Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Have a great day with family and friends.

Winner of the Quilling Blog Hop!

Hi everyone,

I would like to thank you all again for your support during the quilling blog hop. I really apreciated and loved reading all the comments.

 True Random Number Generator
Number 42 is Cat

cat said... "Great job on the quilling! I can't wait to try it:-)"

Congratulations Cat! Send me an email and I will get your prize to you asap!

Happy Creating everyone!
 

Blog Candy ends at noon PST Tuesday!

Hi everyone,

I am sorry I forgot to mention that my blog candy will end at noon Tuesday December 20. Thank you to all of you for making the quilling blog hop such a success. I would also like to thank all my followers and welcome all the new followers. Happy creating everyone!

Day 2 of Embelish Me with Quilling Blog Hop!

Hi everyone,

Day 2 of the blog hop is here! Make sure you visit everyones blogs to see what they have for you today! These are the last of the quilling cards I have to share with you. Again the DSP is from the DCWV The four seasons stack.

Don't forget to leave a comment for a second chance to win the blog candy! I would love it if you would like to become a follower but only if you like what I do.

Next in the lineup is Tracey a very talented lady!

Thank you all for joining in. Enjoy!

Here is the line up

Linda-http://www.krazyquilling.com/
Momo-http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/
Jennifer-http://creativequilledcreations.blogspot.com/
Carri-http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Leesandra-http://sweetspotcards.blogspot.com/
Trish-http://techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com/
Christina-http://cardcreationsbyc.blogspot.com/
Emma-http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Sonya-http://appelquilling.blogspot.com/
Jessica-http://www.kinderstampo.com/
Cheryl-http://cardsbycheryl.blogspot.com/
Carol-http://happyexpressions.blogspot.com/   You are HERE!
Tracey-http://quillynilly.blogspot.com/
Debbie-http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
Linda-http://www.krazyquilling.com/

Embellish Me With Quilling Blog Hop!

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the Embellish Me With Quilling Blog Hop! This is the first hop I have participated in and I am so pleased to have been invited. I havn't done much quilling but I have practiced for the last two weeks and I am pleased with the results. We have some very talented ladies here so do enjoy all the projects! I will add the line up for the Hop at the end of my post incase you get lost on your way! Now onto my projects!

  I used DCWV DSP on all of my projects. On this card I  have used some yellow quilled flowers and leaves. I am so sorry the picutre is not as nice as the original but my camera has been acting up lately.

On this card I thought it would be so cute to  use an octopus quilling and then I added the little eyes. Please come back tomorrow and see the other projects I have to show you.

Enjoy the blog hop! OOps!

 I do have some blog candy! It is a set of 13 clear stamps.

To enter please leave a comment and and I will draw the winner on Tuesday! I would love it if you would become a follower but it isn't nessary!

Next on the list is Tracey

If you get lost here is the full list for the blog hop.


Linda- http://www.krazyquilling.com/
Momo- http://madebymomo.blogspot.com
Me- Jennifer- http://www.creativequilledcreations.blogspot.com/
Carri- http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com
Leesandra- http://sweetspotcards.blogspot.com
Trish- http://techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com
Christina- http://cardcreationsbyc.blogspot.com/
Emma- http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Sonya- http://appelquilling.blogspot.com
Jessica- http://www.kinderstampo.com/
Cheryl- http://cardsbycheryl.blogspot.com/
Carol- http://happyexpressions.blogspot.com/   You are HERE!
Tracey- http://quillynilly.blogspot.com
Debbie- http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com
Linda- http://www.krazyquilling.com/

Blog Hop December 18th and 19th

Blog Hop December 18th and 19th

Hi Everyone,
I am participating in my first Quilling Blog Hop in a few Days and am very excited to show you what I
have made. The Hop will run Saturday December 18th 11:00 pm to Sunday December 19th 11:00 pm.
You will be invited to hop through 14 quilling and craft related blogs where you will find new projects and maybe a chance to win some "blog candy." I hope you will come back and join me for this fun event. I will list the links to the participants and my project for this Blog Hop on the 18th and 19th. Happy Holidays and happy creating everyone.

Tilda Reindeer

Hi everyone,

I am sure you are all as busy as I am right now, but I am enjoying myself.   My card base is 5x7 and I used 1 1/2 scallop square punch to make my background and added stitching around the squares. The ribbon strips at the bottom of the card is from the dollar store. I used wall decor and more to  cut the chair at 4". I drew the pads on the chair and colored it in with copics ,again adding stitching. Tilda is also colored with copics and I added stickles to the lace and ribbons in her hair.I added the metal gems with the irock in the center of the squares. The prima floweres were painted with copics and a pink glitter pen. I added a brad in the center. I then added a wobble onto Tilda and put her on the chair.  Thank you all for stopping by to visit, happy creating everyone.

Stamp Set: Pink by Design, Magnolia Tilda Reindeer
Paper: SU kraft, whisper white, K&C DSP,
Ink: black, copics, black gel pen, glitter gel pen
Accessories: ribbon, irock gems, cricut cartridge wall decor and more, brad, prima flowers, stickles, 1 1/2" sq scallop punch, home made wobble.

Glitz & Gold

Hi everyone,

Here is my second project for today! This cute little Tilda was made for the Totally Tilda Challenge Glitz & Gold and the Just Magnolia Challenge a sketch. I painted the background layer with hologram glitter to make it sparkle. Added paper roses and painted the glitter on it also. I colored Tilda with copics. The first picture doesn't show the glitter but it is a nicer photo than the bottom one. I am showing both so you can see all the gold and glitter really is there. What a difference the lighing makes. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Happy Creating everyone!

Stamp Set: Pink by Design
Paper: SU whisper white, K&C DSP christmas stack
Ink: memento black, black gel pen, copics
Accessories: white paper roses, extreme hologram glitter, dimentionals.

Christmas Ornament with Blue Ladybugs

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted for a week, I have been busy. Here is a Christmas ornament I made as one of my gifts. I always try to make some of my items and the person I made this for likes blue ladybugs. I really had to put my thinking cap on for this one and came up with this. I used blue and silver seed beads with 4 large accent beads and 4 ladybug beads. The ornament is also a large silver ball. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. Happy Creating!

Jolly Holiday's

                                      

Hi Everyone,

Todays card was made for the Just Magnolia challenge white plus one other color. The card base is 5.5x4.25 and I used the eyelet border punch along the bottom of the front and back.. I didn't measure the layers but I used my big shot with the cuttlebug snowflake folder. On the top layer I used stickles and green dots. Sorry again the photo is not showing how pretty it really is. the bottom layer is only the snowflakes no glitter. I have to learn the names of the Tilda stamps so I can at least let you know the one I used. She is colored with copics. I used the cuttlebug on the ribbon but it didn't show up much at all. Finished off the card with a bow, green gems and some stitching. Thank you for stopping by to visit, happy creating everyone!

Stamp Sets: Magnolia Tilda, Pink by Design Winter Fun
Paper: SU wild wabasi, whisper white
Ink: wild wabasi, copic markers
Accessories: SU eyelet border punch, whisper white silk ribbon, bigshot, modern label punch and word window punch dimensional's, green gems from Michael's.

Stylish Blogger Award

I am truly honored! I received this award from Elsa at CricutLvr  blog. Please go by and visit her. She is amazing and you will absolutely love her work!! Thank you so much Elsa for thinking of me.


Now, this award does come with some rules and I have to pay it forward:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this
2. Share 8 things about yourself
3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards

Ok now 8 things about myself in no particular order:

1. I am a big time animal lover. I have a tiny 15 year old dog named Tiny and a beautiful 9 year old cat named Misty.
2. I am still an Elvis fan, and always will be.
3. I am a girly girl.
4. I love to read romance novels
5. I believe if your kind to everyone they will  be kind to you.
6. My favorite colors are reds and pinks.
7. I am thankful for my blog and blogger friends and followers.
8. Biggest pet peeve....rude people!

Now the 8 fellow bloggers I am passing the award to are:

1. Maria at Believe Dream Create http://www.believedreamcreatewithmaria.com/
2. Amanda at Bella's Crafty Creations  http://bellascraftycreations.blogspot.com/
3. Belles 'n Whistles Stamps http://bellesnwhistlesstamps.blogspot.com/
4. Linda at Cards N Stuff   http://cardsnstuff-sanddollars.blogspot.com/
5. Catherine at Cats Creative Corner http://catscreativecornerwithcricutandmore.blogspot.com/  
6. Sheree at Cravin Scrappin  http://cravinscrappin.blogspot.com/
7. Deonna at For the love of cardmaking  http://ilovetomakecards.blogspot.com/
8. Carolyn at Sweet n' Sassy Stamper  http://sweetnsassystamper.blogspot.com/

Very hard to choose. So many talented ladies out there. A few of these are fairly new bloggers and well worth checking them all out.

Have a great Week Everyone!!!!  Thanks you again Elsa!

A Taste of Christmas

Hi everyone,

Today's card is a very simple one. The card  base is 5x7, the layer is 4.75x6.75. The DSP was so pretty that I didn't add any more images to it. I did take a stylus and dry embossed some of the area's to make it show up better but the photo doesn't give it justce. I also applied some dazzling diamonds to the center pods but it doesn't show up well either. I added the ribbon and the sentiment is again from Pink by Design. I am entering this card into the Totally Gorjuss challenge, they are asking for traditional Christmas colors. Anything Goes Challenge is emboss it. I did use the stylus to dry emboss so I think it should apply to this card. Elephantastic Challenge is make a card with a butterfly or a Christmas card. Thanks you for stopping by for a visit, happy Creating everyone!

Stamp Set: Pink by Design Winter
Paper: very vanilla. Recollections Christmas stack
Ink: memento black
Accessories: ribbon, stylus, mouse pad for the embossing, dazzling diamonds

Candy Cane Tilda

Hi Everyone,

I decided I wanted to make something different for a card today so I embroidered my card using my sewing machine. The card base is very vanilla cut at 5.5x4.25. I added a layer of DSP in cream color with the embrodery added to it. I colored tilda with copics, cut her out and popped her up with dimentionals. The ribbon is from the dollar store and the sentiment is Pink by Design winter set.  I am quite happy with how this card turned out.   I have done embroidery on cards before and I will do it again. I am entering this card into the Christmas Card Challenge and the requirement is an Inspiration photo.Crazy 4 Challenges is make a christmas card. 2 Sisters Challenge is christmas.Thanks for stopping by for a visit, happy creating everyone.

Stamp Set: magnolia Tilda , Pink By Design Winter set
Paper: SU very vanilla unknown DSP cream
Ink: memento black, copic colors, red glitter gel pen
Accesseries: sewing machine, embroidery thread, ribbon

Snow Much Fun Reindeer!

I still have quite a few christmas cards to make so here is today's card. Bah! Humbug! challenge this week is use a reindeer and Dottie's World challenge is anything goes and use red. The ABC Challenge is H for holidays. A Spoonful of Sugar challenge is snow/snowflakes. The card base is 5x7 and the snowflake layer is 6.75x4.75. The snowflakes are flocked and that was how the paper came. I took some white CS and ripped the edge to look like a snow bank and added a bit of blue at the top. I then painted some glitter all over it and added some stars. My reindeer is cut from Christmas cheer cartridge at 5". The top layer was cut in white and I used my copics to color  him in. I added a bit of white on the antlers and black gel pen on the face. The modern lable punch was used to cut the sentiment out. I then added the metal brads using the irock. To finish off the card I used a large red gem for the nose. Thanks for stopping by for a visit, happy creating.

Stamp Set: Pink by Design Winter set
Paper: DCWV Christmas stack, SU whisper white, expresso,
Ink: memento black, black gel pen and white gel pen, copic markers, R29, R27, E31, E33
Accessories: Christmas cheet cartridge, irock tool, irock gems, red gem, SU modern lable punch, Glitter paint.

The Season Of Giving

Hi everyone,

I have made this card for  for More Than Favors challenge, Lexi's Creations challenge, Incy Wincy Designs challenge, Craft You Passion challenge, Iris's Spot challenge, Dottie's World challenge and the theme for them is anything goes.  Charisma Cardz challenge theme is Christmas. Crafty Cardmakers challenge is stitching. The card base is white but for some reason it looks more on the pink side in the photo. I am really quite please with the magnolia Tilda coloring. I find the more I use the copics the better it seems to work on my images.  I colored the Magnolia Tilda and the poinsetta stamp with copic markers. I used stickles on some of the background to give it some sparkle. The snowflake is a sizzlet die and cut  using the big shot. The snowflake didn't seem to show up like I thought it should so I used stitching to make it pop a bit. I also used the stitching around the card layer.I like using doodles and ribbon on my cards so very seldom will you not see any. Thanks for stopping by for a visit, happy creating everyone!

Stamp Sets: SU Bells &  Boughs, Pink by Design
paper: SU whisper white, and scraps from my scrap bin
Ink:  memento black, copic markers, black gel pen
Accessories: corner rounder, bigshot, sizzlet snowflake die, satin red ribbon

I'm A Follower Winner!

Girla's Cards was doing a 100 followers blog candy and I'm the winner! I can't believe what a great month this is for me. I am so thrilled and excited that I have done my happy dance and I am so pleased to be the winner. Can you believe I usually don't win anything and this month its twice. Yippee! I really am blessed. Thank you Girla!

Gift Wrap containers

Hi Everyone,

Todays project is made for Made by Momo's challenge and it is to make anything but a card. The blue one is a candy bar wrapper and the poem is from a joke poem that can be downloaded from the internet. sorry I can't remember where I got it.  I cut the snowflake with the snowflake sizzlet die with my big shot. The little box was made using a splitcoast stampers tutorial. I will be happy to get the gypsy update Nov 1st  then I will get the tags bags boxes and more free download. I am really excited about that one. I added a flower stamp and ribbon on them both, and a rhinestone in the flower center. Thanks for stopping by for a visit, happy creating everyone.

Stamp Set: SU True Friend
Paper: SU DSP
Ink: pretty in pink, regal rose
Accessories: SU whisper white ribbon, SU brad rhinestone, big shot, sizzlets die.

You are my Sunshine

Hi Everyone,

I made a couple of cards the same today but changed the faces. The paper was already decorated and all I needed to do was add a tourquise layer behind it to make the picure pop. I then punched a circle and added a face to it. The top face was the baby faces and the bottom one was the princess faces both from Peachy Keen Stamps. I used my irock and added metal stones on the flower centers and the birds eye. The stamp was Scrappy moms stamp. This was so easy and quick and I think it looks really cute. I am entering this card into the ABC challenge this week and it is using flowers. Thanks for stopping by to visit, happy creating everyone!

Stamp Set: Scrappy Mom's
Paper: DCWV whimsy stack, Brazil tourquise paper
Ink: SU tempting tourquise copic marker
Accessories: 1 1/2 and 1 1/4 scallop circle punches, irock and metal gems

Fall Leaves

Hi everyone,

The sun is shining here today and it is a beautiful fall day out. I love this time of year not too hot and not too cold. Just perfect! lol! Fantabulous Cricut has a challenge and we need to make a project with at least one leaf. I made this card very simple and plain for a friends birthday. Men don't like to much on thier cards so this is perfect for him. The base is cut at 5x7 and the inside layer is cut at 5x5.5. I stamped the leaves with expresso ink. I used my irock for the metal orange brads. I distressed the outside of the kraft CS with the expresso ink. Easy peasy card to make, but I think it still looks good even though it is very plain. Thanks for stopping in to visit me. Happy creating everyone!

Stamp Set: Inkadinkadoo Autumn set
Ink: SU expresso
Paper: SU kraft, unknown white
Accessories: irock and metal gem stones.

Sweet 'n Sassy

Erin Lee Creative is having a Laughy Taffy Sassy Challenge. LOL! That is a mouthful! I also used the sketch from Stamps R US challenge. The card base is 5x7 scored at 5". The second layer is a texture paper cut at 3x4 and the tan layer I used the paisley cuttlebug folder for the background and it is cut 2.75x3.75. I cut the girl out with my Rock Princess cartridge and all layers were cut at 2.75. The pillow was cut from the everyday paper dolls cartridge. I added some prima flowers and gems in the centre of them. I had picked up a rhinestone word hello on sale and cut the top part of the E off it was double layers and used it for the gemstones top right corner and bottom left corner. I did put some glitter on the flowers, crown, shoes, picture corners but the photo really didn't show there was any. I finished it off with ribbon and faux stitching around the card. I think it turned out really cute and sassy! Thanks for stopping by and visiting, happy creating everyone.

Stamp Set: Scrappy Moms
Paper: tan from stash neighbour gave me, purple DCWV stack, SU pretty in pink, black, gable green, chocolate chip
Ink: memento brown, black gel pen
Accessories: SU pretty in pink ribbon, MS glitter, self stick rhinestones bigshot with cuttlebug folders

Dinosaur Birthday!

Hi Everyone,

Emma at My Creative Time challenge this week is a combination of doing a RAOK and using Every Day Paper Dolls cart make a card or project using an animal.  For my RAOK My sister is deaf and they have a new deaf church that was looking for all kinds of donations that would help them get started. I donated lots of printer paper, card paper, DSP etc. They were so thrilled to receive it all and it also made me feel good doing it for them. Now for my project I made the cute little dinosaur using Paper Doll Dressup. I used my gypsy and welded two of them together. The card base and the layer were cut at 5". I used white gel pen to make the marking show up on the dinosaur and added some neutral thread as a bow. It was one of the simplist cards I have made so far.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me, happy creating everyone.
Paper: Brizzal green, DCWV halloween stack
Ink: white gel pen, black gel pen
Accessories: natural thread, Paper doll dress up cartridge

Sprinkles of Fun!

My friend Cat Over at Cat's Creative Corner told me I should join in on the Color Me Copic challenge b/c I had more copics to use than she did. I used a 4x4 white for the card base and used the cuttlebug folder textiles to the background. I added DSP cut at 3" for the green layer. I used the tinkerbell cartridges with the crikits gel pens and then cut after using the cricut. I used glitter paint for the wings and the dust. I found out you really need to line up the cut your doing properly to get the cut just right. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's and then punched out with the large oval scallop. I added some rhinestones as a finishing touch.

Thank you for stopping by to visit me. Happy creating everyone.

Stamp Set: Scrappy Mom's
Paper: White, DCWV glitter DSP stack
Ink: crikits gel pen black, copics E00, E02, R20, RV, Y08, Y11, Y15
Accessories: scallop oval punch, rhinestones

Flower Thank You!

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share with you this card I made for a very sweet neighbour of mine. She was going through her stash and getting rid of things she didn't use any more. Well I was fortunate enough for her to think of me when it came to her card stock. She gave me tons of heavy white and cream colored CS. I was just so thrilled I wanted to espress my gratitude to her. I am a paper horder so this is one of the best gifts anyone could give me. Thank You Hazel! The card base is 4x4 scored at 4". I added the border using the border punch. I stamped the flower first onto the white cardstock and then onto the DSP and cut out around the flower and glued it to the white image. Certainly celery was added to the leaves and to finish off the card I used a pink ribbon and added the thank you stamp. It was a very quick and easy card to make. I am entering this card into My Pink Stamper challenge. The challenge is to make something for someone so I thought this would be good to use for the challenge.

Thank you for stopping by to visit, happy creating everyone.

Stamp Set: SU Because I care
Paper: white, SU hostess pack DSP
Ink: black, certainly celery marker.
Accessories: border trim punch, pink ribbon.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Happy Thanksgiving day to everyone here in Canada! It is a very quiet day here, My family is all away so I am going to spend it curled up on the couch reading. I love to read and wilth everything I do I don't always have the time to read. Have a great day and enjoy family and friends.

Carol