Polar Phil ~ Art Impressions

Since it is Wednesday it is my day over on the Art Impressions blog and today I am sharing my favorite Holiday card that I created this year.

Stop by and take a look.

PoppyStamps & Memory Box Blog Hop

Memory Box and PoppyStamps are having a joint blog hop starting today December 2nd and running through December 4th.

You should have arrived here from Mary's blog and if you didn't you may want to start at the beginning of the hop so you don't miss out on a chance to win a prize or two.

The theme of our hop is Holiday Gift Tags or Wrappers!

Here is a look at my completed tag and treat bag for the hop.

 Normally this treat bag would hold a couple of holiday cookies that I share with the neighbors. But I haven't started my baking yet so added some twix candy bars instead.

For my tag I cut out several of the Vintage Happy Holidays and Leaping Deer and glued them together to get a chipboard look to them. I used the Stars stencil to add a little bit of dimension to my tag as well. A sequin added to the nose of the deer and it was done.

Here is a close up of my tag.

Here is the complete list of today's hop participants.

Memory Box  http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/

Poppystamps  http://poppystamps.typepad.com/

Mary McMillan  http://glittergrammy.blogspot.com/2014/12/poppystamps-and-memory-box-blog-hop.html

Sherry Eckblad: You are Here

Sue McRae  http://suesinkyfingers.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps

Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler http://stampingwithbibiana.blogspot.com/

Pam Simpson  http://pam-simcrafts.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps

Evgenia Petzer http://evgeniapetzer.blogspot.com/

Sherry Hester http://lecardonbleu.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps

Anne Thompson http://notesfromthewoodshed.blogspot.com/

Your next stop on this hop is Sue's blog.

Thanks for stopping by during the hop. You have until December 10th to leave a comment on all the blog hop participants post. Winners will be announced on December 15th on both the Memory Box and PoppyStamps blogs.

Poppystamps Challenge #3 ~ Sparkle & Shine

I am so excited today since it is the first of the month it is time for a new challenge over on the Poppystamps blog.

Our challenge runs for a full month and this month we want to see Sparkle & Shine on your cards.

Here is my card. Hope it Sparkles and Shines enough for the challenge.

For my card I used the Mod Snowflake Background die and embossed it into my card front. Next I die cut the Blooming Poinsettia and Vintage happy Holidays using some gold glittery foam. The picture doesn't do the glitter justice as this card really is super shiny.

Now head over to the Poppystamps blog and check out what the rest of the design team created for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Holiday Wishes by Art Impressions

It is my day over on the Art Impressions blog and this week we are having a product swap with Scrapbook Adhesives.

Hope to see you over there.

Warm Your Heart ~ Art Impressions

It's my day over on the Art Impressions blog and today I am sharing a card using Christmas Snowmen and Warm Your Heart stamps.

It was my first time inking up both of these images and to say that I am in LOVE with the snowmen image is an understatement!

Here is a peak at my card you can see the entire card along with the details on the Art Impressions blog.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you over on the Art Impressions blog.

Celebrate Your Day ~ PoppyStamps

It is my day over on the PoppyStamps blog so I hope you will stop over and check out my card using one of the newly released winter dies.

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you over on the PoppyStamps blog.

Birdhouse Neighborhood ~ Art Impressions

I am up on the Art Impressions blog today!

Sharing a really quick watercolor card using my distress markers.

I hope you will stop over and check out my card.

Merry.Merry.Merry

I couldn't sleep this morning so what else do you do at 3 am when everyone else is sound asleep?

I usually catch up on a television show on Hulu and make cards.

Meet Polar Phil!

I made two cards this morning and will share the other one with you later this month.

We got our first snowfall here in Minneapolis yesterday and today. I have a love/hate relationship with it. 

I agree it is pretty but you get over that in about a minute.

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow with my regular scheduled Art Impressions blog post.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Supply List:

Stamps: Polar Phil 4077, Polar Christmas 4085 (Art Impressions)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Paper: Solar White 80 lb. (Neenah), North Pole (Doodlebug)

Misc. Stuff: Snowflake Trio die (A Muse Studio), Wink of Stella Glitter Pen Clear (Zig), Snowflake Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Holiday Wet Paint Words (PTI), Sprinkles (Doodlebug)

Walking Polars ~ Ai Challenge #148

Couldn't sleep so got up early and watched some TV shows on Hulu and created this little card using one of the recent stamps that I picked up at Art Impressions.

(Copics Used: Y02, Y06, Y15, R20, N0, YG03, YG13, YG23, E31,

 E55, E57, YG63, YG93, YG95, R29, R46)

I just think they are too cute and go perfectly with this weeks challenge over at Art Impressions.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Bananas Over You ~ Ai Zoo Babies Blog Hop

The Art Impressions design team is having a blog hop today to introduce some new Zoo Babies images.

If you are following along in hop order you should have arrived here from Sharon's blog. 

I was so excited to see that I got the Bananas Set Sku#4531 to play with.

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(Copic used: E41, E42, R20, R30, E35, E55, E57, N0)

As soon as I saw this cute little guy I knew that I was going to create a shaker card. I used a chipboard frame and put vellum on it and then added some sequins from my stash. I stamped the sentiment right on the frame.

I am the last stop on today's blog hop so if you didn't start at the beginning or if you think you have missed anyone please start off here at the Art Impressions blog.

Sing Dance Laugh Love ~ Art Impressions

It is my day over on the Art Impressions blog and today I am sharing a simple card where the sentiment is the star of the show!

You can get all the details on my card here.

Hope to see you over there.

Merry Christmas ~ OCC Day 1

I am taking the Online Holiday Card Class and finally got my card done for day one.

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I went ahead and created a card like Debbie showed us and it was using die cuts and the gold dipping that is so popular on Pinterest right now. We didn't actually dip the end of the tag, but it has the effect of it.

The class is also about creating multiples of one card.  I cut out enough pieces for 4 cards but so far this is the only one that is complete. Maybe tomorrow I will get to the rest of them.

Today's class was interactive cards so hoping to get a shaker card done in the next few days.

Are you taking the class? If so what was your favorite style from Day One?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Season's Greetings ~ PoppyStamps Blog Blitz

It is my day over on the PoppyStamps blog and we are having a two week long Blog Blitz.

Here is a sneak peek of my card.

I am giving away this Season's Greetings die. Details are on the PoppyStamps blog.

Make sure you comment each day over on the PoppyStamps blog for a chance to win one of the new dies from the Winter 2014 release.

Punkin Pie Set ~ Art Impressions

Wednesday and that means it is my day over on the Art Impressions blog.

I am sharing a little Halloween treat container that I created using The Punkin' Pie Set that was just released.

I hope you will stop over and check out my post and get the details on this little treat holder.

have a Holly Jolly

I am having a lazy Sunday afternoon and decided to make a few holiday cards. I am so far behind compared to previous years.

I used a stamp set that I picked up from Taylored Expressions a couple months ago along with some holiday papers from last years stash.

I am loving the large sentiment on this card. Quick and easy. Just a little bit of coloring with my Copic markers and some glossy accents on the berries and it was done.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Don't Sweat it!

Today I am sharing a card  along with the rest of the Art Impressions design team using one of the new Ai People images just released today.

This image is also perfect for our current challenge "Humourous/Punny" cards.

For my card I used Ai People Don't Sweat It! Sku#4528.

(Copics used: E000, E00, E11, R20, E18,E23, E25, 

R81, RV21, RV25, N1)

She was fun to color and then I applied my favorite technique which is paper piecing to complete her shirt, pants, wrist and headbands.

I am guessing if I were a runner I would probably look like this only a little more rounder around the edges.

Make sure you stop over at the Art Impressions blog and check out which new images the rest of the design team used today.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Don't Sweat It (Art Impressions)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Creative Agenda (Echo Park)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Copic Markers

Misc.: Enamel Dots (My Minds Eye), Foam tape, Stitched Circles (MFT)

Reindeer Games

Wednesday and that means I am up on the Art Impressions blog today sharing this card.

All details about my card can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you over on the Ai blog.

Santa Note~Ables by Art Impressions

Today the Art Impressions design team is sharing cards using the new Note-Ables collection.

These new Note-Ables are perfect for our current "Fancy Folds" Challenge.

I used the Santa Note-Able (Sku#4512) for my card. The great thing about this new series is that you get 3 stamps to create the card.

The first stamp I used  is the Santa head that you stamp at the top of your card and then you cut out around the snowman leaving the bottom of the mittens and the beard attached to the card. (Do Not Cut out) 

Once you have that cut out then take an exacto knife and cut out just under the mittens so you create a little notch for the bottom of the card to fold up into.

When you open up the finished card you see that I have stamped the greeting at the top and then I stamped the candy canes onto a piece of scrap white card stock and colored it with red and grey copic markers. I then fussy cut it out and attached it to the bottom of the card using foam tape. Then I applied glossy accents to give it a little bit of shine.

Here is a video by Kate showing you step by step instructions on using the Note-Ables in case you are a visual person like me.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and as always your comments are welcome and appreciated.

Witch Wanda ~ Art Impressions

Wednesday and I am up on the Art Impressions blog sharing this card using Witch Wanda.

Details are on the Art Impressions blog. 

Stop over and say Hi!

Happy Fall

I am up on the Art Impressions blog today sharing one more card I created using one of the newly released Halloween images.

Meet Happy Fall Set Sku#4525!

Details are on the Ai Blog.

Hope to see you over there.