Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Animals at Christmas'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is 'Animals at Christmas', simply make a card or project that has a something to do with animals and Christmas, and use at least one digital image. Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps !

This week I decided to use the new Wink Wink Ink image 'Just for You' to make a Xmas Gift Jar. I thought the sentiment was perfect for something hand made. The jar is an actual canning jar and it is filled with the ingredients to make Brownies. I layered the ingredients attractively in the jar, then covered the lid with some Debbie Mum fabric, and tied it on with a bow. I used the Wink Wink Ink image to make a tag. I put more fabric on the tag itself, then I added a Spellbinders Nestabilities heart, which I sponged with ink.

The recipe for the brownies is on the back of the tag.

Here is a close up of the top of the lid which shows this beautiful fabric. I purchased it from JoAnn's.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Wink Wink Ink "Just for You"

Hello! Today I have a brand new Wink Wink Ink image being revealed today called 'Just for You'. This is the most adorable set that comes both in black and white, and pre-colored, but also with two different sentiments and images to use with the main deer image. You can buy this image alone for $5.00 or buy all the new Winter Digital Images released this season (pictured above) for $20.00

I made TWO cards for you so you can see both sentiments and images available in the set. Here is the first one using the bird and 'hello' sentiment. Isn't that deer so beautiful! I love the expression in it's eyes! My paper is from Basic Grey, the deer images in the paper went perfectly with the main image! The felt snowflakes were purchased at JoAnn's. Here is a close up for you!

My second card using the mouse image and the other sentiment available with the set. How cute is that snowman! The paper is also Basic Grey and the snowflake is from JoAnn's.

Have a great day! Enjoy your Black Friday shopping, and keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I WORK retail and have to get up at 3:30 a.m.! I hope the customers are in a good mood today! Amy

Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Let it Snow'

Hello, and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is 'Let it Snow', simply make a card or project that has snow, snowflakes, or is snow-themed and use at least one digital image. Our sponsor this week is MyGrafico and they are giving away 1 digi set and 20% off an in-store purchase to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

To make my card, I used this elegant deer image from the "Traditional Christmas" set by Blackleaf Studios available for purchase at MyGrafico. I just LOVE all the images in this set! It comes with a gorgeous sleigh, an ornament, a tree, some holly, a bell, and hanging stockings! Everything you could possibly need to make some gorgeous Christmas cards. My sketch is from Splitcoaststampers (SC305), and the paper is last years DCWV 'The Winter Matstack'. I put the main image up on dimensionals, and added adhesive crystals to the drops of snowflakes next to the deer.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my side bar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Wink Wink Ink "Trim a Tree" Contest

Hello! I'm just popping in to let you know that there is a great challenge going on at the Wink Wink Ink Blog called 'Trim a Tree'. Melanie is not only giving away this adorable potted little tree image, but she is also sponsoring a great challenge using this image where there will be not just one, but THREE winners voted for by blog readers. All you have to do is go to the Wink Wink Ink blog, pick up your freebie, decorate your tree, and post your card. You have until Christmas Day to participate in the fun!

I preferred the 'natural look' of the image, so I left my tree undecorated, but there are lots of examples by the Design Team of decorated trees for you to look at and get inspiration from. Because I thought the image was very rustic looking, I used last years DCWV 'The Holiday Collection' papers, sponged around my image to dirty it up a little, and added some country looking buttons and hemp. I stamped the sentiment directly on the designer paper.

So what are you waiting for? Go on, go grab your free image, and have a great day! Amy

Wink Wink Ink 'Santa Hat and Poodle'

Hello! Today I have both a new Wink Wink Ink image to show you, and an old one. The old one is this adorable 'Poodle' image which comes not only in black and white, but also pre-colored in three different shades: black, white, and apricot! And the new image is this adorable 'Christmas Hat' which you can use on all your Wink Wink Ink images and is only $1.50!!!!

