Paper Playtime Challenge #90 ~ Christmas Colours

Good morning, my friends.  Today is the first Monday of the month and that means a new challenge at Paper Playtime.  Our challenge to you, if you choose to accept it, is to make a project using a die cut of some sort and Christmas colours.  Our sponsor is The Robin's Nest with a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate to use in their store. 

My interpretation of Christmas colours was green, red and white. Although I am sure there are many ways to interpret Christmas colours most of my design team sisters as well as myself went the traditional route. 
Traditional and very simple:

Inside of card:

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ DCWV "Tis the Season" Stack

Die ~ Your Next Stamp Mini Branch

Sentiment ~ Michaels $1.50 bin
Inside Sentiment ~ Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Christmas Interior
Sentiments Set
Ink ~ CTMH Cranberry

Embossing Powder ~ Stampendous White

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Antique Linen

Ribbon ~ Michaels

Glossy Accents

I cut 50 of the mini branches in 3 different shades of green and placed them on circle which made the wreath base.  The holly berries are just a regular hole punch in groups of three.  I can honestly say that I like the way this card turned out. 

Thanks for dropping in today.  Things are going to get busy for all of us as it is the season but I do hope to have a couple more Christmas projects to share before the end of December.  Please join us at Paper Playtime these next two weeks with your Christmas colours projects.

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



A Royal Digi Challenge ~ Another Elf too!!

Good morning and welcome to a new challenge at The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Digi Challenge. After a long absence I can say it is good to be back on this design team. Today we have an extremely easy theme especially for this month ~ CHRISTMAS. Use any Christmas digi stamp on a project and link it up at the Queen's challenge blog for a chance to win. Our sponsor for this month is Squigglefly an online store that has a wonderful assortment of digi stamps by some amazing artists.

Here is my little elf card (I seem to really like elves lately...no idea why):

and a close up of the elf:

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park 6" x 6" Very Merry Christmas

Image ~ Noah the Helpful Elf by artist Cheryl Alger

available from Squigglefly HERE

Copic markers

Stickles ~ Crystal, Gold

Glossy Accents

Die ~ Your Next Stamp Mini Branch

Button, floss and jingle bells ~ "Use it Up" Inventory

Glad you could come visit today.  While you are here, stop by the "1 Month til Christmas" blog hop in the previous post as well.  And make sure you visit The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Digi Challenge to see what my DT sisters have created for you with the wonderful images from Squigglefly.  Enter your projects for a chance to win.

Have a GREAT Monday, my friends.

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

 

"1 Month til Christmas" Blog Hop

Welcome to our monthly blog hop.  Yes, you read the title correctly....1 month today is Christmas.  When we started this hop in February it seemed like such a long time until Christmas and it is almost here.  Time flies!!!  I am the first on our hop today.  The reason my BFF Shari and I started this small blog hop was so that we could get some Christmas cards ready without the pressure December brings.  A few other talented ladies joined us and we have been showcasing two cards each month ~ 1 using a die cut of some sort and 1 using a colouring medium.  This month we have changed that up a bit and we all have 2 Christmas projects to showcase ~ anything goes.

For my first project, I have made 2 cards using the same technique.  I got the instructions from an email sent by a friend of mine who sells Stampin Up but used the supplies I had on hand.  They are cards that "glow".

A whimsical version:

RECIPE:

Card stock and vellum ~ Recollections

Stamps ~ Recollections

~ Michaels $1.50 bin

Embossing Powder ~ Stampendous White

~ Gelly Powder Santa's Candy Cane Scented (it is so old there is no smell anymore)

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Wonky Rectangles

Ribbon, bling ~"Use it Up' Inventory"

A classic version:

RECIPE:

Card stock and vellum ~ Recollections

Stamps ~ Recollections

Embossing Powder ~ Stampendous Detail Silver

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Labels Eight

Buttons, ribbon ~ Dollar Store

and this is what makes them glow...a flameless tealight in behind the vellum cutout.

For my next project I made something just for me.  Last year I made some glittered Christmas ornaments for family and friends but never made any for myself.  I bought these cute little heart glass ornaments on Clearance last year and made 2 sets for myself ~ one is for my main tree of burgundy and gold and the other set of pink is for my craft room.  I used Cricut vinyl to cut out the monograms ~ one set of "A"s for our surname and one set of "P"s for Princess' Paper Projects (my business and blog name).

