by Lisa | Oct 30, 2017 | Card Challenges, Merry Monday Challenge |
Happy Monday… my crafty friends I’m back with another card for this weeks Merry Monday Christmas challenge. This week Lori challenged us to use the photo below as inspiration to create our cards this week. Please head on over and check out the amazing designs the rest the Design Team created.

I’m sorry I’m not doing a break-out on my card this week. I went to a Stamp slumber it’s a Stamp party to see how long you can stamp and I’ll say this girl is pretty tired. I’m so happy you stopped by this week…… Have a great week my crafty friends.

Crafty Supplies:
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Authentique (Cheerful 6×6 paper pad)
Stamp: Hero Arts ( Happy Holly Days Stamp/Die)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Various Copic (R29, G14,17,19 N0, 1 0)
Accessories: Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Nuvo Crystal Drops Red Berry
” Inky Hugs”
by Lisa | Oct 23, 2017 | Card Challenges |
Welcone to this week’s Merry Monday Challenge! Things are heating up this week here in So. Cal it’s suppose to hit 100 around here crazy weather!!! This week, Linda S. has challenged us to add a present to our cards…….. I decided to have the cute little Beary Merry Bear from Neat and Tangled deliver some presents to you!!!
You can check out the challenge HERE and also see what the rest of the design team created.

For my card this week I stamped several of the images from the Beary Merry stamp set onto XPress It blending card and colored it with various copic markers. I then die cut them out with my Brother Scan N Cut. I stamped the bear onto a piece of MME Comfort & Joy (6×6) paper and cut out the scarf and paper pierced it onto the bear. This paper pack is no longer available.
I cut another piece of the plaid design from the paper pack and adhered it onto a (5.50×4.25) card base. I die cut a panel of Neenah Solar White card with one of the SSS Stitched Rectangle Wafer dies and ink blended Salty Ocean and Stormy Sky Distress Inks for the sky and splattered some Copic Opaque White for the falling snow. A Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside die was used to give me a snow slope… I blended a little of the Salty Ocean and Stormy Sky onto the top of the slope.

To finish off my card I adhered the Beary Merry Bear on top of the slope and placed the presents in his arms and around him. The SSS Gifts of Love greeting was stamped with Ranger Archival Ink on the bottom of the snow slope.

I hope you like my take on this weeks challenge. Thank you for stopping by!
Crafty Supplies
Paper: Neenah Solar White (80 lbs.), MME Comfort & Joy (6×6) paper pad (no longer available), X-Press It Blending Paper
Stamps: Neat & Tangled (Beary Merry), SSS (Gifts of Love) no longer available
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Archival, Various Copics ( Bear E31,33,35 R20 – Presents R32,35,37 G12,14,17) Distress Inks ( Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean)
Accessories: Copic Multi-liner (0.3), Sakura Gelly Roll Pen ( White, Black, Metallic), LF Stitched Hillside, SSS Stitched Rectangle
“Inky Hugs”
by Lisa | Oct 16, 2017 | Card Challenges |
It’s Merry Monday… my crafty friends! This week Kelly has challenged us to create a Christmas card by adding an ornament. I went a little more traditional.

For my card I die cut a piece of Black Licorice cardstock with the MFT Die-namics Rectangle Stax set 1 dies and used the border as a frame. I then cut a 4×5.25 piece of plaid pattern paper from the Paper Studio 12 Days of Christmas 8×8 paper pad that I picked up from Hobby Lobby yesterday. I also die cut a piece of X-Press It Blending Card with the SSS Stitched Rectangle die. I stamped the ornament image form the Penny Black Most Wonderful stamp set onto the Xpress- It paper and Copic colored with various copic markers.

To finish my card I adhered the frame and plaid patterned paper onto an A2 size Neenah card base. A few Nuvo Crystal drops in Gloss Berry Red were added randomly onto the art panel.

Crafty Supplies
Paper: Neenah Solar White (80lb), X-Press It Blending Card, the Paper Studio (8×8) paper, MFT Black Licorice
Stamp: Penny Black Most Wonderful
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Various Copics (R24,27,29 – YG93,95,97 – Y35,38 – C0,C3, 0)
Accessories: Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Berry Red, MFT Die-namics Rectangle Stax Die set 1, SSS Stitched Rectangle Die
Hope you like my take on the photo inspiration. You should head on over to the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge and check out the amazing designs by the rest of the Design
Team. While your over there you should join in the fun as well.
by Lisa | Oct 9, 2017 | Card Challenges |
It’s Merry Monday... my crafty friends! This week Debbie has challenged us to create a Christmas card from the sketch below. For my take on the sketch I went patterned paper and plenty of layers.

For my card I pulled out a 12×12 Simple Stories Claus & Co. Collection. I mounted the string lights pattern onto a Neenah Solar White Top-Fold card base. I adhered the ho,ho,ho journal card with a slight offset onto a Neenah panel. I die-cut the stars with the MFT Stars, Moon Die-namics and placed them on the corner of the journal card. To finish off my card I added a few Nuvo Crystal Drops in Bottle Green.
You should head on over to Merry Monday and check out the rest of the Design Team.

Thank you for stopping bye…
“Inky Hugs”
by Lisa | Oct 2, 2017 | Card Challenges |
Welcome to this week’s Merry Monday challenge! This week, Deanne challenged us to add a tree to our cards. I went with a Charlie Brown Christmas theme. You can head over to the challenge HERE and check out the beautiful designs created by the rest of the Design Team.

For my card this week, I stamped the Mama Elephant O Tiny Tree image onto Ranger watercolor paper with Ranger Distress inks in Gathered Twigs, Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss. I then used a Pental watercolor brush to give the image a slight watercolored look. I stamped the Christmas ornament with Memento Tuxedo black ink and Copic colored it with (R46) added some shimmer with a Sakura Glitter Pen. I die cut the watercolor panel and a (4.25×5.25) sheet of patterned paper from an old Authentique Retro Christmas 6×6 paper pad with the SSS Stitched Rectangle dies.

To finish my card I blended some Gathered Twig Distress ink around the edges to give it a lonely vintage look (You remember that lonely tree on Charlie Brown Christmas) and to forgo adding a sentiment. I adhered both panels onto a (SU) Wild Wasabi A2 Top Fold card base. Thanks for stopping by………
Crafty Supplies
Paper: Ranger Watercolor paper, Authentique Retro Christmas (6×6) paper, SU Wild Wasabi cardstock
Stamp: Mama Elephant O Tiny Tree
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic (R46)
Accessories: SSS Stitched Rectangle Die, Sakura Glitter Pen