December 6th - Blog Hop!! {From the Heart Stamps} Gift Card Holder

It's December 6 - and its time for From The Heart Stamps Blog hop. Of course.....we are celebrating Christmas and winter holidays today!  If you joined us last month, it's great to have you hopping with us.  If you are new this month - welcome!   Enjoy the cards and treats you will find on this hop.  Here is the hop order:

Stephanie (Guest Designer)

Angela

Dee

Calypso

Imke

Karen

Kathy

Laura - - You are Here! :-)

Lyn

Michelle H.

Michelle P.

Wendy

If you have arrived Kathy, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From The Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

Please don't forget to leave a comment.  I love to read what you write and one random commenter will win this beautiful digi below - Gloria!

Plus, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

Here is my project using Gloria.  Coincidentally....yes!....it is the same gift box that you just saw at Kathy's post!  What is that saying about "great minds".....!

This fun gift box is a gift card holder for one of my kiddos teachers.   I put a Starbucks gift card in there and some Hershey's kisses.  The box tutorial was created by Brenda Quintana at Splitcoastampers.  Brenda has done a super tutorial and the box was very easy and quick to make. Love it! 

This was a very fun project to make!

Inside of Box

Materials Used:

Digi image - Gloria

Digi Sentiment "Merry Christmas" - Gloria

Digi Sentiment "May your hearts be filled...."- Peace Joy Love

Coloring Copics

Paper - Cosmo Cricket Jolly Days

My Favorite Thing treat label die

Box Tutorial - Brenda Quintana at Splitcoastampers

Now head over  to Lyn to visit her lovely Christmas creation.  

Thanks for hopping with us today.  The hop will end on Monday December 9th at 6am, EST.  Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps blog on Wednesday December 11th.  

Your Next Stamp ~ Chocolate Bar

Hi everyone~ I am so excited to be Guest Designer over at Your Next Stamps for December.  The super cute stamps are fun to color and create with.  

Today I made a little project using the Holiday Snow Globe Set:

I also used Fhiona and her Friend Penguin a mini stamp as well.

I knew I wanted to give a Chocolate Bar to my daughter's assistant teacher and I found the perfect instructions over at Scor Pal Candy Bar Card PDF instructions.  

The papers I used are Bo Bunny, and all the stamps including the sentiment are Your Next Stamps.  

Challenges entering:

Creative Knockouts - Christmas Splendor (Dec. 12)

Thanks for peeking!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - December 4

Happy Wednesday everyone! Its happy for me because my kiddos are back in school, except for the baby, so we can get back go our regular routine.

My card for today is for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge.  I hope you will play along with us - it is very simple "anything goes", just create an uplifting and positive card and post it at Word Art Wednesday challenges.  You can use this week's verse below, but it is not required.  

Karen M. (Papercraft Memories) created the beautiful graphic for today's verse:  

Sometimes for me waiting patiently is the hardest thing to do, and it is definitely something I try to be aware of! 

I found the perfect image from Flat Friends images, a little squirrel waiting patiently for his nut to fall:

Definitely check out Flat Friends because Emma Canning has some adorable new images this month.  I am really in love with how this card turned out. I love the clean and simple and modern look...and it is something I want to try again!

Thanks for peeking at my blog today, please check out Word Art Wednesday for my team mates cards, you are sure to be inspired! 

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes Challenge

Good Morning crafty people! Today is a new Challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps....Challenge 81 is everyone's favorite - anything goes!

I decided to create a Clean and Simple (for me!)  card today featuring the adorable Lawn Fawn critters. This is for my nephew's birthday....I have 3 nephews and two of them have birthday's in December so I get to make lots of cards this month. :-)

I love this Lawn Fawn set.  The animals are adorable and they come with matching dies so it's quick and easy to make a cute card.

