Cheeky Santa...

ETA: Oooopsie, I totally messed up the time on this! Sorry!!

Christmas Cheer Recipe: Combine loads of good wishes, heart full of love and armfuls of hugs. Sprinkle with laughter and garnish with mistletoe. -Unknown

Tonight is the night! The TGF Hoppin' into the Holidays Blog Hop!!

I grabbed Cheeky Mate recently and when I saw this Blog Hop I knew I wanted to give her
a little Santa Hat! :) I found one online and resized it to just the right size.

Make sure to use the Blog Hop schedule on the TGF Blog to make your way thru all the Wonderful Greeting Farm Christmas projects!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Cheeky Mate (The Greeting Farm)
Paper: Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket,) White CS
Ink: Printer, Copic Markers, Black Memento
Misc: Ribbon (Martha Stewart,) Stardust Stickles, Zva Pearls, Paper Roses & Flower (Thanks Michelle!)

Challenges:
Gingerloft: Adding a bow
Scrappy Frogs: Christmas cards
Whoopsi Daisy: Lets get all Girlie
One Stitch At A Time: Celebrate in Style
Speedy the Cat: Adding a bow to your card
Stampin' B's: Holiday card
Crafty Sentiment: Christmas
Creative Belli: R's (Red, Ribbon)
Christmas Stampin': Christmas card...anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!!

Holly Tree...

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton HillisHello! Hope you all had a Super Thanksgiving weekend...mine was long and wonderful, felt like a mini vacation! It was wonderful to spend time with Family and Friends...and I got to be lazy for 2 days! :) :)

Today's card is for this week's Woodware USA Challenge. This week the challenge is Anything Goes! :) Pretty easy, right? Just stop by the blog and link up your creation to be entered into the drawing for a prize at the end of the month! If you use Woodware Stamps, you get an extra entry!

I got the idea for this card from a card at Vigo Cards, the inspiration website for One Layer Wednesday. The inspiration card has a tree made of Polka Dots and is very orderly and geometric. I built my tree from Holly clusters from the Traditional Christmas Greetings set and it is anything but orderly! LOL :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Traditional Christmas Greetings (Woodware USA)
Paper: White CS (PTI)
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Marigold Morning, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip
Misc: Taffeta Ribbon, Stickles, Waterbrush

Challenges:
Woodware USA: Anything Goes
One Layer Wednesday:
ABC Christmas Challenges: X is for Xmas
One Stitch At A Time: glitz it up
Lollipop Crafts: Christmas
Stamp and Create: 'Tis the Season
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Christmas
Alota Rubberstamps: Christmas
Crafty Catz: Christmas

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to cruise by the Woodware USA Blog and check out everyone else's "Anything Goes" projects!

Decorate a Tree...

Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. ~Unknown It's finally time to decorate for Christmas! I am Very strict about Not putting up Any Christmas lights or decor until after Thanksgiving! So now that Turkey is behind us I can't wait to start creating the Winter Wonderland that is Christmas at the Baird's! :)

One of my favorite wintry scenes is the quiet, lonely, empty forest, covered in a thick blanket of snow with one single pine tree all lit up with colorful Christmas lights. Have I ever actually Seen that in real life? No...but I have on computer wallpapers and Christmas cards, so I wanted to recreate that for my cards today.

This week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge is sponsored by Amber Ink and the Sweeties and I got to play with the super Awesome Tis the Season! set. I love the wonky tree in this set! :) I used one of their new iPapers for the snowy sky in my scene as well...

One card wasn't enough this week, so I grabbed a recent digital image purchase and made another...this one all covered in pink...


I love this sentiment...

Supplies:
Stamps: Tis the Season (Amber Ink,) Let it Snow (PreInked JustRite Stamper,) All of Nature sentiment (?,) Winter Trees (Ginger Loft)
Paper: Green & Blue Textured Card (DCWV,) White (PTI,) Good Cheer (October Afternoon,) Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket,) Snowflake Lace (Amber Ink iPaper)
Ink: Printer, Copic Markers, Black
Misc: Twill Ribbon, Vintage Buttons, Snowflake Gem Stickers, Zva Gems, Stickles

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations:
Etsy Inspired: I used the hills and trees along the bottom of THIS journal page for inspiration

2 Sisters: Non traditional Christmas colors

Christmas Stampin': CHRISTMAS and anything goes

Totally Papercrafts: nontraditional Christmas colors

Paper Pretties: clean and simple
Creative Cottage: Nontraditional Christmas colors

Thanks for stopping by!

Blown Away...

A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long. -e.e.cummings Last week was BOGO on Holiday drinks at Starbucks, so I got myself a Caramel Brulee Latte and Connor a Peppermint Hot Chocolate. As I was drinking mine I decided I had to use the sleeve on a card! :) The new Autumn from Anita Be Stampin seemed like the perfect image to go with it!

I used up a bunch of little scraps of paper and ribbon to make this card. So all in all it is pretty Green! :)
Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn (Anita Be Stampin,) Script Thanks (Memory Box)
Paper: Misc Scraps, Coffee Cup Sleeve, Dark Chocolate & Vanilla CS
Ink: Printer, Copic Markers, Brown Memento
Misc: Seam Binding Ribbon, Vintage Button, Oval Nesties, Scrapper's Floss, Kaiser Craft Die Cut Border

Challenges:
Artful Inkables - die cuts and punches
A Spoonful Of Sugar - anything goes
Karber Weekly - DIGI STAMP and 2 or more PP
Paper Playtime - thank you
One Stitch At A Time - a season or event

Thanks for stopping by!

Skating by...

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water. -Franklin P Jones
It's time for Challenge #2 at the Anita Be Stampin Challenge Blog! Another Great sketch this week! I Love this one!!!! This Challenge will run for 2 weeks so you have plenty of time to play along over the Thanksgiving Holiday or even after!

The weekly challenges are for absolutely everybody, if you use an Anita Be Stampin image you become eligible to win our fabulous prizes.

Don’t have any ABS images yet, but you want a chance to win? Don’t fret. Just scoot on over to the Anita Be Stampin Papercraft Planet group to join us. Members have access to a free digi image.

Here is what I came up with using the new Sasha image...

Inside view...
Supplies:
Stamps: Sasha (Anita Be Stampin,) Chistmas Sentiments (H&M Stamps,) Let It Snow (PreIned JustRite)
Paper: Jollu By Golly (Cosmo Cricket,) Sweet Blush, White (PTI,) Soft Sky, Regal Rose (SU)
Ink: Copic Markers, Printer, Black
Misc: Stickles, JoLee's Snowflake Stickers, Twill Ribbon

Challenges:
Anita Be Stampin Challenge:
Finest Papers: Use a circle
Crafty Calendar: Winter Snowflakes
Digi Tuesday: Let it Snow

Anything Goes: Let it Snow
Totally Paper Crafts: Snow and Snowflakes

PaperPlay: Let it Snow

Delightful Challenges: Baby it's cold outside

Meljens: Sparkle & Shine

Stampin' B's: Snowflakes

2 Sisters Snowflakes

Stampin' for the Weekend: Winter

Creative Inspiration: X-mas or Winter Theme

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out the other DT Creations and get all the details at the Anita Be Stampin Challenge Blog!

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Woodland Mushrooms...

UNDER a toadstool crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Oliver Herford This week's Woodware USA Challenge is to make a one layer card. You can join in and play along - there is even a chance for a monthly prize if you do!

Here are the rules:
1. Create a one layer card for an entry in our monthly drawing. If you use a Woodware USA stamp in your creation, you will receive an additional entry but you don't have to use a WoodwareUSA stamp.
2. Link up the post with the card to our In-linkz system. SCS gallery users put WoodwareUSA as one of your keywords in addition to linking up your card.
3. You have until 8:00pm EST Sunday before the next challenge to enter.

Here is my card, using Woodland Mushrooms...

Supplies;
Stamps: Woodland Mushrooms (Woodware USA)
Paper: Fabriano Folded Reply Card
Ink: Brown StazOn, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Marigold Morning, Pumkpin Pie, Soft Sky (for water coloring)
Misc: Twill Ribbon, Stickles, Water brush

Challenges:
Woodware USA: One Layer Card
SCS Technique Challenge: One Layer, Water coloring with ReInkers, Simple Wows
Creative Cowgirl: Anything Goes
Papertake: Autumn Skies
Fuzzy Wuzzy: Seasons (Fall)
One Stitch at a Time: Choose a Season (Fall)


Thanks for stopping by!

Woodland Gnome...

A woodland in full color is as awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart. ~Hal Borland
Hello! Happy Sunday!! Time for some Sweetly Inspired Cupcake Goodness! :) This week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge is all about Fall. Leaves and Pumpkins. We are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and the Sweeties got to play around with some Digi images and Papers. I printed some paper, but then decided I wanted to try a little Fall scene with the Gnome image. I pulled out my new Woodware USA Woodland Mushrooms set and had the little guy take a seat on a Toadstool...

Another simple inside...just stamped off the mushroom to lighten it a bit...
Supplies:
Stamps: Gnome (Robyn's Fetish,) Woodland Mushrooms (Woodware USA)
Paper: Peachy Keen (KaiserCraft,) Really Rust (SU,) Vanilla, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Copic Markers, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky (SU,) Printer
Misc: Stickles, Prima Leaves, PTI Vintage Button, PTI Polka Dot Ribbon, Dew Drops

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations:
Mercy's Tues Sketch:
Etsy Inspired:
Daring Cardmakers: Threes (Dewdrops)
Stampin Royalty: Patterned Paper
Papertake Weekly: Autumn Skies
Scrap Stamp & Doodle: No Flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

Anita Be Stampin Winter Digi Release Blog Hop...

