Glitter Everywhere!

I am officially covered in glitter, head to toe!  Tis the season, right??!!  Well,we have been working on our inside decorations as it is a little bit icy outside.  Our Christmas tree is decked out in red and white this year.  We added a church that lights up.  Check it out:

  

I decided to keep with the red and white theme, so here's a little tag I made that would be perfect to add to a present or a goody bag.  I started with a red Christmas paper for the background and added a red glittered frame.  The ice skates were stamped, cut out and then glittered with white and silver for the blades.  Did you know that Two Paper Divas also sells sequins?  I added a few of their silver sequins to the tag as well.  The sentiment "Snowy Greetings" is from their set "Warm Winter Wishes."  To complete my tag, I added white pom pom ribbon to the bottom and white crinkled seam binding to the top along with some silver twine and a couple shiny red jingle bells.

Sure hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving with your family!

Make it a great day!

Jenny

Christmas and Poinsettias

I was really wanting to use one of my new stamp sets from Two Paper Divas and kept thinking how could I do something totally different?  Maybe change it up a bit??!!  Well, here's what I came up with:

I stamped one of their background stamps all over a piece of white card stock using maroon ink.  Then I ran my paper through the die cutting machine using a poinsettia die.  Isn't it cute?  I love how the flower looks like it has some texture to it.  Layered behind the poinsettia is a tan ribbon with maroon polka dots.  It's placed on top of a sweet aqua snowflake patterned paper.  Next, I stamped the sentiment, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on white paper and added a little polka dot paper to the top and bottom.  A few glittery, silver dots were added and voila that's it!

Thanks for taking a minute to check out my latest creation!

Make it a great day!

Jenny

Thanks Snow Much using FMS #212

Well, I figure I'm going to be good for a while now.  I've been under the weather for over a week ...darn cough, sore throat and cold that keeps lingering on and on.  That should mean I'm not going to catch anything else for the rest of the winter season, right?  (Crossing my fingers!) Check out my latest card using stamps from Two Paper Divas and a layout from Freshly Made Sketches:

I have to say I love white cardstock with kraft paper.  I wanted to try using white ink on the brown paper for this project.  Two Paper Divas just released these new background patterned stamps and I used two different prints for this card.  Each was stamped and cut out, along with roughing up the edges a bit.  I layered them on white cardstock and popped both for a 3-D effect.  The "Thanks Snow Much" stamp is also from Two Paper Divas set "Warm Winter Wishes."  To complete my project, I added a few wooden stars.  Perfect for that Christmas present thank you card!

Make it a great day!

Jenny

Spiders & Glitter, Oh My!

Well, I said in my last post to check back for a funny Halloween project, so here it is.  I made these creepy, little critters using a kit by Martha Stewart...the only problem was there weren't any instructions included.  So here is what I came up with:

Aren't they scary and cute at the same time??!!  Okay, now moving on to my latest card:

This was a fun card to create...lovin' all the glitter!  I used a couple of holiday patterned papers for my background and added white pom pom ribbon to frame the card a bit.  The Christmas light bulbs were stamped on red paper and then glittered in red and gold.  These are from Two Paper Divas set "Merry & Bright."  I popped them and added red and gold twine to hook them together.  To finish this card, I die cut "Joy" and added a couple gold sequins to the top right corner.

Thanks for swinging by Kirby's Kards today!

Make it a great day!

Jenny

Just For You!

Halloween cards in the mailbox, check!  Halloween candy for the trick-or-treaters, check!  Royals headed to the World Series, check!  Another Christmas card completed, check!  Boy, I'm getting a lot accomplished...well a few things anyway!  Check out my latest Christmas card:

Don't ya just love the color gray?  I certainly do and I decided to pop red and white with that gray color.  The background paper has been run through my Big Shot to make the stitched border.  I then wrapped silver twine three times around the center of my card and tied a bow.  The white and gray tag has been popped as well as the two candy canes.  The candy canes are one of the latest stamps from Two Paper Divas called what else than "Candy Canes!"  I colored them with a red copic marker and then added a little mistletoe from the set "Christmas Clothesline."  On top of that I added two paper flowers and a gray tag which reads, "Just For You" from Two Paper Divas set "Truffle Treats."  To complete this Christmas card, I added a sweet red and white polka dot ribbon that has lace at the bottom as well as a couple of sequins.  

Hope you enjoyed my latest creation!  Be sure to check back next week for a funny Halloween project!  It will definitely make you laugh!

Make it a great day!

Jenny

Vintage Images

I'll tell you what, I really hope that the Royals keep winning because I'm getting a lot accomplished while listening to the games on the radio!  I was able to knock out several cards the other night and here's a few of them:

My friend, Rene, opened the sweetest, vintage, shabby chic paper crafting store and I got to go after church a couple of weeks ago.  It's called Vintage in KC and it's located in Shawnee, KS.  If you haven't been, you have got to go check it out!  She is amazing at well, everything! :o)  I made these cards using a new paper line by Maya Designs called Summer Crush that I purchased at her store.

 

The patterned papers features blues and pinks, so they could work for either men or women.  I have to say that the bicycle one is my favorite!

Thanks for stopping by Kirby's Kards!

Make it a great day and GO ROYALS!

Jenny

Wintertime Cards & Baseball

Well, it's been quite exciting here in the Kansas City metro!  The Royals won the American League Division Series and now they're onto the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.  So, last night was Game 1 and of course we couldn't miss it!  I moved my craft table out to the living room and setup camp!  Check out these cards that I made cheering on the Boys in Blue:

 

My first card started with this adorable Snowman stamp from Two Paper Divas.  I wanted him to be the focal point of my card, stamping him in navy blue ink on a white tag.  Every card needs a "pop" of color, so mine was orange.  The snowman accents were colored with an orange copic marker and then topped with Wink of Stella for that glistening shine.  I added a couple of snowflakes, a light blue bow and some silver twine with a Tim Holtz snowflake.

Sticking with a Christmas/Winter theme, this next card uses "Jingle All The Way," which is also a stamp from Two Paper Divas.  I love greens, tans and silver together, so I started with my patterned papers.  There's a green and tan check paper at the top that has been scalloped punched and then a green and tan snowflake paper.  Silver twine was added to the top along with a Merry and Bright metal tag, also from Tim Holtz.  For the main portion of this card, I stamped the Jingle Bell block twice.  On the first one, I colored the bells a gray color and outlined the block with a green copic.  Then on my second one, I colored just the bells and cut them out to give a layered, pop-up look.  Wink of Stella was added to jazz the bells up a bit!  To finish this card, I added a few silver glittered dots to the bottom corners.

Thanks for checking out Kirby's Kards today!  Let's Go Royals!

Make it a great day!

Jenny