Happy Holidays!

MFT Santa's Elves stamp and dies;
Whimsy Stamps Christmas Tree in Words

I love these adorable MFT Elves, they remind me of my precious grandsons.  The elves were colored with copic markers, the tree was stamped with Hero Arts Ombre green ink and topped with a gold star die cut. To ground my images, I laid down a strip of adhesive, rubbed in some gold glitter, and added a piece of patterned paper.  Finally for that last bit of sparkle, used the Wink of Stella glitter brush on the ornament and bells.

I'll be linking my card to Simon Says Challenge - Make it Sparkle and HLS December Anything Goes with Dies challenges.

Thank you so much for your visit.  Happy Holidays!

It's a Celebration!

My Favorite Things - Sweet BD Wishes; Penny Black - Sprinkles and Smiles sentiment;

Hello and thanks for stopping by!  

I have another birthday card to share with you, this time a CAS card made for my sister.   I colored my image with copic markers, sprinkled glitter on the frosting and added Little B washi tape to the card base.  I'll be playing along in the following challenges:

Splitcoaststampers CAS400 - It's a Celebration!

     C - celebration theme

     A - aqua

     S - sparkle

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 217 - Make Your Mark   

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your visit and have a great day!

Sprinkled with Stardust

Altenew Majestic Bloom Stamp & Die; Penny Black Sprinkles and Smiles sentiment;
Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Die; Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Hello and thank you for stopping by!

For this card, I used the Altenew stamp and die set, Majestic Bloom.   Instead of stamping the flower and leaves in colored layers, I heat embossed the outline images in gold and watercolored them with Zig markers.  With a gold layout in mind, I used gold cardstock (Bazzill Gold Leaf) for my mat, embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder (Wow Gold Rich Pale) and glued a few gold sequins onto the Wonky Stitches frame.

Here are some challenges I'll be linking to:
Happy Little Stampers October - Anything Goes With Dies Challenge
The Flower Challenge - Anything Goes with Florals
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes This Time
Addicted to CAS, Challenge 98 - Watercolour

Thank you so much for looking, I really appreciate your visit!

Happy Haunting

Simon Says Stamp "Only Have Eyes For You";  Inkadinkado stamp "Halloween" sentiment;

Lawn Fawn "A Birdie Told Me" die; Distress Inks; Copic Markers

My inspiration for this card came from the card challenge below and a technique that I recently learned from Jennifer McGuire--"how to create a backdrop for a stamped image".  I positioned my stamp in the Misti stamping tool and then I repeatedly stamped the spiderweb by moving my card front (not the stamp) slightly downward each time.   Before I did that, however, I masked off the sides with masking tape and ink distressed the area with Distress Inks.  I fussy cut my image to give it some dimension.

I'll be linking my card to the following challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #193

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Halloween

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween Inspiration

I really appreciate your visit.   Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Boo!

Lawn Fawn dies - Milk Carton and A Birdie Told Me;  Tiddly Inks digital image Monstrous Party;

Inkadinkado Halloween stamp sentiment; MFT die - Stitched Circle Stax; 

Martha Stewart - Fence punch;  Copic Markers;  Prismacolor Pencils

I was inspired to start my Halloween favors early this year after seeing all the cute Halloween products being sold at the stores.  The fun Halloween things you see in the picture are rings that light up when pressed.  My grandsons love anything that lights up but here's to hoping they won't just tear open their milk cartons just to get whats inside.   Grandma can only hope, lol.  

Challenges I'll be linking to:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Gift It

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge 212, Make Your Mark

Tiddly Inks Challenge #191 - Anything Goes!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

Welcome Little One

Jane's Doodles Special Delivery (images); Simon Says Stamp Cuddly Critters Accessories (sentiment);

QuickKutz Santa's Workshop (frame die);  Memory Box Puffy Clouds

I made another baby card, this time for a boy.  I guess I could have just made a gender-neutral card and colored this in typical yellow but I wanted a definite baby girl or baby boy card to give to my nephew and niece-in-law.   The cute little images from Jane's Doodles were colored with copic markers and the word "baby" and the heart (which by the way is blue and not black as it appears) are similar to sequin embellishments.

I'd like to link my card to the following challenges:  Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies Challenge;   Creative Corner Challenges--Team Jess No Pattern Paper Allowed;  and Addicted to Stamps and More--Challenge #211 Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for looking, I really appreciate your taking the time to visit!

Welcome Baby

Penny Black An Angel Among Us;  Stampin' Up Welcome Baby sentiment

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Squares dies; Copic Markers

My nephew and his wife are expecting the birth of their second child in a few weeks.  They are choosing not to know their baby's sex before birth so I thought I'd be prepared by having baby cards for both genders ready in advance of the happy news.  

I'll be linking my card to these challenges:  Penny Black September Challenge--Add a Sentiment;
Allsorts Challenge Blog--Week 380, Anniversaries and Special Occasions.

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!