Friday, December 31, 2021

Happy Birthday - Peony

Hello. Playing in the Birthday card challenge over at the Cut It Up challenge blog today.


Peony stamp and die are from Pink and Main. Colored with Copic's and popped up using foam squares. Stitched background die is from Concord & 9th. The stitched frame is also popped up using several frames glued together to create dimension. 

Happy New Year and thanks for stopping by.



Wednesday, December 29, 2021

2022!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is New Years!



Used a balloon stencil and speckled egg oxide ink on this. Added the 2022 using number dies and holographic cardstock. Added the tag onto the balloon tie with some silver ribbon/twine. Here's hoping the 2022 will get us back to "normal." 

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!



Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy    Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

 

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Happy Birthday to you

Hello. Playing in a color combo challenge today over at Sunday Stamps


Washi tape and dies are from Pink Fresh. Birthday sentiment is from Poppy Stamps. I dug out my old tag punches from Stampin Up! to layer the dark navy cardstock on the tag. Colored some satin ribbon with a copic to match the colors int he flowers. 

Thanks for stopping by.



Monday, December 27, 2021

Frosty sunrise

Hello. It's my turn to do a project of the week and I'm doing another throw back project. 


I love how this frosty sunrise turned out and thought it was good enough for a do over. I did spritz this with some Imagine sheer shimmer spray in sparkle, but of course it doesn't show up in the photo. In real life is sparkles really prettily.  The sunrise was created using distress oxide inks. I stamped the grass and tree in gray and white inks and highlighted it with white paint pen to give it that frosty look. I used a Copic multiliner pen to hand draw the birds in.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Ink blended snowflakes

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This month our challenge is Christmas and this week we our option is: To use one of your favorite techniques. I chose to do some ink blending and resist on this card.



I also used a cover die to cut this apart and put it back together again. The die is from Papetrey, Ink. Distress inks and blending brushed used for the background. I heat embossed the snowflakes so that they would resist the ink. 

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!



Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy    Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Hello. Playing in the Peace on Earth Christmas challenge today.


Stamps are from Tim Holtz. I used Tombow markers to color directly on the stamp, then spritxed with water to stamp onto the watercolor panel. The sentiment is heat embossed using gold embossing powder.

Kept this very clean and simple so that I could mass produce if I needed more. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you've finished all your holiday makes and got them in the mail. =)



Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Peace, love and joy

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This month our challenge is Christmas and this week's option is to use Words as the focal point.



Used mint cardstock and ink to make this clean and simple holiday card. I did heat emboss this and popped up the hole white layer onto fun foam so that it stood out even more. 

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!



Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy    Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

 

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Birthday wishes

Hello - 
Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge with this masculine card.


Tool 3D embossing folder is from Memory Box as is the plaid designer paper. Big birthday stamp is from Honey Bee and stamped in fresh pigment ink in capri blue to match the blue in the plaid.  The "wishes" is stamp from Memory Box. 

I needed to restock my stash of masculine birthday cards and this sketch works really well for them.



Thursday, December 9, 2021

Season's Greetings

Hello. Playing in the winter wonderland theme challenge over at The Paper Players.


I started with the tri-square wafer die from Simon Says Stamp and used it as a stencil with speckled egg and evergreen bough oxide inks. The little trees are then stamped in evergreen ink from Altenew. I have no idea who the maker is for those little trees, they've been in my stash since I started stamping. 

I used a white gel pen to add snow and stamped the sentiment in gold ink from Altenew using the misti so I could get good coverage. I really like how it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by.



Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Poinsettia's and patterned paper

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This month we are focusing on Christmas and our option this week is to use patterned paper.



My patterned paper is from last year's Tim Holtz collection. I stamped the poinsettia's, colored with copic's and then fussy cut them out. Used the same marker on the seam binding for the tag. 

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!



Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy    Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

 

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Merry Christmas - TSOT sketch #536

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.  This sketch will last the entire month of December.



