AWOL - for a reason

Ok. I said I was going to get back to blogging after Christmas, but I didn't. Sorry. I haven't stopped making cards, but I've had a lot on my mind in January and February: I'm PREGNANT! It's my first and I can hardly think of anything else right now. I'm due ~11th October.

Cards and crafty projects should return soon. Hopefully once a week.

I probably won't make any more posts in December. I work at a card shop, so I get really stressed at Christmas.

A few Christmas cards

Materials:
Magazine freebie stamp (snowflake)
Stampin' Up scallop punch
HOTP paper
silver embossing powder


Materials:
buttons
embossing powders (clear with glitter and gold)
Magazine freebie stamp ('Merry Christmas' and ornament - mostly covered by the buttons)


I used masking and 2nd generation stamping
Materials:
Magazine freebie stamp (tree and 'Merry Christmas')
Sakura gel pens (Tiara range)

Song Lyrics Penny Black Card

This week's challenge at Penny Black Saturday challenge is song title/lyrics. I knew I had to use this sentiment stamp; it's one of my favorite Christmas songs, especially when it's Dean Martin singing.

Stamps:
Penny Black: Holly Day Critters, and the Wonder
Hero arts: snowflake

Bronte as a Black Cat

I loved coloring this MDP image; it's just so cute. I love how Bronte the dog is dressed as a cat for halloween. Now that it's finished I've got to post it quick, so it'll get to my neice in the states in time.

And since everyone seems to be challenging 'Halloween' and 'Fall,' this card meets the challenge at Mo's Digital Challenge (only buttons and ribbon), Papertake weekly, Cute Card Thursday, OneStopCraftChallenge, and Stamp with fun. (Hope it's ok to combine. Let me know if it's not.)

Materials:
Mo's Digital Pencil image by Maurie J Manning
color pencil
Whisper markers
chalk
message from Penny Black clear set 'Spooky'
Inque Boutique star and swirl stamp
Scenic Route paper
buttons
ribbon

Penny Black dotty Xmas card

Just a simple card, but it meets 3 challenges:
Pink Elephant's "something with dots, punch and tag."
A Spoon Full of Sugar's "Christmas challenge."
Simon Says Challenge: "Red and green."

Materials:
Penny Black clear set 'Holly Day Critters' (cat) and 'the Wonder' (message).
Papermania paper
Quickutz spiky circle (from Reuse set) and label
red ribbons and thread
glitter
color pencil

Age 1 card

One Stop Craft Challenge this week is die cuts (and my favorite die cuts are always my alphabets). Cute Card Thursdays' challenge was to make something celebrating a first. And Stampavie and more's challenge was to make a card with animals (did I do enough animals, you think?).

Materials:
Penny Black clear sets:
"Every which way" (Dog and bumblebee)
"Bubbly" (cat with balloons)
"Critter Party" (two butterflies, hedgehog, mice, kitten with present, and 'happy birthday')
"Garden Friends" (ladybug and one butterfly)
"Hugs" (just the little bird)

Quickutz "Bright" alphabet
DCWV papers Nanna's Nursery 'Baby Boy'
whisper markers
color pencils
teal glitter