Christmas in August?

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Kristine Reynolds 

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Gill Wilson

Lea Kimmel (me!)

Crafty Debs

Here's my creation: 

Here's what I used to create my card:

Dreamweaver Stencils© LJ 819 Snowflakes Stencil

Dreamweaver Stencils© Pearlescent Embossing Paste

Woodware With Love At Christmas - Just Words Clear Magic Tiddlers

Woodware - Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® Santa Mouse

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Miscellaneous Red Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon®

Viva Colour® Pearl Pen™ - Ice White

Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™

Spectrum Noir Markers:

• FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4
• CR1, CR7, CR11
• DR3, DR6
• TN2, TN4, TN7
• GB2, GB8
• IG1

Here's what I did to create this card:

Paste emboss snowflakes on red cardstock, set aside to dry

Stamp mouse image twice, cut one out to use as a mask

Masking the other mouse, stamp sentiment so that mouse appears to be standing on top

Color image and trim as shown

Trim a mat in red cs to place behind sentiment

Create card base with a tent fold

Once paste is dry, trim piece to correct size

Trim a white mat for embossed piece and adhere the two

Attach ribbon to matted and embossed pieces

Adhere this to card base

Adhere stamped images to ribbon and card

This makes a relatively quick Christmas card with tons of cuteness!  I thoroughly enjoyed creating this one and hope it gives you just the right inspiration for your own!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again tomorrow with more posts for your viewing pleasure!  I do hope you'll leave me some love in the comments section (pssstt...that's how you win!).  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

*For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA.

Wicked Wednesday with Aurora Wings

Hi all!  It's Wicked Wednesday and today our sponsor at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog is Aurora Wings.  My ATC was created using A Dark Undercurrent digi.  I love this image, there's just something magnificent, yet deliciously evil, about her.  Here's my ATC:

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Aurora Wings® A Dark Undercurrent Digi

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Bazzill® Cardstock

Copic® Markers

Queen & Co.® Pearls

Viva Decor® Pearl Pen™ in Ice White

Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim to desired size

Trim Bazzill to ATC size

Adhere the two layers

Add pearls to corner

Using pearl pen, add little pearls to image

This ATC was really very simple and, since the image was very detailed, it didn't need a lot of other bits and pieces.  I really had fun coloring this one.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Lea

A Little Fun in the Sun

This week Stampendous® is celebrating summer with some of the cutest little critters around!  My card today is created with Gruffies® Beachy Bears!  I absolutely love these little bears; they are adorable!  Here's my card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Gruffies® Beachy Bears

Faber-Castell® Gelatos®

Ranger® Archival Ink™ in Jet Black

Canson® Watercolor Paper

Little Yellow Bicycle® Hello Spring
May Arts Ribbon®
Bazzill® Cardstock
Viva® Pearl Pen in Ice White
Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™
Water Brush

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image on watercolor paper and color with water brush and Gelatos®
(here's a hint, I scribble my Gelatos® onto the inside of a page protector I've cut open and use that as a palette, I pick up the color with my water brush)
Trim image to desired size
Create card base and mat for image from Bazzill®
Trim patterned paper to fit as shown
Trim length of ribbon to wrap around patterned paper and create bow
Adhere ribbon to patterned paper and then adhere patterned paper to card base
Adhere image to mat and then adhere matted image to center of card base
Attach bow with a dot of glue
Squiggle on the "sunscreen" with the Pearl Pen and set aside to dry

So there you have it, a cute and simple card that's fun to create!  I hope you've enjoyed viewing my card and maybe it has inspired you to create your own!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Lea

Be Afraid...

,,,be very afraid!  Woohoo!  Happy Halloween to all of my favorite ghouls out there! Today concludes our entire month of Magical and Mysterious, and your final opportunity to link your own creepy creations to the Dream It Up! blog for an opportunity to win the stencil of your choice!  Here's my card:

For this card, I used the following:

LJ 816 Spider Web and LS 28 Spider Stencils

DSP Silver Paste

Viva Colour Ferro Special Effect Paste

Authentique Enchanted 6x6 Paper Pad

Bazzill Card Stock - Red and Black

May Arts Ribbon - Puffy Bats

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Border Punch

Christmas Red Stickles

Beacon Zip Dry

Check out the rest of the team's creations, as well as our wonderful guest designer, Alison Heikkila. Thanks so much, Alison, for joining us for Spooktober!

 

Dream It Up!

Alison Heikkila

Terrece Siddoway

Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu

Lea Kimmel

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you all have a safe and fun Halloween!  I'll see you again, soon!

Trick or Treat!

Lea