Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Friday everyone.  It is time for a new challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and this time it is "anything goes" as long as it is Christmas.

My card base and mats are SU Bashful Blue.  The white panel is cut with MFT Snowflake Fusion Cover-Up die.  I added some thin foam tape strips under the edges and mounted it on another white panel for some dimension.  The sentiment is by Inspired By Stamping and cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 2.  The Magnolia Tilda image was stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  I paper-pieced her dress with some Bashful Blue DSP.  I cut her out with Spellbinders Classic Oval die and sponged Bashful Blue ink around the edges before removing the die.  I added some sparkle to her wings with a Gelly Roll Clear Glitter pen, but it looks gray in the photo.

Now check out the great cards by my teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and I hope you will be inspired to play along.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas for Christmas Stampin' All Year

Yea, it is Friday and time for a new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week we do not have a sponsor, but the winner will get to be a Guest Designer in November.  The challenge is "anything goes" (as long as it is a Christmas project) and we have a past Mojo Monday sketch for inspiration.

My card base is MFT Electric Red and the embossed panel is MFT Smooth White.  I used an embossing folder by Darice.  The DSP is from Lost & Found Christmas by My Mind's Eye and the mats are SU Wild Wasabi.  The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments stamped in Electric Red ink.  I printed the digi image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Promarkers.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil and Golden Light Molding Paste to add the snow dots.

Now check out all the fabulous creations by my fellow teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  I hope you will play along with us this week.  Remember, you have a chance to be a guest designer in November.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Christmas Stampin All Year Long

It's Friday and time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps and the winner will receive 7 digi images of their choice.  

We have an inspiration photo to get you inspired to play along.

Here is my card:

I was inspired by the green gingham table cloth and the stripes in the centerpiece.  I printed this sweet Christmas Ava Mistletoe Fairy image from Bugaboo Stamps on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut her out with MFT Circle Stax 1 and the mat with Circle Stax 2.  The green gingham is stamped with MFT Textile Backgrounds with SU Gumball Green ink.  The red stripe is from MME Merry Little Christmas 6x6 pad.  The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments.  The white panel is embossed with Sizzix Stars & Swirls EF.
The image panel and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The card base is MFT Electric Red.

Now check out the fabulous cards by my teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  I hope you will be inspired to play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Season's Greetings for CSAYL

Happy Friday friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  Our sponsor is Anne's Digital Art and I am using her Christmas Grapevine Wreath.

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Promarkers.  I cut it out by hand.  I then added a SU Real Red bow cut out with MFT Winter Wreath die.  The sentiment is from Festive Frames by Inspired by Stamping, and cut with MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags die.  The wreath and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The DSP is from an older Martha Stewart mat pad.  The card base is MFT Smooth White CS.

I hope you will play along with us this week and check out all the great cards by my teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Season's Greetings for CSAYL

Happy Friday my friends.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long  which is "Anything Goes" (Christmas of course) - use lots of snowflakes.  Our sponsor is Broken Box Stock, and the winner will recieve a $5 gift certificate to her shop.

Here is my card and I am using her Digi Sled Riding Toodle.

I printed the image twice and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  One image I cut out with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and the mat with Scalloped Ovals.  I cut the second image out and mounted her over a torn snow hill for a little extra dimension.  I added some punched snowflakes with rhinestones in the centers.  The sentiment is from Verve's Holiday Treats, stamped in Riding Hood Red ink and cut with the oval dies.  The mats are all SU Riding Hood Red.  The DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace, Joy, Love 6x6 pad.  The card base is MFT Smooth White CS.  The image panel and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.

Now check out the rest of the Design Team's fabulous cards over at CSAYL.  I hope you will play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Merry Christmas

It's Friday and time for another Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge which is to use non traditional colors.   This week our sponsor is DRS Designs and I am using their "Large Filigree Star" image.  Here is my card:

I printed the image on Silver CS, cut it out and adhered it with foam tape.  I made the star burst design with papers from an older Martha Stewart Christmas Mat Pad.  There are lots of tutorials for this technique, but to do it, you cut strips of paper 4" by 1-1/2", then cut from top right corner to bottom left corner lengthwise.  I used 4 different designs.  Adhere the strips to a cardstock base and then trim the ends off.  The mats are SU Basic Black and the card base and sentiment panel are Whisper White.  The sentiment from SU Greetings of the Season is stamped in Versamark ink and embossed with silver embossing powder.

I think the blue and silver, with the touch of black, made a pretty non-traditional card.  What do you think?

Now hop on over to Christmas Stampin All Year Long and check out the other fabulous cards by the designers.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Not a Card

It's Friday and time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and we are to make a "non card project". The winner will get 7 digi images of their choice from Bugaboo Stamps.

I used the cute Deacon-Christmas Elf Presents image and printed him on X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Copics.   The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments set.  The DSP is from a DCWV Christmas Mat Stack.  The tag is made with SU Read Red CS and the Scallop Tag Punch.  I made it wider than the 2" slot and slid it up under the guide to punch the top and then rounded the corners.  I added some ribbon and a jute cord bow.

