Christmas Village

I work on Christmas cards all through the year and pulled out this very old patterned paper by Current Inc., along with a stamp by Art-Kure (Gold Hill, Shaftesbury) to make this wintery scene. The label dies are by Spellbinders and Gina K. Those layered blue patterns really give a nice snowy look to the design, don't they.

 CHNC 439, Christmas
Rudolph Days May Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Crimbo Crackers 185
Word ARt Wednesday

Spring and Summer Coffee Lovers Hop random comment winner !

Thank you to everyone who left a comment on any of my Spring and Summer Coffee Lovers hop entries. I offered a small blog candy to one commenter and am so touched by all the wonderful and encouraging comments that were left. I went old school and wrote all the names on paper strips, then picked one out of a box. The random winner is Verna Angerhofer! Thank you Verna, for making the Coffee Lovers hop even more fun. Please email me with your address so I can get your goodies sent out.
Have a great, crafty week everyone!

Verna has contacted me and her blog candy will go out this week. Thanks again to everyone who commented on my cards. You motivate and inspire me every day!

Kitty Birthday

I love making a basic card design for birthdays, that can be personalized by adding different elements...like this cat for a cat lover. The cake and sentiment are by Hero Arts (Stamp and Cut Birthday) and the cat is by All Night Media. The stars are by Winnie and Walter.

Time out challenge 135, stars
A Blog Named Hero May challenge, celebrate
Show us your Pussycats challenge 42
MFT Birthday project, candles
DL Art May Linky

Mediocre sheetcake

I had to make a birthday card for a 21 year old male and was stumped because I have no idea what his hobbies and interests are (besides video games!) So, I pulled out my Stampin' Up birthday stamp set, which has several humorous sentiments that are perfect for a guy. I added stars by MFT, and some yellow twine.

 Time Out Challenges 135, stars
Lost Coast Designs, use words
Crafty Hazelnut's PP challenge
Time to Scrap May challenge, masculine

Butterfly Birthday

Here is another one-layer CAS card, using a Stamplorations stamp set called Trendy Butterflies. I also used ink smooshing, along with a wood grained stamp by Bo Bunny from the Wall to Wall Textures stamp set. The sentiment is by Stampendous. These are going to be part of a card set for my sister's birthday present.

Mod Squad challenge, one layer CAS
 Allsorts challenge 5201, birthday
Stamplorations Things with Wings linky

Stamplorations AG challenge

Virginia's Show and Share
Love to Scrap May challenge

Birdsong

After I made my bird-themed one-layer card the other day, I realized that it really didn't fit the criteria of CAS, even though it was one-layered. So....I pulled out the same Stamplorations stamp set of Trendy Birds 2, and made it more CAS. My attempt at the ink smooshing technique was rather dismal, but I overstamped the background with a leaf stamp by Club Scrap, and then added the bird and a sentiment by MSE stamps.  I think this would work as either a feminine or masculine birthday card. One-layered AND CAS!

Mod Squad one-layer CAS
Allsorts challenge 5201, birthday
Stamplorations Things with Wings Linky

Stamplorations AG challenge

Lost Coast designs challenge 76, use words

Virginia's Show and Share
DL Art May Linky
Love to Scrap May challenge
Artistic Stamper may challenge, texture

Fly

Here is another one-layer card, using a stamp and stencil by Stamplorations. The stencil is the mini-leaf stencil, and the bird and sentiment are from Trendy Birds 2. I used the edge of scrap paper to ink the border along the bottom. The red floral motif is by Papertrey Ink.

Stamplorations AG challenge, use Stamplorations product

Stamplorations Things with Wings linky party

Stamplorations May mixed media challenge, use a stencil

The Artistic Stamper May challenge, texture. I used a stencil to add visual texture to my background
Lost Coast Designs challenge 76, Words
DL Art May linky

Birthday Cupcake

I decided to play with some of my Stamplorations stamp sets and stencils today, so I made this cupcake birthday card. I used a circle die to make my own stencil, and inked inside the shape with an ink blender. Then I used the straight edge of scrap paper to ink the borders along the top and bottom. The cupcake stamp is Sketched: Cupcake by Stamplorations and the sentiment is by Stampendous. I used some tiny star images from Sparkle by Winnie and Walter. Making a one-layer card was nerve-wracking and I kept wanting to add more, but forced myself to stop..ugh.

Mod Squad challenge, one layer CAS. I used stamps by Stamplorations for this
Stamplorations AG challenge with Stamplorations product

Stamplorations Theme and Sketch, Cupcakes 

Allsorts 520/1, birthday
Lost Coast Designs challenge 76, use words
Time Out Challenge 135, stars

Merriest Wishes

I always try to make a few masculine Christmas cards for my donation pile to the Retirement and nursing homes, because most card-makers seem to prefer feminine styles and often forget the gentlemen. This  crazy mix of patterns made me giggle, because it reminded me of when my father-in-law was alive and he often wore plaids and stripes together..eek! The little decorative squares were part of my baggies full of handmade embellishments from years back, and I just teamed them up with striped paper and a stamped sentiment by Momenta. The deer die is by Little B.  What do you think? Too wild...haha!

CHNC challenge 437
Crimbo Crackers 184
DL Art May Linky
CHN Patterned Paper challenge
Double D challenge, frames

Tis the Season

Well, I had fully intended to go to bed fairly early tonight, but ended up having to stay up later than I wanted (don't even ask..), so I figured I may as well make more Christmas cards. I have boxes and baggies, and baggies and boxes of little handmade embellishments that I made years ago. They were originally made as samples for a card class that I teach on occasion at the local senior center, but they were too complex for most of the participants to handle so I tucked them away. This little gift bag was made by folding paper into a tiny bag shape, punching holes and threading jute through for handles..and adding a sticker and some tissue paper. I just popped it on some patterned paper and called it done!

 CHNC challenge 437
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Crimbo Crackers 184
DL Art May linky

Love Peace Joy

Here is a card that uses stamps by Joy Clair, a tag die by Gina K, and some paper and twine from my stash. I love this stamp set because all the elements are separate and you can add different sentiments or designs to the ornament, and add the pine needles where you want them. The sentiment was trimmed from a larger stamp by Stampin' Up. This simple design can be easily mass produced at Christmas, don't you think?.

CHNC 437
Crimbo Crackers 184
DL Art May linky
Crafty Hazelnut's PP challenge
Christmas Crafts all Year Round, ornaments
Virginia's May show and share

Snowman Greetings

Here's another Christmas card, using stitched rectangles by Gina Marie and Lawn Fawn, and a sentiment by Joy Clair. The tiny snowman is an old stamp by Stampin'Up.

  CHNC challenge 437
Crimbo Crackers 184
DL Art May Linky
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Lost Coast designs challenge, use some words

Glitter Ornament

Here is another Christmas card...yes, I'm on a roll! I had all of my Christmas papers and stamps out in my craft room, so decided to just go ahead and use them. This ornament is by Sweet and Sassy and is cut from pretty white glitter paper by DCWV. Unfortunately, you can't see the glitter in any of my photos, but I included a little close-up so you can see what I mean. The tiny poinsettia die and leaves are from a set that was given to me by a friend, and I used old DCWV Mat Stack papers for the background.

Well, you still can't really see the glitter paper, but it's gorgeous in real life, ha!

CHNC challenge 437: 
Crimbo Crackers 184
Christmas Crafts all Year Round, ornaments
DL Art May Linky
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Double D challenge, frames
Pixie's Snippets challenge 352

All I Want For Christmas

When I saw the Snarky Christmas theme for the Christmas Kickstart challenge, I began to dig through my Christmas stamps and sentiments in order to come up with something that was, by definition on the blog, full of "sass, sarcasm and irreverence" without going over the line..ahem, cough, cough... My first two cards required a computer generated sentiment of my own design because none of my stamp sentiments came close to what I wanted to say. And then, today, what should show up in a grab bag of goodies that I ordered from Sparkle N Sprinkle but the Christmas Goose set. Not only does it include a frazzled goose, wrapped up in strings of lights, but a whole assortment of fun, sassy, and snarky sentiments! Now the problem was paring it down to just one...and this was the one that spoke to me the loudest.
I added some stitched lines with a Lawn Fawn die, and a bit of bakers twine, just for fun. I may have to make several of these for next Christmas, because I know a lot of friends who can relate completely.

Christmas Kickstart challenge 10, S is for Snarky Christmas
CHNC challenge 437
Christmas Crafts All Year Round, ornaments. I hope that the string of lights qualfies as ornaments.
SSS Wednesday challenge, stitching
DL. May Linky
Crimbo Crackers 184
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Lost Coast Designs, use some words

Santa Fail

So here is another card with a Snarky Christmas sentiment...and a humorous stamped image ( VivaLasVegastamps). I got this stamp in a grab bag years ago, and couldn't figure out what I would ever use it for. So, I passed it on to a friend of mine who has a twisted sense of humor and would get a lot of use from this silly image. Fortunately, I stamped several sheets with the image before I passed it on and find myself reaching for those every Christmas. What better time to pull it out than for the Christmas Kickstart challenge #10, Snarky Christmas? I added a computer generated sentiment, and colored it with alcohol markers for a CAS design that makes me both cringe and giggle! Poor Santa...
For some reason, I keep getting a glare on the sentiment, even though it's just fine in real life..oh well.

 Christmas Kickstart challenge #10, S is for Snarky Christmas
CHNC Challenge 437
Crimbo Crackers challenge 184
DL Art May Linky
SSS Wednesday challenge, stitching
Lost Coast Designs, use some words
Love to Scrap May challenge, AG or masculine. 
Artistic Stamper may challenge, texture, I added texture with heat embossing and torn paper details for the rooftop snow

Caffeine High

I had just put away my coffee themed stamps after the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers hop ended, when the Christmas Kickstart challenge for Snarky Christmas cards suddenly tickled my coffee fancy yet again. I had a little bit of trouble thinking of a snarky Christmas design but then went for my go-to Crazy Christmas elf image from a set by Recollections. This guy, with his wild and crazy eyes is one of my favorites. I colored him up and added a tiny coffee cup by Waffle Flower, then computer generated my sentiment.

Christmas Kickstart Challenge 10, Snarky Christmas
CHNC challenge 437, Christmas
Crimbo Crackers challenge 184
Word Art Wednesday
DL May Linky
ABC Christmas, J is for Jingle and K is for Kids
SSS Wednesday Challenge, Stitching
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge

Snowflakes and Good Friends

Here is another Christmas card that I made, this time with a sentiment by Unity Stamps. The die cut label is by Spellbinders, the flag die is LDRS, and the snowflake is by Little B.

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 437
Crafty hazelnut's May PP challenge
Crimbo Crackers challenge 184
Word Art Wednesday
Cardz TV challenge 89
DL Art May Linky

Holiday Poinsettia

Here is a Christmas card that I made, using some free papers from a magazine that a friend sent to me. I added a stitched die-cut flag and punched bordered mat with scraps from my stash. A tiny rhinestone adds sparkle without bulk, for easy mailing.

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 437
Crimbo Crackers challenge 184
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2019/05/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html
DL. Art May linky
Word Art Wednesday

Scandi Christmas

I made this card base quite a long while back, and it's just been lurking in my unfinished project pile all this time. The die is by Tim Holtz and was given to me by my dear blog friend, Janis of Her Peaceful Garden. I finally pulled it out and decided to turn it into a Christmas card. The stamp image is by Simonne Clay Designs and I used die cut ovals by Gina Marie. Added some inking and a few enamel dots from my stash. I tend to hoard those enamel dots so am making a deliberate effort to start using them (but it's hard, haha!)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge 437
Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
DL.Art May Linky
Word Art Wednesday
Crimbo Crackers 184, Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown, Frame It

Birthday Wishes

This card uses an image by STamplorations (Coffee Happy) , a die cut by Spellbinders, and a sentiment from my stash for an easy and pretty birthday card. I added a bow, using cream colored seam binding from my stash.

2019 Spring/Summer coffee lovers hop

Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Word ARt Wednesday
Stamplorations AG challenge, use stamplorations product

DL Art May linky
SSS Wednesday challenge, for a lady

Java Birthday

Cardz TV challenge 89Here is another coffee themed card, using the Cup Runneth Over set by Joy Clair. I added a doily and sentiment by A Creative Journey With Melissa. I fussy cut the cup stack and added a doily from my stash.

2019 Spring/summer coffee lovers hop

Crafty Hazelnut's May PP challenge
Word Art Wednesday
DL.Art May Linky
Kat Scrappiness May challenge, mom or coffee
Penny Black and More May callenge, feminine
SSS Wednesday challenge, for a special lady

Coffee in the Garden

Here is another version of that stencil by Stamplorations (Latte). I used rose and pink inks to blend the coffee cup, then added a heat embossed butterfly and some washi tape from my stash. I really need to start using more of my washi tape because it gives a quick and easy border for a CAS card like this.

2019 Spring/Summer coffee lovers hop

STamplorarations Things with Wings linky

Stamplorations Mixed Media challenge, use a stencil

STamplorations A/G challenge, use Stamplorations product

Kat Scrapppiness May challenge, coffee or mom
DL.ARt May linky
Penny Black and More challenges, feminine
The Butterfly Spot challenge 122. I used French Rose and a butterfly
Craft Stamper May challenge, stamping AG
Love to Scrap May challenge, AG
Virginia's May show and share

Stamplorations May CAS challenge

Sip and Savor

Here is another CAS card that uses a stencil by Stamplorations (Coffee Cup). These stencils are so pretty that I think they stand on their own, don't you? A little ink blending and some enamel shapes turn this into a nice summer card design.

2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Kat Scrappiness May challenge, mom or coffee
Three Amigos challenge, food or drink
DL Art May Linky
Stamplorations CAS challenge

Stamplorations A/G challenge, use Stamplorations product

Stamplorations Mixed Media challenge, use a stencil

Coffee Time

Cardz TV challenge 89I almost forgot about these fun stencils by Stamplorations, but I remembered in time to ink this CAS card up for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop. The stencil is Latte,  by Stamplorations and I used ink blenders to color it. Added some glitter and a few enamel shapes to finish it off.

2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Kat Scrappiness May challenge, coffee or mom
Three Amigos May challenge, food or drink
DL.Art May Linky
Artistic Stamper May challenge, texture
Stamplorations Mixed Media challenge, use a stencil

Stamplorations A/G challenge, use Stamplorations product

Stamplorations May CAS challenge

Something Wonderful

I thought that I wouldn't have time for anymore coffee or tea themed projects this week, but I found myself at my craft table pulling out some white embossing powder and these chalkboard sentiments by My Craft Spot. A cup image by Paper Sweeties from Eat Cake, some floral stamps by Winnie and Walter, and a tiny steam image by K Andrews...and I came up with this! I rummaged through bags and bags of paper scraps, looking for a patterned paper that combined orange and teal (that I just KNEW I had somewhere). When I couldn't find it..I decided to stamp my own orange and teal pattern...yes! I also mde my chalkboard frame with kraft paper that I cut and mitered, then inked up.

 2019 Spring/summer coffee lovers hop

MFT Color challenge 117: teal, tangerine, kraft and navy
Three Amigos challenge, food or drink
Kat Scrappiness May challenge, coffee or mom
Word Art Wednesday
Penny Black and More challenge, something feminine
Lost Coast Designs, things that start with B. I used BLACKBOARD, BLOOMS AND BREW
Craft Stamper Take it Make It May challenge
Cardz TV challenge 89
Tuesday Throwdown challenge , frame it
Virginia's Show and Share