Sweet Treats from Mrs Claus

Please be sure to scroll down for my Sweet November sneak peek!

Hi! Today is the big TGF Customer blog hop and I just had to participate!! I had hoped to do more than one card, but I ran out of time! There were 3 challenges you could try: Let it Snow, Santa Baby, and Holiday Treats. I obviously went with Holiday treats! I colored Amelia's hair gray and gave her Cheeky XMas's hat to turn her into Mrs Claus. She has spent all day baking and filled the workshop with the scent of Gingerbread! (In fact, I think that may be one trying to get away!)

The little gingerbread man is from a $1 pack of felt gingerbread men from JoAnn's - I redid his paint and gave him some "candy" buttons using brads.

The Details:
Stamps: OA Just for You and Cheeky XMas - The Greeting Farm, AmyR Holiday Greetings (All THat Scraps)
Paper: October Afternoon, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain and Old Photo Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: W1,W3,W5
Clothes: R24,R29,R39,C0,C1,C3,YG03,YG25,YG17,G14,G19,G29
Misc: Ribbon (PTI), Bakers Twine, Martha Stewart Holly Punch, Liquid Pearls, Liquid Applique, Brads (SU)

:-)Traci

Introducing Nixie

Hello! I have another wonderful Sweet November Snowflake Fairy to introduce you to today - meet Nixie! Nixie seemed to me like she was ready to go to a fun Holiday party so I dressed her up in a red sparkly outfit. She is frolicking through the snowflakes on her way there! She, and the other Sweet November new releases will be available at All That Scraps on Monday December 6th!


The Details:
Stamps: Nixie - Sweet November, AmyR Holiday Greetings - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Echo Park, White for base (SU), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: R24,E08,E18
Clothes: R24,R29,R39,C5,C7,C9
Misc: Stickles, Recollections jewels, Corner Rounder (SU)

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and Angela to see what Nixie was up to when she visited them!!
:-)Traci

Sparkly Snowflake Eira!

Hi! I hope everyone's Thanksgiving Holiday weekend was great!! I had a nice relaxing one and now I am so excited to start off the week with previews of new Sweet November stamps!! The first one I have to introduce you to is Eira!! She, along with the other new Sweet November stamps will be available at All That Scraps on Monday December 6th!

There was something about Eira that seemed very sparkly and cheerful to me, kind of like pink champagne (which I have never had, but it just seems so girly and sparkly and bubbly!) and that is how i tried to color her. I colored the chipboard snowflake with the deeper yellow copics and then put Stickles over that. I also covered the button with Stickles.

The Details:
Stamps: Eira (Sweet November), AnyR Merry and Bright Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Crate Paper, Rich Razzelberry (SU), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzelberry (SU), Versamark Clear
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20,BG11,BG15
Hair: Y15,Y17,YR28
Clothes: RV32,RV34,E47,E49
Misc: Stardust Stickles. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Ribbon (SU), Maya Road Snowflake Chipboard, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (SU), Eyelet (SU), Spellbinders Lable Die

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and out very special guest Sweet November girl Angela, to see more Sweet November Previews!! I'll be back tomorrow with another one!!

:-)Traci

Glamgothic Fairy at Christmas Time!

Hi! I have a sneak peek today of an image that will be available soon at Sweet Pea Stamps! It is by Caron Vinson and is called Glamgothic Fairy. I know the name implies something quite different from how I colored her, but I am in the mood to make Holiday cards and I just went with that!


The Details:
Stamp: Glamgothic Fairy - Caron Vinson (from Sweet Pea Stamps)
Paper: Making Memories, Herbal Green Md and Blush Red DK (Prism), White for Image (CopicXPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E08, E18, E29,E49
Clothes: E50,E31,R24,R29,R39
Wings: YG63,YG64,E50
Misc: Sizzix Corner Punch, EK Success Border Punch, Recollections gems, Prima flowers, Martha Stewart Branches Punch, Stardust Stickles

:-)Traci

Tag - You're It!

Hiya! It is time for another All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge and we have a really fun one this week - Gift Tags!! When I saw this I thought this would be a fun quick project that I would make a bunch of (quick because I didn't have to think about the card part, and fun because coloring is my favorite part!!) I still had a really fun time, but I somehow veered away from the quick! My tags are almost as big as cards (and I thoroughly admit to thinking about turning them into cards and starting over on the tag part!!)

The first one uses a Sweet November digi image from last year (It is still available if you look in the digi section at All That Scraps!) I colored her and cut her out but I had to redraw the string holding her star because I couldn't cut that precisely! I also just realized I forgot to put her halo back on!!

The Details:
Stamp: Angel Babies - Sweet November, Amy R Merry and Bright Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: My Minds Eye (very old from my stash), Prism Nautical Blue MD, White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Faded Jeans Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: YR14,E08,E19
Clothes: B93,B95,B97,C0,C1
Misc: Nesties Circles Die, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Stampin Up Champagne Glitter Glass, SU Jumbo Eyelet, Ribbon (Offray)

For the next one I used another Sweet November image - these Baby stamps are so much fun to paper piece! I can't seem to stop myself from doing that when I use them! I also cut a felt Christmas tree using a Sizzix die and gave it some glittered brad ornaments.

The Details:
Stamp: Baby Present Girl - Sweet November from All That Scraps
Paper: My Minds Eye, White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E47,E49,C9,110
Present: B93,B95,w/BG02 over them, YR04,YR07
Misc: Sizzix Tree Die, Doodlbug Sugared Brads, Ribbon (Offray)

For my last tag I used the adorable new Tickled Pink Ornaments Cherrie. I colored her and cut her out using a circle Nestability die, leaving the head and part of her dress outside the cutting area.

The Details:
Stamp:Tickled Pink Ornament Cherrie, AmyR Merry and Bright Sentiments- both from All That Scraps
Paper: My Minds Eye, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E50,E53,E55
Clothes: R81,R83,R85
Misc: Stampin Up Silver Glitter Glass, Sakura Red Glaze Pen, SU Jumbo Eyelet, Ribbon (SU), Nestabilities Circle and Label die

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

:-)Traci

Holly Fairy

Hi! I am busy working on making my Christmas cards, and I was so excited to get to play with one of ching-chou kuik's Christmas images. Plate 60 has four absolutely stunning holiday images and I can't wait to make each one into a card (they can each be purchased individually, too).



The holly in this image reminded me of some older Bo Bunny paper that I had, so I did my best to color the image so the background would look like an extension of the DP (or the DP would look like an extension of the background of the image.) I colored the image with Copic markers and added some stickles and a glitter pen for sparkle. I used the Martha Stewart icicle punch on clear card stock, then covered that with tinsel glitter and layered it under the ribbon.

The Details:
Stamp: Holly Fairy - chin-chou kuik (Plate 60) - from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Handsome Hunter (SU), White for image (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain and Antique Linen Distress Inks
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: YG11
Wings and Clothes: YG11,YG25,YG17,G14,G17,G29
Holly and Background: YG11,YG25,YG17,G14,G17,G29,T6 all w/R02 over them, R24,R29,R39, E50
Misc: Martha Stewart Icicle Punch, Martha Stewart Tinsel Glitter (mica), Stardust Stickles, Sakura Clear Stardust pen, Ribbon (Retired SU), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

I hope you are having fun getting your Holiday cards done!
:-)Traci

Candy Cane London

Hi! I don't know if it is just because the Holidays are right around the corner but I feel like I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off! I finally was a able to make some time to play with a few new stamps I got that haven't seen ink, and this is the first card that I made.


The Details:
Stamp: Candy Cane London - Simply Betty Stamps, Sentiment from Amy R Holiday Greetings - All That Scraps
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink), Whisper White (SU), White for Image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: RV11,RV23,RV25,RV29
Clothes: G14,G05,G17,C0,C1,C3,RV23,RV25,RV29
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Martha Stewart Tinsel Glitter, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

:-)Traci

All That Scraps Gift Card Challenge

Hello! We have a fun challenge this week at the All That Scraps challenge blog - gift card holders! I decided to try to make my gift card holder in the shape of a present that you could lift the lid off of, but I still wanted it to fit in an envelope like a card.



My finished holder measures 6.25 x 4.5, which is the standard size of card that I make. The base (the Vanilla piece you can see in the second picture) measures 6.25 x 4.5. The "box" of the present is 6.25 x 3.4 and the lid is 6.25 x 1.5. The lid is attached to a piece of cardstock so it is a little sturdier and it is held on to the "box" with a brad in the corner so it can swivel to lift off. Before I attached the "box" to the base piece I set the giftcard where I wanted it to be, and then put glue around it so that once the "box" piece of DP was attached the gift card had a place to slip in.

The Details:
Stamps: Penelope and Juniper - Sweet Novmeber, Any R Holiday Greetings - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Very Vanilla (SU), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks
Copics:
Skin: E000, E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: YR14,E08,E19
Boots and Clothes: E47,E49,110,YG95,YG97
Juniper: R24,R29,R39 all w/E08 and E09 over them, Y17
Misc: Ribbon (Offray), Sakura Glaze Pen, Liquid Applique

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

:-)Traci

Sweet Pea New Artist - Brigid Ashwood

Hello! Sweet Pea Stamps has added several new wonderful artists to the stamp lines that they carry - I have made a couple of cards with images by Brigid Ashwood. The first one is called Zam. I colored him with Copics and used some Stardust Stickles for sparkle. The background is a blue flocked acetate overlay held onto a gray piece of DP with brads.

