Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - Coffee with Class

Hi everyone! i am excited to be participating in the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. This year I am a Super Sponsor and will be sharing some of my designs in my creations.

One of my very first Coffee theme'd designs this year was "Coffee with Class".  This is a fun vintage inspired image with some fun Sassy Sentiments to match. 

What I love about digital images is that they can be resized to work for any of my projects. 

I know we will all be very busy during the holidays...and our Caffeine will give us the energy to get all of our shopping and decorating completed! 

To celebrate the hop and introduce you to my shop, I am offering 15% off all my digital images through the duration of the Blog Hop.  I hope you take some time to check out them out.

Happy Hopping!

Santa Passport Card

Hi Crafty friends. I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. With Thanksgiving now behind us, it is time to start thinking about Christmas!  To help with this, I have been doing a Christmas Card series over on my You Tube channel all month. Hopefully you have caught some of those videos and I have inspired you for your holiday creations.

For those of you that don't know, I have started creating digital passport card kits and now have two in my shop. I released the Angel one earlier in the month and now I have a Santa Passport card kit available. 

Santa Passport Kit

I also created a video to show you how to put this fun kit together. 

If you have never seen one of my passport kits, they are great little keepsakes and perfect for holiday gift cards. 

I am currently offering 20% off everything in my shop, so this is a good time to pick up both the Santa and the Angel kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to the shop of your choice.

Friday Freebie

Hi everyone and Happy Friday! I am sharing with you today an image I grabbed from a vintage post card in my collection. It can easily be incorporated into your New Year cards.

To download this image, click on it and save to your computer. It can easily be resized to use on any of your designs. This image comes from a 1911 postcard mailed to Lancaster PA

Be sure to check out some of my other Christmas vintage post cards over in my etsy shop!

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Wallpaper Christmas scene

Hi everyone. I am here to share with you a card I created using the Tim Holtz Wallpaper. Hopefully it will bring back some memories of you and siblings in front of your Christmas tree. 

If you would like to see my process video, you can check it out below.

I wanted to create a room that had some perspective, so I created a template from an image I found on line. 

From there, I cut out the wall paper, and used some washi tape to create the wood floor.  The ceiling was created using texture paste.

The Christmas wallpaper this year has some great scenes of winter in the outdoors. It was perfect to use for my window. 

Thanks for stopping by!

25 Days of Christmas Tags

Hi everyone! Today I am participating in the 25 Days of Christmas tags and featuring some great dies from STAMPlorations. You can find all the details over on Tracey's Blog. 

The two sets that I am using form my tag are Two Reindeer and Luggage tags. These are nesting dies which means that there are several sized that can be layered one on top of the other. This made it very easy for me to cut through one of the smaller tags so that my darker brown card stock would show through. I then used the cut out deer for my second tag. 

Here is a closer look at the tags. 

It was a quick and easy way to get to fun holiday tags. Be sure to check out all the tags through the 25th. I am sure you will get some great inspiration. 

STAMPlorations 4th annual Giving Thanks Blog hop

Hi everyone and welcome to our 4th annual Giving Thanks blog Hop.  We are celebrating today by sharing some of our creations using stamps and dies from STAMPlorations.  You can find all the links and info over on the STAMPlorations blog.

For my card today I am using the Doodle Autumn Pumpkin die along with the Thankful every day phrase.   This doodle die is so delicate and intricate, but cuts so nicely. I was able to get a nice clean cut on the first try and didn't tear any part of the die. That is rare for me on these detailed dies, but I was so happy with the results!

Now as I said, this is a hop and there are over $200 in prizes to be giving out. You can also win prizes by visiting our FB and Instagram pages and tagging your friends. Don't forget to link up to the linky party as well which closes on November 30th. 

Winners will be announced on December 10th over on the STAMPlorations blog.  

Also don't forget from November 12 to 30th, stamps, stencils, and dies are 40% off, (excluding new releases), 5x7 stamps Club, and retiring section. All orders of $74.99 ship flat rate of $10 worldwide ($4 US); orders of $75 or more get free shipping everywhere!

So don't forget to leave me a comment and check out some of the other fabulous projects!

Thanks for stopping by.

