Thankful for You

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

I didn't make many Thanksgiving cards this year.

My time was taken up with other things.

I've done a little double embossing and sponging color to say

how thankful I am for you.  You encourage me, and inspire me and make

my life better with your presence.

Here's a close up of the embossing.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  My Monthly Hero January 2020, (HA)

Ink:   VersaMark, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze

Paper:   Neenah, Copper Metallic (bits from my stash)

Other:  Weathered EF (Taylored Expressions), Layered Leaves EF (SU), A2 Thin Frames (SSS), Words of Gratitude Die (PB), White EP

Double Emboss Snowflake

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

I did a little double embossing for this card.  If you look close, hopefully you can see 

the crackle embossing in the background.

Then I embossed this 3D Snowflake (retired).

I had a time getting a good picture to show the texture and shine.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart : Use a Christmas Embossing Folder and Stamp

Let's Squash It : Use a Christmas Embossing Folder and Stamp

  

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar

Paper:   Neenah, Crumb Cake Textured, Champagne Foil (SU)

Other:  Crackle EF (Darice), Winter Wonder 3D EF (ret. SU), Stitched Rectangle Die & A2 Thin Frames Die (SSS), Snowflake Duo Die (PB), Red Twine (Ali)

Two fer Christmas

Hi there.  I'm squeezing in just under the wire with these cards.

Christmas Kickstart's Guest Elf this time is our dear friend, Darnell, the
Queen of Twofer!  So the challenge is to do Two different Christmas cards
using the same stamp, die or stencil.
And to make it even more fun, it needs to be done with Christmas trees.

My onefer...

I gently dabbed some Versamark on the raised edges of the Corbel Tree Die 

and used it to dry emboss this card.  Then I poured some white embossing powder

on top and heat embossed it.

You can see my friend Trina's Double Embossing tutorial here.

After dry and heat embossing the tree, I die cut the half circle and

stamped some snowflakes and heat embossed them.

I added a bit of "snow" under the tree and a sponge dauber with the white

ink to add some snowy haze.

I went over the high points of the tree with Wink of Stella so

it has a nice shimmer when the light hits it just so.

and my twofer....

Here's a closeup in case you'd like to see more sparkle.

This time I die cut from some glimmer paper and adhered it to

a Dark Green card base.

I used a snippet of the green for the sentiment to ground the tree.

I've used some stickers to trim both trees.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  White Christmas (SU)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU), Versamark

Paper:  Crumb Cake (SU), Neenah

Other:  Kars Snowflake EF (Ret. Cuttlebug), White EP (SU), Clear Wink of Stella, Sticker Trim (Stampendous), Red Twine (Ali)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Vintage Christmas Post (HA)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Shaded Spruce, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Corbel Tree Die (SSS), White EP, Green Twine (Ali), Sticker Trim (Stampendous)