  

Lawn Fawn - "Critters on the Savannah" Stamps

Lawn Fawn - "Critters on the Savannah" Lawn Cut Dies

Lawn Fawn - "Into the Woods" Paper

Best Glue Ever

Best Cleaner Ever

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen

Memento Ink Pad - Rich Cocoa

Take a peek at my other team member's cards....you are sure to be inspired!

Loves Rubber Stamps - {Sensational Sunday Blog Hop} Gorjuss Decoupage

Hi everyone and welcome to the Loves Rubber Stamps Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! 

December 1....can you believe we are in December~?? 

I have been "recovering" from our trip to San Diego for Thanksgiving where we brunched at Hotel Del Mar.  My 2 year old was not as into the brunch as we were, but it was still a delish day!  And I can't complain since there are no dishes to wash.

So for today, the Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1stSunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

DanginaL

Athina

Shanna 

Marcy

Joni 

Nina

Laura (you are here, last stop!)

Thank you all for your wonderful comments the last time I created the Gorjuss Girls Decoupage card! I had so much fun with the decoupage, I have decided to create a new decoupage for today.

I used the Gorjuss Girls Decoupage "New Heights" pack that I bought at Loves Rubberstamps.  LOVE!!!  Not to sound like a commercial, but it was only $4.99 and it includes all the stuff below, plus some extra paper not even shown here:

Materials used

Gorjuss Girls Decoupage Pack "New Heights"

Crate Paper

Bo Bunny 6 x 6 "Woodland Winter"

Best Cleaner Ever

Best Glue Ever

Copics

My Favorite Things Dies "Blueprints 4"

A little word on the MFT Blueprints....they came out this summer and I was a little late to this party and just purchased my Blueprints and this was the first time using them.  WOW!  I love the Blueprints because it all fits together and makes the card so easy.  I will definitely be using this again.  

Card Instructions

To decoupage this card, I just popped out the image and the image repeats.  I mixed Diamond Glaze with a little water and brushed it on the base, then I used Best Glue Ever as if it were a silicone glue, because it  is not runny so it dries in a nice ball if you want it to, and I attached the second figure raised by the glue.  Then I pasted a coat of Diamond Glaze over this.  Repeat.  It is super fast and easy. Actually quicker for me than coloring and stamping.  Decoupage is fun!

I love this woodland feel on this card, and hope you do too!  Thanks for joining us in our Loves Rubber Stamps Sensational Sunday Blog Hop!  And thank you for leaving comments.....I so enjoy reading all them.  

Challenges entering:

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 212 Snow (Dec. 6)

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge Countdown (Dec. 2)

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (Dec. 5)

365 Cards - Day 337 Cute cuddly Cozy

Pink Gem Challenge - Challenge 108 (Dec. 6)

Crafty Calender Girls - All Things Christmas (Dec. 6)

My Sheri Crafts - Challenge 124 Funky Christmas (Dec. 6)

Crafts 4 Eternity - Recipe 152 Non Traditional Christmas (Dec. 5)

Creative Fingers - Challenge 13 Anything Goes (Dec. 5)

Oozak - Challenge 27 Anything Goes Lets Celebrate (Dec. 16)

Flat Friends - December Color Challenge

Good Morning friends!  Today is the start of the Flat Friends Challenge and it's a sweet Color Challenge this month.  This is my version of Clean and Simple ....

This digi was fun to work with and she is by Emma Canning at Flat Friends and called "Get Well Soon".  I used Spellbinders Circle Die & Reverse Scallop Die and MFT stitched Rectangles Die.  Candi Dots in silver are on the corners.  I highly recommend these Candi Dots, I get mine at Loves Rubber Stamps!

Her dress is paper pieced from "My Mind's Eye - A Mother's Love".  The pink paper and green star paper are from "Crate Paper - Party Day and Little Bo Peep"

Thanks for peeking!

Black Friday Deals

Happy Black Friday, ya'll!  Thought I would pop in and let you all know about the sale at Loves Rubber Stamps....

25% off the entire order!!  This coupon is good until December 2 at midnight.

The code is BLACKFRIDAY

Have fun shopping!