Warm Winter Wishes

I have a few important people on my Christmas Card list that don't celebrate Christmas.While I do have some snowflake stamps, I don't really have anything I feel like says "Hanukkah". So I went with a different approach with this cute Alpaca. I created the background with Stampin Up inks on Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Night of Navy. Then I stamped the snowflake with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The adorable Alpaca was colored with Copics markers. I ADDED glitter to the snow with Tombo Mono Multi liquid glue.

I really love how cute this turned out!

Cute Little Critters Christmas

I had stamped out and colored a bunch of critters from various stamp sets for some if the items I made for my craft shows. Well, I had some extra critters so I used them on cards. I saw this basic layout on a website, but when I went back to give them credit, I couldn't find it.  Our layouts are pretty much the same only I added an extra Kraft layer between the scalloped rectangle and the main image. Also her scallop rectangle had larger scallops. 

This one features the dog and sentiment from Avery Elle stamps. The trees are from Lawn Fawn. 

 The tree and racoons are from Stampin Up's Merry Crittermas.

 These little penguin are from Lawn Fawn.

More Christmas Cards

I am continuing to use some of my patterned paper on my cards. I don't always like to use PP (pattern paper) that is mostly white. I have so much trouble figuring out how to make the cards not look washed out when it is mostly white. However I am pretty happy with how these cards turned out The sentiments are all from Stampin Up's Tin of Tags.

Herringbone Technique Christmas Cards

I found a new technique to try when making cards and since I have so much patterned paper that I don't really know what to do with I tried it. All of the papers on this card are from Love Nicole's "Winter Whimsy" 6x6 patterned paper. The blue background is (I believe) Pool Party cardstock by Stampin' Up. The sentiment is from Tin of Tags by Stampin Up. The lace border and snowflake punches are also by Stampin' Up.

Here I added Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops. While it was still wet I sprinkled some fine glitter to the Nuvo Drops.

Here I added some Jolee's snowflakes. This card I used some Riding Hood Red Cardstock.

For this one I added some grosgrain ribbon and used a sentiment from "More Merry Messages" from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Cards

Now that my Craft shows are over I have time to work on Christmas cards! I found a similar card on Pinterest by a Shelley M. I changed up the papers based on what I had.  For this card I changed the placement of the snowflake.

I colored the image with Copic markers.  It is hard to see in the photos, but I added some Glaze pens to the stars, beads and poofy thing on the hat as well as to the eyes and mouth. Then I added some Moonlight White Archival Brilliance ink to the scalloped circle using a sponge dauber.

For the snowflake I only had these 3 snowflake punches. I wanted a few different patterns on my snowflake. 

So I punched one of the orange and red snowflake punch. When I got to the purple punch first I punched it out with red, then again 1 time plus an extra "arm" with kraft. For the kraft one I cut the snowflake apart then layered it onto the snowflake as shown.

Then for the red snowflake I cut it smaller by cutting two of the "bumps" on each "arm". I then added it to the top of the snowflake and added a pearl to the center. 

Over all I am happy with the card. I'm just not sure about the snowflake placement. I plan on making another and I will play with the snowflake placement.

I am scheduling my card posts until after Christmas so the receivers don't see them ahead of time. ☺

Christmas Cards Another Style

I am trying to use some of my patterned papers on cards this year. I always seem to have problems adding papers to my cards for some reason. For these cards I didn't want them to be overly frilly so rather then using ribbon I went with natural twine. I added some details to each scallop circle. I made each one a little different. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's "Tin of Tags" set.

 This one I used an Olive Twist Smooch ink.

This one features the Gelly Roll Silver star pen. 

 I also used another Gelly Roll pen that was morw of a sparkle silver.

Skinny Notebooks

I have been hard at work getting items made for upcoming craft shows! Just a little over a week until my first show and 2 weeks until the second. I am still looking for one more event. Anyway currently I am making some skinny notepads. These are perfect for jottibg down ideas for gifts, or your Holiday dinner grocery list. They also come with matching RSVP pens. I forgot to take a photo of the insides. I will have to do that for the next round. The snowman head is by Endless Creations, the reindeer is by Fun Stampers Journey and the gingerbread man is by Stampin Up! The sentiments are all by Papertrey Ink. Images were all colored with my Copic markers. 

Mini Notebooks - Hang in there!

The third style of books I made yesterday feature the Changito monkey.  I really love these monkeys! So cute!! These are also 4"×6" notebooks and come with a papermate mini pen. So cute!!! 😊

Mini Notebooks - Captain America

After I made the Pokemon books I started thinking about what else I could make. How about super heroes?? So I decided on Captain America! Again these at 4"×6" size and they come with a small papermate pen. 

 All packaged up and ready for sale.

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Mini Notebooks - Pokemon

I needed to add to my mini notebook selections for my craft shows. I didn't have a lot of smaller notebooks  (3"×5" size) but I did have some 4"x6" on hand. I definitely needed more selections for boys. As I sat at my table contemplating what to do, I was thinking of Pokemon and thought "I can totally make that!" So....I did. I really like how these turned out! 

 All packaged up with a pen.

I only have a few of these available, however I am also going to make a few in the smaller size too. 

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Wine scented candles in a gift card holder

I really enjoyed making the coffee candle gift card holders, so when I saw these wine scented candles I knew I wanted to make some of these too! For these I extended the part that holds the gift card then added a little "shelf" to hold the card up. I believe I have 4 scents, all wine inspired. 

Packaged, tagged and ready to go! Again I chose bakers twine so that they are easier to be re-tied when the giver adds the gift card.

Before and After coffee candles

So here is what I started with. Four different kinds of coffee candles.

I extended the wicks.

 Then I broke up some tapers.

 And melted them using the double boiler method.

 When completely melted I let it cool slightly then whipped the wax

 Added the whipped wax to the candles

Cut down and added some green straws from "that coffee place" And Viola, Coffee candles!