11 Month Till Christmas!!

Hello and Happy Friday!  Did you know it is only 11 Month Till Christmas!!!???  Again this year I have decided make a goal to complete 2 Christmas cards a month so that i can stop the stress of completing all my cards in time for the special season at the last second, and my addition to this goal this year is to complete the inside of the card as well. 

This year I am going to continue the fun little Christmas Hop like last year, but with a little twist.  Each month I give my Design Team ladies a "Theme" to follow, and they are to make any two Christmas projects as long as it follows the theme of the month.  You could see cards, decorations, tags, anything the Design Team dreams up!  Are you excited???  I know I am! 

This month we have most of our DT ladies joining in as well as a Special Guest Deisgner, Nikki.  I will have a list of the hop order at the bottom of my post so that you can follow along to see what fantastic projects the DT has made for you =)

This month our theme is: SNOWBOUND!!

I am the first stop on our little hop and I have made two Christmas cards to share with you today following our "Snowbound" theme, here is my first card using the adorable "Heidi" from Wee Stamps....

Here is a picture of the inside of the card....

SUPPLIES USED:
* Image: Wee Stamps, Heidi
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers
* Memento Inks:  Tuxedo Black & Nautical Blue
* 5x6.5 Kraft Card & Envelope
* Patterned Paper: BoBunny 6x6 Snowfall Collection
* Spellbinder Nestabilities:  Large Deckled Rectagles
* My Favorite Things Embelishments:  Buttons-Kraft, Sweet Tooth & Night Shift Blue.  Ribbon: Kraft
* Stampin' Up Jewlery Tag Punch
* Outside Sentiment:  KaiserCraft Christmas Sentiments
* Cardstock: Michaels 8.5x11 Paper packs
* Snowflake Punches:  Martha Stewart
* ColorBox Chalk:  Creamy Brown
* Inside Sentiment:  Close To My Heart, Festive Thoughts
* Glue Dots
* ATG

Here is a close up of the gorgeous Heidi to show you the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Skin:  E11,E00, E000
* Hair:  E29, E27, E25, E21
* Blues:  B99,B97, B95
* Browns:  E47, E44, E42, E42, E41, E40
* Snow:  B91, 0

Now on to my second card where I used a High Hopes Image called "Bearly Swooshin'"....

Here is a picture of the inside of the card....

SUPPLIES USED:
* Image: High Hopes, Bearly Swooshin'
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers
* Memento Inks: Tuxedo Black & Teal Zeal
* 5x6.5 Kraft Card & Envelope
* Patterned Paper: CartaBella 6x6 Winter Fun + BoBunny 6x6 Snowfall Collection + Echo Park 6x6 Winter Park
* KraftCardstock: Michaels 8.5x11 Paper Pack
* Memory Box Dies: Frostyville Boarder
* Spellbinder Nestabilities:  Standard Circles Large + Classic Scalloped Circles Large
* My Favorite Things Dies:  Fishtail Flag Stax + Fishtail Flag Layers Stax* ColorBox Chalk:  Creamy Brown
* Outside Ssentiment: My Favorite Things, Merry & Bright
* Inside Sentiment:  Penny Black, Hello Winter
* Glossy Accents
* 3D Pop Dots
* ATG

Here is a close up of the fun skiing bear to see the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Bear: E42,E41, E40
* Nose:  E44, E43, E43 + Glossy Accents
* Blue/Greens:  BG78, BG75, BG72, BG11, BG10
* Snow:  BG10
I hope that I may have inspired you to get a head start on your Christmas cards this year as well, now if you are following our hop you are to head over the the super tallented (and my BFF) Heather's Blog.

Here is the full list of the hop order in case you get lost along the way....

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/ (me!!)

2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/

4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/  

5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/ 

7.) Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/ 

8.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk 

9.) Nikki (Guest Designer): http://graphixanddesign.blogspot.ca/

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Cupcake Inspirations, Challenge #194 - Colours: Pool, White & Chocolate (Ends January 26th)  - WON TOP 5!!! Yeah!

* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Cards For Men, Challenge #2 - Transport (Ends February 3rd)

* Entering my Heidi card: Paper Playtime, Challenge #2 - Use some Brown (Ends February 3rd)

* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Clear It Out Challenge - Theme: Circles Stash: Anyting Goes (Ends February 4th) - WON TOP 3!!! Yeah!
* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Top Tip Tuesday, Challenge #94 - Lavishly Luscious Layers (Ends February 4th)
* Entering my Heidi card: The Paper Shelter, Challenge #96 - Anything Goes (Ends January 29th)

* Southern Girls, Challenge #61 - Get Krafty (Ends February 6th)
* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Fussy & Fancy, Challenge #81 - Circles (Ends February 7th)
* Entering my Heidi card: Jellypark Challenges - Button Up (Ends Febraury 7th) - WON TOP 3!!! First Place!
* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Raise the Bar, Challenge #128 - Message Me (use paper with text on it) - My LIFT TICKET is cut out from a piece of 6x6 paper =) (Ends January 31st)

Thanks for visiting, and I hope to see you again soon =)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!

Hugs;

Shari

Easter Wishes for Mom & Dad

Hello! I hope that everyone is enjoying their Easter long weekend.  Today I am hosting Easter with my family but just wanted to pop into blogland to show you a card I made for my parents.

 SUPPLIES USED:
* 5x6.5 Card and Envelope
* Copic X-Press paper
* Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
* Copic Markers (colours listed below in post)
* Image: Penny Black, Bunny Friends
* Pattern Papers:  Echo Park, This & That6x6 Paper Pad
* Blue Cardstock: Michaels Recollections 8.5x11 Paper Pack
* Paper Flowers, Buttons & Floss from my stash
* Ink: Colourbox Robins Egg
* Outside & Inside Sentiments are from Michaels $1.50 bin
* 3D Pop Dots
* ATG

Here is a photo if the inside of the card.......Unfortunately I do not have a record where I found the inside digi image but ifI can findit I will update this post to give proper credit.

Here is a close up of the image coloured with copics......

 COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Flower Pots:  E39, E99, E97, E95
* Inner Ears and Noses:  R85
* Bunnies, Left to Right;
1.) E43, E42, E41, E40
2.) C3, C1, C00
3.) E35, E31, E30
4.) E53, E51, E50
5.) W3, W1, W00
* Snails:  W5, W3, E47, E44
* Ground:  G03, G09, G17
* Sky:  BG13, BG11, BG10
* Flowers:  R85, R81, E44, Y06, Y02
* Inside Image I just used a mix of the colours listed above.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
* Digital Tuesday Challenge #154 - Easter (my inside image is a digi stamp)
* Top Tip Tuesday, Cahllenge #73 - Easter or/and Animals
* C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 149 - Easter Spring
* DYSU Challenge #66 - Friendly Critters
* Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog- Soft Pastels
* Little Miss Muffet Challenge #32 - Soft Pastels

 Well that is all for me for today, got to get to making dinner and decorating the house for Easter with the fam!

I hope that you enjoyed my card today and I wiould love to hear from you so please leave me a comment if you have time  =)

I will be back again tomorrow with my hubs Easter card, so until next time, keep Crafting!

Shari