December Artful Delight Sketch...win a FREE kit!

Hello Friend!  I created this card using my Artful Delight December card kit.  Once again, there is only one card kit left...Leeanne has packed this one with great papers, embellies, ribbon, stamp set, and more!  The Bazzill card stock, BasicGrey Piccadilly papers, and Amy Tangerine 3D chipboard stickers were all included in the kit.  Even the Glossy Accents to my orange petals was included in this kit.   So much yummy goodness.  Thank you, Leeanne, for creating these wonderful kits that are so much fun to play with.  No wonder the sell so quickly!

Would you like a chance to win a FREE Artful Delight kit?  Use your supplies and follow this sketch:

Link your card or LO to the right-hand sidebar on the Artful Delight blog.  You could be a lucky random winner!


Other Supplies:
Cricut cartridge:  Sophie p.64 "Flower 6"
sewing machine


Happy Wednesday :)

Shopping Our Stash #30: Tag it Krafty!

  Life is SNOW GOOD!  No, we don't have any snow yet except for that snow storm we had the last weekend in October.  Snow in October?  Crazy.  My dd keeps asking when it is going to snow...I wish I knew the answer to that question :)

  This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a tag OR use kraft card stock OR include a tag on your project OR use a Dilly Bean image.

  I intended to use some scraps of Doodlebug papers, but I couldn't get it to come together; did you notice there is NO patterned paper on my tag?  I did use a scrap of wavy corrugated card stock left over from last week's SOS card.  And to think I *almost* threw that scrap away!  My Big Shot has been broken for weeks and my dh just fixed it for me.  Now it works so smoothly :)

  My image is called "Snow Lady" by Dilly Beans stamps.  I added some glossy accents for interest.

  Now it is your turn...shop your stash and create a tag or use kraft card stock or incorporate a tag on your project.  Link your project at Shopping Our Stash # 30.  See you there!

Supplies:
Cricut cartridges:  Tags, Bags, Boxes & More; Elegant Edges
Cuttlebug embossing folder:  Seeing Spots
card stock:  blue Bazzill card stock, red card stock (ACMoore), and kraft card stock.
sentiment:  Thickers "Hat Box" chipboard stickers
twine:  The Twinery "Maraschino"
image:  Dilli Beans stamps "snow lady"

I enjoy Artful Delight kits!

  On December 1st I posted the reveal for Leeanne's December scrapbook kit and the December card kit.  All of the kits are a great value.  Leeanne includes hand-made embellies in her kits, like these dimensional flowers and the butterfly.  Aren't they gorgeous?  They are both time-saving and lovely.  Everything you see here was in my kit…a sentiment stamp set, the ribbon, the BasicGrey Picadilly papers, and the blue Bazzill card stock.  I only needed some white card stock for the base card, my sewing machine, and some ink for the stamp.

  I am entering my card in the Flower Fusion challenge #46 at the Cricut Circle blog:  incorporate purchased flowers on a project and include two Cricut cuts.  I cut the curvy orange layer with Accent Essentials and my 1" squares with Plantin Schoolbook.

  Now hop on over to the Artful Delight blog for loads of inspiration for both cards and LOs!

Happy Wednesday!

Shopping Our Stash #29 - Light and/or White

  I used some really old stash for this cute card!  The wavy corrugated paper has been in my stash for 10+ years, and I used a scrap of red polka dot (*I think*) is BoBunny small dot from 2005.  To recreate this card I could also use October Afternoon  Modern Homemaker, Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup, Jillibean Soup Homemade,  Echo Park For the Record, Echo Park Happy Days, Echo Park Play Ground, or Echo Park Dots & Stripes Christmas…my lovely friend Court used Imaginisce Santa's Little Helper (see Court's cute card here.)

  My bird is cut from My Mind's Eye Abbey Road (2009).  I hoard that paper, but I am sure I could find something in either their Lime Twist or Lost and Found 2 collections.

  What's in your stash?  Shop your stash and create something light (think candles, fireplaces, Christmas lights) or mostly white and link your creation at Shopping Our Stash.  I'll see you there :)

Other supplies:
Cricut cartridge:  3 Birds on Parade p.44, cut @ 3"
sentiment:  My Pink Stamper Winter Treats & Sayings
stickles:  red and green (on lights)
yellow card stock: scrap from XPEDX

Happy Tuesday!

Shop Pumpkin Spice December blog hop: Featuring Echo Park papers!

  Happy December!  The is the first stop for this month's ShopPumpkinSpice blog hop.  We are featuring all of their Christmas/winter collections today!  I chose Winter Park :)

  As soon as Echo Park's Winter Park became available at ShopPumpkinSpice, it was in my cart!  The new Echo Park Style Essentials are available as well…yeah, I bought that too :)

  I finally had a chance to sit down and play with my Winter Park a few days ago.  This snow card evolved rather quickly.  All of the papers used are from the Pumpkin Spice complete set (includes the coordinating solids like the red I used above).  The string of mittens and the ticket sentiment are both stickers from the collection.  I also used my i-Rock tool and gems to add a little interest to some of the mittens and my red paper.  The Martha Stewart border punch and the clothes pins were in my stash (Santa had them in my stocking last year).

  Before you hop away, Ann is our featured designer this month.  Here is a sneak peek of her kit, featuring Echo Park's Times & Seasons,  available for purchase here at ShopPumpkinSpice:

Here is the complete line up:

June http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Carissa http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/

Lenae http://sugargemscrafts.blogspot.com/

Court http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Ann http://raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com

Pumpkin Spice Store Blog- http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/

Happy Hopping :)

Masculine Birthday card

  It's December already?!  Where did November go?

  I started my craft room purge at the end of October.   I needed to purge the craft room, the craft room closet, and the 21 boxes piled outside of my craft room.  I finished the craft room portion the morning we left for Florida to visit my grandmother (early November).  I planned to start on the closet when I returned, but then my dad did not do well on his 6-month nuclear stress test.  He went in for a catheterization, and they determined he needed a triple bypass.  I packed my bags and went to my parent's house (the Thursday before Thanksgiving), the night before his surgery.  I stayed with him until the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.  The surgery went very well!  He ended up needing a quadruple bypass.  His recovery is slower than expected because he did not tolerate the pain meds well, so we post-poned Thanksgiving.  During the few days I was home prior to the surgery, I worked feverishly on my blog posts that I knew would need to go up while I was gone.  I had 6 auto-posts!

  With all of this going on I know I missed a lot of posts by you, my blog friends.  I am slowly trying to get around to visit each of you.  AND I still really want to get my craft room back in order.  I hope to start on that again next week.   My dad won't be able to do any heavy lifting this holiday season, so dh & I are going to my parent's house this weekend to help put up the Christmas tree and decorate the house.

  Today is my dh's birthday!  I went in my card calendar to get out his card this morning…I never made one.  I thought I had…Artful Delight to the rescue!  I pulled out my July scrapbook kit that was full of yummy My Mind's Eye Lime Twist papers, die cuts, stickers, and this hand-made embellishment (felt star with button.)  Those kits are jam packed with crafty goodness :)

Supplies:
Cricut cartridge:  Accent Essentials (circle cut @ 4 1/2")
paper:  My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue "Remember" Argyle paper, Fly a Kite "Spring" Stars paper, Fly a Kite "Spring" Zag paper, Fly a Kite "Soar" Fly paper, and Fly a Kite "wish" title die cut.

Happy Friday!

Artful Delight December kits are here!

Leeanne, of Artful Delight, has done it again. 

Look what she has in her December

SCRAPBOOK KIT:

Basic Grey Picadilly collection (12x12 sheets - 1 each)
Farm Life
Home Sweet Home
Blue Plate Special
Cloth Feed Sacks
Lemongrove Avenue
Bread Box
Eat at Joe's
Fresh Baked Bread
Flap Jack Breakfast

Authentique Gathering collection (12x12 sheets - 1 each)
Together
Harmony
Bloom

Lily Bee Design Head Over Heals collection (12x12 - 1 each)
Slushie
Dreamy

Coordinating Cardstock - Bazzill (12x12 - 1 each)
Turquoise Mist
Green Tea
Red Rock
Jacaranda

Embellishments - sizes and color may vary per kit
1 package American Crafts Thickers - Jewelry Box in White
3 - Basic Grey Picadilly collection Wood Buttons
1 package - Amy Tangerine - Hi Friend Remarks stickers
1 sheet - Authentique Gathering collection Icons
3 - Basic Grey Picadilly collection -Metal Flowers
5 - Amy Tangerine - Field House Paper Leaves
1 package - Basic Grey Picadilly collection - Die Cut shapes
approx 10 yards - Orange Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Light Blue Ric Rac - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Orange Seam Binding - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 Artful Delight handmade Orange Felt Loop Flower
1 Artful Delight handmade Light Blue Felt Loop Flower
2 Artful Delight handmade butterfly embellishments
1 large handmade rosettes (Debbie)
1 handmade circle scallop
2 handmade brown and white flowers (Debbie)
1 handmade orange and white flower (Debbie)
*the picture shows 2 large handmade rosettes but it will only include 1*

and CARD KIT:

Basic Grey Picadilly collection (6x6 sheets - 2 each)
Farm Life
Home Sweet Home
Blue Plate Special
Cloth Feed Sacks
Lemongrove Avenue
Bread Box
Eat at Joe's
Fresh Baked Bread
Flap Jack Breakfast

Authentique Gathering collection (6x6 sheets - 2 each)
Together
Bloom

Lily Bee Design Head Over Heals collection (6x6 - 2 each)
Slushie
Dreamy

Coordinating Cardstock - Bazzill (8 1/2x11 - 4 each)
Turquoise Mist
Green Tea
Jacaranda

Embellishments - sizes and color may vary per kit
1 stamp set - Paper Smooches - Word Up
1 package Basic Grey Picadilly collection Wood Buttons
1 package - Amy Tangerine - Hi Friend Remarks stickers
1 sheet - Authentique Gathering collection Icons
3 - Basic Grey Picadilly collection -Metal Flowers
3 - Amy Tangerine - Field House Paper Leaves
approx 10 yards - Orange Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Light Blue Ric Rac - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Orange Seam Binding - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 Artful Delight handmade Orange Felt Loop Flower
1 Artful Delight handmade Light Blue Felt Loop Flower
2 Artful Delight handmade butterfly embellishments
2 small handmade rosettes (Debbie)
1 handmade circle scallop
2 small handmade orange and white flower (Debbie)
1 - 0.5 fl oz bottle of Glossy Accents

 These kits are a crazy good deal!  Leeanne packs each kit with lots of card stock, decorative papers, embellishments, and beautiful hand-made embellishments.  I have made at least 6 cards from each of my previous monthly kits and I have plenty of scraps to double that number.

  I think the hand-made embellishments are my favorite items each month…they are *almost* too pretty to use; I really want to hoard them!  They make creating beautiful cards and projects even easier.  I received my card kit last week.  These papers and embellies are even prettier in person.  I have the kit spread out on my work table.  I am giddy with excitement to start playing!

  Send Santa here to buy a single kit or monthly subscription.  For a chance to win a free kit, create a card or LO using this Artful Delight monthly sketch:

Link your creation on the right side bar at Artful Delight.  I hope to see you there!