Old School Christmas

We have a card sketch from Holly today at MDS Monday.  I love diagonal strips on cards, but rarely do them - they are easy peasy on MDS!

I've done back in time with one of my favorite Christmas paper series!  I've come to realize that I don't have a lot of MDS Christmas paper - not quite sure why.  But this was a favourite, so now I'm happy that it will never run out!  

I chose to keep Santa completely neutral - I do like this old fashion image.  He reminds me of the Santa from my childhood books.

You don't have to use the sketch for a Christmas card - as you can see from some of the Design Team members - be sure to check out the MDS Monday blog to see what everyone has come up with.  And remember to link your creation to the blog so we can see what you've come up with!

Have fun creating!   Thanks for stopping by!

Joan

A Splatter of Thanks

It's a colour day at Sunday Stamps and today's colours could be Sesaonal ....or not.  I've chosen to use them for a Thank You card, which I've created on MDS since I'm away from my craft room for this challenge.   I love our splatter option on MDS - no mess and a range of sizes and shapes!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has come up with this week.  Remember, this challenge is open for two weeks...so you'll have until November 29 to post your creation to the Sunday Stamps Challenge Blog.  Have fun!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Joan

Bon Voyage

Good Monday everyone - Heidi has given us an awesome sketch at MDS Monday - and since Heidi likes the polaroid look, she has included it in the sketch.  A bonus part of the challenge is to create a hybrid project with the sketch - adding something, popping something up after having the card printed.

I haven't added anything on the my card above, but when I print them off I can add real brads or pop up the greeting.   I hope you try the sketch out - once you've finished be sure to post your project at MDS Monday so we can see it.

I won't be having very many posts this week - as I'm on a brief vacation in New York.  I'll share more stuff once I get home.

Thanks for stopping by =

Joan

Current Hostess Code...

The current hostess code is 2S6FVRSX - valid until November 9.  Anyone using the hostess code will be entered in a draw to win the hostess rewards and will received something extra in the mail from me. 

Upcoming events.....that are currently scheduled - I will be adding more impromptu events.

November 4 - Inkspired Divas  NEW DAY! 6:00-9:00
November 6 - Technique Class - 6:30-8:30- you can register to attend by clicking HERE
November 8 - Stamp Club Orders due
November 23 - 15 Christmas Card Stack
To register for the afternoon Christmas Stack sitting click HERE 
To register for the evening Christmas Stack sitting click HERE
November 25 - Tag-a-Palooza 6:00 - 9:00, $15.00 - Click HERE to register
November 30 - Gift-a-palooza 

Rainbow Drips

Just a quick post this morning before I fly off to school.....it's a busy week with building report cards and parent-teacher interviews, plus getting packed for next week's trip.  But, I wanted to share with you a couple of the cards I did on Saturday at Tamye's place at the Diva's Breakfast.

These two are part of an 8 card set using only the Gorgeous Grundge set and the Yippee Skippee word set - part of a product included class which I'm hoping to offer before Christmas.  I love the drips made by the grudge stamp, and especially the little drops with the candy dots!

Stay tuned for details about the class - gotta run to school...
Have a fantastic day!

Helping with the Salad

Welcome to another scrap sketch at MDS Monday.  This weeks' sketch is brought to you by Kathya.  It's clean and simple - and versatile.  

I love being able to use a series of shots for this sketch - I sat Elliot down one Sunday evening and had him help tear up the lettuce for a salad.  He got right down to business - and kept his hands flying as you can see by motion in the pictures.

I used a photobox for the DSP instead of a punch so that I could recolour the paper to co-ordinate with the photos.

I also recoloured the chevron embellishments.

Finally  - I got "fancy" and used two different colours on my title...changing where the words trailed onto the background.

Here is Kathya's sketch - I hope you have fun with it and then share it with us at the MDS Monday challenge blog so we can take a peak.

Hope your week is off to a good start.  Thanks for stopping by.

Joan

Lovely Eastern Elegance

Happy Sunday Stamps......Kathya has a wonderful sketch for us today - I love the horizontal banners she's got us using!

I decided to move away from seasonal colours for this sketch - I've been so busy getting ready for Holiday classes that I felt I needed to change the pace up a bit.

