Scentsational Gingerbread Boy Christmas Card

Ok, I had the other gingerbread boy just sitting there on my worktable.  It was all stamped and cut out, just sitting there waiting for me to either spill on it so I could toss it or make something with it.  So I thought I would whip up a quick card with it.

I used the Enfrance background set and I stamped it using Real Red.  The base of the card is Real Red, that is why I went with that ink.  Between the back layer and the stamped layer is a piece of Wild Wasabi.  I also used the Wild Wasabi for a layer behind the glitter paper and on the die cut gingerbread boy layer.  The card could use a bit more finesse but my plan here was to make a quick card without a lot of fluff!

It's very festive but it's lacking something.  Any ideas?  It would be fun to redo the card (actually make another card(s)) with your suggestions and see how it could be punched up some without making it take a long time to make.  So just post your ideas for me here and I'll see what I can come up with.  Maybe it could turn into some kind of contest!!!  I'm not saying anymore there!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Scentsational Gingerbread Boy Card

I am such a sucker for gingerbread boys!  I have a few of them in my kitchen.  One is a really cute gingerbread couple.  Each are on the side of a gingerbread recipe.  I keep that up all year long.  I've had it for years but have yet to try the recipe!!!  

So onto my card.  I stamped my gingerbread boy using Chocolate Chip ink and then used the die to cut him out.  I stamped and cut out two because I was pretty sure I would ruin one but I didn't.  SO I guess that means I'll be making another one later on!!  Maybe!

I had lots of scraps for layers and I cut what was left of them to fit the length and width of the card.  I love it when I can use up those strips.  And trust me I have LOTS of them!!  

This card was a lot of fun and get this.... I didn't even copy it from anywhere!  Imagine that?  It's been a while since I have posted an original card.  I've just been finding way too many pretties out there that I have to make for myself!!  But today I thought I would step out that box and try one on my own!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Come to Bethlehem

 My card for today comes from Terri's fun Stamp-A-Stack.  We made Christmas cards that night.  I LOVE Christmas and I LOVE making Christmas cards.  And no, my cards are not done yet and thanks for asking!!! LOL  But they are close.  All I have to do is assemble them and do the labels and I'm ready.  They will be going out in the mail by December 1st!  Which is earlier than last year!!

This card was super easy and SO pretty.  The stamp set used is Come to Bethlehem.  I don't have this set, it's not my style.  I much prefer snowmen sets and I usually just buy only one Christmas/holiday/winter set a year.  

It's hard to see but the center of the star has a clear rhinestone on it.  This also has a fun fold.  The front piece is folded to the left and a piece of the brushed silver card stock is set in place.  Then the die cut image is centered on the card front. The die cut piece is big enough to hide the round circle in the center of the inside of the card. 

My sister and I love to attend the Stamp-A-Stacks and we always have a great time.  It's fun to catch up with each other and chat while we play!  Terri always has such great cards too.  

I am working on some fun things for you to see so please be sure to stop back and see what I've been up to!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Ho Ho Ho Santa Earrings

Just for a little change of pace today I am going to post some fun Santa earrings.  Aren't they cute?  I am going to wear these when  I work next month!  They are such fun and they were fun to make too!

 The Santa was originally a bookmark but I thought they were earrings so I made a pair.  Be sure to check out her website.  There's a cute pair of brushed silver beads Snowman earrings.  SO adorable too!

I have a few other "Santa Theme" items for you and no, they are not jewelry, they are stamped and paper craft items!  It's time for Santa stuff, isn't it?  

So, how did your Black Friday go?  Did you go shopping?  I posted last night that hubby and I were going to go to Wal-Mart.  Well, we did BUT.   It was crazy there.  I could see the lot was full before we even turned onto the road to the store.  I told hubby we could just forget it but we went in anyway.  We parked about 1/4 mile away.  We were on the far side of the whole shopping center's parking lot!!  Not a big deal, it was a bit chilly and windy but the snow had stopped.  Plus hubby said he wanted to see what this was all about.  Silly man.  Then we got in the store and all the craziness started.  Hubby and I got separated and of course, of all times to forget my phone at home!!! UGH!  Then the crowds in the movies they had on special were unbelievable and the people were a bit rude.  Some paid no regards to you, they just pushed in front so they could see the movies.  I think the store could have done the display on them much better to avoid that kind of mess there.  I found 3 of the 5 movies that were on my list.  We found a couple of toys for the family we buy for and I found hubby so we decided we were done.  We got in line to check out.  It started in the clothing department which formed a people maze.  At one point I became claustrophobic.  There were racks of clothes on my right and stacks of clothing on my left (both higher than I was.  You couldn't move forward and you couldn't go backwards.  When we finally got out of that clothing section and turned the corner we were told to form two lines.  You couldn't even see one line.  We looked across the area and the people maze was 8 rows wide.  We moved 2 feet in 10 minutes and I told hubby that I was done.  We turned around and hopped over their roped off area.  We put the stuff down on one of the clothing stands and headed for the door.  What a nightmare.   So I say NEVER again AND you can quote me on that!  When I got home I went online, found the movies I wanted and got close to the same price on two, less than Wal-Mart had on two of them and one was the same.  And get this, free shipping!  Silly me.  I'm SO for online shopping!  I will probably do some store shopping after this weekend but as for this weekend, the remainder of it... I'm HOME!!!  LOL  

