Polish Merry Christmas

We didn't always celebrate our heritages and diversity is a new concept. My father is born here in the US and so were his parents, and grandparents. However, they settled in an area in Wisconsin where there were people of Polish decent that spoke a dialect of Polish. So when my Dad when to school he knew how to speak this Polish and not English.  He went to a one room school house and had to stay in from recess to get extra English lessons. To this day he can not say words with "th" and has even gone for speech therapy. 
I made a Merry Christmas card using a die cut from Memory Box.  


Patterned Paper:  A Paper Rose
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Die Cut: Memory Box; Sizzix
Flowers:  Prima
Punch:  Martha Stewart



Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 514 Anything Christmas with optional something that starts with "H"
Christmas Kickstart - Ch. 41 Festive Florals
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 263 Anything Goes with a sentiment
CCAYR - November for family and /or friends
Do-A1(1) Kreatives - Ch. 47 Glitter/Sparkle and Christmas
The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Ch. 82 

Christmas Chickadees

I like to get several Christmas cards done each month so that I don't have to scramble at the end of the year. I found in my stash that I had printed a free picture quite some time ago of these beautiful Chickadees and had this evergreen scrap of paper I don't know the maker of either of them. I embossed a woodgrain background and die cut a pine cone with glitter and liquid pearl. I didn't add a sentiment since I was trying to keep it simple and peaceful.

Patterned Paper:  Unknown

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Unknown

Dies:  My Favorite Things; Lifestyle Crafts; Sizzix

Button:  My Favorite Things

Divine Twine

Liquid Pearls

Glitter:  Unknown

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Challenges

Get Creative - Ch. 94 Sketch see above

CHNC - Ch. 504 Anything Christmas with optional embossing dry or heat

Christmas Kickstart - Ch. 36 Christmas Birds

Krafty Chicks - Ch. 521 CAS

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 648 Embossing

The Paper Girls - Ch. 206 Emboss like a Boss

Baby it's COLD Outside

This card is for my post for the Tuesday Morning Sketch 535 for the Annual Anything Goes. For this challenge I used an image from Mo Manning Chill, and a sentiment from TLC, Create. I found ribbon with bling in it. The snowflake sequins are two different colors a white and clear and they just don't photograph well. The white ones have blue sequin centers and the clear have white sequin centers. I think put glitter on her fur of the hat and jacket.

For those who celebrate have a Merry Christmas!

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning Chill (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Baby it's cold outside

Ribbon:  Michael's

Sequins:  Art Minds

Glitter:  Recollections

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Spellbinder:  Small and large squares

Challenges

Mo Manning - Ch. 286 Winter and a Mo Manning image

Addicted to Stamps - Ch. 180 Cold and Frosty

Love to Scrap - December BINGO  N (Die Cut / Ribbon / Blue / Snowflake / Silver)

Sparkles Monthly - Ch. 123 Add glitter and sparkle

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 613 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 418 - 419 Anything Goes

Pinecone Deer

Well, I had a sinus CT last week and it shows that my entire right sinus is opacified and occluded.  So the note from my MD is that this will absolutely affect your breathing. So she isn't surprised that I am having panic attacks about feeling like I can't breathe. I have an appointment to see ENT on December 19th and my doctor is hoping that I will get some suggestions from that. Now on top of that I got a cold with a cough and laryngitis.  So I really feel rotten.  I am hoping to get some relief soon.
I needed to make a masculine card so I used a Sizzix die cut and added some embossing powder to it.  I cut some pine cut dies and put Liquid Pearl on it and Glitter on top.  I heat embossed the sentiment in the corner.

Patterned Paper:  Recollection; Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Paper Studio; Recollection

Die:  Sizzix; Lifestyle Crafts

VersaMark

Stamp:  My Minds Eye

Embossing Powder:  Stamp Craft; Tim Holtz - Photo Vintage

Liquid Pearl

Glitter:  WOW Glitter

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 543 Sketch Saturday

Double D - Run Run Rudolph Challenge (see above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 364-365 Anything Goes

CHNC - Ch. 415 Anything Christmas with optional use some gems or pearls

Scribbles - Ch. 71 Reindeer Games

Crafty Animals - Ch. 21

International Art & Soul - Ch. 48 Add some sparkle

Be naughty!

