Stacy's Paper Crafts

Winter Seasonal Thank You's

Yesterday I sat down to create a few wintery thank you cards. It just so happens that this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is to create a thank you card.

This first card isn't exactly CAS, but I love how it turned out! The largest snowflake is made out of chipboard, and the small ones were punched out of cardstock using a Martha Stewart snowflake punch.

I painted all of them using Diamond Stickles and added some mini rhinestones to the centers. Then I added a little distress ink around the edges of the snowflakes, patterned paper, & card base.

I couldn't resist creating a gingerbread card :) I ♥ gingerbread men! I'm planning to create a bunch of paperclay gingerbread men ornaments for my Christmas tree next year.

The images was colored with colored pencils and blended with baby oil. Quick & easy!

My last card features and adorable penguin image from Red Rubber Designs, and the best thing about it is that it was only $1.00 :) Cuddly Penguin

Thanks for looking!

 

2012 Christmas Card

When you make Christmas cards, do you create a different design for each recipient, or do you prefer mass producing? I tend to mass produce only because I'm always afraid I'll forget which design I gave someone, and I wouldn't want to give them the same card two years in a row! LOL

Sometimes doing assembly lined cards can get a little tedious for me but not this year! I loved, loved, loved creating these. I used an A2 sized kraft cardbase for the cards. I usually use patterned paper but lately I've been dabbling in art journaling and mixed media projects so I had some wet paint on my craft mat that I didn't want to waste so I used it to create a spattered background. Love how it turned out. The white color is from watered down white acrylic paint, and I used a dye re-inker from SU to make the red spatters. So fun! I'm definitely going to add more spatters to my projects in the future, I love the randomness of it :)

The reindeer image is a stamp I picked up from The Paper Source store. Isn't he cute? I stamped & embossed him & the sentiment using black ink & black embossing powder. Then I colored the reindeer using Copic markers and added some stickles to his little nose :)

I mailed out my Christmas cards today, well actually I missed the mail man so they'll go out tomorrow... on Dec. 1st! Last year I think I mailed them on the 21st :) It feels so good to not be rushing. So are you ready for Christmas?

 

                             

Merry

Only 23 days 'till Christmas.

Just thought I would put that out there for you :)

Have you started your shopping yet? I haven't purchased or made a single thing yet. My Christmas cards are almost finished though :) This is one of my latest creations. I really LOVE this houndstooth pattern, I think it's probably going to be my "go-to" background stamp for awhile. 

Natural/wood colored buttons are another one of my new loves. I picked up a little packet of about 20 from Michael's $1 bin a few months ago. I'm kicking myself I should have gotten more. I added some black wire through the button holes and a little distress ink around the edges.  Then I used versamark ink to create a snowflake pattern on the card base. The focal snowflake was embossed using red glitter embossing powder. I also added some black dots around the snowflake using a black pen.

Thanks for looking!

I ♥ Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas

Especially the recently released 6x6 paper pads that are perfect for card making. I love that Simple Stories also included smaller versions of the tags that are included with the 12x12 sized collection.

25 Days of Christmas

For this card I only used patterned paper and cardstock... actually I did for all of the cards I'm sharing today. The patterns are so lovely I didn't really want to add anything else to it. 

This card features a strip of patterned paper and one of the mini tags propped up with foam tape.

I added some ink and edge distressing to create some texture for this card. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, the hoodstooth print :) 

Thanks for looking :)

March of the Snowmen Blog Hop

 

I know that most of the country is probably fed up with all the snow we've been having, but most of the snow has narrowly missed my area. I really wanted to create a scrapbook layout show casing the snowman building skills of my son and I... which basically amounts to NONE! LOL But we haven't gotten enough snow for snowman building! Or snowball fights or sledding either! We did get quite a bit of ice last week which made sledding interesting & fun... and painful especially if you're not wearing gloves! LOL but we need snow!!! Just not too much... please & thank you!  :)

This is one of the two cards I created. That snowman is from an image card from Fancy Pants Design's Hot Chocolate collection. It was a little large for an A2 card so I had to crop it a little. I added some inking along the edges and paired it with a sentiment from PTI's Say it Style stamp set.  I rearranged my craft room a little and made room on my table for my sewing machine so I added some stitching. When I add stitching to my paper crafts I usually do it by hand. It's a little tricky with the machine because you have to adjust the stitch tension & stitch length to work well with different paper thicknesses, but I think once I figure that out I'll do better =)

Hi! Paper: Bazzill & PTI cardstock, Fancy Pants Designs snowman card, Stamps: PTI Say it with style & TAC Snowflakes, Ink: Tim Holtz distress ink & Palette L'Amore Red, Other: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Nestabilities rectangle dies, clear rhinestone, & stitching 

I used the zig zag stitch on this card, I think it turned out a little better =) I normally reach for winter blues or Christmas reds when creating snowman cards but I chose more of a spring theme this time.

Hello Winter: Paper: Basic Grey patterned paper & PTI white cardstock, Stamps: TAC, Ink: Palette Noir, Other: stitching, Copic Markers, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Nestabilities circle dies, & rhinestone

Don't forget to visit the blogs of the other participants. They've whipped up some frosty creations that are SURE to inspire you. Several of the ladies are offering blog candy so be sure to show them some love by leaving a comment. 

I'm offering blog candy too! Just leave a comment and one winner will be randomly selected to win a $10 gift certificate from one of my favorite on-line stores...

PaperTrey Ink

Two Peas in a Bucket

Digi Stamp Characters

You have until Wednesday, January 26th at 10 PM EST to enter! The winner will choose which store gift certificate they would like. I'll ask you for details after I announce the winner =) 

Participants:

Angella Crockett

Barb Foster

Deb Felts

Holly Brown

Jen Carter

JenMarie Taylor

Joan Ervin

Julie Ranae

Kim Sears

Laurie Willison

Linda Lucas

Lynn Stevens

Pam Imholz

Patti Gilliam

Stacy Rogers  *You are here =)

Sue Pelletier

Melisa Waldorf

 

DIO Friday Challenge: Thank You cards

 

Challenge: Create a Thank You card

Hi everyone,  TGIF!! Only 7 more shopping days until Christmas! Are you finished, or are you stressing about finding that perfect gift? I'm just about finished, I just have a few gifts to buy or make and then I'll be finished, yay! 

I know that everyone is busy preparing for Christmas but this challenge may actually tackle one of the items on your to-do list... make thank you cards! This week your challenge is to create a Thank You card. You never can have too many, especially during this time of year! Your card can have a holiday theme or you can create one that has a more generic theme for everyday use. Challenge yourself to use one or more items that have been in your stash for awhile. 

What is a DIO Challenge?

 

Don't you just love that paper? It's another pattern from Fancy Pants' Hot Chocolate Collection I used some retired stamp sets from TAC to stamp the sentiment & snowflakes. Yes... I know that the patterned paper is new, but the stamps, ribbons, & rhinestones aren't, so this card still follows the DIO guidelines! LOL Oh and I used SU's retired Cranberry Crisp ink too! it works so well with the colors in this collection! 

Don't forget to upload your link below. There's no deadline for this challenge so you can join in anytime. Thanks for playing!

Be Merry

TGIF! This has been such a loooonnnnnggggg week! I have another snowman card to share with you today. Unfortunately it was really cloudy here today so the photo is a little dark but isn't he cute?

I just can't stay away from the red & brown color combo, especially with this image. The patterned paper I used isn't by Basic Grey... I know! I gasped myself :) It's actually by Fancy Pants Designs from their Hot Chocolate Collection The whole collection is super cute! 

Don't forget that you have another day or so to upload your DIO Friday Challenge entry to be eligible to win a $10 gift certificate from PaperTrey Ink. More details here

Have a great weekend!

Snowman Love

I so love this image :) I wanted to use a non-traditional color scheme for this card. I can't seem to get away from the reds & greens when creating holiday cards. I almost made it though! LOL I pulled out some purple cardstock for the card base, colored the image using Sharpe & Copic markers. I also applied Glossy Affects to the holly berries. Thanks for looking! 

Holiday Blessings

Hi everyone! Tomorrow I'm promoting my Etsy shop, so I've been working like a mad woman to add inventory. Unfortunately I wasn't able to add much to my shop because I've been busy with some custom orders but I'll be adding more cards over the next couple of weeks. After Dec. 10th I will not be adding any more Christmas cards to my site but I will have some new Birthday & Thank you card designs.

The weather here is pretty dreary today so my photos are a little dark, but I wanted to share another holiday card with you. I kept this card really simple because I love those ornaments :) The patterned paper is by Basic Grey... of course :) paired with some PTI stamps. Thanks for looking! 

Warmest Wishes

Hiya! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Have you started putting up your Christmas decorations yet? That's on my to do list for this week. Although we'll probably wait another week before buying a Christmas tree.  I LOVE Christmas :) All the colors & textures of this holiday makes me want to hide out in my craft room and craft ALL DAY :)

Anyhoo, I wanted to share this card I created using another $1 stamp from Michaels. I added a rhinestone to the center of the snowflake to give it a little something extra. 

Thanks for looking!

Naughty or Nice?

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend! I went digging through my $1 stamp basket and found this Naughty or Nice sentiment. Cute huh? I used PTI's Vintage Lables to create a border on the Nesties die cut for the focal image.  Thanks for looking!

 

 

Another creation to share...

I know, two in one day? Crazy! But my PTI goodies arrived and my mojo is flowing so I figured I'd share another creation. CPS also has a great sketch this week that I wanted to use. 

Here's my take...

Digi Stamp Characters has some new snowman images that are absolutely adorable! And for $1.65 each, I couldn't pass them up! The sentiment is from PTI's newest Fillable Frames stamp set. I really love all of the sentiments in this set! It's the kind of stamp set you'll always be able to use no matter what becomes trendy. Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Paper:       Basic Grey pp, Bazzill & PTI cardstock

Stamps:    Digi Stamp Characters & PTI

Other:        Palette ink, Sharpie Markers, red grosgrain ribbon, mini button, & scrappers floss

I'm in Holiday Mode...

I'm so ready to turn on the Christmas music :) DH isn't quite ready for it, but I could listen to Christmas music year round!

I'm working on Christmas cards and tags this week & adding inventory to my Etsy store. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I usually try to start early but I haven't purchased a single item this year. I'm hoping to create and/or purchase some handcrafted gifts,  shop online, and avoid the stores as much as possible... we'll see how that goes! LOL

Christmas Little Notes

 Hi all! It's been a super busy week here. Just wanted to share a Christmas little note I created. I used PTI Polka Dot Basic for the background, a sentiment from PTI's Mixed Messages stamp set, and a snowflake from a retired TAC stamp set. I added a strip of ribbon and a mini rhinestone to keep it simple. I'm loving PTI's Fresh Snow ink, it really POPS against the dark blue cardstock. 

Tomorrow's DIO Challenge is super fun! Especially if you are new to card making or if you are just looking for ideas on how to add a little something to your designs. 

Brr...

Morning all! It's another chilly day here today. Not quite snowman weather but I don't think anyone could resist these adorable snowmen! This is another print from the Be Merry collection by My Mind's Eye. I used my circle Nestabilities to create this card. The sentiment is from Purple Onion Designs, an awesome company with wonderful customer service! Unfortunately it looks like this sentiment set is no longer available for purchase. 

 

This card measures approximately 3.5 x 4 inches so it could be used as a gift tag or a little card. I really enjoyed making this card. I may create some other ones with a different theme and mount them to a square card base. 

I have a fun challenge planned for Friday's Dig it Out Challenge. There are no deadlines for these challenges. It's just a fun way to inspire you... and me to get crafty and create something. I am planning to offer a RAK from time to time to make things a little more fun. Hope you'll join me. Don't forget to check out the previous challenge if you missed it. You'll also find a link to these challenges to the right under Categories on the side menu. 

Thanks for looking!