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery. -Bill WatersonWelcome to the Anita Be Stampin Winter Digi Release and Blog Hop!! All of the new digi images are available NOW at Anita Be Stampin!! We're celebrating by having a blog hop. All of the DT Members will be showing new creations with the Super Cute new images! Be sure to visit all of the stops on the blog hop today, because one lucky winner who comments on EVERY blog along the way will win the entire digi release. Gotta love that!
I made two projects today because I couldn't stop playing with these fun images!!! :)

The first one is a fun winter card using this week's Taylored Expressions Sketch. I used the new Aspen digi...she is so adorable in her fur trimmed winter outfit!!!




Supplies:
Stamps: Aspen (Anita Be Stampin,) Seasons Greetings (Digi,) Snowflake (MSCrafts)
Paper: Jolly by Golly(Cosmo Cricket,) Textured Cardstock (DCWV,) Vanila, Pure Poppy (PTI)
Ink: Printer, Copic Markers, Sage Shadow
Misc: Stickles, Taffeta Ribbon, JoLee's Snowflake Stickers, Snowflake Punch




I made this fun Autumn card using this week's CPS Sketch. I love how she is "Flying" through the air chasing the leaves! Or is she jumping into a big pile of leaves just out of sight? Or is the wind blowing her into the next county?

Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn (Anita Be Stampin,) Splendifierous Day (A Muse)
Paper: Devonshire (Kaisercraft,) Blue Bayou (SU,) White (PTI)
Ink: Soft Sky, Memento Black, Copic Markers
Misc: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg Chipboard, Vintage Button, Twill Ribbon, Zva Pearls



Thanks so much for stopping by today! The next stop on the hop is Rene’. Remember to leave a comment on every blog on the hop today for your chance to win all of the Anita Be Stampin' digi images released today. Here is the list of all of the stops on the hop today, just in case you get lost along the way.

Anita Be Stampin Blog

Angela

Anita

Jacquie

Joni

Lelia

Rachel(You are Here)

Rene’

Suzanne

Tracy

Anita Be Stampin Blog

P.S. There's still time to participate in our first ever Anita Be Stampin Challenge for a chance win a $15 gift certificate. Check out all the details at the ABS Challenge Blog. Happy hopping!

A Bushel of Thanks...

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas. ~George Bernard Shaw Happy Friday All! It has been a LONG week for me, I am soooo tired and ready for the weekend!! Last night I sat down to make a Thank You card for this week's Blogger's Challenge and just sat there staring at my stamp table. Then I saw this little image sticking out from under a pile of Christmas paper. :) It was already colored, stickled and diecut! All I had to do was mount it on a card base and tie a bow! That is my kind of tired crafting!

I used the Apple Basket stamp I won from Denami Designs thru Etsy Inspired Challenge, Cut it out with a round Nestie, Mounted it on a Scallop Circle Nestie then added it to a 4.25" Square card embossed with the Argyle Cuttlebug Folder. I added some dimension to the embossing with White Craft Ink. Then I added a big bow with this Pretty Green ribbon...

For the inside I just added a 2nd Gen (stamp off the first layer of ink and use the residual for a softer look) stamped basket...
Supplies:
Stamps: Apple Basket (Denami Designs,) Thanks Script (Memory Box)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Vanilla (PTI,) Orangy Red CS (?)
Ink: Copic Markers, Soft Sky (SU,) Old Paper (Ranger Distress Ink,) Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Misc: Argyle Cuttlebug Folder, Stickles, Ribbon

Challenges:
Bloggers Challenge: Thanks
Stamp Something: Thanks
Cards Blog: Thank You Cards
Raise the Bar: Grateful
Paper Sundaes: Pick Your Topping (Ribbon, Embossed)
Stamp with Fun: Square Card
Pals Paper Arts: CAS
Paper Pretties: Thank You
Sisterhood of Crafters: Thankful
Creative Card Crew: Give Thanks
Papertake Weekly: Autumn Skies

Thanks for stopping by!!

A Peek...

Want a peek at what I have been up to?

Here is a little look at one of the projects I have for the Anita Be Stampin Winter Digi Release Blog Hop on Saturday! Adorable images are coming your way! This one is obviously Autumnal, but there are some Spectacular Winter images, too!


Don't forget to play along with the Anita Be Stampin Weekly Challenges!!! This week is a sketch, you could win a prize if you use an Anita Be Stampin image, but everyone is free to play, we want to see what you create using Anita's super fun sketch!!

Don't have any Anita Be Stampin images??? Join the ABS Paper Craft Planet Group and Get Freebies!!!! And Say hi when you stop by, we'd love to "Meet" you!!