Here Comes Santa Claus

Good morning everyone! It's release day over at So Suzy Stamps and man oh man are there some new cutie patooties for you to scoop up. I couldn't resist pairing the new Igloo for the pengies with some Distress Inks, white gel pen, shimmer paper, and...

Santa! Can't you see all the little pengies snug in their beds as the Northern Lights dance and reindeer prance? Hehehehehehe

Just look at that shimmery igloo! I stamped it using dark gray ink so it wasn't so harsh. And on the inside, I used my sentiment:

No, really, it's my sentiment! I came up with it for my stamp as part of the Christmas in July retreat and Suzy loved it so much she made it into a stamp for all of you, too! Yeah, you're welcome.

As with every release day, there's free shipping all day in the shop. Stock up now on everything you need for the holidays! Be sure to stop by our Friendship Blog Hop as well for a chance to win a $15 gift card to the store.

Happy Crafting!

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a2z Scrapbooking Shaker Snow Globe

Hey everyone - it's the first of the month, and that means a new challenge over at a2z Scrapbooking. This month it's all about the shake...shake shake shake...shake your cards!

Yes, I dragged out my Fuse tool again; it went a little better this time. I wanted a snow globe as I found an old die set from Memory Box in my stash. The small bottlebrush tree from Family & Friends Christmas set (which is on sale!) fit perfectly in the 3" circle for the globe, so I set about making a shaker globe. I stamped the tree with the fabulous green ombre ink and the stand in the Cup o' Joe (not that you can see much of it with the sequins there).

The brown cardstock was stamped with the beautiful Bold Branches stamp for some interest and tone-on-tone awesomeness and I broke into my stash of metallic paper for the globe base. Popped the whole thing on a green card base and I was done.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the team came up with!

Supply List:

SALE Hero Arts Family & Friends CL803 Christmas Clear Stamps	Hero Arts Branches Bold Prints Background Cling CG683	Hero Arts Ombre Ink Lime to Forever Green AF320	Hero Arts Quiet Morning Ink Cubes AF238 Pale Tomato Cup O'Joe Soft Pool Field Greens
*Bazzill PEANUT FUDGE Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	*Bazzill CARAMEL APPLE Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	Bulk Buy: Neenah Paper (3-Pack) Heavyweight 110lb Cover Cardstock 8.5'X11' 10/Pkg Solar White N80996	My Favorite Things INSIDE AND OUT DIAGONAL STITCHED SQUARE STAX Die-Namics MFT607
*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 METALLIC Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00053	Pretty Pink Posh CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 6mm Sequins	American Crafts We R Memory Keepers Photo Sleeve Fuse	Avery Economy Clear Sheet Protectors, Acid Free, Box of 100 (75091)

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Happy Crafting!

So Suzy Stamps: Decorating the Tree and Giveaway Winner!

Hello there everyone! I'm blogging about this wonderful Christmas card over at So Suzy Stamps today, so be sure to go check it out:

For those waiting on the edge of your seats for the rest of the 12 Days of Cards series - it's coming! Promise! Video editing is kicking my butt, so everything is taking much longer than I anticipated. Hang in there though, I promise it will be worth it!

Now, for those of you who joined me for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, I have a winner to announce!

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Yay Char - you have an email headed your way! Thank you all so, so much for stopping by, visiting, and following me all over the interwebs...LOL Each comment you left made me smile and glad that I keep on crafting.

Happy Crafting!

The 12 Days of Cards - Day 5

Welcome back for Day 5 of the 12 Days of Cards series! Let me just say that a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into editing this video as it was not cooperative at all...the card, however, is just adorable. Because PENGUINS!

Yeah, stinkin' cute if I do say so myself. Now everyone better watch the video and like it so I didn't waste 2 hours of my life for nothing. And no, it should not have taken that long. I really hope Santa is bringing me a video camera!



Once everything was dried it looked even cuter. I love how the Enamel Accents turned out! I did realize that the steam from the coffee cup doesn't get cut, so I drew some back in with a black Zig marker.

Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel so you know when Day 6 is up, and don't forget to stop by my Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop posts for a chance to win some blog candy!

