Cold Days Warm Friendships

Hi Crafty Friends,
These little snowmen are from Ink N' Splatter's Snow Wonderful Snowmen Stamp Set. I love their little faces. I used the Build Your Stash Holiday Sketch #52 for my design.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Have you built a snowman this year?
A: Me? No snow in Chicago yet...

Supplies:
Ink N' Splatter Snow Wonderful Snowmen Stamp Set

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Cold & Frosty
Park Hopping is My Happy Place Inspired by the Snowmen at Everland
ABC Christmas Challenge Y is for Your Favorite Colors Red and Teal

With Love Heart Trio

Hi Crafty Friends,
Playing along with Woodblock Wednesday using two woodblock stamps. Hero Hearts Sketchy Hearts and "with love" sentiment. I made a black and white colored Valentine.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Do you own any woodblock stamps?
A: Me? Yes! I just can't part with some of the cute images I can't find in clear

Supplies:
Hero Arts Sketchy Hearts Trio Stamp Set
Stampendous With Love Stamp

Challenges:
Woodblock Wednesday December

Holiday Cuties

Hi Crafty Friends,
Lili of the Valley has the cutest Christmas Characters! I love these little critters peeking from the edge of my candy can stripe paper. The border die is Penny Black Stamps Stitched Stackers Die.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Which critter do you like best?
A: Me? I love the reindeer

Supplies:
Lili of the Valley Peeking 2
Penny Black Stamps Stitched Stackers Dies

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Cold & Frosty
ABC Christmas Challenge Z is for Zoo animals
Colorful Options Challenge: Red, Green, and/or Gold
Park Hopping is My Happy Place Inspired by the animals at Animal Kingdom
Penny Black Saturday Challenge December

Merry Christmas Icons

Hi Crafty Friends,
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these Whimsy Stamps Christmas Icons. Each one is just so special and cute. I tried to put as many of the icons on one card as I could!

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Which one do you like better the red plaid background or green?
A: Me? I can't choose

Card #1: Mainly Red

Card #2: Mainly Green

Supplies:
Whimsy Stamps Christmas Icons

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Cold & Frosty
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #679-680
ABC Christmas Challenge Y is for Your Favorite Colors Red and Green
Colorful Options Challenge: Red, Green, and/or Gold
Park Hopping is My Happy Place Inspired by all the characters you can find at Santa's Village
Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #36 Coffee + Snowmen

Woof You Be Mine?

Hi Crafty Friends,
I was inspired Not 2 Shabby's December Moodboard Challenge (see below) to create a Valentine Card using Newton's Nook Puppy Heart Stamp Set and Newton's Nook Love & Woofs 6x6 Paper Pad.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Me? I like Christmas

Supplies:
Newton's Nook Puppy Heart Stamp Set
Newton's Nook Love & Woofs Paper Pad

Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #679-680
Not 2 Shabby Moodboard Challenge Inspired by the colors and hearts and plaid

Winter Cuties

Hi Crafty Friends,
I have winter cards featuring Penny Black Stamps Mimi's Christmas and Penny Black Holly Jolly Christmas Stamp Set. I used the Build Your Holiday Stash Sketch #52 for the penguin card with Penny Black Blizzard Embossing Folder for my background. I framed it with Penny Black Stitched Stackers Dies. For my little snowman I diecut my background with Penny Black Stitched Stackers Die and Embossed it with Taylored Expressions Snowfall Embossing Folder.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Which do you like better the snowman or the penguins?
A: Me? I love the little snowman

Card #1: Let it Snow Penguins

Card #2: Little Snowman

  

Supplies:
Penny Black Stitched Stackers Dies
Penny Black Holly Jolly Stamp Set
Penny Black Blizzard Embossing Folder
Penny Black Mimi's Christmas Stamp Set
Taylored Expressions Snowfall Embossing Folder

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Cold and Frosty
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #679-680
ABC Christmas Challenge Z is for Zoo Animals Penguins and Y is for Your Favorite Colors Red and Green
Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #36 Coffee + Snowmen
Colorful Options Challenge Red, Green, and or Gold
Park Hopping is My Happy Place Inspired by the Penguins at SeaWorld
Penny Black Saturday Challenge Anything Goes Optional Twist Winter Wonderland

Sprinkle Kindness Like Confetti

Hi Crafty Friends,
I was inspired by Taylored Expressions #TEMakerChallenge Color Theme: Huckleberry, Guava, and Your Choice. I chose Peaches N' Cream and created my background with Taylored Expressions Sketch Hearts Embossing Folder. The darling little girl and sentiments are from Taylored Expressions Happy Girl Stamp Set. 

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: When do you start making Valentine's Cards?
A: Me? December!

Card #1: Sprinkle Kindness Like Confetti

Card #2: Choose Happy

Supplies:
Taylored Expressions Sketchy Hearts Embossing Folder
Taylored Expressions Happy Girl Stamp

Challenges:
Gem of a Challenge #1: Anything Goes
Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #679-680
Not 2 Shabby Moodboard Challenge Inspired by the colors and the hearts(See below)

Happy New Year Critters!

Hi Crafty Friends,
I was inspired by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #187 Happy New Year Inspiration and Lunar New Year Challenge for these two New Year's Cards. I used Lawn Fawn Party Deer, Unicorn Picnic, and a Little Sparkle Stamp Sets. The background is Gina K Firework Foil-Mate with Thermoweb Red and Gold Decofoil. I chose red and gold because those are the colors of the Lunar New Year.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Do you make New Year's Cards?
A: Me? Usually a few

Card #1: Hope Your 2025 Sparkles

Card #2: My Deer, Celebrate New Year's

Supplies:
Lawn Fawn Party Deer Stamp Set
Lawn Fawn Unicorn Picnic
Lawn FawnLittle Sparkle Stamp Set
Gina K Firework Foil-Mate
Thermoweb Decofoil

Challenges:
Gem of a Challenge #1: Anything Goes
Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #187 Happy New Year Inspiration
Colorful Options Challenge Red Green and or Gold
Lunar New Year Challenge December
Word Art Wednesday Weeks #679-680
Park Hopping is My Happy Place Inspired by the Reindeer at Santa's Village

Black & White O' Christmas Tree

Hi Crafty Friends,
I was inspired by Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #235 Years End Cards Challenge (AKA Anything Goes) to create a CAS winter Christmas Tree card. I used Build Your Holiday Stash Sketch #52 for my design. The trees are Newton's Nook Festive Trees Stamp Set.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: Which tree is your favorite?
A: Me? I like the one that is writing

Supplies:
Newton's Nook Festive Trees Stamp Set

Challenges:
Gem of a Challenge #1: Anything Goes
Double D Challenge Christmas Trees
ABC Christmas Challenge Y is for Your Favorite Colors Black & White
Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #235 Years End Card Theme

Warm Penguin Friendships

Hi Crafty Friends,
Ink N' Splatter Whispers of Winter Paper Pad goes perfectly with the Ink N' Splatter Winter Holiday Penguins Stamp Set. The colors are so unique for Christmas cards.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What would you name this cute penguin couple?
A: Me? Peggy and Peter Penguin

Supplies:
Ink N' Splatter Winter Holiday Penguins
Ink N' Splatter Whispers of Winter 6x6 Paper Pad

Challenges:
Gem of a Challenge #1: Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge Z is for Zoo Animals
Park Hopping is My Happy Place Inspired by the Penguins at Sea World

Happy Howlidays from the Antler Dachshund

Hi Crafty Friends,
I am a dog mom so this is my second Howliday Dog Card on the Poppy Stamps Blog. This one features the Antler Dachshund and Happy Howliday Dies.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:
Q: What did you get your dog for Christmas?
A: Me? String Chew Toys

Step #1: I started my card by using the Poppy Stamps Pawprint Stencil on red cardstock with Distress Oxide Ground Espresso Ink to make the paws. Then I splattered it with white Copic paint for the look of snow.

Step #2: I die cut the Poppy Stamps Antler Dachshund Die using kraft and black cardstock for the body and I used the Poppy Stamps Yuletide Plaid 6x6 Pattern Paper for the puppy's sweater.

Step #3: I die cut the Poppy Stamps Happy Howlidays Die from white cardstock. I mounted the sentiment and the puppy to the center of my pawprint background.

Step #4: I framed the sentiment and dachshund with Poppy Stamps Double Scalloped Stitched Frames Dies in matching plaid to the dog's sweater and matching white to the sentiment.

 

Supplies

T105 Pawprint Stencil Set

2666 Happy Howlidays

2651 Antler Dachshund

2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames

PP1031 Yuletide Plaid 6x6 pack

 

 

 

Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge Y is for Your Favorite Colors Red and White
Colorful Options Challenge Red, Green, and or Gold