Poinsettia's And Pearls

You know what I love most about Christmas cards? Feeling like there can never be too much bling on them! I loaded this baby up with silver sparkled ribbon, silver embossing powder, half pearls and beaded snowflakes!
This poinsettia is a new digi image from DZ Doodles. I printed it out 3 times and layered it for dimension. A versamark pen and some silver embossing powder added the sparkle and copics added the color! I still deem myself a Copic flunkie because I used 3 different colors and you can't even tell! LOL...I will leave the copics to the pros.
I used the Spellbinders square Nesties and one of the tags from the Fancy Tags collection. Each layer was stitched with my sewing machine, using Madeira rayon thread.
I used Bazzil cardstock and both Basic Grey and Making Memories DP.
I love your comments so let me know what you think!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Monochrome Christmas Sketch Challenge - I used the sketch and my color is blue!
Whimsy Stamps - Get Punchy - I used two spellbinders die cuts
Stamp Something - Bling It - I used a whole lotta bling!
Everybody Art - Shapes and punches - I used die cuts
Paper Play - Favorite Embellishment - I LOVE using ribbon on everything

Come Play with the Pixies!

Come join us over at The Pixie Cottage to get details on our brand new Wednesday Challenge. Every other Wednesday we will offer a new sketch and new prizes so mark your calendars and check back often!
Michelle has offered up some amazing prizes so it is sure to be a great time for all.
Make sure to browse all the of wonderful Design Team creations to get the mojo flowing.

• Kristen Kelsey-Lead Designer
• Andrea T. Seiler
• Anne S. F. Lysheim
• Kate Tate
• Pam Limric
• Renata Elenbaas
• Risa West
• Tammy Maynard
• Tara Welch

Here is this weeks sketch

New Releases at The Pixie Cottage!

Fall is in the air over at The Pixie Cottage! Michelle is releasing some new stamps today and they are gorgeous! I had great fun playing with Hannah dressed in her witchy best! Isn't she just the sweetest witch you have ever seen?
Pixie Cottage stamps are adorable, high quality rubber. You can pick up your very own Hannah at Michelles Scrapbooking and More!

Don't forget to take a look at the Design teams gorgeous creations!

• *Kristen Kelsey-Lead Designer
• Andrea T. Seiler
• Anne S. F. Lysheim
• Kate Tate
• Pam Limric
• Renata Elenbaas
• Risa West
• Tammy Maynard
• Tara Welch

I also entered this card into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

Fabulous new releases over at DZ Doodles!

Today is Saturday and that means another fantastic release over at DZ Doodles. Diane has been doodling overtime and has some gorgeous new images for you to check out over on her website.
I felt festive and decided to play with the Cardinal. I just love the color and the festiveness (is that a word) :) of those beautiful birds.
Please take a few moments and check out all of the cardmaking possibilities at DZ Doodles.
You can buy this cardinal and check out the rest of the new releases HERE!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the teams fabulous creations!

Kim Burmeister - Clearly Inspired

Corine Lambert - SCRAPCOCO

Christy Dillman - Christi's Zaney Creations

Kristi Ketterlin - Kuttin Kards

Tammy Maynard - Life....Enjoy It!

Valerie Urtiaga - Pixie Dream Designs

Rosalien Zwackhalen - CARDFUN

Heather Huggins - Hopefully Heather's Stuff

Rebecca Barlow - The Paper Bug

Barbara Walker - The Buzz

Barb Staradumsky - Scrapworld - Scrap2day

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month!

To celebrate the month and to raise awareness for Breast Cancer, my friend and talented artist, Wendy Hall designed this digital image. Isn't she gorgeous! The best part is that you can get your own Pink Ribbon Maggie over at Wendys website Digital Delights, absolutely free!
I'm sure we all know or know of someone who has been affected by this horrible disease. Lets all go grab a Pink Ribbon Maggie and spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness month! I would love to see what you make!

Autumn Blooms

I spent my WCMD inking up my new Heartfelt Creations stamp. I am just loving flowers lately and thought that this would be perfect to do in fall colors (my favorite time of the year!)
I used Bazzil cardstock as my base and added some K&Company DP in oranges, greans and browns. I used my Spellbinders Fleur-de-lis pendant as a decorative element.
The image is watecolored using stamp pads and an aquapainter. I popped up some of the leaves, berries and the flower for dimension and added crystal effects to the berries and the flower for that shine I love so much :)
Let me know what you think!

World Card Making Day and a Sneak Peek from the Pixie Cottage!

Today is world card making day so get out the paper and glue and craft something beautiful for someone special!
World Card Making day celebrates creativity and connects fellow card makers. This event recognizes the power of handcrafted goodness, and the empowering nature of creativity.
The design team at Pixie Cottage is celebrating this event by offering sneak peeks of the magical world that Pixie Cottage has to offer. Join in the fun and see if you too can find your creative magic!

To celebrate the day I made a car using the Fall Wagon wheel stamp. The stamp reminded me of taking me kids to the pumpkin patch on a beautiful fall evening.
The image is colored using watercolor pencils and an aquapainter. I used spellbinders to create the decorative elements in the card and Martha Stewart pearls for the corners. Crystal effects and stickles make the image shine!
For more inspiration and to see more stamps being released by Pixie Cottage, check out these blogs!

• *Kristen Kelsey-Lead Designer
• Kate Tate
• Peggy Russell
• Renata Elenbaas
• Risa West
• Tammy Maynard

All of these stamps and many more can be purchased from Michelles!

Cup full of Birthday Wishes!

Here is another fun image from Diane at DZ Doodles! This is called the Cupcake Coffee Cup and can be purchased HERE.
For this card I created a frame for my image using two different sizes of the Spellbinders Nestabilities. My image is watercolored using Stampin' UP! Inks and an aquapainter and then popped up with dimensionals. I dug out some of my Prima flowers and jeweled brads to complete this card.
Chocolate and teal is one of my favorite color combinations!

Card Recipe:

ALL STAMPS USED: Cupcake Coffee Cup by DZ Doodles
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: Bazzill and Basic Grey
INK: Stampin' UP and Versafine
MARKERS (if any): None
ACCESS. AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Crystal Effects, stickles, nestabilities, prima flowers, brads, Madeira thread
COLORING MEDIUM (if any):Distress inks and an aquapainter.
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any): Paper tole

Christmas is in the air!

I saw this adorable image from DZ Doodles and just had to make another Christmas card...hey, you can never start your Christmas cards too early right!
This cute little guy can be your for FREE! Just go to the DZ Doodles group on Papercraft planet and join! There is a link in discussions that will allow you to get a freebie each week! Now that is generous! Come join us and chat or share your work. We would just love to see you.

Card Recipe:

ALL STAMPS USED: Reindeer by DZ Doodles
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: Bazzil cardstock, Basic Grey DP
INK: Versafine, stampin up!
MARKERS (if any): None
ACCESS. AND EMBELLISHMENTS: puffy velvet, prima flowers, Madeira thread
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): Stampin up ink pads and aquapainter
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any): Paper tole

Exciting News!

The announcement has been posted so I can finally tell you all the good news!

I HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO BE ON THE PIXIE COTTAGE DESIGN TEAM!
I absolutely adore the images over at Pixie Cottage and can't wait to ink up those images!
Thank you Michelle for the opportunity!
You can check out Michelles store and the Pixie Cottage line
HERE!