Merry and Bright

Oh Brrrr! It is -2 outside, and feels like -14. I am so glad I am inside my warm house!

Friday always warms me up with a card or project from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store! Today's card uses some fun Webster's Pages designer paper called It's Christmas. I really LOVE the papers in this collection and it's on sale for just $5.00!

The paper assortment comes in a sheaf, rather than a pad, and that is nice, because sometimes I am not the best at tearing out carefully ha! There are some fun printed "tags" or sentiment pieces that come with it, and I cut out one of those for my tag. So no stamping, just a lot of beautiful patterns to choose from!

The middle panel is embellished with fun Satin Snowflake trim from May Arts. I added a 1/2" Silver Jingle Bell to the beautiful 1/8" Velvet ribbon after I punched a hole in the top. A few Silver Rhinestones, and all done! My layout is Deconstructed Sketch #129.

All linked supplies are from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Be sure to have a visit to see what other wonderful things Sharon carries! So many fabulous things on sale >here<.

A New Deconstructed Sketch!

It's Thursday and that means a new sketch

at The Deconstructed Sketch!

Here is this week's sketch #129!

My card today uses Paper Smooches' Cosmos 
and Cosmos Icons dies ~ available at i {heart} papers!

My clouds are cut from Ultrasmooth White cardstock. I stamped the moon using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then cut with the coordinating die. The sentiment is also stamped in Tuxedo Black, right on the RSVP designer paper. I added a few little Rhinestones for cloud sparkle. Zva Dimensionals and 1/4" Scor-Tape hold everything together. 

Linked supplies available at i {heart} papers!

To play along, here’s the scoop on what you need to do:

1. Use the sketch up top to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like. Use the sketch to inspire your own creativity. Feel free to substitute shapes for what you have available and mount tags and circles to a card base if you’d prefer.

2. Post it somewhere on the internet (your blog, SCS, Flickr, etc). Use keyword DS129 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.

3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post HERE.

4. Be sure to stop back by net week to see if you are one of the featured projects!

To play along, link up HERE.
Be sure to check out the rest of the fun inspiration from my teamies!

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson 
• Judy Rozema - me!
• Kadie Ensley
• Kim O’Connell
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

 COMING SOON! Watch for it.....

 

Pointing to Love

The first of the month always brings some really fun new stamp designs from The {Stamps} of Life with Stephanie Barnard. I love this month's sampler2love set! 

Here is another one of the creations I made using the newly released sampler2love set and the matching dies. How can you get the stamps and dies at a GREAT price and before anyone else? Become a Club Member. Read all about it HERE.

I used the cute Adorbs designer paper from My Mind's Eye, along with a cork arrow, corrugated heart, and a doily.

 

The banners on the doily are cut from the sampler2love dies. I used Stephanie's Premium Licorice dye ink for the sentiment. Fast and cute! Here is the entire set:

Check out all of the fun new things at The {Stamps} of Life! 

Challenges:

• Clear It Out - Challenge: Anything Goes Stash Item:Anything Goes (Week 1)
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Quick and Easy Tags

I love quick and easy. And when it packs a punch with it, all the better! Today I am sharing some tags I made using some of Doodlebug's Washi Tape and a new Paper Smooches stamp set called Group Hugs.

The tags are store bought shipping tags. I stamped the "wish big" sentiment using Love Letter ink and then alternated washi tape patterns at an angle. You can see all the in-stock Washi Tape patterns at i {heart} papers HERE. I added a few rhinestones along the bottom of the small tag and just a trio for the large. The chipboard snowflakes were stamped with Unicorn ink, then VersaMark, and then embossed with a mixture of Waterscape glitter and Clear embossing powder. I added some Natural String twine and holiday ribbon from my stash. The "To" and "From" are stamped on the back using Lawn Fawn's Winter Gifts stamp set. I used 1/4" Scor-Tape to hold everything together. It probably took me longer to type this than it did to make both tags! 

Linked supplies are available at i {heart} papers!

Happy December First!

Challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/optional Twist -gift packaging
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything but a card
Glitter n Sparkle - Add some glitter n sparkle
Sentimental Sundays - Traditional Christmas colors