Reminder - Christmas Kickstart Challenge

Hi everyone.  I'm back as Guest Designer with a reminder of Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 103 - Snow Alert!  There's still lots of time to play along, we'd love for you to join us.

Today I'm using a new-to-me die.  It was so fun to make this Snowman Chain (similar to paper doll chains we used to make when I was a little girl). :)  So easy having a die that does all the cutting out! :)

I die-cut the base of the four snowman chain and all the accessories from white card stock.  Then I used Distress inks to sponge some of the accessories.

To finish, I added some red chalk for cheeks, highlights with a white pen, and stamped the sentiment in black ink.

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The challenges are open for another few weeks, so I hope you'll join us at Christmas Kickstart with your "Snow-inspired" card.  And if you are using something new for the first time, please join in at NBUS Challenge #79 as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Merry Up (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Spiced Marmalade, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:   Snowman Chain and Accessories die (AliExpress); detail sponges, red chalk, white acrylic pen (Posca)

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert!

NBUS Challenge #79

All the Trimmings

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another Christmas card.  I'll be posting lots of Christmas cards over the next couple of months and I am woefully behind with my stash of Christmas cards.

This time I used another beautiful image from Penny Black (All the Trimmings).  Stamped in black, heat embossed in clear and watercoloured with distress inks.  I taped it to my card front and popped up a card front over top with a rectangle aperture frame and simple stamped sentiment (Christmas Sentiments - Penny Black).

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

PBSC October Challenge - Anything PB goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  All the Trimmings (Penny Black); Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Candied Red, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Hickory Smoke (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), white acrylic paint for splattering

Challenges:

PBSC October Challenge - Anything PB Goes

Guest Designing at Christmas Kickstart Challenge

Hi everyone.  I'm excited to be Guest Designing at Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert!  Thanks for inviting me JO!! :)

There are so many possibilities with Snow ... and I had tons of ideas running through my head.  I looked through my NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) pile and found an adorable stamp and die set ... 

I stamped the image in black ink and heat embossed with clear on both mixed media paper and white card stock.  Then I watercoloured the mixed media image with Distress Inks.  The mixed media card is ivory, not white and I wanted to have the snowman, bear's hat cuff & pompom to be white, so I fussy-cut all the watercoloured pieces and paper pieced them onto the image stamped on white card.

I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the bear's hat cuff and pompom for some shimmer and red chalk for the cheeks.  I sponged my card front with two shades of blue ink and then splattered with diluted white acrylic paint for snow.

I popped up the image onto my background and added some torn snow hills and a simple sentiment to finish the card. 

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Also sending this card to NBUS Challenge #79.  This is the first outing for this stamp set :) 

Hope to see you in the gallery at Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Fun Flurries (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Black Soot, Salty Ocean, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Fun Flurries die (Penny Black), watercolour paint brushes, red chalk, white acrylic pen (Posca), diluted white acrylic paint, Clear Wink of Stella

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert! 

NBUS Challenge #79

Maple Leaf Forever

Hi everyone.  Today's card is another celebrating this wonderful season. :)

I started by using embossed paste to create a rectangle in the center of my card front.  I used Wander & Find stencil (Carta-Bella - closed).  This is a lovely design of stylized leaves.  At least that's what I think they look like. :) 

I used Fall Foliage dies (Penny Black) to cut out a maple leaf with separate veins from a smooshed background in my stash (Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Seedless Preserves DOX inks).  I wanted to "bump" up the colour, so I sponged over top of the smooshing with more Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves, Rusty Hinge, and Walnut Stain Distress Inks.  I sponged Walnut Stain DI onto the veins.  I attached the finished leaf overtop of the stenciled background and added a simple sentiment to finish (Super Day - Penny Black).

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

AAA Cards (CAS) Challenge #300 - Sketch Challenge.  I flipped the sketch to portrait.

NBUS Challenge #79 - first time using the maple leaf die

Edit:  Adding to the Just Us Girls #795 - Die Week - Leaves - perfect timing!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Super Day (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   DOX inks:  Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Seedless Preserves and DI inks:  Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves, Rusty Hinge, and Walnut Stain (all Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Fall Foliage dies (Penny Black); sponges, Wander & Find stencil (Carta Bella - closed); Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife

Challenges:

AAA Cards (CAS) Challenge #300 - Sketch

NBUS Challenge #79

Just Us Girls #795 - Die Week - Leaves