Penguin thanks

I guess I'm still not done with my winter stamps! After all, it's still winter! I love this little penguin from Whipper Snapper. On this one, I used prismacolor pencils to color in with gamsol. The white parts of his outfit have Tulip White puffy paint on them, splashed with some stickles. SU inks and CS used include: Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Craft White (whisper white). SU stamp sets used are The Snowflake spot, Snow jumbo wheel. Also used is Paper Trey's Faux Ribbon set for the sentiment. Punches: Word Window, corner punch and sizzix snowflake dies. The snowflake on the card is tied onto the ribbon with irridescent cord and is not glued down. Hope you like!

Sleigh Bells

Oops! I meant Sleigh Balls! LOL. I'm starting to get more in the Christmas mood.. I decided that the worst part of making my cards is stamping the images out to color. Sooooo.... I spent all night last night stamping out images. With all my craft mess I *dread* digging something else out of the pile... so stamping alot of images at one time works for me! I spent last night coloring with my Prismacolor pencils... I used the Whipper Snapper Sleigh Balls stamp for this one. These snowballs are sooo cute!!

Here is what I used:

• SU Artichoke, Cocoa, W White CS
• SU Holiday Thyme DP
• Quickutz snowflake die
• Whipper Snapper Sleigh Balls stamp set
• Distressor
• SU Basic Brown, Caramel, and Black inks
• Prismacolor pencils and gamsol
• ticket punch
• ribbon and SU linen thread
• antique gold brads
  
  

Christmas mood...

I'm really having a hard time getting into the Christmas mood! It just seems to come faster and faster every year. Are you in the mood? I just got out some Christmas decorations hoping to make it feel more like Christmas.

I still have yet to make up my mind about my Christmas cards! I gotta get busy on those...


I had my Snowbunny Bella out and decided to go purple with this card.... It's a little different.. Hope you like! I soooo wanted to put the little white and silver pom poms on the end of the silver cord. I just couldn't find a way to attach them! On the left inside part of the card the greeting was stamped using L Lilac marker using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. Then I used the snow flakes from Snow Burst around the greeting--they don't show up very well.... I used Almost Amethyst and Craft White.)... On the front of the card I tore the paper, sponged with Craft White, and Embossed with Irridescent Ice EP...Hope you like it!

Here's the recipe:

• SU Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White CS
• SU Almost Amethyst, Craft White, Groovy Guava ink refill
• SU Lovely Lilac Marker
• Blender pen refill, aqua painter
• SU Dazzling Diamonds glitter
• Corner Rounder
• Snowbunny Bella from Stamping Bella
• SU Word Search and Print Pattern Background stamps, Snow Burst set
• LI Silver brads
• White Gel pen
• White organdy ribbon and silver cord
• Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder

Snowbunny Bella

I broke out my new Snowbunny Bella today to stamp. I'm really liking this color combo. I am using the darker teal from Bazzill Bahama Trio CS.. And then I added SU Taken with Teal, Cool Caribbean, and Night of Navy. The die cut snowflakes are from Cuttlebug's new 2 x 2 die. I added Dazzling Diamonds to them. I wish it would show up in the picture!!



Here are all of the supplies:

• Bazzill Bahama CS
• SU NON, Caribbean, Tw/Teal, W White CS
• SU TwTeal, Caribbean, Craft White inks
• Ink refills and blender pen refill with aqua painters
• Cuttlebug die cuts
• SU retired silver cord
• Stickles
• Liquid pearls
• Bella's Snowbunny Bella
• Doodlebug stamps
• SU Snowflake Spot
• corner rounder

An "ice" day

Oh boy, have things been hectic! I work 4 days a week and it feels like I just don't have time to do anything! This week it has just been one thing after another. I swear it is the pull of the almost-full moon! The weather here has been crazy too! Yesterday it was in the low 70's and today it is in the low 50's, getting down to about 35 at night. Brrrrr! I know that is nothing compared to winter, but I'm just not ready for it.

Anyway, here is a a french-fry box I made with this cute little penguin stamp from Whipper Snapper. I did some experimenting with the colors. On this image I used Soft Sky ink to color the penguin. The color is just a little too light. He looks like he's cold! The hat and scarf are colored in with the OLD SU Rose Red. I also mounted it on the old Rose Red CS. The box was embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflake folder.

Here are some of the other items I used:

• SU W White, Rose Red, Soft Sky CS
• SU Marigold, Soft Sky, Rose Red inks
• blender pen refill
• aqua painter
• dazzling diamonds
• MM snowflake brads
• American Crafts and May Arts ribbon
• cuttlebug embossing folder
• Dove chocolates

Snow Angel

I love this cute little stamp! There are so many fun winter stamps at Whipper Snapper Designs. This is a little treat pouch similar to the 2-5-7-10 box. When I get a few minutes I will try to post the dimensions. The height is about 4 inches. The image was colored in with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. The bottom of the flap (under the snowman near the ribbon) was torn and then sponged with white craft ink, and then was embossed with detail white. I took several pictures so you could get a view of the overall pouch. The background was done with the new Jumbo Snow wheel and then stamped

with the snowflake in craft white ink. A neat little trick I use with the snow wheel or (any jumbo wheel) is to roll the wheel on a regular ink pad. It will cover small areas like 1/4 sheet of CS and saves money! These little pouches are perfect for small candy gifts, or gift cards.

Here is the recipe:

• SU Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, W White CS
• SU B Bayou stitched ribbon and silver cord
• Snowflake eyelets (MM)
• LI buttons
• Dazzling Diamonds glitter
• SU White craft ink, Soft Sky ink pad, B Black pad
• Prismacolor pencils and gamsol
• Sponge
• Whipper Snapper Snow Angel stamp