To make my card, I used an old sketch from Verve and my favorite Christmas Paper Pad this year called 'Jovial Paper Pad' by Basic Grey. I printed the two images separately, and cut the Santa Hat out and glued it to the image so it went past the frame. The poinsettias I found in the dollar bin at JoAnn's. What a deal! Here is a close up of this cutie!

I heard there is a really cute digital freebie on the Wink Wink Ink Blog, and a fun challenge, so go grab it and play along! I'll be posting my card for that challenge soon!

Have a great day! Amy

October Christmas Cards

Yes, I know its November! I'm behind on my Christmas Cards again. But then again, maybe I'm not behind at all, because I bet most of you haven't even STARTED your Christmas Cards yet, and I've already made 50! Ha! So There!

As you probably already know, I participate in the Christmas Card Challenge on SCS where we make Christmas Cards all year long so were not scrambling in November/December to get them done. I committed to making 5 Christmas Cards a month, I've already shown you three for the month of October, so here are the last two.

The first one is for the Penny Black All Sorts Challenge Blog. This month's challenge is 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas'. I actually used a regular Penny Black stamp from 'Critter Party' to make my Christmas Card because I thought the image would work for Christmas too! The frame and embossed background are one of the new Cuttlebug Dies which cuts, embosses, and pierces all at once! I love them! I put Stickles all over the raised dots on the embossed paper. Here is a close up of this cute image.

My second card uses a digital image from 'Fred, she Said'. The background is also embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and then swiped with a white ink pad. The design on the right is retired SU! embossed with white embossing powder. I also added adhesive sequins.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my Christmas Cards today! Only 5 more cards to go and I'm done for the year! Yippee!

Have a great day! Amy

Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Anything with Wings'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is 'Anything with Wings'. Simply make a card or project using anything with wings and at least one digital image. Our sponsor this week is our very own Digital Stamp Oasis and they are giving away three digis to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

I'm always in need of Anniversary Cards, so I decided to use the Digital Stamp Oasis image 'Lovebirds'. The embossed paper was purchased at JoAnn's and has a beautiful shimmer to it. The glittered bow is very shimmery too. The card stock colors are Close to Cocoa and Certainly Celery.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my side bar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Wedding Announcements

Well, the wedding was over four months ago, and I just now got the wedding announcements finished and mailed out to everyone, so I could finally post a picture. As most of you already know, my daughter's wedding was held inside our home, so space was very limited and we couldn't invite everyone we knew, as much as we would have liked too. I wanted everyone who wasn't able to come to the wedding to get a picture of the bride and groom and a little description of the wedding, so I made these announcements.

The first picture shows the outside of the card. I used a retired Stampin Up! image and colored the groom in brown and the bride in ivory, since that was the colors of what they wore at the wedding. The designer paper was purchased at JoAnn's. The inside of the card has a picture of the bride and groom held in place with photo corners so that the recipient can easily remove it. There is a description of the wedding day on the opposite side of the picture.

And sorry for the glare, but here is a close up of the happy couple.

Have a great day! Amy

Wink Wink Ink 'Season's Tweetings Tissue Box Cover'

I saw this adorable Tissue Box Tutorial on Splitcoaststampers a few weeks ago and thought 'What a Great Idea!'. I love the fancy tissue boxes that appear every Christmas, but I never bought any because I thought it was too expensive in comparison to a regular tissue box. Now, I can make my own, and, make even nicer ones, because the ones in the store don't come with ribbons and bows!

I thought the Wink Wink Ink image 'Seasons Tweetings' would be perfect for my tissue box because its already in a square frame. I simply printed the pre-colored image out to roughly the size of the box , cut it out, and glued it to my box. I added just a few embellishments, and waala! I have a beautiful Christmas Tissue Box Cover.

I put the image on all four sides of the box which was made of black card stock. And if your wondering how easy this project was, it was SUPER EASY! The instructions were so easy to understand, and the whole project came together in minutes. The white scallop is white card stock punched with a Stampin Up! Borders Punch. Ribbon was added to the lid, and a poinsettia flower to the bow.

