Papertrey Ink December 2013 Blog Hop - Tied Up With String

Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day and Happy New Year...wishing everyone a blessed holiday season. My family had a very nice and quiet holiday and very low key, just way we like it. I have not been doing much crafting because of being sick so not much mojo right now. My daughter gave me Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same" DVD so I should be plenty inspired from hearing their amazing music! My post today will be very quick and it is getting in just under the wire today for Papertrey Ink's December Blog Hop.  I picked up some fun metal tins from The Container Store and filled them with Christmas candy and a bakers twine bow and fun tag, complete with jingle bells.  Thank you so much for taking time to stop by to peek at my project.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy and White and Joann's - Silver

Dies: PTI - Tag Sale #9 and Iil Inkers - Stitched Circles

Stamps: PTI - Candy Cane Christmas

Ink: SU - Real Red and VersaFine - Black

Ribbon: Britex

Baker's Twine: PTI

Jingles Bells: Stash

Happy Memorial Day

I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day today. Our day was very quiet and Dwight did some BBQ'ing for dinner, so yummy!  I took some time to day to get a few more cards made, 2 of which I am posting here.  The first card is for this week's Muse Challenge #19.  Michelle's inspiration card is just beautiful so I decided to make one just like it.  I did not have any sweet bird stamps so I added a bit of bling in the centers of some of my flowers. 

Michelle's Inspiration Card

My second card is for this week's Merry Monday #64...I love getting a bit ahead in making my Christmas cards and this weekly challenge is wonderful for that.  I love using jingle bells on my cards too, it drives my daughter nuts because she worries how they will get mailed...too fuuny! Thank you so much for stopping by to peek at my cards....have a fabulous week!

Ingredients - All Papertrey Ink unless listed

Muse

Solid Card Stock: White, New Leaf and Berry Sorbet

Stamps: Sentiments Signs and SSS - Flower Friends

Bling: my stash

Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays - Snowflake Greetings

Ink: New Leaf, Winter Wisteria, Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise and SU - Real Red

Merry Monday's

Solid Card Stock: White and Black and WP9 - Red

Dies: In The Meadow and Lil Inkers - Polaroid Frame

Baker's Twine: Pure Poppy

Patterned Paper and Jingle Bells: My Stash

Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenge - February 2012

Well it is that time again...time for the Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenge and I have to say this card pretty much just made it's self, love when that happens.  For this month there are two different color schemes, one traditional and the other a bit more modern.  I just couldn't do the modern one, just not me.  To me Christmas is the traditional colors of red and green...They both are nice but red and green are my choice.

Here is my take on the WMCCC, thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy and White

Printed Paper: PTI - Candy Cane Prints

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Santa's Coming to Town

Jingle Bells: Michael's

Seam Binding: Renee Lynch

Ink: SU - Real Red

Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy

The 12 Kits of Chrismas - January Challenge

Yes, it's another Christmas card and each month there will be more. I am doing this monthly Christmas challenge called The 12 Kits of Christmas with 11 other incredibly talented ladies and I am really excited to see what they have all come up with this month.  We are each assigned a month to put together card kits to send to all 11 other ladies and January was Renee's month and oh my goodness did she spoil us!  There were enough ingredients in this kit to make so many cards....I made only 3 but I am so happy with what I ended up with.
There is also some wonderful Blog Candy to one lucky person who comments on all of the blogs. Maybe this will temp you into leaving those wonderful remarks....a die from Memory Box and a few other fabulous goodies too.
Thanks for taking a peek!

January Kit

Here is the list of blogs to visit and leave comments...

Joyce - Cards-by-the-Sea

Renee - It's a Patchwork Life

Cathy - Empty Nest Crafter

Kara - KandRDesigns

Jeanne - A Kept Life

Amy - Stamp-n-Paradise

Jessica - The Paper Parade

Marybeth - Marybeth's Time for Paper

Sharron - On Papillion Wings

Suzanne - thecardyard

Christina - Sea Glass & Sentiments

Ingredients

Dies: Memory Box - Star of Wonder, Poppystamps - Grand Madison Window and Cheery Lynn - O Tannenbaum Tree

Cardstock: PTI - Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select, Rustic White and Enchanted Evening

Velvet Ribbon: Simplicity

Glitter: Martha Stewart

Sweet Treats

Wow...it has been forever since I have added a post to my blog.  Between having a family that was sick and playing Santa's elf in getting gifts finished up and wrapped, just to time to do something for me.  My sister asked me to make her some little sweet treats for some of her co-workers, and this is what I made.  They were lots of fun and quick and easy to put together.  Each one is filled with a piece of Ghirardelli's Peppermint Bark and finished off with a cute little jingle bell.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients
Dies: PTI Doily, Limitless Layers and Lunch Box Note
Card Stock: Bazzill
Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy
Jingle Bells: Michael's
Stamps: PTI Everyday Treats
Ink: SU- Real Red

Christmas Thank-you card

I had no intentions of making any cards until the weekend, but my sister emailed me this morning with a special request.  She needed a Christmas Thank-you card to give to the caterer for her work at their Tree-Trimming party and since Ashleigh is planning to attend, she will make my special delivery. The theme they have this year is snowmen and blue, this is what I came up with, hope she likes it as much as I do.  It is fun to try and put together a card at the spur of the moment, I think sometimes the less I think about what I want to make I am much more productive.  I'm always happy to help out my sister (considering when she went digital for paper crafts, I got all of her supplies).  Thanks for taking a peek!

Ingredients - All PTI unless noted
Solid card stock: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist and White
Printed Paper: Candy Cane Prints
Dies: Doily, Limitless Layers and Damask Snowflake (from Joyce)
Bakers Twine: Pure Poppy
Jingle Bells: Unknown Source
Stamps: Tag-it's #8

PTI November Blog Hop Challenge

I think this is only my second time participating in a PTI Blog Hop, by the time it's here I'm too busy to find time to make a card.  This time I planned ahead so I am ready to go! I love the inspiration photo, it is just so beautiful and I had no problem coming up with a card.  It was fun to make and I finally got to ink up my Stylish Sentiments Christmas stamp set.  I had to have this set...it has my favorite line from the movie Elf.
When my card was finished my daughter said, "good luck mailing that!", well that thought never crossed my mind when I put the jingle bells on it.  They are just too cute to take off, so they stayed on.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Inspiration Photo

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy and Fresh Snow

Patterned Paper: PTI - Candy Cane Prints

Dies: PTI - Half & Half

Ink: SU- Real Red

Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy

Stamps: PTI - Stylish Sentiments Christmas

Ribbon: PTI - Pure Poppy