Showing posts with label Christmas Card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Card. Show all posts

Reindeer Food


I haven't blogged for 5 days!!!!!!!!! I have been busy creating just not blogging!
We got a BIG snow yesterday and they are calling for ice tomorrow!!!!
I hope for Kaden's sake they are wrong because.....
tomorrow is his Pre-School Christmas party,
and I stayed up WAY late tonight making his little goodies and his teacher's gift
and wrapping his exchange present!
Oh and working on another project - but it's not done yet!
And I still have tons to do!
So I could kinda use the snow day tomorrow.
Here is what I made for Kaden to take and give to his classmates at Pre-School.

Reindeer Food

When I asked Kaden if he would like to help me make these and explained it all to him he said but Mommy, Santa said the reindeer eat Magic CORN!!!!! Remember the interview with Santa? Apparently this came up during that.
I quickly told him that's what makes them FLY but they like this too!!!
He seemed skeptical but gave in when I told him I would let him pick colors and help me stamp them!
So we started by stamping the deer from Deer Friends (SU hostess set) in choc chip.
And he helped (hand over hand pushing it down ;)
Then he decided the reindeer's eyes needed to be colored. I asked what color and he said "pretty green like yours mommy" - awe don't ya just love them when they say things like that!
So we made the eyes gree and then punched them out removing the words.
We then punched out green circles and scalloped circles and he helped me layer them.
We then added red stickles to the nose ~ he thought those were sooooooooo cool!
And then we had to leave the room so they could dry!!!!
I printed the instructions on Very Vanilla CS using the RBG color codes that I found on SCS to make them choc chip. I cut them out and inked the edges with chochip. I used my SU Top Note die to cut red bases for the tags and instructions. In the bags we put oatmeal and non-toxic glitter. He loves them and is sooooooo excited to take them tomorrow! Here's a close up of the tag.

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Tessa

It's Thursday.........


.........do you know where your stamps are? Unity stamps that is!
Today is Hip Hop! If you have NO idea what I am talking about please go RIGHT now and check it out in the Unity forum on SCS HERE.
I posted yesterday that I created 3 cards for the Unity Addicts challenge and here is the second in alphabetical order of my CASEings - Jimmi Mayo.
This one is pretty darn close to Jimmi's only my image is straight! Hee hee I have issues with crookedness, even when intentional! This is more of the Mike's Basic Grey Christmas Paper. I am really liking it! Snowflakes were punched using my Martha Stewart snowflake punch. Thanks for looking don't forget to check out hip hop and come back tomorrow for Hip Hop Hangover!
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Tessa

TTIC11 A very Cullen Christmas


It's Twilight Tuesday!
And I actually finished my card today!
I got this new tree stamp at Hobby Lobby but you can get it from Creative Play Stamps -
I thought it would look so good embossed and I think it does - what do you think?!?!
When I saw today's Twilight Tuesday Challenge on Tonya's blog
I knew I had to use my new stamp!

I decided to use the Paper Craft Planet Sketch of the week.
So I stamped the tree in Versamark then Pure Poppy ink and then stamped it 3 times in order to be able to emboss it! That is my new favorite tip/trick! I embossed it with CTMH's clear detail EP. I did this three times then cut them out. Any Cullen Christmas tree would HAVE to have BLING on it baby so I added some rhinestones. I created the sentiment in the silver hardware using my Just Rite Stamper! Added some red and white striped ribbon with just a hint of silver. I seem to use the colors Red, Black and Silver
a lot when creating Twilight projects!
Tools:
CS: Pure Poppy by PTI, Brushed Silver, Basic Black and Whisper White by SU
Stamps: Stampabilities Christmas Tree with Swirls and Just Rite Stamper Tiny Alphabet
Ink: Versamark, Pure Poppy by PTI, Pallet Noir
Other: Hodge Podge Hardware in Styleized Silver, Rhinestones, CTMH Clear Detail EP. Holiday Ribbon from Michales

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Tessa

USCSC5 I played my best for him..


pah rum pa pum pum! I love the Little Drummer Boy!

I got this image and the coordinating ones from High Hopes last year before Christmas. It is alot of work to color for mass produced cards but fun for one! It is the only image I own that has a musical instrument so i am using it for the Papercraft Planet 12 days of christmas challenge but the site is down right now. I used the Unity sketch and the red piece is stamped with Unity's worn grid - it is becoming my go to background stamp! I distressed all the edges and then I inked them up - I got a little carried away on the main image but it took to long to color to re-do! I desperately need a new small water brush!!!!! Any suggestions?! I thought the twine was perfect for this! I inked up only part of the sentiment to fit my rectangle punch! Thanks for looking!

Tools:
CS: Real Red, Old Olive ?, Choc Chip, Very Vanilla
Stamps: Little Drummer Boy from High Hopes, Worn Grid by Unity
Ink: Choc Chip, Close to Cocoa
Other: SU markers, Skin White Copic, Twine, Pink Marvy Rectangle punch, Tim Holtz distress tool, aqua pen


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Tessa

Blue Christmas


Can you hear Elvis? LOL! This is another one of my sets of mass produced Christmas Cards for this year! It is using the SU set Snow Swirled. It is my friend Natalie's - I am so glad I got her hooked on stamping, now I don't have to buy as much! I stamped the larger snowflake in Encore Silver and heat set it so it wouldn't smear then stamped the smaller snowflake in Bashful Blue and Night of Navy. The tree image is stamped in Night of Navy on vellum then matted on Bashful Blue with some silver brads. The ribbon actually is a pale blue ograndy with the silver edges soooooooooo pretty! Simple but again when mass producing isn't that the key? Well tomorrow is our Polar Express Party at school so it will probably be a LONG day! Fun but long! We are wearing our PJ's and the kids have all earned their "golden tickets" to get to come to the movie and have hot chocolate and cookies! They are VERY excited!!!! Stop by tomorrow I have a Hip Hop Hangover post for you!

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Tessa

Oh Tannenbaum



At school we do a Christmas around the world unit. We visit, Holland, Sweden, Germany, Mexico and of course good ole USA!!!! We make a passport and suitcase and everything! IT is so fun! Well next week is Germany and we talk about the origination of Christmas trees and the German tannenbaum. So this card makes me think of that with the deep green! This card is pretty simple - its another of my mass produced sets! The base is very vanilla with the big swirl from Baroque Motifs stamped in Handsome Hunter. In the corner I stamped the sentiment in the same - it's actually from Snow Swirled and the image is Solemn Stillness stamped in handsome hunter with the swirl in gold and embossed! 3 DIFFERENT sets were used and one's not even a Christmas set!!!!! I CHALLENGE you to try that! Either use a set that's not a traditionally christmas set to make a christmas card or use 3 different sets to make a christmas card! Oh and the ribbon is just some holiday ribbon from Michaels! TFL! More to come!

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Tessa

Does the bell ring for you?


If you have read or seen the Polar Express then you know what I am talking about, if you haven't GET ON IT!!!! Of course I recommend the book but I am a teacher and all so ya know! The movie is great too but my students drive me nuts with that's not how it is in the movie! GRRRR! The book was first! If it weren't for the book there wouldn't BE a movie! Parents please explain this to your children! Read them the BOOK! Ok done with my rant!

The card ~ this is for Lauren Meader's Saturday Sketch and OCCC challenge to use snowmen or snowflakes. Very non-traditional colors! But I love the look of this!!!! The santa is an amazing image I got from Wish-Rak it is by Rubber Stampede and sells for over $25 on ebay! I love Wish RAK! I stickled his beard and and the punched out snowflake. The CS is American Crafts Christmas collection, the patterned paper is Imaginesce. I added just a little color to him the eyes and cheeks. The ribbon is from SU's retired beachfront originals - it is very stiff! worked for this very well! the snowflake punch is marth stewart - I hate to admit it but I really like some of her punches! I am on the hunt for the Pine Branch Spring one right now! I did a little paper piercing around the snowflake and stamped BELIEVE in choc chip under the image - it is from PTI's Believe set! This is NOT one of my mass produced cards! I had been working on those and needed a break!

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Tessa

Christmas Wishes


First day of December! WOW! I can't believe it! I am not sure I am ready! Only 15 days of school until Christmas Vacation (oh movie flashing through my head)! Being December it is time for Christmas cards!!!!! I love making Christmas cards! It is what got me started stamping!!!!! I wanted to make my own Christmas cards. This is my third year making my own! The first year I think back and um YIKES! I have come soooooooo far! That first year I made 30 of the same card and I had to sell the stamp set cause I could no longer stand it! So I learned my mistake! Now I make no more than 8 of a design! This year I am at 6 designs so far! Four of them are completely done! Two are cut but still need stamped and assembled. Of course I make some individual designs here and there! Here is the first of my cards for this year! I started with a red base PTI's Pure Poppy to be exact! When I got my order in November I hadn't ordered for a LOOOONG time and had to catch up on several colors of cs! When I saw the PTI Pure Poppy and Ripe Avacado together...OMGosh! I KNEW it would be used in at least one of my Christmas cards this year! Sorry if you get tired of seeing it! So the red base then layered with Ripe Avacado. The top note is in kraft. I stamped the pine image from SU's Peaceful Wishes, twice on it in white craft in from SU and embossed it with white EP. I added a bow made from PTI's Pure Poppy double stitched ribbon - it is my FAVE ribbon from them! I then stamped Christmas Wishes in Ripe Avacado from PTI's Believe set in the corner! Simple but nice! So there you have it! Card one! Be sure to come back for more!

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Tessa

Who is the Krafty Mama?


Hi I'm the Krafty one! :) I'm the Queen to 2 little knights and a sweet princess. I married my knight in shining armor (kevlar) over 8 years ago and I am a REAL mom, wife and substitute teacher trying to be the best I can be! I love "krafting" but tend to buy more supplies than I actually use. I love make up, nail polish, hair products and fashion but have been known to leave the house in sweats a messy bun and no make up! I love to cook and bake but am guilty of feeding my kids McDonalds in a pinch. I love direct sales and have joined too many to mention! I would love to get to know you!

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