Santa's New Friend

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

I recently won the random draw at ABC Christmas and Lynda sent

me some Gerda Steiner Christmas stamps.  

It didn't take long to ink this one up.

I colored the image with Copics and fussy cut them out.

Unfortunately I got a smudge of black on Santa's beard during the cutting.

I tried the 0 marker but it doesn't remove black any better than it removes red!

I hated to ditch it so I tried some white Gouache over the smudge.

Then Santa had a pink splotch on his beard.

Some more Gouache and homemade Flower Soft (made from rubbing

two Styrofoam balls together), I was able to cover up the oops.  And I used the 

leftover Gouache for splatter.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - H is for Hat

Jingle Belles - The Man with the Bag (in this case he's put down the bag to enjoy the kitty)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Santa and Kitten (Gerda Steiner), Jingle All the Way (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Paper:   Kraft, Naturals White, Pine, Red Glimmer

Other:  Copics, Brick EF (TH), Holly Punch (MS), Homemade Flowersoft

Enjoy!

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Hello Sunshine for Twofer

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

It's time for another Twofer Challenge.

Guess what the challenge is this month?

I used a NBUS Gerda Steiner stamp for my sunshine.

Onefer is celebrating the end of school.

Today is the last day around here.

The sun and Jackie Bear are watercolored. His balloon is die cut from an

alcohol inked piece.  

I used a stitched snowdrift die to cut the curve.  I had to use it twice and it

left a bit of bobble.  Fortunately it was in a perfect place for a wobbly balloon!

For my Twofer....an encouragement card...

I stamped and heat embossed the sun to make the center for a true

sunflower.  I used a watercolor pencil to draw the petals and stem, then added 

color with Distress inks.  I used a Versamarker to add dots to the center

and heat embossed them before adding more watercolor.

The little ladybug was made with the punches on my Crop-a-dile.

The first time I did a sunflower I added splatters.

Well they were actually splotches.

Bad splotches!

Lest you think I'm being too hard on myself, I'll share.

I chickened out on splatters the second time around and used part of a stamp

for my splatters.

Our fabulous and fun Design Team is joined by Veana & Daphne as

our Guest Designers and they have some wonderful inspiration for you.

I hope you share some of your sunshine with us this month at

The Twofer Challenge.

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Twofer - Sunshine

 

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Hello Sunshine (Gerda Steiner), Crazy Words (TH), Foliage Set (Art Impressions)

Ink:   Brushed Corduroy, Mustard Seed (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor (TH), Kraft (MFT)

Other:  Stitched Snow Drifts (MFT), Balloon Punch (SU), Alcohol Ink, Black Ultra Fine Sharpie

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Hello Sunshine (GS), Sending You Phrases (Creek Bank Creations)

Ink:   Wow Emb., Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Gathered Twigs (DI), Soft Suede (SU)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Back of Mixed Media Cover, Milk Chocolate (MFT)  

Other:  White EP, Tumbled Glass Re-inker (DI), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils

Chicken Spots for CAS Mix Up

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

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Mix Up.

The lovely and very talented Linda is hosting this month and she's asking for...

I stamped on some old designer paper and tried to strategically place

the dots.  I found some other snippets of paper in orange and brown to cut

do the beak, wattle and branch. 

Actually this is probably a rooster with a bleached out comb. 

Artistic license in play here!

Whatever it is, I love the expression on his/her face and hope you

get a smile out of it too.

I've popped the chicken up and put it all on some textured paper that

I'd stenciled with chicken wire.

My mixed media are Paper Piecing, Stamping and Stenciling.

If you're not sure about the technique, there are some links to video

tutorials at CAS Mix Up.

Our amazing design team is joined this month by the very talented Bonnie (no not me).

Do check out what they've done and I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Paper Piecing

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Chicken Scratch (Gerda Steiner)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Weathered Wood (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Natural for base, Textured (?), Decorative Paper Snippets (?)

Other:  Chicken Wire Stencil (StudioR12)