Christmas Door

It's Merry Monday time again!

Can you believe it's the last day of October?!!!

Christmas will be her before we know it!

The challenge this week was my choice...

I always put a wreath on my front door.

How do you decorate your door?

This wreath was die cut then stamped and adhered to a die cut piece of fun foam for dimension.

The textured "door" was a snippet of core'dinations paper (I love the texture and creamy color).

I scored the paper at 1" increments to make it look more like a door.

My camera doesn't seem to see the scoring.

My wreath was die cut and stamped on a snippet so I'm off to
Pixie's Snippet Playground

I'm running late for Rudolph Days at Scraps of Life by Scrappymo!

I think this challenge is still open.

I hope you'll show us a sample of how you decorate you door at 

Christmas (or how you'd like to), and join us at

Merry Monday

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holly Berry Happiness (SU), Mixed Christmas Sentiments (HLS)

Ink:  Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Paper:   Very Vanilla (SU), Textured (core'dinations)

Other:  Wonderful Wreath Framelits (SU), Simply Scored (SU), Fun Foam, Red Rhinestones (stash)

Halloween Fun

Several years ago a friend brought a die to our  Stamp and Share meeting
and I got a few die cuts from it.

I found them in an envelope the other day and decided to finally put them on some cards.

BOO

I die cut some big circles from a piece of So Saffron cardstock and sponged some

Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango and Perfect Plum on them for the moon.

The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed with some sparkly black embossing powder.

Really quick and simple cards.

I don't know what took me so long!

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: AUTUMN

Simon Say Stamp Wednesday Challenge: ANYTHING GOES

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Wacky Wishes, Season of Friendship (retired SU)

Ink:   Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Perfect Plum (SU)

Paper:   Basic Black, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango (card 1), Pumpkin Pie (card 2) (SU)

Other:  Bewitching Hour Bigz Die (Tim Holtz), Circle Dies (SU), Black Sparkle EP (Ranger)

U Pick the Pumpkin

I tried my hand at coloring with Copic markers.

I need lots more practice, but I had fun trying.

One didn't get beyond the trash, but this one wasn't too bad.

The stamp was a birthday gift from a dear friend who does the most fantastic Copic coloring!

I'll enter at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

AUTUMN

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

I hope you are all having a very nice Fall.

Or Autumn,

Or Spring if you're in the Southern Hemisphere.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  U Pick Farm (Whipper Snapper)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Whisper White Thick (SU)  

Other:  Copic Markers, Distress Stripes EF (Cuttlebug), Stitched Squares (LI)

Winter Berry With Bird for Merry Monday

It's Merry Monday time.

Sue is our hostess at Merry Monday this week

 and this is her challenge

Isn't that a pretty bird?

I used a Brusho background from my stash and stamped the Winterberry stamp on it

with red ink and went over the branches with a brown marker.

I die cut this little bird from a snippet of leftover inked and stamped background 

that was also in my stash.

I added lots of Dazzling Details to the branches so they look very icy.

I'll take my snippets over to

Pixie's Snippet Playground

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winterberry (PB), Season's Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Early Espresso, Real Red (SU), SU Markers (Real Red, Chocolate Chip)

Paper:   Watercolor (Base card Strathmore 140 lb. cold press), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Birds Die (IO), Dazzling Details (SU)

Chrysanthemum Corner

I've been playing with watercoloring again.

This time I painted some die cuts.

I used re-inkers and my Aqua Painter again.

I started by painting the flowers with Pumpkin Pie (yum),

and then added a little Real Red to the centers of the flowers.

I used Old Olive on the leaves.

It was hard to wait between colors but it works out so much better!

The whole panel is popped up with a piece of Fun Foam for added dimension.

There's still a little bit of time to join in at the

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge

The Memory Box Outside the Box Challenge this month is

Those 3 sequins added just the right amount of bling for these Autumn flowers!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Choose Joy (PTI)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Whisper White (SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other: Chrysanthemum Corner Die (MB), Re-inkers (Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Old Olive), Aqua Painter, Moonstone Sequins (SSS), Fun Foam

Black and White for Poppystamps

A simple card for Poppystamps Challenge

The picture doesn't show all the sparkle of that snowflake and ribbon, but it's there!

