Four Missions

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Here’s another pre-Christmas project that I have had saved up to show off for a later date… which apparently is today! LOL My sister has had these four LDS Missionary Tags for a couple years now and has been wanting to put together a shadow box display for our Mom. So with a little help and swapping of chores… this is what we came up with:


Each corner is represented by a LDS Mission that one of my siblings served on. I possitioned them from the oldest to the youngest which also corresponds to the dates they were serving.


Here’s a close up of the corners each with a bunch of details… the location of where they served, a map with a star to the city, the language they spoke, the years they were gone and the initial of their first name.





The gift was a success and probably the best one of the year… so everything was worth it! We loved the reaction and I know it will be cherished for years to come. ;D Hope you enjoyed it too!

Duffy

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This little Christmas Elf was starting to feel left out… only if I had scheduled a few posts before I got sick! But that’s hindsight – 20/20. LOL So this last little guy is Duffy from Make it Crafty and is also available in rubber in the Christmas Elves Collection.


The formula and layout for this holiday card is the same as the others and it was really nice to get them done so quickly. I spent a week coloring all the new images (well, back when they were new) then just before Christmas I cut papers from the same pack, used the same size and finally embellished them the same too – chippies and ribbon. It was great to get them all done in only a couple hours and now I’ve started my stash for the next holiday season!! Yeah! 😀


Hope you like this and enjoy! I have three more projects from last month that I’ll be showing off this week and hopefully a few new creations too! Thanks for everyone’s well wishes and I promise I’m taking it easy. ;D *Hugs

Mad Hatter & White Rabbit

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Well, what can I say… I’m back home but where do I even begin! I can now fully sympathize with anyone who has had pneumonia. But the good news is, I’m back home and have access to the internet… in between my long naps, of course. LOL So to start off, I have a long awaited project to show off using some Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps!!


This is a journal page I made at the end of November and was saving it for one of my last posts as a Kraftin’ Kimmie Guest towards the end of the December. So maybe we can pretend it’s the last Friday in December for a few minutes and I can give my proper farewells. It was such a fun time being their guest and I loved making each of my projects – thanks Kimmie!! 😀


For my project I used the new Mad Hatter and White Rabbit from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and in the background I used Country Sunset from Make it Crafty. The sketch I used is actually from a previous Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge – Challenge #108 and stretched it to fit the journal size page. I also used one of Kimmie’s Sentiment from Wonderland Sentiments.


Here are close up pictures of the Mad Hatter and White Rabbit. I almost felt stuck in what colors I used but I took inpsiration in the background I colored and came up with this combination. Then I added some white paisly designs to the hattter’s vest with a gel pen for some details.


I’ve colored the White Rabbit before but this time I’ve gone with more traditional colors scheme – abandoning the Andy Warhol style. LOL I used Cool Grays for the clothing and Warm Grays for the rabbit to help distinguish the two different colors. I think I used Neutural Grays in the Mad Hatter.


Finally, here’s a closeup of the background image, Country Sunset. I wanted a whimsical look so I used more bright colors and colored the road red and the rocks purple. LOL I thought it would fit the Wonderland theme a little better and liked how it came together. Thanks again Kimmie for asking be to be a guest! 😀

Saffron

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Another Update: Finally on the better side of things and thank goodness for modern day medicine! Not only do I feel better, they also rename “The Death Rattle” to so something less scary such as “crackling.” Now if only the flu had been removed before I came home. 😀 Alas, one thing after another.

Update: I’ve come down with a sudden case of pneumonia and will return when feeling better. In the mean time, have a Happy New Year!

We’re having a special preview of Saffron over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps that you don’t want to miss out on! CLICK HERE for some fantastic inspiration!!!

I wish I had more pictures of my project but I’ve left my camera somewhere in a “safe place!” LOL So, I have just a scan of the image today and tomorrow I’ll come back in and insert some better pictures.

My daughter also had fun coloring Saffron! We both used pencils on kraft paper.


… stay tuned. 😀

Rocky

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It’s getting chilly around here so I’ve selected more of a blue card to show off from my stash. This is Rocky, another in the Christmas Elves Collection from Make it Crafty! I have forgotten what paper I used (you can scroll down to the first elf card to see) but I’ve loved the color scheme it provided – blue, lt blue, brown, red and white. It’s been a fun for these holiday collections!


I have all the standard stuff on this and I love the way the hat turned out – much better than the folds I tried in the last one. However, there is still one rather large one that I could have done with out – but I’m still trying to get the hang of where to place the folds. Don’t get me wrong, not complaining… just sharing what I’ve learned. ;D The rest of the folds in the hat are perfect.


Hope this gives you some inspiration for today and don’t forget to stop by tomorrow for a very special surprise – one that you probably already know of, but hopefully a surprise none the less!

Hamlet

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This is Hamlet from Simply B Stamps and I made this card for the 12 Day of Scary Christmas challenge … which I’m a little slow on as a DT member! However, I still wanted to make a card to finish off the round. ;D As a participant in the challenge you have until December 30 to get your projects in and the theme is anything goes, anything melding Christmas and Halloween, that is.


For some reason, this image spoke to me and said… I’m the perfect Halloween/Christmas meld, pick me! So I did. LOL I colored his vest in red and white stripes to resemble candy canes, gave him a red cape, then used a lot of green embellishments on the card. The candle skull is the perfect amount of creepy-ness to make you look twice – that and the skull in the background too.


I used my Mom’s flourish metal die and that fun packaging tape with the skulls on it to create the background. Then I had to use some print decorative paper because it’s Hamlet after all – just wish I had hamlet print decorative paper – that would be awesome. I then carried some of the red off the image onto the card with the flowers and added a few pearls for a finishing touch. Hope you like it and be sure to come joing the challenge this week too. ;D