Star Angel Doll with Carmen's Veranda

Hello All,
Welcome to my second post for the Carmen's Veranda Christmas Event!

There are Prizes and lots of inspirational pieces from the Design team.  All you have to do to enter is make a Christmas/Holiday card using any stamps, link it up, follow us, and leave a comment!!

Be sure to head over to the Portal to Creativity blog and link up your Holiday project!!
 We also have our 2nd Facebook based challenge  over on Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda FB Pages!  Enter your projects in our Winter Holidays Challenge for the chance to win even more prizes!  Same FB Challenge on both Pages

Here is my project made with a folk art doll angel stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

Material List:

Stamps:Star Doll Angel from Carmen's Veranda

Ink:Black dye

CS:Solar White Neenah, olive green, red

Copic Markers

Christmas ribbon

Instructions:

• Make a card from red CS and add a layer of olive green CS
• Stamp the angel on Solar White CS and color with Copic Markers

• Die cut the Angel and add to the card front
• Tie a bow in Christmas ribbon and add to card

Hope your holiday preparations are going well!  I think I will have to send out some store bought cards this year.  With moving, I really haven't been able to work on my Christmas cards.  I have been experimenting with some single layer cards.  I will show you those later.  So, check back for those.  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen

Lavender Angel Mini Card

Hi Dreamers!
I have had  a busy week!  I am still making the cards  for Operation Write Home and Card Care Connections.  I have not photographed any of the cards yet, but will share pics with you when I have them.  I have over 100 cards now!!  

*******Upcoming Event:
Lost Coast Design is partnering with Stencil Girl for an exciting blog hop on March 24!!!!  There will be lots of projects by the Design Teams from Lost Coast Designs and Stencil Girl!!  And Prizes!!  Stayed tuned for that on Monday!!

I do have a card for you today too!  I made a mini card using a pretty silhouette stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  I wanted something that would attach to a gift bag.  So I made this long and narrow card --about 2.5 x 5 inches.  Take a look.

Materials:

Stamps: Silhouette Angel and Iron Work Border from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Rhubarb Stalk Memento

Distress Stains: Picket Fence, Worn Lipstick, and Tarnished Brass

CS: Almost Amethyst, Barely Banana, Perfect Plum - Stampin' Up

Liquid Pearls: Pale pink

Corner Rounder punch

Hole Punch

Ribbon

Pale Purple Tulle

Instructions:

• Make a long narrow card from Barely Banana textured CS
• Round corners of each layer
• Distress the edges with Worn Lipstick Stain
• Stamp the Silhouette Angel with Rhubarb Stalk ink on Amethyst CS
• Stamp the Iron Work Border stamp with Worn Lipstick Stain.  

             TIP:  To stamp with Distress Stains -- put the stain on a craft sheet.  Pat the stamp into the Stain to "ink" up the stamp.  Stamp onto  background

• Add smudges of Picket Fence and Tarnished Brass Distress Stains
• Layer stamped piece with Perfect Plum CS
• Add to card base
• Punch a hole in upper corner
• Tie the ribbon through the hole
• Add a line of glue to the back of the card and press a strip of tulle into the glue pleating as you go
• Add a piece of scrap CS to the back of card to cover the glue and tulle edges
• Apply the Perfect Pearls to the edges of each layer
• Add a few drops of Perfect Pearls in the corners--Let the Perfect Pearls dry.

A few fun challenges for my Angel Mini Card:
The Shabby Tea Room: anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons: no Designer Papers
Crafting by Design: use a ribbon
Aurora Wings: anything goes
Created with Love: girly
4 Krafty Girlz: anything goes


Happy first Day of Spring!!  We are getting some Spring-like weather...it is not snowing!  LOL!  Well, it was 49 degrees  (F) yesterday. I can see the ground now too as a lot of the snow has melted.  Can't wait for the plants to start growing!  I hope you are having a lovely Spring day!!
Karen

Wishing You Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Hi Dreamers!

Welcome to my new followers!!  I am so pleased to have you stopping by.  And, as always, a big hello to my followers and friends!  Today, I thought you might like to see the card we made at Card Ministry.  This is a group that gets together at a local church and make cards for shut-ins.  We made forty of this card.  I decided to omit the ribbon to make them easier to mail. 

This angel is from a retired Stampin' Up set.  I stamped the angel with Rich Razzleberry ink and colored it with Chalk Pencils.

A light distressing was done on the background  by sponging on some Vintage Photo ink.  The inside was stamped with some nice sentiments.

A few fun challenges for my Angel card
For Fun Challenge: Christian Christmas card
Simon Says Stamp: Christmas
Word Art Wednesday: uplifting sentiments
Do you Stack up: anything goes
Aud Sentiments: any sentiment
Stampin' for the weekend: anything goes

I am almost ready for Christmas.  I spent most of the day yesterday making Cake Pops.  I will give the Cake Pops are gifts to my neighbors  staff at my Chiropractor's office, and still have some to take to my brother's on Christmas day.  Still have a few gifts to pick up.  Hopefully today or tomorrow I will be all ready.  I hope you are having a great day and still have time to do a bit of crafting!  Love you.
Karen