Simple Joys and White on White

Hi there.  It's been a couple of busy weeks and I have more cards

to put in challenges than days.

I love the Power Poppy Digital stamps but I also love the clear stamp sets.

This pretty, rustic tree is from one of them.

I stamped with Archival Watering Can ink and used Zigs and my waterbrush to color.

I added some silver metallic to the watering can with a gel pen and

some clear Dazzling Details to the ornaments and Crystal Drops to the berries.

You can see the sparkle and shine better on the next photo.

Power Poppy has a challenge each week.  I only managed this one card for 

Julie's Tic Tac Toe challenge this month.

I'm also going to take this over to Maureen's Rudolph Days Challenge.

Twofer

I've dry embossed some vellum strips and wrapped around snippets of cardstock

for the panels. A sparkly snowflake tops it off.

Here's a closeup of the sparkle.

Challenges:

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (I went straight down the middle)

Rudolph Days - Anything goes Christmas from the 25th to the end of the month.

CAS(e) this Sketch - sketch below

Christmas Kickstart - White on White

Jingle Belles - Dashing Through the Snow

   

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Simple Joys (PP)

Ink:   Watering Can Archival (Ranger), Pacific Point (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathnore), Blueberry Bushel (SU), Watercolor (Strathmore)

Dies:  Double Pierced Squares (Avery Elle)

Other:  Zig CCRBM (Haze Blue, Cornflower Blue, Persian Blue), Caran d'ache Supracolor Penciles (Carmine, Aubergine, Silver Grey) Dazzling Details (SU), Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Silver Twine (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  There She Goes

Ink: Encore Silver

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Cardstock Vellum (SU)

Other:  Snowflake EF (Martha Stewart), Snowflake Duo Die (PB), Silver EP, Silver Thread (SU), 

Bodacious Blessings

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I did a little Print Making while watercoloring this die cut.  The yellow is

much softer than it shows in the photo.  Sometimes.......

I'm coming late to the CAS(e) this Sketch challenge but I love this sketch and had to

squeeze in some time to play.  Then I veered from the sketch a bit. I hope not too much.

The colors were inspired by a new challenge

Color Hues

Yellow and green is one of my favorite color combinations.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge  has an option of your

favorite colors.  So I'll add this there too.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Old Olive (SU), Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches cold press for die cut, TH for background), Daffodil Delight (SU), Neenah

Other:  Bodacious Die (PB), Gems (PPP)

Toucan CAS(E) this Sketch

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

When I saw the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch...

I immediately thought of my NBUS Toucan Bundle.

I just happened to have a stenciled background sitting on my desk.

It seemed they were made for each other and the challenge too.

I stamped the body, then die cut the bird.  The die cuts the whole bird.

I place the cut into my MISTI and positioned the stamp for the large part of the 

beak, and colored it with Distress Markers.  Then I did the same for the end

of the beak.  It took a couple tries to get the beak somewhat right.

The first one fit well behind to give this guy a little more heft.

This looks like a card for Jack so I attached the toucan with a Wobble.

While I was at it, I did another.

For this card, I used a background from my stash that was done with Brushos 

sprinkled andspritzed on a gelli plate.. (I'm glad I wrote on the back how I'd done it.)  

I added some subtle stamping over the background and a die cut of tropical looking leaves.

Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch #382

NBUS #16 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (cars 1)

Stamps:  Toucan Paradise (C9)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Lucky Clover, Mermaid Lagoon, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio, Picked Raspberry (DM), Stenciling - Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers (DOX)

Paper:   Neenah, Snippet of Baked Brown Sugar

Other:  Toucan Paradise Dies (C9), Tumbling Leaves Stencil, Sponge Dauber, Action Wobbles (AI)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Toucan Paradise (C9)

Ink:   Pistachio Pudding, Rich Razzleberry (SU), Versafine Onyx Black, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers (Distress Markers

Paper:   Neenah, Basic Black (SU)

Other:  Toucan Paradise Die (C9), Brusho (Leaf Green Lemon), Gelli Plate, Palm Fancy Die (HA)

Poppy Friend

Hello friend.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

If this image looks familiar, it's from last month's calendar page.

It looked like a perfect fit for the CAS(e) This Sketch #375

This is one of my favorite layouts.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Painted Poppy (Alt), Friendship Messsages (SSS)

Ink:   Peeled Paint, Tea Dye, Festive Berries, Fired Brick (DI & Markers), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah, Real Red (SU)

Other:  Xstitch Borders (Gina Marie), Subtle EF (SU)