And I didn't think I was going to be able to post tonight, I was having some issues with Chrome and my blog.  I didn't need anymore computer problems.   It's amazing how dependent we have become on computers!  And when I get done here I'm going to stay away from the computer for the rest of the night!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Happy Thanksgiving

I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving.  As you gather with friends and family we take time to remember how thankful we are for what we do have.

The shopping craziness starts tomorrow.  Though through looking at the ads in the paper this morning, I'm thinking the craziness starts tonight. And I believe I may be among the crazies to go out there and do a bit of shopping.  I have to work on Black Friday (a first in MANY years) so I won't be able to go out shopping. Not that I was one of those early risers that stood out in the cold or long lines to get a certain item.  I have a list of gifts I need to get for a family we buy for and I'm hoping the stuff will be in the store.  If not then I just shop elsewhere some other time.  It would be nice to catch a break on the prices though.  This is our third year buying for this family.  It's fun but it gets more expensive each year because the kids are growing up.  I did make some bracelets and sold them to raise money for this adventure.  I was actually able to post one on here (and it sold) but the others sold before I was able to get them on the internet.  Which is a good thing.  Maybe next year I can get more on the website!  I have great plans for beading and stamping for the new year. Let's hope I can do it!  Anyway, I'm rambling here.  I want to wish you all a great day and I will be back tomorrow with some fun "stuff" for the holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Wanda

Delightful Decorations Christmas Card

WOW, talk about going from one extreme (yesterday's card) to the other (today's card)!  Yesterday's card was full of layers and lots of little pieces.  Today's card is quick and simple with one stamp being used.  Oh and on yesterday's card I forgot to add all those pearls that the original card had on it.  Maybe I got too tired from all of those layers!!! LOL  I just forgot to add them and I didn't even remember it had pearls until I saw the pearl on this card!  

This is a very easy and fun card to make. I LOVE this layout too. It's so simple to work with and many of those under 3" images work well with this. I made this card at Terri's very fun Stamp-A-Stack. My sister and I had a great time together making cards.  It's nice that we can get together and have some fun and of course end the time with a bunch of fun cards!!! I love going to her Stamp-A-Stacks.  Her cards never cease to amaze me!  

For this card we used the Delightful Decorations stamp set.  I am guessing it will be next to be retired since it's been out for a while now.  I hope not.  It's a fun set and so versatile. Plus it has a punch to go with it.  I hate it when I spend the money on the sets and the punch and they retire them in only a couple of years.  I'm so much more careful about what I buy now for that very reason.

Anyway, we added the punched out image on the circle scallop and that was added to the front of the card on top of the side layers.  So super simple and fun!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Scentsational Season Card

Apparently something is going on with my email again so I had to use my camera to take the photo instead of my phone.  I've gotten so spoiled with taking photos with the phone that I rarely use my camera anymore.

I copied this really cute card using the Scentsational Season set.  I think it's such a fun set and then the bonus to it is you buy the dies for it so you don't have to cut a thing out by hand.  You just stamp the image and then take the die and line it up.  Take a sticky note and put it over the image and the die to hold it in place while you cut it out on your Big Shot.  As simple as that.  You can whip out a bunch of those little images in no time using the die!  

I found the original card here at Ann's Stampin' Schack site.  As Ann had said in her post that this card was more work than she thought.  She is right.  There's lots going on here.  Lots of pieces to get cut out and stamp and layer.  But it was SO worth it.

