Society of Stampaholics

Snow Flurries Card

Okay, don't anybody fall over, but I made another card. (Actually, I think I made this last week and just forgot about it until now.) Anyway, it's just a generic sort of a card that can be used for the holidays or as a thank you or just as a general greeting.

I've got snowflakes on the brain - perhaps this is a symptom of my current very flakey state of mind?

I used a Copic marker to color clear gems purple (I never get tired of that trick). I also really like these ribbons that have wires because you can bend them and get some nice shapes! 

MATERIALS

PP: Memory Box Enchanted; Stamps: Hero Arts (CL233, CL059, CL237, AR149, CL462, CL232);  Ink: Ranger Distress ink (Embossing, Concord Grape); Sparkle & Sprinkle white detail embossing powder; Other: Michaels Celebrate It! ribbon, Hero Arts gems, Copic marker V17, snowflake button.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut rectangle out of masking paper; remove the rectangle and adhere the resulting "frame" to lavender card stock panel.
2. Using Tim Holtz ink applicator tool, apply Grape Concord Ranger Distress Ink until the rectangle is filled. Remove mask.
3. Stamp snowflakes with Ranger Distress embossing ink and emboss with white detail embossing powder.
4. Layer and adhere lavender panel, purple panel, and patterned paper.
5. Wrap silver ribbon to bottom of stacked panels; adhere on back.
6. Adhere stacked panels to card blank.
7. Color gems with Copic marker and adher to snowflake centers.
8. Tie bow with second piece of silver ribbon, crinkle ends and adhere to card.
9. Adhere snowflake button to bow and glue gem to center of button.
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A Card From... ME!

Now there's something you haven't seen lately! Slacker Girl is actually going to post a card she made herself! (Will wonders never cease?)

I made this card for the Memory Box blog, Outside the Box.

To see the supply list and instructions, please go here.

Thanks for dropping by!

(There's no Thanksgiving graphic today because I forgot to open the blinkie thing before I started my post - which means it won't open, so I'm blinkie-less. I'm also ignoring Thanksgiving right now. That's right! If I don't think about it, it simply won't happen!)

A Card From Sally

Today's card is brought to us by Sally - all the way from England!!!

 
If you want to see more of Sally's beautiful cards, visit her Flickr gallery and her awesome blog. You can also learn more about Sally in her Wednesday Wonder Interview.

Thank you, Sally, for this awesome card!!!

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Five days left. Oh, man.... I SO feel like this turkey!

A Card From Vianna

Today's card comes from Vianna - and I do believe it's the first hybrid card I've ever received. If this is a new term for you, a hybrid combines digital cardmaking techniques with the more tradition aspects. The images here, for example, are all digital but instead of putting it all together on the computer and printing out a one-dimensional card, everything is cut out and adhered to the card, so it's a 3D experience!

Vianna's beautiful card also came with a wonderful and detailed letter - which I loved because she shared so much!

If you want to see more of Vianna's fabulous creations, visit her Flickr gallery.

Thank you, Vianna, for my beautiful card - You're an angel!

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Six days.  Six days until Thanksgiving, and I still haven't done a thing except ponder the ramifications of what will happen if I wait until the last possible minute to clean up everything... which leads me to further ponder when, exactly,   that last possible minute falls on my calendar. Now that's the truly tricky part of any family gathering!

Okay, this one is a sad but accurate portrayal of Thanksgiving in this country.... Anybody know who's playing this year?

A Card From Yvette

Today's card is brought to us by Yvette - all the way from Belgium!!!

 
If you want to see more of Yvette's lovely cards, visit her Flickr gallery.

Thank you so much, Yvette, for this gorgeous card!!!

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I find this smilie a little tactless. I mean, have they no respect for the millions of turkeys who are headed for that Big Stomach in the Sky?  I suspect they would be most unhappy at this graphic, and if they had better union reps, this sort of callousness would not be tolerated!       

It's 7 days to Thanksgiving.

Does Bob Evans deliver?

A Card from Sheila

Today's card comes from Sheila - and it's very exciting because she got all fancy and dived in with her alcohol inks! Mighty impressive, eh?

If you want to see more of Sheila's showstoppers, visit her Flickr gallery. (Like me, she's a color junkie, I suspect!)

     (Imagine one of those wolf whistles here....)

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And now it's 8 days to Thanksgiving. EIGHT DAYS, PEOPLE! I should be counting my blessings, but instead I'm counting all the tasks I have to complete so I can trick my mother into believing that her grandaughter is being rasied in a tidy and clean environment.

Yeah. Good luck with that one.

I feel a theme coming on....

   

Unless Spouse comes through with his Carrot Cake From The Gods it's gonna be Sarah Lee for dessert.... 

A Card From Lin

Today's card comes from Lin. Lin always makes terrific cards, and I've been very fortunate to have received more than one in my lifetime! Isn't this delightful? The woman knows her away around card art, that's for sure!

 
If you want to learn more about Lin, visit her Wednesday Wonder interview. To see more of Lin's lovelies, visit her blog and her Flickr gallery.

     I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy....

I finally remembered to open my Smilies window before starting to blog (for some reason, it refuses to open once I've actually started a post). So we can have some fresh visuals! I missed out in October - so many funny blinkies for Halloween and Yours Truly truly blew it and didn't grab any of them! But not this time!!! By gum, I'm taking advantage of Thanksgiving!

And the official Turkey Day countdown is now in effect: 9 days to go. 

Oh. My. Word. My house is a shambles and I'm supposed to be having Thanksgiving here. Gotta dash!