RECIPE:

Glass ornaments ~ Michaels

Beacon Glitter It

Recollections Glitter ~ Gold, Garnet, Raspberry, Blush

Cricut Black Vinyl

Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge font

Ribbons ~ Michaels

Thanks for dropping by today.  Your next stop on the hop is my BFF, Shari.  The complete list is at the end of my post.  Have a great weekend and "Merry Christmas".

{{{{{HUGS}}}}},  Heather

1.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/  (YOU ARE HERE!)

2.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/
3.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/
4.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/  
5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/ 
6.) Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/ 
7.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

Elf Tag

Good morning.  Have you ever heard of an "Elf on a Shelf"?  Well, he is a little friend who comes to visit prior to Christmas and spends time watching if you are naughty or nice and reports back to Santa every night.  You may not touch your elf but you must name him in order for him to become magic.  My niece has an elf whose name is Peter and he has been known to be in many different places in the morning after his nightly trip to the North Pole.  Here are a few of them:

And he was my inspiration for this cute little tag I made to put on a present.  It was quick and easy with a premade tag. 

and a close up of the elf:

RECIPE:

 Recollections Creative Tags, card stock and patterned paper

 Cricut ~ Jolly Holidays

Punch ~ EK Success

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Antique Linen

Sentiment ~ JUSTWORDZ "Christmas Season"

Stickles ~ Green, Xmas Red

Stampendous Crystal Snow

Action Wobble

Buttons, bling, google eyes, ribbon and

baker's twine ~ "Use it Up" Inventory

This has been an extremely busy week for me as I work retail and of course, it is our busiest season.  But I will be back with some more Christmas projects I have been working on.  And don't forget to join me tomorrow for our "1 Month til Christmas" blog hop.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Take some time for yourself this weekend and enjoy.  I know I am going to.

Until next time,

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

Heather

Snowmen Friends

Good Saturday morning, my friends.  Today I am the featured designer at Action Wobbles.  I have just recently joined this design team and am excited to be bringing you projects using these wonderful little springs every second Saturday starting today.

Christmas is FAST approaching and I am getting in the spirit more and more each day.  I can hardly wait until it is time to pull out all the decorations, get the baking done and wrap the special presents I have purchased or made for friends and family.  I have an ornament to show you that I made today.

FRONT:

BACK:

SIDE:

Including the hanger:

and trying to make it wobble:

I just could not get a good picture of it in motion :(

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Bazzill, Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Creative Memories

Cricut ~ Doodlecharms snowman cut at 2"

~ Accent Essentials snowflake cut at 3 1/2"

 (3 bases and 6 snowflakes, 2 on each base front and back)

Sentiment ~ Close to my Heart Snow Friends set

Ink ~ Close to my Heart Moonstruck

Spellbinders Nestabilities ~ Labels Nine

Punches ~ Marvy (small snowflakes)

Colorbox Chalk ~ French blue

Stickles ~ Crystal

Twine ~ We R Memory Keepers, DMC floss
I~Rock tool and gems in clear and black

Sakura Glaze Pen
Action wobble

If you have never used an Action Wobble, I encourage you to purchase some HERE at The Royal Castle Shoppe and get your wobble on.  Soon you will be adding a little wobble to all your crafting. :)

Thanks for coming by today.  I hope you are all enjoying your weekend whatever it is that you are doing.  See you back here really soon.

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

Paper Playtime Challenge #88 ~ Autumn Colours

Good Monday morning again, my friends.  Wow, that was a fast week.  Did you get a chance to enter the quick one week "Anything Goes" challenge?  If not, today is a new challenge at Paper Playtime.  It is the first Monday of the month and it is a challenge to use Autumn colours and a die cut of some sort.  Our sponsor for this two week challenge is none other than my friend Theresa, The Scrapbooking Queen who is giving the winner a set of 4 Action Wobbles.  Whoo hoo!!!

I decided to do something a little different for this challenge.  Autumn is one of my fave times of year with all the pretty leaves and wonderful colours.  I tend to take lots of scenery pictures at this time of year and have made a scrapbook layout where I can display some of my special ones.  It is a 12" x 12" double page layout and can hold either a 5" x 7" and two 4" x 6" pictures or any combination that will fit on the photo mats. 

