A Pink Christmas

My best friend, Lillian, loves the color pink. I try to make her cards that have some pink on them...and sometimes that 'some' pink turns into 'alota' pink. Hahhahaa!  This year her Christmas card was truly pink. I used this beautiful image from Elisabeth Bell named Candy's Christmas Candle.

I don't know where to start to describe this card and the die cuts I used. If you have a question about anything, please e-mail me at the address to the right of this post. I colored her with Copics. I love sequins and don't use them very often, but they went perfect on this card.

and I used my Craft-Dee BowZ maker to make this double looped bow. This ribbon is so pretty, don't you think! I couldn't resist adding a sweet bow to this card. I added a snowflake brad covered with glitter in the center of the bow.

I know Lillian received the card so I can post it now, and she even reminded me to enter it in a challenge or two!  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends.

                                                                                   Gail

I've entered this card in the following challenges:
In The Pink
Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge
Little Miss Muffet
Crafty Ribbons

Sweet and pretty in pink

Being that it's the 4th Tuesday of the month, it's my turn to post on Craft-Dee BowZ!  The Design Team is working with butterflies, doilies and flowers this month along with the color "pink".  Pink has become synonymous with October and "Breast Cancer Awareness".  The challenges Crafty Friends and As You Like It have asked what's my favorite color. That's so hard to say since I love all color. But when doing a card with such a sweet design as the one below, the soft pastels are my favorite to use. I decided to do something a little different than my usual style and I have so many pretty embossing folders and never use them...and it's time to stretch and use some of these craft items I've been collecting.

The embossing folder is by Couture Creations and I used pink White Washed paper by Co'ordinations and then sanded the embossed areas for the pink to show through. I used my Ranger Distressing Tool on the edges. The butterfly die is by Memory Box and I coated it with glue and then sprinkled Crystal Snow glitter by Stampendous all over it. The pearls on my card are from assorted packages in my stash. The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley and I used my Stampin' Up punch around it. And, so that you can put this card in perspective, the size of it is 5.25 X 7.5 inches.
 

My bow is a double loop and I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make it. It was so easy to get the bow straight and the tails out straight using this tool!  I added this pretty button with the back cut off in the middle of my bow. Thank you to Donna at Craft-Dee BowZ for this pretty ribbon.

Have you seen the cards posted each Tuesday by a member of the Design Team?  If you haven't, please stop by here and take a look. And like you, we appreciate a kind word or two if you have time.

Since this is the last Tuesday of the month, you have just a few more days to get your card done and posted to the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge blog for this month's challenge of ANYTHING GOES AND INCLUDE A HAND MADE BOW. And I'd like to remind you that a bow made from a die cut doesn't count as a hand made bow. And, stamped or digital bows on an image's dress or on your project don't count as a hand made bow, either.

                                                                                           Hugs,
                                                           Gail


This card is entered in the following challenges:
Wednesday Creative Inspirations, Crafty Gals Corner, Crafty Creations, Inspiration Destination, Julia Spiri Challenge, In The Pink, Alphabet Challenge, Brown Sugar, 613 Avenue Create, Wonderful Wednesday, Sweet Stamps, My Whimsical Little World, Not Just Cards, Digi Choosday, Unicorn Challenge, Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends, Love to Scrap, As You Like It, Dragonfly Dreams, Crafty Girls Creations, Creative Fingers, Simply Paper Crafts, Crafting with Friends, Crafty Friends, Artistic Inspirations,Crafting from the Heart, Craft Your Passion

A Pink Christmas

I've had a secret...I've kept IT quiet and didn't say anything until now. I didn't want to announce IT without having something to show for it.  What is the IT?  It's that I'm a CUTIE PIE!!!  I was invited to join The Cutie Pie Design Team and am thrilled to pieces to be on the Team!

This is my first card as a member of the Team. The challenge this month at The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog is PRETTY IN PINK. I love the color pink and pink winter cards are a favorite of mine. There are so many shades of pink, and all so pretty, so this challenge was super easy! I used an image from one of our sponsors, Crafty Sentiments.



