A Little Envelope Art

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you an envelope I decorated for Colorado Craft Company's mail art not a lost art.  I pulled out a couple of the smaller sets, plus a larger one, I received in a destash box from @tjcarddesigns to decorate my envie.  (Art Is, Be Creative, and The Artist) I stamped all of the images using memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #60 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Critter Crazy #84 - Anything Goes Using A Critter (mice, squirrel) 

Crafty Gals Corner #253 - Anything Goes 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday March 2024 - Anything Goes 

Paper Funday #63 - Anything Goes Optional: The DIES Have It (anything goes)

Crafty Animals #81 - Anything Goes Animals (I have artistic mice) 

Gem Of A Craft Wk 5 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: #10 Envelope, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil

 

 

Psalm 147:3

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of sympathy cards I needed to make to send out.  I decided to use a set I had received from a friend when she had to give up stamping.  The set is from Colorado Craft Company and is called Sympathy from their Lovely Legs collection.

I started out by stamping the images/saying in memento tuxedo black onto Copic white card stock and then colored using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  Once my coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around the colored images using my paper pouncer before layering and adding brads.  Taking the layered images, I distressed the edges using my paper distresser before adhering to a black card using pop up glue dots.  The final touches were a little doodling in the corners using a black gel pen and then adding waterfall ice stickles to the water/raindrops.  I have a hard time making sympathy cards so I'm really happy these turned out better than I had envisioned.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #59 - Use Your NBUS (images/saying)

Splitcoaststampers IC949 - Real Fabric (see inspiration pic)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 623 and 624 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Splitcoaststampers Divine Design 2024 - Anything Goes Faith Based 

Creative Fingers #271 - Anything Goes 

 

Real Fabric Raindrops

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous weekend.

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Copic White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Paper Distresser, Paper Pouncer, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Gel Pen, Waterfall Ice Stickles.

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 8

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 8 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 and this week we're being inspired to Make A Scene.  Now I love scenic stamping so this challenge is "right up my alley" so to speak and I knew the stamp set I wanted to use.  I just received this Snow Village set by Impression Obsession from a friend that's been on my wish list for some time now.  I decided to use my church in Anchorage, Alaska as inspiration for my scene.

I started out by stamping the village in memento tuxedo black ink on a slimline scrap panel before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I pulled out my Slimline Cloud stencil from Picket Fence Studios and created my cloud background using Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink and blending brushes.  At this point, I decided I needed some more trees and a couple of snowmen, so I stamped those on scrap white card stock, colored using gel pens, then cut out to adhered to my card.  After stamping my saying from Colorado Craft Company's Bethlehem's Light, I then adhered the image panel to a spruce green card before adding the clay snowflakes from  plum pudding sequin mix and diamond ice stickles because snow just had to sparkle.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (stamps)

Cardz 4 Guyz #335 - Winter Scene 

Crafty Catz #659 - Anything Goes Optional: 3 Of Your Favorite Colors  (blue, green, brown)

Most Magical Time of the Year #14 - Anything Halloween or Christmas (Christmas)

Peace On Earth Christmas #52 - See Inspiration Board (used colors, trees, snow as inspiration)

 

 

Peace On Earth

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  For my followers in the United States, have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving.

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession; Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Pine Needles, Stormy Sky Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Sequins, Glue, Ice Stickles, Cloud Stencil, Blending Brush, Gel Pens

Dare To Get Dirty 2023 Day 3

 

 

Hello everyone and welcome!  Today starts the annual Dare To Get Dirty (DTGD) challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  The DTGD challenges are a special thank you to Splitcoaststampers Fan Club members.  For info on joining the fan club, see the details here.  My cards for today's challenges are below.

 

On the inside, I stamped an Art Impressions saying: "of CORSET'S your birthday".  I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #239 - L Is For Lindsey (still inspired by Lindsey's humor, snark sentiment inside)

Creations In Pink #60 - Anything Goes Mostly Pink 

Paper Funday #55 - Anything Goes Optional Red White Blue 

 

 

Stamps: Rubbernecker (Corset); Art Impressions (inside saying)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: Copic Markers, Sequins, Glue, Bling, Castle Arts Pink Glitter Gel Pen

 

 

 

On the inside I stamped the following phrases from the same set; "our differences are beautiful, the world will adjust".  With all of the negativity, and body shaming online/offline, I figured we all could use some positive vibes.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #52 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Ally's Angels #72 - Anything Goes 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #182 - Pastels 

Mix It Up Challenge #66 - Anything Goes Optional Aperture (used ink, pencils, ice stickles, sequins)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 605 to 606 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company Body Positivity; SU Stitched Background (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Glue, PFS Sequins, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy The Little Things

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made a few weeks ago but haven't had the chance to photograph and upload thanks to my migraine.  The appointment I had yesterday with the new neurologist went really well and I've gotten some answers to several things and possibly a new course of treatment.  One thing I did learn is that my long haul COVID is definitely adding to my migraine issues, so if you have not gotten your COVID vaccination, please get it ASAP.  You don't want to end up with my health issues.  

 

Ok, now back to my card.  I bought this stamp set from Colorado Craft Company, or 3C, during their end of year sale and still haven't used it yet (NBUS).  Unfortunately, it's retired now but is from the Lovely Legs collection called Enjoy Every Moment.  I was inspired by Splitcoaststampers March Virtual Stamp Nights MAR23VSND Seafood challenge.  I started out by stamping the image, and saying, in memento tuxedo black onto scrap Hammermill white card stock before cutting it down to adhere as a mini slimline card.  After coloring it using both my prismacolor and copic markers, using my Picket Fence Studios blending brushes, I stippled some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink and Adirondack caramel ink around the edges before layering and adding some white mini brads.  Once I was finished layering, I decided to add some of the left over broken china ink that was still on my brush to help color in the sky a bit more and give the appearance of clouds/fog.  The final touches were adding some waterfall ice stickles and Sparkle Midnight Shimmer bling from Crafty Meraki.  I really love that there's some tiny bling gems in the set.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #49 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set/bling)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 593 to 594 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Krafty Chicks #661 - All Occasions 

Time Out Challenges #237 - Fashionable (swimsuit, top, hat - see board)

Little Red Wagon #702 - Slim Pickings (mini slimline)

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

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

PIP Challenge 2316.........A Little Late

 Sponsored by 

The Cutting Café

The Cutting Café Blog

 

Hello and welcome.  Monday began a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by The Cutting Cafe.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing the templates were used by the design team.  My card is a tad late thanks to a nasty migraine I've had for the last few weeks (still have it too).  Finally felt a tad better yesterday to finish my card.  I do go to the neurologist today so please send some good thoughts, or prayers, my way.

After printing off the May Word template onto Neenah white card stock, I fussy cut it out before blending some Tim Holtz tumbled glass, milled lavender and dusty concord distress inks over my card and cut out words.  I then stamped the solid leaves I bought last year and haven't used yet from Colorado Craft Company's Majestic Moth in mowed lawn distress ink before stamping the leaves outline in memento black over them.  After popping up my concord "MAY", I stamped the dragonfly from the same set onto scrap Neenah white card stock, colored using copic markers and then fussy cut it out to add to my card.  Once that was added, I decided it needed something else and pulled out my punched scrap shapes and added those to the card before adding some old Stampendous dragonfly stickers.  The finishing touches were ice stickles highlighting the dragonfly wings and flower centers.  For the inside, I cut apart one of the sayings from the Majestic Moth clear set to create the inside of the card. 

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #49 April - Use Your NBUS (May template, 3C Majestic Moth stamps)

Inspiration Station April 2023 - See Mood Board Below (inspired by the flowers theme)

Snippets Playground #452 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps 

Inspiration Station

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

 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, PFS Blending Brushes, Stampendous Stickers, Ice Stickles, Pop Dots, MS Punches, Glue, Copic Markers

 

Cheery Snowman Poop And Anniversary Toast

Hello and welcome.  I've not been very active blogging recently because of health issues to the point of it's taken everything just to color images let alone photograph and blog them.  With that in mind, today I'd like to share with you a couple of clean and simple cards I've made over the last week.  

First up is a cheerful cup of snowman poop printed on Hammermill white card stock and colored using Castle Arts pencils and gel pens.  My colored image, A Winter Cheers one of Angie Blom's fabulous digital stamps, is layered onto scrap Stampin Up card stock and is popped up over a scrap border, then adhered to a red card with some scrap glittered red/yellow snowflake designer paper.  I'm happy with how my card turned out and with how hot it's been, I'm going to keep dreaming of snowflakes and cooler temperatures.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #41 August - Use Your NBUS (image)

Crafty Calender Challenge #606 August - Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas Optional Penguin 

CD Sunday Plus #91 - Anything Goes Digital 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 31 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Outlawz Festive Friday Aug 5th to 18th - Christmas Theme 

 

Stamps: Angie Blom A Winter Cheers

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

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Pop Up Glue Dots, Castle Arts Pencils and Gel Pens, Brads

Next up is an adorable Anita Jeram one layer (OLO) card made using the Anniversary Mini

set from her collection at Colorado Craft Company or 3C.  I received this cute image from 3C after sending them a decorated envelope with a self addressed stamped envelope inside it for their Mail Art Is Not Dead campaign.  I started out by stamping the images onto a scrap of Hammermill white card stock and then colored using Castle Arts pencils.  Once I was finished coloring, I stamped the same image onto an small envelope for mailing. How cute is this?? I'm normally not a big fan of mice, however, make them part of a stamp set and I love them.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #41 - Use Your NBUS 

AAA Cards: Game #221 - Small and Few Optional: Lady Bugs (went with small mice/words & small scrap card stock) 

Inkspirational Challenge #271 - One Layer Stamping (image on scrap card stock)

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White Scrap

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Matching Envelope

Thank for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous week!