Silver Tones

I sure hope you aren't getting tired of seeing Christmas card but this year, I have been so inspired and into making them I just can't seem to stop!

This card went in a totally different direction then the card I pictured in my head.  My original plan was to glue the extra snowflakes sitting on my desk onto my card front.  Well I did that then this card took on a life of it's own.

So, let's start at the beginning.  I had die cut snowflakes (my new obsession this year!) using Lawn Fawn and Simon Says snowflake dies.  I tried to cut extras to have on had and ready to go.  I glued them onto my card front then put that into a Cuttlebug Embossing folder (Swiss Dots I think) and embossed it.  By doing the dry embossing, it helped secure my glued snowflakes to the cardstock.  It still looked plain to me so I grabbed my Versamark pad and randomly rubbed it over the front.  I sprinkled on some silver embossing powder and heat set it.  I really like the random, kind of grunged look the powder added.  I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches and then mounted it onto a strip that I had pierced holes into.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- DOTS

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Simply Create Too- SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Crafty Calendar- CHRISTMAS

Sweet Stampin- LET IT SNOW


So happy you could stop in and take a look...thank-you!
   
Supplies:  stamps- Paper Smooches/ dies- Lawn Fawn, SSS/ piercing tool/ Cuttlebug/ silver embossing powder/ EB folder/ silver twine/ Glossy Accents

Country Christmas

Happy Saturday.  This morning, I am playing along with the challenge at Splitcoast inspired from the site Sur La Table and these lovely candlesticks.

As most of you know, I love making my own background papers and this one was really fun to make.  There is a tutorial on Splitcoast called Faux Barnboard.  I did a modified version of that technique.  I also added some scoring lines to make it look more authentic.  When it was all dry, it was too light for me so I took my Gathered Twigs Distress ink pad and rubbed it over the front.  To help the Distress ink stick over the acrylic paint, I embossed it with clear embossing powder.  It gave it a wonderful crackled appearance.  I was so pleased with how it turned out that I want to try making an even simpler version.

Kept it super simple by just adding this fantastic die-cut from Penny Black called SNOW WISHES.

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps- HOLIDAY

Time Out- EMBOSSING

Stampavie and More- ANYTHING GOES

Just Us Girls- WILD CARD

Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- none/ Elmer's Glue or Aleene's Tacky/ Distress ink/ die- PB/ acrylic paint/ scoring tool

Frosty Windows

TGIF!!  I am waking up to frosty windows this a.m. and ready to play along with the challenge at Splitcoast; use embellishments you have lots of.  Well, I have a jar of these little shiny stars that I never use so today was the day!

I began by creating the snowflake panel.  I inked up my Hero Arts snowflake stamp with Goosebumps and stamped the panel.

 (For those of you that are not familiar with this medium, go HERE to read about it)

When dry, I rubbed my Distress ink pads in Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers directly over the stamped area and sprayed with water to blend.  I just love how it turned out!

I mounted that panel with pop dots between a row of pierced dots, added the sentiment and the stars.

Very easy to mass produce.

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Simple Create Too- SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Addicted to Stamps- HOLIDAY

City Crafters- TECHNIQUES(Distress inking)

Moving Along With the Times- INSPIRED BY A SONG

(Snow for Christmas)

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts, The Old Island Stamp Comp./ Distress ink/ Goosebumps/ silver stars/ piercing tool

Jolly and Happy

First......Happy Thanksgiving Wishes to all my friends in the U.S.   I hope you enjoy a lovely day with family and friends.

Here is today's card inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast this a.m.  The challenge was to create a simple holiday card that could be easily mass produced.  Well this one sure fits the bill.

I began by printed out the digi snowman from Bugaboo and simply coloured him with Copics and cut him out.  I scored three lines on the diagonal then stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches.  I mounted the snowman with pop dots then added the enamel dots on either side of the sentiment.  The finishing touch was to add some Glossy Accents to the carrot nose.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Less is More- JINGLE ALL THE WAY

(inspired by a song- Frosty the Snowman)

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

CAS on Sunday- CHILD'S CARD

Simply Create Too- SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Shopping Our Stash- FREE IS GOOD

(I won the digi)

Thanks so much for taking time from your busy day to pop in for a visit.

Supplies:  stamps- Paper Smooches, Bugaboo Digi/ Copic markers/ enamel dots/ Glossy Accents/ Scoring Tool

Feeling Merry

Good Morning.  In an effort to use up some of the inked background papers I have had in a box for ages, I found this shaving cream piece that I made years ago....that became my card front.  For those of you that have never done this shaving cream technique, there is a great tutorial over at Splitcoast you can watch to see how it is done; super easy.

While looking through that box, I found a piece of cardstock that I had stamped and embossed with white embossing powder and never used.  I used it to die-cut my poinsettia from Spellbinders.  While the paper was still in the die, I sponged it with Faded Jeans Distress ink.  I love the results...it gave the flower a frosted look as the embossing resisted the ink.  I mounted the flower onto a strip of white cardstock with a small strip of silver paper under that.  The button and the silver twine finish off the center of the flower. 

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- FREE IS GOOD  (pearls)

Addicted to Stamps- HOLIDAY

Time Out- EMBOSSING

City Crafters- TECHNIQUE

Cards and More- SIMPLY BLUE

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- PTI/ die-Spellbinders/ shaving cream/ acrylic paint/ button/ silver cord/ pearls/ Distress and Memento ink/ white Embossing powder

Leftovers

Morning.  Leftovers....do you love em or hate em?  

As most of you know, I love playing with my Distress inks and getting inky.  I tend to save all those leftover pieces for future use of some kind.  Often they are good for cutting into tags but today, I decided to use the pieces for my card front. 

I was inspired when I saw the challenge this am at Splitcoast; to make a layered die-cut.  Easy right?

So for a break down of this card front:  far left piece was stencilled and then splattered with water; the top right piece was sponged then stamped with water and the bottom right was done with an embossing folder inked and sprayed with water.  These leftovers work well together as I used the same colours of Distress inks; Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers.

I die-cut the snowflake from Simon Says 3 times then glued them together.  I added it to my card front along with some sequins to add a more festive look to my card.  There really was not good place to add a sentiment so I will add a big Merry Christmas to the inside of my card.

 Also adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- LAYER IT UP

Simply Create Too- SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK

Mixed Media- CHRISTMAS

Thanks for taking the time to come by and have a look.

Hope you have a good week.  It is getting to be such a busy time of the year.

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts bkg/ die- Simon Says/ embossing folder- SU/ stencil- TCW/ Distress ink/ silver paper/ sequins

Holiday Time

It's all the die's fault.  I am having so much fun with this snowflake from Lawn Fawn and it just keeps showing up on my cards.  I was pleased with the results of this one.

I began my card front by masking and sponging on Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers and just a hint of Dusty Concord Distress inks in the center.  I then splattered some water over that to give a snowflake background.  The sentiment from an old Stampin Up set was stamped with black Memento ink.

I was just going to mount the white snowflake on my card front and then thought it looked too plain so grabbed my stamp set from Simon Says and stamped it onto the snowflake using Salty Ocean.  Mounted it with pop dots and added the gem in the center.

My card is going into these challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch- SKETCH 

Simply Create Too- SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Brown Sugar- 2 COLOURS

Crafty Calendar- CHRISTMAS

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- SU, SS/ die- Lawn Fawn/ Distress ink/sponging tool/ pop dots

Burlap Stamping

Happy Saturday my fellow crafters.  I am taking a break from all the Christmas cards today, to share with you a card I made using stamps from Penny Black.  I was inspired by the challenge today at Splitcoast from the Resurrect Antiques site.  They showed some interesting rolls of burlap ribbon and that got me thinking.  I have had a piece of burlap sitting on my messy desk for so long that I decided to experiment with it for stamping. 

I had a piece of white cardstock that I had rubbed off the tip of my Goosebumps bottle onto.  For those of you that don't know what Goosebumps is, it is a glue-like medium, that when applied onto your paper, acts like a resist.  

(You can see another card I made using Goosebumps and a link to the product HERE)

When that was dry, I adhered a piece of burlap to my acrylic block then inked with Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Faded Jeans Distress ink and stamped away.  I think it gave such a warm, textured look to my background against a crisp winter sky.   Next, I inked up the new Etched Branches stamp from Penny Black and stamped it across the bottom of my card front.  I then stamped the sentiment from the Gratitude stamp set in the upper corner to finish off my card.

I think this would make a great masculine card don't you?

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Sister of Craft- ANYTHING GOES

A Crafty Mess- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz- WINTER THEME

Daring Cardmakers- SOMETHING OLD-burlap/ SOMETHING NEW- Etched Branched

Sister Act- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by.  Hope you enjoy a great weekend.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ burlap/ acrylic block/ Distress ink/ Goosebumps medium

Gingerbread Wishes

Happy Friday.  Another simple Christmas card today using a digi I got from Bugaboo.  

I was inspired by the Grab and Go Challenge at Splitcoast this am.....grab something you bought and have been meaning to use.  This little image was just calling out to come to life.

I cut an oval mask using a Spellbinders oval die and sponged with Mowed Lawn Distress ink.  I then stamped over that with a background stamp then removed the mask so I could stamp the sentiment from Hero Arts.  I printed off the gingerbread man, then coloured him with Copic markers and cut it out.  

I added some Glossy Accents to the heart cheeks for dimension and sparkle to the candy cane with my Stella Wink pen and pop dotted it over the oval area.

Easy, right?

 Adding my card to these challenges:

 4 Crafty Chicks- SPARKLE

Addicted to Stamps- COLORING

The Crafter's Cafe- ANYTHING GOES

Clear it Out- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts, Bugaboo-Digi/ Distress ink/ Stella Wink pen/ Glossy Accents/ Copic markers/ pop dots/ Memento bl ink

Home for the Holidays

Welcome to another Christmas card that is super simple and quick. 

 This month, at One-Layer Simplicity, our theme is 

HOME, SWEET HOME

I love this stamp from Serendipity.  I have had it for years and it makes a great card especially for Christmas.  I began by embossing the oval on my card front using a Spellbinder oval die.  I placed the die onto my cardstock and ran it through my Cuttlebug using a rubber mat under the die.  By using the mat, it prevents the die from cutting through the paper and leaves an embossed design instead.
I cut a mask using the same oval die to use as a mask, positioned it over my embossed area then stamped the home image with black Memento ink.  I coloured the image with my watercolour pencils.
I scored the two lines on the bottom for interest then stamped the sentiment from PTI.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS on Sunday- RIBBON or TWINE

Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK

Time Out Challenge- EMBOSSING 

The Crafter's Cafe- ANYTHING GOES

Divas by Design- SNOW


Thanks for popping in today and taking a look.  I appreciate all you most kind comments and emails.

Supplies:  stamps- Serendipity, PTI/ watercolour pencils/ ScorPal/ bl Memento ink/ Spellbinder oval die

Non-Traditional Christmas Card

Meet today's card.  It is totally a non-traditional card for Christmas but I loved how the background turned out so I decided to go with it and make a holiday card.  I am also playing along with the Colour Challenge at Splitcoast which I seldom have time to do.  Look at these wonderful colours:

I began my background with a piece of watercolour paper.  I applied Distress inks (Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Peeled Paint) to my acrylic block, sprayed with water and painted it onto my paper.  After my paper was covered with ink, I sprinkled on some coarse sea salt and sprayed it with some additional water.  I found that the salt works best in lifting the colour off the paper when it is wet.

TIP:  I tape my paper to a small cutting board that I bought at the Dollar Store.  By taping it down, it won't warp so badly and it is easy to move out of the way to dry.

When the salted background was dry, I inked up the Berry Merry Christmas stamp from Penny Black with Stazon ink  and stamped it across the top and side of my card front.

TIP:  When stamping on a painted or heavily embossed background, it is best to use Stazon ink for a better, dark impression.

To add to the depth that the colours lend to my card, I stamped the Letter Background from PB along the one side of the card front using grey Memento ink then stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Cheer set. 


Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK

Use Your Stuff- STAMPS

Mixed Media- CHRISTMAS

Through the Craft Room Door- ANYTHING GOES


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ inks- Distress, Memento, Stazon/ coarse sea salt/ paint brush/ acrylic block

Merry and Bright

 

 I am snowflake obsessed this year so here is another holiday card with a snowflake on it!

An easy one for sure, also a great one for getting out your frustrations with a rubber mallet LOL.

As you may have read in some of my past posts, I love using a rubber mallet to create random embossing on my card fronts.  Just place your cardstock into an embossing folder and hit it with a rubber mallet.  I love doing this as you can add embossing to just the areas you want.

Next, I die-cut the snowflake from Simon Says and stamped the sentiment from Kaiser Stamp.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Use Your Stuff- STAMPS

Love to Create- CHRISTMAS

The Crazy Challenge- FAVOURITE TECHNIQUE

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Kaiser/ die- SSS/ embossing folder- Cuttlebug/ pearl/ rubber mallet

Frosty's Day

Morning.  Back to making some more Christmas cards today and playing along with the challenge at Splitcoast.  Isn't this little guy just so cute!  He is a digital stamp from Bugaboo that I won.

I began my simple card by printing off the snowman two times.  Once onto my card front, then again onto another piece of cardstock.  I did that so I could cut out the head after I coloured it with Copics and pop dotted it onto my card front to add dimension.  I added Glossy Accents to the carrot nose and covered him using my Stella wink pen for sparkle.  The sentiment from Mama Elephant is stamped using black Memento ink.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafting When We Can- USE YOUR MARKERS

Jellypark Friends- MERRY CHRISTMAS

Stamping Sensation- SIMPLY CHRISTMAS

Thanks for looking,  Have a great week.

Supplies:  stamps- Bugaboo Digi, Mama Elephant/ Stella Wink pen/ Copic markers/ b. Memento ink/ Glossy Accents/ pop dots

Falling Leaves

A slight departure from making Christmas cards this am as I needed a birthday card.  This card would easily translate into a Thanksgiving card or even a Christmas card by replacing the leaves with snowflakes...mmm...may have to try that!  All stamps used on my simple card are from Penny Black.

I began by masking off an area at the bottom of my card and sponged on Antique Linen Distress ink.  I then stamped over that with the script called Letter Background.  It gives another level of depth to the bkg. especially if you use the same colour of ink.  

I inked up the leaves from the Lush and Lavish set using Distress inks (Fired Brick, Squeezed Lemonade, Rusty Hinge, Ripe Persimmon, Dried Marigold), sprayed with water and stamped.  

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Words To Scrap With- GRATITUDE

  Moxie Fab World- Tree-MendousTree Challenge

Thanks for much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Distress ink/ Mini Mister

You've Been Tagged

Welcome to the weekend.  Every year, I plan to make some special tags for my gifts but then run out of time.  So this year, I have tried to get a start on them early.  I am feeling inspired by the challenge at Splitocoast this am from the Harry and David Gourmet site.  Wow...beautiful gifts and lots of yummy food.  I saw this peppermint bark and hence my tag was born.

