Merry Christmas Everyone

and Happy new year. This will be my last post for the year. So I thought I would share these cute little gift card holders  I made using an idea from Holiday gift projects over at Online Card Classes.com love these classes.

also wanted to let you know our boy (grandson)  is home for the Hoildays. Sure did miss him.
 

Until next time,
Sara.

Another Favorite

Here is a card I made for the SSS Challenge Whats your Favorite HERE  My favorite BG stamp is from Hero Arts, I embossed it in StampinUp silver. And of course  Distress Ink and a Sentiment from Hero Arts. Very very simple.

Until next time,
Sara

Favourites

Hello everyone, I created this Tag for SSS Challenge Whats your  Favourite HERE I just love my Distress Inks, So of course I had to use them for this challenge also used  Hero Arts gems and stamp,  Spellbinders Snowflakes die, Sprinkled Acrylic Paint with a toothbrush. and a StampinUp stamp in the background. On the snow flake I  used Stickles. Sorry about the dark picture.

Until next time,
Sara

Love

Hello Peeps, I'm in the middle of making cards for OWH  Valentine's HERE so thought I would enter this card. It fits right into the In A Row theme at LIM  HERE  I used a mixture of stamps on this one, StampinUp, Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp. StampinUp Ink. and to make the hearts stand out a little I covered them in Glossy Accents. Hope you like it. Thank you for coming by today.

Until next time,
Sara

Christmas Card

Hello peeps, It's been awhile since my last post. I had to take a little blog break. But I'm back. This is one of the  Christmas cards I will be sending out. I'm entering it in two challenges. Over at Simon Says Stamp HERE the challenge is Snowflakes and over at CASology HERE its Sparkle. I used my Cuddle Bug emboss folder, Hero Arts stamp, Spellbinder Die &Neehah CS. I embossed on Vellum then adhered to CS, I made the snowflake sparkle with Star Dust Stickles. Well that's all for now Have a Good Day.

                                                                             Thank you for stopping by.





Until next time,
Sara

Hello

Last day of Hoilday Card Workshop, Learned so much. Had fun trying out new techniques. Here is my last card for class. I used StampinUp Dies and Stamps, my sentiment is Hero Arts. Than you for stopping by.


Until next time,
Sara

Hello

I made a super simple card for the challenge over at CAS(E)  HERE   this week. I'm very pleased with it.Hero Arts stamp for my sentiment and Distress Ink.Neenah CS.

                                                                                Thank you for stopping by.

Here's the sketch

Until next time,
Sara

Hello

Day 5 of Holiday Workshop is using Stamps and dies, I used my PapertreyInk stamp and die sets, Cutting the card size down abit so I could hang the banner over the edge of the card. My sentiment is from Hero Arts, CS from Neenah. A little glitter glue for the "berries".
I'm also entering this card over at ABNH HERE  Thank you for stopping by.





Until next time,
Sara

Butterfly

I made this card for the Simon Says Stamp and Share challenge HERE.  Playing with my Distress Inks and alot of Perfect Pearls, I came up with this card. Using some Stampers Anonymous and Stampology stamps for the background then embossing the butterfly in black emboss. I also use Glossy Accents on my flourish I had stamped it Hero Arts black but it looked a little flat, the accents gave it a little more shine.  My pearls are from Kaiser.

Until next time,
Sara

Candy Cane

Hello Peeps,  Hope all is well with you today.
Over at CASology week #17 the challenge is sugar  HERE.  I went super simple with this one. Hope you like.

                                                                      





Supplies:
Stamp:Hero Arts
CS: American Crafts, PapertreyInk
Dies: StampinUp Sizzix, Memory Box,Spellbinders
Ink: StampinUp



Until next time,
Sara

Good Morning

 Made another card for Holiday Card Workshop last night. It is my very first window card, not to happy with it, maybe a with little practice. I guess. well here it is.

For the window I used clear CS from PTI, I made two doves one I embossed on the back side and glued one on each side of the clear CS
to cover up the glue. Hope that made sense. LOL. Have a great day!




Supplies
Stamp: Hero Arts, Impression Obsession
Card stock: Papertrey Ink, Neenah
Ink: Distress Versa Mark
StampinUp emboss powder
Kaiser Pearls
Perfect Pearls

Until next time,
Sara

Another Christmas card

Here is another card for the LIM sketch challenge HERE  I used my new Impression Obsession BG stamp Spatter, Love this stamp I sprayed it with Perfect Pearls, stamped over the distress ink. then cut out my panels. Embossed snowflakes with StampinUp white emboss powder. Thanks for stopping by.


Supplies
Stamp:Hero Arts, Impression Obsession
Ink: Distress Versa Mark
StampinUp white emboss powder
Perfect Pearls

Until next time,
Sara

Sketch 7

Hello peeps, Here is my card for LIM Challenge Its a sketch challenge this week   HERE     I used Distress ink , I embossed a Stampers Anonymous background stamp and sprayed lots of Perfect Pearls on it. Embossed the butterflies in black.

   here's the sketch
  

Until next time,
Sara

3X3 Card

Yesterday was the first day at Holiday Card Workshop. Hope you had a chance to sign up. These classes are super great, Yes super great. Here is a little card I made for class.

