Showing posts with label woodblock wednesdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woodblock wednesdays. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Woodblock Wednesday May 2026 Edition

 

 Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new Woodblock Wednesday where we dust off those old wooden block stamps and show them some love.  My card today features one of my favorite House Mouse stamps with the matching wood block saying.  I haven't used my House Mouse stamps in a long time.  I've collected some, just haven't used them.....yet. In fact, it's so old the stamp block still says ©Stampa Rosa on it.  Spellbinders now holds the copyright for the House Mouse line.
 
My card is stamped using memento tuxedo black ink and colored using my old prismacolor markers before layering and adding brads.  The card is embossed using an old Cuttlebug© snowflake embossing folder with my Big Shot©.  The only embellishments I added was a clear 3D glaze pen for the bows before adding stardust stickles to highlight.
 
Challenges entered:
 
Peace On Earth #112 - See Pic Below (inspired by animal trio)
 
 
Peace On Earth
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.
 
Stamps: Stampa Rosa
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stamping Up
Accessories: Markers, Brads, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen  
 
 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Similar But Different

 
 
Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I made a week ago, just hadn't uploaded yet.  I've been dealing with a nasty migraine for a while now, and nothing seems to be helping; including coloring to try and focus on something other than my migraine.  
 
After stamping both sets of images from the Little Things and Gopher It stamp sets from Gerda Steiner Designs.  Once I had stamped all of the images, I colored them using my Ohuhu before lightly blending some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink.  Taking my retired Stampin Up Watercolor Mini's, I created the "grass" by stamping the fern repeatedly in the following distress inks: mowed lawncrushed oliveforest moss before lightly stippling some walnut stain on some primas I've had for years to darken them up.  I dug through my stash of designer paper scraps and found this long retired GinaK Great Outdoors digital paper and added that to my card bases.  After die cutting some scrap card stock, I made my own floral spray before adding the dyed flowers.  Some bling, faux sewing, faux brads, 3D glaze pen and stardust stickles finish them off.  I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.  Close up's below:
 

 

Challenges entered:

 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.
 
 
 
 

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Woodblock Wednesday December 2025 Edition


 
 

Hello and welcome to another Woodblock Wednesday edition where we dust off those wood block stamps we all have just don't use much anymore. For my card, I dusted off an old, and I mean old, retired Stampin Up set called Bulbs that I received from a friend before she passed away last year.  It's kind of like she's still crafting with me. I do miss our talks.  
 
I started out by stamping the tulip bulbs in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring the image using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  Once the tulips were colored, I dug out a retired sentiment set called Wonderful Words and stamped the "thank you" along the side before adding some white/silver bakers twine.  
 
Challenges entered:
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.
 
Stamps: Stampin Up
Card Stock: Hammermill White Scrap
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Twine
  
 
 

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Woodblock Wednesday November 2025 Edition

 

 
Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card with your I made for this month's Woodblock Wednesday challenge.  We all have wood block stamps, now let's dust them off and make something with them. I haven't been able to play along for a while because of health issues - both mine and my husbands.
 
My sister in law and her husband were visiting recently and treated us to Olive Garden so I wanted to make a special thank you card for them.  I dusted off my retired Viola! and Viola To Go sets from Stampin Up (that I haven't used in years) and stamped the card before coloring it using Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered the image panel before adding some black brads and adhering the layered panel to my card.  The final touch was adding some sequins to finish it off.
 
Challenges entered:
 
  
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.
 
Stamps: Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up
Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Sequins, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots, 3D Glaze Pen 
 
  

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Woodblock Wednesday November 2024 Edition

 


Hello and welcome to another  Woodblock Wednesday edition where we dust off all of those wood block stamps and show them some love again.  I chose to use a stamp I recently won in a giveaway Amy Tsuruta recently had.  I love anything that looks like stained glass so this stamp is perfect for me.

I started out by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black onto Copic X-Press It card stock before coloring using Copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly blended stormy sky distress ink around the edges using a blending brush before layering and adding brads.  Taking my layered image panel, I adhered it to a black card using glue dots before die cutting my saying using a Spellbinders Celebrate Everything hello/bubble die I received as a RAK.  After adding some Meraki Sparkle Midnight Shimmer bling, and painting crystal ice stickles on my tulips, my card was finished.  Here's another look:



Challenges entered:
 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Judikins
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress
Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up; Scraps
Accessories: Copic Markers, Bling, Glue, Brads, Ice Stickles, Q-Tip, Big Shot, Spellbinders Die, Blending Brush

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Wood Block Wednesday August 2024 Edition

 

 

Hello and welcome to another woodblock wednesday where we're dusting off our old wood block stamps (we all have them) and using them again. For my card, I decided to dust off some of my old Stampscapes element stamps (I had bought long ago at a stamp convention) and combine them with a Conjurer of Dreams image from their Serenity digital set to create another sympathy card.
 
I started out by combining my chosen Serenity image, and Psalm, in Photoshop© before printing it out on Neenah white card stock.  I then took my Stampscapes images and stamped them in various places on the printed image, using Memento tuxedo black ink, before highlighting them using a white gel pen.  Once I was done with all of that, I layered my image and added some black brads before setting aside.  I then printed out another Serentiy image, layered it onto a white card then added my layered image panel using glue dots.  It was fairly quick and easy to make.
 

 

Challenges entered:
 
CD Sunday Plus #141 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams Serenity Image) 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams; Stampscapes
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Neenah; Recollections
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ice Stickles, Brads, White Gel Pen

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Sunflowers and Winds

Hello and welcome.  It's been a few days since I've posted.  I've been dealing with this nasty migraine again and also the loss of one of my foster kittens from leukemia - little Jerry.   Although I'm missing him very much, I know he is no longer in pain, or suffering.  He hid his illness quite well until it was too late.  Since they say coloring is good therapy, and I agree, I decided to do a little coloring and creating. 
 

 
I had started coloring this image panel a few weeks ago for the monthly Woodblock Wednesday challenge and didn't finish the card until this morning using a long retired, and dusty, Stampin Up set called Winds of Grace.   The images and saying are stamped in memento tuxedo black ink and colored using my koh-i-noor pencils before blending using a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I stenciled the cloud background using a retired Picket Fence Studios slimline cloud stencil before layering and adding brads.  For the final touches, I added a bit of twine and waterfall ice stickles to highlight the ocean.

Challenges entered:
 

 
 IC968
 
Stamps: Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Kor-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Stencil, Ice Stickles, Twine, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots
 
 
Next up are a couple of cards made using some pre-colored images from Gecko Galz.  Let me say this, I LOVE sunflowers and the Sunflowers For Ukraine collage has several gorgeous images included.  Every summer white I live, there are so many wild sunflowers growing everywhere.  After I had trimmed and layered the images I wanted to use, I added them to their respective card bases before stamping the sayings I wanted to use underneath the layered images.  I then punched some small circles to create my own matching "faux brads".  The final touches was adding a few coffee bean sequins adhering them using Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:
 
 

 
Stamps: Gecko Galz; Stampin Up (thank you); CTMH (Helen Keller quote)
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Sequins, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Glue Dots
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.
 
 



Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Woodblock Wednesday April 2024 Edition

 

 
Hello and welcome.  Today I'm taking part in the Woodblock Wednesday challenge on Instagram where we're challenged to dig out, and dust off, our woodblock stamps and show them some love again.  My card this month is using a long retired set of Hero Arts Poetic Prints Collection called Patterns and Petals that I haven't even used yet.  It was still in it's original packaging.  I'm not even sure how long I've had this stamp set, but I do know it's been over a year.

I grabbed a scrap piece of Neenah white card stock and folded it to make a clean and simple slimline card.  Taking three of the stamps out, I stamped them using various Versamark inks (key lime, aquatic splach, mango madness) before stamping my anniversary saying using memento tuxedo black ink.  The only embellishments I added were a few Gin and Tonic sequins from Picket Fence Studios.  

Challenges entered:
 
 
Hero Arts
 
Colorful Options
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Hero Arts; Rubber Stampede (saying)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark Key Lime, Aquatic Splash, Mango Madness
Card Stock: Neenah White Scrap
Accessories: Sequins, Glue

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Woodblock Wednesday March 2024 edition

 
 
Hello and welcome.  Today I'm taking part in the Woodblock Wednesday challenge on Instagram where we're challenged to dig out, and dust off, our woodblock stamps and show them some love again. I have two cards to share with you that I'm sending out as this years Easter cards.  I'm way behind in making Easter cards this year, so I went with something clean and simple.

I dusted off a couple of LONG RETIRED Stampin Up sets, Renewed Faith and Never Ending Joy, to create my cards.  I started out by stamping the main images using  Tim Holtz mowed lawnweathered wood and concord grape distress inks.  Then I stamped the sayings in memento tuxedo black allowing the saying to overlap when needed.  I'm really happy with how these turned out.  Here's the cross card - 


Challenges entered:
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Dusty Concord, Mowed Lawn, Weathered Wood
Card Stock: Hammermill White
Accessories: None
 
 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Woodblock Wednesday January 2024 Edition

 

 

Hello and welcome to this month's Woodblock Wednesday challenge.   My card this month is using another Thomas Kincade stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms.  I haven't used this stamp in years probably because my migraines have been so bad and there is a LOT of detail to the images.  Now, if you love deep "cut" red rubber stamps, then these stamps are not for you.  Due to all of details in his paintings, the image is, or was, pressed onto the rubber.  I tend to use the sticker image, or the book of Thomas Kincade paintings I received as a RAK, as reference to help me see what's tree, flower, snow, and so on.  Also, the medium (markers, ink, paper, pencils, watercolors, etc) you use, determines how well the detail shows.

I started out by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black on Neenah white card stock before coloring using my Castle Arts watercolor pencils with a blender pencil.  Once my image was colored and blended, I added memento tuxedo black ink directly to the sides of the "painting" before layering, adding brads then adhering it to a ballet blue card using glue dots (very important step).  I then added some Sakura Moonlight 3D pens to color the "ornaments" on the pond's Christmas tree before adding LOTS of waterfall and crystal ice stickles.  The reason for using the glue dots to adhere is because of all of the glitter glue can make the image layer "warp" if not adhered well enough.  I've found thatwhen using only mono adhesive to adhere the layer, it will not stay put.  Just saying.  I'm thinking I may make using the Thomas Kincade stamps I have my monthly Woodblock Wednesday projects since it does take time to get the coloring right and they all might finally see ink again.

Here's a side by side view:


Challenges entered:
 
Double D Jan 17 - Sparkle and Shine (used ice stickles for snow, silver brads) 
 
Inspiration Station
 
Double D Challenges
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin UP
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Glue Dots, 3D Moonlight Pens, Ice Stickles
 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Woodblock Wednesday November 2023 Edition

 

 
Hello and welcome to November's edition of Woodblock Wednesday where we're pulling out, dusting off and showing our woodblock stamps some love.  The stamp I've chosen to use this month is an old factory second stamp I had received from a friend that was manufactured by Embossing Arts Company that unfortunately closed several years ago.  

I started out by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black ink on Neenah white cardstock before coloring it using my Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blending alcohol marker.  Once I was done coloring, I lightly blended some Tim Holtz chipped sapphire and dusty concord distress inks using the paper pouncers I received as a birthday gift.  I then layered the main image, added brads before distressing the edges just a little.  Once my image was adhered to the card, I added some silver dew drops and ice stickles to highlight the moon and parts of the lake.  Here's a close up of my card:




Challenges entered:
 

 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Embossing Arts Company
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord Distress Ink
Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker, Dew Drops, Glue, Glue Dots, Brads, Distressing Tool, Ice Stickles, Paper Pouncers


Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Woodblock Wednesday October Edition

 

 
Hello and welcome. It's time for this month's Woodblock Wednesday challenge where we're inspired to pull out those woodblock stamps (we all have them) and show them some love.  My card today uses an old Alias Smith and Rowe stained glass heart stamp I received from a friend as a RAK. 

I started out by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black ink onto white Copic X-Press It card stock before coloring using both Prismacolor and Copic markers. Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added brads before adhering my layered image to an orange card.  I then went over all of the stamped "black" lines using a black Sakura 3D glaze pen before "painting" crystal ice stickles on the hearts using a Q-Tip.

Challenges entered:
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Alias Smith and Rowe
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Copic X-press It; Stampin Up
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Q-Tip, Ice Stickles

Friday, September 29, 2023

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

Friday, September 1, 2023

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:
 
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)
 
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

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Woodblock Wednesday July 2023


 
 
Hello and welcome.  It's time for another Woodblock Wednesday challenge so let's bust out those woodblock stamps we all have and are hoarding.  My card(s) this month is featuring a couple of long retired Stampin Up sets: Highly Decorated jumbo wheel, Wonderful Words and Courage and Honor stamp set.  I'm sending these to a friend who's doing a thank you for your service card drive for a local veterans home.

I started out by stamping the main images in memento tuxedo black ink on some corn husk card stock before coloring using Castle Arts pencils, layering and adding brads.  I then stamped the card using the Highly Decorated jumbo wheel and some garden green ink before overstamping the saying in memento black.  After adding my image panels using pop dots, I was done.  I'm happy with how these turned out.

Challenges entered: 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us in this month's Woodblock Wednesday challenge.

Stamps: Stampin Up
Card Stock: MFP Corn Husk; Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Garden Green
Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Brads, Pop Dots
 
 

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Trees and Jello


Hello and welcome.  Today I have another card to share made for this month's Woodblock Wednesday challenge.  While looking for the saying I used in yesterday's project, I came across this wood block stamp from Whipper Snapper that I totally forgot I had.  I must have bought it either online, or at a stamp convention, 20 years ago.  

 I started out by stamping the saying in memento tuxedo black ink onto a top note die cut I received from a secret sister a while back before stippling Tim Holtz spiced marmalade and tumbled glass distress inks around it.  My card is stamped in using a retired Stampin Up Fresh Fillers wood block set (I haven't used in years) in tangerine tango ink before adhering my die cut saying panel.  Once that was finished, I pulled out some dusty prima flowers and adhered them to the card before pulling out my Martha Stewart fern punch and punching scrap green card stock with Tim Holtz mowed lawn distress ink stippled over them.  I then adhered the "ferns" to my card and added some bling to finish it off.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out since I was making it with another migraine.  

Challenges entered:
 
Retro Rubber #208 - Sweet Summer ( saying, background stamp)
Splitcoaststampers June Fan Club Challenge - Orange You Glad (must be Fan Club member to participate)
 
 

Inspiration Station
 
 
Colorful Options Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Whipper Snapper Designs; Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade, Mowed Lawn; Stampin Up Tangerine Tango
Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps
Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Primas, Glue Dots, MS Fern Punch, Glue, Bling, Top Note Die Cut