SANTA TAKES A BREAK - TIOT #43

Hi Ya'll !!

Today is another TIOT challenge. Suzanne challenged us this week to create a scene. I love this image - it is the Santa and Friends image from the Victoria Case "Winter Wonderland Collection" for SCACD. Santa has been so busy, he decided to take a small break to play with his friends. You can click on any of the pictures to enlarge so you can see all the snow, etc.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC - G is for Green
Allsorts - Bring Out Your Bling
One Stop Craft Challenge - Cards for Kids
Secret Crafter - Easel Cards
Stamp With Us - Christmas
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Snow Much Fun
Saturday Spotlight Challenge - Repeatedly Useful
Creative Craft Challenge - Christmas Fun


I have been wanting to make an Easel card for a long time. Finally, I decided this would be a perfect challenge for one. This is what I ended with. The background is just white cardstock and then I sponged several colors of blue using SU ink for the sky. The red cardstock is SU. I stamped the snowflakes in white, heat embossed with white and glitter. I stamped the trees, heat embossed and colored with copics. All the images are heat embossed and colored with Copics. I cut an extra deer, squirrel and presents and paper pieced for added for dimension. After the coloring, I added snow on the ground and trees with Polar White Flower Soft with a little Doodlebug glitter. Santa's beard is painted with 3D iridescent paint. Santa's suit and the little hats also have the Flower Soft. If you haven't figured it out, I love lots of glitz. To add more of a scene, I cut out a deer, squirrel, and presents , using the same stamp, and popped them up for more dimension. The branches were cut from my MS branch punch.
This is a side view. This card was a lot of fun to make. You may see more of these cards coming, I think I may be hooked.

Please visit the other DT blogs and their samples. You can view them here

DON'T FORGET SUSANA IS HAVING A NEW ELISABETH BELL RELEASE. SHE HAS BLOG CANDY GOING ON NOW - CHECK IT OUT NOW AND GET YOUR NAME IN FOR THE DRAWING.


Thank you for stopping by. If you have time, please leave a comment.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING CANDY !!!

DRUMROLL......... The Winner by Random.org is Rhonda at bluepoohbear75

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! DON'T FORGET I WILL BE OFFERING ANOTHER CANDY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS !! BE SURE AND CHECK BACK.

Rhonda, please email me your address so I can get your goodies to you.



THE CANDY GIVEAWAY WILL STAY AT THE TOP UNTIL NOVEMBER 10TH.

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It's that time of the year to be thankful for family and count our many blessings. I have met so many new friends through my blog and enjoy reading comments and viewing others blogs. To celebrate this time of the year I will be giving away the above candy. You have until midnight on November 9th to qualify. I will do the drawing around noon on November 10th.

This is my way to thank all of you who stop by and view my blog. I appreciate the support and comments.

I will be giving away:

A fabulous Victoria Case "Winter Wonderland Collection" stamp - Kringlet

Another fabulous Victoria Case "Winter Wonderland Collection" stamp - Santa and Friends

Flower Soft - Polar White

Ribbon - Red, White and Green

Color Box Chalk Ink

Bow Easy - the best tool ever

Stickles - Red, Gold and Green

Cutter Bee - Craft Knife

Clear Stamp Christmas Stamp Set

These should get you in the Christmas mood and ready to make those cards.


To be eligible for the drawing all you have to do is:

1. Become a follower ..... if you are not one.

2. Post a picture .....linked to my blog http://mypaperhugs.blogspot.com/ on your sidebar. If you do not have a blog, then email your friends and spread the word.

3. Leave a comment. I would love to visit your blog.

I will ship worldwide !!

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MORE BLOG CANDY ??

There is going to be a NEW ELISABETH BELL RELEASE this Friday, the 12th. This release is so cool, it has all kinds of different images - something totally different. You will be surprised when you see the images.

Susana has yummy yummy blog candy on the store blog now to celebrate the release. The winner will receive:

One sheet of the Sampler Edition #2 Stamps
One stack of the 6 x 6 Indian Summer by Basic Grey
3 styles of Prima Flowers

Hurry over there and sign up for the drawing. You have to sign up at the store blog.

SKETCH CHALLENGE

Good Morning Ya'll. This week we were challenged with a Sketch. I love doing sketches. This one was fun and challenging. This image is Cocoa Puff from the Victoria Case "Winter Wonderland Collection". Every stamp in this set is fabulous.

I heat embossed and colored the image with Copics. I used Polar White Flower Soft with Doodlebug glitter for the snow and the trim around her hat. The leaves and the coffee cup are glossed with SU Crystal Effects. I used a spica pen on the emblems on her clothes. Of course, there is stickles on the poinisettas and her hat. The snowflakes are also glitzy and I added a rhinestone to each one. The blue background is SU cardstock with a blue mesh with 3D little white snowballs.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamp With Us - Christmas - must have at least one SU item (I have 3)
My Time to Craft - Scallops

The inside is also glitzy with the snowflakes and rhinestones.

Please check out the other DT samples here or go to their blogs and leave a comment. Their work is truly amazing and inspiring.

Only a few days left until my candy drawing, be sure and spread the word.

As always, thank you for viewing and for your support.

SPECIAL CARD - FOR A LITTLE GIRL (JAIMIE)

Thank you for joining us today in this special blog hop. This hop started at Katharina's and you should have arrived here from Shannon's . After you leave my blog you should continue to Linda's

Reading the story of Jaimie reminded me of what happened to my neighbors last year. They are in their 80's. They hired workers to do a few repairs on their house. The next week, one of these workers broke into their house. He was able to enter the house by reaching through a dog door and unlocking the door. He stabbed both of them. The woman was able to run outside and scream so the intruder fled. Her husband, however, was stabbed so many times he was not expected to live. He lived, but still suffers mentally and physically from this attack. We live in a v very nice neighborhood where there has not been any crime, but this random act changed their lives and many others in the neighborhood. I cannot even imagine what Jaimie and her Dad must be going through.

"On October 4th, four teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These four boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings." Our hope is that everyone hopping around today will stop for a moment and think about Jaimie and her father and what life must be like for them now. One moment in time has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message please take a moment to make a card and send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope and love and let her know that people do care and want the best for her.

Please send your card to the address below:
Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057

You can go here for more information.

I have been wanting to make a circle card. Well, here is the final result. Jaimie likes snowboarding and I had a Penguin set from CTMH and thought this little guy would cheer her up. The image is heat embossed, colored with copics and a little stickles added to his hat. The feet and snowboard are glossed with SU Crystal Effects. The snow was made by running the mirror cardstock through my Cuttlebug swirls folder. I added a little SU Dazzlin Diamond glitter to make the snow glisten. The card is finished off with snowflakes and I added red rhinestones. The red background paper also has a mirrow finish so it was a little difficult to get the true effect of this card because of the reflection.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamp With Us - Christmas
Stamp With Fun - Scene
Creative Card Crew - Snowflakes
Paper Blooms - Circle Card
Simon Says - All That Sparkles
Creative Inspirations Wednesday - Red and Black

The inside has the same white mirror finish cardstock on the top that I used on the front of the card.

Thank you for stopping by and if you have time, please send Jaimie a card. I am sure she and her Dad would enjoy looking at them to help them through this time.

Fall Daisies

This is a closeup of the stamp by Lockhart.

Hello Ya'll !! I made this card a while back and since fall is almost over decided I better get it posted. This Lockhart stamp is so lovely I feel like I really didn't do it justice. I struggled getting this card to come together. The image is heat embossed and colored with Copics.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says - All That Sparkles - the daisies definitely sparkle



I cut the entire image out once and then layered each flower individually.

The inside has a pocket on the bottom with a small card to write on. Again the image is heat embossed and colored with Copics and stickles applied.
Thank you so much for stopping by and viewing my cards. I appreciate it.

I will be posting blog candy this weekend sometime, so be sure and check back.

LET IT SNOW !!!

Good Morning to Everyone !! I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.

Our challenge this week for TIOT was Metal Musingl. It could be brads, eyelets, charms or anything metal. I love to use charms so it is a great challenge for me.

Doesn't this image make you want it to snow so you can go out and play or just take your dog for a walk? The first snow is always so refreshing and glistening.

This image is from the Victoria Case "Winter Wonderland Collection" for SCACD. It is called Winter. She is so happy she makes you want to smile !! The stamps in this collection are really awesome. Check them out, they are different than just your ordinary Christmas stamps.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Forever Friends - Christmas
PaperPlay - Favorite Embellishment
Three Clovers Designs #36 - Sketch
Daring Cardmakers - 5 Favorite Things - Charm, ribbon, flowersoft, rhinestones, punches
BasicGrey Challenge Week #6 - Color combo - Green, Red, Blue
Creative Card Crew - Snowflakes
Simon Says Challenge - All That Sparkles
Daring Cardmakers - Get Punchy - I used my new snowflake punch


I stamped and heat embossed the image and colored her with Copics. I used the Polar White Flower soft around her jacket and the ground. I added a little Doodlebug White glitter to FS before I applied it. It makes it glisten so nicely. I used an EK success snowflake punch on the background layer and put little rhinestones in the middle of each snowflake. Now, here is a cool thing. The snowflake charm was actually pewter and I painted it with Gold Shimmerz paint and applied a little stickles to it and added the rhinestone. To get the perfect bow, I used "Bow Easy" which you can get at Susana's store.

The snowflakes on the background paper is embossed and has glitter. The camera only picked up a little. Other than that, the inside is pretty simple. I stamped a few snowflakes and sponged a little and that's it.

Be sure to check out all the other DT samples. You can check them out here.

I appreciate you stopping by. Just a reminder, I will be posting blog candy on the 1st for a drawing on the 10th.