Sunday, December 27, 2015

Winner of the December 20th Linky Party



Winner of the
December 20th Linky Party
chosen by random.org
is



 
Diana,
Fa la la la wonderful!
What an adorable Llama.
Love the colors of this card the silver embossing,
blue and touch of purple are so pretty against
that snowy background.
The inside is just as pretty.
Great design.

email me your address to
kfranciola @ ny cap . rr . com
take out the spaces and I will
get your ribbon in the mail to you.



Karen



Saturday, December 26, 2015

Show it off Saturday Linky Party and Wishing you a joyous holiday season


Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas
and Santa brought lots of good crafty
things to everyone.


One of the best things I purchased in
2015 was the
 MISTI
the die and sentiment
from Papertrey Ink
I have had for a long time
but could never get them stamp
as nicely as I wanted until
I got this tool
I will do a tutorial on
how I did this very soon

I inked the background with
lots of TH distress blue inks
popped it  up over white glitter paper
then that fabulous snowflake die
is from
Snow Dance Kit
and sorry to say it sold out very quickly
feel very lucky to have gotten one
White  Poinsettias
from
SVGCUTS 
and center
Skittle from
DoubleClick AKA Abusybee 



Thursday, December 24, 2015

Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone I am just thrilled to be
posting on this glorious
Christmas Eve
at
In my last post
I had two leftover die cuts
 
this is what I made with them
and I love the results

 Poinsettias
from
SVGCUTS 
3D Wintergreens
coated with some
clear wink of Stella
and center
Skittle from
DoubleClick AKA Abusybee 
sentiment
from
"Big Holiday Wishes"
 
"Remember
This December,
That love weighs more than gold
!"

 ~Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
Merry Christmas to all
Karen

 

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Show it off "Sunday" Linky party and Winner

Really off this Christmas Season
maybe it's the weather December 20th
and here in Upstate NY
no snow last two nights had a tiny dusting didn't
last on the ground past 9AM
Anyway once again sorry for not
getting this up yesterday....

Winner of the
Saturday December 12th
Linky party
chosen by random.org


Sherrie

These adorable little penguins and their
super "cool" glasses make me smile.
I love the papers and snowflakes so
frosty good. The way you angled the
penguin so that the hat hangs over
the edge of the card is a great
design makes them look like they
are dancing!

I will get your ribbon in the mail to you this
week!
Show it off Saturday Linky Party
any Project, handmade item, 
card or Layout
one entry per person please
winner will received
8 skeins of  seam binding ribbon
colors will vary depending 
on availability



"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars
and open a jar of" it every month.

 ~Harlan Miller




Sunday, December 13, 2015

Winner and Merry

w
I am on kind of a personal mission
this Christmas I am really
trying to use all the pieces I cut out
last year and didn't use. I always
pack up the leftover pieces from each
holiday and store them for the 
next year
well can't remember what happened last year
but wow had a ton of stuff......
so this card I use
"merry" from
MFT Christmas greetings
this set isn't available any more on their site
but is available on ebay
the tree is from
Holly Jolly Die set
I lightly inked the background with some
TH broken china ink
added a little scrap piece
of paper, some Gold DMC
metallic thread
a few little stars
and one more Christmas card is done

the winner of the
Saturday December 5th
Show it off Saturday Linky Party
chosen by random.org



Nana,

I have not made a shadowbox card but yours
is so beautiful I will have to try one very soon.
  Lori Whitlock designs they are so
easy to put together.
Love the classic red, green and
white. The glossy accents really brings life
to the card and the sentiment is perfect!

email me your address to
kfranciola @ ny cap  . rr . com
take out the spaces and I will
get your ribbon in the mail to you.
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, — not even a mouse:
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there...."

 ~Clement Clarke Moore





Saturday, December 12, 2015

Show it of Saturday Linky Party and

Little mouse from
Create a Critter 2
Present from Joys of the Season
sentiment from
"Very Merry"
 
 Show it off Saturday Linky Party
any Project, handmade item, 
card or Layout
one entry per person please
winner will received
8 skeins of  seam binding ribbon
colors will vary depending 
on availability
 
"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
 
 ~W.T. Ellis 
 
 
 


Sunday, December 6, 2015

Winner and merry & bright

Hi everyone where did the weekend go??
Just that time of year not enough hours in the day
not enough days in the week....
I saw this card in a youtube video last year
from Kim at
MFT
Started with
by splattering the background with a2 base
MFT Berrylicious ink and cardstock
I used the
cut from silver glitter paper by DCWV
with some silver bow wire behind
and sentiment from
the stamps to the left are
from
Inkadinkado set # 60-30333
and the line stamp is from stampin' up

 Winner of the Saturday November 28th Linky Party
chosen by random.org


Art,

These three little mice are simply adorable and the
blue watercolor background superb.
The candy canes look amazing I can
imagine how good they taste.
Think you nailed the "no red or green"
challenge. Great color choices.

email me your address to
kfranciola @ ny cap  . rr . com
take out the spaces and I will
get your ribbon in the mail to you.
"Remember
This December,
That love weighs more than gold!"

