Monoprint Christmas

Good Morning.

Meet today's card.  

Simple monoprinted background and one of my favourite snowflakes.

To begin, I wanted to use a stencil to create a Monoprinted background.  I love the way the printed backgrounds look and you can make them in a short amount of time which is great for this busy time of year.  

For those of you that have never done a Monoprinted background before, you ink the back of you stencil with some kind of waterbased ink, spray with water then press onto your paper.  Its a great way to also get a different look to your stencils and give it more of a watercolour look.

When the bkg. was dry, I placed the piece inside my Misti and stamped the sentiment.

I die-cut the snowflake, glued it in place and added a blue gem to the center.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Allsorts- INSPIRED BY A WINTER THEMED SONG

(Let it Snow)

 Crazy 4 Challenges- CHRISTMAS or WINTER

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps-  Christmas Cheer (Technique Tues.)

Inks- Memento black; Salty Ocean, Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Harlequin stencil (TCW); snowflake die (SSS); Cuttlebug;

blue gem; Mister (TH)

Holiday Time

Good Morning and thanks for coming to visit.

Having some fun with my markers and stamps today.

I began by masking the edges of my white card front so I would be left with a crisp white border.  Next, I placed the tree branch inside my Misti, coloured it with my Tombow markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process until I was happy with the colour.

When that was dry, I watercoloured in the background using Distress ink then added some extra detail by stenciling with some drywall tape. 

I stamped the sentiment then splattered with white acrylic paint.

The finishing touch was to add the berries with some red Nuvo drops, love how they just gave the branches a great pop of colour.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Just Add Ink- #387 COLOUR

Winter Wonderland- GREEN AND RED TRADITIONAL COLOURS

Daring Cardmakers- TRIM THE TREE

CCEE Stampers- HOLIDAY CARD STASH

Craft Rocket- CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Rudolph Days- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- Pine Leaf (Darkroom Door); Handlettered Holiday (MFT)

Ink- Tuxedo Black Memento; Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans Distress (TH)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; drywall tape, Painter's Tape; Autumn Red Nuvo Drops; 

paintbrush; Mister (TH); Tombow markers; white acrylic paint

All That Glitters

Good Morning.

Meet today's card. 

This card was inspired by this lovely snowflake from Cheery Lynn.  I love the details it has and wanted to showcase it on my card.

I began by creating the blue top of my card.  I used the Splash Watercolour Technique to apply colour using my Distress Oxide inks, then when that was dry I stamped and embossed with silver to give it some shine and a bit of elegance.

I stamped the sentiment using my Misti on my white card front, then embossed the piece using a snowflake embossing folder from Echo Park. 

Next, I used a stitched scallop die to cut the blue portion and glued it over the white embossing above the sentiment leaving enough room to add my die-cut snowflake.

Lastly, I added a silver Nuvo drop in the center of the snowflake.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- HOLIDAY

Crafty Hazelnut's- CHRISTMAS

Crafty Catz- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Hand Lettered Holiday (MFT); Grunge (Kaisercraft)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Versamark; Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- EB folder- Echo Park; Laced Pine Snowflake (Cheery Lynn);

Stitched Scallop Edge (MFT); Cuttlebug; Misti; Silver Nuvo Drops; heat tool

Majestic

Happy Saturday!

The other day I picked up this die by Recollections for half price so time to make a card.

I wanted to make a simple masculine card and this is what I came up with.

I began with a piece of acetate again (the kind you get from you stamp pkgs), inked it with Distress Oxide ink, sprayed with water and pressed it onto the paper.  The nice thing about the acetate is that you can manipulate and bend it and place the ink exactly where you want it to be.

When the ink was dry, I stamped the sentiment using my Misti and die-cut the deer head and the leaves.

To add extra texture to the deer head, I dry embossed it to give it lots of texture.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great wknd.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS Watercolour- HOLIDAY

 Simon Says- FURRY FRIENDS

CASology- SHARP

Addicted to Stamps and More- HOLIDAY

Supplies

Stamps- 'Tis the Season (PTI)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves, Faded Jeans DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; acetate sheet; eb folder (TH); deer die-Recollections; Cuttlebug;

Mister (TH)

Holly Jolly- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Welcome.

It's time for another card at the 

CAS WATERCOLOUR CHALLENGE

Please come and check out all the wonderfully done holiday cards.

The DT's and our special guest and friend Ina, have created such inspiring cards.

My card was a very simple one to create.

Using a heavy piece of acetate, I rubbed some Distress Oxide inks onto it, sprayed with water and touched the acetate to my paper randomly trying to keep most of the ink in the bottom corner.

