SugarPea Designs / Mix It Up Challenge #37

 

Welcome!  I am here sharing a card using the November Mix it Up Challenge from SugarPea Designs over at the SugarPea Designs blog.  Make sure to check out the blog for all the details!

For this month's challenge, I used both sides of the Mix It Up Challenge.  (see graphic below) 

I loved the sketch in this challenge but it proved to be too much white space.  Usually this isn't a problem for me but to solve it for today's card, I used a woodgrain embossing folder.  It gave just the right about of texture and interest to the background for my adorable images from Mugs & Kisses.  The images were Copic colored and die cut using the Mugs & Kisses SugarCuts Dies.  The pattern paper (polka dots) is from the Happy Holidays Paper Collection.  

Pretty Pink Posh / 25 Days of Christmas Tags

Welcome to the 25 Days of Christmas Tags! 

With the holidays fast approaching, it's time for Tracey McNeely's

annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Make sure to check out her blog for all the details on the sponsors, ways to win, and how to link up your own tags!  

Tracey's blog:  In My Creative Opinion

I am helping celebrate today's sponsor, Pretty Pink Posh, by sharing my own tags!

Pretty Pink Posh has lots of fun winter/Christmas themed goodies to use for tags.  Since I tend to wrap at the last minute, I wanted some very CAS tags.  I love the Joy Shaker Die cut out of some thick red glitter cardstock.  I backed it with a white circle that had some light Broken China Distress Oxide inks blended.  My second tag uses the Scallop Square Tag Dies.  I die cut and quickly colored my snowman from Happy Snowman.  It was added over a hand trimmed glittery snow hill.

Avery Elle / Pierced Scallop Rectangles and Cool Beans

Hello!  I am here with my take on the new Large Pierced Scallops Elle-ments from Avery Elle.  There are so many uses for a die set like this!  I love to use my dies for shaped cards and the largest scallop rectangle is perfect!

I started my card by using the largest scallop rectangle die to cut my card base.  To do this, you place your folded cardstock just below the cutting edge of your die.  What you are left with is a shaped card base!  

For my main panel, I used the layering rectangle in the Large Pierced Scallops Elle-ments.  

I love this coffee themed set, Cool Beans, that has 6 fun sentiments in a cool font.  This set is perfect for all those coffee lovers out there!  I repeatedly stamped the 'thanks a latte' in New Moon Dye Ink and stamped one of the small heart stamps in between the repeated sentiments.  I colored in the heart with Copic R29.  My to go coffee cup was colored in with Copic 110.  For the cozy, I made my own buffalo check pattern with red cardstock and the Copic 110.

Supplies:

Cool Beans

Cool Beans Elle-ments

Large Pierced Scallops Elle-ments

New Moon Dye Ink


Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Lil' Inker Designs / November Mini Release / Black Friday Sale

Welcome to the Lil' Inker Designs November Mini Release!  Lil' Inker Designs will be releasing TWO new stamp sets starting on Black Friday (November 24, EST).  There is so much good stuff happening that you will not want to miss the Lil' Inker Designs blog for a sneak to the Newsletter!  Just sayin'!

My first project uses the adorable new set, Magic Winter.  I've created a background using Mermaid, Citrus, and Silver Additive Alcohol inks for my blended background.  I love how it came out!  Let me tell you how forgiving it is!  The first time I stamped my sentiment (using StazOn ink), it smudged because the YUPO paper is slick.  So I used StazOn cleaner and a paper towel!  The messed up sentiment was gone!   Then I just added a bit more color to my background using the same sponge I used to apply the color in the first place!

For my unicorn, I silver heat embossed and colored in with coordinating Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  Using the Magic Winter dies, I cut out my unicorn and popped it up on my cardfront using foam adhesive.  I added a strip of glitter cardstock and matted my panel onto a teal layer.  

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My second card uses the Unstoppable stamp set.  This set is so versatile and virtually impossible to re-create a background using this set.  I used Catherine Pooler Inks in Daydream, Mandarin Spice, and Eucalyptus along with the images.  

I created a background of fun shapes and colors.  (The oval stamp is actually the BACKSIDE of one of the stamps from Latte Love Stamps)  

My sentiment was stamped onto a Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles and added to a larger die cut rectangle (from the same set) from vellum.  A little bit of a messy silver thread was added behind the sentiment.

Here's the full blog hop list to get you started!!  Remember there is a winner of the whole release for commenting along the way!

LID Blog

Amy Kolling ♥♥♥

Chrissy Larson

Heather Hoffman

Jennifer Carter

Jessica Frost Ballas

Karen Baker

Kimberly Rendino--new DT member!

Lisa Henke

Lil' Inker Designs Store-----go SHOP!

Now.....don't forget to look at this SALE!!!  Time for some Black Friday shopping starting November 24-26th!

Avery Elle / 25 Days of Christmas Tags

Welcome to the 25 Days of Christmas Tags! 

With the holidays fast approaching, it's time for Tracey McNeely's

annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  Make sure to check out her blog for all the details on the sponsors, ways to win, and how to link up your own tags!  

Tracey's blog:  In My Creative Opinion

I am helping celebrate today's sponsor, Avery Elle, by sharing my own tag!

My tag uses the Holiday Bouquet stamp set.  I've watercolored the large image from the set using Kuretake Gansaii Tambi watercolors.  My image was layered onto a Shaker Tag. 

SugarPea Designs / Sweet 2 Repeat Blog Hop

Hello!  It’s time again for the Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop witih Sugar Pea Designs!  Now that so many of you have the October Product Release in your hot little hands, the Pod Squad of designers have geared up to inspire you with even MORE creative possibilities featuring the newest and hottest products!

I played around with some woodgrain cardstock from my stash as a background for my wreath card.  I used Pinecone Greetings in 2 shades of green ink and die cut using the coordinating dies.  I added pinecones and a bow from the For You Tag Die. 



Would you like to WIN a $20 gift certificate to spend on some SugarPea Designs of your own?  Please visit with each of our design team members and leave a comment for your chance to win!  Check the SugarPea Designs blog for the complete blog hop list!

Reverse Confetti / SFYTT

Hello!  I am here sharing a card using the current SFYTT (Sketch For You to Try) over at the Reverse Confetti blog.  Check out the SFYTT post......HERE for all the details!

I just had to the use the adorable pandas from Miso Happy for this month's SFYTT!  When you need a quick card, these pandas are the perfect thing to use.  I loved this months sketch and it offered me a chance to use more of the pattern paper from the last release, Cheerful & Kind.  To make the woodgrain embossing stand out a bit more, I tapped the Sand ink pad over the die before running it through my Big Shot.  

Now the best part is.......there is always a winner every month!  Here are the details:

The winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of SFYTT will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 30th of each month.

Check out the SFYTT post......HERE.

So let's see your Reverse Confetti creations this month.....you still have time to get it done!