The Details:
Stamp: Zam by Brigid Ashwood (Plate 74) - from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Black (Papertrey Ink), White for image (Copic Xpress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R20
Hair: B02,B04,B06
Clothes: C1,C3,C5,C7,C9,B000,B01, both w/C0,C1 over, RV13,RV14,RV17,G00,G02,G05,
Wings: RV10,RV11
Background: Y15,Y08,Y17,RV14
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Sizzix Corner die, Brads, Fancy Pants overlay

My second card uses Jinx, who is available on the same sheet with Zam and two other images, or individually.


The Details:
Stamp: Jinx by Brigid Ashwood (Plate 74) - from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Black (Papertrey Ink), Yo Yo Yellow (SU), White for image (Copic Xpress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R20
Hair: RV21,RV23,RV25
Clothes: RV21,RV23,RV25,RV29,Y04,Y06,Y08,C5,C7,C9
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant, EK Success Border Punch

:-)Traci

Sweet November Birthday Release!

The new Sweet November birthday stamps are now available in the All That Scraps store!! Happy 1st birthday Sweet November!!


The Details:
Stamp: Penelope and Fiesta - Sweet November, Amy R Birthday Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000, E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E47,E49,C9,110
Clothes: V04,V15,V17,V09,BG05,BG09 both w/B04 and B06 over them
Butterfly: Y15,Y08,Y17,YR15,YR18,R27,R29,R39,V04,V17
Misc: Martha Stewart Grass Punch

:-)Traci

Happy Birthday Sweet November!

Hello and welcome to Sweet November's Sweet Celebration Birthday blog hop! Yep, it has been one year since the characters who reside in Sweet November Land have come out to play and a few of them have gotten all decked out for a grand birthday party today! All of the wonderful SN Gals and Guest Gals, as well as some of the ATS design team have come together to showcase these new cuties with a hop! And you won't want to miss a single blog because not only are the cards super cute and totally inspiring but there are also four birthday candy kits hidden along the way... think of them as fun birthday presents for you to win!
We are kicking things off at the ATS blog where you can find the complete list of everyone's blogs and if you have come here from the All That Scraps Blog then you're doing great!

My first card uses the adorable Darby and Dazzle. I just love her sweet expression!!

The Details:
Stamps: Darby and Dazzle - Sweet November, sentiment from Verve
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Spring Rain and Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: Y17,Y38,YHR16,YR18
Cupcake and Clothes:R83,R85,R89,Y11,Y06w/YR21 andYR23 and W/0 over it, E44,E47,E49
Misc: Early Espresso Ribbon (SU), Stardust Stickles, Martha Stewart Grass Punch, Corner Rounder (SU)

My second card uses the Sweet Baby Boy Birthday!

The Details:
Stamps: Baby Boy Birthday - Sweet November, sentiment - Amy R Big Words and Handy Additions - all from All That Scraps
Paper: Bella Blvd, Real Red , Night of Navy (SU),White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss, Blue Bayou (SU)
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E13,E15,E17,E18
Clothes:R24,R29,R39,B32,B34,B39
Cupcake:Y06,Y08,BG11,BG13,C3
Misc: Ribbon (SU), Nestabilities, Bakers Twine, Buttons, Stardust Stickles


All four of these new Sweet November stamps will be available in the ATS store on Monday, November 15th... which is the same day that the birthday candy winners will be announced on Amy's blog.
Now you're next stop in the hop is Lisa. Thanks so much for joining our Sweet Celebration!



ATS http://www.atsblog.typepad.com/
Traci Porter http://www.wickedpixiecreations.blogspot.com/
Lisa Gobea http://www.gobeagirl.blogspot.com/
Jenn Royal http://www.craftroyalty.blogspot.com/
Kelly Booth http://cruzinkellster.blogspot.com/
Elaine Hughes http://quixoticcards.com/
Rachel Schneider http://papercraftingplace.blogspot.com/
Amy Gould http://amyscraft.blogspot.com/
Corinne Mercado http://www.rinnesbliss.blogspot.com/
Donna Mikasa http://www.3umbrellas.blogspot.com/
Maire Elli Serafiia Yla Tuuhonen http://serafiia.blogspot.com/
Ria van Son http://www.dragonmagic.nl/blog/
Janneke de Jong http://myblog-jannekescreations.blogspot.com/
Amy Young http://athousandsheetsofpaper.blogspot.com/

:-)Traci

Moon Marsh Mermaid

Hello! I just have a quick post today, with a card I made a little while back. It was a "thank you' for a wonderful person, and hopefully she has received it now and doesn't mind me posting it!! I used Elaine Cox's Moon Marsh Mermaid and tried to color her to match my Bella Blvd papers. Some of the brighter turquoise in the paper got covered up when I put the image on the card so it looks a little out of place in my coloring...


