Tweetings of Love

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This was my fourth try with this stamp!  Then I messed up the bird. %*&#

So the bird has been stamped again, fussy cut and perched on the branch.

I've heat embossed the branch, leaves and berries with clear powder so they

look quite icy when the light hits them just right.

He's winging his way to my Aunt for her 90th birthday.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Winter

Inspired by #200 : I was Inspired by Ashwini's beautiful card-winner of IB#159-January 2021

I was inspired by the bird and the foliage.

Penny Black Saturday - ATG/Something New (this wasn't new but never before used)

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

    
 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Season's Tweetings, Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Forest Moss, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany (DI & DM foliage), Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge (DI & DM-bird), Iced Spruce, Speckled Egg (DOX-background), More Mustard, Rusty Hinge (sentiment)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural, Brown (?) 

Other:  Clear EP, Tasteful Textures EF (SU), Twine (FSJ)

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Pine and Holly

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I have two more Christmas cards to share.

First up is a dimensional pine tree from a die that Dee's Distinctively recently

sent to me.  The die has lots of layers and I used just a few of them for this tree.

After cutting it, I sponged some ink on the edges, then used an embossing pen

along the edges of the branches and heat embossed with puff embossing powder.

The layers are put together with dimensionals and I cut the shank off a button

to decorate the top.

This is a CASE of a card by my dear friend Loll (Stamping with Loll) for

a challenge at Inspired By.  She was the winner of that challenge and I am

CASEing her card for the current Inspired By challenge.  It's their 200th

challenge this time.  Woot! Congratulations!

I was inspired by the green and white and wonderful texture and dimension.

My button star is a tip of the hat to her plaid.

Thank you for the inspiration, my dear friend.

Loll's card.

I'm sharing this at Double D Challenge too since there's lots of white.

and another card this time using a page from a past calendar.

 

Challenges:

Double D - Lots of White

Inspired By - Past Winner, Loll from IB#189, October 2021

Peace on Earth #6 - ATG but I was inspired by the greenery and berries

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff - Jumbo Tree Stacker 

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Rustic Wilderness

Paper:   Gumball Green, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Jumbo Tree Stacker die (Dee's Distinctively), WOW Embossing Marker, White Puff EP (HA), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Kars Snow EF (ret. Cuttlebug)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Holly Sprig (PB)

Ink:  Old Olive, Handsome Hunter, Real Red (SU)

Paper:  Neenah, Solar White, Pistachio Pudding, Red Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Wonderful Words Holiday Die (PTI), Subtle EF (SU), Nuvo Crystal Glaze 

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Snowflake

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

It's such a busy time of year!

I'm skidding in to Inspired By with this card.

I apologize for the photo.  This was the best I could do with the glitter and glare.

The snowflake was in my UFO box.  I'm not sure what I embossed the die cut

with but it has both color and glitter. 

On top, I've popped a couple other snowflakes that were hanging around. 

One is gold foil.  The other is white glimmer paper.

The sentiment was done with a Glimmer Hot Foil plate and

the embossed snowflakes are left over from my last class.

Challenges:

Inspired By - Photo below and sketch (reversed)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Baja Breeze, Gold Foil, Diamond Glimmer (SU)   

Other:  Snowflake Dies (?), Snowflake EF (Darice), Holiday Sentiments Glimmer Foil Plate (Splbnd)

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Winterberry Merry Christmas

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

It's almost time to start sending out Christmas cards and I still need a few.

So I'm grabbing every chance I get to get in the studio and work on them.

I think I need to work a little faster!

When I saw the Inspired By Challenge photo this week, the candles made me 

think of the background I'd done a few weeks ago with Paper Glaze and a stencil.

The white glaze puts me in mind of a candle.

So I die cut a berry branch from mixed media paper, my Distress Markers and waterbrush

and colored it up.

Challenges:

Inspired By Challenge #196 - Christmas Splendor

Penny Black Saturday - ATG 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Distress Markers (Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Barn Door, Vintage Photo

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series

Other:  Snowdrop White Paper Glaze (Picket Fence), Mini Stencil Set 32 (TH), Winter Berry Branch (PB)

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Critters and Plaid

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I have a couple of Christmas cards to share today.

First up is a couple of little critters from Penny Black that I've stamped and colored 

with Copic Markers.

The image was a little too big for the die cut circle, so I cut around the end of

the scarf so it could hang out of the circle.

This is for the CAS Christmas challenge where Barb has chosen critters for the theme.

And a twofer....

A couple of weeks ago I went to play at my friend Nance's house.