I was so excited to see that I was the winner of their Blog Badge last month for this card.

I had quite a day with Microsoft 10 updating for FOUR HRS.!
They didn't even ask and did it mid-day.
What a headache!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Merry Christmas Messages (HA)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Whisper White, Basic Black, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Snowflake Ribbon Die (PS), Kars Snowflake EF (retired Cuttlebug), Square Lattice EF (retired SU)

Sunflowers Framed Twice

I love this sunflower in it's own frame and think it's perfect for this time of year!

I've had fun watercoloring!

Both were done by stamping with VersaMark and heat embossing with white EP.

I put some drops of re-inker in my palette and used an Aqua Painter to pick up the color

and paint the flowers.

I messed up the border on the first one so I cut it down a bit more.

There's still some time to join us at

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge

I'm also going to enter again in
The Flower Challenge
ANYTHING GOES
of course with flowers.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (Card 1)

Stamps:  Botanical Blocks (PTI), Tin of Cards (SU)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip (SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Aqua Painter (SU), Re-Inkers (Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Soft Sky, Blushing Bride), White EP (SU), Stitched Mat Rectangles (LI)

Card Recipe (Card 2)

Stamps: Botanical Blocks (PTI), Take Care (retired SU)

Ink:  VersaMark, Distress Marker & ink (Gathered Twigs)

Paper:  Naturals Ivory (retired SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Aqua Painter (SU), Re-inkers (see above), White EP (SU)

Rudolph with Plaid

Good Merry Monday morning!

Nina is our hostess this week.  Here is our fun challenge.

I went with plaid ribbon tied up like a package.

This little tag was in my Christmas UFO box.

Since the tag was a snippet made from snippets, I'll take it over to 

Pixie's Snippet Playground

I hope you'll pull out something plaid and join us at 

Merry Monday.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps: More Merry Messages (retired SU)  

Ink:   Pear Pizzazz (SU)

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede Textured, Red Glimmer (SU)  

Other:  Owl Builder Punch, Snowflake Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch (SU), Googly eyes, Plaid EF (Sizzix)

Softly Autumn CAS Watercolour Reminder

This is the actual card that I watercolored during Hurricane Matthew.

It's a CASE of this card by Heather Telford.

I stamped the image with Antique Linen Distress Ink a couple of times on
a folded piece of hot press watercolor paper.

I used my Zigs and an Aqua Painter to add color to the flowers.
I first applied Carmine Red to the base of the flower with a bit of orange next to that.
Then I added Yellow to the tips and used the Aqua Painter to blend the colors.

I determined where I wanted more flowers and added some more using the same technique.

I masked off some of the sentiment before inking.
(I actually remembered to remove the inky tape before stamping. Not always the case!)

And I added some orange splatters for extra interest.

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge
is open until the 24th of October
Here's this month's challenge

and I'm playing along with some other challenges too.

One-Layer Simplicity Challenge

Where my friend Karen has asked for

Red, Orange and Yellow 

on our one-layer cards.

Penny Black and More Challenge

AUTUMN

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

AUTUMN/FALL COLOURS

and last but certainly not least is a brand new challenge

The Flower Challenge

Where this month's challenge is

ANYTHING GOES WITH FLORALS

Loll and I are thrilled with the participation at 

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge!

We've had so many wonderful entries and a lot have DT on them.

It's going to be a hard choice!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Softly (PB), Special Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs (Distress)

Paper:  Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. Hot Press) 

Other:  Zig CCRBM (Carmine Red, Orange, Yellow, Mid Green, Brown), Aqua Painter

Ghosting Reminder for CAS Mix Up

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at

CAS Mix Up

Using Stamping, Ghosting, Stenciling, and Die Cuts

We're using the Ghosting Technique this month.

It seems that the CAS Mix Up Design team is thinking about Christmas.

I hope you'll go check out their inspiration pieces.

I used a piece of a Ghosted Brusho background to die cut my tree.  I tore some snowbanks, and

stenciled some snow to add to the scene.

There are some great videos on this technique.

Ghosting Technique by Loll Thompson (4:28).  See Mac's sample card using this fun technique.  Loll's sample card combines Stencil Monoprint and Ghosting.

Ghosting with Stencils and Rubbing Alcohol by Jane Davies (1:39)
Water Stamping (Ghosting) by Shery Russ (4:05)

Versamark Ghosting Technique by Seasons of Stamping (4:15)
Bleach without Bleach by France Martin (12:29).  See Bonnie's sample card using this easy technique.
Ghost Stamping with Gel Medium by Jill foster (6:34)

Lots of snippets on this card so I'll take it by
Pixie's Snippet Playground.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Naturals White, Snippets of  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White (SU), Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. CP)

Other:  In the Meadow Dies (PTI), Falling Snow Stencil (SSS), Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi), Dazzling Diamonds

Penny Black Bashful Butterfly

I posted this card last week where I had done some ghosted images.

I had a little piece left over and didn't want to throw it away or put into the bottomless UFO box...

So I cut this daisy from some mixed media paper and watercolored it.

The daisy is a Penny Black die and the butterfly stamp, that you can barely see over it,

is also from Penny Black.

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge this month is

AUTUMN/FALL COLOURS

 
and a reminder that at CAS Watercolour Card Challenge we are doing

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Trio, Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Old Olive, Smokey Slate

Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Heavy Wt. Whisper White (SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Bashful Die (PB), Linen Texture Plate (PTI)

Vintage Merry Monday

It's Merry Monday Time

This week, Lori  chose our theme.

I used a topper that had been gifted to me.

All it needed was a few layers to enhance it.  I did sponge a bit around the edges of the embossing.

Quick and CAS!

I used some snippets so I'll take this to

Pixie's Snippet Playground.

I hope you'll join us this week at 

Merry Monday.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe  

Paper:   Very Vanilla, Garden Green

Other:  Square Lattice EF (retired SU)

Another Ghosted Card and Design Team Call

Do you like to use Mixed Media on your cards?

Do you enjoy making CAS (Clean and Simple) cards?

We're having a Design Team Call at

CAS Mix Up

It's open until October 15th.

If you're interested, just add DT beside your name 

when you add a card to the gallery.

This month we're using the Ghosted Technique on our cards.

I used Stamping, Ghosting, Brusho Background, Dry Embossing and a Die Cut

I sprinkled some green Brusho crystals on a piece of mixed media paper and spritzed with water.

I love the speckles of blue that show in the green!

I used a dark blue ink for the sentiment to accentuate those speckles.

When it was dry, I spritzed water on a stencil and laid it on top.

After a few seconds I removed the stencil and blotted with a paper towel.

I love how it leaves a subtle pattern in the background!

Here's some links for the ghosting technique.

Ghosting Technique by Loll Thompson (4:28).  See Mac's sample card using this fun technique.  Loll's sample card combines Stencil Monoprint and Ghosting.

Ghosting with Stencils and Rubbing Alcohol by Jane Davies (1:39)
Water Stamping (Ghosting) by Shery Russ (4:05)

Versamark Ghosting Technique by Seasons of Stamping (4:15)
Bleach without Bleach by France Martin (12:29).  See Bonnie's sample card using this easy technique.
Ghost Stamping with Gel Medium by Jill foster (6:34)

CAS Mix Up

I want to wish my friends in Canada a 

Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Inspiration (Stampin' Studio now OOB)

Ink:  Midnight Muse 

Paper:  Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Mixed Media (Strathmore), Whisper White 

Other:  Brusho Crystals, Delicate Fern Die (MB), Layering Mini Stencil set 4 (TH), Stately EF (retired Craft Concepts)