MY 2012 FAVORITES

Happy New Year. 

I went through my posts for this year and picked my faves.  Thank you to all of you that follow my blog and for your kind comments.

Hugs and wishing you a healthy happy New Year.

 

JANUARY

 



FEBRUARY

 

MARCH

 

APRIL

 

MAY

 

JUNE

 

JULY

 

AUGUST

 

SEPTEMBER

 

OCTOBER

 



NOVEMBER

 

 



DECEMBER

Blog Hop Winner

Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

Anything Christmas Blog Hop

Winner

 

AJ Scrapbooking and Cards

contact deets on the CDS Blog.

SCORE LINES AND TWINE



This card is for this week's

CAS-ual Friday's Challenge....CFC82 EVEN THE SCORE

Using my Scor-Pal I made score lines at the top and bottom of my white panel between my twine.

 

I used one of my latest digis I designed for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

SAY THANK YOU

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Say Thank You Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps(Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White, True Black (Papertrey Ink)
INK:Printer, Copics:RV14, YR04, Y17, YG23, BG05, V06
ACCESSORIES:crystal stickers, Twine (Doodlebug Designs), Scor-Pal, Dimensional Tape

 

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DECEMBER BLOG HOP

 Welcome to this month'sby Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps) Blog Hop

ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

 

I hope you join our blog hop for a chance at a $25.00 Gift Certificate on digital stamps

 from Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps) plus plenty of inspiration from the talented design team.

 

You should have come from SARAH NELSON'S BLOG.

If not, then you'll want to start at the beginning on the Clearly Digi Stamps Blog.

Then hop on over to LINDA'S BLOG after mine.

 



For my anything Christmas,

I made easy color digi Christmas gift tags using

NUTCRACKERS COLOR

digi designed by Laurie Wilson.

 

I worked in Microsoft Publisher.

 I inserted the digi paper from the Nutcrackers dig and placed the nutcrackers and sentiments on top.  I cut them out so part of the image is cut off. My tags are 2 1/2 " x 3 1/2".

 

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Nutcrackers Color Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White, True Black (Papertrey Ink), used digital paper from above digi
INK:Printer
ACCESSORIES:Eyelets, Licorice Divine Twine, Crop-a-dile, Eyelet setter, Round label punch (SU)
TECHNIQUES:gift tags

 

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DECEMBER DIGI RELEASE

Sharing my brand new digi releases with you today. First up is

JAVA MINUTE

(includes color and outline images)

I made this set so to be versatile.

It has silhouette images that you can use the clear overlay image directly on top of for a colored image or off to the side like I did in this card set I made. Also there is a coffee bean border and an individual bean to play with. I hope you have fun with this set. 



 



Here's a close up

of an individual card in this card set I made.  I put the clear overlay off to the side of the silhouette. I used the black silhouette and recolored it the color I wanted. 

Here's the inside. 

 I made score lines from the front so they are indented instead of raised.

 

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Java Minute Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White, True Black, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
INK:Printer
ACCESSORIES:Scor-Pal, Embosser Tool
TECHNIQUES:Scoring, Digi

 

This CAS card I whipped up easily using a color image from my new set

PAL PENGUINS

(includes color and outline images)

 

I used Microsoft publisher and printed my image and sentiment onto my card base. I printed out another penguin and cut out only his main body, traced the outside edge on the back with an embosser tool and popped up with dimensional tape.

 

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Pal Penguins Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White (Papertrey Ink)
INK:Printer
ACCESSORIES:Licorice Twine (Divine Twine), Dimensional Tape, Embosser Tool
TECHNIQUES:Paper Tole, Digi

 

 

For my second card using this set I used an outline image.

I printed these guys to be as tall as my card 5 1/2".  I printed them out and cut along the left side right up to the middle penguin's fin.  Then cut at the base of the bottom one's foot and the top one's hat.  I then cut around their bodies on the right side. I colored with copics and popped up on my card base.

 

 RECIPE:
STAMP:Pal Penguins digital image by Clearly Digital Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey)
INK:Printer, Copics YG21, YG23, YG25, R22, R24, R29, YR07, YR04, YR09, N4, N7, N10, YR02, V09, V06, V04, B000, B01, B05, YR23, Y17, Y21
ACCESSORIES:Dimensional Tape



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F4A147 Noel Gift Tags

One Layer Tags.

This is the perfect challenge to help us get ready for the holidays.

These tags are for today's FREE FOR ALL CHALLENGE #147 at splitcoaststampers...

Mixing work with play...make one layer tags

 

I used my digi I designed for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

ORNAMENT SENTIMENTS

I used a color digital image

 and printed it onto my cardstock and cut out my spellbinders shape. Easy. Then I just embellished. I like the blue on blue.

 



RECIPE:STAMPS:Ornament Sentiments digital image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:Spring Rain (Papertrey Ink)
INK:Printer
ACCESSORIES:crystal gems, Ribbons (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Silver Cord, Mini gold jingle bells (Michaels), 3/8, 1/4 circle punches

 

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LIMC97 HAPPY CHRISTMAS HOUSES



I'm playing in this week's

LESS IS MORE CHALLENGE #97...One Layer Week....IN A ROW

This is also for this week's FOR FUN CHALLENGES....I'll Be Home For Christmas.

I used my latest digi I designed for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

HAPPY HOUSES

I measured the size of the spellbinders die then made my digital image the same size in Microsoft Publisher. I colored my houses in Adobe Illustrator. I love the checks.  I embossed using the spellbinders rectangle die. Works perfect to add that extra touch on a One Layer Card. I embellished with twine, Markers and gems.

Tips for embossing with the Spellbinders die:

My layers:

1. C plate

2. spellbinders rubber mat, 2- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 pieces cardstock (clean)

3. Card (face up) with die in place cutting side down

4. 1- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece cardstock (clean)

5. 2 B plates

Run from back to front only over die area then run back. Works perfectly.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Happy Houses Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White (Papertrey Ink)
INK:Printer, Copics: R24, YG25
ACCESSORIES:Crystal gem stickers, Doodlebug Designs Twine, 1/16" hole punch, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders rectangle nestabilities
TECHNIQUE:OLC

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SC415 DANGLE BIRDIES

This is my card for today's Sketch Challenge #415 on Splitcoaststampers

 I kept my image straight but tilted my spellbinders die and embossed it directly onto my card front.

 

I am using my digi I designed for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

DANGLES

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Dangles Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:White (papertrey ink)
INK:Printer
ACCESSORIES:crystal stickers, dimensional tape, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders squares nestabilities

 

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CAS 200 PARTY BALLOONS

This is the CAS (Clean And Simple) Challenge on Splitcoaststampers 200th challenge weekend. We are celebrating with two days of CAS challenges HERE.
Come Play With Us.

 

I am one of the hostesses...Whoo-Hoo. 
 I got really busy yesterday and forgot to set up my post. OOps. This card is for my challenge BRING ON THE BALLOONS keyword CAS200PARTYD

I made a masculine card using my digi I designed for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

HELIUM HELLOS

 

RECIPE:

STAMPS:Helium Hellos Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)

PAPER:Kraft, Pure Poppy, Spring Rain (Paertrey Ink)  Note To Self (Echo Park)

INK:Printer

ACCESSORIES:Scor-Pal, DMC thread, dimensiaonal tape

TECHNIQUES: Paper Piecing, knots, digi, scoring

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CIC65 SKETCH THANKS

Come play with us in this month's

Clearly Inspired Challenge #65

 

(there's just one challenge this month so you can enjoy your time with family for the holidays)

 

I am using using my digi I designed as the December Feature digi and one of the prizes for this month's challenge

SAY THANK YOU

 

The paper I used is FACT by Basic Grey

and was Birthday RAK from my sweet friend Kris Chirhart. Thank you Kris. I love Basic Grey. I just got it and pulled it out and used it as soon as I got it. Mwah.

 

RECIPE:

STAMP:Say Thank You Digital Image by Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:True Black, Kraft, White (Papertrey Ink), Fact (Basic Grey)
INK:Printer
ACCESSORIES:Waterfall 5mm Sprinkles (AnnaBelle Stamps), Licorice Divine Twine, Martha Stewart Daisy Corner Punch, Cuttlebug, Dimensional Tape
TECHNIQUES:Dry Embossing, Spotlight, Digi

 

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FLAKE FRIEND

Challenges are so fun. 

They get me to use techniques and inspire me in a way I would not have thought on my own. I love it. I am so happy with this card. It just makes me happy. We are the hardest on ourselves so when we love a card we made it's a big deal! You know what I'm talkin' about!

 

So I made this card for two challenges on Splitcoaststampers today.

First, the CAS (Clean and Simple) Challenge #199 a sketch based on THIS adorable card by Nicky (Clear and Simple).

 

Second, for the Technique Lover's Challenge #409.....Make a Snowman.  I made a snowman tag. I used mini black brads for his mouth and eyes and hand cut his nose from cardstock.

 

For my sentiment I used a set by The Alley Way Stamps

SNOW MUCH FUN

 

RECIPE:

STAMPS:Snow Much Fun (The Alley Way Stamps)

PAPER:Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, White, True Black (Papertrey Ink), Serendipity (Basic Grey)

INK:Versafine Onyx Black

ACCESSORIES:Mini Black brads, 1/8" hole punch and eyelet punch, Licorice Divine Twine, Large Corner Rounder Punch

 

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RED AND GREEN CHRISTMAS

Have you played in the LESS IS MORE CHALLENGES?

I am getting addicted to them. This card is for this week's

LESS IS MORE CHALLENGE #96.....RED AND GREEN.

 

For my card I used the leftover paper from cutting out the rectangle for yesterday's tag I posted. Usually I just throw these scraps away.....but I love this paper and just could not bear to throw it away. So I used it as my frame. I cut out the same inside size using the spellbinders rectangle dies. 

 

My sentiment is from the set by The Alley Way Stamps

CHRISTMAS MAGIC

 

RECIPE:

STAMPS:Christmas Magic (The Alley Way Stamps)

PAPER:Kraft, White (Papertrey Ink), For The Record 2 (Echo Park)

INK:Memento Pear Tart, Lady Bug Red

ACCESSORIES:Paper Piercer and Mat (We R Memory Keepers), Chili Sprinkles (AnnaBelle Stamps), Needle, Thread, score tape, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Rectangle Nestabilities

TECHNIQUES:Stitching

 

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