The Butterfly

Good Morning Ladies,
The chill of winter has filled the air. Not my favorite thing, but it does make time for creating. And a little shopping. What is what my mom and I did. Craft shopping that is.
Here is the card I have created for today... The Butterfly
This card started with a stamp my friend brought over the other day. Intrigued with the comment I need to make a card with this stamp, I got right to work. This is what was created...

So you know that this card started with this stamp. I stamped it on blue cardstock in black memento ink. Since the butterflies are kind of open ended on this stamp my thought was no colorization was needed. Next I picked a piece of cardstock from the Mariposa collection. Beaded trim floats under the stamped panel. A more teal blue cardstock tops the card base. Simple but elegant.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Celebrate Life

Good Morning Ladies,
I know I have been mia. Christmas was busy. I was sick. I went to a dog show. Well that explains that. Now I am back.
My card today is Celebrate Life
I received stamps from my mom for Christmas! I have a great mom. Here is my card....

I created this card using a Crafty Secrets stamp set. I created the background using bristol paper and Prisma Stix. The background consists of four colors of stixs. The images are stamped using black memento ink. Three layers for matting finishes this card off.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Dairy Cow CTMH

Good Morning Ladies,
I am up and running this morning ....so much to do.... a quick card for you today.... Dairy Cow CTMH card...

I am loving this close to my heart set. I stamped the cow on cream cardstock in black and cut it with a spellbinder set. The dsp card stock is from Graphics 45. I created the rosette with a Tim Holtz die cut with Tim Holtz cardstock. The buttons are from the good old button box...Grandma old...
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

CTMH Lamb Sympathy Card

Good Morning Ladies,
Ah...Saturday morning. No dog shows, no crops, no creating (well maybe a little creating). This weekend I will be cleaning house and getting ready for Christmas.
Here is a card for today... CTMH Lamb Sympathy Card

 This card was inspired by the CTMH lamb stamp. I stamped him on natural paper in Tim Holtz distressed ink. This was cut with a spellbinder set. The two lower layers were cut with the same set. The leafy vines are card stock by Graphics 45. The rolled flowers were created using a memory box die. The paper flowers are from Prima. The script paper I am not sure of the maker. Jute is tied times three to keep the natural look of this card.

The inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joans Challenge Christmas Box

Good Morning Ladies,
This week Joans Challenge Christmas Box was a whole different experience. Yes, I had a glitter problem...as in I dumped a half a pot of glitter all over the floor. On the dog and of course the cat walked through it. I was covered in glitter. I had to call Dave in with the sweeper to get this situation under control. This caused him great stress. Yes, he is afraid of glitter and really hates it. It might get on him. My son was here to watch his dad on the edge. My son got a great laugh as well as I did.
Here is the link to the challenge http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2012/12/this-weeks-challenge_13.html
The challenge requirements are to decorate a box or container that you can give a Christmas gift in. Here is my box....

 I started with a box I had stained some time back. Well it was so far back I can't remember when I stained it. I do have a love for wood boxes. This was back before Tim Holtz distressed stain came out (which you can buy at Joan's. I love them for staining wood craft projects. But this box was stained the old way... a can of regular stain. Much more messy and a longer dry time. I thought I would create a box for a gift for a man. I used a spellbinder die set to stamp my reindeer on. I then matted it with the same set in red. I die cut the snowflake trees in green. I purchased this memory box die at Joan's earlier this season. I just love it. I then die cut two birds from another memory box die I purchased at Joan's. I have used this bird over and over again. A great die buy! This time I did them in red and added them to the trees.

 This is a lower front view. I stuck with the reindeer theme and used the deer trio die by memory box also purchased at Joan's.

 These reindeer go all the way around the box. Then this is where the glitter came in. I used score tape all the way around the box and added glitter to it. I can tell you there was way more glitter spread around the house than is on the box.

This is an angled view to show the whole effect.
My son announced to me that crafting for me is like Meth .... I have to agree it is an addiction of mine. But I see it as an artful addiction. I figure I can't go wrong with that.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

We Can Build A Snowman

Good Morning Ladies,
I was up early today. Sleep did not come easy last night. Who knows why. Some nights are just like that. So much work to do this weekend with Christmas coming at me full bore.
Here is a card for you today.... We Can Build A Snowman

 This card was created using a stamp set from CTMH. This is the set that also has the ice skates image in it. I am loving this set. The image was stamped on bristol paper and colorized with prisma pencil, gamsol, stickles, and a stardust pen. It was then cut with a spellbinders set as well as the two mats behind it. The paper that covers the card base is from a DCWV stack. A martha stewart punch was used to create the glitter card stock lace at the bottom to which I added gold glitter ribbon. Buttons top this card off. 

This is the inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Doggy Christmas Tag

Good Morning Ladies,
Well there is snow on the ground. Not my favorite thing...but part of living in northwest Indiana. The dogs love the snow so that is the bright side of it.
I have a Doggy Christmas Tag today....

This tag was created on a manilla tag base from river city rubber. It was covered in dsp from provo craft. The dog motif was stamped on bristol paper and then colorized with prisma pencil and gamsol. It was cut with a spellbinders die set as well as the mat below it. The mat is double sided card stock from Kaiser. The ties are white ribbon with jingle bells on the ends. A flat back candy cane tops this tag off.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog