Color Me Christmas

I've been on a tag-making kick today. I've created a lot of pretty ones to give, but didn't have anything cute for the kids yet, so I decided to put this cute little stamp set to good use. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray

Stamp Sets ~ A Banner Christmas, Color Me Christmas

Embellishments ~ Cherry Cobbler chevron ribbon

I created this cute little tag with a couple of challenges in mind. The layout came from one of my favorite blogs, Retro Sketches. It is for challenge #93. The color combo came from The Paper Players for challenge #175. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Black Stazon

Stamp Sets ~ Label Love, Color Me Christmas, A Banner Christmas, Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments ~ Pink Pirouette Chevron ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

October Swaps!

I belong to a monthly swap club. I totally freak out every time we get the criteria for the month. I feel like I do "okay" with my card making skills but when I have to produce something for other people that make cards... I totally spaz. I always seem to make everything more complicated than it needs to be. There are seven ladies in this group. So... seven cards. Eight if I want to keep one. That's a lot of cards for me to crank out. Especially when just ONE can take up to three hours to complete. Ridiculous, I know. I really do try to keep them simple for swaps. Simple is S-O-O-O not easy for me. I can't wrap my head around it. I want to distress, antique, shade, intricately cut, and layer EVERYTHING to death. I'm just like that.

Any hoo... Here is this month's sketch:

The color combo was Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar and Crushed Curry. Great combo for this time of year!

Here is what I came up with. I'm still not sure about the sentiment between the two O's but oh well.

Supplies:

Card Stock ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Old Olive

DSP ~ First Edition, I have no idea what collection the orange is from. Oops!

Ink ~ Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Black

Stamp Sets ~ Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, Teeny Tiny Wishes, ABC - 123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers

Toos ~ 1" Circle punch, Petite Curly Label punch, Postage Stamp punch, Square punch

Other Supplies ~ googly eyes, Dimensionals

Time Well Spent

Wow, this is the 100th post for this Crazy Paper Freak! I spent a few hours creating this card for my hubby. It will be our 9 year wedding anniversary next Wednesday. Nine years? Where did that time go? Boy, a lot has happened in the past 9 years. I don't even think I could begin to list everything. Long story short, we are happily married with 2 beautiful children. What more could I ask for?

I got the inspiration for this card from the Paper Craft Crew Challenges. The sketch is for challenge #58. I've really been enjoying their sketches! I can't take credit for the camouflage background. I stole the idea from a fellow Stampin' buddy.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock ~ Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Baked Brown Sugar, Chocolate Chip

DSP ~ Sweater Weather

Ink ~ Chocolate Chip, Baked Brown Sugar, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Old Olive

Stamp Sets ~ From my Heart, Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments ~ Clock, gears and brads are all from the Tim Holtz collection (not SU)

Thankful for Wisteria Wonder

I used the same idea from the last card. I just changed up the color and the size. I'm really not a fan of square cards. Honestly, because I don't have envelopes for them and I absolutely HATE making them. I know, kind of ridiculous. Here is what I created while I was doing "laundry." he he

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Ink ~ Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Stayz on Black

Stamp Sets ~ Stippled Blossoms, From My Heart

Other supplies ~ misc. white ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Vellum

Mojo Monday challenge #295

Happy Memorial Day! This weekend has been pretty low key. We had a bit of a family emergency last week, so we took advantage of the long weekend to rest up. Everything and everyone is back on the mend. I desperately needed some alone time, so I locked myself in my craft cave. Here is Mojo Monday's challenge for the week.

Here is what I came up with. I needed some extra Thank you cards, and this was the perfect sketch. I decided to use my Stippled Blossoms set for the first time. I also used vellum for the first time too. I think it turned out great! It was exactly what I had pictured in my head. LOVE it when that happens!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Marina Mist, Very Vanilla

Ink ~ Bashful Blue (retired), Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Stayz on Black

Stamp Sets ~ Stippled Blossoms, From my Heart

Other Supplies ~ Vellum, Designer Fabric Beau Chateau, Designer Builder Brads, Crochet Ribbon