Winter At Home - Porch - SSS31

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow already.  Where did the year go. I can't believe that Saturday I will be getting my Christmas tree already. I'm not looking forward to that because it takes me three days to decorate it. One of these years I'm going to get a pre-lit fake tree. The card I made today brings me back to the reason I still go out and get a real tree. This image reminds me so much of my childhood home, except, my skates weren't pink! *Ü*

I used the Sweet Stop Sketch 31 for the design of this card.This is such a beautiful sketch.

The stamp set is from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps and is called Winter at home. This is one of three different image scenes in this set. If you check older posts, you will find cards made with the other two.

The papers are Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses. The colors are deep red and green with a splash of pink!!!

The hand stitching was done around the card with matching embroidery floss.

Noses 4 Sale

I started this card last Wednesday for the SCS Sketch challenge 225 but got sidetracked with too many other obstacles. Thanksgiving is only 3 days away and life has been crazy.
This card also cover the "Color It" challenge at Caardvarks Blog

I used a Digi stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Noses 4 Sale. This image was designed by the ever talented Deedee Anderson. Isn't she just too cute!!!

I also used the holly branch from a SNSS stamp set called  Christmas Owl add-ons.

The papers are mostly the Evensong Creative Basics from Close to my Heart, with a little touch of Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses.

The image was colored with Copic Markers. Liquid applique and Diamond Dust was added for the snow affects. Red Stickles was added to the berries on the holly.

The Hand stitching was done with matching embroidery floss.

SNSS - Winter at Home

Here is a card I threw together very quickly for a Challenge over at Paper Craft Planet - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps group. You can tell it was quick.....No stitching anywhere on the card!   Go on over and play along BEFORE Thursday (Thanksgiving) and you could pick up on a FREE Digi stamp. The theme is: Cuddle Up :use anything cuddly, fluffy, soft and warm. You may use any stamps or Digi's you have on hand. They do not have to be Sweet 'n Sassy stamps.

For this challenge, I used a fantastic sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I used a great set from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps called Winter At Home, designed by our ever talented Chris Dickinson.  This set has three scenes and several wordings. But for the warm part, the fireplace gave me a warm fuzzy feeling. The Holly is also a set from SNSS called Christmas Owl Add-ons. 

  

SNSS - Forget-Me-Not - Mojo 113

I LOVE the sketch this week over at Mojo Monday.

It just worked so well with this stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy called "Forget-Me-Not".

I wanted to take a non-traditional Christmas stamp and make it into a Christmas Card. But, then I changed my mind about adding Merry Christmas to the card because I wanted to make it usable through out the winter as an any occasion card.

I just love the yummy winter colors in the Wassil Paper from Basic Grey

I used matching embroidery floss for the hand stitching around the card..

SNSS Winter Chickadee - TESC91

Here is a card I made using a great sketch from Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #91. I knew as soon as I saw it what stamp set I wanted to use with it.  This is the "My Little Chickadee" stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I just love this stamp but most of the cards I've made with it have been using flowers. I wanted to change it around a bit and make a Winter Scene with it and I think it worked out quite well. Of course I think most of the credit goes to the Basic Grey Wassil Paper that I used. I've been trying to find this paper for so long now and finally found a few sheets at my local craft store. It it just so gorgeous. They are definitely my colors.

I actually seem to be using this color scheme so much lately that I'm running short of the matching green embroidery floss that I use for the hand stitching around the card and the inside.

I used a little Liquid Applique and glitter on the tree branch.

Half pearls were used in the lower corners.

The ribbon is just something I had on hand which matched it perfectly.

SNSS - Self Conscious Paulie

Well, today I finally found time to play with a New Digi Image, from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Isn't he so precious.

This is Self Conscious Paulie, designed by the ever so talented Korin Sutherland.

I used this Great sketch from Sketch & Stash Challenge 23. I have a terrible addiction to sketches. *Ü*  My Stash, for this challenge,  is the Embroidery Floss that I've had sitting around my house for the past 15 years from when I used to have time to do cross stitch. Now I use it to do Hand Stitching on my cards.

The DP is Eskimo Kisses from Basic Grey

The Cranberry & New England Ivy Cardstock is from Close to my Heart.

I used my snowflake Cuttle Bug Folder for the dry embossing. And colored white half pearls with a matching red Copic marker.
I used white liquid applique and glitter for snow on the ground around Paulie.

SNSS- Oh Christmas Tree - MMSC27

My card today is made using the Gorgeous Digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Oh Christmas Tree designed by the ever so talented Leah Cornelius.   Isn't it just the cutest thing!  Too bad you can't see all of the sparkle from the glitter.  The little birdie is putting the star on the top and the bunny is putting the balls on. You can pick up this image along with another tree and two sayings for the fantastic price of only $3.75.

This weeks sketch from Midnight Madness  is just perfect for this image 

This card is also a Cute Card Thursday "Glitter Me Silly" Challenge 86.

The DP I used is Eskimo Kisses from Basic Grey.

The image was printed on my computer and colored with Copic Markers.

The sky was chalked with Blue.

Yellow Glitter was applied to the star in the Bird's mouth and Red Stickles was used on the balls.

Matching green embroidery floss was used for the hand stitching around the card.

White Liquid applique was used for the snow on the ground and Diamond Dust glitter was applied before heating.

White Liquid applique was used on the tree and Prisma Glitter added after heating.

The snowflake is a Spellbinders Die and Prisma Glitter was added to it.

White Half pearls used in the corners and center of snowflake.

Red Grosgrain ribbon runs across the middle of the card.

The white corner pieces is a Spellbinders Medallion square that I cut in half.