Woodblock Wednesday September Edition

 

 

Hello and welcome to another edition of  Woodblock Wednesday where we're showing some love for all of our woodblock stamps.  Remember those stamps we all just had to have and just collected?  We've all done that.  For my card this month, I created another Christmas card using an old, retired, Stampin Up set called The Gift Of Love.  I've had this set for years and haven't used much, if at all.

I started out by stamping the image and saying in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  Once my coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz chipped sapphire and brushed corduroy distress inks before layering and adding brads.  I then adhered the image panel to an espresso card base before adding small, retired, Gin and Tonic star sequins from Picket Fence Studios then highlighted the Christmas Star using a Castle Arts gold glitter gel pen. I'm please with how this turned out since I'm still stamping with a migraine.

Challenges entered:

 

Woodblock Wednesday Sept 2023 - Anything Goes Using Woodblock Stamps 

Jingle Belles Rock Sept 2023 - Inspired By A Story/Movie (I went with the Christmas Story the greatest story ever told) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 615 to 616 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #148 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Krafty Chicks #683 - All Occasions (Christmas)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamps)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Brushed Corduroy

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Glue, Brads, Gel Pen, Star Sequins

Falling For Wednesdays Week 6

 

 

 

 Hi friends! Welcome to week 6 of Falling For Wednesdays hosted by @kellysantidesigns If you are interested in joining the Winter Hop starting in November, please send Kelly a PM! This week’s fall theme is: Farmer’s Market!  For this week's card, I allowed myself to be inspired by the pumpkin patch we used to take the kids to when they were little and the weekend farmers market here in town.  

 

So I pulled out my Happy Pumpkin Season stamp set (NBUS) from MFT Stamps, and a slimline card from my scrap pile, and stamped all of the images in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using my Castle Arts pencils.  Once my coloring was finished, I stenciled the background hills using a retired MFT mountain/snow mound stencil and the clouds using my PFS slimline cloud coverage stencil using PFS blending brushes.  After adding some clear Gin and Tonic sequins, my card is finished.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff #54 - Use Your NBUS (stamps)

Shopping Our Stash #506 - Color Me Beautiful (pencils, ink)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 615 and 616 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamps)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week.

Stamps: My Favorite Things

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Stormy Sky, Brushed Corduroy

Card Stock: Neenah White Scrap

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, MFT Stencil, PFS Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Glue, Sequins

Challenge 2338

  Sponsored by Newton's Nook

Newton's Nook Challenge

Newton's Nook FB Design and Share

Hello and welcome.  Today starts a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Newton's Nook.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of this week's challenge.  For my card this week, I used my own cats as inspiration and pulled out my Newton Caroling set that I bought end of last year and hadn't used yet (NBUS).  These cute little cats make me think of my own cats, and fosters, "singing the song of their peoples" whenever they feel like it.

After stamping the images in memento tuxedo black on Copic X-press It white, I colored everything using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering and stippling some Stampin Up soft sky  ink using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  I then fussy cut the mice out and added those using micro pop dots.  After adding some music note brads, I adhered the image panel using pop up glue dots on a green card dry embossed using a Cuttlebug allegro embossing folder.  The final touch was adding some poinsettia dew drops from my stash and some crystal/waterfall ice stickles to highlight the snowfall.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #54 - Use Your NBUS (images)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #148 - Anything Goes Christmas (images)

Most Magical Time of the Year #12 - Anything Goes Halloween or Christmas (images)

Crazy For Cats #11 - Anything Goes Cats 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #214 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps:  Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Soft Sky, Garden Green

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, PFS Blending Brushes, Dew Drops, Glue Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Ice Stickles, Brads

Recycled Alabaster Box

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a recycled Hills Bros. Cappuccino French Vanilla coffee container that I turned into an Alabaster box (to keep money in for our church's missions program) using packing from a Chewy order and some wood block stamps I received last year from a friend who had to downsize her stamp collection while moving across the county.  

I started out by adhering the paper packing to my coffee container using 5/8" Scor-Tape.  I then stamped my church image (Design Objectives) and both sayings (Believe - Hero Arts) (John 3:16 Printworks) onto scrap vanilla card stock in memento tuxedo black before coloring the church using copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz stormy sky lightly around the church using my Picket Fence blending brushes before layering it, and my John 3:16 panel, to scrap espresso card stock before adding copper brads to both.  I then adhered both panels to the coffee container using glue dots.  I now die cut two crosses using a Spellbinders Shapeability Cross die I've had for years and only used once or twice.  After adhering the crosses to the side panels using mini glue dots, I added copper ice stickles to the adhered crosses as my final embellishment.  I then cut a slit for the money in the plastic top of my new alabaster box to finish it up.  I've included pictures of all four sides:

both of the cross side panels are identical

Challenges entered:

Snippets Playground #463 - Use Those Snippets (recycled paper, scrap card stock used)

Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone Sept 2023 - Anything Goes No Cards (alabaster box)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 613 to 614 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Believe, John 3:16)

Crafty Addicts #5 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart #5 - Anything Goes No Cards (alabaster box)

Never Before Used Schtuff #54 - Use Your NBUS (stamps)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Printworks; Design Objectives; Hero Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Scraps

Accessories: Chewy Packing Paper, Big Shot, Copic Markers, Spellbinders Cross Dies, Copper Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots

 

Falling For Wednesdays Week 5

 

 

 

Hi friends! Welcome to week 5 of Falling For Wednesdays hosted by @kellysantidesigns   This week’s fall theme is: Fall Critters!  I immediately thought of Yosemite National Park again and all of the forest animals getting ready for winter.  Putting on pounds, storing food in their dens, etc. before beginning hibernation.  

 

I started out by stamping my images from MFP Stamp Shop (now closed) in memento tuxedo black ink on Copic X-press it white card stock before coloring them using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Taking a small Marvy circle punch I've had for years, and rarely use, I punched out my critters peeking out of their tree "burrows" before adhering using pop dots.  After adhering the panel to an espresso card, I decided to add some "grasses" and dug out my Stampscapes large reeds (068D) and stamped the reeds using Tim Holtz mowed lawn, scattered straw and walnut stain distress inks.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Retro Rubber #215 - Fall Scenes (MFP stamps are 2011, Stampscapes are 1993)

Crafty Calendar Sept 2023 - Anything Goes 

The Four Seasons Sept 2023 - See Inspiration Board (inspired by leaves)

Just Us Girls #697 - See Mood Board (inspired by the leaves)

 

 

The Four Seasons

Retro Rubber

 

Just Us Girls

 

 

My second card I made was inspired by Bear Country in Disneland and seeing all of the squirrels running around to snatch up the scrap droppings.  Taking out some MFP Stamp Shop (now closed) sets as well as the Stampscapes reeds/bush stamps, I got to work.  After stamping the squirrel on a log image in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then stamped the pine branches in Tim Holtz pine needles distress ink before stamping the overhanging branches in walnut stain before stamping the reeds/bush using Tim Holtz scattered straw, mowed lawn and walnut stain to create my "grasses".  I then stamped the rocks on scrap card stock, colored them and adhered to the image panel which sits on an espresso card.  I then took a green glittered gel pen and highlighted some of the images.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Jan's Digital Stamps Sept 2023 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #78 - Anything Goes With Featured Critter (squirrel)

Park Hopping My Happy Place Sept 2023 - Anything Goes Inspired By Theme Parks (Bear Country Disneyland, California)

2 Sisters On The Blog #78 - Autumn (colors, falling leaves)

Challenge Up Your Life #162 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Peeking Critters

Stamps: MFP Stamp Shop (closed); Stampscapes

Ink:  Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Scattered Straw, Walnut Stain; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Small Hole Punch, Pop Dots, MISTI

 

Fat Tail?

Stamps: MFP Stamp Shop (closed); Stampscapes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Scattered Straw, Walnut Stain, Tea Dye Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers , Pop Dots, Gel Pens, MISTI
 

 

 

Winner! Winner!

 

 I just saw I was one of the winners for last months challenge at Jan's Digital Stamps.

I'm also a Top 3 winner at Cardz 4 Guys with this card:

Falling For Wednesdays Week 4

 

 

 

Welcome to week 4 of Falling For Wednesdays hosted by @kellysantidesigns Hop along with #ffwcardgroup2023 where each week holds beautiful fall splendor. This week’s fall theme is our only technique challenge: Create your own PLAID!  Now, anyone who knows me, knows fall is my favorite time of the year, with the Winter/Christmas season right behind it.  I love everything pumpkin spice and used that as inspiration for my card.

