ETA: Oops! I missed the deadline to hook up with the blog hop due to illness. A list of the design team's projects is at the end of this post.How can it be December already?! Does the holiday season sneak up on you every year like it does for me? First it's Halloween--did I buy candy? Then it's ... Read More about Creation Station: Holiday Happenings
Christmas Card Making Challenge: Day Thirty
And so we've come to the end of November and the end of Martin Stone's #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge. It's been a fun--and I'm not kidding--challenging month. I've really enjoyed working hard to meet the challenges and the deadlines. I'm pleased to say that I'm 29/30--I only missed one day. I'm ... Read More about Christmas Card Making Challenge: Day Thirty
Christmas Card Making Challenge: Day Twenty-Nine
What's better than a group of flying bell-wearing reindeer to depict today's theme of "Sleigh Bells Ring"? This idea just sprung to my mind and I went with it!I stamped the deer image from the "Peaceful Deer" stamp set four times in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Basic White Card Stock. I colored ... Read More about Christmas Card Making Challenge: Day Twenty-Nine
Christmas Card Making Challenge: Day Twenty-Eight
I've been enjoying the sketches that Martin Stone has given us--and today is no different! Instead of struggling to come up with precisely placed stamped images, I've been "cheating" by using Designer Series Paper. That's really worked out well for me.For today's card I used the gorgeous flocked ... Read More about Christmas Card Making Challenge: Day Twenty-Eight
Christmas Card Challenge: Day Twenty-Seven
Yikes! It's another out-of-my-comfort-zone color challenge. Well, I might have put these colors together for a fall card, but not for a Christmas card. Then I I hit upon an idea: the "Perched in a Tree" stamp set and matching Aspen Tree Dies might make for a nice Wintry scene and the stamp set ... Read More about Christmas Card Challenge: Day Twenty-Seven
Christmas Card Challenge: Day Twenty-Six
There's hardly anything more magical than watching embossing powder set and start to shine. New stampers are amazed when it happens--and more seasoned stampers still get a little thrill when that powder melts and turns into a perfect shine! For today's challenge--"Christmas Lights"--I decided to add ... Read More about Christmas Card Challenge: Day Twenty-Six
