Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 12

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 12 of the #runuptochristmashop2023.  This week's inspiration challenge is shaker cards.  Normally, shaker cards and I don't get along much, and I rarely make them, however I wanted to use this cute Bless Your Hearth digital stamp from The Cat's Pajamas I picked up on Black Friday along with some shaker garnish I received for free from Picket Fence Studios in my last order.

I started out by combining the saying and hearth image in a watermark program before printing it out on some Neenah white cardstock then colored using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I added a soft layer of tumbled glass distress ink using my paper pouncers before adding fired brick around the edges using my blending brushes.  After layering my colored image, I added it inside a clear glassine envelope I've had for years in my stash and haven't used them all yet.  Once I "wrapped" the envelope around my layered image, I added a bit of the shaker garnish before sealing it using some Scor-Tape.  It was then added to my card using pop up glue dots.  The final embellishments were some green organdy ribbon and dew drops along the bottom.

Never Before Used Schtuff #57 - Use Your NBUS (image, shaker garnish)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, dew drops, glassine envelope)

Aloha Friday #5 - Christmas/Winter Animals (penguins)

CD Sunday Plus #125 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

Word Art Wednesday 625 to 626 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and have a very Merry Christmas and blessed, safe New Year as well.

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 11

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 11 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas. This week we're being inspired to create something vintage so I decided to pull out one of my very favorite stamps Thomas Kincade Village Christmas by Cornish Heritage Farms.  I absolutely LOVE the Thomas Kincade stamp line and so wish that CHF hadn't gone out of business.  I thought I read somewhere that another company had bought the license to the line from CHF however, I can't find the info anywhere.  The images are very detailed and definitely take some time, and practice, to color.  Which is maybe why I don't use them much, especially when my migraines are acting up.  I definitely will not be getting rid of any of my Thomas Kincade stamps, except maybe the duplicates at some point. 

I started off by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black ink on Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and blended using a Prismacolor blender pencil.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered the image before adding some old gold photo corners I still had in my stash before adhering everything to a turquoise card (albeit slightly crooked).  The only embellishments added was some gold cord to the top of the card and then crystal ice stickles to highlight the icy parts of the snow.  As an afterthought, I stippled some Tim Holtz old paper distress ink using one of my paper pouncers to "age" it a bit.   Here's a close-up of the colored image:

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp, photo corners)

Peace On Earth #53 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by snow, villages in background, colors)

The Four Seasons December 2023 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by cabin, snow, trees)

Retro Rubber #221 - Merry Christmas (stamp used is at least 8yrs old, inspired by greenery, glitter, colors)

Inspiration Station Dec 2023 - See Pic Below (inspired by colors, season) 

Park Hopping My Happy Place Dec 2023 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Main Street USA at Disneyland)

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Dec 2023 - Anything Goes

Peace On Earth

The Four Seasons

Retro Rubber

 

Inspiration Station
 

Park Hopping My Happy Place
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Photo Corners, Gold Cord, Ice Stickles, Paper Pouncer

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 10

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 10 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas. This week we're being inspired to use humor, or be humorous.  Since mine, and my husband's family, have multiple health issues I just had to go with bathroom humor.  I remember more than one family gathering where the discussion topic came around to including bathroom humor; especially if my late mother-in-law started it. 

I decided to use one of my favorite designer lines from Impression Obsession, the Gary Robertson line of digital stamps.  I started out by printing the never before used Seasons Greetings Outhouse on Neenah white card stock before coloring it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils and a white gel pen.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and chipped sapphire distress inks using my paper pouncers before layering and adding brads.  My card is stamped in pine needles distress ink using a retired Stampin Up holly jumbo roller wheel before stippling more pine needles around the edges.  Once my layered image was adhered, I went and highlighted parts of the image using a Sakura 3D clear glaze pen.  I then added waterfall and diamond ice stickles to finish the card off.  I'm really happy with how this card turned out because I almost threw it away at one point thinking I had really messed it up.  Fortunately, the card finished well.  

 

Challenges entered: 

 

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

Peace On Earth #53 - See Mood Board (inspired by colors) 

The Four Seasons December 2023 - See Mood Board (inspired by colors/season)

The Merry Little Christmas #53 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Inspiration Station #56 December - See Photo (inspired by colors)

Peace On Earth

The Four Seasons

 

Inspiration Station
 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Impression Obsession; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Pine Needles, Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Recollections Pre-folded Card Stock

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Blender Pencil, Twine, Brads, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen, White Gel Pen, Paper Pouncers

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

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 7

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 7 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas.  This week's theme is Ornaments or Tags. Since I've been dealing with migraines again, and just not plain feeling well from an infection, I went with ornaments on a card.  I've had this Enchanted Branches Nativity - Baby Jesus digital set from Power Poppy for awhile and hadn't used yet, I decided to finally use it.

I started out by combining the three ornament image, and a saying, in Photoshop before printing it out onto Neenah white card stock then colored it using Castle Arts pencils. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and mowed lawn distress inks using blending brushes and the paper pouncers I had received as a gift.  I then highlighted part of Jesus' halo using yellow ice stickles to finish my card off.  I'm really please with how it turned out.  I think keeping my card fairly plain and simple worked well for this theme.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (image, paper pouncers)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 621 to 622 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Christmas)

Jan's Digital Stamps November 2023 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 44 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

CD Sunday Plus #123 - Anything Goes Digital (image from Power Poppy)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Power Poppy

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Computer, Printer, Paper Pouncers, Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 6

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 6 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas.  This week's theme is Designer Paper so I pulled out an old Recollections Holiday Traditions pack and selected a page.  

Pulling out a retired Stampin Up set I've had for years and hadn't used yet called Greeting Card Kids, I stamped the Christmas girl in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap white cardstock before coloring it using both prismacolor and copic markers then layered on more scraps before adding brads.  Pulling out a scrap mini slimline green cardstock, I adhered the designer paper before trimming it and added my layered image panel.  After adding some gold cord and gold enamel dots, my card was finished.  As a final touch, I highlighted my little girls coat/hat using a white gel pen before adding some 3D glaze pens to the little Christmas tree she's pulling.  I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Challenges entered:

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

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp set/designer paper) 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #151 - Anything Goes Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day! 

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Pine Needles

Card Stock: Recollections; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Gold Cord, Enamel Dots, 3D Glaze and Souffle Pens, White Gel Pen, Brads, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Wk 5

 

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 5 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas.  This week's theme is candy cane or gingerbread.  

 

For my card, I pulled out an old rubber stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas  called Baked With Love (retired) and stamped it onto a scrap of vanilla cardstock in memento tuxedo black ink then colored it using prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered it and added brads before setting aside.  My card base is stamped in Adirondack espresso ink using the gingerbread border from the retired Holiday Borders set from Impression Obsession.  I then added some Martha Stewart gingerbread ribbon I've had for years and hadn't used up yet.  After adhering my layered image, I added "icing" and "candies" using 3D glaze/souffle pens before gluing googlie eyes to finish it off.  

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (gingerbread ribbon, stamp set)

Crafty Catz #656 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #687 - All Occasions (Christmas)

Gem of a Craft Wk 22 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 619 to 620 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas; Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Adirondack Espresso

Cardstock: Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Googlie Eyes, 3D Glaze Pens, Brads, Ribbon, Pop Up Glue Dots, Blending Brushes

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 4 Elf Inspired

 

Hello friends and welcome to the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas. This week's theme is "elf /elves.  I was inspired by the elves in Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer TV specials, so I pulled out my Picket Fence Studios Baby It's Cold Outside stamp set and got to work.  After stamping my elves in memento tuxedo black on Neenah white card stock, I colored them using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then took my PFS slimline cloud coverage stencil and blended Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink to create my clouds before layering and adding brads.  Taking my Stampin Up holly jumbo wheel, I stamped the card base in Tim Holtz pine needles distress ink before adding my layered image panel using glue dots.  I then added some crystal ice stickles as "snowflakes".  However, my card didn't feel finished so I stamped the trees from a new Stampin Up Peaceful Deer set I received as a RAK from a friend using spruce dye ink before coloring the trees in Prismacolor spruce marker and adding a tad tumbled glass to the snow.  Now it was finished some 5 days later. *shrug*  My migraines have been giving me fits again along with other stresses.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #55 - Use Your NBUS (trees)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 617 to 618 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #150 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Most Magical Time of the Year #13 - Anything Goes Christmas or Halloween (Christmas) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #101 - Anything Goes

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Pine Needles, Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, MISTI, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 3

 

 

Hello Friends and welcome to the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas. This week's theme is "Christmas Wreath" and a good thing too.  That meant I would finally finish coloring this wreath card I started 5yrs ago (thanks to a variety of health/migraine issues) from Verve Stamps I received as a RAK from a friend.  

 

The wreath is stamped in Tim Holtz pine needles distress ink and colored using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I blended stormy sky and tumbled glass distress inks around it before layering and adding brads.  Taking my Tonic distresser tool I ran it along the edges of the image panel before setting aside.  My card base is stamped using a retired Stampin Up holly jumbo wheel and garden green ink.  I then added the image panel using pop up glue dots before adding a few dots of crystal ice stickles to highlight parts of the image and a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight the berries.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #55 - Use Your NBUS (wreath set)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (wreath set)

Most Magical Time of the Year #13 - Anything Goes Halloween or Christmas (Christmas)

Ally's Angels #75 - Anything Goes 

Peace On Earth #50 - See Mood Board (inspired by wreaths on trucks)

Happy Little Stampers Christmas October - Anything Goes Optional Stencil 

 

Peace On Earth

 

Happy Little Stampers Christmas
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Verve Christmas Wreath; Stampin Up Holly Jumbo Wheel

Ink: Stampin Up Garden Green; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Pine Needles, Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Distressing Tool, Pop Up Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen

Run Up To Christmas Hop 2023 Week 2

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins the second week of the #runuptochristmas2023 hop and this week we're being inspired to use stencils so I pulled out a couple of Picket Fence Studios stencils: Tree Trio (retired) and slimline Cloud Coverage along with my My Favorite Things snow mounds/hills (retired) stencil.

 

I started out by stenciling my trees using Tim Holtz pine needles distress ink using a blending brush from Picket Fence Studios. I then stippled the clouds using stormy sky and tumbled glass distress inks before stamping my saying using a long retired Stampin Up Wishes Awash set.  After layering and adding brads, I adhered the panel to a green card base before adding crystal ice stickles to finish my card off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since it was quick and could easily be mass produced if needed.

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Peace On Earth #49 - See Mood Board 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #149 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 615 to 616 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Splitcoaststampers WT969 - Stickles, Nuvo Drops, Accents 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Stencil Fun (trees, clouds, snow)

The Crafty Addicts #6 - Anything Goes 

 

Peace On Earth

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day

 

Stamps: Stampin Up

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

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Stencils, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes