Dear Santa Always Jingle

Hello and welcome.  Today I'm playing along with a few challenges over at Splitcoaststampers, among others, using a couple of my snarky Christmas stamps from Impression Obsession.  

For my first card, I stamped the penguin from  Warm Wishes and colored using prismacolor markers before stippling Tim Holtz fired brick ink around the edges.  The Jingler saying is then stamped also in memento tuxedo black.  After layering, and adding brads, I took a black artist pen and added the faux sewing.  Taking my card, I then dry embossed it using a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and stippled more ink around the edges.  I then took some scrap card stock and die cut my never before used (NBUS) Santa hat before stippling leftover ink around the edges and adding using glue dots.  The small pom on the end is added using micro pop dots.  The finishing touches were a small bow, white gel pen to the eyes and some diamond ice stickles.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #33 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers DEC21VSNMINI2 - TV Guide Color Challenge 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT697 - Call Of The Wild 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #199 - Y Is For Yuletide

Splitcoaststampers DEC21VSNMINI1 - M*A*S*H Laughter Is The Best Medicine  

My second card today also uses the Warm Wishes penguin.  This time I paired him with some scrap gingham blue designer paper and the Dear Santa saying also from Impression Obsession.  After my stamping and coloring were finished, I stippled some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around the edges before layering and adding some small button brads.  The layered image panel was then added to my card with with the gingham paper.  My final embellishments were a white gel pen to highlight the eyes, white/silver ribbon and some gin and tonic sequins.  

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT697 - Call Of The Wild 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Nov 22 to Dec 5 - Make It Blue 

Splitcoaststampers DEC21VSNMINI1 - M*A*S*H Laughter Is The Best Medicine 

 If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - December Inspiration Cookies 

Outlawz Festive Friday Nov 26 to Dec 9 - Christmas/Winter Theme

 

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a great rest of your week.

Half Assed Penguin

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, PFS Blending Brushes, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Black Artist Pen, White Gel Pen, Bow, Glue Dots, Micro Pop Dots

Dear Santa Penguin

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Accessories: Brads, Prismacolor Markers, Ribbon, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes, White Gel Pen, PFS Sequins

 

 

PIP 2148 - Theme = Animals (no birds or fish)

 

 Challenge 2148 - Team A, Nov. 29

THEME = Animals (no birds or fish)

Sponsored by

 PIP CHALLENGES

The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from

Sweet 'n Sassy

 

Hello and welcome.  It's time for a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we are being sponsored by Pammie's Inky Pinkies with the prize being a $10 gift certificate from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Since this is the 5th Monday of the month, it is time for a theme challenge and this week we are going with animals (except birds or fish).  Now I know we all have quite a few animal stamps in our collections, so let's dust those off and get inky.

For my card I dusted of a long retired Stampin Up set, called Wolf, and stamped my card repeatedly in basic gray ink to create the background.  My main image was stamped using Colorbox charcoal chalk ink onto a vanilla panel.  I really like using my chalk inks on solid stamps since, I feel, I get better ink coverage.  After stippling some going gray ink around the edges, then layering, I added some black brads before adding it to my card.  My saying is from a retired MFP Stamp Shop (now closed) set was stamped in going grey twice onto vanilla scraps before punching both out.  After adding to a punched black oval scrap, I popped up the second saying oval for some added dimension.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stamps 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  Don't forget to enter our challenge this week too.

Stamps: Stampin Up; MFP Stamp Shop

Ink: SU Basic Grey; Colorbox Charcoal Chalk 

Card Stock: SU

Accessories: SU Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Brads, Stipple Brush, Glue Dots

 

Heartfelt Thanks, Before/After Turkey

Hello and welcome.  Today I'm playing along with a couple of challenges over at Splitcoaststampers among others.  My first card uses both some old and a new stamp (NBUS) sets.  I started out by stamping the lighthouse scene and boats (Mark's Finest Papers now closed) in memento tuxedo black ink and colored using prismacolor watercolor pencils with a blender marker.  I then used a Picket Fence Studios slimline cloud stencil, along with their blending brushes to create the background clouds.  After stamping the saying from a Hero Arts set I received as a gift, I was ready to assemble the card adhering it using some faux brads.  The final touches were waterfall ice stickles and a Sakura 3D glaze pen for the birds.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC833 - Lighthouse Inspiration  - (I used this pic as my inspiration  Lighthouse with sailboat)

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT693 - Something Old, Something New  (old - MFP stamp sets, new - Hero Arts Good Friends set)

Splitcoaststampers F4A613 - Thanks or Thanksgiving

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 46 - Anything Goes Coloring 

613 Avenue Create - November Anything Goes 

 

My second card uses an old, old, old Hanna Stamps (now closed) Thanksgiving set I've had for years and never used.  Why? I have no idea. For this one, I decided to go with a bit of snarky humor.  After stamping the turkey (live and cooked) in memento black, I colored them with Castle Art pencils before stippling some more mustard around the colored panel.  Once that was finished, and layered, I added some brads and faux sewing before laying aside to work on my card.  The card base has three different Thanksgiving images stamped in more mustard to make the background.  After adding my layered panel, I color spritzed a SU close to cocoa marker over the entire card before adding some tan fibers and googlie eyes to finish it off.  

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A613 - Thanks or Thanksgiving 

The Corrosive Challenge #11 - November Anything Goes 

Crafty Calendar - November Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - N Is For Naughty 

Never Before Used Schtuff #31 - November Use Your NBUS 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a fabulous Thanksgiving week.

Lighthouse card:

 

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers; Hero Arts 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender, Broken China; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blender Markers, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickes, 3D Glaze Pen, MS 2-Way Glue Pen, Small Hole Punch

Thanksgiving Turkey

 

Stamps: Hanna Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up

Card Stock: Neenah White Scraps; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Fiber, PFS Blending Brushes, Color Spritzer Tool, Googlie Eyes, Ranger Glossy Accents, SU Close To Cocoa Marker

PIP 2146 - May God Bless You...

 

 Challenge 2146 - Team A

Sponsored by Polkadoodles

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/

Polkadoodles FB

Hello and welcome.  It's time for a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we are sponsored by Polkadoodles. I would like to thank Polkadoodles for sponsoring this week's challenge and for providing the design team the images used this week.  I am late posting my project since I'm dealing with some health issues still right now. 

I started out by printing the Snowmen Frosty Hugs Too Cute on Neenah white card stock then colored it using Castle Art Pencils before stippling Tim Holtz milled lavender and tumbled glass distress inks using Picket Fence Studios Blending Brushes.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I layered it onto scrap card stock and then added some silver/pearl heart brads. 

 

For my card base, I started out by stamping my saying from the retired Stampin Up Special Blessing so I could turn my project into a wedding card for a friend.  After stamping the saying, I dry embossed it using my big shot and a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder before stippling more milled lavender distress ink over the embossed images.  Taking another scrap, I punched two snowflakes, stippled more milled lavender distress ink onto them, then added to the layered image under my heart brads.  The final touch was adding some diamond ice stickles as "falling snowflakes".

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers WT871 - Punches 

Never Before Used Schtuff #32 - Use Your NBUS

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 46 - Anything Goes Colouring 

Polkadoodles Crafting Wk 47 - Anything Goes 

Digi Chooseday Wk 46 - Anything Goes 

Creative Fingers #219 - Anything Goes 

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #11 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter into this week's Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge.

 

Stamps: Polkadoodles; Stampin Up!

Ink: Tim Holtz Milled Lavender, Tumbled Glass; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up!; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Diamond Ice Stickles, PFS Blending Brushes, MS Snowflake Punch

 

The Early Bird

Hello and welcome. First, I'd like to apologize for not posting in a while.  I've been dealing with some health issues on top of my migraines. 

 

Today I'd like to share a card I made using an old Garfield stamp (Rubber Stampede) and this hilarious saying from Art Impressions and a long retired Stampin Up set Espress Yourself.

I started out by stamping Garfield and my saying onto some scrap white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring Castle Art pencils using the Art Nudge #4 to guide my color combo.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled some dusty durango ink around the image panel using my Picket Fence Studio Blending Brushes before layering and adding some brads.  I then took a black artist pen and added some faux sewing around the edges.  The card is stamped using the coffee cup border from Espress Yourself in dusty durango ink.  I then stamped the coffee beans also in dusty durango ink and layered onto a gray card stock scrap before adding my layered image panel popping it up using dimensionals.  I then finished the card off using some copper cord from my stash. 

