Stockpiling the Christmas Cards

Thanks to Bah Humbug, ABC Christmas Challenge and Just Christmas and Birthday Cards, I'm starting to get a stack of Christmas cards. This card makes number 13...I know that's not THAT many but it's mid-May so if I keep this up I'll have quite a few by the time I'm ready to start sending them out in December. YAY! Oh, and in case you were wondering, only 8 of the 13 are snowman themed! I know, I need to branch out so if I make Christmas cards next week, they will NOT be snowman themed. But only for next week...no promises beyond that. :)
This card was made using the sketch from this week's Just Christmas and Birthday cards challenge. The image is from Dustin Pike. Also entering it in the Bah Humbug challenge which was to use ribbon.

I used the JCBC sketch to make this birthday card too:

Trying Something New

This week, the There She Goes Clear Stamps Challenge is called "make an impression". The challenge is to use line art. I had no idea what that meant so I read on and discovered that you are supposed to stamp your image in a light color, and then paper piece a portion of it, or just color a small portion of it. I thought that sounded intriguing and the DT samples were gorgeous so I decided to give it a try with one of my Anya stamps. I stamped the whole image onto the pink paper with Versamark. Then I stamped it again on some patterned paper and cut out the boots and the purse which I pop-dotted onto the image. I hope I've done this correctly. I *think* I like it but sometimes when I look at it, I think the boots and purse look like they are just floating in mid air so it looks odd. :)

Challenges:
A Spoonful of Sugar: cute and girly
Papertake Weekly: flowers
TSG: lineart
Kah Wink E Dink: make your own embellishments (I colored the flowers with Copics and added the buttons to the middles)
Just a side note here about coloring the flowers. WOW I think I'm going to buy all white flowers from now on. I mean, I have a ton of Copics and it's so easy to color the flowers to match whatever color you are using. No more searching for the exact right color flower! Yes, I do have the "tub of Primas" I got at the convention and it will probably take me five years to use them up BUT I'm happy to have found this coloring option and will definitely use it a lot.

Stamping Boutique Snowmen

Last week I was fortunate enough to win the Magical Crafts Fortnightly challenge that was sponsored by the Stamping Boutique. SO I got to choose three images and these snowmen were right at the top of my list of MUST HAVES! Aren't they adorable?

Challenges:
Bah Humbug: Use a punched border
CPS: sketch

Free Digi Day at StretchNBubbles

Today is Wednesday so you can hop over to StretchNBubbles and get your free digi. What is it today, you ask? Well, it's this really cute Deena Dolphin.

Go over and get her for yourself. While you're there, check out the other images Alison has for sale.

Send them to Sam Campaign

I came across this post earlier this morning on the Pixie Dust Studios blog. It's a campaign to send cards to a sweet little boy named Sam who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. The idea is to send him cards to cheer him up and help him stay postitive in the fight he has ahead of him. Here's the original post from Pixie Dust Studios:

I am challenging all you talented ladies to help little Sam fight Cancer. Sam is a wonderful and strong 5 year old boy. His battle with Cancer is just beginning. He was diagnosed with Stage 3 Lymphoma this week. He has a very tough fight ahead of him. I would love everyone to join me in helping Sam fight this and WIN! Sam will be in the hospital for many months. I am starting a campaign to fill his days with tons of cards from all over the globe. What fun for Sam to know that people from all sides of the Earth are supporting and thinking about him. I am going to give him a map book and a ton of stickers. He will put a sticker on each location that his cards come from. How awesome would it be to cover the whole Earth with stickers from people supporting Super Sam. This will be a great adventure for Sam to watch the LOVE and SUPPORT from every corner of the globe. Lets each set a personal goal of one card a month, one card a week, or one card a day.
Keep them coming so he never stops looking forward to the next card delivery.
Ladies with a humble heart, I ask for your support in this Send Them to Super Sam campaign. I will provide updates from time to time to let you all know how Super Sam is winning his battle over Cancer. When he is victorious over Cancer we can all celebrate together in honor of the wonderful and brave Super Sam! I welcome anyone and everyone to join Pixie Dust Studio in the Send Them to Sam Card Campaign! Please take this blog blinkie and post it and link it back to the Pixie Dust Studio Super Sam link. Help pass this Campaign message along..lets spread the word, lets share the news. Cards are needed to help a little boy and his battle with Cancer!
Please send Cards and well wishes to....
Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
1719 E 19th Ave
Denver CO 80218
ATTENTION: Samual Humphries
It would also be great fun to include the Super Sam image on the inside, back or envelope or mention SUPER SAM ...that way Sam will know that he is a Superhero and he can win this fight!
I would love if you would leave a quick comment below if you are joining this campaign.:) Also, please grab the Super Sam blog blinkie on the sidebar and spread the news that there is a NEW SUPERHERO in town and he needs our HELP!!
Blessing and Hugs to everyone for your time and effort in this important mission

Here is the Super Sam image to include on your cards, if you want to:

I'm definitely going to do this and I hope all of you who are reading this will too!

Just Hangin' Around

You all know that I LOVE this image from Sassy Cheryl's. He's about the cutest little bear, don't you think?

He's in the mail right now to a very special friend of mine who is having a rough time. I hope he puts a smile on her face.
Challenges:
Just Cute Bears: 3 brads, 2 papers, 1 ribbon
Corrosive Challenge: easel card
Rosie Dee: easel card
Sketch Saturday: sketch
Pollycraft: summer blooms
One Stop Craft Challenge:summer breeze

Meet Charlie

This is Charlie. He's one of the adorable creations from Little Musings. If you aren't familiar with them, you should go check them out. Lots of super cute people! They also offer a freebie every Friday so put that on your calendar to go check it out! If you can't keep track of where to find all the freebies, go to Free Digital Stamps...they're all right there for you. Become a follower so you'll know when new images are "discovered".

And here's a closeup of Charlie so you can see all of his brownNESS:

Challenges:
All sorts: birthday
Treehouse: masculine theme
Magical Crafts: black and white and one other color
Our Creative Corner: masculine birthday
Kaboodle Doodle: monochrome
Creative Inspirations: use a punch or die cut (used Nestie)
Mojo Monday: sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges: have a pocket somewhere (on Charlie's legs)
Copic Creations: Monochromatic coloring on your image

Big Surprise Bear

Big Surprise Bear is the latest image from Faith at Designed to Delight. You still have time to go get him, make something with him by 11:59 pm on Thursday and you AUTOMATICALLY get next week's image for free

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I played along with the challenge this week at Crafty Cardmakers which was to do something to the inside of the card too. I NEVER do that so while this isn't much that I did with the inside, it's waaaay more than I usually do!

Meet BOO

Meet Boo...she's one of the adorable images you can get from Bugaboo. Isn't she just the sweetest thing? She's currently being offered for FREE so go visit their site and get her for yourself. She's perfect for those "new baby girl" cards.

Challenges:
Just Scraps: think pink
Mami Doodles: monochrome
Stamp Something: celebrate something (new baby)
Sew Many Challenges: easel card

Just a Cute Thank You Bear

This adorable little bear is from Meljen's. I used him for this week's Just Cute Bears challenge which was to make a multifold card...basically anything other than your typical card. I chose to make a gatefold card. I used this image because the Meljen's challenge is all about flowers and blooms and I thought this guy was perfect for that. I'm also going to enter it in the Bugaboo Flower Power challenge.