Jingle All the Way

 Maybe the last Christmas card posting from me?  

I just had to try out this new 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder recently purchased.   I rubbed Ranger Distress Forest Moss Ink along the inside of the top panel, spritzed with water and embossed on a white card panel.   LOVE how it came out.  I took the panel out of the folder and then rubbed across the raised branches with the Forest Moss ink to highlight it a bit.

I die cut the sled out of red card and stamped the details over it  (PTI retired), punched holes and tied on the twine handle, added a bell and sentiment and adhered it over the panel with foam dots.

I'm linking my card to:

The Card Concept

Clean and layered

Inspired by greenery, the red door and the sled

NBUS

first time using the embossing folder

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Stamps: Two Feet Deep - PTI, Simple Strips: Christmas - Taylored Expressions

Paper: Red Hots - Bazzill, white - PTI

Ink: Fire Brick Red - Altenew, Forest Moss Ranger Distress, Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Accessories: Pine Branches 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - TH/Sizzix, Two Feet Deep Die - PTI, Simple Strips Die - Taylored Expressions, hole punch, Tiny Bells - TH/Idea-ology, twine. foam dots.

A Little Critter - Corgi

 I made this card in honor of HM Queen Elizabeth's passing.  I live in the US but I am of British heritage and always feel a connection to the going's on in Great Britain.

I had purchased the Lil Critters Corgi die from Simon Says Stamp, last year to make a birthday card for my grandniece because Corgi's were the favorite thing of the day for her!

I sprayed Distress Stains over the stencil (Spatter Heart from A Colorful Life), using Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin and Fossilized Amber.

I ran my Versamark ink along the edge of the panel and gold embossed it. The Corgi is up on foam dots. I just happened to have a crown in my box of charms so I put that on the Corgi's head!

I stamped the sentiment from Rainbow Bridge from Honey Bee Stamps and added a gem heart.  This card is 5" square.

My deepest condolences to Great Britain in the loss of their beloved Queen.

I'm linking my card to:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Little Critters

And

 

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes.

 

Stamps: Rainbow Bridge - Honey Bee Stamps

Paper: watercolor - Canson Cold Press, White - PTI, white and brown textured card - Parklane/JoAnn

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Ranger Distress Tea Dye, Versamark

Accessories: Ranger Distress Spray Stains in Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin, and Fossilized Amber, Spatter Heart stencil - A Colorful Life, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, black Copic, Lil Critters: Corgi Die - Simon Says Stamp, heart gem - Honey Bee Stamps, Crown charm from stash.

Tag #6 - Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Today, I'm sharing my 6th tag for Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas Challenge.  The theme for #6 is 'It Came Upon a Midnight Clear'.   I was inspired by both Ardyth's and Sandy's tags with their dark midnight skies.

Here's my tag:

I covered a square of white card with Galaxi Washi tape from Altenew to create my midnight sky and layered the Wisemen die cut over it - with the front piece layered up on foam dots.  I rubbed over the edges of the Wisemen die cut with a QTip that I inked with Hero Hues Sea Salt Ink to give the shapes definition.  I die cut the star and peace out of metallic gold paper and layered it all onto the Tag Sale Quilted die cut.

We're half way through the 12 tags of Christmas- and I'm so happy to have made so many pretty tags already for the gifts I will be giving this year- 6 more to go!   You'll find  Ellen's challenge here.

I'm also linking my tag to:
Country View December Challenge
Stars

Word Art Wednesday
Anything Goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenges
#25  The Christmas Story

Simon Says Stamp
Traditional Christmas

Paper:  White True Black - PTI, Kraft Stock Metallic - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology.
Ink:  Hero Hues Sea Salt Reactive Ink.
Accessories:  Galaxi Washi Tape - Altenew, Tag Sale Quilted Die and Peace die - PTI, Wisemen Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, foam dots, gold ribbon from stash.

The Seas and Everything that Moveth Therein

Today I'm playing along with the June CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  The theme is OCEAN.

I've been wanting to learn more about watercoloring on cards and this challenge is a great way to do it with all of the inspiration from the design team and links on the challenge blog to techniques!

For my watercolor background I used a pouncing technique where I rubbed Ranger Distress Inks onto my craft mat, spritzed the colors with water and pounced the watercolor panel into one color at a time - drying with my heat tool between colors.  The first color I used was Cracked Pistachio, the second Broken China and then Seedless Preserves (which I just pounced along the bottom edge).

Then I stamped one of the fish from Sea Life from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous over the panel.  I layered the panel over a cream Bazzill card base using form dots.  I stamped the Psalm from Beauty by the Sea from Sweet N Sassy on a piece of watercolor paper and adhered it below the watercolor panel.

