New Years Eve!!

Well, this is it, New Years Eve and I'm ending the year with a November mingle card that Carol Meadows made for me. Isn't it wonderful, thank you so much Carol.

In all honesty since I've come back from my vacation, I just haven't had the motivation to do anything, hopefully I'll get my mojo back.

I told you yesterday that I would have to think about my New Years resolution. Of course, you have the usual ones that everyone makes every year and lasts for about a month, you know, the Losing weight, Going to the gym, Quit smoking etc......I decided that I only have one that I really want to work on, and that's to blog on My Stitching Corner at least once a week. From the time I started that blog in April, I've only made 5 entrees, and haven't done any cross Stitching. I hope to change all of that.

Well, I guess it's out with the old and in with the new, for some, 2010 was a wonderful year, while for others not so great, either way, I do hope that 2011 is a Great and Prosperous year!!

The Cold One!!

This is the last card of mine that I will be sharing with you this year.
Here is a snowman card I did without dry embossing. The snowman is heat embossed and colored with Prisma colored pencils. The background was done with a bunch of punched out snowflakes that I glued onto the card, making it look like it was embossed.

Well, the New Years is only a few days away, has anyone made any New years resolutions yet!

I'll have to think about mine and get back to you.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

Snow, Snow, Snow

Well, I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, I know I did.

I have to admit that this year seemed a bit wired. I recently returned from my winter vacation and while I was there I found it hard to believe it was Christmas time. I've lived in Alberta for so long that I'm so used to the cold and snow around Christmas time, but this year everywhere we went it was hot, hot, hot.

I wanted to share this card with you because it represents what it is like outside.

That's right, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

The temp outside isn't that bad, it's only -8°C but it is snowing.

The card was made with Stamping up stamps and a rub on,

easy peasy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas.

Here is a Christmas Prayer for you:

I pray your heart is merry

I pray your joy is bright

Throughout this special season

Of peace and hope and light

-Jennifer Byerly

Ho, Ho, Ho

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!

Well, today is the last day of shopping, soooo, I do hope everyone is done there Christmas shopping.

Here is a card I did in one of the vintage card making classes I took before going on my Winter vacation.

On the 2nd Day of Christmas!!

This is a card did for a challenge at Stamp TV.

This card is called a split negative, you can find the video here.

On the 3rd Day of Christmas!

Are we excited yet, Christmas is almost here. Here's something for those of you used to a white Christmas, I embossed and used cut outs for this card, I think it turned out great!!

4 More Days to Go!

Here's a card I did for another color challenge over at SCS. The colors Ivory, Brown and Black and it had to be a Christmas card.
Well, this is what I came up with, the stamp is from Impression Obsession called Candle Stained Glass, it was embossed and colored with Touch markers, the sentiment is from Paper Wishes Dazzles.

Christmas Countdown Day 5!

Here is another Flower soft card, theses are very quick and easy to make, just use the topper, add flower soft mix and use the peel offs and your done. Love it!!

Six Days and Counting!

Here is a Black and silver card I did, the stamp is from Inkadinkado, I embossed it and punched out some stars, wrote in the word NOEL and added some bling.
Oh, just in case you have forgotten, only 5 more shopping days!!

Only One Week Left!

Only SIX more shopping days until Christmas. ARE YOU READY??

Here's another fast and easy card. I used the flower soft card topper and vintage christmas mix along with their peel offs. The paper is once again, a digital freebie from Cardmaking and Papercrafting.

On the 8th Day!

Here is my Magnolia Mingle card I did for the month of December, it was sent out on the 3rd of Dec. to Dewi Hasan. I do hope she likes it, along with the other things I put in the card.

I used both Copic Markers and Smooch to color this image. I glittered the snowfakes and ground to look like snow, the sketch I used is from Card Pattern 49.

They have new challenges every Saturday, go over and check it out.

Here is a close up.

Christmas Countdown Day 9

I love this card, it combines both my love of cardmaking and cross stitch. I have done several of these types of card for Christmas but that was before I know the importance of taking a picture.
The tree was a free cross stitch pattern from The Chart Shop, I also cross stitched the tags that year.

On the 10th Day of Christmas!

Another simple card! This one is a 10min or less card, for all you slackers who haven't finished your cards, shopping or projects. I used Spellbinders 2010 snowflake pendent, glitter and then stamped a greating. Fast, quick and easy!!

11 Days and Counting!!

Here is another one with no stamps on it, in fact, both the image and sentiment are stickers.

I still like this card just for the simplicity of it and the traditional colors

RED, GREEN and WHITE

On the 12th Day!

On the 12th Day of Christmas my true love sent to me...... Peace on earth and good will to men?

Oh, how I wish that was true!

Anyway, here is another basic card I made in one of the classes I went to last month.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Day 13!

I really enjoyed making my first waterfall card, I used non-traditional colors. I love the way it turned out and it wasn't hard or complicated to make.

Okay people, I hope you have your Christmas turkey or ham bought, and all your gifts wrapped, Christmas is just over a week away!!

Day 14!

This is a 3D card from flower soft, I covered the trees in ivory and some of the ground.

The sentiment stamp is from Wal-mart.

Day 15!

Okay People it's time to settle down and be serious about your gifts. If buying them or making them, you should have the majority of them wrapped or ready to wrap. Overseas cards and/or packages should have been posted weeks ago.

The image on this card was made from a free CD rom I got from Cardmaking and Papercrafts Magazine. The stamp is from a set called Three Holiday Messages from Hero Arts.

Day 16!

This card was done in 2009, I cased it from a michaels project site.

The stamp is from Stampendous and I embossed it with Stampendous tinsel blue.

I glittered the inside of the dove with white glitter.

Day 17!

You can never have to much glitter on your cards!

I made this card in a card class, last month, very pretty.

Day 18!

Here is a card using one of the New Spellbinder Shapeaiblities 2010 Snowflake pendent. I love this pendent, it was cut out using the cuttlebug and then silver glitter was used to cover it.

Day 19

Have you all finished your Christmas shopping yet? You only have a few weeks left.

Here is a very traditional card I made for a color challenge on SCS, to use Bravo Burgundy and Old Olive ink.

The stamp is from Inkadinkado clear Holiday Silhouettes, and I used label 6 from Spellbinders Nestabilities.

I inked the edge green and stamped the image in Bravo Burgundy ink, then placed some bling in some of the flowers.

Day 20!

Here is a very clean and simple card, again no stamps where used.

Everything on this card is from a rub on set that I got from Michaels.

I put Santa on a red background and popped up the Ho Ho Ho sentiment.

Day 21!

If you're a Stamping Up crafter, than you should recenise this card.

This was a card I did at a Creative Stitches and Crafting alive show about two years ago. It was a make and take at their booth.

Day 22!

This was one I did when I just started making cards. No rubber or digital stamps, just paper.

Don't think you can tell by the picture, but the blue paper has glitter on it. I embossed it using my cuttlebug folder Snowflakes, used a silver sparkle ribbon snowflake sticker from Michaels and silver paper that I got from the dollar store. The sentiment is a sticker set from Harmonie with Christmas greetings on it.

Day 23!

Well, only 23 more days until Christmas, are you ready?

Crafting with Deedee's Digi is having a sketch challenge this week.

When I saw the sketch I know I had to use Deedee's Beauty of the Season image, I think it worked so well with the sketch.

I even did the inside!

I will add this to my collection of Christmas card that I need for this year!

I'm also entering this card into Top Tip Tuesday where anything goes!

Countdown to Christmas!!

Can you believe that we only have 24 more days until Christmas. I know I can't, I've been so busy getting ready for my winter vacay that I haven't even though about it, until know. So, because I'll be away this month, I decided to post one Christmas card/project a day, up to and including Christmas.

Here is the first one, it's a Christmas tag I did using my cricut machine and a digital stamp from Digital Delights called Bell and Teddy, isn't he cute!

Go over to the shop and check out there new Christmas images, you won't be disappointed.

Just Skating By!

Here is a card I'm entering into several challenges:
Delightful Inspiration - Progressive Challenge
Double Delight - Snowflakes
Midnight Madness - Sketch
Crafts and Me - Snowflakes

Reindeer Mayhem!

Here is a card for Creative Chicks #25 at Stretch N' Bubbles progressive challenge, the image is Reindeer with Scarf, he is so cute. The sketch I used is from Paper Sundaes challenge #45, they are being sponsored by Paper Jewels this week. I am also entering this card into Cards for Men challenge #24, where you have to make a Christmas card.

November Mingle

Here is the card I sent out to Cindy Coble for Mangnolia-licious yahoo Mingle group.

Thanksgiving in the States will be on Thursday, so, I hope everyone across the boarder has a good one. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

Brrrrr!

Well People, Winter has offically come to Edmonton, the temp this morning is -28 degrees Celsius and we had between 5 - 10cm of snow yesterday. I think the only ones happy about the snow, are the kids.

We are supposed to warm up to -12 today, with some sunshine. Over the weekend they say they are watching for a system from the States and it may give us a bit of snow along the Southern Prairies. So get ready for more snow this weekend.

I can tell that this winter will be a very cold and icy one. The road conditions are poor, and people are still driving like it's summer outside.

It is supposed to warm up next week into the single digits and hopefully drivers will learn to slow down. Right, who am I kidding, with warmer weather comes more crazy driving.

I can honestly say, that I'm looking forward to my winter vacation in the hot hot sun. Thats right, for a few weeks, I'll be sitting on a beach, drinking... water and enjoying the sun. While my friends will be here, dealing with falling snow, cold temperatures and icy road conditions.

Well, for right now, I guess I have to throw on my boots, scarf, hat, mittens and heavy winter jacket and grab that shovel. I have to go shovel the driveway and sidewalk before the city comes around and gives me a ticket. Oh the life of living here in Alberta.

All those living in hot and sunny places, enjoy the sun, and don't complain, everyone else, try and get through your day safely.

Kaela As An Angel!

Here is my 2nd post for the day

If you played last week you would have received this darling image of Kaela dressed as an angel free from Faith over at Delightful Inspiration. If you didn't play, than you can get it here and play along in her progressive challenge for the rest of the month.

The sketch I used is from Sassy Lil Sketches and over at Double Delights they are looking for a little Sparkle.

Cupcake Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTIE AND SANDI

Wow, it was Pattie's birthday on Tuesday and it will be Sandi's tomorrow, the party never stops over at Pattie's Creations. So in honor of the two birthday girls, Pattie, gave use all a gift, 2 freebies that you can find here. Of course the challenge this week was to make a birthday card, as you see, I kept it nice and simple. The sketch I'm using is from Splitcoaststampers SC306. This card is also being entered into the following challenges:
Stamp N' Doodle - Recipe
The Beary Scrap - Anything Goes

Boa Lady!

Here is a card I did for several challenges, the image is from, A Day for Daisies
Here is a close up, just in case you can't see any sparkle.

The Sweet Shop - Sketch
Stamp Something - November Digi Day
Digi's with Attitude - Recipe
Sassy Studios - Anything Goes

Sweets!!

Over at Meljens Design the challenge is to have food somewhere on your project. I used her Candy cane image, after all, it's eatable, sweet and can be very sticky. The sketch is from Bugaboo's Catch the Bug challenge, where they celebrated World Kindness Day. At One Stitch at A Time they want you to use your favorite color, so just in case you can't tell what my favorite color is, it's RED, okay that's only one, you'll have to guess the other 2 some other time!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

Eastern Sky!

I decided to make a raised frame card for this image, I thought it would go perfect. The image is from Stretch and Bubble's progressive challenge, if you played along last week then you would have received this image in your inbox. I'm entering this card into a number of challenges this week, here's the list:

Saturday Challenge - Sparkle and Shine

Ellephantastic - Christmas

Paper Sundaes - Recipe

Party at PCP!

Fresh Brewed Designs is having a Grand Opening Party.

WHY you ask, well, guess what's being added to the store.

RUBBAH, that's right,

there will be plenty of games, prizes, chatting and most importantly, fun, fun, fun.

Where: PCP, Fresh Brewed Group

When: Today, November 12, 2010

Time: 7 - 10 EST

See you over there!!

Thanks!

Shirleys 2 Girls is having a Blog Hop, and a challenge. With Thanksgiving coming up in the States, they decided to give thanks to all of their followers and visitors. Stop by here and see what it's all about. The challenge is to have "Thanks" on the card.

Untraditional!

Thursday October 28, 2010 was Non-traditional colors over at Phindy's PCP site. The challenge was hosted by Tammy and of course you had to make a Christmas card without the usual suspects, Red,Green and White. Now, I know there is red and green on my image, but I had colored it before knowing what the challenge was going to be.

Well, third times the charm, again, this is a card that well be entered into Phindy's Place challenge, use your favorite color. If you've seen all three of my cards you should have noticed that there is only one color that is consistent with all of them, and that's one of my 2 favorite colors, can you guess what it is?

KD34

I absolutly love this image, Bovine Beauty, from Karen Doodle, doesn't she have a lot of 'tude!

The challenge there is to have it all sewn up, faux or real. My machine sewing is limited so I had to hand stitch it.

This card is also being entered into:

Digi's With a Attitude - Sketch

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Cardathon!!

Last Sunday, October 24th, over at Phindy's PCP site, was the big kick off to the week long party. They started with a Cardathon, what's that you ask, well it's a online live cardmaking crop class/ tutorial. The host showes you step by step how to make a card with photos and all you have to do is follow along and keep refreshing your browser to see the next step. Of course you also chit chat about other things along the way and have fun, fun, fun. This is another card that will be entered into Phindy's Place challenge blog.

Party at Phindy's!!

It's a party celebration over at Phindy's place this week, they have reached 1000 members on there PCP site. So, we be partying all week long, if you're not a member of her group, go on over, join up and participate in all the fun. This image is a freebie for members only, you have to e-mail Phindy for it, we had to use it for Anne's sketch challenge over at PCP, what a fun sketch. Today's scheduled event is a special challenge hosted by Tammy, I can hardly wait. At Phindy's challenge blog, you must use your favorite color. She has extended the challenge for 2 week, so you have plenty of time to play at both places.

At Craft Your Passion the challenge is to Add Sparkles and Glitter to your project, as you can see, there's plenty of shine, glitter and sparkles on this card!

I'm also entering this card into One Stitch at a Time where the challenge is Anything Goes- All Celebrations!

Scarecrow Teddy!!

If you played along last week, you would have received this adorable image in your inbox. Scarecrow Teddy and his Hat, is part of a new digi set from Faith, over at Designed 2 Delight, called Scarecrow Teddy!

This set includes 19 files:

2 different scenes -2 files (.jpeg only) corn and pumpkins- 2 files (.jpeg and .png)corn and pumpkins with crow - 2 files (.jpeg and .png)hat - 1 file (.png)crow - 1 file (.png)teddy's hat and crow - 2 files (.jpeg and .png)teddy - 2 files (.jpeg and .png)three sentiments - 6 files (.jpeg and .png)watermarked image of set - 1 file (.jpeg)

What's really great, is that , if you played last week, this new set would have been available to you for half off, what a great deal! The sketch I used is from Little Paper Shop Challenge #91.

Through the Window!!

Here is what I did with last weeks Stretch N' Bubbles image Window Bat. I don't celebrate Halloween and therefore don't have any design paper for that occasion. So, I actually had to borrow design paper from my daughters stash.

I'm also entering this card into Priscilla's Midnight Madness sketch challenge.

Little Man!!

Cards for Men is having a Anything goes challenge this week, as long as it's male, of course. Here is a card I did for my nephew's 4th Birthday. The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and I used Copic Markers to color in the image. I'm also entering this card into Stamp Something where the challenge is to use a digi.