Fluttering By

Hello friends.  I'm glad you stopped by.

Today's card was made with a NBUS House Mouse Stamp.

I love these sweet little mice!

I've stamped the image with Versafine ink on mixed media paper

and watercolored with Zigs.

The washed background was done using the wet on wet technique

and Distress re-inker.

I pulled out my Wink of Stella to add some shimmer to the butterfly

and added some tiny rhinestones to the trail.

Here's a close up that shows the shimmer a bit better.

House Mouse and Friends Challenge #286

hosted by Karin

ANYTHING GOES: Or
Stripes and/or Dots

There are stripes on the butterfly and dots on the trail.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Ride (Stampendous), Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Orchid Oppulence (ret. SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)

Other:  Zig CCRBM (mid brown oatmeal, blush, tea rose), WOS, Distress Re-inker (Tumbed Glass), Stately EF (ret. Crafts Concepts)

Merry Bear

Hi there.  I hope you're not buried under lots of snow
and that you're staying warm and cozy inside.  Maybe finding time in the craft room?

I've been trying to join in to the Christmas Kickstart Challenge for a couple of months.

Finally, I think I've made the deadline!

HAVE A VERY BEAR-Y CHRISTMAS

I've used this adorable MFT Bear with with a wonderful die that a dear

friend gifted me.  I have such lovely and generous friends!

I stamped the bear and colored the image with Distress Markers, using

a slightly damp waterbrush.  After he was colored and dry, I place the piece

back in the MISTI and stamped with embossing ink and clear heat embossed.

I masked the bear and used a wet on wet technique to watercolor the sky,

then masked off a section for the ice and again used the wet on wet technique

to color the ice.

Then for fun, I inked the "ice" with embossing ink and used some old

and almost forgotten Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder to make the ice sparkle.

Maybe you can see that better here...

I added some chunky white Frantage for falling snow.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Birdie Brown Polar Bear Pals (MFT), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Patina Archival (Ranger), Distress Markers (cracked pistachio, twisted citron, pumice stone)

Paper:   Coastal Cabana (SU), Neenah (110 lb. solar white), Watercolor (TH)

Other:  Distress Re-inker (Tumbled Glass), Iredescent Ice EP, Clear EP (SU), Chunky White EP (Frantage), Oval Burst Die (Avery Elle)

Joyeux Noel for CAS Christmas

Hi.  I hope you are enjoying the weekend.

It's time for a new challenge at
CAS Christmas
where we're celebrating our 1st Birthday!

We hope you'll come and help us celebrate.

My dear friend Susan is hosting the challenge this month.

I pulled out this NBUS deer, stamped him with some
black Memento ink and colored him with Copic Markers.

I've stamped the sentiment from the same set and used
copper powder to heat emboss.

I've cut the star from both copper foil and silver glimmer paper.
He looks like he's enjoying the starlight.

I did another card while I had him out.
It's not as CAS but I like the snowy scene.

Our Design Team and our super talented Guest Designer, Chrissie,
have lots of inspiration to share with you.

I hope you'll come help us celebrate at
CAS Christmas.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Joyeux Noel (Trinity Stamps)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)

Other:  Copic Markers (E13, E23, E33, E25, R29, G14), Copper EP (Zing), Double Stitched Circle Die (Lil Inkers), Star of Wonder Die (MB), Kars Snow EF (Cuttlebug), Foam (Darice)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Joyeux Noel (Trinity), Festive Snippets (PB)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Stormy Sky (DI for sponging)

Paper:  Neenah

Other: Copic Markers (E13, E23, E33, E25, YG93, YG95, YG97, R29), Star Border Punch (ret. SU), Dazzling Details (ret. SU)

Spring Flowers for CAS Watercolour

Hi there.  I'm so glad you could visit today!

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Watercolour where

our very talented Jenny has chosen this for our challenge.

I stamped my piece of vellum with a NBUS set, Even More Spring Flowers,

and heat embossed them with white embossing powder.

I taped the piece down and watercolored on the back side with

Distress Stains and a slightly barely damp brush.

After the ink dried, I went back in with a darker color on the petals to

add some depth of color.  I used the same color on the leaves, just adding

the second layer in spots.

When it was all dry, I adhered it behind a die cut frame and

popped the whole piece on some foam.

Jenny has found some tutorials for using watercolor on vellum.

They are at the challenge site.

We have two Guest Designers this month, Birgit and Ros, who

have some fabulous inspiration for you.  And as always, our Design Team

also have gorgeous designs to share.

Hope to see you at CAS Watercolour!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Even More Spring Flowers, Friendship Messages (SSS) 

Ink:   Old Olive (SU), Wow Embossing Pad

Paper:   Cardstock Vellum (SU), Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)

Other:  White EP (SU), Distress Stains (worn lipstick, peeled paint, festive berries, spiced marmalade), Barely damp waterbrush, Stitched Squares Die (SSS), Foam (Darice)

Stained Glass for CAS Mix Up

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

It's a special month for us!
We're celebrating our 3rd Birthday!

with prizes!

My mixed media are Faux Stained Glass, Die Cuts, Splash Watercolor, stamping, heat embossing and dry embossing.

The very talented Joanna is hosting this month.

Here's the challenge she chose.

There are links to tutorials at the challenge site and the Design Team

along with our Guest Designer, Gundi, have some beautiful inspiration pieces

to share with you.

For my card, I die cut this lovely Bright Blossom die three times keeping all 

the pieces of one die cut intact for the bottom layer.  I colored the petals of that layer

with Zigs.  Then I stacked all the layers together.  

When the glue was dry, I filled each of the petal sections with Nuvo Crystal Glaze

adding a thick coat and let that dry.

The background is a piece of Splash Watercolor.  Sorry, I don't 

remember what I used for the color on that.

I did one using black too.

Now it's your turn.  I wonder if you can stop at one?

Hope to see you in the gallery at CAS Mix Up.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Basic Black (SU)

Other:  Bright Blossoms Die (SSS), Zig CCRBM (028 Pale Pink, 026 Lt. Pink, 081 Light Violet), Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Subtle Embossing Folder (SU), White EP (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Basic Black (SU), Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)

Other:  Bright Blossoms Die (SSS), Manuscript Text Stencil (Carabelle Studio), Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi), Zig CCRBM (022 Carmine Red, 050 Yellow), Nuvo Crystal Glaze, White EP (SU)