Pink Paislee: 12 Days of Christmas

Hey everyone!  Christmas is right around the corner, and I wanted to let you know that Pink Paislee is having a 12 Days of Christmas Celebration at the Pink Paislee blog from December 1-12.  (Yes, I am late posting, but you still have 5 more days to play along.  ;) )  The design team has been working up a storm to create some wonderful projects to help inspire you using the new Father Christmas collection.  Pink Paislee has also teamed up with Petaloo for this event, so you see some gorgeous flowers on all of the projects too.  Yummy!!!!!!

I was asked to make a couple of cards, and here they are:

 

Such a beautiful collection to work with, don't you think?!

Also, Pink Paislee is having giveaways everyday during the event, so don't forget to comment each day for a chance to win.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

a little more Christmas...

Hello!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  I had a pretty good one.  I got started on my Christmas shopping, and I got quite a few things on my list.  Hopefully the rest of my shopping will go just as easy.

I thought I would stop by today to share a couple more projects that I made for Ally Scraps.  I did a little gift wrap and tag set using Echo Park and some Maya Road products. 

If you are interested, you can find instructions on how to make these projects, a supply list, and a few more detailed photos here.  Don't forget to look around while you are there, because there is so much more to see at the Ally Scraps blog.  Be sure to check it out!   

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!  :)

christmas is in the air...

 Hey everyone!  I have some new cards to share with you today.  Ally Scraps asked me back to guest design for the month of November (aren't they sweet?!  :) ), and this month they are focusing on Christmas.  So over the next few weeks, I will be sharing my Christmas themed projects.

I chose to work with Echo Park's Everybody Love Christmas, and I am having a blast playing with all of the bright, whimsical papers and cardstock stickers in this collection. 

For my first project this month, I did a card set:

 

The colors, patterns, and elements in this collection are right up my alley.  I just love them!  :)

You can see a detailed list of instructions on how to make these cards here.  And don't forget to check out the Ally Scraps blog all month long for lots of Christmas inspiration.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  See you again soon! 

 

Color Combos Galore #166

Hey everyone! Thought I would stop by and share the card I made for this week's color combo (#166) and design challenge over at Color Combos Galore. It was just posted last night. Here are the colors and challenge:



And here is my take on it:



I couldn't help but add some browns, like the rug in the photo. You know me... the more color, the better. ;)

Hope you all get to play along this week. If you do, make sure to come by and post your creation in the CCG gallery. We would love to see it!

Hope you all have a great weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!

CupCards to Go challenge

To those of you who got the fun-filled November 'Ribbon Candy' kit from CupCards to Go, I have challenge.

One of the first things that really caught my attention when I first opened my kit was the beautiful butterfly sticker sheet by Jenni Bowlin. But then I started thinking, butterflies + Christmas... huh????? I just wasn't get the connection. So it was time to put my thinking cap on, and what I came up with was a butterfly Christmas tree card.

Since the butterflies were red, I decided to put the butterflies against a green background so they would really pop off the page. I hand-stitched the butterflies into a triangle shape for the tree and added a base with some brown patterned paper. Then, I added one of the flower embellishments from the kit for a topper, some ribbon for decoration, and some rub-ons to frame it up a bit.


So here is my challenge to you: Find a creative way to showcase those butterflies on a Christmas card/project. Not just one or two, but 5 or more butterflies. You have until November 20th to get your project posted in the comment section of this post. A winner will be randomly selected to receive a mini kit from CupCards to Go.

So start creating. Can't wait to see what you come up with!!!
Thanks for stopping by! :)