Supply List:
Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte stamps
Mama Elephant Arctic Penguins stamps
Mama Elephant Arctic Penguins Creative Cuts
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper
Wink of Stella Pen
(remember, when shopping at a2z Scrapbooking use code JENNIFER15 for 15% off your purchase of $25 or more!)
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Ranger Enamel Accents
Versamark Ink
American Crafts Galaxy White Marker
Spectrum Noir Markers
Core'dinations Glitter Paper
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Scor-Pal Scoreboard
3M Scotch Foam Tape (the best!)

Happy Crafting!

A Treat for You

Happy Friday everyone! I'm back to sneak in one more card for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, and it's one that would work for any time of year:

Are you loving it? Because I love it. And now for the part that will have me committed; I stamped the plaid background myself. Yup, created it with my own two, inky hands. It's one of the background builder sets from Papertrey Ink and each color is a different stamp from the set. I had so much fun creating it!

The little glassine bag in the middle there? Yup, made that, too; it's a die from Memory Box and is sooooo easy! Since you really don't see it when filled and decorated, I just glued the bag together with some Tombow Mono Adhesive and then used my tape gun to stick it to the plaid paper. A little stamping and paper-piecing got me the coffee cup from Lawn Fawn and the heat embossed sentiment on the tag I cut. The little bow die from Mama Elephant made the perfect topper to my treat!

Oh I did say the bag was filled, didn't I?

It's a gift card holder. Yeah, that's totally why I bought it. The perfect way to give someone a pretty card and a sweet treat. Coffee anyone? ;)

Speaking of treats, I'm giving away some blog candy consisting of some pieces from the wonderful Prima Coffee Break collection! Enter away using Rafflecopter below:

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Supply List:
Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte stamps
Papertrey Ink Background Basids: Super Stripes stamp set
Mama Elephant Dainty Bow
Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Tags Die
Simon Says Stamp Gold Ultra Fine Embossing Powder (my new favorite gold!)
Hero Arts Ultra Pink Mid-Tone Ink
Hero Arts Green Hills Mid-Tone Ink
Hero Arts Cup 'o Joe Mid-Tone Ink
(remember, when shopping at a2z Scrapbooking use code JENNIFER15 for 15% off your purchase of $25 or more!)
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Versamark Ink
Neenah Solar White 110# Card Stock
Scor-Pal Scoreboard
3M Scotch Foam Tape (the best!)

Happy Crafting!

The 12 Days of Cards - Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4 of the 12 Days of Cards series! Seeing as we had quite the snow storm the other day, I had snowflakes on the brain...

Seeing as I love a white Christmas, this is my kind of card. I've got the video on how I created it right here:

Be sure to swing by the Holiday Coffee Lovers Hop posts while you're here - I have some caffeinated blog candy for one good little crafter! :)

Supply List:
Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes
Mama Elephant Merry Greetings Stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 1 Dies
Pretty Pink Posh 6mm Clear Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Clear Sequins
Ranger Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Ranger Multi Medium Matte
Neenah Solar White 110# Card Stock

Happy Crafting!

Warm Coffee Wishes

Good morning everyone! I'm back with another coffee card I came up with for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. This time I went CAS with a chalkboard twist:

I played around with the Hero Arts Chalkboard background stamp to make a great base for the card. It's stamped in Unicorn White ink (my favorite) and then smudged some with a paper towel. After it dried (and it took a while! I left it overnight) I came back in with the Latte Love stamp set from Lawn Fawn to heat emboss the sentiment and adorable coffee cup.

A scattering of 4mm Pretty Pink Posh sequins in clear and a quick rounding of the corners with a 1/2" corner rounder finished it off!

Be sure to enter our caffeinated blog candy giveaway! One lucky crafter gets an assortment of Prima Coffee Talk goodies! Entries close on Sunday, December 14th.

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Supply List:
Hero Arts Midnight Folded Note Cards
Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
(remember, when shopping at a2z Scrapbooking use code JENNIFER15 for 15% off your purchase of $25 or more!)
Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte stamps
Hero Arts Chalk Background Cling Stamp
Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Clear Sequins
We R Memory Keepers Crop-a-dile Corner Chomper

Happy Crafting!