I began by cutting my tag from heavy white cardstock using a tag die from MFT.  I stamped the Nordic pattern from Simon Says Stamp down one side of my tag using Fired Brick Distress ink.  Love that crisp and clean pattern.  Reminds me of a cozy warm winter sweater.  The snowflake is from Lawn Fawn which I die-cut and stamped with the same Nordic pattern. 

I had a piece of old sheet music that I distressed with ink then cut to make into a bow and attached using a button.  Stamped the sentiment from PTI and done.

There is Christmas music playing on the radio.  I can't believe how quick it is coming.  Phew...better get going and make some more tags.

Adding my tag to these challenges:

CASology- FESTIVE

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

A Crafty Mess- ANYTHING GOES

Stamping With Loll- TWELVE TAGS FOR CHRISTMAS
(if you need to be inspired check out the beauties there!!)

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping in to take a peek.

Supplies:  stamps- SSS, PTI/ snowflake die- Lawn Fawn/ tag die- MFT/ ink- Distress, Memento/ button/ old sheet music/ twine

Frosty Wishes

Well I am back to the blues today.  Really happy with the way this card turned out with it's frosty, icy looking background.  I was inspired by this challenge at Splitcoast this am.

To create my card, I began using a product called GOOSEBUMPS.  I had never heard of it before this summer but was curious and decided to order it from Simon Says Stamp with one of my orders.  It is like a glue medium that applies very easily using a foam top applicator.  I bought the clear, but they also have it in a shimmer...may have to order that one! 

So, I laid down my stencil and applied the Goosebumps over it.  Then, I pressed my Distress inks pads in Salty Ocean, Peacock Feather and Faded Jeans, onto my non-stick craft sheet, sprayed with water and dragged my stenciled card front (when it was dry!) through the wet ink.  It left such an icy, frosty look to my background.  To enhance that look a bit, I distressed it with some white ink.

 I die-cut the snowflake from SSS twice, once onto the silver paper and once onto white cardstock.  I glued the two together to give the snowflake more stability.  Normally the center area (the star) of the snowflake is removed but I added it back using pop dots with a pearl on top.

HELPFUL HINT:  The sentiment from Penny Black is called JOY.HOPE and was stamped with Stazon ink. When stamping over a textured or painted area, it is best to use this ink for a good impression.


 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp- STARS

Mixed Media Challenge- CHRISTMAS

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Virginia's View- METALLIC

Just Add Ink- TEXTURE

Hope you are making progress with your Christmas preparations.  I so appreciate that you came by to take a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Goosebumps/ stencil- SSS/ Distress ink/ bl. Stazon ink

Christmas in Red

I am feeling so motivated to work on Christmas cards right now so I often look to the challenges at Splitcoast to get my inspiration going.  The Ways to Use It Challenge today was called Step Aside.  We were challenged to create a card that had steps or stepped up.  Well hmmm....I needed to think about this one for sure especially since I don't think I own any images with steps on it and it had to be a quick CAS card as my time was so limited.   Anyways, here is what I came up with.

I began by stamping the Nordic pattern from Simon Says Stamps on white cardstock in Fired Brick Distress ink.  I cut it into ribbons and glued them into a stepped up fashion.  The card needed something more so I cut another shorter piece and added it from the top down.  Love those enamel dots....gave it just the right finishing touch.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches.

Little Red Wagon- MONOCHROMATIC

CAS on Sunday- RIBBON (cut my pieces into ribbons)

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Love to Create- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks for much for coming by and taking a look.  

Supplies:  stamps- Simon Says Stamp, Paper Smooches/ Distress ink/ enamel dot/ bl Memento ink

Copic Christmas

See, I told you I would get around to making a card with no BLUE on it!! LOL and here it is.

The Technique Challenge at Splitcoast this week is called Copic Ink Background.  It calls for Copic re-inkers rubbed onto glossy paper and hand sanitizer.  Having none of those supplies, I had to put on my thinking cap and remembered a card I made a long time ago using Copic markers and Blending Solution that achieved the same results.

I began by masking my card front then randomly coloured squares within the masked area.  I then dropped Blending Solution over that which pushed the ink giving my card a bokeh look.

When that was all dry, I stamped the snowflake from SU and the sentiment from Hero Arts with Versamark and embossed it using white embossing powder.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps-  PHOTO INSPIRATION

Mixed Media- CHRISTMAS

Love to Create- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting When We Can- USE YOUR MARKERS

Stamping Sensations- SIMPLY CHRISTMAS

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts, SU/ Copic markers/ Adirondack Blending Solution/ wh eb powder/ Versamark pad/ pearl

Flurries in the Forcast

Meet today's card.  Just a fun card full of wintery goodness as I add to my Christmas collection.

I began by rubbing Distress inks in my favourite colours onto my white cardstock...Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Faded Jeans.  Then I stamped the grid pattern from Kaiser and the snowflakes and embossed them with white eb powder.  The sentiment from SU was stamped with black Memento ink and embossed with clear eb powder.  To add some depth to my card, I stamped with water onto my card front.  Since Distress inks are water based some of the colour is removed leaving a ghosting impression on the paper and helps to give the background a more frosty feel.
Lastly, I cut the snowflake from Spellbinders and added it with glue.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Stamping Sensations- CHRISTMAS

The Craft Place- ANYTHING GOES

Challenge Up Your Life- ANYTHING GOES

A Crafty Mess- ANYTHING GOES



How are you doing with your Christmas card making?  Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Kaiser, SU, Imaginice/ wh and cl eb powder/ Bl Memento ink/ Distress ink/ Spellbinder die/ enamel dot

Winter Wishes

My Christmas cards are coming along quite nicely but I hope I am not boring you with all this Christmas cheer.  I know, I know, another 'Distress blue' card.  I promise I will try and use other colours in the coming days ahead LOL.

This fun polaroid die is from Simon Says Stamp.  I began by cutting it out first then sat down and tried to figure out what to put inside the framed area.  I am bad for that...buy a great die cause I just have to have it, then when I get it home I look at it and say, 'Hmmmm...what should I do now?'  I really wanted to try stamping with the dies again so I got out a piece of heavy white cardstock and rubbed Distress inks in Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean all over the paper.  Then, I adhered my snowflake die using temporary adhesive to my acrylic block, sprayed with water and stamped.  Love the frosty impression it left behind.  I glued that piece behind the die-cut frame. 

I added it to my card front leaving it white at first but it really looked lost, so I took out my snowflake stencil from Simon Says Stamp and stencilled just the upper and lower corner of my card which looked a lot better then leaving it all white.  I then die-cut the snowflake from Lawn Fawn using silver paper for the top corner of the polaroid.

 I am adding my card to these challenges:

Virginia's View- METALLIC

Crafty Calendar Challenge- IT'S ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Paper Creator's Crafts- ANYTHING GOES

A Crafty Mess- ANYTHING GOES

Christmas Stampin All Year- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  I appreciate you!

Supplies:  stamps-none/ dies- Lawn Fawn, SSS/ Distress inks/ stencil- SSS/ silver cardstock/ jewel

Tag for Christmas

Morning.  Phew!  Such a busy week, feels like the cold weather has arrived and I have lost time somewhere.  With Christmas so quickly approaching, I want to make some tags for Christmas and was inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast this am.

 I also wanted to play along with the Mixed Media Twelve Tags of Christmas challenge my friend Loll Thompson is having on her blog.  So many wonderfully, inspiring tags to drool over.

I began by cutting my tag using a die from MFT.  I love the perforated dots it embosses on the edge of the tag.  Next, I drizzled some Aleene's Tacky Glue onto the tag and smeared it using my finger.  When that was dry, I dragged my tag through Distress ink that I had rubbed onto my non-stick craft sheet and sprayed with water.  The colours I used were Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves Distress inks.  The glue acted as a bit of a resist leaving behind texture and interest.  You could easily mass produce these as there is always ink left behind on the non-stick sheet. 
I wanted the snowflake from Lawn Fawn to be sturdy as it hangs off the side of the tag so I die-cut it using heavy white cardstock then pressed it onto my Versamark pad and heat embossed it with silver.  I repeated that process 3 times to give an enamelled look to my snowflake.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment and embossed it clear embossing powder and added the tag ring in silver. 

Also adding my tag to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- TAG

Inspirational Challenge- SHINE

Virginia's View- METALLIC


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Mama Elephant/ die- Lawn Fawn and MFT/ silver and clear eb powder/ Aleene's Tacky Glue/ Distress inks/ ribbon

Chubby Snowman

Who doesn't love a chubby little snowman.  This guy is just too cute.  I won him from Bugaboo a few months ago and he has been calling to me to make a card.  The hardest part of the cardmaking process for me is layout so seeing this challenge at Splitcoast got me ready to go.

So, I printed him off on my computer, coloured him with Copics then cut him out.  I added some sparkle with my Stella Wink pen.   I stamped the sentiment and looked for a word bubble die but didn't have one to fit so I free hand cut it out.  I added the snowman on top of a piece of leftover DP with a piece of twine and the snowflake and done.

Simon Says Wednesday- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to CAS- TAG

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Use Your Stuff- SNOW

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Paper Smooches, Digi- Bugaboo/ snowflake die- Lawn Fawn/ DP/ Stella Wink pen/ twine/ enamel dot

Scrollwork Christmas

Morning.  Try as I might, I could not get a decent photo of this card no matter what I did.  So here it is.  I was playing along with this challenge at Splitcoast and happy to be able to get another holiday card done.  It is going to be here before we know it.

I am in love with this snowflake die from Lawn Fawn and can't seem to stop using it!  I love vintage feeling holiday cards and this stencil feels vintage to me.  I wanted to try and use some non-traditional colours, so went with beige tone Distress inks.  I placed the stencil on my paper and rubbed Antique Linen Distress ink over it then shifted the stencil so slightly and added a darker tone of Distress ink using Brushed Corduroy.  By using the 2 colours together it gave a nice warm tone to my background.  

Next, I centred my snowflake die onto my card front and cut it out.  I cut out 3 additional snowflakes in white and glued them one on top of each other so I would have a raised snowflake when I replaced it into the cut area on my card.  I added the half pearl to the centre and stamped the sentiment.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Merry Monday- SNOWFLAKES, NEUTRAL COLOURS

Less is More- CHRISTMAS NON-TRADITIONAL COLOURS

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps- CAS

Allsorts Challenge- MASCULINE


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.


Supplies:  stamp- Paper Smooches/ die- Lawn Fawn/ stencil-Gourmet/Distress inks/ Memento black

Greetings in Pink

Morning.  Now I have to say that pink is not a colour I usually go to, but in honor of the last day of Breast Cancer Month, I decided to play along with this challenge at Splitcoast.

I created the background by applying a layer of Gesso randomly over a piece of drywall tape.  When dry, I rubbed Distress inks over the Gesso bkg.  Then once again, I adhered my snowflake die to my acrylic block, sprayed with water and used it to stamp my background.  I love how it creates an icy, ghosting appearance.  I splattered some pink ink over my card front then stamped the sentiment.

The snowflake was done by dragging the die-cut through some Distress ink that I applied to my non-stick craft sheet and sprayed with water.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Crafty Catz- ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS

A Creative Romance- PINK

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

The Mixed Media Challenge- CHRISTMAS


Hope you have a great weekend and thanks again so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamp- Paper Smooches/ die- Lawn Fawn/ drywall tape/ Gesso/ Distress ink- Piced Raspberry, Spun Sugar/ pearl/ acrylic block/ non-stick craft sheet