 

 

I colored my image with Copics and the fur on her ear muffs and hand muff are glittered with Studio G glitter. The snow on the ground is chunky glitter by Darice. I used a Marianne embossing die around my image and used white Stampin' Up ink and then Creations Unlim Embossing Snowdrift embossing powder on the raised areas. The sentiment is a die from the same Marianne set and I used a rub on sentiment by Pebbles.

 

My snowflake dies are by Memory Box and I inked them with pink ink then embossed them with the same embossing powder. The pink poinsettias are from I Am Roses and the mittens in the bottom left corner are a die by Joy and embossed with the glittery embossing powder, too. I tied a bow with a bit of embroidery floss and glued it on. I used a set of Stampin' Up snowflakes dies for my background paper and used Stampin' Up Winter White embossing powder on them. I used a metal mitten brad in the middle of my pink seam binding bow. My jewels are from Queen & Co.

 

 

We have two sponsors for this challenge and if you click on the icons below, you will be taken right to their stores.

 

Three digi stamps of the winners choice

and

£10 gift voucher to spend on digi's in the online store

The Design Team at The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog have made the cutest projects with the hopes of inspiring you to join in the challenge this month of PRETTY IN PINK. Please stop by the blog and leave a comment or two on their creations!

                                                                               Hugs,

                                                      Gail

                      
This card is entered in the following challenges:

Penny's Challenges, Inspiration Destination, Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, Julia Spiri Challenge, In the Pink (1 bow 2 die cut mittens, 3 pink poinsettias), Art by Miran, Crafty Catz, Winter Wonderland, Wags n Whiskers, My Sheri Crafts, One Stitch at a Time, Inky Chicks, Love to Scrap, Whimsy Inspires, Little Miss Muffet, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, As You Like It, Craft Rocket, Crafty Girls Creations, Simply Paper Crafts, Jingle Belles, Crafting With Friends, Morgan's Art World, Crafty Friends, Doodle Pantry, Digi Choosday, Crimbo Crackers, World Wide Open Design Team Challenge, Sparkle n Sprinkle, Sweet Stamps, Crafts Galore Encore, Digi Stamps 4 Joy, Crafting by Designs, The Sisters of Craft, The Paper Nest Dolls, Whoopsi Daisy, Where the Heart Is, Not Just Cards, Our Crafty Corner, Unicorn Challenge, Crafting with an Attitude, Let's Craft & Create, Dragonfly Dreams, Christmas Card Challenge, Glitter n Sparkle, Ribbon Girls, 613 Avenue Create, Crafting from the Heart, Crafty Sentiments, Crafty Boots, Petal Lu, Stamps & Fun = Creativity

Hop, hop, hop

It's time for a blog hop at Craft-Dee BowZ and the Design Team has created outstanding projects for you this hop! The Team has focused on Breast Cancer Awareness for our blog hop topic and to use the color pink. I love using pink because there are so many shades of it. You've got shades that have a lavender tone to those with a peach tone. So many pretty shades of pink! I used this awesome digital image by Karleigh Sue for this card.

The big pink rhinestone ribbon is from Me and My Big Ideas. Isn't it just fabulous! I colored my image with Copics and then used my Sakura glue pen and sprinkled pink flocking on the words "HOPE". I love the texture and dimension it gave the letters. I used Pebbles Pearlescent Chalk for the background around my image. The stitched rectangle dies are a set by Memory Box.

The pretty pink pearls and ribbon are from Donna at Craft-Dee BowZ (thanks, Donna!), and the little charm hanging from the white embroidery thread bow comes from a bracelet that I bought at a craft show. My bow was made on my Craft-Dee BowZ maker and it's a triple looped bow. I'm so happy with how it came out!

Since this is a blog hop, you'll want to leave comments at each of the stops.  We've got a small team here at Craft-Dee BowZ, so doing our hop is super easy!  Here are the links to follow:

Tracey (My Creative Place)

Vicki (The Artful Validation of Vicki)

Gail (this is me!)

Barbara (Art and Soul Creations)
Craft-Dee BowZ

It's always fun to participate in a blog hop where there's a prize...and the prize here is a 25' spool of ribbon. You'll need to leave a comment on each of the stops above, though, to be included in the drawing.  On October 12 a name will be drawn, so please check back at the Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge Blog to see if you've won!  

 

Thanks for participating in the hop and I hope you like our creations. Good luck in the drawing!

                                                                                      Hugs,

                                                          Gail

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Catch the Bug, 613 Avenue Create, Jo's Scrap Shack, Crafting from the Heart, Crafty Sentiments, Creative Moments, Pile It On (1 image, 2 bows, 3 pink pearls), Penny's Challenges, Inspiration Destination, Craft Your Passion, Julia Spiri Challenge, In the Pink (1 image, 2 bows, 3 pink pearls), Art by Miran, Wags n Whiskers, Morgan's Art World, Glitter n Sparkle, One Stitch at a Time, Inky Chicks, Love to Scrap, As You Like It, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, Craft Rocket, Crafty Girls Creations, World Wide Open Design Team Challenge, Sparkle n Sprinkle, Chalk n Stock, Sweet Stamps, Crafts Galore Encore, Digi Stamps 4 Joy (B is for breast cancer, bling, bows, brown eyes), Crafting by Designs, The Sisters of Craft, DL. Art, The Paper Nest Dolls, Where the Heart Is, Not Just Cards, Our Crafty Corner, Whoopsie Daisy, Unicorn Challenge, Crafting with an Attitude, Let's Craft and Create, Dragonfly Dreams, Eclectic Ellapu (pink team)

Pink pink pink!

There's a new monthly challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge Blog for October and it's ANYTHING GOES AND INCLUDE A HANDMADE BOW. Sound familiar? Well, it should if you've been to Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge Blog before since it's the same topic every month making it pretty easy for you to remember and enter!

Do you have a color that you like to use a lot?  I have so many 'favorites' that it's hard to pick just one color, but the range of pinks that are available in paper, embellishments and coloring mediums is probably one of the largest. If anyone doesn't like pink, please squint your eyes starting now.

I bought this rubber stamp image and sentiment from Rubbernecker at the Spring Convention in Mesa, Arizona this past March. I saw the image and thought it reminded me of my youngest sister (Dawn) who is an avid shopper and comes home with BAGS of clothing that she got for pennies on the dollar. She's a fabulous shopper and if there's ever a contest for the person who can get the most for the least, she'll win. I've gone with her a couple of times and come home with fabulous clothes, great shoes and tired feet.

I used my brand new Die-namics frame die on this card and the die cut I used on my image is from Spellbinders. That's a Magnolia border die up the side on top of a piece of pretty lace (that's hard to see in the photo), and I layered a strip of pearls that I got from Ribbon Girl. (Aren't they so pretty!)  I colored my image with Copics and then I used my Sakura glue pen and sprinkled iridescent glitter by the Rubber Café on the shopping bags. A girl can never have too much sparkle!

And here's my bow. The ribbon was sent to me by Donna at Craft-Dee BowZ with two other kinds of ribbon to play with this month, and I'll be using all of them on my cards in October. All are pink and will go great with my goal to use lots of pink this month. The ribbon has glitter on it and using my Craft-Dee BowZ tool, you can see below how nice the bow came out!

You probably know what I'm going to say next, but since this is a new month or you might be new visiting me, I'd like to remind everyone that the challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ for October is ANYTHING GOES AND INCLUDE A HANDMADE BOW. The Design Team here at Craft-Dee BowZ is small so it won't take much time to look at their fabulous creations and, hopefully, inspire you to enter the challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ!

                                                                                   Hugs,

                                                       Gail

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Dragonfly Dreams, Glitter n Sparkle, Crafting from the Heart, Where the Heart is, Jo's Scrap Shack, Not Just Cards, Let's Create, Love to Scrap, Inky Impressions, Craft Your Passion, Penny's Challenges, Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends, Crafty Girls Creations, Little Miss Muffet (Bingo: Dies/Sentiment/Glitter), Inspiration Destination, Simply Paper Crafts, Crafting with Friends, Die Cuttin' Divas, Digital Delights, Morgan's Art World, Inky Chicks, Petal Lu Challenge