Masculine Christmas Cards

Hi everyone and happy Saturday. I am sharing a card with you today which is perfect for the men in your life. Many of us struggle with masculine cards, but I am here to show you how to make a fun card that is sure to be a hit. 

This card was creating using one of the thinlet dies sets from the Tim Holtz collection.  I created a process video that you can check out below. 

This set comes with four characters, so there are lots of options for your Christmas cards. There are several small pieces in these sets, so some patience is required.  I offered a few tips in my video to help you through the process.

But don't get too stressed out, remember, this is suppose to be fun! LOL! 

Thanks for stopping by.

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to take you to your favorite store. 

Layered Cards using Ephemera

Hello everyone! Today i am sharing with you my most recent Christmas Cards and Video on You Tube. I love to create layered cards using ephemera. They are probably one of the more easier designs as there is no wrong way to layer!

To watch my process video, click below. 

I find when I am layering cards, the thinner the paper the better.  I have some old printer paper (the ones that had the holes on the sided to feed through your printer), but you could use any printer paper you have on hand.

Once you have your ephemera printed, you can cut it out or tear the edges.  I like to add washi tape to the edges so that it gives it a nice finished look. 

I have a some ephemera sets in my shop that would work great for this technique. Be sure to check them out in my digital section. 

This retro Santa set has some great Santa images that would be great focal points on your cards this year. I also have some ephemera sets for your backgrounds.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to take you to your favorite store. 

Passport Card Kit

Hi everyone! Well I finally did it! i took the plunge and created a Passport digital kit.  This has been something I have been thinking about for a while and now that I have a program that will create quality images there was no more excuses!

I created a tutorial video which you can check out below. 

This will help you and guide you through the step by step process to create your own passport Angel card.

The kit is now available in my etsy shop. These would be wonderful keepsakes for the holiday season and since it is a digital file, you can create as many as you need!

I have made sure to include lots of ephemera to go along with your kit. These tuck nicely into the pocket or the side tucks.

I have also included some of the other products I used to create this fun holiday card.

Thanks for stopping by. 

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to take you to your favorite store. 

Creating Snow scenes

Hi everyone and Happy Sunday. I wanted to share with you a technique for creating a snow scene. While there are many ways to achieve this result, I am showing you one way using white embossing powder. 

I am also using a new a new stamp from Deep Red called Christmas Carolers.  If you would like to see my process, you can check out my video below. 

After I had finished the card, I wanted to add a little dimension. The small Christmas paper dolls were a perfect addition. They were just the right size and looked great on the foreground of my card. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Creating Keepsake cards

Hi everyone! I am here today to share with you one of the cards I will be creating this year to send to family and friends. I have been rummaging through old photos and came across this old family photo that I thought would make a great Christmas card.

I used the Tim Holtz die to create a frame for this photo and embellished it with some mini ephemera.

You can watch my process video below. 

Old vintage Christmas photos make great additions to your Christmas cards, especially when they are your old family photos. These are easy to create and do not take much time at all to put together. In my video, I show you different ways you can decorate your frame to make each card unique.

Have fun!

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to take you to your favorite store. 

Friday Freebie

T.G.I.F. I am a little late posting my Friday Freebie today, but wanted to try and find a good one for you. Thanksgiving comes early this year so if you plan on creating any Thanksgiving cards, better get moving.

Here is a fun vintage image to help you with your creations! I found it over at Graphic Fairy, but wanted to share with you as well. 

If you are in need of a few quick Thanksgiving cards, I have some over in my etsy shop. Be sure to stop by and check out some of my other printables. I am having a sale through tomorrow offering 10% off all my digital images.

Happy Crafting!

STAMPlorations - November Sketch challenge

Hi everyone! It is time for our monthly theme and sketch challenge over at STAMPlorations. 

 For my project, I decided to use the sketch as my inspiration. The stamp I am using is from the Typography collection called Delight in the Joys.

I decided to keep it simple this time and let the sentiment do all the work. There are several sets in the typography collection. This category is one of my favorite!  

To play along in the challenge you do not have to use a STAMPlorations stamp, but we would love it if you did. You can link up to 6 projects through the month. To qualify for the prize, you must display the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge post.

Don't forget, if you used my code STAMPGIRLMONICA, you can get an additional 20% off your purchase. 

Thanks for stopping by!