The Best Thing To Hold

 

Hello and welcome.  I am thrilled to be guest designing this month over on the Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) challenge blog.  The idea of the challenge is to use all the fun stamps, dies, supplies, washi tape, etc that we have bought and just have not used.  So dig into that stash, and let's get into those supplies and pull out the schtuff we just had to have and use it!

My card for this month's challenge uses a digital stamp (Pooh Cards 1 Classic), and matching digital paper (Bee Classic Pooh), from Dina Kowal Digital.  Now the weather in California has finally decided to get with the program and let Fall be fall and not just a summer hangover.  Now if we could only get some desperately needed rain.  So, I let our freaky California weather help inspire my card.

After printing the image,  on to Hammermill white paper before pulling out my dusty, and rarely used, watercolor pencils and got to coloring.  After blending the colors using an alcohol marker, I took my Picket Fence Studios Slim Line Cloud stencil and blending brushes and go to making the image background using Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink.  Once my clouds were finished, I took those unloved watercolor pencils and created a rainstorm to go with my blustery day before layering and adding some ruby red brads then adhering the layered image to a ruby red card base with the Bee Classic Pooh digital paper on it.  I then sponged some ruby red ink around the edges of the card before lightly dabbing some of the leftover ink into the lower left corner of the image panel.  Taking a small scrap of the digital paper, I fussy cut, yes fussy cut, three of the honey jars out then adhered them to the image panel before highlighting the honey overflow using a Sakura clear 3D glaze pen.  The final embellishment was crystal ice stickles as raindrops.  I'm really happy with how this turned out, especially since I made it while dealing with a bit of a migraine.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #44 November - Use Your NBUS (image/paper)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash (watercolor pencils)

Digi Choosday #44 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #97 - Anything Goes Digital (image/paper)

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 43 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Outlawz Festive Friday Oct 28 to Nov 10 - Animals Theme (Pooh/Piglet)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous week.

Stamps: Dina Kowal Digital

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky; Stampin Up Ruby Red

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker, Brads, PFS Slim Line Cloud Stencil, Sponge, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen, Bearly Arts Glue

Much More Friendly With Two

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you another cute Pooh Bear image from Dina Kowal Digital Designs.  The set this image is in is Pooh Cards 1 Classic.  I started out by printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock before coloring it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  Since I wanted a "vintage" look, I then stippled some Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink using my Picket Fence blending brushes before layering.  Once layered, I added it to a chocolate chip card with some Classic Pooh digital designer paper also from Dina Kowal Digital Designs.  I then stippled more walnut stain distress ink around of the edges of the card before adding some vintage pearls, from my stash, instead of brads.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #42 - September Use Your NBUS (image)

CD Sunday Plus #94 - Anything Goes Digital (image, background paper)

Gem of a Craft Challenge Wk 20 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar September - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Wk 561 to 562 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying)

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 38 - Anything Goes Coloring (image)

Outlawz Festive Friday Sept 16 to 29 - Anything Goes Theme

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous rest of your weekend.

Stamps: Dina Kowal Digital

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Dina Kowal Digital

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Primas, Pearl Bling, Glue Dots

Winnie The Pooh & Friends

Sorry it's been so long between posts.  I finally returned back to work this last week, and between my work schedule and the migraines that have continued to come, I've not been feeling like being on a computer let alone stamping.

I did finally get a chance to assemble a card I had started a couple of months ago that fit with Mothermark's teapot challenge for the week.  I love Winnie The Pooh and this adorable image was stamped two months ago and only partially colored.  Well, this week it finally got done.

The background is Stampin Up!'s daisy field wheel (retired), and I used some scraps of ribbon plus odds-n-ends I had lying around.  That way I didn't have to go fishing for something out of my stash.  I just used what I had within reach.

It's not my best work, but I am happy with the way it turned out.


Stamps:  All Night Media, Stampin Up! Daisy Field Wheel
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Dimensionals, Joann's Silk Flowers, Metal Sticker Dots, Brad, Glue Dots, Ribbon