Christmas Cheer

Hi everyone. I decided to participate in the winter/holiday coffee lovers bloghop and here is my entry.

I used the LLD coffee dies from My Favorite Things to cut out the coffee cup. It is then popped up onto a kraft tag that has been splattered with white to look like snow. The tag die is from MFT.

Sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and stamped onto the a fishtail banner. It's really hard to see, but I stamped some mint tiny snowflakes on either side of the sentiment.

Designer paper is from Fancy Pants. I colored the top white satin ribbon with a Copic marker to match the DP, it's close but not perfect. I tied it on and added a button snowflake that I've had in my stash for a bit. It's really cute in real life.

Adding this to Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge of Tag it, as well.

ETA: entering this into the anything goes challenge over at Word Art Wednesday anythings goes challenge.
Also entering into the Sunday Stamps color challenge. 

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Joy

Hello all. In cleaning out my stamps I came across this little gem that I didn't know I had. Coincidentally, it works wonderful for the Addicted to CAS challenge of Joy this week.

I used Rustic white cardstock from PTI as the base of the card and the top layer.

The stamp is from Victorine Originals. I stamped it in Versamark ink and then heat set it with gold embossing powder. I also applied the gold embossing powder around the outside of the card base. I never have any luck using a ruler and the versamark pen to get an even border. What I did this time around is the direct to paper method with the pad and then added the powder. It's bigger than I need and wasted powder, but it at least I didn't get frustrated!

This stamp would be a good one to use to do some mass Christmas cards in a hurry. You can find the link to the stamp here.


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Elf

Hi everyone. I paired two challenges to get this card and I think he turned out pretty darn cute.

Elf is from My Favorite Things and colored in Copics.  I specifically chose blue and green to go with the color challenge over at Less is More. This will be mailed out to one of my friends who is a huge Seahawk's fan.

The sentiment is from WPlus9 and Merry is the word this week over at Just us Girls.  I used the stitched square die from My Favorite Things to cut this little guy out and then layered a bit of elf green cardstock (also from MFT) behind him. I did pop him up off the white card base with foam tape to give this a bit of dimension.

White satin ribbon is colored with the mistletoe green Copic marker then tied into a bow using the Bow Easy.


Here are the Copic markers I used:
Hat/pants/shoes: G40,43,46
Skin: E51,53 YR00
Shirt: B93,95,97, White sharpie paint pen for buttons
Bell - Brass marker from Studio G
Hat band- C00, C1
Ground - W00, W1

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Snowflake

Hi everyone! Decided to create a card with this weeks theme of snowflakes over at CAS-ual Fridays.

Snowflake is a die that came in three sizes, this is the middle one. I cut it out of some back ground papers that I created a white ago. I did the smooch method on a craft sheet with Fresh Ink reinkers from Impress rubber stamps and water. These are pigment inks, so you know they took a while to dry. I also ended up using some fixative on it so that the ink wouldn't rub off.

Anyway, I layered three snowflakes together and inserted them back into the negative space of the white card base. Added the sentiment. Which by the way, I was enabled to buy through FB from The Stampin Place.

Added the whole thing back onto one of the back grounds I created and adhered to a white card base. Lastly, I added a bit of clear wink of stella glitter onto the snowflake so it would sparkle.

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Snowy hillside

Hello everyone. Sharing another Christmas card that works for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of "let it snow."

I cased a card I did last year but switched up the fir trees a bit and did not put a sentiment on the front. The snow in the back ground is also different as is the color of the card base.

I used the snow stencil from My Favorite Things and some home made molding paste and the let it dry overnight. Love the texture this created.

Dies are from Impression Obsession for the fir trees and the birch trees. The birch trees even comes with a couple of birds. I only used one to give this a pop of color. The trees are added into the snowy hills using foam tape.

That's it for today. I'm in the process of switching over my stamp sets to clear sleeves instead of CD/DVD cases. The room I'm saving is incredible! Thanks for stopping by.

Joy to the world

Hello! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch. I'm on vacation from work this week so had plenty of time today to play.

Rustic white cardstock is from PTI, I used it for the base and for the next layer, which is popped up using foam tape.

Embossing folder is from We R Memory Keepers. I love the quilted look it provides and it's pretty deeply embossed. 

Banner tag is cut from Bazzill antique paper and then colored with Festive Berries distress inks. The music sheet paper is just that, paper, so it was a bit of a challenge to sponge the distress ink on without tearing it.

Poinsettia die is from Poppy Stamps and the pine die is from Impression Obsession. I used some cream colored satin ribbon in the back ground so that it would help to set off the colors of greens and hide the line between the embossing.  Lastly, the sentiment is from PTI.
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Nice Hat!

Hi everyone! Here is a clean, simple and quick card for you today.

I got the sentiment stamp at my local stamp store which just happens to be Impress. You can find their web site here and the stamp is from Savvy Stamps. Lots to choose from.

The santa hat is from A*Muse Studio (retired) and colored with the R29 Copic marker.  I added some dimension to his hat with some puffy paint that was heated with the heat gun.

Stitched dies are from My Favorite Things.

Finally, I added three snowflakes on the bottom using the snowflake stubby from Stamps by Judith and white craft paint. I wanted something added to the bottom corner and sequins and/or pearls were just too much.  So went with this subtle route and liked it quite well.

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