Sentiment is from Impress cards & crafts and is heat embossed in gold.  Poinsettia dies are from Simon. I blended on some picked raspberry distress ink in the centers. The hot pink grosgrain ribbon was purchased at Joann's years ago and the gold twine is from SU as is the embossing folder in the background.  Tag die is from PTI. 

Link up here> Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Christmas non traditional color challenge

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is Non-traditional Christmas colors.



Ornaments and the sentiment are heat embossed using silver embossing powder. The snowflakes are stamped in Rubbernecker Fuse ink in whisper that matched the color of cardstock I used as the base. 

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!



Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy    Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

 

Monday, November 29, 2021

Believe in the magic of Christmas

Hello. Sharing a clean and simple holiday card today.


Elf is from My Favorite things and colored with Copic's. Sentiment is from Tim Holtz Stampers anonymous.  Red poppy carstock used for the card base. 

Have a great day!

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Let it snow - Fusion Challenge

Hello and Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge, where you can use the sketch or the photo or both. Here is what I did with it.



I used a stencil to emboss the light grey cardstock in the background. Hopefully, you can see it. Cut out snowflakes (MFT) using silver mirror cardstock to resemble the circles in the sketch. Heat embossed the sentiment between the snowflakes. 
 

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge, once again, they have knocked it out of the park.

Betty J . Clarie Grantham . Jeanne Jachna . Jen Mitchell  . Karren Johnson . Linda Callahan . Lyndal Higgins  . Michelle Leone . Michelle Lupton . Tristan Dawes . Wanda Cullen .  Natalie Walsh

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Yikes!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is Black & white + one other color.



Cat is colored with Copic's.

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!



Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy    Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

Thanks for stopping in!

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Congrats! TSOT #534

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.



 

I needed a card for a friend who just had a grandbaby, so this sketched worked well for that. Stamps are from Simon Says Stamp and I paper pieced the onesie.  The designer paper is something that I have had in my stash since I started stamping. I have no idea who made it.  

Link up here> Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

Thanks for dropping by. 

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Season's Greetings

Hello - Playing in a new challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge.



The tag was stamped with a very old Memory Box stamp set in gypsy blue pigment ink (sentiment too).  I also used the same ink to color the wooden snowflake embellishment that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.  The designer paper is also from Memory Box that I have been hoarding forever. 

Stitched tag and sentiment dies are from MFT. 

Thanks for stopping by.



Saturday, November 20, 2021

Happy Birthday

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today. I kept it very clean and simple for this birthday card.


Peony stamp and die is from Pink and Main. Colored with Copic's. The tiny birthday sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

I added two sets of leaves using a punch from Martha Stewart Crafts to balance out the flower. My Favorite Things dot border die used on the top panel.

Thanks for stopping by.


Thursday, November 18, 2021

Season's Greetings

Hi there. Playing in the Sunday Stamps weekly challenge today. It's a sketch that has a lot of possibilities.


The poinsettia dies are from Simon Says Stamp. I cut them out using Neenah classic crest cardstock and added some picked raspberry distress ink in the centers using a blending brush. 

The plaid stencil is from The paper studio (Hobby Lobby) and made using the same distress ink. The pine dies are from Carta Bella and lastly, the sentiment (Hero Arts) is heat embossed using Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder. 

Stitched die is from My Favorite Things. I did spritz this with shimmer spray which doesn't show up in the photo, but in real life, this sparkles. 

Thanks for stopping in.



Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Christmas wishes

Hello! Here is a card I created using distress inks and a Penny Black stamp.


I smooched bundled sage and aged mahogany onto my craft mat, spritzed with water and picked it up with the stamp. Then stamped it onto watercolor paper on the smooth side. Then took a paint brush and filled it in here and there. 

Added the sentiment and some gold pearls and layered it with the same colors of cardstock. I really like how it turned out. I also found that using red rubber stamps works best for this technique too.

Thanks for stopping by.