I didn't have the same decorative papers that she used or the same wording but it all worked out and I like the card.  Though as much as I like it,  I don't think I'll be making any more of them!!!  What drew me to this card was the gingerbread boy for starters. I LOVE gingerbread boys!  And then it was the "steam" coming off the cups.  You use vellum, stamp the image and then use clear embossing.  In person it's SO pretty!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda  

Punch Cards

Here is another card I made at Terri's Stamp-A-Stack.  This card is made using punches.  The only stamping on here was done on the center of the flower.  And the best thing about this is it makes the card extremely versatile. I can see this as a get well, card, a birthday card, a thinking of you card, and even a sympathy card, and possibly a wedding card.  

To make this card we stamped the worn dots background stamp on the blue card stock.  Then it was run through the Big Shot with the die.  Then the ribbon was set in place.  The center of the flower was stamped and then the flower was punched out.  Next we clipped the petals on the flower and it was set in place on top of the ribbon.  As simple as that and SO elegant looking too.  I just ordered that champagne colored glitter paper.  It's SO pretty and I've seen it on a lot of other cards and that's all it took. I just had to have it!

This was such a fun card to make and because it was a Stamp-A-Stack I got to make 3 of them!  It's great to have so many cards on hand for any occasion.  

And now it's coming up on Christmas time and I'll be making a variety of Christmas cards to show you.  Plus other cards that I create or find.  I did find a couple that I just HAVE to make!!!  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Blog Candy Winner!

WOW, I didn't think I was going to be able to post the Blog Candy winner today.  I was unable to access my blog yesterday due to some server issues.  I'm not sure what that means but I was glad to see that it was restored in it's entirety today!  I'm assuming it is.  I didn't check every post and I won't be but it looks like it's all here! How odd was that?  So the post I have for yesterday will be added on tomorrow.  I got a day off from posting!! LOL

Ok, onto the winner. I used the Random Number Generator to pick the number for me and it was #17 and that lucky person is Peggy S.  Here is the comment she left:

 "Peggy S from OH said...

i would have to say blogs, althought I do check out splitcoaststampers, but not as often.

Happy Blogoversary, Wanda!"

Congratulations to you Peggy!  Please email me with your snail mail address and I will get these three stamp sets plus the other "stuff" I put in the package for the celebration!! It's always a fun surprise!  I will give you until next Sunday to contact me (due to the Thanksgiving holiday).  If I don't hear from Peggy by Sunday evening on November 25th, I will put the sets back up for a second chance offer!

And be sure to keep your eye out on New Year's Eve or is it New Year's Day? I'll have to go back a year and see what I do.  Oh my gosh, my memory is failing me!!!  YIKES!!! I always post Blog Candy to celebrate the new year!

I thank you all for playing and I thank you for visiting my blog, it really does mean a lot to me!

Happy Stamping,
Wanda  

P.S.  I just looked and it is New Year's Day!!!  What a great and fun way to start off the New Year!!!

Pleasant Poppies Butterfly Card

I just can't believe I forgot to show you these gems that I made last month at Terri's Stamp-A-Stack.  

I do not have this Pleasant Poppies background stamp.  I'm still thinking about it.  It's way down on my wishlist.  I do like this card but I have not seen many cards using this image.  There were a couple that I did see that colored in the poppies.  I'm not sure I want to do a lot of coloring.  So that is why the stamp is down on my wishlist.  Besides, there's plenty of other images that I want a whole lot more! 

This is a very simple card to make too.  After the background was stamped and the scalloped edge put on the butterfly was punched out.  It was punched out using some decorative paper. If you click on the image you can see a closer view of the paper.  From here it looks like it was colored in but nope!  It was stamped on the decorative paper and then punched out.  And it's hard to see in the photo but it's punched out twice and layered on top of each other with a Dimensional.  Such a cute idea.  Though Terri has such great ideas for her cards.  She makes so many of them.  I think I would run out of ideas.  What?  I have run out, that is why I've been picking them off of Pinterest or Split Coast Stampers lately.  

I like this wide area at the bottom of the card.  I can add a layered label punch words there if I want.  A  ribbon, buttons or brads.  

It was a fun, quick and easy card to make!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Die Cut Leaves

This is one of the cards I made last month at Terri's fun Stamp-a-Stack.  I had set those cards aside and have not been back to that part of my workroom in a while. It's such a mess so I avoid going over there!!!  But it's time to suck it up and get the area cleaned up!!!  I love a clean space so I can just fill it back up again with more stuff I don't want to deal with right away!!  Why do I do that?  Does anyone know the answer to that question?  

This was such a fun card to make.  You ran the card stock through the Big Shot with the Sizzix leaf die and then you took this wad of rubber bands and colored them.  I think there is something like 30 rubber bands tie wrapped together.  You tap the end on the ink pad, much like you would do for sponging.  And then you just tap it on your card stock.  It creates a very fun and interesting look. Then we did the part I just hate doing.  You scrunch up a perfectly good leaf!!! LOL  It just kills me to do that.  But I do like the effect so I have been learning to just roll with it!  

It's a very simple card to make.  And a very fall looking card.  This would also be great for a masculine card too.  A get well, birthday and of course the thinking of you card.  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Make a Mitten / Chock-Full of Cheer Christmas Card

Today's card comes from you via Pinterest!! Of course, where else?  LOL  Ok, I know I do create some of my own designs, layouts and what not but lately I've found some really cute cards that I just had to make.

My card is pretty much a total copy except for the ribbon and the strings on the mittens. I made my strings too short.

What I find funny is that the stamp set had a pair of mittens for one image and for this image only one mitten.  So I thought, since it only had one mitten I would just use the Chock-Full of Cheer set instead.  Then I realized that was the set that was used in the original card.  You don't really notice the mittens are for the same hand because of they way they are turned on the card.  Well, now you see it but only because I told you!!! LOL

What I like best about this card is that I can do the mittens SO perfectly using the mitten punch.  Yup, that punch works with the Chock-full of Cheer and Make a Mitten set!!!  More uses for the mitten punch!!

And now I'm not finding where I got this card from, so if you know the creator of this card please let me know so I can give them the credit they deserve.  I will try to find it too.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Blog Candy!

Can you believe it?  I missed my Blogoversary!  It was almost a week ago.  I was so busy with the craft fair stuff and getting caught up from the craft fair stuff that I completely forgot about my Blogoversary.  I started this blog back in 2006.  Back when there weren't a lot of stamping blogs out there.  Now there's tons of them for you to enjoy!  I have had a lot of fun posting to my blog and I plan to continue, as long as I have viewers!!!  I have noticed how the trend is changing and I too, have changed along with it. I use to use Google Reader and now I hardly look at it.  It has been replaced by Pinterest (one of my favorite places to spend a TON of time).  Though I don't often use Pinterest to search for card samples.  I still prefer Split Coast Stampers.  It's much more organized and easier to find what you are looking for.  With Pinterest you need to know exact wording and sometimes that doesn't always help.  But I will continue to post on here so you will always know where to find me!!

So onto the blog candy.  I have 3 different "Scrappy Cat" brand of clear rubber stamps.  All three come with images and sentiments.  The names of the sets are "Thank You", "Sunny Days", and "To Cheer You".  And as you know I always add to the package as the days count down, so the lucky winner receives a lot more than is in the photo.  

Nothing is free!!!  You need to answer a question to be entered in the drawing.  Ok, the question is:  "What is your favorite internet source of creative information/inspiration?"  Now you want to know when!  I will draw a name on Sunday November 18th.  I was going to move the date closer but I have a busy week and weekend.  My niece is getting married next month and her bridal shower happens to be on Saturday.  I am her godmother so I am hosting the shower which means I have LOTS of stuff to do.  Plus I am not done with the jewelry for the wedding party gals.  I am hoping to finish that up later tonight!  Gosh, when did life get so busy?  And especially at this time of the year too when it's normally extra busy because of the holidays.  UGH!!!  I'm SO looking forward to the end of the month when I can step back and take a short breather before the next wave of holiday stuff hits!  Then after the first of the year things will calm down a lot and I'm hoping to get a lot of beading done along with my other "usual" stuff!

So, please leave a comment to this post only for your chance to win the blog candy.  And please only enter once.  I also ask that it be limited to USA and Canadian residents only.  Thank you.

I thank you for visiting my blog and good luck!
Wanda

Bring on the Cake

I found a card on (of course) Pinterest that used strips of card stock on it.  I liked it and repined it to one of my boards there.  Today as I was looking through the stamping board I created I saw this card and I immediately thought of the "Faux Paint Chips" technique.  The card on the link I have added resembles paint chips more than this one does.  On the other card the colors of card stock are next to each other.  Here there is space between but it's still a graduated color scheme which is what paint chips are.  So I think it could still fall under the category of the "faux paint chips", don't you agree?  

This is a fun card to play with. I think it would be a lot of fun to use the bright colors to make it a kids birthday card too!  The original one is done in.  You can see that card here.  Funny thing about it is, the card I found was also found by that person on Pinterest.  Though she did not leave a link to the original designer, so if you know who made this card, please let me know so I can give that person the credit they deserve.

The wording used here is from the "Bring on the Cake" stamp set.  This is a very simple, quick and fun card to make!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda