Too Early for a New Year's Card??

Have you seen this issue of Card Creations Vol 9  by PaperCrafts yet??

If you check on page 122 and you'll find my card!

I was SO excited!

The stamps are from Waltzingmouse -  Asian Gardens and Asian Gardens Additions.


Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Asian Gardens + Asian Gardens Additions
Paper:  White - PTI, DP Kioshi Collection Basic Grey
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Milled Lavender, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Accessories: purple rhinestones - Michaels

A Fleur de Lis New Year!

Joanne (sleepyinseattle) was our hostess for the Doubledog Dare Challenge last week- and her challenge was to make a clean and simple New Year's card.

I love this Stampendous New Years Hat stamp (it may be retired (sorry!) as I couldn't find it on their web site when I tried to link it here). I embossed it with silver EP and popped it up on a scalloped square Nestability and then on the Fleur de lis shapeability. The background is embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. I really like this silver/blue color combination don't you?!

We'd love to have you join us in the Doubledog Dare challenges every Tuesday - just add DDC to your keywords when you load your card on Split Coast!

I wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2010 - one that's full of new stamps!!

I am so thankful for all of you - my blogging friends - who give me such support on my blog and such wonderful inspiration from your blogs!

Stamps: Stampendous
Paper: Enchanged Evening - PTI, silver CS - unknown
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: swiss dots cuttlebug folder, Fleur De Lis shapeabilities, scalloped square nestability, foam dimensionals, hot gun, silver EP

A Shiny New Year and a Chanukah Dreidel

The Double Dare Challenge that I do with some SCS friends was from Anne (jdmommy) this week and her challenge was to make a New Year's card with some shine or bling. I've been waiting to use this Happy New Year's hat stamp by Stampendous all year! So I whipped that right out - and I actually cased one of my own cards - (you can see it in my post below) because I just loved how the embossed city scape stamp by Amuse looks and thought it would work for this card too! I used a dotted blue designer paper for the sky and embossed stars from the Take a Bough set from Papertrey Ink.

You can see the other Double Dare New Years cards here.

Stamps: 2009: Karen Foster Snap Stamps, Hat: Stampendous, City Scape: Amuse, Stars: PTI Take a Bough
Paper: Grey Bazzill, White: PTI, Basic Black & DP: SU
Ink: onyx black versafine, embossing pad
Accessories: silve EP, hot gun, foam dimensionals, circle punches

I made these Dreidels as part of a gift I'm giving my bosses for Chanukah - I'll be putting some candies or nuts in these and I'll include some home made cookies and little breads wrapped up in a box or a plate of some sort (haven't gotten that all planned out yet!) I'll show you that when I get it all made up!I found the pattern on Martha Stewart.com under crafts - I searched on dreidel - I enlarged it about 200 times to make it a finished size of about 4 1/2 x 2. I punched a 1/4 inch hole in the top piece and inserted a 1/4 inch dowel and tied a silver ribbon (Papertrey Ink) around it. I put some glue around the opening inside and out that will hopefully hold the dowel in place!?! The piece on the left shows you how it looks before I taped it all together so you can see the images I silver embossed on the sides. The stamp set is Mazel Tov by Papertrey Ink.

Stamps: Mazel Tov: Papertrey Ink
Paper: Ballet Blue: SU
Ink: embossing pad
Accessories: silver EP, 1/4" dowel, 1/4 " hole punch, silver ribbon: PTI, tacky tape