I hope I've inspired you to try and make your own Tissue Box Cover. Have a great day! Amy

Camouflaged Masculine Card

Hello! I needed a quick masculine card again, so I pulled out my trusty retired Stampin Up! image 'Noble Deer' and some camouflaged and wilderness paper I bought at JoAnn's which is made by Paper Pizazz. The second I saw this paper, I knew every man I knew that lived in the area would love it, so I grabbed quite a few sheets! I left my image uncolored, and mounted the panel up on dimensionals. I punched some eyelet holes in the card, and threaded some hemp through them for some embellishment. Have a great day! Amy

Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Use Your Stuff!'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is hosted by ME! Yippee! When trying to decide what challenge to do this week, I looked around my craft room and saw TONS of stuff that I had purchased, but never used. It was actually quite shameful, since a lot of it is YEAR OLD already! So I decided we needed a challenge to 'USE YOUR STUFF'. Simply make a card or project using at least one digital image and something you bought but never used before. Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Dustin Pike and he is giving away 3 digis to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

To make my card, I used a Dustin Pike image which I purchased, but, never used, some Cosmo Cricket Paper left in a pad that I did use, but I never touched this paper, and finally, a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder called 'Elegant Ellipse' which has been sitting FOREVER on my craft table, untouched and unopened. Geez, I'm so naughty. I printed the image twice and popped up the cat's head on dimensionals. The sentiment is from another stamp set, I stamped it on the stocking, what a perfect place for it heh? The frame is also mounted up on dimensionals. The snowflakes are sparkly foam pieces from JoAnn's. Here is a close up for you!

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

ALSO, I just found out that the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog is looking for ONE new designer. If your interested, check out the challenge site for further instructions. I've been a designer for this blog for over a year and I absolutely love it! Almost every week, we get free images to work with from fabulous digital design companies! Its so fun! So try out! What have you got to lose?

Have a great day! Amy

Wink Wink Ink 'Puggles'

Hello! Today I have a card to show you that features the most adorable puppy I have ever seen called "Puggles"! Isn't he a cutie? He is available at Wink Wink Ink.

To make my card I pulled out my trusty DCWV 'The Pet Stack' paper pad. The paw print panel I made myself with an old retired Stampin Up! Wheel. The paw print panel, main image panel, and the puppies head are all popped up on dimensionals. The tag is from JoAnn's. Here is a close up so you can see the coloring and dimension.

And here's a better view of the "Puggles" and the sentiment tag.

Have a great day! Amy

Digital Tuesday Challenge ''I've Been Framed"

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge! This week's challenge is 'I've Been Framed!'. Simply make a card or project that uses a frame or a border. Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish and they are giving away 5 Digis or 4 Digis and 1 paper set to one randomly chosen winner and the winner gets to choose! How generous is that?

To make my card I used the Robyn's Fetish image "Poppy Fairy" and a brand new Cuttlebug Embossing Folder called 'Chic Circle' that cuts, embosses, and pierces all at the same time! Isn't it beautiful? And so little work involved too! I colored the image with Copic Markers, cut her out, and popped her up on dimensionals. I covered her wings with Stickles, and put Stickles on all the dots on the card so that it is very sparkly in real life. Here is a close up so you can see the image better and the sparkle on her wings.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Wink Wink Ink November Challenge 'Bling and Sparkle'

Hello, its the first Monday of the month so you know what that means: time for another Wink Wink Ink Challenge! This month's challenge is 'Bling'. Simply put some bling, jazz, sparkles, whatever shines, on your card.

To make my card, I used the Wink Wink Ink image 'Season's Tweetings' and an old Midnight Madness Sketch (MMSC71). The paper is Cosmo Cricket 'Jolly by Golly'. If your wondering where my 'Bling' is, it's on the snow swirls that I cut out using my Cricut Expression. I added sparkly iridescent glitter to them! Here's a close up for you:

If you'd like to play along with us and get a chance at winning some fabulous Wink Wink Ink images, simply go the Crafter's Digital Art Center Wink Wink Ink Group where you will receive further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy