Under the Mistletoe

Morning. 

As Christmas is so quickly approaching, it is great to have a simple, fun design on hand to create a few of those last minute cards. So meet today's card which is just that.

I began by masking off the area on my card front with Painter's tape then sponged Mowed Lawn and Forest Moss in the masked area being sure to concentrate more colour at the bottom of the taped area.  

I stamped the mistletoe from Eureka stamps, coloured with Copic markers then added some Nuvo drops to the berries to make them shine.  

I die-cut the sentiment from Stamplorations twice, glued it together for stability and added it to the dark shaded area so it would pop.

Easy right?

Adding my card to these challenges:

STAMPlorations Cutplorations-  HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Addicted to Stamps and More- HOLIDAY

CMD Copics Challenge- CHRISTMAS

Creative Craft Cottage- DIE CUTS

CAS(E) this Sketch- SKETCH

CAS Mix Up- STAMPING/ SPONGING and DIE CUT

Thanks for taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Eureka/ die- STAMPlorations/ ink- Distress, Memento/ Cuttlebug/ inking tool/ Copic markers/ Nuvo drops

The Flower Challenge Reminder

 Morning.

We are half way through December and it's time for another card for The Flower Challenge.

This month our challenge is to use an older stamp, stencil or die.

 I am using my older stamp from Unity again today to create this anniversary card.

I began by creating the background using the Embossing Folder Inking Technique.  I rubbed Distress inks over the front part of my embossing folder, sprayed with water and pressed my paper onto the folder.  It is a great way to get more mileage from something you already have in your stash too!

I placed the flower stamp from Unity inside my Misti and stamped with black Memento ink then stamped the sentiment from Rubber Stampede and done.

Please come and play along with us!!


 Adding my card to these challenges:

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Artiste- ANYTHING GOES MIXED MEDIA

Simply Papercraft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies:  stamps- Unity, Rubber Stampede/ inks- Memento, Distress/ embossing folder/ mini mister/ MISTI

Down the Chimney

'Up on the housetop,

Click, click, click,

Down through the chimney,

It's old St. Nick!

I love Christmas songs and so many are stuck in my head right now.  

I wanted to use this cute Santa stamp I got last year but never got a chance to use.  

Using my Misti, I stamped Santa from Eureka stamps onto a piece of heavy white cardstock then coloured him using pencil crayons and Gamasol.  The Gamasol helps to blend out the colour of the pencil giving a nice, finished look.

I fussy cut him out and applied some clear Nuvo to his nose to make it shine.

I added some Marvvy Snow maker to his beard, hat and coat and applied heat to make it puff up.  

It gave the areas such great texture and interest.

Using my Misti again, I stamped the newsprint background using a stamp I got years and years ago with no name on it.  

I pop dotted Santa over the text.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

The Crafter's Cafe- CHRISTMAS/BIRTHDAY 

Paper Creator- CHRISTMAS

Sweet Stampers- CHRISTMAS

Creative Corner- VINTAGE/RETRO

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Eureka and ??/ pencil crayons/ Gamasol/ Marvvy Snow Pen/ MISTI/ ink- Memento/ pop dots

The Flower Challenge- Older Stamp, Die or Stencil

 Morning.

Are you ready for another fun challenge? 

Get ready to pull out some older stamps, dies or stencils and create a card.  You know you have lots of older things in your stash that need some love, right?

I decided to use the flowers from an older set by Unity Stamps.  

I placed the stamp inside my MISTI, inked with Peeled Paint Distress ink and stamped onto my paper.  To darken some of the flowers, I re-inked and stamped again while I left others as a single stamping to give a lighter shade of the colour.

Using the Text Stamp from Penny Black, I inked it up with Versamark, stamped and white heat embossed randomly across my card front.  

Next, I watercolored the background using some Mowed Lawn Distress ink that was diluted with water.  I also stenciled a bit with the same ink to add some more interest with the piece of drywall tape that always seems to be sitting on my work space.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession using black Memento ink.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

The Pencil Case- ANYTHING GOES

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

So get out some of those older stamps, stencils or dies and come play along with us!

Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Impression Obsession, Unity, PB/ ink- Versamark, Memento, Distress/ wh Eb powder/ heat tool/ MISTI/ paint brush/ drywall tape

Festive Berries

 Morning.

Meet today's card.

 Not very traditional but I think still looks Christmasy.

 Playing with my Penny Black stamps today.  

I began by masking off the edges of my card front with Painter's Tape then using my MISTI, I stamped the Berry Merry Christmas image that I coloured using my Memento markers.  I always start by colouring the lightest shade onto my stamp, spray with water, stamp and repeat that process using darker shades of colour. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Cheer set with Memento black then went back in and watercolored the background using Broken China Distress Stain.

To add more interest, I added a bit of stenciling using drywall tape and splattered with white acrylic paint to give a snowy effect.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Creations- CHRISTMAS

Cardz 4 Guyz- SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH 'T'

(twig)

City Crafter- GARDEN BLISS

Holly Jolly Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great weekend.

Supplies:  stamps- PB, The Darkroom Door/ ink- Memento/ Memento markers/ Distress stain/ Painters Tape/ wh acrylic paint/ drywall tape/ paint brush/ MISTI

CAS Watercolour Challenge- Resist

Hello and welcome.

Taking a break from making Christmas cards today.

It's time for another fun challenge at CAS Watercolour Challenge.

This month our challenge is Watercolour Resist.

I began making my card by splattering some masking fluid all over the front of my white cardstock.  That will become the resist technique I will use on my card.

You will need to set it aside to dry as it takes a little while to be ready to use.

When dry, I placed my PB flower called The Unfolding inside my MISTI, coloured with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  

I always start with the lightest shades first and then add darker shades as I repeat the above process...so easy to do when using the Misti.  I let the piece dry a bit then inked up my stamp with Versamark ink and clear heat embossed the image.  That also helped to work as a resist when I watercoloured the background.  

* Be sure to remove any masking fluid from your stamped image before heat embossing but not from the background.

I watercoloured the background using Distress Stains and water, trying to concentrate more colour around the flower and floating a weaker shade of the colour as I moved away from the image.

You can see how the masking fluid resists the ink and leaves the white spots.

I rubbed off the masking fluid and stamped the sentiment from the PB Sentiment Collection.

I did add a bit of stenciling with drywall tape to finish it all off.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Simply Papercraft- ANYTHING GOES

Please come and play along with us.  We would love to see your wonderful creations...always a thrill for us.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Masking Fluid/ ink- Memento/ Distress Stain/ paint brush/ drywall tape/ clear eb powder/ MISTI

Snowflake Stencil Resist

 Morning. 

Trying out something different today using my favourite snowflake stencil from SSS.

I wanted to use it as a resist so here is what I did.

I began by inking up the back of the stencil with Versamark ink, placed it onto my card front and ran it through my Cuttlebug.  I then sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat set.

I got out my Brushos, diluted with some water and used that to watercolour in my background.  The areas that were embossed resisted the paint and gave an icy feel to the background.

I splattered the background with white acrylic paint and then white heat embossed the sentiment panel and added it to my card using pop dots.

The black enamel dot was the finishing touch.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

CAS on Sunday- CHRISTMAS

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Craft Stamper- SNOW AND ICE

Stamps and Stencils- CHRISTMAS WISHES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamp- Michaels dollar bin/ ink- Versamark/ Brushos/ heat tool/ clear and wh eb powder/ wh acrylic paint/ pop dots/ Cuttlebug