Today at Catch the Bug for Day 4 of the Awkward Holiday Chaos it's "Is that an ugly sweater or what?"  So today we have three 3 Ugly Sweater Options to use on your card/project.  I used option #2 (Glitter, 3 Buttons, Ribbon) on our New Release...of sorts Gus Christmas Be Naughty.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo Gus Christmas Be Naughty

Ribbon:  American Crafts

Glossy Accents

Pom:  Mark Richards

Buttons:  Stash

Hemptique

Ink:  Distress - Mowed Lawn; Distress Oxide - Broken China

Stickles

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional sticker

Crafty Friends - Ch. 98 Christmas

Creatalicious - Ch. 152 Anything Goes with optional use a stencil

Create with Stamps - Ch. 33 Santa or Gift

CIC - Ch. 459 Holidays

Guess who's turning 18

My son's girlfriend is turning 18 on the 18th so it is her GOLDEN birthday.  They are planning to come visit me sometime later in the month.  I made this card also for the start of the 8th Birthday Bash at Catch the Bug.  Check the site for all the wonderful prizes and daily challenges for the week.  Today starts the first one which is "Bold and Bright Birthday Wishes".    The image is Lil Kidz Cupcake and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Prize Set

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Lil Kidz Cupcake
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Guess who's turning 18
Punches:  EK Success; Fiskars
Glitter:  Recollections
Ribbon:  Michael's

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 316 - 317 Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 189 Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Ch. 358 Anything Goes
Di's Digi Challenge - Birthday Challenge
QKR - Ch. 278 Anything Goes

Christmas Cheer Kidz - Winter Girl

Here is a card that I made as a GD for Bugaboo for the SSS 517 Challenge.  I used the Kidz Winter Girl image and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  There is a lot of sparkle in this card for the Stickles in the snow, the pom on the hat, the snowflakes and the glittered paper from the die cuts.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; DCWV; Recollections

Stamp: Bugaboo - Kidz Winter Girl (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Christmas Cheer Round

Spellbinder:  Small and large Circle; Grand Circle; Grand Scalloped Circle

Snowflake:  EK Success

Button & Pom:  Stash

Jute:  Natural Fibers

Stickles

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 500 Snowflakes

CHNC - Ch. 356 Anything Christmas optional trational Christmas colors

CHNC Extra - October

CRAFT - Ch. 438 Christmas

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 58 Monochromatic

Sisters leaves from the same tree.

Mo Manning has so many wonderful images and here is one that I think is perfect for fall called, Same Tree.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - About Autumn

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  Mo Manning - Same Tree (see above for direct link)

Leaves:  Recollection

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 480

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 494 Autumn

Let's Craft & Create - Ch. 129 Childs Play

Crafty Calendar - September Kids/babies

Double D - Glitter

Have Yourself An Exchanging Exciting Engagement

Here is a card that I made for a co-worker that just got engaged.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Spellbinder:  Wedding

Stamp:  TLC, Create 

Pearls:  Recollection

Flowers:  Recollection

Stickles

Butterfly:  Prima

Embossing Folder: Sizzix

Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters - White on White

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 28 Monochrome

QKR - Ch. 203 Things with wings

Alphabet - L for Love

Digistamps 4 Joy - Ch. 127 Anything Goes optional add a rose

Birthdays....it's all about the cake

At Imagine That, we are celebrating its 3rd birthday.  Kris has some new adorable images.  I used the birthday cake from the Brontosaurus Cake set and the papers from the Brontosaurus Cake, Triceratops Balloons and Stegosaurus Presents. The sentiment is from TLC.  I added some stickles on the candles and frosting as well as some star bling.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That (see above for direct links)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Birthdays...it's all about the cake

Stickles

Doily:  Michael's

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 221 Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 144 Inspired by a Song "Happy Birthday"

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 101 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Ch. 301 Anything Goes
CHNC Patterned - March
Crafty Catz - Ch. 314 Use 3 different papers