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge

Just Us Girls

CropStop: June Link Party

Word Art Wednesday

Anything Goes

Stamps:  Sea Life - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Beauty by the Sea - Sweet N Sassy (retired).
Paper:  Water color paper - Canson, cream Bazzill.
Ink:  Ranger Distress Cracked Pistachio, Broken China and Seedless Preserves, Hero Hues Black.
Accessories:  craft mat, water mister, heat tool, foam dots.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Keep Calm and Put the Kettle On

Here's my second card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! 

and here is my 2nd spring design coffee card!

First, I sponged over the background using Wendy Vecchi's Check Mate Stencil with Sky Blue Ink.  I used her Stripes stencil on the top and bottom edges with black ink. I used a fun Wendy Vecchi Cone Flower stamp/stencil set for the flowers, where you stamp the flower and then there are two stencils included with the stamp, the flower shape and the stem shape, so you lay the stencil over the stamping and sponge on the color!  So easy!!  

I die cut a strip of grass out of green tissue paper and adhered it over the bottom of the stem.  I stamped the sentiment from Stampendous on a panel cut with a Stitched Mat Rectangle die from Lil' Inker Designs.

You'll find lots of Spring Coffee lovers inspiration over at the hop here! 

I'm also linking my card to:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

The Card Concept -  my style - clean and graphic 

Through the Purple Haze - Springtime

Color Throw Down 

Stamps:  Stamp it Stencil It - Cone Flower - Wendy Vecchi Stampers Anonymous,  Kettle On - Stampendous
Paper:  White - PTI, green tissue paper
Ink:  Wendy Vecchi Archival - Leaf Green, Sun Flower, Cactus Flower, Tiger Lily, Sky Blue,  Archival Jet Black.
Accessories:  Fringe Die - Memory Box, Stitched Mat Rectangle die - Lil Inker Designs, foam tape, Stencils - Check Mate, Dots and Stripes - Wendy Vecchi.

Each of Us is God's Special Work of Art

I made this card for a new challenge I just found when visiting the blog of my stamping friend Annette -  it's called Pinspired - and they choose an image from Pinterest for the challenge inspiration.  Here is this week's inspiration:

And here's my inspired card:

I used my brandy new hibiscus die that I got from My Favorite Things along with my brandy new stitched mat rectangle from Lil' Inker Designs.

I'm also entering this into Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

My next card was made for the Cas-ual Fridays Challenge - to use Kraft and text.

I used stamps from the Ocean Bound set by Waltzingmouse.  I stamped the frame, sentiments and anchor on a piece of kraft paper, cut it out and layered it over the kraft card base with foam dots.  It's always good to have a masculine card on hand!
 

Each One of Us
Stamps:  Trust God - SU
Paper:  white, hawaiian shores, hibiscus burst, berry sorbet, summer sunrise, scarlet jewel - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress Tubbled Glass, Ranger Archival Jet Black
Accessories:  dies - Hibiscus- MFT,  Stitched Mats Rectangles - Lil' Inker Designs, glue pen, foam tape.

Old Salt Birthday 
Stamps:  Ocean Bound - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  Kraft - PTI
Ink:  Archival Jet Black and Coffee
Accessories:  foam dots

Contentment Times Two

I have two creations to share today -  my first card was done all in blues for the Just Us Girls monochromatic challenge.   I'm continuing with yesterday's post theme, making this one a sympathy card.

I sponged a floral stencil for the background in Ranger Distress Weathered Wood, then I stamped the blooms on die cuts in Chipped Sapphire and Faded Jeans.  The 'in sympathy' is stamped on a sentiment strip die cut.  The flower and sentiment are popped up on foam tape and I added one lone rhinestone.

I'm going to slip this card into the Cas on Sunday - floral fantasy challenge as well

My 2nd card was made for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge - it's Anything Goes - but they provided this verse from 1 Timothy if we wanted to use it.  And I have a confession to make!  I originally thought this card would also be for the Just Us Girls monochromatic challenge - until I re-read the instructions and realized it was supposed to be blue!  But it was a happy mistake because I got two cards for my efforts!

I sponged the circles stencil for the background.  I printed the Bible Verse from my computer, die cut it with a Wonky Rectangle, sponged it before taking it out of the die, then layered it over the stenciled panel with foam tape.

Floral Sympathy
Stamps:  In Sympathy from Asian Garden Additions - Waltzingmouse, flower and leaves from Tropical Sensations set - My Favorite Things
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress Faded Jeans, Weathered Wood and Chipped Sapphire
Accessories:  Foam Tape, Mixable Stencils - Petal Pattern - My Favorite Things, Dienamics Dies - Sentiment Strips & Tropical Sensations - My Favorite Things, Rhinestone - Kaiser

Godliness with Contentment
Paper:  White, Summer Sunrise - PTI
Ink:  Ranger Distress Wild Honey
Accessories: Bible Verse printed from computer,  Funky Rectangles - Spellbinders, Mixable Stencil Concentric Circles - My Favorite Things, foam tape, rhinestone - Kaiser