Winter Wonderland

Meet today's card.

A very fun one to create and I think it would make a great card for a guy.

I got out my Penny Black stamp called A Splash of Winter.  I inked it using some watered down Brushos with a paint brush and stamped it 3 times across my card front, each time re-applying more Brushos directly to the stamp.

I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Cheer set with black Memento ink then splattered some more of the Brushos on for interest.

To finish my card off, I punched out a star and added silver using a Krylon silver pen and edged the outside using the silver as well.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Card Concept- FESTIVE GLORY

Weekly Christmas Card- ANYTHING GOES

The Christmas Challenge- OUTDOOR SCENE

PB Saturday- DIE or PUNCH
(star)

Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Brushos/ Mini Mister/ paint brush/ Memento bl ink/ Silver Krylon pen/ star punch

Unique Snowflake

Morning.  

Just a fun card today using leftovers I had sitting on my desk.  

As many of you that visit my blog know, I save my 'DUDS'.  You know, the pieces that haven't worked on a card or just aren't the results you expected.

The blue piece was supposed to be a card front, but I wasn't happy with the way the Brushos dispersed when I sprayed on the water, so I tucked it away.

 So, today's the day I will use my leftovers and here's what I did.  

I inked the inside of a Darice embossing folder called Henna (the raised side) with Versamark ink, ran it through my Cuttlebug and then sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat set.  

Next, I sprinkled on Brushos and sprayed with water.  The clear embossing powder acts like a resist allowing the pattern to show from under the Brusho powder.

 

Next, I took the negative part of the snowflake (Simon Says) leftover from cutting snowflakes to use on another card that was also sitting on my desk.  I stamped this wonderful sentiment from The Stampin Place and die-cut the stitched edge using a die from MFT.  Love that sentiment.

Last, I place that over the Brusho inked and embossed piece and was very pleased with the results.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK

My Time to Craft- LET IT SNOW 

Addicted to CAS- DIMENSION

I hope you get a chance to use up some of your leftover pieces.  So many possibilities.

Thanks so much for the visit to my blog.

Supplies:  stamps- The Stampin Place/ Darice EB folder/ Brushos/ Versamark/ Embossing powder clear/ Cuttlebug/ Heat tool/ Mini Mister/ snowflake die-SSS/ stitched border-MFT/ pop dots/ Memento bl ink

Home for the Holidays

Welcome Home. 
That's the feeling this card portrays to me.

It's week 4 at Crazy4 Challenges where I have been the Guest Designer all month. 

The theme this week is to create a square card or any size card with square elements.

I decided to use the square elements on my card by first embossing a square on my card front using a Spellbinder die.  Next, I stamped one of my favourite scene stamps from Serendipity Stamps with black Memento ink cut it into a square and coloured it using Copic markers.  I sponged the edges with Salty Ocean Distress inks and roughed up the bottom a bit to look like snow.

I just LOVE this sentiment from The Stampin Place.  They have such a great selection of custom designs to choose from.  

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK

Serendipity Stamps- HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Simply Create Too- SNOW/USE MOSTLY WHITE


I hope you get to be Home for the Holidays.  Nothing like being with family and close friends.

Supplies:  stamps-Serendipity, The Stampin Place/ Spellbinder die/ Distress and Memento ink/ Copic markers/ pop dots

Gelli Plate Leftovers

Morning.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the U.S. today.  I hope you enjoy a day with many blessings.

I am playing along with the challenge at Splitcoast this am; to use leftovers on our card.

Easy, right?  I keep all my leftovers and rejects for (hopefully) future uses.  Today was a good day to use a piece of paper I printed using my Gelli Plate.

I think most of you are probably familiar with the Gelli Plate.  For those of you that are not, it is a gel- like piece that you apply ink or paint mediums onto, press objects into paint  and print paper from that.  This piece reminded me of the frost patterns I see on my windows on a cold winter morning.

(I used the plastic Copic markers dividers you get when you buy a large pack of them to press into the paint.  It gave me the grid pattern you see above) 

 Here is a link to the official Gelli Plate site if you would like to see more:

http://gelliarts.blogspot.ca/

I die cut the snowflake from SSS and mounted it.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

I am adding my card to these challenges: 

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK 

Crafting for All Seasons- BRRR..IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

Stampavie and More- SNOWFLAKES

 Thanks so much for the visit.  I appreciate you!

Supplies:  stamps- Paper Smooches/ Gelli Plate/ objects to print with/ Memento bl ink/ Cuttlebug/ snowflake die-SSS/ pop dots/ jewel/ blue acrylic paint.

Peacefilled Christmas

Peace.

Something we all pray for especially in these times of discontent.

I hope this card portrays that feeling in some way.

I began by creating the woodgrain background piece.  I spread some Elmer's School Glue onto a piece of cardstock randomly in lines and let it dry.  When dry, I applied Distress inks, spraying with a bit of water to blend then, using my ScorPal, I scored the lines to mimic the look of wood.  I applied more Distress ink over the scored lines to accentuate the look of the grain.

The deer are die cut using the Memory box die.  I stamped the sentiment from a Stampin Up set and scored a line on either side to continue the theme of the scored lines.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- DIMENSION

Simon Says- CHRISTMAS

Always Playing with Paper- CHRISTMAS

The Crazy Challenge- EVERYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for taking the time to come by and see what I have been up to.

I appreciate your time and all the wonderful, kind comments.

Supplies:  stamp- SU/ Elmer's School Glue/ Distress inks/ Memory Box die/ Cuttlebug/ ScorPal

Goosebumps

Do you use Pinterest to be inspired?  

Here is my card inspired by this challenge at Splitcoast and this Pinterest pin:

I just love the mix of the light to dark.  I used that as inspiration for my card.

I began by applying Goosebump (a gel medium) over my SSS stencil that you have seen me use in different ways many times.  Be sure and wash or soak your stencil in warm soapy water after use.

When it was all dry, I applied Distress inks with an applicator tool and sprayed with a bit of water to help blend it all together.
I love the icy look the Goosebumps gives to the design.
The sentiment from Paper Smooches was stamped and die cut with a Spellbinders oval die.
I then sponged some more blue Distress ink over that and splattered with white acrylic paint using a paint brush.  I used pop dots to adhere it to my card front.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp- CHRISTMAS

A Gem of a Challenge- INSPIRED BY A CHRISTMAS SONG
(Let is Snow, Let is Snow, Let is Snow)

My Time to Craft- LET IT SNOW

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Fairy Tale- CHRISTMAS WITHOUT RED AND GREEN


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Paper Smooches/ stencil-SSS/ Goosebumps gel medium/ sponge/ Distress and Memento ink/ wh acrylic paint/ applicator tool

Painted Poinsettias

Good Morning.

Woke up this morning to a winter wonderland.  

I am just working away at getting some Christmas cards done so hope I am not boring you with some more.  I saw a technique that I wanted to try.  Instead of inking your stamps, you apply paint.  I used watered down Brushos for mine. This is the wonderful results of doing that.

I began by getting out my MISTI.  Using a paint brush, I painted the Brusho onto the stamp surface, a spray of water then stamped.  I masked the flower with a mask I had cut from scrap paper, painted the flower and stamped again 2 more times.  So pleased with the results.  

To pull it all together, I scored a border around the edges and stamped the sentiment from Penny Black.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- CHRISTMAS

CASology- PRETTY

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

Craft Stamper- TAKE A STAMP

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black, STAMPlorations/ Brushos/ paint brush/ mini mister/ MISTI/ ScorPal/ Memento bl ink

Simple Sketch for Christmas

Happy Saturday!

This month, I have the pleasure of being the Guest Designer at Crazy4 Challenges. 

This is week 3 where the theme is a sketch.  I'm not usually good with sketches but I found this to be an easy one to create with.

I kept my card very simple with the snowflake being the main attraction.
I stamped the snowflake, then using a Spellbinder oval die, did the Out of the Box technique to cut it out.  Basically, you cut a portion of you image away and slide that piece on top of the die so it doesn't get cut when you run it through you die-cutting machine.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- CHRISTMAS

Addicted to CAS- DIMENSION

CASology- PRETTY

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES


Have a great weekend.  Hope you get a chance to play along with us.

Supplies:  stamps- Basic Grey, Recollections/ Memento markers/ MISTI/ Spellbinder oval die/ Cuttlebug/ ScorPal/ Scorbug

Snowy Days

It's Coming.

Maybe tonight at my house.

  

I'm talking about the snow.  Christmas is coming so quickly too so I have been super busy trying to get some cards done.  Here is the one I did today using a stencil, sponging and splattering.

I am playing along with the challenges at Splitcoast this morning.  A great place to go and get motivation and inspiration for me.  

I began by stenciling using my favourite stencil from Simon Says.  I stenciled the main panel using Peacock Feathers Distress inks then stenciled on another piece of cardstock using Salty Ocean Distress ink.  I cute the second piece and rounded the corners and stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts.  It is a modified version of the Spotlighting technique.  

I then splattered with some more Distress inks that I watered down and also some acrylic white paint.  

And all done in blue, of course!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- CHRISTMAS

Little Red Wagon- TECHNIQUE

(stencil, paint splattering)

4 Crafty Chicks- INSPIRED BY A CHRISTMAS SONG

(I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas)

Stamps and Stencil- REMEMBER, REMEMBER

(I remember all the wonderful Christmases when my children were little)

Thanks so much for looking.

Supplies:  stamp- Hero Arts/ stencil- SSS/ Distress ink/ Memento bl ink/ applicator tool/ paint brush/ acrylic paint/ pop dots/ corner rounder

Washi Christmas

Good morning. 

Let's talk Washi tape.  

It all seemed good at the time I bought it.  Pretty colourful patterns and designs.  I have some rolls of it but it sits in a bag as I try and figure out how to use it on my cards.

Well, today, out came the washi tape when I saw this sketch challenge at Splitcoast.

I often struggle with sketch challenges but this one was an easy one.

I began by sticking the washi tape onto a piece of cardstock in a herringbone pattern.  When I was happy with the design, I cut it out and glued it onto my card front.  

I stamped the sentiment from The Old Island Stamp Company then pierced the border.

Simple, colourful and quick. 

And now I have found a use for my washi tape.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- CHRISTMAS

The Card Concept- FESTIVE GLORY

(CAS)

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

The Sisterhood of Crafters- IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS

Wonderful Wednesdays- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamp- The Old Island/ washi tape/ piercing tool/ Memento bl ink

Christmas Wishes

Morning.

Today, I am playing along with the Colour Challenge at Splitcoast.  Here are the colours we were to use on our card...great for Christmas cards!

 

I began by masking off an area on my card front with scrap paper.  I inked up the background stamp from Darkroom Door with Memento Grey ink and stamped.  

Next, I got out my MISTI and stamped the tree branches using Distress ink.  

For some hints of red, I dipped the end of my paint brush into some red acrylic paint and dotted the branches to mimic the look of berries.  The sentiment from Penny Black was stamped in black Memento ink.  After removing the mask, I scored a border around the stamped area with my ScorPal for interest.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Your Passion- ANYTHING GOES

Not Just Cards- ANYTHING GOES

The Christmas Challenge- CAS

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Darkroom Door, Penny Black/ Memento bl and grey ink/ Distress ink/ MISTI/ paint brush/ red acrylic paint/ ScorPal

Trim the Tree

Morning.

Another Christmas card done.  The big day is coming too quick for my liking!

I began making my card front by masking the edges so when I was finished, I would have a nice crisp, white border.  I used my Misti to position the tree boughs then coloured them with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process with a darker green marker added just in places to add depth.  It gives a great look of watercoloring to my card.  I sponged the background with Distress ink and stamped the sentiment.  

The boughs needed some berries, so I used the end of my paint brush and dabbed on some red spots for the berries then splattered with white paint.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Come and Get It- WINTER HOLIDAY

The Paper Players- CAS CHRISTMAS CARD

The Glory of Christmas- CAS CARD

Pile it On- HOLIDAY or CELEBRATION

Just Us Girls- WATERCOLOUR

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Darkroom Door, Penny Black/ Distress ink/ Memento ink and markers/ MISTI/ paint brush/ wh acrylic paint

Christmas Stamping

Have you started your Christmas planning yet?  

I was inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast and this Pinterest pin:

Got out my new Penny Black stamps to play with and started stamping away.
Using my MISTI, I inked up the Full Bloom stamp (love!) using Memento markers, sprayed with water and pressed onto my paper to give a watercoloured look.  Stamped the sentiment then splattered with watered down green ink and a paint brush. 

The front panel was inked with Fired Brick Distress ink and the Tall Timbers stamp.
 

 I don't know, when I saw that stamp I instantly thought of plaid, so I stamped it in 2 directions on my cardstock to give me that look.  I inked the edges with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white to give a snowy feel.  I cut out an oval using a Spellbinders die then pop dot mounted it over the watercoloured image to mimic the look of a frame.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps- INSPIRATION PHOTO

Just Us Girls- WATERCOLORING

Penny Black Saturday- DIES or PUNCHES

Alphabet Challenge- TIS' THE SEASON

Wags 'n Whiskers- EMBOSSING


Good luck with your holiday planning.  I need to get started.
Thanks for taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Distress ink/ Versamark/ Memento ink/ wh embossing powder/ MISTI/ Memento markers

Lookin' Pretty

Welcome to the weekend.

It's week #2 at Crazy4 Challenges where I am the Guest Designer all month.  

Every week, some really great challenges to inspire you all month long.

This week's challenge is to create a feminine birthday card with a button(s) on it. 

I began with a piece of paper that I had marbled.  For instructions and details see this post:

http://snippets-karen.blogspot.ca/2015/10/exciting-marbling.html

I stamped the flowers and the sentiment using my MISTI and added some string and a button.  Love the depth of colour the marbling gives to the background.

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

Brown Sugar- NO PATTERNED PAPER

Craft Stamper- TAKE A STAMP

Crafty Girls Creations- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great weekend.

Supplies:  stamps- Studio G, Unity/ Memento bl ink/ button/ string/ Ranger Alcohol inks

Casing My Card

Good Morning.

What a thrill for me this month.  I am the Guest Designer over at the Time Out Challenges where they are casing my card below. 

I wanted to play along too, so here is an easy Christmas card I made.

Again, I am showcasing yet another way to use one of my favourite stencils from Simon Says Stamps.   

I began by masking off any area on my card front then laid the stencil over the mask and applied some Distress inks over that using a applicator tool.  I used Salty Ocean and a hint of Peacock Feathers, my two personal favourite Distress ink colours.

Then, I removed the mask and scored a frame around the inked area to help define it with my ScorPal.  Splattered white paint over the top, stamped the sentiment from Inkadinkadoo and done.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Time Out Challenge- CHALLENGE 44

Fab 'n' Funky- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

CRAFT- CHRISTMAS

 Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamp- Inkadinkadoo/ stencil-SSS/ Distress ink/ Memento bl ink/ inking tool/ ScorPal/ wh acylic paint

Frenzy of Flurries

Snowy days are ahead.  

Don't know if I'm ready for that but here is a card for Christmas featuring some fun snowflakes.

I began by stamping the snowflakes all over my white cardstock, then embossed using white powder.  Then, I rubbed on Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress inks over the top leaving some white areas near the bottom of my card.  Stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts and then splattered with white paint to add to the feeling of snow.  I thought the pearls added a nice touch.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Card and Scrap- CHRISTMAS

Natalie and Amy's Challenge- WINTER SCENE

Sisters of Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting From the Heart- ANYTHING GOES

Christmas is quickly approaching, too quick in my opinion.  Glad to have another card finished.

Thanks so very much for the visit.

Supplies:  stamps- SU, PB/ Distress inks/ Memento bl/ wh embossing powder/ pearls/ heat tool/ ink applicator

Jolly Snowfakes

Morning.

Here is card #2 using the same stencil that I used yesterday but in a different way.

Over the next week or so, I will be posting cards using this stencil in different ways.

I began using the Snowflakes stencil from Simon Says Stamp and laid it onto my white cardstock that I had masked with an oval piece of paper.  I then rubbed Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress inks over the stencil, blending the colours with my blending tool.  

Leaving the mask in place, I splattered white acrylic paint over the inked area for a snowy feel.  

I then removed the oval mask and stamped the sentiment from Rubbernecker and pierced a border around the outside edge of the oval.

Very simple design and you could use any stencil, colour or sentiment to change the look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge- BLUE and WHITE 

Addicted to Stamps- CLEAN and SIMPLE

Inspiration Destination- ANYTHING GOES

City Crafters- GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS 

Craft Your Passion- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so very much for taking the time to come and visit.  I appreciate it so much!

Supplies:  stamps- Rubbernecker/ stencil- SSS/ Distress inks/ Memento bl ink/ white acrylic paint/ paint brush/ ink applicator/ piercing tool

Season's Wonders

Morning.

It's always a good day when I get to play with my inks and paper.

Since Christmas is so quickly approaching, you will be seeing lots of Christmas cards using one of my favourite snowflake stencils from Simon Says Stamp.  

Over the next week or so, I want to show you many different ways you can use it to make a variety of different looking cards.  

So, for today's card I began by placing the snowflake stencil on my white cardstock and rubbed Versamark ink all over the top.  I then added clear powder and heat embossed the whole thing.

Then I got out my Distress inks (Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves) and rubbed them over the whole piece.  I also sprayed water along the way to get the colours to blend.

I just love! the ghosting effect it left behind.  Reminds me of the frost patterns on the windows.

When that was all dry, I stamped the sentiment and embossed with silver and splattered with white acrylic paint to add to the snowy feel.  The edges were also embossed with white.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafting With Attitude- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Girls- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Moments- ANYTHING GOES

Inspiration Destination- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Supplies:  stamp- Serendipity/ stencil-SSS/ Versamark ink/ acrylic paint/ paint brush/ clear EB powder/ heat tool/ Distress inks

Being Grateful

Morning.

I am so happy to be the Guest Designer this month at Crazy4 Challenges.
Some really great challenges coming up this month to get your creative juices flowing.

The challenge this week is to create a card of thanks using Fall colors.  Easy right?

 This is what I came up with.

I began by pulling out my Penny Black set called Nature's Gifts.  I love the cluster of leaves.  I got out my MISTI and inked my stamp with Barn Door and Fired Brick Distress inks, sprayed with water and stamped.  Then while the stamp and paper were still wet, I randomly pressed some Brushed Corduroy and stamped again.  

When that was dry, I drew in the black line frame and splattered some more Distress inks that I had watered down, over the background and stamped the sentiment called Flourish Thank You.

Still needed something more so to add some warmth,  I sponged the edges with Antique Linen Distress ink. It's amazing how the sponging affects the overall look.

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- THANKS

Simply Create Too- GIVE THANKS

4 Crafty Chicks- 2 STEP STAMPING

Moving Along with the Times- LEAVES or TREES


Thank You so very much for coming by and taking a look!
Thanks to my good friend Joanne Grzelak for asking me to be the GD.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Distress ink/ Memento ink/ MISTI/ fine line marker/ ruler/ applicator tool/ Mini Mister

Christmas Tag Event

As Christmas is getting closer, it's time to create a few tags to have on hand for the big day.

I am thrilled to be a part of my friend Loll Thompson's special 

 Christmas Tag Event

 What a fantastic line-up of guest designers she has for us this year.  Just amazing and inspiring tags for Christmas.  We want you to come and play along with us.  Make some special tags to add to those gifts this year.  There are some super prizes to be won as well.

Winner - $40 gift certificate from STAMPlorations

Top Three - $20 gift certificate each from STAMPlorations

Random Draw - $20 gift certificate from Happy Little Stampers

Random Draw - One Christmas stamp set from Dee's Artsy Impressions

 To create my tag, I began by inking the background using Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Faded Jeans Distress inks.  Then I laid a stencil by Tim Holtz called Frayed over the inked bkg. and gently dabbed on some water.  The water lifted the ink and left a lovely impression behind.  

Next, I splattered with white paint to give a snowy effect, then I also rubbed my Versamark pad along the edges and added white heat embossing.  

The sentiment from Rubbernecker was stamped with black Memento ink and my MISTI and the die-cut snowflake from Lawn Fawn was done in silver to add a bit of sparkle to my tag. 

The ribbon and tiny bells were from the Dollar Store.  

I am adding my tag to these challenges:

Virginia's View- ADD TEXTURE

Craft Stamper- TAKE A STAMP

City Crafters- GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS

Happy Little Stamper- TAG

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  I hope you will come and play along with us and be inspired.  I know I will be!

Supplies:  stamps- Rubbernecker/ inks- Versamark, Distress, Memento/ EB powder/ heat tool/ die- Lawn Fawn, MFT/ stencil/ applicator tool/ acrylic paint