She had some Paper Glaze from Picket Fence that she wanted me to try.

It is so creamy and has a lovely shine!

For this card I used a plaid stencil and the Mint Hydrangea glaze.

I've used this die cut spray colored with Copics and a beautiful bow that

a sweet friend sent me when I commented on how much I liked her bows.

(Needless to say I have this die on the way now. Thanks for the enabling Barb.)

I thought this was perfect for another entry into the Inspired By Challenge

for the second inspiration picture.  I was inspired by the soft green and

greenery with berries.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Christmas Critters

Inspired By - Inspiration Photo Below

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Jolly Friends, Season's Gifts (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Copics (W1, W4, W5, R29, R37, YG17, R20), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Spruce Green), Posca Pen, Chunky Frantage (Stampendous), Stitched Circles Die (PB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:  Whisper White

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Neenah, Real Red

Other:  Winter Garland Die (PB), Copics (G24, G28, G29, BG18, E23, R29), Picket Fence Paper Glaze (Mint Hydrangea), Mini Stencil Set 32 (TH), Merry Frame Die (SSS)

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Back to Christmas

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

With Christmas fast approaching, I'm back to doing Christmas cards.

This was Inspired By this lovely photo.

I love the kraft and white color scheme and reversed the colors of the tree and 

snowflake beside the sign.  And I've addedtexture to the tree inspired 

by the afghan on the couch and shiplap wall.

I love this champagne glitter paper. It sparkles but isn't as bright as the gold.

I've randomly used the WOW embossing pen on the tree and heat embossed

for a little added sparkle and shine.

You can see the sparkle better here.

Challenges:

Inspired By #195 - White Christmas

Krafty Chicks #585 - Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Neenah Solar White, Champagne Glimmer (SU), Crumb Cake Textured  (SU)

Other:  WOW Embossing Pen, Gold Tinsel EP (Ranger), Little Snowflakes (IO), Double Pierced Rectangle Die (AE), Greenery EF (SU), White EP

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Rustic Wreath

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The rush for getting Christmas cards done is on!

Fortunately there are lots of challenges out there that spur me on.

I used a retired Stampin' Up die for the wreath and a Penny Black die

for the greenery.  After coloring the greenery with Copics, 

I found a snippet of plaid ribbon to tie up with string.

The sentiment is heat embossed on a sign hanging from the wreath.

Challenges:

Inspired By #194 Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mixed Christmas Sentiments (HLS)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals White (SU), Milk Chocolate (GKD)

Other:  Swirly Scribbles Die (SU), Winter Garland Die (PB), Copics, Pinewood Planks EF (SU), White EP

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Ghostly Goblins

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A fun Halloween card sent to a grandboo.

Challenges:

Inspired By - Who's Your Boo?

Two Old Bats Halloween - Anything Halloween

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Ghostly (Hampton Arts), Spooky Expressions (Whipper Snapper), Hocus Pocus (Whipper Snapper

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Wisteria Wonder

Paper:   Neenah, Pumpkin Pie (SU)

Other:  Square Windeow Trio Die (Honey Bee), 1 1/4" Square Punch, Googly Eyes

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Christmas Bear for Inspired By

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I love the Christmas sELFies stamp set and have colored up another one with Copics.

Challenges:

Inspired By Challenge 191 - Christmas Shoes (Well, the bear but his shoes didn't make it into the image. But the turquoise in the scarf did.)

Krafty Chicks - Christmas week

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas sELFies (MFT), Mixed Christmas Sentiments (OOB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Tempting Turquoise (SU)

OtherCopics (C00, C0, C1, G40, G43, R83, R85, BG10, BG11, BG15), Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die (MFT), Snowflake die cut from Glimmer Paper (?)

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Grateful for You

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This stamp has three pumpkins and it's a brushstroke or silhouette stamp.

I tried to make it into an outline stamp and only one of the pumpkins

made the grade!

I used Distress Markers to ink the stamp then added some watercolor by

smooshing ink on my palette and picking up with a waterbrush.

This was my inspiration

Challenges:

Inspired By #190- Pumpkins Rock

Krafty Chicks Week 1 - Must have stamping

and a new to me challenge...

Modsquad Challenge Blog - Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pumpkin Patch (PB), Bountiful Harvest (Verve OOB)

Ink:   Weathered Wood, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Crushed Olive, Peacock Feathers (DI & DM), Cajun Craze (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore, Cajun Craze, Textured Gray (?)

Other:  Timeless Texture 3D EF (SU), Linen Thread (SU)

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