Plaid for Christmas

 

Welcome

If you read my blog posts, once I start making holiday cards, I can't stop.  

Listening to Christmas carols on the radio, crafting....my happy place.

So meet today's card.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by stamping the Plaid in my Misti using some Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink.  Over the top of that, I stamped the Outline Snowflakes to add more interest.  I think it made it so fun.
• In my stash, I found this side fold card base...I do a few at a time to have on hand, (instructions found here) so I cut the plaid panel to fit on the card base as per the instructions and glued it down
• I die cut the snowflake and glued it into the center, then pop dot mounted the sentiment over the snowflake.
• To finish my card off, I added tiny green gems to all the snowflake points.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- LET IT SNOW

Simon Says Wed.- HAPPY HOLIDAYS/ MERRY CHRISTMAS

Winter Wonderland- CHRISTMAS ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Outline Snowflake (SSS); Plaid (Concord and 9th)

Inks- Versafine Clair; Distress Oxide

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Christmas sentiment strips (SSS); snowflake die (SSS); 

green gems (Dollar Store); Misti

See the Light

 Welcome

I am on a mission to use some of the inked background that I have in my stash.  

I have quite a few that I made that either didn't work out for my card or were made just for the fun of it.

That's how this card began.  By stamping over this inky mess with a large background stamp, it was instantly transformed.  

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I found this piece in my stash of backgrounds.  It was sitting there because I had no idea what the heck to do with it.  Luckily, I wrote on the back of the panel what I had done! (amazing that I actually remembered to do that!)  
• Background:  I spread a thin layer of Gesso using a palette knife over the heavy weight cardstock.  Spread it on like you are buttering a piece of toast.  I let that dry completely before going onto the next step.  I got out my Vicki Boutin Art Crayons and rubbed them onto a piece of acetate.  *they are highly pigments so you don't need a lot*  I diluted them with some water and a paintbrush, then using a brayer, I rolled the colour over the dried Gesso background.
• ....and there it sat in my stash bin, until I was looking through my stamps and came across the Shattered Glass stamp from Local King and had a lightbulb moment.  I placed the panel into my Misti and stamped over the bkg. with some Distress Archival ink.  It worked so well.
• I decided to make a side fold card (you can see all the instructions HERE), so I cut the panel down into the 2 pieces needed for my card.
• I placed the square main piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.
• I glued the pieces onto the side fold card base and then die cut the flower with the Tall Sketch Daisies die and glued them beside the sentiment.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great weekend.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Time Out- INSPIRED BY WORDS

We Love to Create Mixed Media- ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA

Supplies

Stamps- See the Light (Impression Obsession); Shattered Glass (Local King)

Inks- Vicki Boutin Art Crayons, Versamark, Distress Archival

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ontario)

Accessories and Tools- Gesso; Wow eb powder; Tall Sketch Daisies (Poppystamps);

Paintbrush; palette knife; Brayer (Speedball); 

Special Thanks

Good Morning!

I'm back today with a thank-you card I made using the side fold card design that I really like.

It makes for a change and creates a very sturdy card.  

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by going through my stash.  As I have mentioned in some of my previous posts, I really need to use some of the backgrounds that I have created that are just sitting in a bin.  I found this one I had done with Alcohol inks and Rubbing Alcohol and I was ready to make something with it.
• Next, I put together my card base to create the side fold card.  To do that please see my instructions HERE.
• I cut the Alcohol inked piece into a square, glued that onto a piece of navy cardstock, then onto the main card front.  I repeated that process with the small side piece.
• I die cut the Geometric Cutout 1 from Impression Obsession with some white cardstock.  It cuts the pattern into the paper, then I used a circle die to cut it round and then placed it into my Misti.
• I stamped one of the shapes from the Hero Arts set called Tie Dye right over the center of the die cut using some coordinating Distress Oxide inks.  
• I stamped the 'Thanks' from the same set onto some white cardstock and pop dotted that over the center of the circle.
• To finish off my card, I pop dotted the finished die cut over the inked background.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

The Sisterhood of Crafters- CREATE YOUR BACKGROUND

Supplies

Stamps- Tie Dye (HA)

Inks- DOX; Alcohol Inks (Ranger); Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook...my local store); Yupo paper

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Geometric Cutout die (IO); pop dots;

rubbing alcohol (99%); circle die (Spellbinders)

 

Unwind

Hello and Welcome.

I've been grateful for the time in my craft space this past week to try and unwind from all that is going on around me in the world.  A lot of unrest and unsettling virus numbers.  

I hope and pray we can all find peace soon...creating is a great way for me to do that!

So here is one of the cards I created. 

I am loving this side fold design, simple and fun to work with.

Here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and positioned the Circus Harlequin stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over the top. 
• Using my new blending brushes, I inked up the panel using some Speckled Egg and some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide inks.

Christmas gift from my son!

• When I was happy with the inking, I cut my pieces to make the side fold. ** you can find all the directions about how to make a side fold card HERE **
• Next, I placed the square piece into my Misti and stamped the thistles using some Versafine Clair ink.
• I stamped the sentiment in the top corner, then clear heat embossed it.
• I added some splatters using my black Posca pen, then glued the whole thing together onto my card base.
• A very calm and relaxing card to create.  I hope my choice of flowers portray that too.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

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Supplies

Stamps- Nature Flowers (Art Journey); Dans la Nature (Carabelle)

Inks- DOX inks; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Harlequin Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

Posca pen; Blending Brushes (TE)