You Warm My Heart

Hi there! Today I'm sharing a card I made for the most recent Card Patterns Sketch Challenge! Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

This is another one of my very favorite Pure Innocence images! I LOVE how her little arms are loaded up with snowballs! Takes me back to my childhood (in Pittsburgh) when my brothers, neighbor kids and I would build snow forts and then have massive snowball fights!!! Such a great time!!! My mom would have to literally drag us inside to take a break for lunch! HA!

Thanks for stopping by!

-------------------------------

Supplies:

Stamps: Pure Innocence Snow Day (My Favorite Things)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Copic Sketch Markers

Clear "At You Spica" Glitter Pen

Cardstock: Stampers' Select White and Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: 12 Days of Christmas (My Mind's Eye)

Sizzix Embossing Folder: Snowflakes (Ellison)

Dies: Large Classic Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

White Pom-Pom Ribbon: (American Crafts)

Baker's Twine: Caribbean (The Twinery)

Button: Bubblegum Boutique Buttons (DeNami Design)

Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)

Scor-Tape: (Scor-Pal)

Adhesive Tape Runner: (Elmer's)

Zots: (Therm-o-web)

Pop Dots: (Plaid Enterprises)

DeNami Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to your next stop on the DeNami Design Gift Wrapping Blog Hop! If you're on track, you've arrived here from the INCREDIBLY TALENTED Glenda Wyatt's blog! If not...no worries...just click HERE to start at the beginning!

I LOVE making my own packaging for gifts! It's so much fun and it really adds a special touch!!! For today's hop I decided to make a festive gift bag for the winter holiday season!

Those GORGEOUS snowflakes and the whimsical "Let it Snow" sentiment are from DeNami Design! I stamped two snowflake designs in Cherry Pigment Ink (American Crafts)----LOVE LOVE LOVE this rich red ink!!! And I embossed one of the snowflake designs and the sentiment strips with White Zing! Embossing Powder (American Crafts). The border punch at the top is a new one that I received in my WCMD prize box from Paper Crafts Magazine! It's called Argyle (EK Success)---isn't it FABULOUS?!?!? I LOVE IT!

Well, I know it's a big hop, so I won't keep you too long *wink*!

Next stop:   Pam Wendt's GORGEOUS blog!!

And remember to leave a comment on each participant's blog in order to have the best chance of winning a gift certificate to DeNami Design's online store!!! They're giving away THREE gift certificates (TWO to random commenters and ONE to a random participant)! 'Tis the season for some shopping (AND gift wrapping)!!!! You have until 11:59PM PST on December 12, 2011 to comment!

---------------------------------------
Supplies:
Stamps: Medium Bold Flake J48, Medium Lacy Flake J50,"Let it Snow" from Holiday Greetings Stamp Set TR07 (DeNami Design)
Ink: Cherry Pigment Ink (American Crafts), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Embossing Powder: White Zing! Embossing Powder (American Crafts)
Cardstock: Brown Kraft, White (DeNami Design); Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Apple Cheddar Soup: Milk (Jillibean Soup)
Punch: Argyle Large Edger Punch (EK Success)
Dies: Small Standard Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Doily Details (Papertrey Ink)
Scallop-Edge Scissors
Buttons: Ruby Red Boutique Buttons, White Boutique Buttons, Espresso Boutique Buttons (DeNami Design)
Twine: Caramel (American Crafts)
Baker's Twine: Maraschino (The Twinery)
Gift Bag: upcycled shopping bag from Tattered Cover
Zots and Adhesive Foam Squares: (Therm-o-web)
Scor-Tape: (Scor-Pal)
Scotch ATG 700

Coloful Dots

Hi there! Super quick post today to share a thank you card I made for our sweet neighbors!

I repeatedly stamped one of the panels from "For the Love of Dots" by Practicing Creativity Designs and then colored in a pattern with two Copic Sketch Markers. Super fun! The sentiment is from "Chatterbox" (also by PCD). And I finished the card off with some Mandarin baker's twine from The Twinery!!!

I know I've been MIA from blogland lately. Just super busy getting ready for the holidays and working ahead on DT stuff since we're going to be traveling quite a bit in December! Around the middle of the month I have a few days to catch my breath and promise to try to visit your blogs and leave you some love and holiday wishes!!!!

One more quick update: Today I attended my fourth Bar Method workout! YAY! It's really challenging, but I absolutely LOVE it!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a FABULOUS weekend!!!

A Virtual Birthday Party!

Hey there! Welcome to the party!!! Today a bunch of us are getting together in blogland to celebrate!!! What's the occasion, you ask? It's Karen Baker's birthday!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Karen!!!

It's a hop-style party, so if you're on track you've arrived here from Jen R's AWESOME blog! If not...no worries...click HERE to start at the beginning!

Each person along the hop is "bringing" something to the party! I decided to bring the loot bags!

These were really simple to make and are perfect little gifts for your crafty friends! I put three mini bundles of different colored twines (from The Twinery) into each glassine favor bag! Then I used stamped images from Practicing Creativity Designs, a sentiment and border die from Papertrey Ink, and some additional twine from The Twinery to create decorated tops! I made four different designs.

Here's a closer look at each one:

Karen was one of my very first friends in the blogging community!!! She's so SUPER DUPER SWEET and INCREDIBLY TALENTED!!! I'm so grateful to have her as a crafty friend!

(((HUGS))), Karen!!! Hope you have a FABULOUS birthday!!!

Next stop: Lynn's blog! She's bringing something SUPER FUN to the party!!!

And...be sure to stop by Karen's blog and leave her some sweet birthday wishes!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

-----------------------------------

Supplies:

Stamps: Look Up! Additions (Practicing Creativity Designs), sentiment from Fillable Frames #9 (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Rattan (The Paper Cut), Red Pepper Linen and Seaside paper pack (The Paper Company)

Patterned Paper: Indie Bloom (Basic Grey), Picket Fence (Lily Bee Design)

Die: Medium Scallop Border (Papertrey Ink)

Baker's Twine: (The Twinery)

Glassine Favor Bags: (Wilton)

Adhesive Tape Runner: (Therm-o-web)

Stapler