Box of Penguins

This was such a fun card to make!

I just love how this 5 x 7 shadow box turned out with all these fun penguins.

I used the snowflake background for what else?  The Background!

I used the penguins2stamp and the waddlepenguins2stamp sets.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Kristine

Winter Wishes

Made a colorful, fun card with the new penguins from the penguin2stamp and waddlepenguins2stamp sets from the stamps of life.

I also used the small bow die...because...it's awesome!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Box of Penguins

Stephanie released a bunch of cute Penguins today over at The Stamps of Life.

I decided that this Sizzix Box would be the perfect way to showcase these cuties!

Here is how this box looks when its all closed up.  It fits in an A2 envelope for mailing.

Here is a look at it from another angle.

The snowflakes were left over when I die cut the Snowflake background.

The stamps I used were:

Penguins2stamp

Waddlepenguin2stamp

That's it for today.

I hope you enjoyed this inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Warm my Heart

Hello Friends!

Today's card turned out even better in person that I thought it would in my head!

I just love how these colors came together.

I cut the snowflake background out of Ocean cardstock and attached it to a Gingersnap card base.

The heart is cranberry cardstock.

The white snowflake was left over from another project using this background die.

The sentiment came from the mittens2stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration and that you have a fantastic week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Snowflake Background Die

I have another fun card to share today using the new Snowflake background die.

I cut the top third of the panel off for this card.

The sentiment is from the mittens2stamp set.

One of the fun things about this background die is that you can use the leftover snowflakes for more embellishing.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kristine

More Reindeer2stamp

I had a blast making this card with the new Morereindeer2stamp set released this week from

The Stamps of Life.

I used the Border Dies to create the snow.

I added a little glitter to make it shimmer!

I can't wait to get some more time to play with these cuties!

I hope you enjoyed the inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Warmest Wishes

Happy Monday!

I hope you had a great weekend.

Mine was very productive...got the tree up and the house decorated both inside and out!

Here in California, it's a little hard to get in the spirit when it's 75 degrees out but the decorations help.

This snowy card helps too!

I used Warmest Wishes from Stampendous.

It's one large image that is fun to color and makes it easy to make a quick card.

Of course adding the embossed snow adds that special final touch!

I hope you enjoyed todays card and that you find some time to stamp during the busy holiday season!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kristine

25 Days of Christmas Tags

I am super excited to be participating in the 25 Days of Christmas Tags on the 

In My Creative Opinion Blog.

High Hopes Stamps is the sponsor for today and the design team has made lots of great tags.

This is my tag featuring Waddling by.

I used the Snowy Slopes background on the tag.

The image was colored with Copic Markers.

(C1-C3-C5-C7-R27-YR04- YR02-V08-04-V02-YG61)

I sprinkled a little Spoonful of Snow by Stampendous and heated it until it melted.

The sentiment is Winter Hi.

If you haven't had a chance to stop by and check out all the awesome inspiration this month make sure you do!

In My Creative Opinion Blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Let's Monkey Around!

Hello High Hopes Friends!

Today I am sharing one of my older High Hopes images that is perfect for any time of year.

This is Winter Fun Monkey.

I colored him with Prisma color pencils.

(apple green, pink, chocolate, light peach)

I got a little overly happy with the Snow!  It's Spoonful of Snow embossing elements from Stampendous.

The sentiment is from High Hopes too!

The paper is The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby. 

I used Spellbinders dies and the ribbon is from Michael's.

That's it for now...hope you got a little inspiration from my fun card today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Pink Your Life

 This week the Stampendous Design Team is focusing on the darling holiday images from Pink Your Life designer, Nicoletta Zanella. 

 whimsical characters are celebrating a charming Whisper Friends Christmas..

For my card today I used the Whisper Friends Ice Skater.

I colored the image with Prisma color pencil and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

I created the background with the Snowflake Stencil and embossing powder.

Be sure to stop by the Stampendous Blog

and check out more inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Polar Sleigh

Happy Friday High Hopes Fans!!!

Today I am sharing a wintery card that I created using Polar Sleigh from High Hopes Stamps.

The patterned paper is Echo Park's "The Story of Christmas" 6x6 pad.

I colored the image with Prisma colored pencils (dark green, cardinal red, black, orange, silver, chocolate) I blended the pencil with gamsol and blending stumps.

I die cut the image with Fitted Frames dies from Stampendous.

The sentiment is Peace Love Joy.

Hope you enjoyed my winter inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Joys of Winter

I spoke with my son yesterday and he was not enjoying the joys of winter in Rochester, NY.

We live in California and I can tell he is missing our weather a lot!

So it is fitting that the Stampendous team is sharing our snow cards this week.

I love this cute card but after my conversation with my son it makes me giggle a little!

The image is Fox Friend from Stampendous.

I colored the image with Prisma colored pencils and blended it with gamsol and blending stumps.

I made the snow with Spoonful of Snow.

The sentiment is Joys of Winter from Stampendous.

The pattern paper is Graphic45.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Thank You

I made another cute card today using Winter Friends stamps and matching dies from Stampendous.

I created the background with the Holly Scroll Stencil and gold embossing paste

I colored the image with Prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The ribbon is May Arts.

I just love the little 3D arms!

I made a thank you card using a sentiment from the Friendly Phrases perfectly clear stamp set.

I know I will need some Thank You cards after Christmas so now I have one!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Winter Penguin

This week at Stampendous Stamps we are featuring Wonderful Winter Friends.

These jumbo stamps and matching dies are so fun!

They have all kinds of pieces that mix and match for lots of fun combinations.

Hopefully this picture shows the cool layering that you can do with the different pieces.

The background of this card was created with Snowflake Cascade stencil and regular embossing paste.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.

More inspiration and information HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Friendship Warms the Heart

Hello High Hopes Fans!

Did you see the amazing Woodland Friends Stamps release yesterday?

I love every single one of these adorable images!

Today I made a card using Fox Friends.

I used more paper from The Doodlebug Designs Happy Camper paper pack.

These fox look like some friends you might find in the woods when you are camping!

I colored the image with Prisma Color pencils and blended it with blending stumps and gamsol.

I used Prima Mktg. flowers.

The Dies are from Stampendous.

Check back daily for more Woodland Friends inspiration and please join in on the fun with us!

There are 3 ways to participate and win this month! Click here to go to the Challenge and see the rules and link up your card!

Here's the Sketch for the month of December!

Thanks for stopping by!

New High Hopes!!!

The latest High Hopes Stamps release is ready to ship!

I just love all these adorable new Woodland Images!

The whole team are showing off their creations over on the High Hopes Stamps Blog.

My contribution is this card using the new Kuvo and Leo image.

I colored the image with Prisma Colored Pencils and blended with blending stumps and gamsol.

The flowers are by Prima Mktg.

The ribbon is Ofray Grossgrain ribbon.

I used Spellbinder dies.

The paper is from the Doodlebug Designs Happy Camper Paper Pack.

Youu can see the rest of the design teams creations on the High Hopes Stamps Blog.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fun Woodland Friends creation!

Too Cool

Hello High Hopes Fans!

Kristine here with a bright winter card to share.

This is Cool Claude.

The sentiment is Cold Hands Script.

I colored the image with Copic Marders.

(C7 C5 C3 C00 BG02 BG000 V15 YG99 YG93 R27 YR00 YR02 YR04)

The patterned paper is from the Echo Park "We Are Family" paper pack.

The sparkly Stickers are by The Paper Studio.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sparkly Birds

The Stampendous Team has been hopping all week showing off the wonderful ribbon that Creative Impressions gave us to play with!

It's the last day and I have a card featuring a fun new image from Stampendous and some fun sparkly ribbon from Creative Impressions.

The image is Birdie Trio.

What else did I use???

Stampendous:
P289 Birdie Trio
SSC1231 Holiday Expresions Perfectly Clear Stamp
DCP1005 Fitted Frames ADWLL332 Picasso Stencil/Shield
SSH57 Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
EJS02 Spoonful of Snow

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock by My Minds Eye® (Dare Devis, Sky)

Creative Impressions 1/4" Pastel Blue Glimmer Ribbon
Adirondack Aqua dye ink
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares

TombowUSA ® Recycled Colored Pencils
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's a close look at the ribbon.

Directions:

1. Fold an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" panel of red cardstock in half to create a card base

2. Tie to lengths of ribbon around the card

3. Stamp image on a white panel and color with pencils

4. Use the picasso tool to sponge clouds on the image panel

5. Sprinkle snow on the bottom of the panel and heat from underneath to melt

6. Back the panel with sky blue cardstock and adhere to card

7. Stamp sentiment on a white die cut panel

8. Back image panel with a sky blue dye cut panel and adhere to card with 3D foam Squares 

Comment during our hop on our posts and participating design team posts linked below for a chance to win one of these great prize packages! Each winner will receive a package that includes an assortment of ribbons and hardware from Creative Impressions, PLUS winner’s choice of Create Winter, Create A Poinsettia or Create Fall stamp set. US winners only. See Official Rules for details. Deadline to comment is Sunday, August 7th, midnight PDT. Winners will be announced early next week.

Now let’s get hopping for great inspiration from our designer’s posting a project today.

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