Left side:

Right side:

 Close up of Title:

Technically because I live in Canada we use the British spelling of colours but since this was a cut already on the cartridge I guess it will have to do.

Close up of Leaf  Bundles to show dimension:

After cutting out both layers of the leaves and gluing them together I ran them through a crimper to give them some texture.

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Recollections, The Paper Factory

Patterned Paper ~ Creative Memories

Cricut ~ Simply Scarecrow

~ title cut at 3 1/2"

~ leaves cut at 3 1/2". 4"

Punches ~ EK Success

~ Martha Stewart

All My Memories Paper Stain ~ Chocolate

Crimper

Rhinestones ~ Recollections

Thank you for coming by today.  Please join us at Paper Playtime and show us your projects using Autumn colours and die cuts.  You have until noon Thursday, November 15, 20012 to enter. 

Have a wonderful day!

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

Paper Playtime Challenge #87 ~ "Anything Goes"

Good Monday morning, my friends.  I trust you all had a great weekend and are ready to face the week ahead.  Since we are blessed with 5 Mondays in October we have a one week "Anything Goes" challenge at Paper Playtime.  Easy peasy, right?

Since this was an "Anything Goes" challenge I decided to make a card I needed to send to a special friend and use some paper and a stamp I had purchased before I moved.  It's not exactly seasonal for Fall but it was cute anyhow and I know my friend likes cats.

and the inside:

A close up of the image to see the detail and paper piecing:

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ MME 6 x 6  "Moments"

Image ~ Whimsy Stamps "L'il Bells" (Elisabeth Bell Designs)

Copic Markers

Inside Sentiment ~ CARDZ TV Stamps "Encouraging Thoughts"

Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Labels Eight

Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

Flowers, ribbons and pearls ~ "Use It Up" Inventory

Thanks. as always, for coming by today.  Don't forget to join us at Paper Playtime this week with your "Anything Goes" projects and you could win a $15.00 gift certificate from our sponsor, The Robin's Nest.

Take care,  See y'all soon!

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



"2 Months til Christmas" Blog Hop

Hello my friends.  As most of you know I moved at the beginning of this month and have taken some time to settle in.  Then I had some "technical difficulties".  So this is my first post since then.  It feels SOOOOOOOOOO good to be back!!  And you have read the title correctly ~ 2 months ~ 60 short days~ until Christmas.  Thanks for joining us on our monthly hop.  If you have come from Tara B's blog, you are in the correct spot.  If not, you may want to head on over to Mary's blog so that you won't miss any of the wonderful projects our great group of ladies are showcasing.  We've changed it up a bit this month and have made it 2 Christmas projects instead of a card using a colouring medium and a card using a die cut.  Sit back, grab a cup of coffee or your fave beverage and take some time to view our hop.  And remember to leave some love along the way as we all like to know who has been visiting us.

My first project is a card set of 3 cards:

and a close up of each individual card:

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Recollections, Bazzill

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park 6 x 6 Very Merry Christmas

Stamps ~ Kraftin Kimmie Holiday Lulu & Libby

Copic markers

Punch ~ Martha Stewart

All My Memories Paper Stain ~ Chocolate

Bakers Twine ~ Martha Stewart

Buttons ~ $1.50 bin Michaels

Bling ~ Recollections

Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

Stickles ~ Golden Rod

Stampendous Crystal Snow

I think these are just the cutest ~ guess the same person has to get all three :)

My second project is also a card.  I had high hopes of making something to match this card but time ran out.  I am going to post it at a later date though so stay tuned.

RECIPE:

Card stock ~ Recollections

Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park 6 x 6 Very Merry Christmas

Embossing Folder ~ Couture Creations "Pere Noel"

Sentiment ~ Hero Arts

Colorbox Pigment Stamp Pad ~ Silver

Ribbon ~ Dollarama

Stickles ~ Silver

~ Crystal

Sakura Clear Glaze pen

I~Rock for jewels

I like the elegant feel of this card.  No matter how I took them the picture did not do it justice ~ it is so much

shiner in person with lots of texture. 

Thanks for coming by to hop with us.  You are now off to Tara K's blog (I am surrounded by Tara's).  Until next time,  happy crafting and "Merry Christmas!".

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