Happy Christmas for Time Out

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

I was very excited to win the Time Out #289 challenge.

It came with a gift certificate to Lawn Fawn and a chance to be

their Guest Designer for this challenge.

Thanks so much ladies!

Here's my card....

The challenge for this round is.....

I chose Transport, Star and Book (The Polar Express).  I was going to tear a snowbank, but instead used

this die and emboss set for some snowy trees.

The background was done with Lindy Powders and lots of water. I used

the Screaming Banshee black powder that separates into lots of colors to make

a beautiful night sky. I was able to pick up some of the shine from the mica powder

that's in this powder too.

This challenge is sponsored by Newton's Nook and ends on August 13th.

Winner is chosen by the Design Team and wins a $25.00 gift certificate to

Newton's Nook.

Thanks to Time Out for letting me Guest Design with them and for

the lovely prize.

I can't wait to see what the Time Out team has chosen as their pick twos.

Let's go take a look....

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Black, So Saffron, Gold Glitter

Other:  Dash Away All (TH), Lindy's Magicals (Screaming Banshee Black), Pine Landscape EF & Die set (SSS), Mistletoe Greetings PP (SB), Gold Foil

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Daisy Daisy

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

It was a busy weekend but I found time to put something together

for Freshly Made Sketches.

Here's Judy's sketch

I had a couple of die cut daisies on my table and used watercolor pencils to

add the color to the centers and bit of gray on the petals.

The butterfly was in the butterfly box.  I think it was cut from some dirty pour

on canvas paper.  The circle was cut from cardstock and topped with a vellum circle.

I used a smaller panel.  I hope that's allowed.

I'll take it over to Freshly Made Sketches and see if they approve.

I'll also link up with Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. where week 2 is Die Cuts.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum

Other:  Wildflower Stems #1 (TH), Envelope Accessories Die (HA), Circle Dies, Subtle EF (ret SU), Arteza Watercolor Pencils.

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Peaceful Snowflake

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

When I saw the mood board at Peace on Earth, I knew just what I wanted to do.

Then life interrupted that thought.

Life slowed down and fortunately this time the idea worked out.

I die cut this four layer snowflake from some blue glitter paper.  The paper is pretty

thin so I had to cut another from white cardstock and glue the glitter cuts on top.

It was tedious but worth the effort.

The background is a piece of packing foam.  It has an icy look, I think. that 

works perfectly with the snowflake.  I added a die cut sentiment cut from silver foil.

I captured the shine in the photo, but it ended up looking white.

Rest assured it's silver and so are some of the little dots.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth - Inspired by the mood board below.  Guess which picture.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Blue Glitter Paper (?), Silver Foil

Other:  Stunning Snowflake Die (TH), Christmas Greetings Thinlits (ret SU), Packing foam, Circle Punches

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Two Blossoms on a Doily

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

I let Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. challenge slip by yesterday.

Mondays come around way too fast!

Anyway, the third Monday is Embossing Folders which I have a lot of and

love an excuse to play with them.

I die cut two of these Morning Blossom flowers from white cardstock and used

blending brushes and Simon Says Pawsitively Saturated inks to color them.

This doily embossing folder makes such a deep impression!

Thanks for giving me an excuse to pull out an old favorite embossing folder, Darnell.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Embossing (no twist of bling)

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Embossing 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Amaryllis (TT)

Ink:   Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrine, Guava, Cheecky, Cappuccino, Flower Colors left on brushes

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Doily 3D EF (TH), Morning Blossom Die (SSS), Fit to be Tied Die (Grty)  

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Floral Fun

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

I found this die cut piece tucked in my UFO box and a  piece of background

that I believe was a gel print using two colors of paint and a mask or stencil.

The colors were perfect for the Color Hues Challenge of 

Turquoise and Green.

I've left the sentiment off since it will be in a gift box of note cards with

unattached die cut sentiments.

And a UFO twofer....

I found this flower that was die cut from a re-inker smooshed panel.

It looks turquoise IRL, but more blue in the photo.  So I'll deliver this one to

The Flower Challenge which is looking for square cards.  It's 4 1/4 inch square.

This is such a perfect size to tuck into a gift package and I never have any done when

I need them.  Time to  build a little stash.

Challenges:

Color Hues #82 - Turquoise & Green

The Flower Challenge #89 - Make a Square Card

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Spring Blooms Corner Die (SSS), Spring Leaves Pierced A2 Cover Plate (Honey Bee)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Certainly Celery

Other:  Wildflower Stems 2  Die (TH), Dimensional Diamonds 3D EF (Spl), Grassland Border Die (PS), Wow Emb Pen, Gold EP

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Chilly and Freezy

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

Chilly and Freezy came to live with me last Christmas and got set aside

into my NBUS box where they waited patiently to come out to play.

I had these backgrounds left over from my Christmas card class and decided that these

fun characters would fit perfectly.

I've die cut and colored all the pieces with Copic markers then popped them on top

of the backgrounds that had been die cut.  We used a circle and brushed with ink for the sky.

On the second card, I stamped the "snow" with a Gorgeous Grunge stamp 

and embossing ink, then embossed with white powder for a snowy look.

One more to use up the backgrounds.  This time I added a sleigh die that's been in my

collection for years.  I cut one layer from darker red and the top layer from bright red.

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - Add a Hat

Christmas Kickstart - Christmassy

Jingle Belles - ATG Christmas

NBUS #57 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Peace on Earth - Inspired by top left

  

Here's a peek at the card we did in the class.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Silver Glimmer

Other: Chilly & Freezy Dies (TH), Copic Markers (C00, C2, , V04, V15, E23, YR14, YR07, B21, B23, C10), Stitched Circle Trees (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), White EP, Star of Wonder Die (MB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other: Chilly & Freezy Dies (TH), Copic Markers (C00, C2, R29, R29, YG07, YG17, E23, YR14, YR07, C10) , Stitched Circle Trees (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), White EP, Perfect Sentiments Holiday Foil Plate & Die (PFS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Silver Glimmer

Other: Sleigh Die (Gina Marie), Star of Wonder Die (MB), Stitched Circle Trees (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), Holiday Sentiments 2 Foil Plate (Spl)

  

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Halloween House

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

Jack and I made a Halloween house.

I bought this house, unpainted, in the thrift store and brought it home.

Jack painted it.  All those angles frustrated him and he was getting impatient.

I think it's perfect for a haunted house.

Most of these die cuts are from a Tim Holtz set that I spotted online and

thought would be perfect for this house.

Here are the side views...

Although I usually go cute for Halloween, this was a fun project.

I hope you have a trick free Halloween!

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks  #687 - All Occasions (Halloween)

Simon Says Wednesday - ATG

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   

Other:  Frightful Things (TH)

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Stenciling over Heat Embossing with GO7

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

This month the Group of Sever Cardmakers had a fun technique.  I liked it so much

that I did several cards.

First up is actually the last card I did.

I used a music background stamp from Penny Black and stamped with VersaMark on

Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I opted for this flower stencil, also from Penny Black since

it had fairly large areas of stenciling.  A foiled sentiment finished it off.

Next up...

I stamped a snowflake background stamp from Hero Arts with VersaMark and used

white embossing again.  I made a homemade stencil with a pennant die and vellum and

blended some Simon Says Pawsitively Saturated Ink through the stencil.

After adding some snowflakes from my stash, I stamped and used red powder to 

emboss the sentiment. You can see the embossed background better in the next photo.

 

Then....

I used a Christmas script stamp for the background and a Tim Holtz stencil with 

another foiled sentiment. (Sorry for the glare.)

And using the same background stamp...

I used gold embossing powder for this one and another Tim Holtz stencil.

I wasn't expecting to like this as much, but I think it's my favorite.

I found this funky bow in my twine box.  I'm not sure what I was trying to do

when I tied it, but I thought it looked good with this card.  It's always nice to get some

of those UFOs on a card!

There are tutorials and a linky on the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog if you'd like 

to try this and share your results with us.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Music Background (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark, (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red (SU)

Other:  White EP, Flower Dance Stencil (PB)

Card Recipe (Card 2)

Stamps:  Hand Drawn Snowflakes Bold Prints (HA), Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   VersaMark, Field (SSS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum for stencil

Other: White EP, Red EP, Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Christmas Story Background (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark, Festive Berries, Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red (SU)

Other: White EP, Poinsettia Duo Layering Stencil (TH)

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Christmas Story Background (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark, Lumberjack Plaid, Barn Door, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil (SU), Vellum

Other: Gold EP, Poinsettia Layering Stencil (TH), Red Twine (stash)

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Oops

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

I had a lot of fun with this card!

This witch has crash landed.  Do you suppose the spider made her take a nose dive?

Or maybe it was the bat...

The cat seems to be rolling her eyes like she's saying "not again".

Lots of die cutting and inking for this card.

Challenges:

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

Two Old Bats Halloween - ATG Halloween (Inspired by bottom left on mood board)

NBUS #55 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Dies)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sacred Tree (Lavinia), Best Witches (GKD), Halloween Labels (ret Hampton Arts)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Brushed Corduroy, Villianous Potion (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Gray

Other:  Frightful Things Halloween  Dies - (TH),  Copics YR07, V09, BV08, C10), Circle Mask (Homemade), Spanish Moss  

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Pink Christmas

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

It's October and Breast Cancer Awareness month so there's lots of pink cards out there.

 

I pulled out  a stencil that had been in my collection for a long time, but I'm

not sure that I ever used it.  I love it though and it makes lovely poinsettias.

I masked off the leaves with some low tack tape while I stenciled the flowers,

then moved the tap to the flowers to stencil the leaves.  I missed a spot in the middle

so I added a few more leaves there and it was a good place for a die cut.

I have an embossing folder that is a near perfect match so I added an

embossed background and die cut and framed the flowers.

The gals at Jingle Belles are donating $2.00 each for every entry in this challenge.

They've been doing this every year and I know it is helping to make great strides in the

treatment of breast cancer.  My Mom had breast cancer in 1968 and I am so thankful that

there are better and more successful treatments for breast cancer now.

Thank you Belles!

Challenges:  

Inkspriational #300 - Matching Envelope

Jingle Belles - Dreaming of a pink Christmas

Krafty Chicks #685 - Christmas

Tic Tac Toe #229 - Used bottom row (Matching Envelope, Die Cut, Stencil

 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick, Rustic Wilderness, Wild Honey (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Poinsettia Layering Stencil (TH), Greetings Die (PB), Elegant Layers Dies (MFT)

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