I'm not really a yellow person, and I'm not really a grey person - but I do love the Eastern Elegance DSP!  I was pleasantly surprised with the gorgeous effects of embossing the image from Lovely Romance - It's just so elegant - although I guess the shiny silver embossing doesn't really come through in the photo.

Here is Kathya's sketch - be sure to check out the Sunday Stamps Blog too - the design team has come up with some wonderfully inspirational pieces - I'm so lucky to be working with such a talented group of women!  Once you've created your project, be sure to share it with us so we can take a peak.

Hope your day is going well - thanks for visiting.

Joan

Wahoo!

Well, it's the end of a very busy, learning day.  We had a Professional Development day at school, it was mostly done in French, and I made it through the whole day - Wahooooo!  It was a very good day, full of technology information.

So - I decided to come home, do one stampin' type challenge, and then I'm going to art for the rest of the night.  So I went to one of my most favorite challenges - the Friday Mashup.  The Wahoo! is the stamp that was included in a Paper Pumpkin!  Totally Fun!

This week - this sketch and using chevron.

Hope you are having a fantastic Friday - and a great start to your weekend.  

Thanks for dropping by.

Joan

Merry....Birthday

Here are the two cards I will be doing at my November 6th Technique class.  If you are in my area and would like to register to attend this class you can click on the link 

HERE

For the Birthday card, we will be embossing and colouring vellum.  For the card below we will be stamping the image on vellum and then hand embossing the image with a stylus.

I used the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments for creating this design - Thank you ladies.  Here is their original sketch...

I hope your Wednesday has been wonderful!

Thanks for stopping by,

Joan

Bags are Ready

I've got two bag designs this year for my Gift-a-Palooza - I just couldn't help myself!

I will be sending out an e-mail to all my subscribers this week about the Tag-a-Palooza, Gift-a-Palooza and the November Christmas Stack.

I may seem on the ball - but I'm in New York for a week, so I have to be prepared!

Here's the second option....  I absolutely love how the new foil paper embosses!

Hope your week is off to a good start.

Thanks for stopping by.

Joan

Wooo Hoooo - coming soon...... Stay Posted!

Woot, Woot, Woot!

It's Monday - MDS Monday - and Tara has a fabulous, fun sketch for us this week. 

I thought I 'd get out of my Seasonal mode for a bit and create a fun celebratory card.  And woot, woot, woot can work for just about anything.

The design team has some great inspirational ideas with the sketch - both cards and scrap pages for all occasions.  Hope you have fun with this and don't forget to link your creation back to MDS Monday so we can take a peak at it!

Also - DON'T FORGET - today is the last day of the sale for the 25 stamp sets at 25% off.

Thanks for stopping by!

Joan

Halloween School Banner

Here is the banner I created for the foyer of the school for Halloween.  I'll be putting it up today and will then take a picture of the entryway.

I created the pennants on MDS - so so easy!

AND...

We've gotten a one day extension on the 

promotion!

I've welcomed a number of new people to my team during this promotion and would love to have more!  If you are interested in saving money or making money this is a fabulous deal!

AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT!!!!.......

I'll be back this afternoon with more details on this....I've got to get to school!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Joan

Following an Ant...

Welcome, everyone!  It's my turn this week to host another sketch at MDS Monday.  It's a fairly simple sketch with a number of photo boxes.  (I tend to take scads of photos at one time).  I have an added challenge for this week of adding a vertical title.  I have mine so that it is read vertically, however the other option is having the letters on top of one another.....whatever suits your project best.

Check out the projects from the rest of the design team.....and have fun!  I'm looking forward to checking out your creations.

Thanks for dropping by!

Joan

Humungous Thanks

Welcome to a colour challenge day at Sunday Stamps.  Today's colour combo is Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Teal...I used Bermuda Bay.

I had a lot of fun using this humungous Thank You from the "Another Thank You" set.  I used the Chevron Punch and then filled in two of the sections with colour.  You can't tell in the photo, but the Bermuda Bay pieces are raised up with dimensionals. 