 ~Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
Karen







Saturday, December 5, 2015

Show it of Saturday Linky party Merry Christmas

Nothing gets me more in the mood for
a holiday than pulling out
my Teddy Bear Parade Cartridge
add a few left over pieces from last year's
cards some twine and a button
and I think this card brings on the
"Merry"
 
Show it off Saturday Linky Party
any Project, handmade item, 
card or Layout
one entry per person please
winner will received
8 skeins of  seam binding ribbon
colors will vary depending 
on availability
 
 
 


Friday, December 4, 2015

Sending love at Christmas


My day to post at
if you are short on time or ideas
this is the place to go
CARDS, 3-D PROJECTS, HOME DECOR,
SCRAPBOOKING, MINI ALBUMS AND MORE
daily postings from the most amazing
designers you won't be disappointed if you
hop on over for a peek 
only 21 days till Christmas
Three weeks will be mass producing this card
for family and Friends

Started with
"Very Merry"

This card is really pretty easy to make
but is really beautiful


first start with two
of the same images
I used
added some glossy accents and chunky glitter  
Stampin Up Delightful Decorations stamp set & Ornament Punch
this is a retired set but you can
find it on Ebay
next I mounted them back to back
over a piece of gold DCM
Metallic thread
I found this at AC Moore
next to the embroidery floss

next cut a mat an adhere that to your card base
with repositional adhesive
this needs to be a side folding card
make sure this is centered
I did use a some painter's tape to hold the
die down make sure to press the tape on
your clothes first to take some of the tackiness
off the tape
run this through you die cutting machine
save the extra pieces I will show a card
I made with these in an upcoming post
carefully
remove the top mat from the card base
center the ornament in the window
align the top mat over the card base
 the magic of the card is when you
open it the ornament spins back
and forth
On the inside of the card
I used TH tea die ink on a pierced rectangle
there a little space and the top
and at the bottom to
hand write a personal
message
to finish the card
 some diamond stickles
and McGill Pine Branch punch
a button and a bow

"May Peace be your gift at Christmas
and your blessing all year through! "
~Author Unknown

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Die Cuttin' Diva's Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone
I am super excited today
My good friend
Georgiana from
from
asked me if I would
like to be a
Guest Diva today
for a Sketch Challenge
At
could not be happier!
I was able to pick any
sketch from the last year
I chose July
Now some of you made be scared
by this kind of challenge
you shouldn't be
It's really easy
if you break it down.
I used scraps from my
HUGE bin of Christmas scraps
the yellow strip
is 2" wide by 5 1/2 " long
sure you all have this size of paper
in your scrap bin
next are the rectangles
if you have any nesting dies
you can you use two sizes
Large for the pink Smaller for the White
and you are all set
Here is my card
Now I did place the smaller rectangle
in the center and the sketch is off
center but a sketch is really a way to
get you started in your design
I add the ornament from
Joys of the Season
this is one of my all time
favorite Christmas cuts
added some diamond stickles
and McGill Pine Branch punch
a button and a bow
will stamp the sentiment on
the inside when I decide who I
will be send this card to!
Hope you will join this weeks challenge!
Karen


Sunday, November 29, 2015

Winner and Give Thanks

okay sorry
I lies yesterday
here are my last two
Thanksgiving cards
as this wonderful
Thanksgiving weekend comes
to a close


Ran circles through
the paper studio embossing folder
two water color backgrounds
Thankful Mice
and
some sequins
twine bows
button and
a few assorted sequins

Winner of the
of the Saturday
November 21st linky party
chosen by random.org

Janis
the Gold embossing on this card
is just fabulous. I love the
combination of gold, red and green
all the traditional colors of Christmas.
So glad that I am not the only one that
has old stamps and no idea where they came from
lol!
The progression of the tree tells a beautiful story.
Great card!

email me your address to
kfranciola @ ny cap  . rr . com
take out the spaces and I will
get your ribbon in the mail to you.
Karen