December Blog Hop

Welcome to the December Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Birthday themed cards and projects! I hope you enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

You've likely hopped over from Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts, I'm stop number 15 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Birthday paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

Today I'm sharing a fun little project that I was excited to create for my hubby who celebrated his birthday on Friday. It's a little sparkly and maybe a little girly, but thankfully my husband puts up with my sparkles and wore it proudly. :) Perhaps it also helped that we didn't leave the house until after I asked him to take it off so as not to damage it! *Giggle!*

This birthday badge was made with some Pocketful of Posies DSP, which I scored with my Simply Scored tool to create a rosette. Then I layered some silver Waffle Paper, arranged in a circle, and added a cardstock circle, which I covered with Sticky Strip and Baja Breeze Glass Stampin' Glitter. I love the big chunks of glitter! I stamped the sentiment from SU!'s Bring On The Cake on Baja Breeze card stock and heat embossed it in silver. I cut the sentiment out and adhered it to my badge with glue dots. Then I added some pretty Baja Breeze satin ribbon and some glittery ribbon from my stash. Perfecto! I can't wait to make a girly pink one next!

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Cindy Hall at Pretty Impact, stop number 16 on the December Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

1. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
2. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
3. Kylie Nicolosi at Kylie's Crafty Corner
4. Melanie Collins at Oops a Daisy Designs
5. Angela Richwine at Stampin' Away with Angela
6. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner
7. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
8. Jennifer Takacs at My Stampin Blog
9. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stamin Loft
10. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair!
11. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin' Space
12. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
13. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
14. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
15. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
16. Cindy Hall at Pretty Impact
17. Benjamin Turner at He Stamps

Make Merry!

Hello friends! I hope you are having a nice weekend so far! I'm sorry I haven't been blogging much lately. My hubby has been having some health issues that we are still trying to figure out. It's hard for him to do a lot right now, I've been busy taking care of him and taking care of some of the things he usually takes care of. This hasn't given me much crafting time, but I've been trying to sneak a bit of time in here and there.

Today's card is for this week's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. These cute cupcakes really get you in the Christmas mood, don't they?

DEEtails:

The card was a bit tricky to photograph with all the white, but I really wanted to do something with white on white. I love the way the image turned out. So simple, yet festive. I used the image from SU!'s The More the Merrier and stamped it in VersaMark ink. I added white embossing powder, then colored in the scarves, hats, buttons and cute carrot noses. I took my white Souffle pen and filled in the snowmen. It's hard to tell in the picture, but it makes a bit of a difference. Then I used my VersaMark pen to add some Heat and Stick powder and some white flocking to a couple of the hats and the earmuffs. I added some more "snow" on the bottom with the VersaMark pen and white embossing powder. My creative juices weren't really flowing beyond that, so I just slapped the image on a 3x3 card and added the sentiment from SU's Berry Christmas. I may pull my snowmen off and add them to a better layout later. Here's a closer look at my snowy friends.

Pals Paper Arts Puttin' On The Ritz!

Have you seen the well-to do... Up and down Pals Paper Arts... :) Today we're Puttin' On the Ritz!

You'll definitely want to join us this week, because we're going all out with a MYSTERY Blog Candy Blow Out!  

One lucky participant will be showered with Stampin' Up! products from each of the design team members! It's an event you won't want to miss! So hurry up and put on your best!


Here are the DEEtails for my card:

I started with a couple of pieces of Whisper White card stock. I folded the corners over and layered them to make the shirt. I tied up some Basic Black satin ribbon for a bow tie and added some Rhinestone Jewels colored in with a black sharpie for some buttons. Then I took a couple of pieces of Bassic Black card stock for my jacket. I folded the corners over and punched a little detail with my 1" square punch. Then I added some clear embossing powder to add a little texture and shine. I overlapped them on the front of my card for a perfect tuxedo. I didn't have anyone special in mind to send this to, but I can easily add a sentiment for a special occasion - Congrats, Happy New Year, Let's Celebrate, etc!

Do whatdya say? Won't you join us?! Bring out your paper crafting goodies (yes, that sparkly stuff too!) and Put On The Ritz! :)