Challenges entered:

 

MMTPT692 - Reflection Of Your Collection (coffee stamps) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Aud Sentiments #288 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 

2021 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 45 - Anything Goes Colouring 

 

 #fallwinter2021clh

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a fabulous rest of your week and weekend.

Stamps: Rubber Stampede, Art Impressions, Stampin Up!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Dusty Durango

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Copper Cord, Brads, Black Artist Pen, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes

PIP 2142

 

 Challenge 2142 - Team A, Oct. 18

Sponsored by Newton's Nook

http://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/

 

 

Newton's Nook Challenge

Newton's Nook FB Design and Share

 

 

Hello and welcome.  It's time for new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we are sponsored by  Newton's Nook Stamps and I would like to thank them for sponsoring this week's challenge.  My card this week features the adorable All Aboard For Christmas and the matching dies found here. 

After dealing with mine and my husband's health issues, I'm finally getting some stamping done again even if it's really slow going.  Since I work on Christmas cards year round, I have been itching to get this set out and see what I could do with it (NBUS).

I started out by stamping the engine and cars onto a scrap piece of slimline card stock before stamping all of my animals and train gears onto scrap white card stock then colored everything using Castle Art pencils.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I added the clouds using a slimline stencil and Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink and the ground using Tim Holtz mowed lawn, brushed corduroy, and tea stain distress inks before lightly adding some picket fence distress ink as "early snowfall".  A black artist pen created the "train track".  I then die cut all of the animals and gears using my big shot before adding them to the card using pop dots and dimensionals.  After layering the main image panel onto scrap slimline card stock, I added the final touches of snowflake sequins and a recycled red ribbon.  A Sakura 3D glaze pen highlights parts of all the images.  I'm really happy with how it turned out since I'm still feeling a bit crummy.

Challenges entered:

 

Show Us Your Pussycats #71 - Anything Goes Cats/Meowloween (my cat is in a train car) 

Never Before Used Schtuff #31 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Stash 

Christmas Kickstart #55 - Make One For A Loved One (sister in law receiving this) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love. 

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Picket Fence, Brushed Corduroy, Tea Stain, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah White; Slimline Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, PFS Blender Brushes, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, Ribbon, Ranger Glossy Accents, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Pop Dots, Black Artist Pen, 3D Glaze Pens

 

Scattering Seeds of Kindness

Hello and welcome.  Sorry it's been a bit since I've posted.  I've been dealing with my husbands health issues on top of my own health problems.  Still feeling crummy but I managed to get this card done that I started two weeks ago.  Right now it's slow going with me completing any task.

I dusted off this old Stampin Up set called Seeds of Kindness and paired it with Art Nudge #25 plus this week's Inspiration Station #15 to create a bit of a fall feel using a summer set since we're still getting dandelions here in California.  I stamped the main images using Tim Holtz scattered straw, forest moss, spiced marmalade and old paper distress inks making sure to stamp off the images to help fill in the background.  The saying was stamped in memento tuxedo black before layering and adding some black brads.  I then added the panel to a so saffron card before stippling scattered straw around the edges.  As an afterthought, I grabbed a black artist pen and added the faux sewing.  I'm very happy with how this turned out.  You can catch all of the Art Nudges here.  

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT688 - Sending Encouragement 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Through The Craft Room Door Oct 12, 2021 - Anything Goes 

Inspiration Station #15 - An Autumn Countryside  (inspiration is the colors)

Outlawz Festive Friday Oc 1 to 14 - Autumn/Fall 

 

Inspiration Station #15

 

Art Nudge #25
 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Scattered Straw, Forest Moss, Old Paper, Spiced Marmalade

Card Stock: Stampin Up

Accessories: Brads, Stipple Brush, Black Artist Pen

It's Been A While

 Hello and welcome.  I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while.  I've been dealing with some health issues of my own, not to mention sending my hubby to the ER a few weeks back.  Right now between both of us, I feel like I'm drowning, so it might be a bit before posting again.  Thank you for understanding.