Made this from my scrap stash, great way to use up those DP scraps.


Until next time,
Sara

Merry Christmas

Here is another card this time it's for CAS(E) this sketch!HERE  First time to join in on this blog. Great sketch.

I embossed some Vellum with my snow flake folder, I put lots of crackle paint on the snowflake, you can't see the crackle,  but I love the look it gave it.  Hope you like it.



Supplies
Stamps:Hero Arts
Ink: StampinUp
CS: StampinUp
Distress Crackle Paint
Spellbinders Shapeabilities
Hero Arts:  Pearls and Gems


Here is the sketch:

                                                                                           Thanks for stopping by.



Until next time,
sara

Week # 16 Wild

Over at CASology Here this week the challenge is WILD,  I had this zebra paper in my stash. I have no idea where I got it from. but knew I had to use it. Kept it simple . Hope you like it.

                                                                                    Thanks for stopping by.


Stamp: Hero Arts, Simon Says Stamp.
Ink: Hero Hues
CS: StampinUp
American Craft Brad, Distress Stickles



Until next time,
Sara

Week 89 One Layer

Over at Less is More  the theme challenge is Wings  HERE  since Butterflies is my favorite subject to stamp of course I had to enter, right? In my front yard I have two butterfly bushes named Purple Rain the other day I saw a butterfly on one so I took a picture of it, which I used for inspiration for my card.

Supplies:
Stamp:My Favorite Things
Ink:Versa Mark StampinUp Markers
StanpinUp Black Emboss Powder
Distress Stickles

                                                                                            Isn't she Beautiful?


Thanks for dropping by,
Sara

LIM Week 88

 Over at Less Is More  HERE  the challenge is to use a touch silver .  I have some embossed card fronts from last week when I was playing around with texture. So today I cut one into pieces with a  PTI die, and punched out a couple of doves with my Martha Steward punch. Embossed my sentiment with StampinUp silver emboss powder. My doves are StampininUp CS. Love the texture.


Thank You for stopping by,
Sara

Special to me

When I started making cards for Operation Write Home It never crossed my mind I would one day be making a card to send to one of my grandkids , well here is my first card for my oldest grandson who is at boot camp. while my heart is heavy, I know he is doing what he wants to do. He is a very strong minded kid so this will be good for him. I pray. I used the same Hero Arts stamps I used for the Birthday card ( below)

                                                                          Thank you for stopping by.



Until next time,
Sara

Happy Birthday

Hello Peeps, Here's a birthday card I made for one of my grandsons,  It has a pocket on the inside to hold money. I"m told that's the best present now days lol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: StampinUp
DP is from the Sept. Simon Says Stamp Card Kit


Until next time,
Sara

Hello

Hello all, I have a fall card for you today, I took the Challenge over at Pals Paper Arts PPA144 HERE   it's a color challenge of More Mustard, Cajun Craze and  Early Espresso, and over at Simon Says Stamp and Show  HERE   it's all about leaves. Here's my creation.

Supplies:
Stamp: Hero Arts
CS, Gold embossing Powder and Ink StampinUp
Cuttle Bug Embossing folder



Until next time,
Sara

Challenge #13

WHITE OUT
Over at A Blog Named Hero  HERE   the challenge is to start with White CS, no DP or colored CS. Here's my take.

I used my water color pencils to color some of the BG stamp and the flower, filled the dots with glitter glue.  Simple, but I like the way it turned out.



Supplies Stamps Hero Arts
Ink: Versa Fine
StampinUp Water Color Pencils
Studio G Glitter Glue





Until next time,
Sara

Best Wishes

Hello everyone, Over at Less Is More Here this week the challenge is Wedding cards. I have always wanted to make an all white card. So here it is, actually I made two.  I really enjoyed mixing the textures and just playing around with it.

Supplies:
Stamp: Simon Says Stamp
Casrdstock: StampinUp
Ink: Versa mark
Emboss Folders, Dies, Emboss Powder  by StampinUp
Kaiser Crafts Pearls, Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber, Hero Arts Gems, Distress Stickles For the flowers I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Die

Hello

Her is another card I made for the Kick Start Class here Just playing around with my Distress inks. This time I used a sketch from retro sketches.Here




Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Distress, Hero Arts, Versa Mark
Cardstock: StampinUp
Flower Die , Clear Emboss Powder and brad from StampinUp
Nesting Hexagon by Life Style Crafts

Thinking of you

Made this card for Kick Start Class Here
Playing around with my Distress Inks I came up with this card, I used my favorite DG stamp Flower Dot Pattern, I so love this stamp!!
I cut out my flowers to add a little dimension to the card.




Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts, Black Penny
Inks: Distress Ink, Hero Arts, Versa Mark
Cardstock:PapertreyInk
StampinUp Clear Emboss Powder



Until next time,
Sara

Hello

Day 2 at Kick Start class HERE
This card was inspired by Malie's Washi tape card and the colors Kelly used on her card. I wanted to keep it simple. Very pleased with the way it turned out. I think its a cute Hello or Thinking of you card.



Supplies:
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Distress Ink, Marker from StampinUp
Versa Mark
CS: StampinUp
Clear Emboss Powder: StampinUp
We R Memory Keepers Corner Choper



Until next time,

Sara

Thinking of you

I'm participating  in the Kick Start class over at On Line Card Classes HERE  Since I love to play around with Distress Inks I loved the card Kristina made using the Perfect Pearls on Day one. I made this one with my Distress inks.


Supplies:
Stamps: StampinUp, Hero Arts
Inks: Distress Ink, StampinUp
CS: Wal-Mart Watercolor Paper, StampinUp
Gems: Hero Arts
We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper



Until next time,

Sara

Tag... You're it

A blog named Hero's  challenge HERE  this week is to make a tag, so here is mine.

  

Pretty simple.



Supplies used:
Stamps:  Hero Arts, Impression Obsession
Inks:  Distress, Color Box, Stazon,
Gems: Hero Arts
Dye: Spellbinders
Emboss Powder:  StampinUp
Perfect Pearls



Until next time
Sara                                                                             

We're so trendy

Hello everyone, The ladies over at SSS have another challenge, this weeks is to use Neon, Hexagon, and or Chevron HERE  This is what I came up with used some papers from my Sept card kit, gems are hero Arts, Distress Ink for my butterflies. Stamp is also from my SSS Sept. card kit, Love'n these kits!  Thanks for stopping by.



until next time,
Sara

Whats on your desk? challenge

Hello everyone!  Friday over at KWerner's blog HERE she challenge us to make a card with what is on our desk. Well I had to go for it, as I had a big mess on mine. I  pretty much had everything on it!!

This is what I came up with. The string I used was dyed with Distress Ink. I never thought to dye it before. Matched perfectly. The panel I used was already made I just cut it, added a mat that I sponged  with peeled paint.

                                                     

                                                                     Until next time.

Put a stamp on it

I'm entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge HERE  I used the washi tape as a background on my card. Tape is from Tim Holtz, my Flowers are from Black Penny. Really simple just embossed in clear colored them with Distress Ink. Pearls are Hero Arts. Really enjoyed playing with the washi tape, wish I had more of it. Until next time.



 

SFF081712

Thought I would join the stampers over at Sketch Frenzy Friday HERE  this week.I choose one of my most favorite StampinUp stamps Nature Silhouettes, sponging the tree background with Marina Mist, CS Marina Mist & Black.

                                                 

Thank You

Made this card for the challenge at Hero Arts HERE . Hero Arts stamps, some bling also from Hero Ats, Distress Inks, CS is PTI Rustic Cream. and Perfect  Pearls. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenge #10 the Krafty Crafter

Hello Peeps, This card is for the challenge over at ABNH   HERE   Using StampinUp Crumb Cake  (Kraft) and  Black CS, Bazzill CS Strip, Kaiser Pearls, Hero Arts Stamp for the leaves, Spellbinders nestabilities Scalloped circles made up my flower. Lots and Lots of Perfect Pearls with water were sprayed on the flower. I decided not to stamp a sentiment I'll just add this one to my blank card box.  Really love the way it all turned out.

                                                                         Thanks for stopping by.

Butterfly Card

Hello all, Here's a card I made a while back using Distress Ink, Hero Arts butterfly and Vintage word BG and Indigo Blue stamps, CS StampinUp.

                                                                          Have a great day.

Happy Birthday

Hello Peeps, This is a card I made for ABNH Challenge week 5, a couple of weeks ago.  I'm just getting around to posting it.  Loved the way my butterfly turned out first I colored it yellow and black, but ended up coloring it all black. then sprayed it with perfect( pearls of course). Hope you like it. Stamp is Hero Arts, Papers are Basic Gray, CS is StampinUp & Ink is Hero Hues.

                                                                        Thanks for stopping by.    

FMS 45



 I used some of my Simon Says Stamp August Kit for this challenge over at  Freshly Made Sketch # 45  HERE.   CS, sentiment  are from  Jilibean Soup,  DP is Ginger Paper, My flower is from Hero Arts embossed in Black colored with Distress ink and sprayed with Perfect Pearls, I used the Meadow leaf die by Poppy Stamps. The Ribbon is form Ellen a thank you gift for an order, I don't know what brand it is. That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by.

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With all my heart

Thought I would join the sketch challenge over at create with Connie and Mary  HERE   My heart is embossed with clear emboss I sponged it with Pacific Point Ink, CS Pacific Point, Whisper White, So Saffron, the little brad is not quite navy and did not match well so I put a pearl on top.Just sprinkled some pearls around. Emboss folder is Square Lattice. TheHeart is from I Love Hearts set, sentiment is Stampin Up but I don't know what stamp set,  years ago when I didn't know better I use to put the sentiments I liked into a basket  now I don't have any idea what set they go to, but the good thing is I know just where my favorite sayings are lol. Thank goodness I only did this to my StampinUp stamps. Hope you like it.

Gift card Holder

ABNH challenge week 4, I made another card for the challenge using bright yellow and bright pink with black.

Stamp Hero Arts
Ink Hero Hues
SC StampinUp
Ribbon  Wal-mart