Vintage Wreath

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

My sweet friend Michele sent me some of these wreath die cuts.  I have really enjoyed

putting them on cards.  Thanks again, dear friend.

Since this one was stamped on Bristol, I colored with Distress Markers and my waterbrush.

Extra detail was added with watercolor pencils.

I used a Quickie Glue Pen to go around the outline between the sentiment and foliage,

then heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

To put the focus on the poinsettia in this wreath, I chose this gorgeous poinsettia 3D

Embossing Folder.

Challenges:

Inkspirational - Seasonal (Winter-Christmas)

Merry Little Christmas #50 - ATG Christmas

Peace on Earth - ATG Christmas inspired by top right photo in mood board

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Vintage Wreath (LI-OOB)

Ink:   Tuxedo Black, Distress Markers

Paper: Bristol

Other:  Vintage Wreath Die (LI-OOB), Scenic Poinsettias 3D EF (Spl), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils, Quickie Glue Pen, Antique Gold EP (SSS)

Enjoy!

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Geraniums and Wrens

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

I have a story to tell of a huge geranium plant my DD gave me for Mother's Day.

It's HUGE!  I love seeing that pop of color outside my kitchen window.

Mr. Carolina Wren liked it too.

We watched him carrying bits into the pot to make a nest.

I blocked off his entrance because I wasn't sure I wanted him to make

his nest in my plant.

He pushed the block aside and kept on building.

Soon after he brought Mrs. Carolina Wren by to check out his work.

Evidently she approved, because she stayed.

I was able to carefully water (the rain helped) and deadhead the flowers

without seeming to disturb her.  

DH just had to check it out and got a mad bird in his face!

While she was away, he shone the flashlight into the nest and we

could see three eggs.

After a couple of weeks we noticed both the Mister and the Mrs. flying

in and out.  Each day they made more and more trips.

After a couple more weeks, I spotted two fledglings on the deck.

The little ones flitted and tried their best to fly.  They were pretty clumsy but

made it off the deck and into the surrounding foliage.

Not a good picture of one of the fledglings.  He had feathers sticking straight up

on his head!  He's getting ready to fly here.  See his wings flapping.

I have my geranium back.  But I kind of miss the Carolina Wren family.

For this week's Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge, Julie

has asked us to show what inspired us for a card.  She used a sketch.

I've chosen the view from my kitchen window and back door.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #514: Stamp Act (wren)

Power Poppy Creative Confetti: Source of Inspiration

            

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Geraniums (PP Digital printed in sepia), And Open Heart (ret. SU)

Ink:   Antique Linen Distress Ink (DI), Rusty Hinge Wild Honey, Vintage Photo (DM), Cajun Craze (SU Marker)

Paper:   Neenah, Sahara Sand (SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Copic Markers (YG03, YG07, YG63, YG67, G29, R30, R35, R29), Anytime Tags (LI)

A Sweet Merry Monday

Hello friends.  I'm glad you could stop by for a visit.

It's been a busy week, but I did get a Christmas card done.

I have used an Encrusted Jewel Technique for these gingerbread men.

First I die cut from some white cardboard as thick as the die would cut.

I laid a craft mat on my electric pancake griddle and 

put a small piece of parchment cooking paper on top of that.

Then I laid the die cut on the parchment paper and sprinkled liberally with 

clear embossing powder, covered with a corning lid and watched the powder melt.

When I  had a good puddle of melted powder, I sprinkled some 

Aged Gold Frantage on top and let that melt.

Once that melted, I sprinkled some Chunky White Frantage

and coarse red glitter on top.

When that was all melted, I carefully pulled the parchment off and

used a palette knife to pull the gingerbread men out of the surrounding puddle.

I added some small flat back beads for eyes and put back on the griddle

to melt them in.

The gingerbread are quite shiny and look like they've been glazed.

Here's another view...

I've chosen to hang these sweets from a tree.

Merry Monday is hosted by Kelly this week.

I'm also entering at Rudolph Days Challenge

where each month, Maureen hosts a Christmas card challenge.

It's anything goes for Christmas and lasts from 

the 25th of the month to the end of the month.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Ornamental Pine (SU), Festive Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Mossy Meadow, Real Red (SU))

Paper:   Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals White (SU)

Other:  Christmas Bits (LI), Embossing Powder (WOW-Clear, Frantage-Aged Gold, Shabby White), Coarse Red Glitter, Red Sharpie

Another Ornament for CAS Christmas

Hello, Friends.

There's still time to play at
CAS Christmas Card Challenge

This is the challenge

I'd bought this Christmas Bits die set from Lil' Inker several years ago

and it got tucked away with some other dies by Lil' Inker.

They were in with the bunnies that I used last month.

I had never used this ornament die and I thought it was high time

it got some love and attention!

I die cut it once from a piece of Inka Gold smoosh.

I didn't really like that.

So I cut it again out of red glimmer paper and liked it much better.

I traced the outline of the ornament on the back of some

dazzling diamond glimmer paper and placed all the pieces together.

The frames were cut and in the UFO box.

I inlaid the square, stamped the pine branches several times

on the top corner (I may have overdone that) and 

hung the ornament amid the branches.

Oh, and I added some chunky white Frantage over some of the 

branches and heat embossed it.

I hope you'll go over to the CAS Christmas Challenge and check out
the fabulous ornaments the Design Team have done.
And the gallery is full of more gorgeous ornaments.

Get inspired and build that stash of Christmas cards!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Pines (SU)

Ink:   Garden Green, Handsome Hunter (SU)

Paper:   Neena, Red Glimmer, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), Stitched Squares Dies (SSS), Christmas Bits Die Set (LI)

Another Snowflake Card

I think this is my last snowflake card for this winter.

My friend, Nance, came to visit around Christmas time and we had such a lovely time chatting.

She brought me a delicious chocolate pie and some die cuts.

My mouth still waters thinking about that pie!

As you can imagine we made quick work of that!

This snowflake background was from one of the die cuts.

It's a background die from Lil' Inker.  I cut it down to keep my card CAS

and put it on a piece of watercolor I had in my stash.

(The watercolor piece wasn't what I'd hoped so it was perfect to put something big

over it to cover up the lousy creative painting job.

Then I decided I'd add some Wink of Stella to the largest snowflake.

It didn't go well!

It kind of looked like someone had spit on the snowflake.

Maybe I need a new WOS?

There was another die cut in the package and this was cut from vellum.

So I surgically removed the big vellum snowflake and stuck it over the offender.

AAA Cards Game #82

Since I used re-inkers as my color medium when I watercolored that background, 

and the color started as a liquid, no additional water necessary,

I'll take it to the gallery at

CAS Mix Up

My mixed media are stamping, re-inkers as my liquid colour and die cuts as my choice.

and

CAS Watercolour

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Festive Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:  Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Shimmer (SU),

Other:  SU Re-inkers (Soft Sky, Marina Mist), Cover Up Snowflake Die (LI), Pin Point Mainstreet Tags Die (PS), Twine (Michaels), Basic Rhinestone (SU)