, as the image started to blur when I water colored it. I carefully dabbed the ink colors to the scarf and heart, and I like the effect. The scarf looks like fuzzy, soft fleece! So I am sticking with it! :)

I hope you enjoy my card! Please leave a comment to let me know you were here and what you think of my creation!

Happy Holidays to EVERYONE!!

Sherrie

Clearly Inspired Challenge 3 Winter Snow Thanks

O.k, I do not know if you are allowed to enter the Clearly Inspired Challenges more than once, but I am! I was already creating this set of note cards when the challenge was posted! So I just have to submit them! Like I said before, I only have a set of butterfly stamps from CDS, and this is a Winter challenge. The stamp here is an old one from StudioG. It is stamped on SU's Shimmery White cs. I added MS snowflake punches from the Shimmery White as well, with dabs of Liquid Pearls on the centers. (LOVE THAT!) The base is Baja Breeze, and the Pink Pirouette was already on my desk, so I had to add it. I was going to use Ruby Red, but the pink won hands down! Very sweet and feminine! The dsp is SU as well, and the border punch is from Fiskars.

Each note card is 3-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches, which requires an A1 or 4bar envelope. So cute and mailable too!

We all need a good set of thank you cards after the holidays! Hope you like them!

Go stamp something!

Sherrie

Clearly Inspired Challenge Snowman Card

Here is my first entry in the Clearly Inspired Challenges at ClearDollarStamps Blog! If you win, you get to pick a stamp set of your choice!! PICK ME!! PLEASE! I do not have any winter CDS to play with, so I whipped up this snowman card to enter. The snowman is from The Greeting Farm, and I embossed him/her with clear for a polished look! I used SU dye inks and an aqua brush to watercolor the image, layered it over Old Olive and Soft Sky, and added machine stitching. The two background papers are from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, and I added more stitching to them as well. The Pink Pirouette looks fantastic with this color combo! I added some tiny Kaiser pearls as a final touch.

The sewing turned out great on the inside and out of this card. I guess you should avoid coffee when sewing! :)

Yesterday was my 37th birthday....oh i mean 29th......again!! :) It was a perfect day with all of my guys! They were so super sweet! I love them so much!! O.k.....enough mush!

Thanks for peaking at my work!

Stamp something today!

Sherrie

Inkadinkado Gift Tag Trio & Note Cards

Good Morning Blogger World! I hope you all slept well last night! Me? Oh, pretty well! It was COLD last night here in Washington! COLD!

Today I'd like to share two creations with you. The first is a set of gift tags I made using my Nesties and a Santa stamp from Inkadinkado. They are 3-1/2 inches wide, and almost look like tree ornaments!! I added liquid Applique to the beard and cuffs to brighten and fluff dear Ol' Saint Nick! I added the 'ho ho ho' with some small acrylic letters from Studio G, and had a heck of a time getting them to stay on the acrylic block while I stamped. They had never been used, so they should have stayed put, but no, that did not happen!! But my tags turned out! The other thing I made was this set of 3 note cards. The snowman image is from the same set from Inkadinkado, and I water colored him with SU's dye inks. I added Liquid Applique to the snow around him too! I did a bit of sponging around the image, and it turned out well. (You know I am working on that!!) The scalloped square has heat embossed glitter on it, and I punched out a MS snowflake and attached it with a rhinestone brad over some shiny sheer ribbon.

The sewing went well, and I like the effect of the dark navy thread against the lighter blue background paper. I left these cards blank so that they could be used for any reason this winter!

That's what I have been up to lately! Trying to be Christmas crafty! I am finding it a little difficult this year. Just cannot get inspired for Christmas projects....don't know why I am drawing a blank each time I sit down to create! Weird!

Hope you are having better luck on your Holiday crafts!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sherrie

Snowman Christmas Card Wannabe.....!

This little guy is so cute! I love snow men/ladies! This card was inspired by a similar card by Kim Teasdale, although her card is WAY WAY better than mine! Hers featured many more layers and sewing, and nicer sponging and coloring, and also had Charlie as the 'snowhorse'! Super cute! But, here is my feeble attempt to mimic her talent and artistry.........not so good! I am actually quite embarressed by the sewing! For whatever reason, I just could not keep it straight, and when using dark thread, it shows vividly! I would probably feel better about this card if I had gotten it nice and staight.
The background paper is from SU, and I ran it through my CB with the Snowflake folder. I sanded the flakes slightly for more dimension. I stitched the papers to Brilliant Blue cardstock. Mr. Snowman was stamped on Whisper White and watercolored with dye inks, then cut out with nesties. I tryed my best to sponge on a sky background....but seriously need to practice that a LOT! I added Liquid Applique for puffy snow. The scalloped circle is heat embossed with sparkly powder, and I added sheer ribbon, a felt snowflake and some brads to finish things off.

The inside of the card features better sewing than the front!! :)

So, all in all, I think I have nothing on Kim Teasdale!! :) But I will certainly be practicing!!

O.k...off I go to get some chores done and do more stamping! The latest Caardvarks challenge is up and it is an easy one! 'Color it!' I am in!!

Stamp something today!!

Sherrie

SK111409 @ Paper Craft Planet

This is a card I made for the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Planet. It has been a while since I participated, so I thought I'd better get with the program! I noticed also, that hardly anyone is doing the PCP challenges these days. I guess with so many out there, it is hard to do them all! I know I am overwhelmed with them all! So...this sketch is fairly simple and pretty fun. I used my cute Santa from an Inkadinkado set, some Basic Grey paper, and Stampin Up stuff too. It turned out pretty well, and I will probably make more like it!

My family had come down with the most horrible cold, and we are at the tail end of it now. Major congestion and so tired! I did not get a lot of crafting done this last week, but I am feeling like stamping now! I am so glad we are through it!

Hope you are all staying well and busy!

Sherrie