Your Friendship Warms My Heart!

Hi crafty friends and Happy Monday! I hope you had a most delightful winter weekend! We have been very busy - that's how December is right? Going, going, going all the time! I love it though. There are so many fun things to do! Craft shows, lights, shopping, coffee, friends... It's awesome. This weekend we went to a beautiful barn market not too far from our house, and I'll share some photos of it at the bottom of my post, after the card. I loooove stuff like that! Being outside on a beautiful winter day, seeing the handmade goods. I'm going to wrap up the rest of my Christmas cards this coming week I think. Time to start the process of addressing and mailing them out. (I'm bad at that part)! 

Now, on for my card for the day. I COULD NOT WAIT TO SHARE THIS!!! OMG these new stamps from Concord & 9th called "Winter Wear" are maybe the most adorable stamps everrrr. I was smitten like a mitten right away! I bought them and had them sitting on my desk when I woke up one night at 2am with an idea! Ha! So that next morning I stamped and colored and tried again until I was able to execute my idea. I'll explain later! Here's the finished card...

 

These stamps!! Oh gosh, how much fun to make this card! The face, the scarf, the hat and the glasses are all different stamps so you can mix and match. There are two girl faces and several other accessories - so you can make it however you want. I love it when I can customize things. So I made this girl to look like me! She has glasses...and she loves buffalo plaid and she's wearing a snowflake pin - just like me! So the idea that woke me up at 2am was that she needed a buffalo plaid scarf! This scarf stamp is NOT checkered. I did that with my Copic Markers. Yes, it took a while, but I love the result!

 

 

This card started with an A2 card base is vivid Christmas red! I layered vellum and then kraft paper. On the vellum paper I splattered Copic Opaque White with a toothbrush to look like snow flurries. On the kraft layer, I used the Concord & 9th Swirls Dies to make snow swirls. Then I stamped snowflakes in white over that. Finally, I used sponge and white ink to go around the top edges. 

I stamped and die cut the pieces out and colored them all with markers. Then I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto black paper. I like that look on a sentiment. It makes it pop! In this photo you can see all the layers. 

For accents I added some die cut snowflakes and pearls. I also added a bit of glitter shimmer to the brim and pom pom on the hat. It's frosty out there, you know! One of my signature pieces during winter is to wear a snowflake brooch. I have two that I love and I wear them all the time. So I die cut a tiny snowflake and made her (me!) a brooch. 

 

 

 

Supplies for this card are at the bottom of my post! You're going to want these fun stamps and dies I know it! Endless combinations of fun cards for gal pals!! Can't wait to make some more! IN the photo below you can where I got my ideas! LOL. Mark took this photo at the Barn Market on Friday. My new haircut is kinda short but I'm happy and that's what matters. XOXO

 

 

Here are a few photos I took at the H3 Barn Market on Friday. It's in Rescue California, which isn't too far from my house. Mark and I had a delightful time there! So peaceful and beautiful. The vendors were great and so so talented. The weather was perfect. It reminded us of an old fashioned Christmas - lovely! Big shout out to Laura, the proprietor, for creating something so special. I can't wait to go back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have the best, blessed, happy, fun and creative week ahead! XOXO

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Comments

[Veronica Fairbrother]

Such a Great Card! I love it. It’s You, right down to the glasses and buffalo plaid. ❤️ Thank you for your inspiration.

[Diane Oliver]

So cute! Love your scarf is beautiful, and the market store is fantastic! Hugs

[Rosa M. Vasquez]

Your card is adorable, your new haircut is lovely......but I really want to go to H3 Barn Market! That place looks amazing!

[Jennifer Hovermale]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE buffalo plaid!! I always have; it didn't just start this year because it's in. I LOVE, LOVE your pictures from your trip!! It looks & sounds like you had fun. Tfs them!!! Wish I could have been there!!!

[Rannah Romps]

You haven't aged a day!!

[Anne Sturgeon]

Great card. She is a cutie. Love that scarf, what brand of yarn is that?? Glad your weekend played so well.

[Sherri in Phoenix]

I always love your photos of your excursions! And your new haircut is adorable, as are you! Oh, and of course, the card is darling too. :-)

[Martha H.]

WOW.. such an adorable card! Love everything about it.

Thanks for sharing!

[Stacey Kowbel]

Such an adorable card!!!

[Geneva]

This card is adorable & so are you. Love the photos of your adventure. Will put that place on my list to visit. The swirl background is awesome. Thanks for sharing your card, photo & adventure❤️

[Jane]

Your card is adorable as are you. Love your buffalo plaid and snowflake brooch! Thanks Wanda for sharing your amazing photos too. Your adventures are fun to read about. Thank you!

[Julie L]

Wanda! This card is just as precious as you are! I love your pics always! You get an A plus on living the Christmas season! Thank you for sharing! Have a lovely week.

[Michele]

WAnda!! What a great way to start my day! Thanks so much for sharing your weekend - I really don't think I'd have gotten away from H3 with photos alone!
You look MAHvelous dahling... and have made yourself ANOTHER gorgeous scarf... and inspired hundreds to give this a try! xx
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[Sara]

What a great card! I agree that C&9th stamp set is the cutest! The plaid scarf just puts it over the top. So great that you shared a picture of you in your plaid and lovely snowflake pin. Happy Holidays!

[Susan Itell]

Now this is a great way to start the week!

Many thanks for this wonderful post. I adored it in so many ways… Your project, the pictures, your attention to details… It just made my morning sparkle!

That scarf......WOWZA- what a great idea… I’m sure it did take time but the end result was worth it!

Many thanks for your inspiration and time you put into your blog.