For mine, I took a couple of old retired Stampin Up solid line stamps I received from a friend (unknown set) and stamped it repeatedly in garden green and tangerine tango dye ink.  I then repeatedly stamped the "broken" line one in Tim Holtz fired brick and walnut stain distress inks before color spritzing a couple of markers.  My image panel consists of The Cat's Pajamas Pumpkin Spice Gnome digital set printed on Neenah white card stock then colored with Castle Arts pencils before layering.  After spritzing a little eggplant envy marker around the gnome, I adhered the image panel on some espresso card stock before adding copper brads then adhering to the card base with my plaid/flannel panel.  Then I added some copper cord along the edge, faux stitched a copper gel pen before adding some copper Not 2 Shabby bling.  The final touch was adding a small clay pumpkin pie slice next to the cup on the cup saucer.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #54 - Use Your NBUS (digital set, line stamps, clay pie piece)

The Four Seasons Sept 2023 - See Mood Board (inspired by colors, plaid patterns)

Double D Challenge Sept 2023 - Fall Plaids (inspired by fall colors, plaids, pumpkins)

Inspiration Station #53 - See Mood Board (inspired by pumpkins, colors)

Double Trouble #147 - Oh My Gourd (pumpkin, green/red/ purple colors) 

Get Creative Challenges #125 - Pumpkin Spice

Digi Choosday Wk 36 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

 

The Four Seasons

 

Double D Challenges

 

Inspiration Station

 

Double Trouble Thing 1
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: SU Green Galore, Tangerine Tango; Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Walnut Stain

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Copper Cord, Brads, Glue Dots, Glue, Copper Bling, Clay Pumpkin Pie, Color Spritzer, SU Eggplant Envy Marker, CTMH Terracotta Marker

 

Furry And Bright

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a Christmas card I made using an adorable, but retired set, from My Favorite Things.  I'm trying to get caught up on my stash of Christmas cards since I'm usually finished by the end of September but not this year.  Migraines, and illnesses, have put me way behind.  

I started out by stamping my images using my MISTI (I received as a gift) in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I die cut the kitten out before adhering it to the image panel using glue dots.  Once the panel was layered and silver brads added, I adhered it to the razzleberry card base using medium sized glue dots.  The only embellishments added were some silver/white thread along the edge, a blinged-out flourish and some crystal ice stickles as "snow".

Challenges entered:

 

My Favorite Things August 2023 - Ready, Set, Christmas  

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #54 - Use Your NBUS (images, flourish)

Christmas With The Cuties #73 - Something Snowy (ice stickle snowflakes)

Most Magical Time Of The Year #12 - Anything Halloween or Christmas Goes (Christmas)

Krafty Chicks #680 - Stamp Act (MFT Christmas stamps)

Peace On Earth #47 - Anything Christmas See Mood Board  (inspired by colors, cat in stocking, elf hats)

 

Most Magical Time of the Year

 

Krafty Chicks

 

Peace On Earth

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFT

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; SU

Accessories: MISTI, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling, PFS Blending Brush, Ice Stickles, Thread, Brads, Glue Dots

 

PIP 2336

 

  Sponsored by Polkadoodles

Polkadoodles FB 1

Polkadoodles FB 2 

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Polkadoodles.  I would like to thank them for sponsoring this week's challenge.  For my card this week, I decided to use the Hollybobs Choir digital image.

Once I had printed it out at 3.5x5, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers then layered and added some white dove brads.  I then adhered it to a navy blue card before adhering a small white bow using glue dots then highlighted the colored image using ice stickles.  Inside my card, I used an old Hero Arts Christmas saying.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image, dove brads)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #147 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 611 to 612 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Digi Chooseday Wk 35 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start Sept 2023 - Anything Goes Optional All That Glitters (ice stickles)

CD Sunday Plus #118 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Stampin Up Pacific Pointe; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots, Blending Brushes, Black Gel Pen

Falling For Wednesdays Week 3

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 3 of Falling For Wednesdays hosted by @kellysantidesigns Hop along with #ffwcardgroup2023 where each week holds beautiful fall splendor. This week’s fall theme is: LEAF PEEPING!  Leaf peeping is defined as driving/taking a tour to see all of the fall colors.  When I'm physically able to do this, I love seeing all of the fall leaf colors not far from here in Yosemite National Park.

 

My card this week is featuring a few retired Stampin Up sets using a technique created by Kittie Caracciolo.  It's called watercolor landscaping and she created a tutorial for it that's uploaded to Splitcoaststampers.  It's an amazing technique and is really easy to do.

I started out by stamping the background trees (Lovely As A Tree) in PTI dark chocolate ink on white card stock before taking the fern from the Watercolor Minis set and inked it in various Stampin Up dye inks to create my tree leaves and the leaves on the ground.  I then stamped the truck from (Loads of Love) and car/plane from (Travel Time) in memento tuxedo black ink on scratch card stock before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  After fussy cutting all of them out, I set them aside to stencil the cloud background using Picket Fence Studios slimline cloud stencil and Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink and a blending brush from Picket Fence Studios.  Taking the Watercolor Mini fern again, I stamped the road using memento tuxedo black ink and then blended in a bit of PTI dark chocolate using a blending brush.  Once that was finished, I adhered both cars and the truck using glue dots before adding another truck using pop dots for added dimension.  The final touch was adding some "birds" to the background using a black gel pen.

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (all stamps used)

Inspiration Station #53 September 2023 - See Mood Board Below (inspired by the fall colors)

The Four Seasons Sept 2023 - See Mood Board Below (inspired by the fall colors)

Get Creative Challenge #125 - Pumpkin Spice Please (pumpkin in the truck bed)

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Stamp It 

Double D Challenges - Fall Plaids (inspired by colors)

Inspiration Station

The Four Seasons

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up (Lovely As A Tree, Watercolor Minis, Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories, Travel Time)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI Dark Chocolate; Stampin Up Soft Suede, Ruby Red, Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery; Tim Holtz Pine Needles, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Black Gel Pen, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes

Jonah

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a journaling page I did a couple weeks ago in my bible.  Pastor's message that week was on the book of Jonah and after church, I was inspired to use stamps from Picket Fence Studios to create this bible journaling page (which I'm fairly new to).

 

I started out by stamping the whale/jellyfish/squid from Schools of Fish (retired) in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring it using my Castle Arts pencils.  Once my coloring was finished,I stamped the silhouette fish also in black before stamping the coral and sea ferns from A Dose Of Vitamin Sea in various memento inks before blending some tumbled glass and broken china distress inks to create my ocean water.

Challenges entered:

 

Ally's Angels #73 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #213 - Anything Goes

Outlawz Anything Goes In A Card Free Zone - Anything Goes (bible journaling)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Tart, Rhubarb Stalk, Nautical Blue; Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: None

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes 

Woodblock Wednesday August 2023 edition

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins the new Woodblock Wednesday challenge.  This monthly challenge inspires us to pull out those woodblock stamps (we all have them) that we're not using, and show them some love.  Since I'm behind making my Christmas cards for this year, I pulled out a couple of House Mouse stamps to use.

I started out by stamping my images in memento tuxedo black ink on some Copic X-press It card stock before coloring using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before stippling some Stampin Up soft sky ink around the edges and to fill in the white spaces.  I then layered the image panel and added some metallic red brads before setting aside.  Taking a retired Stampin Up holly jumbo wheel, I stamped the card base with Tim Holtz fired brick distress ink before adding the layered image panel using glue dots.  The final touch was adding some crystal and waterfall ice stickles. Here's the woodblock stamps I used: 

Challenges entered:

 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #146 - Anything Goes Christmas 

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #397 - Anything Goes Optional Fruit

The Most Magical Time of the Year #12 - Anything Goes Halloween or Christmas (Christmas)

Park Hopping My Happy Place September 2023 - Anything Goes Inspired By Theme Parks (inspired by Christmas decor in Disneyland and the cat that caught a mouse in Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland)

Cardz 4 Galz #206 - Cute Animals (mice)

Krafty Chicks #679 - Anything Goes

Woodblock Wednesday August 2023 - Use Those Woodblock Stamps

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!

 

Stamps: Stampabilities; Stampa Rosa (closed); Stampin Up 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Soft Sky

Card Stock:  Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, PFS Blending Brush, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles