Little Red Wagon Challenge #261 ~ Krafty!

Hello my friends.  Welcome to another Wednesday (man, the weeks are just flying by!) and another challenge at Little Red Wagon.  This week our hostess is Janice and she wants us to get Krafty ~ use kraft paper on your project and link it up HERE.

The holidays are sneaking up on us and I know I won't be ready so I chose another holiday project to make,  While I have been out browsing the holiday decorations in the stores the last couple of times I have noticed that decor with a rustic feel seems to be very in this year.  So using kraft to make a rustic tag was appropriate for this week's challenge.  Lots of distressed edges and twine gives it that rustic feel.  What did not show up that well is that I stamped a snowflake image on the tag with Versamark before I inked it with Tim Holtz distress ink to actually give the tag itself a bit of vintage. I stamped the image onto kraft card stock and coloured it with my Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits instead of my usual medium, Copic markers.

A close up of the reindeer:

RECIPE:

Tag ~ Recollections

Snowflake Stamp ~ Michaels $1.50 Bin

Versamark Ink

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ MME Santa Claus

Image and Sentiment ~ Your Next Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Prismacolor Pencils

Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Die

Close to my Heart Distress Tool

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Snowflake Punch ~ Martha Stewart
Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

Twine, Ribbon, Buttons ~ Use It Up Inventory

Thanks for coming by today.  I hope you are able to join us with a krafty creation of your own at Little Red Wagon.

Have a great day!  

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

PDE Linky Easel Cards ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Good Morning!!  Welcome to a new challenge at PDE Linky Party.  Our challenge is easel cards.  Visit the blog and see what all of my design team sisters have made and join us with an easel card of your own.  If you don't know how to create an easel card there are many tutorials out there on YouTube or Pinterest ~ just search for easel cards.  

I have made easel cards before and wanted a challenge for myself too so I began to search for a different kind of easel card and boy was I surprised at all the many kinds there are.  I finally made a variation of a couple of the cards I saw ~ an easel card with four tiny drawers to place treats in.  I photographed it from all angles so here are a few pictures of my fun project (which seriously took me WAY longer than I had anticipated ~ but I do like it if I say so myself....LOL!)

RECIPE:

Card Stock and Patterned Paper ~ Recollections

Doily ~ Local dollar Store

Spellbinders Shapabilities Layered Poinsettia

Sentiment ~ Kraftin Kimmie Holiday Lulu and Libby

Close to my Heart Chocolate Ink

Ribbon ~ Offray

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

Bling, Brads ~ Recollections

So now I can use this as both a gift box and a card come Christmas time.  Any suggestions on what to put in those cute little drawers?  My hubby thought chocolates; I think some great pieces of jewelry.  

Shows how men and women think differently.

Come join us this week and link up your easel cards HERE.  Can't wait to see what you come up with.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
Come and Get It Recipe Challenge ~ Use, Designer Paper, Ribbon, Bling and Die Cuts

Little Red Wagon Challenge #260 ~ Oh Baby!

Good Morning and happy Wednesday. Welcome to another fun challenge at Little Red Wagon.  Our hostess this week is Joanne and she is changing things up a bit from all the Autumn and Halloween projects that we have been seeing.  Her challenge is ~ OH BABY! ~ create a baby project and link it up HERE.

This challenge was perfect timing for me as my hubby and I welcomed a new great niece to our family this week.  She arrived on Monday and is a total cutie pie.  I can not wait to get some cuddles from baby Lily.  This card is for her.

Inside:

RECIPE:

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ High Hopes Baby Girl Monkey with Binky

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Carte Bella

Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Die Set

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

Embossing Powder ~ Stampendous Chocolate

Versamark Ink Pad

Outside Sentiment ~ High Hopes

Inside Sentiment and Image ~ Michaels $1.50 Bin

Bling ~ Kaisercraft 

A close up of the baby girl monkey:

Copics Used:  Monkey ~ E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49;  Top ~ BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04;  Diaper ~ B50, B51, B81; Bear ~ YR21, YR23, YR24; Bow, Binky, Blankie ~ BV01, BV02, BV04, R56. R81, R83, R85

Please join us this week at Little Red Wagon and show us your pink and blue.....or whatever colour you associate with a baby.  

Thanks for dropping by today.  Have a good one!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #188 ~ Think Pink

Bunny Zoe's Crafts October Challenge ~ Animals

Your Next Stamp Challenge #17 ~ sketch or photo inspiration

Little Red Wagon Challenge #259 ~ Spooky! Spooky!!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to my first challenge as hostess at Little Red Wagon.  The theme of my challenge is "SPOOKY! SPOOKY!!" ~ create anything Halloween themed and link it up HERE.

Now, as I am sure you have heard me mention once or twice if you have been following me for a while, I am not much of a Halloween fan.  I do enjoy seeing the little ones dressed up in costumes and the fun that goes along with that but I do not enjoy the scary and graphic content that is now associated with Halloween.  So my card today is much more cutesy than spooky and it uses the only Halloween image that I own.  :)

Inside:

RECIPE:

Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image ~ Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps "Hey There Punkin!"

Copic Markers

Card Stock and Patterned Paper ~ Recollections

Creative Memories Oval Cutter

Inside Sentiment ~ Michaels $1.50 Bin

Pumpkin Bling, Green Gems ~ Recollections

A close up of the image:

Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E01, E11, E13; Hair ~ E29, E39, E59; Clothes ~ C7, C9, W1, W3, W5; Door ~ E23, E25, E29, Y11, Y13, Y15, YR21, YR23, YR24; Pumpkins ~ YG03, YG17, YG67, YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07; Dog ~ E42, E43, E44, E47; Sign ~ E23, E25, E29; Bats ~ C9, C7, W5

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Join us at Little Red Wagon with your Halloween creation. And don't forget to visit the other girlfriends for more inspiration.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ~ Challenge #251 to follow this sketch:

PDE Linky Party  ~ Anything Halloween

Craftin' Desert Divas ~ Craft It Up and Link It Up Party #42 ~ Halloween

My Craft Spot ~ Challenge #155 ~ Too Cute to Spook

Until next time, keep crafting!!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Little Red Wagon Challenge #258 ~ Give Thanks

Good Wednesday morning.  Welcome to another challenge at Little Red Wagon.  This week our hostess is Tracy and her challenge is GIVE THANKS.  This is a perfect challenge for us in Canada as we begin to prepare for Thanksgiving this weekend.  So make any kind of project with the theme of thanks and share with us HERE.

Before I show you my  card, let me preface it by saying that it is NOT the card I pictured in my head and when you wait until the last minute to get your project done, there is no time to fix it or find the supplies you really wanted......so, I think my card looks more like a fall project than one of thanks.  I searched my entire craft room for my "HAPPY THANKSGIVING" sentiment and still have not found it.  I also wanted to try something different and not colour up an image but not sure I like the punch art that it the finished product. But anyhow, here it is:

Inside:

A look at the dimension (There are two layers of pop dots.):

RECIPE: 

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Leaf Punch ~ Creative Memories

Darice Embossing Folder ~ Wood Grain

Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Die Set

Sentiment ~ CARDZ TV Encouraging Thoughts

Time Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Leaves ~ Creatology Harvest

Twine ~ My Favorite Things

Thanks for coming by today.  Please join us at Little Red Wagon this week with projects of your own for GIVING THANKS.  And while you are there check out the rest of the girlfriends for more inspiration.  Tracy will be announcing the winners next Tuesday evening.

Have a wonderful Wednesday.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

First Challenge for a New Design Team ~ Little Red Wagon Challenge #257

Good Morning, my peeps!!  Welcome to my first post as a new designer for Little Red Wagon.  It will be a weekly challenge so make sure you check back EVERY Wednesday to see the new theme.  This week our hostess is Jayne and her theme is STITCHING ~ Real or Faux.  Create a project containing stitching and link it up HERE.

My card today uses a retired stamp from My Favorite Things called Knit Happens.  Knitting is another one of my many hobbies and I was impressed that I could combine two of my favorite things to make this card.  I will most likely knit a cup cozy, add a mug and some hot chocolate and give this all as a gift.  Just not sure to whom yet. I would have loved to have added real stitching to my card but unfortunately my sewing machine no longer works.  Oh well, the faux kind is fine too.

Inside:

RECIPE:

Copic Xpress It Card Stock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Image and Sentiment ~ My Favorite Things Knit Happens

Copic Markers

Card Stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park Here & Now

Spellbinders Nestabilities Romantic Rectangles

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Swiss Dots

Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Die Set

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

Flower ~ Recollections

Pearls ~ Stampin' Up

A close up of the image:

Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E01, E11, E13. r20: Hair ~ E25, E29, E31, E49; Clothes ~ B00, B01, B02, B05, B93, B95, B97, RV10, RV11, RV13, RV15, YG03, YG17, YG63, W3, W5, W7; Yarn ~ R56, RV10, RV11, RV13, RV15; Knitting Needles ~ W00, W1, W3

Thanks for coming by today.  Join me and my new design team girlfriends for our STITCHING challenge this week.  Can't wait to see what you create.

Until next time, keep crafting!!!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather