Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 A Wonderful Gift Set

Here is a set of cards, in the same color and pattern family, to go together as a gift.

Aren't these fun?
I am so glad you stopped to visit today.  Your comments are very important, so please leave me some love, regarding this gift, okay?

Tues., Dec. 29, 2015 Big Hippo Thank You

I made this one as a thank you for the dinner invitation that was extended to us on Sunday.  Our wonderful neighbors invited us to dinner.  It has been too long since we have seen them, and we are so glad they extended the invite last weekend. I hope they like this card as well as the others I gave them. I am thinking I need to add a little patch of grass or dirt to give the hippo something to stand on! Yes, I will do that now!

Mon. 12.28.2015 Happy Bird Day!

This is one I quickly whipped up with the Beth Silaika 's Hippo Bird Day stamp set from Gina K. Designs.  Such fun stamps! Fussy cut, and popped up on  card stock that was run through a Cuttle Bug Dotted Swiss folder and layered on some pink card stock.  CAS but eye catching!

Thanks you visiting!

Sun., 12.27.2015 My First Twine Time Creation

Lots of fussy cutting, on Christmas Eve it was so relaxing, and a way to slow down!
Hope you had a great Holiday!

Saturday, 12-26-2015 Happy with a Hippo

I made this one Christmas Eve morning, using my new Gina K Design stamps and a new Cuttlebug folder which I tested out in my Vagabond,

Fun card, I think.

Hope you had a fabulous Christmas, as I want that for all of you.

12-25-2015 Christmas Colors again, for a Spring Picnic

Merry Christmas to one and all.

A touch of Christmas with the hope of an early Spring, please, please!

Have a wonderful Christmas!

Thurs. Dec. 24, 2015 Christmas Colors, but Spring on my mind

 Simple, but CAS and oh so Spring like.

Have a great Christmas!

Wed., 12-23.2015 Polka Dot Challenge

This one is for the polka dot challenge at StampTV.  STV15MON51.  My take contains some swiss dotted DP, in addition to the larger dots that were cut out on the Vagabond, using Spellbinder dies and a circle of dotted patterned paper I had on hand,  This is a fun Happy Birthday creation that I made on Monday, right when the challenge was posted.

Are you ready for Christmas, you only have a few days left!  Hope yours is a Merry one.

Here is another polka dot creation for the challenge.

Tues., Dec. 22, 2015 Let It Snow

I stamped with the Let it Snow stamp set by Theresa Momber, with white ink on black card stock.
We haven't any snow on the ground yet.  What we did have a while back was very little that melted quickly.  Weather reports are saying we may possibly reach 70 degrees, in the next few days. That is so very strange for the weather here in Wisconsin, for the week before Christmas!

Mon. 12.21.2015 Anniversary For February

I whipped this card yesterday to have on hand for a specific occasion, should someone need it. To have it ready just in case....
I used stamps from Gina K. Designs along with a scalloped heart I die cut, and was able to use the negative to sponge and create a background, for the mugs.

Thank you for visiting today!

Sun. Dec. 20, 2015 A Couple of Cards to Share

Can you tell, I am getting back in my creative zone once again?

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 A few more creations to share

I sure had a lot of fun making these three to share with you today! They all use stamps from Gina K. Designs!

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015 It is her birthday!

Today my little sister turns 60! Hard to think that this is possible, since I am the older sister!
Happy Birthday to you!

I have a few cards to share with you today.

Mod Squad Challenge 12.16. 2015 Anything but Christmas

Allison's Ribbons at the bottom edge of a Tim Holtz piece of glassine that I ran through an embossing folder.  The sentiment and the rectangle is Gina K. That was heat embossed for texture.

Christmas Tags 12.16. 2015

These were made for the STV15MON50 Challenge.  Gina inspired me to make a few.  FUN! to do too.

Tues. Dec. 15, 2015 Merry Little...

A quick Christmas card with those cute little penguins! Stamps are from the Merry Little Christmas stamp set by Gina K. Designs! Spellbinder trees pulled it all together for a quick card.

Thank you for taking a look and I love comments, when you leave them!

Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 Such a Blessing

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 A Special Day

Today is my daughter's 42nd birthday.  Wow, where have all those years gone?

 Happy Birthday Jessica!




I have two cards to share with you today, using the Black Magic Technique, that Gina shared with us the other day. Such a different look and I am happy with the results.

Peach Colored Birthday Wishes

I just love how this one turned out, so Spring like!

Dec. 10, 2015 STV15MON49 Challenge

This is the All that Glitters Challenge -  it was tough to get a photo of all that shine, but the snowflake is glittered and the sentiment is heated gold embossing powder, with an added gold colored gem in the snowflake center!

Tues. 12-8-2015 Three to show today

All three were made using stamp sets from Gina K. Designs.

Mojo Monday 427 Challenge 12 .7. 2015

I made this one this morning to play in the MOJO Monday 427 Challenge.

 
I used stamps from Gina K Design's Season's Greeting set.  I like this little group of snowmen that would be a perfect Christmas wish from a family of four!

Mon. 12-7-2015 Arranged with Love

I used the Arranged with Love stamp set to create this sweet card. Gina K's Melanie Muenchinger designed a beautiful floral arrangement for this stamp set, right?

Here is another one using this stamp, with a different sentiment and differently colored flowers.  I also colored the background for this card.  Thank you for leaving comments.  I sure appreciate them.

Sun. 12.6.2015 Hey Wisconsin

I used Gina K. Design's Make A Statement stamp set.  This was a lot of fun to make!

Playing today 12.5. 2015

I created these two using Gina K Design stamps, some heat embossed snowflakes and sponging on the reindeer card. A snowman colored with Copics and raised up on a base that was embossed with a CB folder and my Vagabond machine.  Fun and just playing around today.

and from The Warm Wishes stamp set..../.
                                                                                 

STV15MON48 Girl Power ---Pink and Bling

Pink and bling challenge for GKD using an image and Copics from the By Your Side Set.  I added rhinestone for the bling, and colored the flowers pink!

Mod Squad Challenge-----Got them all included

 Embossing
Faux Stitching
Pattern Paper
Ribbon
Rubber Stamp
Flower
Favorite Color
Glitter (nose)
Die cuts for the corners

I included all 9 from Barb's Challenge!!!! at the Mod Squad.

12.3.2015 Birthday Wishes

 I used the stamp set from Gina K's Birthday Wishes set. I added a strip from Alison's Ribbon  die cut as a strip across the card's width.


Thanks you stopping by today!

Wed., 12- 2- 2015 A CASE Card

Jennifer McGuire inspired me to make this card.  I used a punch to make the little envelopes and also for the hearts which were punched then colored. The sentiment and the patterned paper are from Gina K. Designs.

 Thinking this could be a Valentine or maybe an anniversary card! 

Tues. 12-1-2015 Christmas Gold with Snowflakes

Lots of gold snowflakes, some heat embossed with gold and silver and one that was die cut with
gold cs, resting on GKD designer paper.  I used a Spellbinder circle with scallops as a background for the snowflakes and the sentiment, with a die cut ribbon that runs the width of the card.

Thank you for visiting!

Mon. Nov. 30, 2015 Non Traditional Owls

I wanted to make a card that didn't use the usual Christmas colors of red and green, so this one colored with aqua and turquoise won out and I really like it too. I used some Alison Ribbon dies and a strip of CS that was embossed with a CB folder.

Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 Snowman,snowflakes and a tree

The snowflakes were heat embossed, the background was sponged and the snowman and the tree were fussy cut, and decorated!

I embossed the background with a dotted swiss cb folder to similate snow. I am very happy with how this turned out.  Thanks for visiting my blog

Sat. Nov. 28, 2015 STV15MON45 Masking Challenge

Here is my entry for a challenge that was to use the masking technique.  It has been years since I have done this, so I wanted to try it.
I used a few older stamp sets from Gina K. Designs, along with Copic inks, for this card!

Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 MFP - A Celebrations Blog Hop

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP

The

CELEBRATIONS
 BLOG HOP

I have a round shaped card to share today.  I used the scalloped circle Spellbinder die, with a fussy cut goldfish from MFP's On The Fly stamp set, which I colored with Copics, then fussy cut, before I popped him up with dimensionals.

FOLLOW US EACH DAY, Nov. 24-27 FOR SOME CELEBRATING. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the Nov. 27th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Child related STAMP SETS Just comment on the following blogs ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on Dec. 12, 2015 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday Dec. 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
Dec. 25- POP UP BOX CARD Card by Lois
Dec. 27- A FUN FOLD by Sandy

Let's get started !!

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois  
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Celebrating. We hope to inspire you to start your own Celebrations.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by Dec. 11 and check back on Dec. 12, 2015 to see if you are a winner.