Let's go chill out

Good Morning!! 

Today I have an awesome card to share with you that our Delightful Designer, Sherry, created using our December card kit.  

SHERRY

I love the colors of the card.  :-)

 

For more details you can visit Sherry's blog here.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Hello, You're Brrr-fect

TGIF my friends!! 

Today my baby is no longer a baby.  My lil Max turns 3 today.  Happy Birthday buddy!

It's also Friday today and I couldn't be happier.  I get off at 3pm today and I have all weekend off.  Yippee!!!

Today I have two cards to share with you, both were created by our Delightful Designer, Rose, using our December card kit. 

Rose

I love that stamp set by Paper Smooches that is included in the kit.  Two fabulous cards!!

For more details, please visit Rose's blog here.

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday and if you have a chance to craft this weekend be sure to play along with our sketch challenge this month.  We have two sketches which means to chances to win.  Upload your project(s) by Dec 23rd for your chance to win.  

Us

Good Morning my friends! 

Quick post today, I am running a bit late for work. (ooops)

Today's LO was created by our Delightful Designer, Lisa, using our December scrapbook kit. 

Lisa

 

Lisa used this month's LO sketch (flipped on it's side) to create this beauty. 

For more details, please visit Lisa's blog here.

Have a good day, see you back here tomorrow!  :-)

Tutorial by Karen

Doubling up your Die Cuts

KAREN

The December Card Kit is full of amazing goodies-perfect for your holiday cards and beyond. Karen from The Bald Dragonfly here to show you a quick way to double up on your die cuts.  I was quite smitten with the twine wrapped deer die cut included in the kit (because of its shape and size) and wanted to make multiple cards!

I unwrapped the twine from the deer and peeled off the adhesive backing, going slow and careful as to not compromise the integrity of the chipboard.

The next step was to position and trace the die cut onto card stock. (For clarity purposes I'm showing this part on white card stock, but as you can see from the above card I used a piece of the lovely green card stock included in the kit) and trace around it with a fine tip marker.

I flipped the die cut and then traced around it, omitting the antlers to create a female deer. Once both deer had been traced, I filled in any missing lines and assembled the rest of the card with strips of patterned paper from the kit as well as a die cut heart. (The sentiment was stamped with a set from my own stash).

So that was one way to double up on your die cuts...but now I've got a card to show you that actually used the real die cut!

Here I customized the die cut to suite my own needs-- I wanted more of a rustic look to match some of the patterned paper included in the December kit.

 I started by sanding lightly some of the pattern off the die cut.

Then I came back with a distress ink pad and foam inker to cover up the scratches and assembled the card with a stamped background, red frill and a patterned paper sentiment-all from the kit! I hope that you'll be inspired to double up your die cuts as well, and this month's Artful Delight Card Kit has just the perfect die cuts to do so!

 

Tis the Season

Happy Monday!  
How was your weekend? 

 Mine was pretty good.  Had fun on Saturday and Sunday was a lazy day.  I didn't even go grocery shopping.  I did however get all my orders put together to be shipped today, I did about 5 loads of laundry, and I worked on the "ugly turtlenecks" some more.  My daughter helped me with them, she drew the elf shoe, the santa hat, and the snowman.  I used Isabel and Max's hands to create the hand print wreath.  I am totally going to take a pic of all the shirts when I am done. 
I think the shirts are turning out pretty good. 


Today we are sharing with you a LO created by our Delightful Designer, Ashley, using our December scrapbook kit.  There are still a few of each kits left, click here if you would like to purchase one. 

ASHLEY

Everything on this LO is from the kit, how cool is that!!  

Alright, well have a wonderful week.  We will be back tomorrow with more inspiration.  :-)

Hap-Hap-Happy Sunday

Good Morning my friends!!

Yesterday was long but super fun.  We started at 9am at my kids school and we helped decorate the Christmas trees we were going to raffle off at the Holiday Festival in the evening.  

 

We left around 11am and went home, had some lunch, and I tried to get the kids to take a nap but that didn't happen.  Then we ended up back at the school at 3:30.  We left about 7:30, stopped for dinner, then went back to school to get Nicki. The kids were asleep in the car before we even got home.  They slept really good last night.  Here are a couple of pictures.  

 

Santa arriving in style.  

 

 

 

 

Sherry made another project for us using our December card kit.  Look at this cute tag she made...

SHERRY

LOVE it!! 

Alright, well play along with this month's sketch challenge for your chance to win our January kit. 

Happy December 1st

I am so excited about this month.  Well first I am super excited about today.  I have the day off to attend the Holiday Fest at my kid's school.  Santa will be "dropping in," there will be a snow machine, sledding, games and fun.  I can't wait.  I am hoping to get some great pics.  :-)  

Plus it is also the 1st of the month.  Our December kits officially goes on sale.  Our November kits will be discounted.  We also have our new sketch challenges.  Wahooo.  AND, if that wasn't enough I have a card to share that our Delightful Designer, Sherry, created using our December card kit.  

So let's start this month off with a bang!!  :-)  

First up is our December kits. 

                                        SCRAPBOOK

this kit includes

My Mind's Eye - All is Bright collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Chevron

Noel Banner

Joy

Carta Bella - Christmas Day collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)  

Holiday Borders

December 25th

Basic Grey - Aspen Frost collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Covered Lashes

Strudel  

Fancy Pants - Home for Christmas collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)   

Pine

December 25th

Simple Stories - Handmade Holiday collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)   

Winter Wonderland 

Tis the Season 

Blue Stripe 

Glitz - Joyeux Noel collection 12x12 sheets (1 each) 

Joyeux Banner 

Coordinating cardstock - Bazzill 12x12 sheets (1 each)

French Vanilla

Pomegranate

Dragonfly

Carob

Embellishments  - size and color may vary per kit   

1/2 package - Martha Stewart deer twine spool 

4 - Maya Road Ruffle Blossoms - red and creme 

1/2 package - Martha Stewart Cottage Christmas Snowflake stickers

1 - Fabscraps chipboard die cut - Holiday

1 - Fabscraps chipboard die cut - Wonderful

1/2 package - Fancy Pants Home for Christmas collection- Mingled Brads

6 - Pink Paislee City Sidewalks collection - Snowflake chipboard

2 - Basic Grey Aspen Frost collection - Flair Stickers

1 yard - Maya Road Ruffled Trim - Red

1 yard -  Maya Road "Forest" Ribbon 3/8"

1 sheet - Fancy Pants Home for Christmas collection - Tape Stickers

1 sheet - Basic Grey Aspen Frost collection - stickers

1 sheet - Simple Stories Handmade Holiday collection - Expressions cardstock stickers

1 sheet - Fancy Pants Home for Holidays collection - Banners

    

CARD

this kit includes

My Mind's Eye - All is Bright collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Chevron

Noel Banner

Joy

Carta Bella - Christmas Day collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)  

Holiday Borders

December 25th

Basic Grey - Aspen Frost collection 12x12 sheets (1 each)

Covered Lashes

Strudel  

Fancy Pants - Home for Christmas collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)   

Pine

December 25th

Simple Stories - Handmade Holiday collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)   

Winter Wonderland 

Tis the Season 

Blue Stripe 

Glitz - Joyeux Noel collection 6x6 sheets (2 each) 

Joyeux Banner 

Coordinating cardstock - Bazzill 8 1/2x11 sheets (2 each)

French Vanilla

Pomegranate

Dragonfly

Carob

Hillary

Embellishments  - size and color may vary per kit   

1/2 package - Martha Stewart deer twine spool 

4 - Maya Road Ruffle Blossoms - red and creme 

1/2 package - Martha Stewart Cottage Christmas Snowflake stickers

1/2 package - Fancy Pants Home for Christmas collection- Mingled Brads

6 - Pink Paislee City Sidewalks collection - Snowflake chipboard

2 - Basic Grey Aspen Frost collection - Flair Stickers

1 yard - Maya Road Ruffled Trim - Red

1 yard -  Maya Road "Forest" Ribbon 3/8"

1 stamp set - Paper Smooches - Chilly Chums

 Super cool, huh?  

Next I will share with you our new sketches for this month's challenge.  Play along for your chance to win your choice of January kit.  

December 2012 Sketch ASC #27

December 2012 Sketch ASC #27 

You have until the 23rd of December to upload your project in the sidebar for your chance to win.  :-) 

And last but certainly not least, our project from Sherry.  Check it out!!
 

Sherry

I love the combo of papers that she used, fabulous.  Everything on the card is from our December card kit with the exception of the white gel pen.  Sherry also used this month's card sketch for this card. 

All kits, single purchase and subscription will go out on Monday.  It's been a crazy week and I am going to take time this weekend to get all the orders together.  

Alright well head on over to Artful Delight to place your order today.  :-)