♥ Simon Says...Gift It! ♥

Can you believe that Christmas is only 11 days away? Time to finish up any last minute shopping! Or you can join our new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog and make any last minute gifts and in return you might win a gift from us! ;) This week's challenge is...Gift It!  
  

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by Mama Elephant. I made this super sweet gift set that is perfect for a last minute gift idea using the Retro Holiday Labels Clear Stamp Set. I simply stamped some of the sentiments onto some Neenah Solar White Cardstock with the Lipstick Red Ink Pad by Simon Says Stamp. I then ran some Aleene's Tacky Glue along the edges of the cut out sentiments and then added some Diamond Dust Glitter to them.

The "snowglobe" was made using the top of the mason jar and half of a plastic ornament.

I hot glued some little candy canes and peppermints, pearls (snowballs) and gems to the top before adding some more of the Diamond Dust Glitter to it. I then hot glued the ornament half to the top of the lid. Makes a great presentation and the jar can be filled with whatever you like! :)

I also made a matching little card as well.

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

I hope you all have an amazing day!

hugs...

♥ Simon Says...Make it Sparkle ♥

2 more days peeps!! My kids are counting the seconds until Santa comes down our chimney! I kind of am too! ;) Love Christmas. The only bad thing about this Christmas....no snow and warm temps! I hate it! It does not feel like Christmas! I love my seasons and Christmas is supposed to be cold here in the Northeast! Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, is supposed to be in the 70's! Don't like it one bit!:)  But the most important thing is celebrating Jesus' Birthday with family and friends whom we love! Let's not forget the real meaning of Christmas! :)

Today starts a brand new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog! This week we want your creations to.... SPARKLE!

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by Technique Tuesday. I am using the Merry Christmas Snowflake Seal Clear Stamp by TT.

This cute stamp is perfect for a card, a gift or the back of an envelope. Love stamps that are versatile like that. I stamped it directly onto the Hero Arts Acetate Card using some Black StazOn Ink and colored it in with the Candied Apple Distress Marker and added lots of  Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

I did the same thing for the TH Mini Mason Jar, only I stamped it onto some white cardstock instead of acetate. I also used lots of Jack Frost Sequins by Lucy's Cards on both the jar and card. (Love all of the sequins by Lucy's Cards!) Check them all out HERE!

Speaking of the jar, isn't that one of the cutest things you've seen? Love these jars and I also love the little spoon from the TH Silverware Adornments! So sweet! I filled the jar with some dry milk, cocoa powder, Powdered sugar, crushed candy cane and of course some mini marshmallows! Makes for a quick little gift! :)

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so, please add #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too. 

I hope you all have a lovely and wonderful Christmas!!

hugs...

♥ A Vintage Halloween Card ♥

Happy Friday!! What are your plans for the weekend? Our son, Antonio, has a Halloween Soccer Tournament tomorrow, which is expected to last most of the day. So that's where we'll be! Sunday is church and then spending time with the kids and then I have some creating to do! ;)

I wanted to stop in today with a sweet, vintage Halloween card made with some SPOOK-tacular goodies from the iralamija shop on Etsy! I am using the Harvest Collage Background papers, Spooky Tags Collage and that sweet mason jar is from the Halloween Jars Collage.  

The sweet bats are actually one of the "fillers" for the jars from the Halloween Jars Collage.

I hope you stop by the iralamija shop to see all of the amazing shabby chic, vintage digital collages that are in the shop!! I'm not one to promote digital images much except for these!! I could use them every day, if I had to! ;)

                                             

I'll be back Sunday with a sneaky peek of my next Shimmerz Paints DT Creation! And there might just be a giveaway there too! {wink} {wink}

Have a great weekend!

hugs...

♥ Sweet Mason Jar filled with Cherries ♥ {And exciting news!!}

Hello there! Hope you are enjoying your day! Stopping in with a sweet card made with some more super cute papers and embellies from the iralamija shop! This time I used a mason jar from the Vintage Jars Collage Sheet and "filled" it with some sweet cherries.

The background paper is from the Recipe Backgrounds Collage Sheet. Love it!! So sweet and shabby!

I finished it with some seam binding ribbon, twine, pearls and a white doily. The "enjoy" is from the Expressions No. 2 Collage. AND do you see the shimmery mica flakes on the jar?? That is actually some Pixie Dust Shimmerz Blingz that is about 6 years old! It was all dried up. So I added a little bit of water and a drop of Rubbing Alcohol in it, shook it up and it was back to use again! Such an amazing product! It gives a gorgeous shimmery, glittery, mica, vintage look to anything you use it on! Paper, metal, plastic, etc!

And that is my exciting news!! The super sweet and beautiful, Stacey McElyea, owner of Shimmerz Paints, asked me to re-join her DT! I was on one of her first DT's back in 2009 but had to leave due to personal reasons. I was always sad about that. But now I am back and so excited to be working with Shimmerz again! There are so many more products now than when I left so I'm thrilled to get to work with all of them! You can check out the Shimmerz blog HERE and the Shimmerz Store HERE.

                                               

And don't forget to check out the iralamija shop too! ;)

                                                

Have a wonderful day!

hugs...

♥ Mason Jar filled with Lemonade! ♥

Sounds like a yummy drink for Summer to me! I'll take 2! This week's super fun challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog is Summer Food and/or Drink!

This week the Simon Says DT are showcasing products by Hero Arts! As soon as I saw the Love Jar Clear Stamp set, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. And then after I saw Joy's Inspiration Board, with the cute pic of the mason jars with lemonade, it only reassured me! (Have you seen my teammie Lin's card too!? We both had the same idea!! :)

I used some sweet papers from the Fancy Pants Hopscotch 12x12 Paper pad. I stamped the mason jar onto a piece of Vellum with Black Staz-On. I then added a piece of yellow paper from the FP pad behind the jar as well as a vintage teal and white straw by Simon Says.

I finished up the card, with some seam binding, Hero Arts White Pearls a white paper doily.

And don't forget, the super sweet and generous Heidi will give the random winner of this challenge a $50 Credit Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore! Good luck everyone!

Here is the super yummy Inspiration Board for you!!

I'll be back tomorrow with some fun cards using the August Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp!! I think, my fave kit so far!!

Have a great day!

hugs...

♥ Crafty Secrets Spring/Easter DT Challenge and Linky Party! ♥

Happy sweet Monday everyone! I hope you all are refreshed after a beautiful weekend! I am in Atlantic City at the moment celebrating with hubby on our 10th Wedding Anniversary. How time flies! Speaking of how time flies...Easter is right around the corner! A little early this year! So it's about time to get started on some Easter cards, decor and gifts! This month's Crafty Secrets DT challenge is to create something for Easter and Spring. Love this time of year with all of the cute images and pretty pastels!

I decided to make a fun Mason Jar Easter decoration. It can actually be used to fill with candy or put a battery operated candle inside of it. I did both! I put some pastel candy eggs on the bottom and a candle on top of them. It looks really cute glowing at night on my kitchen island. How did I make it? Easy peasy!

I used a really large size mason jar that you can find in Michael's. They are only like $3.29 or so. It is huge! But you can use any size jar. I first wrapped the center of the jar with some burlap. I frayed the edges of the burlap by just pulling out a few strings. I then wrapped some twine around the center of the burlap and then adhered one of the cute Victorian Floral Easter Eggs in the center. Make sure to check this set out! It is absolutely gorgeous! I also added a Easter pick behind the Egg.

On the lid, I hot glued some greenery to the lid and then added some pastel eggs on top. The eggs are also from the Victorian Floral Easter Eggs Set as well. I added some glitter to them before adhering them. The Happy Easter is from the Spring Chicks Digi Stamp Set.

I also made a card with the Victorian Floral Easter Eggs as well. The sentiment is from the Springtime Love Digi Stamp Set.

Now onto the really fun part for all of you! It's time for the Crafty Secrets March Linky Party!! Just link any type creation using any Crafty Secrets product(s) and you could win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Crafty Vintage Girl Shop! Just visit the Heartwarming Vintage Blog to link your creation! I can't wait to see what you all come up with!! Good luck everyone! I'll be showcasing more Easter/Spring Crafty Secrets creations throughout the month of March.

Don't forget to check out the amazingly gorgeous creations from the rest of the Crafty Secrets DT !!

                                                      ♥ Vicki Chrisman
                                                      ♥ Michele Kovack
                                                      ♥ Darlene Pavlick
                                                      ♥ Rebekah Fairies

♥♥♥ I am entering this into the Crafty Bloggers Network challenge....Spring or Pastel! ♥♥♥

Have a wonderful day!

 hugs...