Christmas Plaid for CAS Mix Up

  Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

There's still some time to join in at CAS Mix Up.

This month we are using stencils and our host Viv challenged us to do...

I used a mask off a rectangle on a card front and sponged Twisted Citron ink

lightly inside the mask.

Then I laid a Tim Holtz mini  stencil on top and sponged again.

So easy and it makes a fantastic background.

I watercolored a die cut pine bough and layered it over a die cut branch

with some Nuvo berries all tied up with a bow. (Actually the bow is glued on.)

Check out all the inspiration at the challenge site.  You'll be glad you did.

Hope you'll join us at CAS Mix Up.

Challenge ends on the 24th.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Stencil Tone on Tone

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:   Vintage Christmas Post (HA)

Ink:   Twisted Citron (DI), Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Marvelous Masks Rectangles (Colorful Life), Layering Mini Stencil Set #32 (TH), Holiday Greens Mini (TH), Winterberry Sprig (MB), Gansai Tambi Watercolors (54 Olive Green, 58 Evergreen, 90 Gold), Nuvo Crystal Drops (Autumn Red)

Wild Vines

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by.

Today I have a Twofer plus one. all done with a stamp that

a dear friend sent me for my birthday.

I've been having a lot of fun with it!

My Twofer using the same stamp for two different designs and two different occasions 

(an encouragement card and a Halloween card).

First up stamped on a background that I did using this technique.

You can see where I got an ugly streak on the background.  I stamped the vine

over the streak and heat embossed then die cut and added the sentiment.

I thought this was a good sentiment for these times and for

ugly streaks in a background!

For my twofer...

My friend Nance came for a visit a week or so ago and I cut this

spider web frame from one of the dies she brought. 

These vines worked well on a Magicals background from my stash.

They make me think of running into those spider webs hanging

from the trees in the Fall.

It's a good Halloween card for someone who thinks spiders are

really creepy!

And a threefer...

Lots of shine on this as it has a lot of copper embossing.

My sweet friend also sent me this awesome sentiment stamp.

More good words to live by.

If you made it to the end, we'll add perseverance to that list!

Challenges:

Twofer Card Challenge #32 - Silhouettes

A brand new and fun challenge from Dar & Diane

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything Goes Halloween

  

  

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Wild Vines (Lavinia), Choose Joy (PTI)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black 

Paper:   Neenah, Grout Gray (MFT)

Other:  Double Pierced Rectangles Dies (AE), Black EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Wild Vines (Lavinia)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah, Grout Gray, Black Licorice (MFT)

Other:  Black EP, Cobweb Mini Cover Plate (CP), Lindy's Magicals Screaming Banshee Black, Dangling Spider Die (MB)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wild Vines, Keeping Faith (Lavinia)

Ink:   VersaMark, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet (DI for smoosh)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Copper Foil (SU)

Other:  Copper EP 

Bird Amidst the Holly

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

I'd like to you meet Bobby Carl.

Bobby Carl is Jack's creation.  He wanted to color the bird for this card.

Of course he needed a name. LOL.

Making the card drains all the creativity out of me.  There's not usually

enough left to name anything.  What fun to add Jack's creativity!

I hope you're not sick of print making.  It makes so much sense to watercolor

the die cuts on the background.  I can be messy and it works out fine.

Bobby Carl is going to visit at CAS Christmas where

our friend Christine is asking for...

I'm also adding to a new to me challenge - Christmas 24

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles (DM), Shaded Spruce, (SU), Real Red, Blue SU Markers

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah, Back of Mixed Media Pad Front

Other:  Bird Amidst the Holly Die (PB), Double Pierced Rectangle Die (AE), A2 Thin Frames (SSS)

Floral Focus for Fall

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped to visit.

I finally got to work with this fantastic MFT stamp and die.

 

First up is a card I did using the MFT Color Challenge 

 

I used Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango for the flowers and mixed

Sahara Sand and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.

This is a large image so I used the die to cut it then cut it apart to get

two images.

For the base card, I've used Natural cardstock and for the strips Primitive White.

Then I put it all together using the MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge.

And a twofer....

The other part of the image fit in a circle aperture quite well for 

The Flower Challenge.

They are celebrating their 4th Birthday!

Congratulations and wishes for many more birthdays!

   

Since this is the first outing for this stamp and die, I'll hop over to 

Darnell's NBUS Challenge too.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Floral Focus MFT, Sentiments from Flowers in Bloom & Fluttering Friends

Ink:   VersaMark, Versafine Onyx Black, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Granny Apple Green, Sahara Sand (SU for coloring)

Paper:  Mixed Media,  Natural, Primitive White (MFT for card 1), Mixed Media, Neenah, Black Licorice (MFT for card 2) 

Other:  White EP, Floral Focus Die (MFT), Skinny Strips Die (MFT), Double Stitched Circle Die (LI-OOB), Infinity Circles Dies (HA)

Treats of Sweets

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

It was impossible for me to get a good photo of this.  The striped paper is foiled vellum

and the camera just picked up a bit of the shine.

The Power Poppy digital candy canes are glossed but the photo doesn't 

show any of that shine.  It does show where the Crystal Glaze made some of the red run.  

Oh, well...Sweet Wishes anyway.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Festive Sweet Treats

Krafty Chicks #528 - Christmas

Merry Little Christmas #27 - ATG

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge - Julie's Sketch it Out!

    

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Candy Cane Classic Digital (PP), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah, Foiled Vellum (ret. SU)

Other:  Infinity Circles (HA), Stitched Shape Dies (SU), Kars Snowfall EF (ret. Cuttlebug), Twimarkers (Arteza)