Now check out all the great creations by the Design Team members over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  I hope you will join us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Joy To The World for CSAYL

Happy Friday my friends.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week's challenge is to use only one stamp.  Our sponsor is Di's Digi Stamps.  The winner will receive a $12 gift certificate from our sponsor.

Here is my card:

The stamp I used is an Inkadinkado stamp by Brenda Walton. I stamped the image in Riding Hood Red ink and cut it out with a Spellbinder's Classic Ovals die then matted it with Spellbinder's Floral Ovals die cut from Riding Hood Red CS.  The card base and ribbon are also Riding Hood Red.  The DSP is from Echo Park's Tis The Season 6x6 pad.  The white panel is cut with MFT's Modern Morocco Die. 

Now hop over to Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and check out the fabulous cards by our designers.  I hope you will join us in this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Blessings for Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Our challenge this week at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long is to use dies.  

I have used the Poppystamps Blooming Poinsettia in SU Pink Pirouette and Pear Pizzazz CS, and Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies.  I inked the edge of the oval die and the sentiment is Verve's Christmas Blessings stamped in SU Going Gray ink.  The flower and oval are mounted with foam tape.  I added some pearls to the flower center.  The DSP is from American Crafts Jolly 6x6 pad.

I hope you will hop over to the CSAYL blog and check out the fabulous cards by the other designers and play along in this week's challenge.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Friday everyone.  Hope you have had a good week.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin All Year Long 

and our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs.  Here is my card using her cute digi image "Cozy Little Chickadees".  

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card, colored it with Promarkers, and then cut it out using Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities.  I sponged light blue ink around the edges before removing the die.  The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments.  The DSP is from MME Sweater Weather 6x6 pad.  The mats are SU Midnight Muse and the card base is MFT Smooth White CS.

Now check out the other Designers cards at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  I hope you will join us this week.  The winner will receive 4 non-colored digi images from Meljen's Designs. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Season's Greetings for Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Friday and you know what that means, it is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week our sponsor is "Chi Chi Memories Designs" and we are using a Sweet Sunday Sketch by Karen Giron here.

The digi image I am using is "May Girl".

I printed her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I then cut her out with an MFT Pierced Circle die and sponged Bashful Blue ink around the image. She is matted with black cut out with MFT Circle Stax die.  The sentiment is from Verve's Holiday Treats and punched with SU 1-3/8" and 1-1/2" punches.  Both the image and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The red DSP is from Pebbles Welcome Christmas pad and the green DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace, Joy, Love pad.  The white CS is embossed with a Holly EF by The Paper Studio. The card base is SU Real Red CS.

Now check out the lovely creations by the other DT members at CSAYL.  I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Noel for CSAYL

Happy Friday everyone. It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, and it is Anything Goes - Tags.  

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and I am using their digi image "Noel Birds".

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Promarkers, then I cut it out with Spellbinder's Wonky Rectangles and sponged light blue ink around the edges before removing the die  I hand-cut the Real Red mat and punched a hole in the corner to add my Real Red ribbon to make a tag. Then I added the tag to my card with foam tape.  The card base is SU Real Red CS, and the mats are MFT Smooth White CS.  The red DSP is from Echo Park's Tis' The Season 6x6 pad.  The green DSP is a piece from my scrap pile.

My teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long have created some great projects to inspire you.  I hope you will play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Hello friends.  It is Friday and time for another Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge.  Our sponsor this week is Emma Canning and we are suppose to do one layer cards.  As you can see from my card I forgot it was supposed to be one layer and have several layers.  I love this sweet image by Emma called "Bauble Gown".

The digital image is printed on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut it out with MFT Vertical Greetings II die.  It was a little long, so I stuck it back in the die, overlapping one end and cut a little off.  I hand cut the Real Red mat.  The DSP is from Echo Park's Tis the Season 6x6 pad.  The mats are SU Basic Black and the card base is MFT Smooth White CS.  The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments and is cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax die.  I trimmed the white layer down just a little so it would fit in the black layer.  The sentiment and image panel are mounted with foam dimensionals.

Check out the great cards over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and you will be inspired to play along.  Hope to see your creations there.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas gift set for CSAYL

Happy Friday my friends.  This week's challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long is to make a gift set.  No sponsor this week.  The winner will be a guest designer in October.

Here is my little gift box and matching Christmas card.

The box and card base are SU Crumb Cake. The mats are SU Real Red, the banners are Old Olive and Very Vanilla. The DSP is from SU Holly Berry Bouquet (retired).   The poinsettias are made from Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia with Real Red and Old Olive CS.  I added yellow rhinestones to the centers. The sentiments are from SU More Merry Messages.  The Very Vanilla layer is embossed with The Paper Studio Holly Leaves EF.

Here are close-up photos of the card and gift box.  I used the negative border cut from the gift box to separate the layers on my card.

Unfortunately I didn't have any goodies to put in the box, but it still turned out cute and will be perfect for a special little gift.  I colored the sentiment with Old Olive and Real Red markers before stamping it.  The flags are cut with MFT Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Flags Layers die-namics.

Don't miss all the great projects by the other designers over on Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  Hope you will be inspired to play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas for CSAYL

Happy Friday morning friends.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.   This week's sponsor is Eureka Stamps and it is "Anything Goes" -  use 2 CS, 1 image, 2 embellishments, and 1 sentiment.

For my card I used their "Clear Ornament" digi image, printed it on X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Copics.  I then embossed a cute snowflake with white embossing powder and cut the image out.  I cut the hanger off and added  gold cord as the hanger.   The pine limbs are from SU Watercolor Winter and the sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping Festive Frames.  The DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace Joy Love 6x6 pad.  The white panel is embossed with a Sizzix Snowflake EF.  The card base is SU Cherry Cobbler and the mats are SU Basic Black.  I added a Recollections enamel dot to the banner cut with MFT's Pierced Fishtail Flags die.  My layout is from Splitcoast Stamper's card sketch SC494, but used a rectangle shape instead of the circle.

 

Now I hope you will check out all the great creations by my fellow designers over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and play along with the challenge. The winner of the challenge will get to choose 5 digi images from Eureka Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Happy 4th of July everyone.  I hope you all have a happy and safe weekend.

 

 

It is Friday and time for another Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge.

It is "Anything Goes" - use your favorite color choice.  Our sponsor is Emma Canning and the winner will receive 5 digi images of their choice.

 

Here is my card and I am using "All Lit Up" digi image by Emma and red and green as my favorite Christmas colors.

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics.  She is cut out with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and matted with Spellbinders Lacey Ovals in SU Real Red CS.  I sponged SU Bashful Blue ink aroud the image while still in the die. The green plaid DSP is from DCWV Christmas Mat Stack and the red check is from my scrap pile.   The sentiment is from My Favorite Things PI-Happy Christmas stamped on a banner cut from MFT Fishtail Flags Stax.  I added 2 red enamel dots by Recollections.

 

Now hop over to Chrstmas Stampin' All Year Long and check the great cards by the designers.

 

Thanks for dropping by. 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Good morning my friends.  It is Friday and time for a new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - make a card "for a kid".  Our sponsor this week is The Paper Nest Dolls and the winner will receive a $25 gift card to The Paper Nest Dolls.  I am using this adorable stamp called "Caroling Snowmen" which can be found here.

I colored the image with Promarkers and cut it out with a Spellbinders Labels Two die.  I sponged SU Bashful Blue ink around the edges while it was still in the die.  I hand cut the thin black mat.  The DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace, Love, Joy 6x6 pad (love this paper).  All the mats are SU Basic Black CS and the card base is MFT's Smooth White CS.  The card is 5-1/4" square.

Now check out all the great cards by my fellow teammates at Christmas Stampin All Year Long.  I hope you can join us this week.  .

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Two Snowmen

Good Friday morning everyone.  I hope you are ready for a new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Images and I am using this cute digi image "Two Snowmen".

I printed the cute image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Promarkers. I cut it out using a Rounded Banner die by My Favorite Things (and right now they are on sale).  My card base and mats are SU Real Red and Garden Green CS.  The DSP is from the Peppermint 6x6 pad by Crate Paper.  The white panel is embellished with the Cuttlebug Snowflake EF.

Now check out all the great cards by my fellow teammates at HERE

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin All Year Long -"One Layer"

Happy Friday my friends.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long  which is to make a one layer card and our sponsor is Di's Digistamps.

Well I tried my hand at making a one layer card by printing the "Candy Star Ted" digi image from Di's Digistamps on X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Copics.  I them made a mask with Spellbinder's Circle dies and stamped an older gingham background stamp from CTMH in SU Wild Wasabi ink.  Then I used the reverse die cut and sponged some SU Light Blue ink around the edges and stamped some small snowflakes in Bashful Blue ink.  I added Polar White Flower Soft to the trim on his hat and coat.  I added glitter to the snow with a Sakura Clear Glitter pen but it doesn't show up well.  The sentiment is from SU More Merry Messages.  Lastly I used masks to mark off the section for the faux ribbon and used my red Copic to color it.

Now you need to check out all the great creations by my fellow DT members over at Christmas Stampin All Year Long.  I hope you can play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

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Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Season's Greetings

Good Morning friends, it is Friday and time for a new Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge. This week it is anything goes - use ribbon and trims.   

Here is my card:

I used SU Real Red CS and X-Press It Blending Card for the image and sentiment.  The DSP is from The Paper Studio Santa & Friends 6x6 pad.  I stamped the Magnolia Tilda with Stars image in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink, colored her with Copics, and cut her out with Spellbinders Labels Four die. I hand cut the red mat.  The pretty sentiment from Verve's Holiday Treats is stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on banner cut with MFT Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Flags Layers.  The image panel is mounted with foam dimensionals and I added a SU Real Red ribbon bow to finish my card.

Now head over to the Christmas Stampin All Year Long blog and check out all the fabulous creations by my fellow Design Team members.  Hope you can play along this week. Link up by Thursday, June 12th at midnight EST for your chance to win.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn