Makin' It To The Mailbox Mondays (MITTMM) #10

Welcome to the 10th week of  

Makin' it to the Mailbox Mondays!

I started this installment series to showcase the generosity that floods our Crafty Blogging Community.  So many times we receive a very generous prize from a dear friend and this is where we can shout out "THANK YOU" to those who really deserved it.

You are the people behind the

Magic of Making My Day!!!

I want to take this opportunity to shout a huge

 

 to all of you who have shown me your kindness and  your generosity.

Every week (if time allows and if it applies), on Monday I will be posting a new installment of Makin' it to the Mailbox Mondays, where I will give a proper shout out to the generosity I have experienced first hand each and every week!  I hope you will take the opportunity to visit all of the wonderful and talented bloggers that I mention each week, to see their beautiful creations.  Those of you who know me, know I wouldn't steer you in the wrong direction.  There is so much to see and all of these fine ARTISTS are just a click away!!!

First up, I would like to offer a sincere THANK YOU to Unity Stamp Co.  As many of you already know, I have a new found love for all things Unity and {Ippity}.   I recently became a Kit Of the Month Member and started entering the monthly KOM Sketch Challenge.  Well, guess what??????   I was chosen as the DECEMBER SKETCH WINNER!!!
I won any past KOM (of choice) and 100 random Unity Stamps.  I chose the March 2010 KOM - Rockin' it Unity Style.  Look at all that Unity Goodness . . .


THANK YOU SO MUCH  Unity!!!

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My next sincere THANK YOU  goes out to my dear Blend Cindy at cre8ivecindy.  I met Cindy when she was completing her FFF tutorials over at I Did It Creations blog.  She held a challenge during December asking her friends to join in by completing a project using one or more of the tutorials from the FFF series.  I played along, because Cindy taught me a great deal about crafting and the new techniques are amazing.  I was ecstatic when I found out I won the December challenge and I truly feel that Cindy went above and beyond with the wonderful prize package she sent to me....

THANK YOU SO MUCH  CINDY!!!

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My next sincere THANK YOU  goes out to the fabulous Theresa at The Scrapbooking Queen  and the wonderful people at Meljen's Designs.   I play along in Theresa's Royal Digi Mondays challenges and was happy to find out that I had won 4 images from Meljen's. Now I can use these new images to play along in Meljen's challenges, too.  Here are the 4 images I chose...

THANK YOU SO MUCH  Theresa and Meljen's!!!

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Daisy Dance Unicorn

Treasure Map

Baby Stork

Goth Girl

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My next sincere THANK YOU  goes out to Angela at Simple Creations Paper Crafts.  She was a hop stop during our dear friend, Diana @ DLArt's, Blogaversary celebration.  I was chosen as her random commenter to win her blog candy.  Her blog candy was the My Pink Stamper Love-alicious Stamp Set sponsored by Robyn.

THANK YOU SO MUCH Angela and Robyn!!!

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My last sincere THANK YOU  this week goes out to my dear Blend Ellen at CardMonkey.  She was hosting a giveaway to win some Copic Markers.  She had purchased some duplicates and wanted to "spread some cheer" to her followers.  I was so happy to find out I had one a set because I have been WISHING to have Copics and just couldn't afford to splurge.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ELLEN!!!

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I hope that if I have inadvertently left anyone out of this gracious THANK YOU, that you all know you are all included in my thoughts, past and present.  Please, if you wish for me to do a shout out to you in a future Makin' it to the Mailbox Monday, don't hesitate to remind me of a prize you sent my way, and I will do my best to give you the credit you so rightfully deserve!!!

Also, if you would like to show off your own winnings, just title your post Makin' it to the Mailbox Monday and if I am your follower, I will gladly stop by to read it once I see it at my dashboard.  Or, if you'd like, you can leave a link with your comment below.  I would love to see the happiness that greets others in their Monday Mailboxes :O)

DON'T FORGET TO:

Happy Crafting and Until Next Time
:O)
Jessica

Happy Holidays for a few challenges

I just completed a card that I am wishing I had finished before this Christmas passed.  But, I am ecstatic that I will have an ample supply for next year since I am starting a bit early this go around...LOL!

The Candle Image was provided by Anne Fenton for the Outlawz CFC1218 Challenge.  I colored it using my Whisper Strokes - Vintage Watercolor Markers.  The ribbon fibers were an awesome find at Goodwill a short while back.  All card stock is by Recollections.  I inked my embossing folders before running the card stock through my Big Shot.  This embossing technique that I used was from Cindy at cre8ivecindy and you can find her Fabulous Friday Fun tutorial ~HERE~.   The color theme was inspired by Touch Twin Markers and Challenges TTC08.  I added some red and gold glitter to the candle and base then applied Glossy Accents to the  Holly leaves and Berries.  I created the circle sentiment tag on my computer, printed it on vellum, cut it with a 2" circle punch then applied it to a red circle background.  The flowers and pearls are from my stash.  The sketch I used is from Craft Your Passion Challenge #90. 

I plan to enter the challenges listed here:
Outlawz CFC1218 Challenge
 Cindy's FFF challenge @ cre8ivecindy
Creative Cutter Room - AG must sparkle
Divas by Design - #17 Merry Christmas
Crafts and Me - #66 AG
Craft Your Passion Challenge #90

Touch Twin Markers and Challenges TTC08

I hope your reading this during a short break in between crafting.
:O)
Jessica

My Snowman Tag for ***Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas**

Oh my, Tim Holtz is one amazing crafter.  But I didn't need to even say that out loud....LOL!  The time he must spend creating the masterpieces that bestow our eyes!!!!  I started early in the day, but am just now finishing up with my first tag to join the fun at Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas.  I chose to start with Day 4 because I had been wanting to make some tags with snowmen on them.  I had most of the supplies already out, and when I saw this tutorial, I got really excited. 

To save you some time and for sake of not boring you horribly, I will show the picture, then all the challenges I am entering, then at the very end, I will post the techniques and supplies I used.

Challenges

1. Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas - Tag 4
2. Simon Says Stamp and Show - Make a Tim Holtz themed tag
3. My Craft Spot - #38 Tag You're It
4. Die Cutting Divas - #44 Tags, Tags, and More Tags
5. Anything Goes - Anything but a Card (tags OK)
6. Cooking With Cricut - #64 Cards, Tags, and Gifts
7. ABC Christmas - Y is for Yippee (Christmas is almost here)
8. Quick Quotes - Tags
9. Little Scrap Pieces - Winter Holiday
10. Unity Stamp Co. - Gift Wrapping

Link Up Parties (may or may/not be for a prize)

1. CRE8IVECINDY - FFF challenge (use one of her tutorials and link up)
2. Whimsical Designs - Link Up a Tim Holtz or any other kind of Tag
3. Ippity Linky Mondays - Dec. 19th Linky Party

Techniques and Tools:
Tag Base - old tp roll covered with blue dp on front and white cs on back.  I made my own Glimmery Mist using a Ranger mini mister, 3/4 water, 2 small drops perfect pearls, and blue re-inker.  I misted my tag with my "concoction" and let it dry.  While it was drying, I went ahead and distressed my snowman,  cut from the Gingerbread cart (white and top layer black) at 3 1/4".  I used a navy blue and light aqua with hints of white.  I also misted my snowman.  I stamped a swirly image onto the tag using  an Ippity Stamp set titled - Now and Always and white ink.  The swirl pattern was larger than the tag, but I wanted to mimic the technique Tim showed on his blog, so I allowed it to hang over the edge and pressed down.  I decided to stamp a second time just moving to the left a little this time.  I cut snowflakes out using Graphically Speaking,  2 small and 2 large.  I inked up the 2 small snowflakes with the same navy blue and hints of aqua.  I misted the 2 larger ones with the same blue mist concoction then once they were dry, I used foam squares to piece them together.  Since my snowman was dry, I moved onto piecing him together and inking the edges with a mixture of the same three inks.  I added Ranger Crackle Paint, allowed it to dry for a short while, then used my heat tool to speed up the process.  Once it was dry, I was able to add a bit of white tulle (scraps) and Antique White crinkle ribbon from 3GirlJam.  I threaded a bit more of the same tulle through a few buttons I chose out of my button drawer.  Then I cut a '2' and '5' from my Jasmine cartridge at 1 1/2" and embossed them using my musical notes folder.  I distressed them using my Tim Holtz - Vintage Photo distress ink.  After the first coat of Crackle Paint dried, I applied a 2nd coat...I guess practice makes perfect...LOL!    Then I repeated a few steps before piecing the entire project together.  I finished off by adding some glossy accents to the numbers, adding a charm to the tie, pearls and fibers to the snowman's hat, and crackle paint to the snowflake.

I am pleased with how well it turned out and am thankful to have had a chance to play with some of my new goodies. 

I hope you have enjoyed your visit and am always happy to read your lovely comments!!!

Psssttt....Cindy is having a challenge with a chance to win awesome prize

Hey there, I just wanted to share a quick post with all of you this evening.  My sweet friend Cindy of cre8ivecindy is hosting a challenge with a fun giveaway as a prize incentive.  

Cindy hosts Fabulous Friday Fun every week at I Did It Creations where she is a DT member.  She highlights a fun new technique each Friday, to use in your crafty creations.  

I have learned a great deal, just from stopping by her blog each Friday.  That led me to stopping quite frequently and now I can share her knowledge with all of my fine followers.

Please hop on over to her Challenge ~HERE~ and browse through all of her FFF posts to learn some fun new techniques.

Here are some quick links to follow just to make it a bit easier for you to see all of the techniques

Folded box
Alcohol inks
Crackle Paint
Glossy Accents
Painting with Distressing inks
Shaped card with Spellbinders dies
Inking dry embossing folders
Liquid Pearls

Liquid Pearls (part 2)

UNTIL NEXT TIME

KEEP CRAFTING

:o)

JESSICA