Create a Winter Scene

 Hello blog world,

Long time no see. In my disappointment with big tech I have come back to the blog. I loved Instagram though...it was so fast to post on! So if you know a good alternative let me know.

The newest PTI challenge was to create a winter scene. My project went 3D as my winter scene became a little ornament!

It starts out in a box. Then opens!

I used PTI ink and the Petite Places church set and the Petite Places Nativity for my sentiment.

A silloutte machine was used to cut my box and tiny wreath and bow for my church door.

 I wish you a blessed Christmas! -Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #301

MATTING WITH GLITTER

Ooo glitter! Of course I have a lifetime stash that doesn't get used too often =) Lizzie gave us some wonderful tips for using glitter.

 

My card was busy, so my glitter mat is simple:

Letterpress detail:

I did a letterpress technique with Rustic Wreath, added snowflakes from Quilted Winter,

a sentiment from Christmas Cheer and pink sequins to finish.

I will need to try this some more. I really liked Lizzie's cards with the curved/decorative edges of glitter!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #299

SENTIMENT WINDOWS

We survived the September where everything starts! (school, Awana, soccer, & Piano lessons, plus a big family vacation to Disneyland and the flu hitting later too...phew) I was happy to have a little time to create.

I made a snowflake window today:

I had fun playing with the new to me dies for Snowflake Medley. I used some pattern paper, PTI ink, and a sentiment from O Holy Night.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Noelle

P.S. Thought I would share my favorite pictures from our vacation:

It was my parents dream to take the kids to Disneyland, so along with my sister too we made it happen.

This one always makes me laugh.

CELEBRATING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: 2014

There are too many good 2014 sets and this being the year I discovered PTI I own a few! And I still have a lot on my wish list...but I just had to play with my newest 2014 set:

Thanks to the kindest of PTI to re-release this kit I finally own the Tinsel and Tags kit and did such a happy dance when it arrived! I made this New Home ornament for my cousin and his family!

Celebrate on!

Noelle

CELEBRATING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: 2012

The celebration continues and how sweet was this new beauty by Keeway:

and I 'nailed' it...that's the joke for totally did not =)

I did not have this fun 2012 word set, but I thought maybe I could use Oh Holy Night and Petite Places Nativity to make an inspired Christmas card:

It's just ok and I don't know if I could every send a rainbow Christmas card =)

So I tried one more that I could actually see myself sending...it just had to be monochromatic:

Celebrate on!

Noelle

Make It Monday #271

2016 A La Carte

 I didn't get to try

Make It Monday #264: Die-cut Stencil Shapes

 the first time around. So I made a fox die-cut stencil and planed on blending a soft winter glow around it. Then things got dark and crazy and I got this instead:

A back ground with circles, water dots, and snowflakes! I wanted an arctic fox. So I embossed the fox in white on velum and placed some foam squares behind him so you could see his face.

Leaves, berries, and a sentiment finished my card.

 I wouldn't say I 'nailed it' as far as the technique goes, but I the end result was a sweet card.

Supplies

Stylized Autumn

Snow Globe mini stamp set & die

Hope you are having a fantastic New Years so far!

Noelle

Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge

Blog Hop

Check out this festive inspiration photo!

I wish I had time to make 20 more cards from this photos inspiration. We are enjoying more guests again this weekend, but I snuck in this card:

I put a black and white pattern paper on a kraft cardstock card. Cut leaves from the cute Stylized Autumn set and added some glitter to the lighter one. My sentiment was cut and stamped from the Christmas Cheer set. Last I added some mini cones and some twine.

The mini cones are from an alder tree. I had collected a few of them while I was in college studying Landscape Architecture. I had thought they were so cute and would look great on cards...they do don't they =)

Have a super hop today!

I'm excited to see your festive creations!

Noelle

MAKE IT MONDAY #236

 2015 A LA CARTE

Oh such wonderful ideas! I want to do all the ones and missed and then more =)

I had wonderful crafting dreams for my holiday break, but a terrible cold changed all that.

Thankfully I am more than a pillow on the couch this week and I got to finish a card!

I missed Make It Monday #234: Embellishing with Felt, but I had cut out a felt wreath. So I finished the card:

I did get a Christmas box of PTI goodies and these Petite Places are too cute!  I had to share my first creation:

  Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!

Noelle

Make It Monday #231

 Motif Building

Betsys motif building is so pretty! I had to try it. I decided to challenge myself with the Petite Nativity set:

Well I could blab some more or go try to make one more thing before the baby wakes up!

Have a great day!

Noelle

Make It Monday #228

Make It Monday #228: Pearlized Blending

Sometimes you have a fun idea and it just doesn't turn out, but you make something work =)

I made a few tags like this with a detailed nighttime sky:

Then it was time to pearlize that sky! and...I lost my sky detail!

It was a pretty and shiny but not quite a sky anymore. Walk away for the craft table!

So the next day thought of placing a snowflake on it and made it work:

It made a better snowy sky for this snowflake.

I have not done much blending or much with my Perfect Pearls so this was all a learning process! 

Now I know a little more. Would't it be fun to be in your craft room 'messing up' all day =)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great afternoon!

Noelle

Challenges, Challenges, Challenges

Three Card Challenges

I was inspired by three challenges this week:

http://www.festivefriday.blogspot.com

Make a Christmas card inspired by the picture

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2014/09/case-this-sketch-91.html

Make a card inspired by this layout

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Create a project using a rubber or clear stamp

I think I've owned this wreath stamp for...7 years and this is my first time using it!

Also my first time getting to use my embossing paste I ordered from Simon Says!

Embossing paste lines, Chalkboard look, wreath and sparkly bow 

Dry embossed paper with tag cut out, black showing through, wreath stamp and red bow

Sorry not the best pictures at 10pm but thanks for the challenges! It was fun and feels good to use supplies I've never used before.