PEACE love & joy

Good morning!! Anyone else feeling the time crunch on getting their Christmas cards mailed out!!!

I thought I would play along with a new challenge blog:) Laurel is currently is having a challenge- Inspired By...

Here is the inspiration photo.  I choose to use the cool colours and Christmas theme from the photo for my inspiration. I also liked the modern feel...so I used non-Christmas stamps. The Background is a quilt pattern stamp and the middle panel is a dot pattern stamp...both by Impression Obsession :)

My blog friend Barb also inspired me with her beautiful cards HERE.

Here is a close-up to show the effects of the Tim Holtz Distress crackle in rock candy and the Perfect Pearls spray...SO addicted to using this stuff!!

I am also going to enter this in Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Anything Goes :)

Have the most wonderful day!! Hugs, TRace

Impression Obsession CAC-CC033 Quilt	Impression Obsession stamp DOTTY PATTERN CC097	VersaMark by tsukineko-clear	ZING by American Crafts embossing powder-white	Jenni Bowlin For Ranger LAVENDER SACHET DYE INK PAD
Tim Holtz Distress Stain-milled lavender	Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN TUMBLED GLASS	Tim Holtz CRACKLE PAINT ROCK CANDY	Neenah Solar White
Perfect Pearls	Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words: Holiday Die Collection	Papertrey Ink die- small scallop	Papertrey ink Wonderful words: Holiday

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Play Date Cafe Challenge #109

Good evening ladies!! I am here sneaking in a card last minute for a challenge over at the Play Date Cafe :) We are to use the colours Smoky Purple, Blush, and Champagne. I LOVE this inspiration board:



As per my usual self...my colours are a little bolder...I just can't help myself even when I am trying really hard to make a "soft" card :)

This card is using the technique by Julia Stainton over at the Ellen Hutson CLASSroom blog....check it out HERE... so fun and a great way to use your Copics in an nontraditional way :)

I am also going to enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Anything Goes.

Hope you all have a great evening enjoying some crafty time!
Hugs, TRace

Neenah Solar White	Hero Arts BUTTERFLIES AND WILDFLOWERS CL549	Hero Arts CL341 Thank you Sayings
Copic Sketch Marker R32 PEACH	Copic Sketch Marker E31 BRICK BEIGE	Copic Sketch Marker V25 PALE BLACKBERRY
My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 GERTIE Paper Pad	Versafine Ink-onyx black

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Holiday cards set

Good morning my crafty friends!

Today I have a set of Christmas cards to share:

Over on the Hero Arts blog, the monthly challenge is to create a pocket card, a set, and/or use the following sketches....I choose to use the sketches to make my set :)

I choose to keep using the same product for all three cards in order to make them look like a set...I was pleasantly surprised at how this combined with a sketch really speeds up the creating process=one happy crafter :)

I wanted to use my three favorite non-Christmas backgrounds...I think they work ok!?!

Here they are individually:

Thanks for stopping by to visit :) Hugs TRace

Hero Arts CG330 Flower Dot Pattern	Hero Arts Cling Stamp FLOURISH BACKGROUND Christmas CG119	Hero Arts CG211 Magical Background	Hero Arts Cling Stamp MUSIC BACKGROUND Christmas CG222
Hero Arts Clear Stamps HOLIDAY SAYINGS Christmas CL343	Hero Arts CL459 Merry Christmas Trees	ZING by American Crafts embossing powder-white	VersaMark by tsukineko-clear
Neenah Solar White cardstock	Hero Arts GRASS LAYERING PAPERS PS602 Green	Claudine Hellmuth WHITE STICKY BACK CANVAS	Colorbox Chalk ink-Dark Brown
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Fired Brick	Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN BARN DOOR	Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN AGED MAHOGANY	Tim Holtz Distress Ink-frayed burlap
Copic marker E77	Tim Holtz Tonic PAPER DISTRESSER

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merry Christmas

Good afternoon :)

Well I wrote out the names of people I want to send Christmas cards to and realized I need at least another four....so in the next few posts you know what you will be seeing! It is kinda nice only working 1/2 days at work...due to my pneumonia...I am getting in some crafting time while "taking it easy" :)

I just LOVE red and white for Christmas...next year I am going to do a lot more :) I am entering this in the latest Impression Obsession challenge-What you like to drink....At first I had now idea what to do with this!! I don't have any stamps of drinks or glasses. So I thought I like red wine...so I made this background paper to resemble red wine lol, by using C-A-C CCo33 Quilt stamp by IO and THDI Fired Brick.

I am also entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge :)

All the supplies are listed below except for some "older" making memories rub-ons: christmas 4. Have a great day! Hugs, TRace

Impression Obsession CAC-CC033 Quilt	Neenah Solar White	Sizzix Textured Impression folder-Plaid 657064	Doodlebug Doodle twine-Christmas
Spellbinders Shapeabilities-Grommet Tags	ZING by American Crafts embossing powder-white	Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Fired Brick	VersaMark by tsukineko-clear

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