Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Cold and Snowy

Hi sweeties-
I am running late today.  I had a rough weekend with the little one. 
I ate something during Thanksgiving that effected the baby.
I didn't change laundry detergent, he wasn't wearing new clothes, so it had to be the food. 
He had red, hive looking bumps all over his body.  He wouldn't eat and was extremely fussy.
So all that just posed for an extra long weekend.  He is getting better, but slowly.
The move is this weekend...I can't wait to get settled in!!

Today is a new challenge over at SweetStamps.
The them is:
COLD and SNOWY
This is another one image that was created by Jaqueline Hill and November's release.
I love how she is peeking around the snowman.  The image is colored with Copic and all the shine is Stardust glitter glue.  I also added bits of SnowTex to the Christmas Trees.  I also used Echo Park Winter Park paper. I stamped the image on clear acetate using Cotton White Stazon ink.  Then I cut around the image and placed it on top.  I wanted to create the scene of being in the trees.
This is the card closed.
I had to turn off one of the lights, so that the camera could capture a little bit of the enormous amount of glitter that is actually on the card.

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Next week's challenge #94 is:
Winter Greenery
Our first monthly challenge is still going and can be found HERE
Theme is:
Suspension Cards
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EFC#37

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Holiday Easel Card

Good morning!
How was your Thanksgiving?
We spent time with our families and friends, which is always such a great time.
There was no craziness this year!! LOL
So with Thanksgiving done and the Christmas music already playing the radio and the decorations already being displayed, it really is hard not to get into the mood. 

This weeks challenge at Sentimental Sundays is:
Easel Card
Isn't she just gorgeous?  This is  Glamorous Tiffany in her night dress.
I love that dress of hers and i tried my best to work with the folds in her dress. Folds are not one of my strong points, but I am working on it.  This image is so perfect for any special occasion and since especially a Christmas card. (Smile)

This card is filled with so much shine, but you really can'y see it.  I was trying so hard to capture it, but I had no real luck.  The paper is from MME:  , which was sent to me by my blogging buddy Jan.
Thank You Jan!!
The sentiment is from Create with TLC.

I hope you have enjoyed my creation and will join us as we have two amazing sponsors this week:
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Crafty Pad Designs #198
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Thank You

Good morning-
Oh what a week and a new one has just begun!!
I'm so tired...and my back is starting to kill me and to top it all off it's raining!!! 
I just wanted to stay in bed all day, but of course I couldn't! :( 

It's Tuesday again, so that means a new challenge over at SweetStamps.
This weeks challenge is:
THANK YOU
For my card this week I am using Avery from Jacqueline Hill, from the new Lil' Sweeties line, which are Novembers release that can be found HERE.
Isn't she just adorable?  I love how she is sitting pretty on that cornucopia.

I colored her with a wide range of Copic markers and used paper from Crate Paper: Farmhouse.
Going through my scrap room, I found some Flower Soft that I received from a class I took at CHA. 
Here's a side shot of the flower soft on the bundles of wheat and a few patches around the pumpkin and fruits.  I also tried to make my own little embellishments with the flower soft. I wanted them to look similar to the wheat twigs on the stamp, but I think they look more like cattails!!  LOL, but I'll let you be the judge.

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Next week's challenge #93 is:
Cold & Snowy

Our first monthly challenge is still going and can be found HERE
Theme is:
Suspension Cards
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Hugs,
Calypso

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Wishing You Well

Hi blogging buddies-
Happy Sunday to you all. 

Today is another challenge over at Sentimental Sundays. 
This weeks theme is:
Get Well Wishes

I made a tea tabbed box!!
When I first got my Cameo, this is the first thing I cut and put together. 
It just sat on my desk, staring at me for an entire year. 
I just didn't know what to do with it!!  LOL Does that ever happen to anyone else?!
So while I was sorting through my craft room and saw this weeks challenge, the light bulb went off.
I ran across a stamp that I bought on sale back in March and it sat in total darkness.
So i pulled it out and went to work on this creation.
Here is the top of the box. 
That is Sick Henry by Whiff of Joy.
Is he not just the cutest thing, even for a sick little mouse.

Well that is all from me today.  I have to get back to packing, sorting and my babies! :) 

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Hugs,
Calypso

Monday, November 12, 2012

With Love

Hello my sweet friends-
How are you doing today?
I hope you had a great weekend and your week is off to a good start.

Today at SweeetStamps we have a new challenge for you.
This weeks challenge is:
SILVER or GOLD
As you can see, I chose to go with GOLD. 
The patterned paper is mounted on cardstock that was embossed with gold embossing power. 
The patterned paper is from Kaisercraft: Vintage Timeless.  I distressed the edges and used a gold dabber around the edges.  I also used a stamp from the Decorative Elements Sets and Antique Linen distress ink and stamp it on the patterned paper.  The Tall Mums image was stamped on cream cardstock and embossed with gold embossing powder, along with the corner, which is from Cheery Lynn.
Here is another picture of the card.
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Next week's challenge #92 is:
THANK YOU

New monthly challenge starts on 11/15:
Suspension Cards
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Turkey's coming for dinner

Hi everyone-
Well I hope that you all are having a great weekend. 
We had a little bit of rain here this week and it felt so good!  I love the rain as long as I can remain indoors to enjoy it.  So we enjoyed the cool evenings with some warm soup and hot chocolate for dessert!!  Yummy!

Today we have a brand new challenge at Sentimental Sundays.
This weeks challenge is:
Thanks/ Thanksgiving
We are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps, who generously allowed us to choose an image from their HUGE online store!!  I chose Stella Calendar Months- Thanksgiving.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Thanks for visiting today, I really appreciate it.

Hugs,
Calypso

Monday, November 5, 2012

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone-
Can I tell you how much I have missed blogging this week. 
I mentioned last week that we will be moving the first week of December, well we are and it's official.
This move will be the last move, until we decide we are ready to move to Colorado!!
I'm ready...I can move there now; however, we have a lot of loose ends that need to be taken care of first.

So in the mean time...I will be packing for the next 3 weeks and scrapping/blogging very little until we are all settled in. I have to tell you though this time changes really screwed me up today.  So I am apologizing now for the horrible picture of my card. Pictures have been retaken!! :) 

Today challenge over at SweetStamps is:
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I really enjoyed putting this card together, since I'm really not in the Christmas spirit right now.
I stamped the Christmas tree four times on cream cardstock, using Memento Bamboo Leaves.  Then I cut three of the trees out and filled in with color using Shabby Shutters distress ink.  Once dried I went around the Stardust Glitter pen and added shine to the tree and applied little dots of Ice White pearls as well.
Then folded two of the trees in half, glued them to themselves and then applied on top of the third tree.
Inside card:
You can barely see it, but around the frame I inked with Antique Linen and stamped using one of the Decorative element stamps, which are part of October's new release. Paper is from Authentique: Wonder. 


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Next week's challenge #91 is:
Silver or Gold
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Hugs, 
Calypso