Ho Ho Ho - Pink Santa

 I know my card is made using unexpected colors for Christmas (?!)  -  but I made it for the Splitcoaststampers Tuesday Color Challenge that included the option of making it Christmas in July.

I used a recently purchased Make a Wish Arch Labels die set from Spellbinders for all the framing.  The Santa is a  vellum die cut from Taperlogy, attached to the white panel with glue dots.  The sentiment is a printed and die cut  Subsentiments Christmas set by Waffle Flower and the snowflakes are from Simon Says Stamp.

To make the panel into a folded card -  I die cut the largest frame again, out of white card stock, scored a horizontal line about 2" down from the top and adhered it to the top of the front panel so the card stands up.

I'm linking my card to:

NBUS

first time using the arch dies.

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

Anything Goes Christmas - ends 8/11

Rudolph Days Challenge

Anything Goes Christmas  ends 7/31

Paper: Hibiscus Burst, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening - PTI, Hammered White - Amazon

Accessories: Make a Wish Arch Labels Dies - Spellbinders, Vellum Santa/Christmas Set- Taperlogy, glue dots, foam dots, Subsentiments Christmas Tree die cuts - Waffle Flower, snowflakes - Simon Says Stamp.

Group Of Seven Cardmakers - July 2024 Kaleidoscope Technique

 For July, we - the Group of Seven Cardmakers - are playing with the Kaleidoscope Technique.

You will find instructions for this technique over at the Group of 7 blog, as well as my own step by step below.

I made this lobster card for my wonderful daughter-in-laws birthday - which is in December - but she LOVES lobster and always gets it when they visit us in MA in the summer, as the lobster in MD, where they live, isn't as good - and her name is Sunny -  so I created this very personalized card for her.

I'm taking great creative license here in saying my strips are like the bottom of the ocean or maybe its a map from MD to MA??!

I'll show you some photos of how I created my cards.

I gold embossed a Roses All Over background stamp from MFT  and a Crackle Stamp from Impression Obsession onto a panel of water color paper. 

I brushed water over the whole panel.  Then I brushed on random patches of watercolors.  

I dried the panels with my heat tool and cut the panels into 1/2" x 4 1/4" strips.  

This is how I finished the Anniversary Card

I embossed a frame (Simple Frame 3D - Altenew) onto a panel of Hammered White Paper.  I put some Rub 'N Buff Gold Leaf on my finger and rubbed it along the embossed frame so it matched the gold embossing on the strips.

   

I cut the strips to fit inside the frame and glued them  in random order onto the panel.

I added a printed sentiment along the base of the frame - like it was the title of this modern art painting!

I made this an Anniversary card for a friends' Son and Daughter-in-law so I added their names to the die cut hearts.

We hope you will give this technique a try and link up over at The Group of Seven so we can all see your creation!

I'm also linking my anniversary card to:

NBUS

First time using the frame embossing folder.

Can You Handle the Pressure

Anything Goes  ends 8/7

Linking my lobster card to:

Time Out Challenges

Tic Tac Toe ends 7/31

Middle Horizontal row - Die Cuts - Free - Any Sentiment

Anniversary Card:
Stamps: Roses All Over Background - My Favorite Things
Paper: Water color paper - Canson Cold Press, Hammered White Card - Amazon, Lavender Moon, Lemon Tart - PTI.
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, water, brushes, Winsor and Newton Water Color Paints, foam tape, printed sentiment strip, Heart Nestability, heart Punch, Computer generated names

Lobster Birthday

Stamps:  Crackle background stamp - Impression Obsession, sentiment from My Island set - Waltzingmouse (retired)

Paper:  Water color paper - Canson Cold Press, Pure Poppy, Spring Rain, Lemon Tart - PTI, Hammered white - Amazon.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Versamark

Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder, Heat tool, water, brushes, Winsor and Newton Water Color paints, form dots, Lobster die - Charlie and Paulchen, Sun die - Lil Inker Designs, cloud die - PTI, enamel dots and heart - Altenew

Inkspirational #321 - Woodland

 Here is my DT card for Inkspirational #321 challenge -  Woodland.

Woodland made me think of snowy Christmas in the woods!

I die cut the dome out of a  lovely piece of DP from Charlie and Paulchen showing these children enjoying the snowy woodlands.  I die cut the snow globe base out of a piece of woodgrain DP and the little sliver between the globe and base is die cut out of Brushed Silver. 

 

I also die cut the globe out of clear acetate and layered it over the image with little glue dots in the bottom corners and top center (that do show a bit!).   I added three little 'snowflakes' over the acetate.

The snow globe is layered over the background DP with foam dots.  The sentiment is a Small Talk Sticker.

How does the word Woodland inspire you?   Please show us by linking your creation up over at Inkspirational!  You have until 8/9!

Also linking my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the globe die although I've had it for years!!

First time using this DP

Christmas Kick Start

My snowg globe is like a frame?!  ends 7/31

Christmas Crafts all Year Round

anything goes  ends 7/31

Jingle Belles

Dashing Through the Snow  ends 7/31

Peace on Earth Christmas

Inspired by the blue of the candles/snow/pine and pinecones   ends 8/1

Paper: Clear Acetate - PTI,  DP - inside snow globe/Charlie and Paulchen, background/Qualiity Paper Pad - Studio Light, snow globe base - Grain and Grunge - Honey Bee.
Accessories:  Snow Globe Thinlits Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Small Talk Stickers/Occasions - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, Vanilla snow flakes/flowers - Simon Says stamp

Seize the Birthday - Tic Tac Toe

 Today is my last day as Surprise Party Guest over at Seize the Birthday.  I have so enjoyed participating in the June and July challenges and thank Nanc' and the team again for having me!

The challenge for the next two weeks is Tic Tac Toe!

I chose the top horizontal line -  stripes, one layer and stencil.

Here's the inside of my card to show it is for a birthday - for a sea-loving guy (or gal!)

I used the double stenciling technique for my background that was the Seize the Birthday challenge on June 17th.  If you're interested to see how I double stenciled my background, please see this blog post.

So pick a row of Tic Tac Toe - and join us over at Seize the Birthday!

Also linking my card to:

We Love Stamping

Sun, Sea, Sand  ends 7/31

Stencil Fun Challenge

shades of Blue   ends 8/6

Just Us Girls

ends 7/31

Time Out Challenges

ends 7/31

Shopping Our Stash

Summer  ends 7/30

Stamps:  The Voice of the Sea - wooden stamp - Impression Obsession, Ocean Bound - Waltzingmouse (retired)

Ink:  Nocturn - Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Everygreen Bough, Mermaid Lagoon.

Paper:  White - PTI

Accessories:  Texture Wall Stencil - The Crafters Workshop, Illusion Twist Stencil - Altenew, Enamel Dot - Altenew, blender brushes.

Guest DT for Try it on Tuesday 7/23/24 In the Garden

 I'm excited to share that today I'm the Guest DT over at Try it on Tuesday after being chosen in the Top Five for their Small Things challenge in June.  

Today the challenge is "In the Garden".  You can do any kind of project - as long as it has to do with a garden.

I recently purchased some new stamps from Claire Brennan Design and her Mush Love set fits the theme perfectly!  I'm always excited when I use something new right away!

(Claire Brennan was the owner/designer of Waltzingmouse Stamps.  And I'm happy to say she has started designing stamps and stencils again as Claire Brennan Design!)

I stamped the image and sentiment on a panel of white card and colored the images with Copics.  Then I laid my Milky Way Stencil from A Colorful Life Design over the panel and sponged around the image with Speckled Egg Distress Ink where the sky would be and with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink where the ground would be!  I added 3 black Tuxedo hearts around the image and white Nuvo Drops to the mushroom cap.

So please join in with us over at Try It On Tuesday "In the Garden" theme - you'll find lots of inspiration from the talented Design Team!  

And a big thank you to the Design Team for letting me 'play' with you for this challenge!

I'm also linking my card to:

NBUS

First time using this Mush Love stamp set!

We Love Stamping

Anything Goes  7/31

Double D. Challenges

inspired by the flowers 8/4

Make My Monday Challenge

Let's Celebrate ends 7/28

Stamps:  Mush Love - Claire Brennan Design.

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Speckled Egg and Mowed Lawn.

Accessories:  Copics, Tuxedo Hearts - Honey Bee Stamps, Milky Way Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs, Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops, blender brush.

Today is Your Day

 I've been playing with my new Waffle Flower stamps and dies and here is a birthday card I made.

I used the Postage Collage die, the Postage Collage Wild Flower stencils and the Postage Collage stamp set, all from Waffle Flower.   The background is embossed with Lumen Embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp and the sentiment is from Just Sentiments: Birthday from Papertrey Ink.  The 'postage stamps' are all popped up on foam dots and I added 2 enamel dots and 1 red heart from Altenew

I'm linking my card to:

The Color Hues Challenge ends 7/29

NBUS

first time using the Postage Collage Wild Flower Stencils

Seize the Birthday ends 7/23

Stamps:  Postage Collage - Waffle Flower, Just Sentiments: Birthday - Papertrey Ink.

Paper:  white - Papertrey Ink.

Ink:  Ranger Distress Barn Door, Worn Lipstick, Crushed Olive Scattered Straw, Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Accessories:  Postage Collage Die, Postage Collage Wild Flower Stencils - Waffle Flower,  Lumen Embossing Folder - Simon Says Stamp, foam dots, enamel dots and heart - Altenew, blender brushes.