The Fanciful Crafter

I really wish that I had more time to enjoy myself this holiday season. Suddenly we are 4 days from Christmas and I am barely getting my cards done! I blame it on the flu which hit me pretty bad late last week, but I think I always feel pressed for time around this time of year. So below are just some of my card creations. I would explain them better if I didn't have a million things to do. Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday filled with joy and togetherness with the ones you love!  This one is for my BFF I wish I could be closer to her so that we could share the holidays like we used to. I used Joys of the Season cartridge to create the card.  I love the idea of a Santa card that was simple and yet cute. I took a piece of velvet ribbon and added the buckle embellishment. I had tried to make this card interesting. I think Gingy, looks like he is pretty happy. I added some glitter to make him more festive.  I still love those foam snowflake stickers. Too bad ...

                                                                                Another year is quickly coming to an end and I am once again trying to get creative with making my Christmas cards, unfortunately the creative juices were not flowing and I literally couldn't find most of my favorite crafting supplies. So here is what I could come up with for this weeks Mojo Monday challenge.                                    ...

I am finally getting back into the groove of things with this latest Mojo Monday sketch. I hope that you enjoy them!    I wanted to make something festive for my friends birthday and I thought this would be a great way to test my latest skills. I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique Embosser on the base of both of the cards. I used Spots & Dots for the top one and African Batik for the green one. Those are both Cuttlebug folders but they work just the same as the Sizzix ones. I used my Storybook Cricut cartridge to make the circle and scallop and used Sweet Treats for the sentiment on the green card.. I used my liquid pearls along with my stamps. I have to admit I wasn't too sure if I could make this as cute as I imagined them.     I hope that you enjoy them!

It's another sketch and I just got finished with it! Take a look at my creation below and try making your own Mojo Monday creation.    If you haven't noticed I love pink and purple. So I took a little  time and created a mix of my favorites. I decided to keep it simple. I found the butterfly in my die cuts. I used my Sizzix to emboss the squares. I hope you enjoy it!

I was at the store on Friday and found some specials. So I got back to work on another entry for Mojo Monday . So this a birthday card and I guess I was really feeling the green and purple mix. I used my George Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge to make the ovals. I had some really interesting paper ribbon that I found from a scrapbook expo I attended a while ago. I used the glitter cardstock. Then I got my embossing machine out to make it a little more interesting. I love that Sizzix Texture Boutique!!! I used a stamp that I got at Michaels for the sentiment. I found some feathers that I have been wanting to figure out what to do with and I actually like the results.I used a large gem to complete the look. I hope you enjoy it!!

Okay so I have been having some creative issues lately. I really haven't been as inspired as I would like to be. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's not. So I came into this Mojo Monday Challenge with little inspiration. So I sat and stared at my supplies and decided I would make a Thank You card. I know I will need it soon enough and I figured at some point I will be inspired. So I used my Cricut Zooballo and George Basic Shapes cartridges. I added some Stickles glitter to make it more embellished. I took out my trusty Sizzix and embossed some of the layers. After that I added my flower and put some bling on it. I hope you like it!

My sister is turning 48 today and of course I am making her a special card to commemorate the occasion. I wanted it to be sophisticated and so I designed this card using some of my favorite elements. I started with a black base, though it seems a little dark, it really worked for the contrast I was looking for. I embossed it using my Sizzix Texture Boutique. I used a Damask design for the next layer. And cut out the happy birthday and her name with my SCAL. I decided to using my copper Stickles to embellish her name. I can only hope that she likes it.