SOAPBOX CREATIONS

12/09/14

MFT Warmest Wishes...

I am so super excited to be guesting today at My Favorite Things! I have a fun little CAS Christmas card for you today. I don't know about you, but I have been making more Christmas cards this year than ever before. Wanna know a secret? Shutterfly usually makes my cards for me. What? (gasp!) I know, right? Well this year....I may actually be sending lots of handmade cards. I am happy about that!

Today's card was so fun to make. I am not usually one who likes to color. I love a quick and simple card but when I saw this little reindeer from Christmas Cuteness, I knew I had to pull out the Copics.

I used Tuxedo Memento Black ink and stamped the image off about 4 times. After cutting out the adorable Comfy Sweater Die, I stamped it for the 5th time with the reindeer image. It was a super light image but perfect for hiding those dark lines. I used 3 colors of brown and colored in the image. I usually have trouble when things don't look clean and in the lines but I did my best to let that go this time. I love the watercolor look that resulted.

I added a little red pearl to his nose before matting the sweater with this fun chevron Doodlebug paper. Last, I stamped the sentiment from Warmest Wishes to finish the card off. Oh, I almost forget the rounded edges on the top. I used the 1/4" side of my Corner Chomper for that last little detail.

I hope you enjoy my CAS card! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas season! I'll be back again soon for another post! Thanks so much to MFT for having me!

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12/08/14

Pretty Packaging...

Well, the holidays are here and REVERSE CONFETTI has a collection of Christmas products that will help get started on making those packages look pretty! Grab a hot cocoa or some coffee, sit back and join us for our Pretty Packages blog hop…

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Amber's blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all the new Reverse Confetti stamp sets and dies!

I love decorating boxes, especially these old Birchbox boxes I have stashed away. The have have a hot pink foil letting on the top but its so easy to cover them up with your own decoration. I took the Tagged Tote die and made the large tag with black cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiments on the top for that chalkboard look.

I added in some holly, stickles and a bow. I used So Striped to decorate around the box. I stamped the diagonal stripe image 4 times, then cut them each out wrapping the striped around the box.

Here is a shot of the whole box....

Here are the Reverse Confetti products I used...

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Laura's blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog.

A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

November’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY is open for you to play along.

Click HERE for a chance to win and become our newest ‘Fetti Fave!

Celebrate the creative side of you!

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12/03/14

Paper Crafts Thank You!

I remember subscribing to Paper Crafts Magazine back in 2007 and every time it hit my mailbox, I was so excited to check out every page. I was always in awe of the amazing cards I saw every month. Over time, I got to know the several of the girls who made the cards that were in the magazine. Then I won a few PC contests here and there and had my own cards published, and through all this I was able to meet even more talented card makers. So when I think about Paper Crafts magazine, I think mostly about the many blessings I call my friends! I am here with a bunch of friends today, to say thank you to Paper Crafts magazine for all the inspiration and thank you for bringing together an amazing community of friends!

If you are following along on the hop, you will have hopped here from my sweet friend, Tracey's blog. To start back at the beginning, head on over to Jennifer's blog.

Here is my thank you card for today....

I used the Thank you ticket die from Simon Says. I layered it on to vellum and the stapled them on to the patterned paper background. I added in a strip of gold card stock and some little clear dots to finish the card off. (all supplies linked below)

Here is an amazing video filled with PC memories. I was thrilled to go to CHA in 2010 and I got to meet several friends, including Ms. Opel. In this video, the first picture you see is her and I. :)