The 12 Days of Cards - Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the 12 Days of Cards! Real life kept interfering with my crafty life, but thanks to a snow day I'm getting caught up. Today's card is super CAS but super elegant with the help from some Liquid Pearls. It's also very mail-friendly!

It was fast to make as well - the video is under 10 minutes! A new record! LOL



Here's another closeup of the finished dove:

Be sure to swing by one of the Holiday Coffee Blog Hop posts for some caffeinated fun and a chance to win blog candy! I'll be back soon with Day 4 - be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel so you know the instant it goes live.

Supplies:
Stampin Up! Calm Christmas stamp set
Hero Arts Cup O' Joe Mid-Tone Ink (be sure to use code JENNIFER15 for 15% off!)
Liquid Pearls White Opal
Taupe Brown Fiber Cardstock
Scor-Pal Scoreboard
3M Scotch Foam Tape (the best!)

Happy Crafting!

The 12 Days of Cards - Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of my 12 Days of Cards series! Today I started with a stamp I really wanted to use and created my card around it...because who doesn't dream of looking out their window to see Rudolph flying by?

Hey, I still believe! I've got the full start-to-finish video below:

I really like how my night sky and that pop of gold embossing came out.

All right, I'll be back tomorrow with my So Suzy Stamps DT post!

Supplies used:
So Suzy Stamps Reindeer
Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 1 Dies
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Ranger Distress Ink Mini Kit #2
Ranger Distress Ink Mini Kit #8
Ranger Distress Ink Mini Kit #12
American Crafts Galaxy White Marker
Recollections Gold Glitter Embossing Powder (available at Michael's)
Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Ranger Glossy Accents
Stickles Christmas Red Glitter Glue
Scor-Pal Scoreboard
3M Scotch Foam Tape (the best!)

I'm linking up to: Simon Says Stamp Monday & Wednesday Challenge - Holiday Cards

Happy Crafting!

The 12 Days of Cards - Day 1

Good morning everyone, and welcome to a new feature here on the blog - the 12 Days of Cards series! It's like the 12 days of Christmas, but with cards. Catchy, right? ;)

Today I'm starting off with a CAS card with some shimmer using this amazing wreath set from WPlus9. I filmed it start-to-finish for you, complete with having to switch to Plan B...because hey, we need to know these things, right?

Here's a close-up of the finished card again. I love how quick and easy it is, yet it turns out so elegant. Very easy to make multiples of for the holidays!

Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel so you'll know instantly when the next video is live! I'll be back Wednesday with Day 2. Remember, if you go shopping at a2z Scrapbooking (links below) be sure to use the coupon JENNIFER15 to get your discount!

Supplies:
WPlus9 Woodland Wreaths
WPlus9 Woodland Wreaths Die set
Hero Arts Layering Paper in Wet Cement
Hero Arts Pale Tomato Shadow Ink
Hero Arts Wet Cement Shadow Ink
Hero Arts Red Royal Shadow Ink
Simon Says Stamp Midnight Green Ink
Neenah Exact Index, 110 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, White, 94 Brightness
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch

I'm linking up to - Simon Says Stamp Monday & Wednesday Challenges, Holiday Cards.

Happy Crafting!

November Round-Up

Hello there everyone! Can you believe it's the last day of November already?? Yeah, me neither. I've got some fun things to share before December begins!

I'm sharing this lovely card today over at the a2z Scrapbooking blog:

Have you been shopping all the lovely small business sales online? I have one more for you; my own Storenvy shop is participating in the Biggest Small Business Sale ever. This is a great way to pick up some handmade gifts for your friends, family, coworkers, and barista this season!

Looking to win some goodies? We're having a fun Scavenger Hunt over in the a2z Scrapbooking store; the prize is a $25 gift card to the store! Woo! Be sure to shop the Cyber Monday sale while you're at it...you get 20% off your total purchase of $25 or more with coupon code CYBER20

What else, what else...oh tomorrow...TOMORROW we get to have some FUN! That's when we get to have a fun announcement and talk about the rest of this card:

Speaking of, I should go finish getting ready for that...later peeps! Happy Crafting!