Thankful For You

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Thomas Kincade post, please scroll down one.

This week is Thanksgiving here in the States, so I decided to make a quick and easy Thanksgiving card to show another type of clean and simple that's easy to duplicate.

I started out by stamping my image from one of  Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company's mini sets called Count Your Blessings in memento tuxedo black onto snow storm smooth card stock before coloring with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and forest moss distress inks around the sides of the image before layering and adding some pumpkin brads.  Then I stamped the leaf from Oh Happy Day in pumpkin pie ink directly onto the card before adding my layered image and saying.  The only other embellishment added was some fall colored Michael's bridal confetti flowers from my stash with bling stickers.

Challenges entered:

Card Makin Mamas - Thanksgiving Challenge
CCEE1246 - Fall or Thanksgiving
Party Time Tuesday #94 - Thanksgiving
Paper Playtime Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Pause Dream Enjoy #46 - Thank You


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFP Count Your Blessings, Oh Happy Day
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Forest Moss
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Really Rust
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brush, Glue Dots, Bridal Confetti, Bling Stickers, Pumpkin Brads,

Graceland At Christmas

Hello again.  I stamped this card for the Cornish Heritage Farms Thomas Kincade challenge over a week ago, but have been unable to upload due to my migraines.  I just LOVE my Thomas Kincade stamps!! 

For this image, I decided to go with a clean and simple (CAS), monochromatic look.  After stamping the Graceland Christmas image in memento bahama blue ink, I layered it on Stampin Up! navy and pacific pointe card stock before adding three alternating layers of scalloped borders along with silver snowflakes.  The card took me a total of about 20minutes to make and would be easy to make for mass reproduction of Christmas cards.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: CHF Thomas Kincade Graceland Christmas
Ink: Memento Bahama Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Night Of Navy, Pacific Pointe
Accessories: MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic, Silver Brads, Silver Snowflake Brads

Light The Way Fall

Hello and welcome to the weekend.  Today I am sharing another card I submitted to RubberStampMadness magazine for possible publication.  Although it wasn't selected, I am still VERY happy with it and with the card they did select to publish.  You can see that one here. 

This card features one of my favorite types of images lighthouses and uses Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company's sets Lighthouses, and Scenic Selections.  After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black onto MFP snow storm smooth, I pulled out my koh-i-noor pencils with blender marker and got to work coloring before cutting some of the images out to pop up later.  Once my coloring and cutting were done, I lightly stippled some clouds with Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink before layering and adding some vintage brads to a mahogany card.  After stamping my saying, cutting out, layering and adding it as well, I popped up the cut out Scenic Selections images using Recollections pop dots before highlighting the sea grass using a copic spica pen.  The only other embellishment added was diamond ice stickles to the bare tree branches and waterfall ice stickles to the ocean waves.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.

 

Stamps: MFP Lighthouses, Scenic Selections

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: All MFP

Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Brads, Ice Stickles, Pop Dots, Stipple Brush

Total Peace

Hello and TGIF!!  Today I am sharing a card I had submitted to Paper Crafts World Cardmaking Day Thinking of You contest, however, I wasn't one of the lucky 4 chosen to win.  Oh well!!  My card uses Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company's newest release called On The Fly combined with Silhouette Mini Selections and Scenic Selections. 

After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black onto MFP snow storm white and coloring with koh-i-noor pencils with a blender marker, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz forest moss and broken china distress inks around the edges for the sky and grass respectively before layering and adding brads.  For some extra texture, I added a mahogany dry embossed border using a Tim Holtz bark dry embossing folder on top of a dry embossed garden green card.  My final embellishment was a die cut sun with Adirondack sunshine yellow ink sponged over it and popped up on dimensionals.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: MFP On The Fly, Scenic Selections, Silhouette Mini Selections

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Forest Moss, Broken China, Adirondack Sunshine Yellow

Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm White, Deepest Mahogany, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Summer Sun Scrap

Accessories: Big Shot, Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brushes, Tim Holtz Bark Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Sponge, MFT Sun Die-Namic, Brads

Caught On The Fly Anniversary

Hello and happy Thursday!!!  Today I am sharing a card with you I had submitted to Paper Crafts as part of their World Cardmaking Day Anniversary contest.  Unfortunately, I wasn't one of the lucky 4 chosen in this category.  As soon as I received my Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company set of On The Fly, I started formulating the idea in my head.

After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black onto MFP snow storm white then colored with koh-i-noor pencils with a blender marker before cutting out and setting aside.  I then took some deepest mahogany card stock and cut it using Tim Holtz Baroque Sizzix die before embossing it using Tim Holtz bark dry embossing folder.  Before layering everything completely, I dry embossed a garden green layer using a cuttlebug forest branches embossing folder.  After layering and adding brads, I added my cut out images, popped up the saying on pop dots, and added a small googlie eye to the fish using Ranger Glossy Accents before stamping my anniversary greeting from Celebrate Big.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Celebrate Big, On The Fly
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Deepest Mahogany, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Pop Dots, Tim Holtz Baroque Sizzix Die, Big Shot, Tim Holtz Bark Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Forest Branches Embossing Folder, Googlie Eye, Ranger Glossy Accents, Brads, Glue Dots

Published!!!

Hello and happy Tuesday!  If you have received your most recent copy of RubberStampMadness magazine, then you'll find a nice little write up on page 25 about Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company.  Right along side the write up are two photos - a fall fishing scene from fellow DT member Lois and a winter lighthouse scene.  Well the winter lighthouse scene is mine!!!  Yippee!!  Thank you RSM for the kudos again.'




Stamps: Scenic Selections, Lighthouses, Gullible
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: All MFP
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Flower Soft, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals, Pop Dots, Stipple Brush

50 Shades of Sassy Gray

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my CHF challenge post, please scroll down one.

I decided to play along this week with the Sassy Studio Designs 50 Shades of Sassy challenge even though I've never read the 50 Shades of Gray book.  Seemed easy enough, create a card using the freebie image and gray, black or white colors.  Simple, right?

After downloading and coloring my image with prismacolor markers, I lightly stippled Stampin Up! going gray ink around the edges before layering and adding some gray pewter colored brads on top of a dry embossed Tim Holtz retro circles layer.  After adding some gray primas with black pearl sticker centers, my card was finished.  Simple!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: SSD Digital Shady Sassy
Ink: Stampin Up! Going Gray, Basic Gray
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Going Gray, Basic Gray
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brushes, Tim Holtz Retro Circles Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Primas, Glue Dots, Brads, Black Pearl Stickers

Saturday Evening Post Fall Cover

Hello and welcome.  First, I would like to apologize for the not posting for so long.  Unfortunately, between my migraines again, plus the flu, I've been down for the last couple of weeks.  I'm finally feeling well enough to try my hand at stamping again so I decided to jump in at the last minute with the Cornish Heritage Farms fall challenge.

Pulling out one of my retired Saturday Evening Post stamps, I stamped it in memento tuxedo black ink onto snow storm white card stock before coloring with prismacolor markers blending as needed.  Once I was satisfied with the coloring, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz wild honey, vintage photo, brushed corduroy, spiced marmalade, and dusty concord distress inks around and over the image.  After layering, and adding some pumpkin brads, I added some silk glitter leaves to finish framing my colored image.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: CHF Saturday Evening Post
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Dusty Concord, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo, Spiced Marmalade, Brushed Corduroy
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Black, Real Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Silk Leaves, Glue Dots, Stipple Brushes