He's Making a List

 Back to Christmas for my 5th card for the Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog hop!

I've had this Santa's Wish Colorize die for at least a year and haven't made him yet - so today was the day!    The fun sentiment is from Waltzingmouse (retired) and,  again, I've used a Paper Cut Cafe Mug (I just love the steam!)

There's just one more day (Friday) to play along with the Coffee Lovers blog hop - check it out here.

I'm also linking my card to:

Just Us Girls

Red and Green

Christmas Craft Creations

November: add a hat

NBUS

First time using the Santa die.

Stamps:  Santa's Coming to Town - Waltzingmouse (retired)

Ink:  Ruby Red - Altenew

Paper:  Sweet Blush - PTI, Hammered White - Amazon, Caramel Apple and Red Hot - Bazzill, DP Make It Merry - Honey Bee.

Accessories:  Santas Wish Colorize Die, Paper Cut Cafe - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Brown Copic, Foam Dots.

Oh Deer, It's Christmas

 My son and DIL live in a log house on the top of a mountain and they have deer that come to the back of their home every day.  The deer live all around them in the woods.  So, I'm always looking for cute deer stamps/dies/sentiments to use on cards for them.

I've had this Dashing Deer Bigz Die for many years but I can't remember ever using it.   I recently purchased the It's Christmas, Oh Deer stamp from Unity (it's on sale right now - just sayin') and realized, combined, they make a fun shaped card -  perfect to send to my son and DIL this year!

I die cut the deer twice out of white hammered paper and inked it by rubbing both Classic Kraft and Fine Linen ink pads over it.

I die cut the sentiment with an arches die from The Greetery and inked over that piece.

I adhered the front and back of the deer across the ears and antlers, scoring the back piece below the adhesive, so it will stand up.  I adhered the sentiment to the deer along the side edge on the front.

I colored the nose with a black pen and added a black gem for the eye.  I added white dots with my white POSCA pen around the Oh Deer sentiment but they are hardly noticible!?

I love how this came out!

I'm linking my card to:

Double D Challenge

Oh Deer

ends 11/12

The Holly and Ivy Christmas

Anything Goes

ends 11/12

NBUS

First time using the Oh Deer stamp and I think it's the first time using the deer die.

Christmas Craft Creations

Monochromatic

ends 11/7

Stamps: It's Christmas, Oh Deer - Unity Stamps
Paper: white hammered paper - Amazon
Paper Size: 4" wide x 5" tall
Ink: Classic Kraft and Fine Linen - PTI, Espresso - Altenew
Accessories: Dashing Deer Bigz Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, A2 Arches die - The Greetery, Black 01 micron Pen (for nose), black gem (for eye), white POSCA pen.

Inkspirational Challenge #301 Cold Enough to Snow

 The latest Inkspirational Challenge - #301 - has just been posted.  It's a word prompt - COLD!  

Although I don't want it to be too cold outside yet, I am in Christmas card mode so here is the DT card I created for the challenge - A cold snowy scene!

It's a one layer 'sort of CAS' if you count the blue background as open space??!!  But that's not the challenge - it just has to be COLD! 

  

I simply sponged the white panel with Ranger Distress inks in Starry Sky (from the bottom of the panel up to the top of the image) and the darker blue, Faded Jeans (from above the image up to the top or the panel).  Then splattered water with my fingertips over the top of the panel to create a snowfall.  

The image is from the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Set - Holiday Sketch Book.  An easy card to make multiples of!

You have through 11/3 to link up your COLD card!  

Find lots of inspiration from the rest of the DT and Mr. Linky at the Inkspirational Blog!

I'm also linking my card to:

NBUS

First time using this stamp set

Christmas Craft Creations: October

Monochromatic

Stamps: Holiday Sketch Book - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous

Paper: white - PTI

Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Starry Sky, Faded Jeans

Accessories: water, sponge applicators

Inkspirational Challenge #291 - Seasonal

 There's a new post up at Inkspirational today!

Since I need to get a jump on my Christmas cards -  I chose Christmas/Winter as my season! 

 

I laid my Fir Branch Stencil over a panel of water color paper.  I lightly tapped  Dark Brown Brushos over the pine cone area and Emerald Green Brushos over the pine areas.  Then I spritzed with water activating the color crystals.  I carefully lifted the stencil off the panel and had this lovely print.  I put it aside to dry and then added the Label Sticker from Idea-ology as a sentiment!

When you do this technique, the top of the stencil ends up with lots of pooled Brushos on it.  So I quickly flipped over the stencil and pressed it onto another panel of water color paper.

  

When I removed the stencil off the panel, it was mostly the splotches of green that you see on the panel below and really did not leave a definition of the pine cones.  So, after this panel dried, I laid the stencil over it and sponged over it with brown ink - quite a  different negative/positive print look - but a lovely card I think?!  

I didn't waste the watery Brushos

 AND I got two Christmas cards done!  Win/Win!

So please join us and choose a SEASON for your card design!  You will find lots of Seasonal inspiration  over at Inkspirational.

You have until June 16th to link up your card!

I'm linking my card to:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

#141  Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

#50 Anything Christmas

Christmas Craft Creations

no stamping

Paper:  Water color - Canson Cold Press

Ink:  Espresso - Altenew

Accessories:  Fir Branch Stencil - The Crafters Workshop, Dark Brown and Emerald Green Brushos, Label Stickers/Christmas - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, water mister.