Merry Christmas Snowman

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is part of World Cardmaking Day which reminds us that the best gifts come from the heart, not your bank account, so try making a handmade card and give it to someone you care about.  For me, World Cardmaking Day is the kickoff for making my Thanksgiving, and sometimes, the Christmas cards I send out every year.  My card today features this cute Happy Snowman and his bluebird friend from Gerda Steiner Designs.  

 

After stamping him in memento tuxedo black ink onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored him using my Ohuhu markers.  I then stamped the bird twice, colored and punched one out to pop up before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink using a blending brush before layering.  I then added the layered panel to a ballet blue card with scrap designer paper that reminded me of snowflakes.  To my card, I added some holly bling stickers in the corners instead of brads.  I then added some more bling and a white/gold organdy ribbon along the side to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Creative Fingers #309 - Anything Goes 

Pattie's Creations #235 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 718 to 719 - Anything Uplifting Goes 

Creative Inspiration #31 - Anything Goes 

Little Red Wagon #827 - H Is For Holidays (Christmas)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps:  Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass 

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Glue, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Circle Punch  

Pick Your Poison

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you an altered frame I made using some of the new Halloween/Goth images from Conjurer of Dreams.  It's taken me a bit longer to make, and photograph, than I had planned thanks to my migraines.

 

I started out by combining the following sets using Photoshop©: Grungy Abandoned Background, Wednesday, Women of the Night clip art, Alice in Halloweentown, Halloween Quotes, and Poe Clip Art before printing onto Neenah white card stock.  After I cut it down to size, I die cut several ghosts, spiders, web and "black/gray greenery with flowers" using scraps before adding them to my frame using glossy accents.  Once everything was dry, I added some black bling and spider sequins to finish it off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since I've been having both migraine flare-ups and fibromyalgia flare-ups.  Making this definitely helped me try to focus on something besides the pain.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #79 - Use Your NBUS (dies, sequins, Wednesday image, saying) 

Two Old Bats Oct 2025 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Craft Rocket #130 - Autumn/Halloween (Halloween)

CD Sunday Plus #168 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Snippets Playground #516 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps (all die cut/punched items/scraps) 

Conjurer of Dreams Color Challenge Oct 2025 - See Below Insp Pic 

 

 

Two Old Bats

 

COD Facebook Group Color Challenge 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Ghost Dies, MS Punches, Web & Spider Die, Glossy Accents, Pop Dots, Bling, Glue, 3D Black Glaze Pen