 When that was dry, I stamped the checkerboard and the circles using the same colour of ink then the sentiment in Memento black ink.

I stamped the heart, heat embossed it with clear powder then fussy cut it out so I could pop dot it over the top of my sentiment.  The embossing made my star shine which was great.

Please come and play along with us.
Great chance to get a few more holiday cards done.

Supplies

Stamps-Everything Jolly (TT); Grunge (PTI); Texture Mini (Art Journey)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Candied Apple DOX (TH)
Paper- heavy white (local store)
Accessories and Tools- Misti; acetate sheet; Mister (TH); clear eb powder; heat tool

Full Bloom- The Flower Challenge

Welcome

You still have time to come and play along with us at 

The Flower Challenge.

Our theme this month is CAS, Clean and Simple.

You just have to go and check out the fabulous cards this month...very inspiring.

So onto my card.

I began by placing my card front into my Misti and stamped the flower image from Avery Elle in black Memento ink.  I stamped the image again onto another piece of cardstock, then die-cut it using the Stitched Dome die.  

Next, I loose watercoloured just the flowers on the die-cut using my Tombow markers.  I scribbled them onto my non-stick craft mat and picked up the colour using a wet paintbrush.  When the panel was dry, I pop dotted it over the blackline image to create a highlighted area that draws in the eye.

Using my Misti again, I stamped the sentiment and mounted it all over a piece of pink cardstock.

Hope you get a chance to come and play along with us.
Thanks so much for taking time to visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Just Us Girls- SILHOUETTE
Inspiration Destination- ANYTHING GOES
Pause, Dream, Enjoy- CAS
Word Art Wed.- ANYTHING GOES


Supplies

Stamps- Live Life (High Hopes); Mother's Day (Avery Elle)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Tombow markers

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Stitched Stacked Dome die (MFT); pop dots

Venture into the Woods

Good Morning.

Meet my clean and simple card for the holidays.

I began by pulling out a piece of inky paper that was leftover in my stash.  I like to keep inky leftovers as you never know when they will come in useful.
I had created that by applying a coat of Gesso over a stencil, let it dry then inked it up with Distress inks.  I thought it looked like an abstract form of snow so decided it worked as part of the scene.

I die-cut the Stitched Dome, the deer and the tree and put it all together to create my little scene card.
To help further the feel of winter and snow, I dry embossed the top of my card, stamped the sentiment using my Misti and done.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.


Adding my card to there challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- SNOW WHITE
(she was left in the woods)
Simply Create Too- CAS
Make My Monday- Snow Fun
AAA Cards- CELEBRATE

Supplies
Stamps-'Tis the Season (PTI)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers Distress (TH)
Paper- heavy white (local store)
Accessories and Tools- Misti; stencil-Dot Fade (TH); Gesso; palette knife; Deer Trio (Memory Box);
On a Limb Branches (Taylored Expression); Stitched Dome Stax (MFT); 
Snow EB Folder- (TH)

Twelve Tags of Christmas

Hello and Welcome.

I am just thrilled to be a part of Loll Thompson's 

12 Tags of Christmas

This is day seven, so if you haven't seen the rest of the tags this week you need to go check them out.

You will be so inspired!  There are prizes too!

So for this event, you must create a tag any size or shape and it must be a mixed media Christmas tag  which includes stamping, plus two mixed media elements (techniques or products).

So onto what I did for my tag.

For the base of my tag, I used my Woodgrain Tutorial that so many of you have used in the past.  It is a fun way to create a wood looking background with readily available supplies.  I went for blue of course!

(a step by step tutorial can be found on my blog by clicking the above link)

I used a tag die to cut out my tag shape then started added the details.

To add some sparkle to the woodgrain, I stamped some script randomly and embossed it with silver powder.  I added a snowy feel by splattering white acrylic paint all over as well.

Next, I die-cut the snowflakes leaving one white then silver embossing the smaller one.  I layered them then added a drop of blue Nuvo to add interest and pull up the blue of the base.

I die-cut the 'be jolly' and glued it over a piece of silver ribbon along the bottom.  

I cut a blue base to give it more stability then added silver twine and a white bow.

I hope you will be much inspired and come and play along with us.

These tags are like little treasures.

Adding my tag to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed- SNOW WHITE
(snow)
Love to Create- ANYTHING CREATIVE MIXED MEDIA
STAMPlorations- MIXED MEDIA

Supplies

Stamps- Script (PB)

Inks- Peacock Feathers, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Iced Spruce Distress (TH); Versamark

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Elmer's Glue; ScorPal, Caribbean Ocean Gloss Nuvo;

Silver eb powder; heat tool; snowflake dies- IO, PB; 

be jolly die- STAMPlorations; tag die- MFT; silver ribbon; white acrylic paint; paintbrush

Plaid Christmas

Happy Saturday.

Meet today's card.  I wanted to try and stamp some plaid for Christmas and this is what I came up with. 

I began by placing the plaid stamp from Lawn Fawn into my Misti, simply inked it with black Memento ink then pressed onto my paper.  I used a red Tombow marker to draw in some extra lines which helped the whole piece pop by adding so much more interest to the black plaid.

I stamped this vintage looking Santa from Flonz with my Misti again and fussy cut him out so I could mount him to the black and red background.  I stamped the sentiment to one side and mounted the Santa with pop dots right into the middle.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great weekend.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Craft Stamper- ANYTHING GOES STAMPED

Happy Little Stampers Christmas- ANYTHING GOES 

CCEE Stampers- MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- Santa (Flonz); Gingham Backdrop (Lawn Fawn); Everything Jolly (TT)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Red Tombow marker; pop dots; scissors

Birthday Cheer

 Good Morning.

Taking a break from making Christmas cards.

Very simple card for one of my special little friends.

My card is pretty straightforward and very clean and simple.

I began by stamping the birthday greeting onto a piece of cardstock, cut the panel down and adhered it to the side of my card front.

Next, I stamped this sweet little tricycle image and fussy cut it out.  I glued it onto a circle that I had stamped the word 'celebrate' onto.  I pop dotted that slightly over the stamped panel and done.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Seize the Birthday- CIRCLES 

CASology- TINY

Snow White- LOTS OF WHITE SPACE

CCEE Stampers- MASCULINE

The Paper Shelter- CARD FOR A CHILD

Supplies

Stamps- Happy Birthday (Studio G); Transportation (TPC Studio); Celebrate (PB)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Freshly Cut Grass, Peacock dye (Lawn Fawn)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Circle die (Spellbinders)

All That Glitters

Good Morning.

Meet my glittery card.  

We all need a little glitter for Christmas, helps make the holidays feel magical.

I saw this technique on Splitcoast Stampers called Iced Leather and decided to try it out. 

The idea is to give you paper the look of suede.

To begin, take a piece of sandpaper and rough up your piece of cardstock.  I used white but you can use coloured as well.  Your paper will now have a rough surface.

Next, swipe a Versamark pad over the surface...swipe being the key word.  You just want some hard edges mixed with soft to give a suede look and feel.

Next, sprinkle on some shiny, glitter embossing powder and heat set. 

My card lacked pizzaz so I rubbed some Peacock Feather Distress Oxide ink on my non-stick mat, sprayed with water and dragged my paper through the wet ink to add some colour but you wouldn't have to do that step especially if you are using coloured cardstock.

Using my Misti, I stamped the sentiment in the corner then die-cut the snowflake and glued it in place.  I added the blue gem to the center of the snowflake to finish it all off.

*in hindsight next time I would stamp my sentiment after sanding my paper and before adding the Versamark and the eb powder...it would give a flatter surface to stamp onto.

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Simply Create Too- CAS

City Crafter- ONE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE

CAS Mix-Up- GLITTER, STAMPING, YOUR CHOICE 

(die cut)

Challenge Up Your Life- DIE CUT

Supplies

Stamp- Celebrate the Magic (Serendipity)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Peacock Feathers DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Light Sparkle EB (Inkadinkadoo); 

Laced Pine Snowflake die (Cheery Lynn); blue gem (Dollar Store); 

non-stick craft mat (Ranger)

Simple Stamping for Christmas

Meet today's card.

Very simple stamping here with a few added touches using some new Penny Black stamps.

As most of you already know, I so love making 'blue' cards and I thought I would try and make a totally monochromatic card.

I began by placing the cardstock into my Misti and stamped the Penny Black Berry Speckled stamp using Stormy Sky Distress ink which is a cool blue.  I moved the stamp around, continuing to stamps around my card front until I was happy with the placement.

Next, I stamped the sentiment from the Love and Peace set in the same colour, keeping the whole card uniform.

To add more interest and depth to the bkg., I sponged on more Stormy Sky, applying it heavier in the corners and then I used a piece of drywall tape and stenciled behind the stamped branches.

I took my Versamark ink pad and rubbed it along the edges of my card front, then white heat embossed to further add to the wintery feel of my card.

Many thanks for coming by and taking a look!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simply Create Too- CAS
Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING STAMPED GOES
Crafting with Attitude- ANYTHING GOES
 Card Mania- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamps- Berry Speckled (PB); Love and Peace (PB)
Ink- Stormy Sky Distress (TH); Versamark
Paper- heavy white (local store)
Accessories and Tools- Misti; heat tool; white eb powder; inking tool (TH)/ Nuvo drops

CAS Silhouette- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.

Time for more fun at 

The Flower Challenge.

Our theme this month is CAS; Clean and Simple.

My card came together quickly using one of my favourite silhouette stamps.

I began by inking up my Texte Grunge Embossing Folder with Distress inks, sprayed with water and pressed onto my paper.  Instant background.

Next, I placed the Clover Silhouette into my Misti and stamped it in black, then did the sentiment in the same way.

Finally, I diluted a bit of the same ink on my non-stick craft mat and flicked it all over my card front.

Please come and play along with us.

Thanks for looking.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- LEAVES
Alphabet Challenge- QUOTE
Simply Papercraft- ANYTHING GOES
Watercooler Wed.- FEMININE ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Live, Laugh (Rubbernecker)/ Clover Silhouette (Magenta)

Inks- Bundled Sage, Forest Moss Distress (TH)/ Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti/ EB Folder- Texte Grunge (Carabelle)/ paintbrush

Holiday Wishes

Good Morning.
Here is another Christmas card I made for the holidays.
 I tried to keep it very CAS but added layers of stamping to give interest.

I began by inking up my long rectangle shape acrylic block with Distress inks, sprayed with water and pressed onto the paper keeping the ink concentration in the bottom corner of my card front.
When that was dry, I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches using my Misti.
To add more interest to the bkg, I stamped the ABC and the Texture Mini over the inked areas.
The snowflake was die-cut then I pressed it onto my Versamark ink pad and heat embossed it with silver powder.  I added a blue Nuvo drop to the center which gave a lovely effect.

 Thanks so much for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

City Crafter- LITTLE SNOWFLAKE
Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING STAMPED GOES
As You Like It- CHRISTMAS OR NON-CHRISTMAS
(Christmas- it gives me a chance to re-connect with all my friends by
sending out cards)
Craft Rocket- CHRISTMAS IS COMING
CAS Watercolour- HOLIDAY
CAS(E) this Sketch- #246

Supplies
Stamps- Joyful Greetings (Paper Smooches)/ Texture Mini (Carabelle)/ ABC (Carabelle)
Inks- Broken China, Salty Ocean Distress (TH)/ Tuxedo Black Memento
Paper- heavy white
Accessories and Tools- Misti/ long acrylic block/ Mister (TH)/ Caribbean Ocean Gloss Nuvo
Silver eb powder/ heat tool

Happy Holidays- CAS Watercolour Challenge

  Welcome.

Another simple 'scene' card today but using a different die and....

 

It's time for another card for the  

CAS Watercolour Challenge.

This month our theme is:

Great chance to get those Christmas cards done.

So here's what I did.

I began creating my background using Loll's Splash Watercolour Technique, then I went in with a paintbrush and added some details and the white paint splatters.

When it was all dry, I die-cut this sweet little village scene and framed it all up simply.

Stamped the sentiment using my Misti and done.

Please come and join us at the challenge.

Thanks for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES
Monochrome Magic- ANYTHING GOES MONOCHROMATIC
ABC Christmas- WHITE
Crafting By Design- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Hand Lettered Holiday (MFT)

Inks- Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans DOX/ Tuxedo Bl Memento

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tool- die- Your Next Stamp/ Misti/ wh acrylic paint/ paintbrush/ 

frame die- Memory Box

Starry Night

Good Morning.

Today, I am playing with a new die from Penny Black, some Yupo paper and alcohol inks.

So here's what I did.

I began by added some Ranger Alcohol inks onto my piece of Yupo paper.  Love how the inks move and react on the Yupo, such a unique paper.

When it was dry, I used some Ranger Blending Solution and a piece of drywall tape to stencil in the background.  I like the look it gave and the extra interest it added.

I used some Inka Gold diluted with water and flicked that onto the background with a paintbrush to look like little star.

This adorable little die from Penny Black is called Winter Village.  I die-cut it onto white and mounted it over the inky Yupo.  I stamped the sentiment from the new Love and Peace sentiment set then I framed the whole thing up and pop dotted it onto my card front.

Feeling happy to have another holiday card made.

Thanks so much for coming over to take a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

The Male Room- SILHOUETTE 

A Snowflakes Promise- ANYTHING GOES

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

613 Avenue Create- ANYTHING GOES/MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- Love and Peace (PB)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento/ alcohol inks (Ranger)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Winter Village die (PB)/ drywall tape/ Blending Solution (Ranger)/ 

Inca Gold/ Cuttlebug/ stitched frame (Memory Box)