Black and White Christmas cards

Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you some Black and white Christmas cards I created using some paper from Canvas Corp Brands along with some other supplies I had in my stash. 

I love working with the Tim Holtz Paper dolls and this set worked perfectly with them. You can check out my process video below. 

When I am created a lot of cards, I create an assembly line. I cut out all my card stock first and pile them according to my layout.

I added washi tape on some of my cards for added interest keeping with the black and white theme. 

The assembly line makes it easy to make several cards in no time at all. 

And as a final touch, I added my black and white paper dolls.

Happy Holidays!

SUPPLIES

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So Suzy Stamps - Elegant Bride and Groom

It is the last day of 2014. I am sure lots of people will be out celebrating tonight so I thought I would post a card with a theme that is always a celebration.

Image: Wedding Dress
Image:  Groom

Store: So Suzy Stamps

We (the design team) have been sharing our projects all month long over at So Suzy Stamps! It has been our pleasure. I am honored to share this last card of December and 2014 with you.

When I saw these two stamps, I knew I had to make a card using both of them together. They fit so well, the curve of the wedding leaves just enough room to fit the Groom stamp.

I wanted to go with the traditional black and white and found some wonderful paper that compliments these two very elegant stamps.  After I stamped the images, I embossed them with clear embossing powder.

A big white bow and Bride and Groom label finishes off the card.

Now if you are going out tonight to celebrate the coming of the new year, please be safe. A new challenge will begin in January, so be sure to check back with us to see what we have in store for you over at So Suzy Stamps in 2015!

Oh, and don't forget, So Suzy Stamps can also be found on  Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter

Thanks for stopping by!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• PDE Linky Party  #33 - Celebrations
• Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
• Freshly Brewed - January Favorites
• Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 

What will you do with today?

What will you do with today? It will never come again? So often we get caught up in our daily routines and forget how lucky we are to have today. We may not have it tomorrow.

I get it! Life is busy and sometimes complicated. Some people live for their job and that is alright too. Just don't loose sight of what is around you and most of all, what is important to you. It is easy to loose several of the hours during the day surfing the net, watching television, blogging...those are precious hours you will never get back.

When is the last time you took a walk outside, or read a good book? I am not a huge fan of exercise, but I feel so wonderful after I do it. If I pop in my earplugs and just listen to my music while I am walking, it is so much more relaxing than sitting and watching a television show. Reading is usually not my "go to" to relax, but when I get enthralled in a good book, it is hard to pull me away.

So while we are saying T.G.I.F, lets not forget to enjoy life every day and at least try to make every day memorable, not routine. Take that walk, listen to your music, read a good book, craft... Whatever it is, make time for it, because it is time you will never get back and it will be time well spent!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• TIME OUT Challenges- Embossing with the optional twist of sparkle
• Inspiration Destination - - Always Anything goes
• Moo-Mania & More -  Trees
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - #204 Anything goes
• WordArt Wednesdays - #155 -  Anything goes

Riley & Co - Be Thankful

Our theme this week over at Riley & Company is Be Thankful! November is traditionally a month that we stop and take note of all that we are thankful for. 

Theme: Be Thankful

Quote:  Old and Senile

Image: Helen & Alice

I love the retro faces collection over at Riley and Company. They are great fun and work well with many of the funny bones sentiments. They have some great holiday funny bones, so be sure to check them out.

Now, if you want to play along, and I sure hope you do, you need to use a Riley & Company stamp. But with so many to choose from, you should not have a problem finding one you love.

Want to play along?

We would love to have you!

If you upload your card/project to SCS (splitcoast Stampers) don't forget to include the keyword RILEY 2314. 

And of course, don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's blogs today so see what they created for this challenge.

• Heather Bolli
• Jackie Rakoski-Diediker
• Joy Stagg
• Kelly Santi
• Kendra DeCota
• Kerin Sylvester
• Sandye Curry
• Stephanie Serrano
• Vera Yates

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesdays  - #189 - Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes

Retro Christmas Cards

So I was feeling a little nostalgic this weekend and decided to make some Retro style Christmas cards. There are so many sites that offer free digital downloads, it didn't take me long to find an image I wanted to work with. The Graphic Fairy has some great free vintage digital images available for download. I found three black and white retro Christmas images from a 1940's printers book. They all had holiday shopping Christmas theme. I chose this one to work with. This poor husband is following his wife around carrying all the Christmas Gifts while she reviews her Christmas list.

I decided to stick with the black and white theme and not color in the image. I used Heather's sketch that is currently being used for the Simon Says Challenge. Here is what I came up with:

Very fun card and did not take long to put it together at all. I love making black and white cards. They are so classic, and work great for vintage or retro designs.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Ends Nov 27 - Simon Says - Sketch

Ends Dec 2 - MIM - Anything Goes

Ends Nov 30 - Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Ends Nov 30 - Sister Act - Anything Goes

Ends Nov 27 - 4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Ends Nov 27 - 4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Ends Nov 30 - Opus Gluei - Shopping

Ends Dec 2 - Robyn's Fetish - #187 Vintage

Ends Dec 9 - Scribble & Scrap - #6 Anything Goes

Ends Dec 16 - Christmas Inspirations - Black & White

Ends Nov 30 - CHNC - Christmas Anything Goes

Ends Dec 2 - Crafting From The Heart - #1 Anything Goes

Grandparents Days, Sunday September 8th

Not everyone realizes there is a National Grandparents Day. You may not realize it unless you have kids. But there is. National Grandparent's Day is a secular holiday celebrated in the United States since 1978 and officially recognizes in a number of countries on various days of the year, either as one holiday or sometimes as a separate Grandmothers Day and Grandfathers Day. Every year my sister gives me a list of cards she needs, and this is one of them. I found this stamp with two little kids and I thought it would be perfect for a grandparent's card. It is a very simple card, but so cute. Lots of people love the Black and White Cards, and I am one of them. I even have a board on Pinterist designated for just Black and White cards. The stamp is from the 1999 Stampin' Up series and the paper is from Recollections Signature sheets called "My Favorite Things". The sentiment on the outside says "If Mom says NO...ask Grandma". So don't forget about those Grandma's, they sure don't forget about us!

Summer Time

Well...we are in full blown summer in Phoenix, AZ. Everyone always says it is a dry heat, but I hate that saying. Hot is Hot. My garden is struggling, unlike many others who's are probably thriving in other parts of the country. One thing I do love about summers in Arizona though is the fresh fruit! I made some strawberry freezer jam last night to keep me in the summer mood. As I mentioned before, I am part of an On line sellers group and the theme this week is "Grass". Perfect theme for summer...I found a nice book at Eccentric thrifter called Designing Beds and Borders. Great ideas to get that garden going...or in my case, save your garden. My last post was about Christmas. While it is important to start thinking about those holiday cards, I would like to enjoy my summer months just a little longer. So I will see what I can come up with in my playroom. As always, I will share my creations. "Happy Summer"! Well, as promised, I said I would share what I came up with. This seemed appropriate, since I do live in the sunshine every single day!