The Details:
Stamp: Moon Marsh Mermaid - Elaine Cox (Plate 66) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Bella Blvd, Temp[ting Turquoise (SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20, BG11,BG49
Hair: BG11,BG32,BG34 w/W0 and W1 over
Tail: Y06,Y15,Y08,RV21,RV23,RV25,RV29
Background: YG21,YG25,YG17 all w/RV10 over,B01,B02,B04
Frog: YG03,YG95,YG97 all w.RV10 over
Misc: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Stardust Stickles, Crystal Effects (on the Frog)

I'll be back tomorrow as part of the special Sweet November Birthday Blog Hop!
:-)Traci

It's a Challenge - No It's a Sneak Peek....

Well, actually, it's both! Today at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog we have a Birthday Challenge for you! And what could be better for a birthday card than a cute new Sweet November Baby Girl with a cupcake? She is called Baby Girl Birthday and she will be available on the 15th at All That Scraps! (Be sure to join us Saturday for a blog hop starting at the ATS Blog to celebrate the new Sweet November release - It is Sweet November's One Year Anniversary! Woo Hoo!)


The Details:
Stamp: Baby Girl Birthday - Sweet November Stamps, Amy R Spring Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Echo Park, Brown and Scraps (unknown), White for Image - Copic XPress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E57,E59,E47,E49
Clothes: BG15,BG49,BG09,R81,R83
Cupcake: R35,R37,R39,E44,E49
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Taylors Tiny Twinkles, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, 2 Larger Butterfly Dies (?)

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

Grateful for Friends

Hello! It is time for another All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge and this week our challenge is to "Be Grateful". I decided to be grateful for friends and used Sweet November's Darby and Penelope for my card. They are just the sweetest of friends!

My Nesties do not actually come in the exact size I needed for my sentiment so I traced the outside edge of one die for the sentiment panel and hand cut it out and the inner most edge of the next size up for my frame and hand cut it. The flowers and leaves are very sparkly with Glimmer mist but I could not get it captured in the photo.

The Details:
Stamps: Darby and Penelope (Sweet November), AmyR Thank You Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Imaginisce, More Mustard Really Rust (SU), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink, Old Photo Distress Ink, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Darby:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: YR00,YR21,YR23, YR24, YR14
Clothes: YG03 w/RV10 over, YG95,YG97,E25,E27,E29
Penelope:
Skin: E00,E11,E13,R20
Hair: E43,E44,E47,E49
Clothes:B32,BG72, BG75 w/BG000 over
Misc: Liquid Pearls, Prima Flowers, Recollections Pearls, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Sizzix Branch Die, Nestabilities Label Die, Copper Stickles

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

:-)Traci

Holiday Fox Allure

I have a habit (I can't make up my mind if it's a good habit or a bad one...) of deciding to color an image without getting any info on it. What I mean by that is I don't look at the original art to see how the artist colored it and if I don't remember the name of it, I don't look at that either until afterwards. So, when I started this I thought "Oooh, I really want to make a Christmas card with this gorgeous wolf image." (Totally off topic, but I am currently reading this Young Adult werewolf series right now, where the trigger to "shift" is cold weather not the full moon.) Anyway, I finished it up and then saw the stamp is called "Fox Allure"! When I showed it to my DH he said,"Of course it's a fox!" But he did agree it could look like a very dainty wolf!

I colored the image with Copics and added a little stickles for sparkle. I painted the chipboard snowflakes with Pewter Crackle paint first and then added some stickles on top after the paint had dried.

The Details:
Stamp: Fox Allure (ching chou kuik Plate 64) Sentiment from Holiday Collage Sheet (Plate 50) - both from Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Echo Park, Oceans Tide (Papertrey Ink), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,E13,R00,R20
Hair: E43,E44,E47,E49
Clothes: R59,RV69,RV99,R24,R29,R39
Fox: W0,W1,W3,C1,BG72,BG75
Background: C1,C3
Misc: Frosted Lace and Stardust Stickles, Maya Road Chipboard Snowflakes, Brushed Pewter Distress Crackle Paint, Hat Pin and Beads (Retired Stampin Up), Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Clear Stardust gel pen

:-)Traci