Be sure to check out the challenge blog to see the inspiring creations from the Design Team.  And remember to link your project back to us so we can visit and take a peak.

Have fun!

Thanks for stopping by,

Joan.

Wahoo! Pumpkin

I put my Paper Pumpkin cards....from last month.....together today.  I started out making the prototype and then moved on to create other designs using up some bits and pieces I have left over from previous Paper Pumpkins.  Fun, fun, fun!

Using a marker to "divide" the greeting stamp.

Using the "Banner Poles" from a couple of months ago as a perch for the little owl.  I'm using this card today for both the Dynamic Duos Challenge - using Basic Black and Tangerine Tango; and for the My Paper Pumpkin Challenge to use owls and/or textures.

I used the new ornament punch to create the speech bubble for the little owl by carving it up a bit.

I've got a number of things accomplished today so far - still have a few things to get crossed off my "To Do" list.

Hope you are having a satisfying day.  Thanks for visiting for a bit!

Joan

Ombre Thank You

Hey, Hey, Hey - Happy Friday everyone.  I got the Friday Mashup completed this afternoon and.....my paper pumpkin for this month put together - so I'm on a roll!

This week the Friday Mashup was...

1. Create a project with a  "Tree or Leaves."
2. Create a project using the "Color Orange."
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Project with Leaves/ Tree & the Color Orange."

I decided to create an ombre background to incorporate the Orange.....and well as having orange leaves with a Pumpkin Pie button to gather everything together.  Clean and simple....not something I accomplish very often.

 

I also put together the Paper Pumpkin Memo Medley.  It's something I'm going to keep in my stamping room to help me keep track of things!

Hope your weekend has happy crafting elements in it.  I'm hoping to do some prep work for my November events.  Stay tuned!

Thanks for dropping by,

Joan

Silver Christmas

Working on some designs for my next Christmas stack.....I had to jump at the chance of participating in the Merry Monday challenge this week because it used snowflakes and Blue/Silver/White...which is perfect for the Winter Frost DSP; which I love!

I've discovered that the Silver Foil Sheets emboss beautifully!  

I'm not sure if I'll use this design for my November stack - but it's one I'll use personally for sure.

I've used the Freshly Made Sketches - sketch - for this design.  I did not include the little flags, so I just may create a different card with this sketch this week!

Before the day is out, be sure to take advantage of the 25% discount on selected punches.

Go to my on-line store and remember to use this week's Hostess Code!

Hope your day has been productive - creatively or otherwise.

Thanks for taking the time to visit.

Joan

Halloween Mashup

I got a chance to do a Friday Mashup card on the weekend....and then I used the basis of it to create 19 other cards that I'll be giving away.

The mashup was...

1. Create a project using "the Sketch."
2. Create a "Spooky" project.
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Spooky project using the above sketch. " shown below!

Hope today is going well for you!

Thanks for stopping by.

Joan

Just Be You

Welcome to a card sketch for MDS Monday....brought to you by Beth.

I admit it - I have a problem.  I purchase MDS downloads and forget about them or forget about all the "parts" that are included in certain downloads.

I LOVE the paper in the "Be Yourself" download.  I used it numerous times.  I only just now discovered that there are co-ordinating stamps and embellishments - duh!!!!  So - I used them for this layout!!

So I've ended up with a bright little card to celebrate individuality!  WoooHooo!

Here is Beth's sketch - the design team has a cards and pages created for inspiration.  Be sure to check out the challenge blog and to link your project back to us so we can see it.

If you are celebrating your Thanksgiving today - I hope it's a good one.  I'm looking forward to eating leftovers!

Thanks for stopping by.

Joan

Happy Anniversary Card

Today I thought I'd share the anniversary card I created for my husband.  I sort of giggled when he opened it and started playing with it.  Flippy cards are a fun thing!

I used the Thinlits Circle Card die and elements from both the label and the circle die sets.  The letters are an old retired set!

Because I wanted to be able to have space to write, I lay the end of the card stock on top of the die like I explained a couple of weeks ago HERE.

I'm hoping to get a lot of crafting and stamping done today - and some arting also!

Hope you day has plans that keep you busy and happy.

Thanks for dropping by for a visit!

Joan