Golden Christmas

Good Morning Ladies,
The wind continues on this morning. I am still grateful this wind did not come with snow.
The card for today is Golden Christmas

This card was created using a Sizzix Flip-It card for the base. The printed paper is from a Jillibean 6X6 Christmas pad. The Golden Retriever image is from Heartfelt Creations. The dog was stamped on watercolor paper and colorized with watercolor crayons. Jingle bells and ribbon top this card off.

A close-up of the golden dog.

This is the flip side of the card. The sentiment is from Gina Marie stamps.

A close-up of the sentiment.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Sheena Douglass Twas The Night Before Christmas

Good Morning Ladies,
Wow! The wind is really blowing out there this morning. The dogs were out and back in a flash. I am thankful that there is no snow with all of this wind.
The card for today is Sheena Douglass Twas The Night Before Christmas

This is a Christmas card that was created using non Christmas stamps. The images are from the Sheena Douglass collection A Little Bit Magical. The images were stamped on watercolor paper and colorized with watercolor crayons. The mouse image is from Stampin' Up and was hand cut. The words in the open book are handwritten. The clock is a flat back. It had a black frame which I thought was too strong for this scene. So Inka Gold was rubbed on the black ring around the clock. 

A close-up of the words in the book.

This is the inside sentiment. It is from a Gina Marie sentiment set. The gold charm is from my old stash.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Viva Las VegaStamps November Challenge

Good Morning Ladies,
They say we are suppose to have rain today. I am grateful it is not snow. How dreadful would that be?
Today I have a card for the Viva Las VegaStamps November Challenge
Here are the challenge rules

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

Here is a link to the challenge http://vivalas.blogspot.com/2015/11/november-november-november.html 

Here is my card

This is the first time I have done an inspiration board challenge. The background was created using a Darice snowflake embossing folder. It was rubbed with Inka Gold. The trees are cut from white shimmer cardstock using a Memory Box Christmas Tree die. A piece of torn glitter paper creates a snow base. The pony express stamp is from Viva Las VegaStamps. He is inked in black on blue cardstock and hand cut. I thought he was perfect for this challenge. This time around he is delivering the Christmas card mail. 

 A close-up of the pony express guy.

Happy Scraps,

Mrs. Swandog

Poodle Family Christmas

Good Morning Ladies,
Windy seems to be a little off this morning. She seems to be a little under the weather. I hope that she is just a little tired.
The card for today is Poodle Family Christmas

This card started with the image from Dog Stamps Plus of the poodles in front of the Christmas tree. The image was stamped on watercolor paper and colorized with watercolor crayons. The snow was created using liquid pearls. The sentiment is from Gina Marie. The trees are rhinestones. 

A close-up of the poodles.

The inside sentiment is also from the same Gina Marie set.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Sheena Douglass Owl Tag

Good Morning Ladies,
It seems to be a little warmer this morning. I am so not ready for cold weather. I don't think my dogs will mind it though.
The project for today is a Sheena Douglass Owl Tag

This tag was created using a mushroom group stamp and gnome from Third Stone Stamps, the owl from Sheena Douglass a Little Bit Magical collection, and the twisting leaves from Stampscapes. I love being able to combine stamps from different companies. The owl is fast becoming one of my favorite stamps. The owl and mushroom group was stamped first and then the twisting leaves. The gnome was stamped and hand cut. The entire tag is watercolored. A fiber is tied at the top.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

The Stamps of Life Great Idea!

Good Morning Ladies,
Another night of odd sleep. I was up in the middle of the night working on cards. I don't recommend this as it turns the brain on and then sleep is most difficult.
The card for today is The Stamps of Life Great Idea!

This card was created using the stamp of the month stamp LightBulb2Stamp from the Stamps of Life. I am in the die hard club where you get the stamp set and the die set that goes with it. I have not been disappointed one month and have been a club member for about 2 years now. The light bulbs were stamped on yellow card stock and the patterned cardstock. The card was made using a Sizzix Flip Card Die. 

This is the flip side.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Third Stone Fall Gnomes

Good Morning Ladies,
What a rough night of sleep. I fell asleep way to early last night. So I was up at four. Oh well and extra hour to do things today.
The card for today is Third Stone Fall Gnomes

 I posted a card a couple of days ago with the Third Stone stamps. This card started with the mushroom path. It was stamped on watercolor paper and colorized with watercolor crayons. The gnomes come in a set of four so this is two more of the gnomes. The gnomes were stamped on watercolor paper and colorized with watercolor crayons. They were then hand cut.  Here is the link to Third Stone stamps http://www.thirdstonestamps.com/ If you like scene stamping you will like this stamp company.

A close-up of the gnomes.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog