12 Days of Christmas Tags 2018 Winner!

Hi there! I hope your holidays were fabulous. I know I started this series late but these tags can be used for next year!

The winner of this set of 12 tags is....drumroll...

Lindart!

Be sure to send me an email with your mailing address. My email is doorknocker3@yahoo.com

CONGRATULATIONS!

12 Days of Christmas Tags 2018; Day 10 & TGIF #72

TGIF; Thankful Friday #72. This week I'm thankful for all the charity organizations that are coming along picking up donations. I went through my closet and managed to fill one large box and two large garbage bags of clothes, shoes, bags, etc. Who needs Spring Clean Up, when your mojo comes in December? LOL

Here are my tags for Day Ten:

I used a digi stamp from Stamp Prints to create a snowman patterned paper and then used red, green and blue Sharpies to add color. I used this sheet to make color copies onto thick white cardstock.

I cut them down to 2.5 x 5 tags. I used a black Sharpie to handwrite the to/from and to outline the tags.

These were easy, but they are so cute! I'll add ribbon to the ends when they are ready to be used.

GIVEAWAY:

I know I started the series late and the tags will probably be used next year instead of this year, but don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into my 12 Days of Christmas Tags 2018 giveaway. Be sure to go back to Day One and leave comments going forward. Your comment(s) give you one entry to the drawing.

Christmas is only five days away people!! Are you ready?

Water coloring, Doodling, and Coloring OH MY!

I had a lot of fun making these cards.  These first two are using a coloring page.  I colored with markers and cut them down to size.  I love the embellishment clusters I made on these.  They were made using a regular doiley, metallic doiley (SU!), three different washi tapes.

These next two were made after I watched a Youtube video on doodling.  I wasn't intentionally making these for cards, but I really liked the way they turned out so there you go.  LOL. Originally, I was going to leave it color-free, but decided last minute to add the watered down distress ink spray.

And the last two... one was a leftover piece of water coloring I did awhile ago.  I added some embellishments to complete it and the other was again some doodling but this time a mandala.  (Is that what they are called??). I punched 2 3/4" circles and then started drawing while on a road trip to visit my mother-in-law.  I made a few of these but only made the one card.

It's funny how I always feel like I don't have certain items, etc, but once I start digging through my stash, I find all these elements to make awesome embellishments.  Silly me!

I'm entering the mandala card in the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  Click HERE to get to the site.  Here's the sketch I followed:

12 Days of Christmas Tags; DAY FIVE & DTC Challenge

I'm combining a couple of posts today.  It's Day Five of the Christmas tag challenge but also a new challenge has been posted on the Decorate to Celebrate challenge site.  This week we are showcasing the digi stamps from Stamp Prints. 

I used the Snowman Wishes set for these tags.  I printed them on thick white cardstock and cut them into 4x3 tags.  I used markers for the most part but also used watercolor paint for the body highlights and twigs.  I also used a white Wink of Stella glitter pen for the ball at the end of the knit cap.

I tore strips of holiday washi tape so the snowman will have something to rest on.  On some of the tags I adhered enamel dots and others I added glitter dots.  I also added the patterned paper tags to the back since the background was plain white.  And of course added the lines around the tags.  I really like how these turned out!  These snowmen are so cute!

Join us at Decorate to Celebrate challenge site to add your project.

Be sure to comment on this post (and previous tag posts) for a chance to win all 12 tags.  At the end of the series, I'm going to gather all comments and pull one name.  That person will win all 12 handmade tags!  Be sure to comment!

Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #21

It's Wednesday and there's a new challenge on the Decorate to Celebrate challenge site.  This week's winner will receive a digi stamp from Stamp Prints.  She has lovely images to choose from.

Although I like to concentrate on 3D pieces or cards with something a little extra, I had a hard time with this one.  I'm not sure why since I love this heart image.  In fact, I printed and colored a lot and love how they turned out.  I wanted to make one of those cool spinner cards.  Not bad for my first try.  I'm gonna make the hearts a little smaller and make some more.  That's the cool thing about digi stamps, you can print the image(s) any size you want.

I also made these little gift tags/cards.  I think these are super cute especially for a gift tag.

I used an assortment of markers I have, used Wink of Stella for glitter accents and also some diamond glaze to add dimension to some of the flowers and the bird.  I didn't take a photo, but I also added one of these hearts to a plain gift bag.

Now it's your turn!!  Join the Decorate to Celebrate challenge by linking your masterpiece here.

Read All About It; Stamp Prints

Happy Friday!  Carly and I are on our way to a 3-Day Crop at Katie's World in Stockton, CA.  Even though I have the Command Center to scrapbook anytime I want, I just haven't found the time!  So, we packed up our rolling totes and are dragging ourselves a few towns over to JUST DO IT! 
I'm so excited!  I'll post photos next week of the finished layouts. 
GOAL = crank 'em out!!
Last week I was notified by Lilian from Stamp Prints that I am featured on her blog this week.  I just recently became a Guest Designer for her.  This came by way of the Design Team assignment at Decorate to Celebrate.  Stamp Prints is a regular sponsor there and once a month, I get to play with a digi stamp of my choice from her collection.

Read all about the Guest Designer post here: Stamp Prints

And then check out her blog.  She has a variety of digi stamps for all of your projects.  I know I'm having fun with them!
It's funny, I never really liked digi stamps, but they are slowly finding a place on my craft table.

Have a crafty weekend!!

Cards in the Sea

I am in love with these cards!! I made the background (coloring pages) using digi stamps from Stamp Prints.  This is the Under the Sea set.

I created these cards for the Decorate to Celebrate challenge site - Challenge #19.  This challenge is sponsored by Stamp Prints.  I didn't want to make a regular card so I stepped out the box making the digis into a "coloring page" and even made some charms using Shrinky Dinks.  Took these cards up to the WOW Factor!

I have been holding out on the whole coloring book for adults frenzy.  I just can't wrap my head around coloring...I mean, who has the time?  If I'm coloring, it's going to be for a specific project.  BUT...some of these pages are so amazing!  LOL. I still haven't bought any, but the idea behind these cards is similar.  I made the digis very small and covered an entire page with them.  I colored the images in using water-color pencils.  Then I used blue watercolor paint to fill in between.

I sprayed some white acrylic paint and pearl glimmer mist all over; cut in four pieces.  I used a combination of Wink of Stella, gold metallic thread, silver & gold washi tapes, and doilies.

Be sure to head over to the Decorate to Celebrate challenge site to join the fun!

WOYWW #379

WOYWW:
My work area is a mess!  Well, let me re-phrase...it's a wonderful assortment of crafting supplies and tools showcasing my love of all things artsy!  Better?!?

How I find a space to work always surprises me.  But I always do.  I'm sure most of you can relate.

On my desk this week is an assortment of card making supplies.  I'm on a roll with my mop up sheets and gelli plate prints. I'm still perfecting the process of gelli printing - if there's such a thing, but I am definitely having fun!

Photos of some of the prints:

Thanks to Lisa of Bloom Arts for sending me an 8x10 plate.  It was such a nice and greatly appreciated surprise.  I love it!!

Settle into your favorite comfy chair, grab something to eat/drink then head over to Stamping Ground to visit other work desks on the WOYWW challenge site.  Check out what others around the world are working on and leave a comment or two.  You will be inspired!

Remember those little chipboard squares I had on my desk a few weeks back?  Here are a couple of cards using them.  The jelly fish are a digi stamp from Stamp Prints.

Close ups:

 This one was one of the gelli prints for the background.

 This one is a mop up sheet and a solid stamp (Bloom Art Stamps) and sentiment (CTMH)

 Another mop up sheet and layers of washi tape.

I purposely stamped the background stamp and just layered the elements.

Here they are all matted and attached to card bases.  Love!

Products Used:  cardstock; background stamp with metallic ink; chipboard square; washi tapes, assorted sprays/paint for background; watercolor pencils; Wink of Stella pen; thread; stamp; dimensional tape.

DT Decorate to Celebrate; WOYWW#374

I'm excited to announce that I'm now part of the DECORATE TO CELEBRATE Design Team.  The whole thing came about with some confusion on my part, but it all worked out.  If you follow my blog at all, you know that I love to make 3D items especially if there's a party involved.

This week's sponsor is Lilian from Stamp Prints . She will be giving away some digital stamps to one lucky winner for this challenge #16 so make sure you link your projects to the Decorate to Celebrate site.

Here's my project:

I used the Beary Cute digital stamp set from Stamp Prints.  I sized this cute bear to about 2".  I made a whole sheet of them for these cute straw tags.  I water colored the bears using my skin tone Tom Bow markers and a water brush.  Then I painted in the dresses with pink watercolor paint.  Once that dried, I made a mask for the bear leaving the dress area open.  I then stamped white acrylic paint with a bubblewrap stamp (Elements for Lila Grey).  On some of the dresses, I drew scalloped collars.  The rest of the tag is pretty easy to figure out.  I matted the sentiment (also included in the digi set) on black cardstock and then again on this gold print paper.  Attached a portion of a white doily to the back.  Added a clear button, gold ribbon scrap and white twine.  Easy Peasy! 

Kenny brought home about two dozen of these mason jars with the straw holes from work one day (someone was giving them away - WHAT?!).  I was so proud that he snagged them for me.  He almost never does that!  The gold striped straws were left over from the engagement party last month.

I made a dozen of these for my coworkers' baby shower this week.  It may be hard to tell, but these jars have chalkboard labels on them.  Again...who wouldn't want these??

Be sure to head over to the https://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com/ blog to check out other projects and link your own.  Challenge #15 deadline is August 16th at 11:59 (EST).

Digi Stamp:  Stamp Prints

Elements Stamp:  Lila Grey

I'm also posting this on the WOYWW site.  I stumbled across this site awhile back and I love the community and variety of crafters/artists that link there every Wednesday.  We get a peek in the work desk of people all over the world.  No competition...no contests...just friendship among each other.  I haven't been linking very long, but already found some favorites.  If you get a chance, go over to Stamping Ground which is where the linkage is.  Take a peek, leave some comments and be inspired.