"Frosty Hug"

Good Morning Everyone! I am back... I am kicking this colds butt! Yay! LOL! Today's creation is serving several purposes! First off it is for a new challenge group I have found... Suzanne J. Dean's Scrapbitz Copic Ning Group Challenge . What an interest challenge she has going on until December 29, 2010. I have never done a challenge quite like this, you take different elements from some pictures she had chose and then create a project or card from it. She has some other criteria to follow, it really made me think! I like that... a new perspective on things! (One of my goals for 2011!) In order to make this creation, I used the Mojo Monday Sketch 168 . They fit together perfectly! With all of my other commitments the past few months, I did not have a chance to make any handmade Christmas Cards! Can you believe that? LOL! So this is serving that purpose too! Anyways, onto the materials...

Material List

Stamps ~ Stampin' Up (Front Image ~ Retired Snow Angel Set, Front Sentiment ~ Retired Mini Mates Set, Inside Sentiment ~ Retired Christmas Cheer Set)

Designer Paper ~ KI Memories (Winter Weather)

Card Stock ~ X Press It, Stampin' Up (Brocade Blue, Lavender Lace, Regal Rose, Going Gray, & Shimmery White)

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangles Small & Large

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Going Gray)

Ole' Fashion Glitter ~ Stampin' Up - Dazzling Diamonds (On The Child's Hat & Coat)

Half Pearls ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Diamond (On Edges Of Nestabilities Cut Outs)

Copic Sketch Markers

Child ~ Hat, Coat, & Boots ~ B93, B95, B97, C5, & C00

Mittens ~ B93, B95, B97, BG11, BG13, & BG15

Scarf ~ BG11, BG13, & BG15

Hair ~ Y00, Y11, & Y15

Face ~ E00 & E53  Cheeks ~ E02

Snowman ~ Scarf ~ BV00, BV02, BV04, RV11, RV21, & RV13

Ear Muffs ~ RV11, RV21, RV13, & C5

Twig Arms ~ E13 & E17

Carrot Nose ~ Y38

Snow Body ~ C00, C1, & C3

Broom ~ E13, E15, & E17

Shadow ~ C00, C1, C3, & B000

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 Clear (Only On Snowman Snow Body)

Other Challenges...

A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Challenge 133

Creative Card Crew ~ Challenge Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly ~ Non-Traditional Christmas Colours

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Challenge CAS (Clean & Simple)

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

"A Northwoods Style Thank You"

Good Evening Everyone! This creation is for a friend of my uncle Eugene's. Oliver helped my uncle Eugene make copies of some DVDs of my late Uncle Milt's Life. He is the one that passed away two months ago. Anyways, Oliver did this out of the goodness of his heart, so I am surprising him with card! Sssshhhh! LOL! Also, I am submitting it into the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #165. They have an amazing sketch this week (you have until Sunday night at 9pm CST to submit a creation) , I just could not resist using it! If you have a chance, stop by and check out there challenge and all the wonderful artwork that has been submitted!

Material List

Stamps ~ Stampin' Up (Front Image - 3 stamps combined) & (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up (Creamy Caramel, Purely Pomegranate, & Handsome Hunter)

Aleene's Tacky Glue

Flower Soft ~ Polar White

Sheer Shimmer Spritz by Tsukineko ~ Sparkle

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ (Sorry, Not Sure The Exact Name)

Ribbon ~ Celebrate It Holiday

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Label 8 & Standard Circles Small & Large

Micron Black Pen

Stickles by Ranger ~ Diamond & Cinnamon

Copic Sketch Markers

Cabin ~ E13, E15, E17, & E19

Window ~ B000

Trees ~ G03, G05, G07, & G09 

Bird ~ C1, C3, C5, C7, & E13

Shadow ~ C1, B000, & B01

Colorless Blender

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear) & 07 (Olive)

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Family Dinner Manners"

Good Afternoon Everyone! This is a wonderful creation that is going to be serving a duel purpose today! I created this card around The Copic Musketeers Blog Challenge #5, "Creating Memories with Family and Friends". The only rules to this challenge are to use either a family or friends theme image or sentiment! As you can see I chose family, it just happens to be a bunny family. Is there anything more precious than this? LOL! You have to remember, I am a critter lover! LOL! The second part of the duel purpose is, I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #164 to create the layout. I am also submitting this into there challenge for last week! The cut off time for the challenge is today! I am running a bit behind schedule, I did have the card finished Friday night! I absolutely love sketches to follow, it makes me think outside my normal style. Not to mention, that I will then use products that I just had to have and either used once or not at all! LOL! Come on, you all know what I am talking about! Anyways, enough of that... onto the material list!

Material List

Stamps ~ House Mouse (Front) & Not Sure Who The Inside Sentiment Is By (It is a wood mount stamp, but there is no company name!)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up (Blush Blossom) & Double Mates ~ Coffee Bean 2 Sided ~ Vivid & Rich

Distress Inks by Tim Holtz ~ Dried Marigold, Old Paper, & Tattered Rose

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Not Sure The Exact Name

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Blush Blossom)

Faux Stitching ~ Hole Poker & Mat by Stampin' Up & White Gel Pen

Rub-On (Front Sentiment) ~ Cloud 9 Design

Half Pearls ~ Recollections

Stickles by Ranger ~ Frosted Lace

Copic Sketch Markers

Bunnies ~ E33, E35, E37, E39, & R21 / E13, E15, E17, & 21 / E50, E51, E53, & R21

Table & Stools ~ E31 & E34

Carrots ~ Y16 & YG09

Napkins ~ R12  E93

Shadows ~ E70 & Y11

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way for me to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating! Sara