More Christmas Tags

Hello!  Today I have more tags inspired by Emily's design on Tag You're It! Challenge #75.  I used a similar layout and shape for the tags as well as adding  Christmas Trees.  On one I used a tree die cut from green glitter paper with a bear stamp.  The second one features a stamped tree and gifts. Used stamps from Hero Arts October kit which are perfect sizes for use on tags. 
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Christmas Gift Tags
Make My Monday: Challenge #58 Anything but a card
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says All Creatures Great and Small. My tag has a small bear.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Gifts Are Ready!

Hello!  My card today uses some lovely ribbon that I won recently!  I let the black and White ribbon play as the sentiment as well as an embellishment.  I stamped the Santa Sleigh with an Annabelle stamp and colored with Copics and Gold Metallic pen. I fussy cut and adhered to a white CS and framed with Gold Metallic CS and added some Gold Gems.
Challenges:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Gift It!  My sleigh is full of gifts.
Crafty Ribbon Challenge:   #180 Christmas Theme with Ribbon
Alphabet Challenge Blog: U for Use something Red. Used Red Copic for the sleigh
Cas-ual Fridays: CFC163 Christmas & Hanukkah
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: 312 Cute or anything goes Christmas

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

James On the Move with Wrapped Gifts

 

 

Hello!  I have been playing with one of my Lili of the Valley stamps called James Sledging Along.  I have had this stamp for a number of years.  I stamped him in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored  him with Copics and added some glitter with Glaze pens and Clearstar pen.  I followed a sketch from

C.R.A.F.T. Sketch challenge placing the image on a layer of Glitter CS and adding elements of ribbon, heat embossed sentiment, and some gifts wrapped in glittery ribbon.  The top Gift is actually a button and the bottom 2 were made from layered chipboard that I colored and wrapped in Metallic Ribbon.  The sentiment is an old one that I heat embossed with Gold EP. Papers are Red CS from stash and a pattern from American Crafts Kringle & Co pad.

 

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #331 is Sketch shown below

ABC Christmas Challenge: T is for Transport.  James is transporting his gifts on a sled.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #249 All Wrapped Up....my gifts are wrapped.

The Glory of Christmas Challenge: #69  Green and Gold. May fit better in anything goes since I have some red on this card.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything with Pattern Paper

 The ABC Challenge: S is for Sprinkles. I used glitter CS, gold embossing and metallic ribbon.

 

 



Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Gifts for Christmas

Happy Saturday!   Today I have made a Christmas card with LOTV's James with Gifts, one of my first LOTV Stamps. I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics E 00,17, 21, 25, 27, R 24,27, 46, 59, YG 99, G 05, N 0.   I matched him up with some pretty papers from American Crafts Kringle & Co pad and used a Dark Red CS as the base.  I added some red ribbon under the image and added a silver die cut sentiment that I found in my stash.  Finished with Liquid Pearls on his cap and some shine on the gifts with Sakura Clearstar Pen.  My DH called this a smiley card.

Challenges:
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #124 Presents/Gifts
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Use one of three sketches shown in the graphic on right.  I used #247.
Lili of the Valley Monthly Challenge:  Pretty Papers
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says use a stamp.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Sept anything Christmas

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Altoid Tin to a Sewing Kit

Inside of Sewing kit

Welcome to our Monday challenge at Friends of Speedy TV.  This week we are doing Altered Items. I have collected empty Altoids tins for a long time and have quite a few. But what to do with them??  I have thought about making sewing kits with some of the tins for gifts.  When I received the stamp set "I'm In Stitches" by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co., I thought again about making sewing kits but did not.  But when I was thinking about this challenge to do an altered item, I decided it was time to give the sewing kit a try. And so here is my result.....an Altoid Tin becomes a Sewing Kit to be used for travel or in a purse. The tins with a smooth top work best for this but there are  tins that have an embossed top.  Using an adhesive back paper made this a very easy project.  First I made a pattern to cover the top of the tin. I cut the cover in white textured  paper backed with adhesive and stamped first the Scissors with Versamark Ink and Gold embossed.  Masking the scissors I stamped the Pin Cushion and embossed with Red EP.  I filled in the design with a Green Copic.  I did the sentiment also with Versamark and Red EP.  I sponged the entire cover with  Distress ink to darken the paper. I attached a gold brad to the scissors. Attached the cover to the top of a tin.  Added ribbon around the tin.  I also covered the bottom with a piece of the adhesive paper (not shown). I then added my sewing kit items to the inside.

 If you enter the challenge this week you have a chance to win the Stamp shown below by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. You have until 11:00 pm on Sunday October 21 to submit your projects at Home of Speedy TV.

Supplies:
Stamps: "I'm In Stitches" by MFP
Papers: DCWV Textured paper with Adhesive
Inks: Versamark, Copics Green, Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen
Embossing Powders:  Red and Gold
Plaid Ribbon and Gold Brad from Stash

Challenges to enter:
Sweet Stamps Blog Challenge: Altered Item
Craft-room Challenge: Alter It
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything but a card.

 I sprayed with a protective coating to protect the surfaces.  I enjoy all your comments.
Thank you. Theresa

Calendar 2012

Instead of posting a card this morning, I am showing another type project.  For Christmas gifts for family and friends,  I make and print personalized calendars using The Print Shop.  I used pictures made by DH and one by my sister for this year's theme Butterflies. I wanted to share this calendar and am posting the pictures that I used and the calendar pages may be seen by clicking on the Monthly Calendar Page tab beneath my banner. The size of the calendar is 8.5 x 11 inches and I do the binding also. Enjoy the Pictures: