Guest Designing at Rudolph Days

Hi everyone.  I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing at Rudolph Days Challenge this month.  Thanks to Helen for asking me to join.

 

Today's card features a wonderful die of a Christmas Window.  It has several pieces that you can use all together, or on their own.  This is my first time using it, so I'm going to use all the pieces. :)

The card front and base is Soft Suede card stock, which I'm sure is long retired from SU!.  I love the deep colour.  It's a great contrast to the white window.  I die-cut all the pieces from different colours of cardstock:  White, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Silver metallic; with the tree cut from mixed media paper and watercoloured using distress inks.  I used a silver pen to add the "garland" on the tree.  The sentiment is from Merry Up! (Penny Black).  I sponged Mustard Seed ink behind the window and tree.

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Sending the card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week Four - Anything Goes (Layered Dies)

NBUS Challenge #84

I hope you'll play along at Rudolph Days Challenge, which is open from 25 to end of month, every month throughout the year.  Come join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Merry Up! (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Soft Suede cardstock, Cherry Cobbler cardstock & Silver Metallic cardstock (all from SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Christmas Window die (Temu), Wreath Strip die (Cherry Lynn), watercolour brushes, White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool

Challenges:

Rudolph Days March Challenge

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week Four - Anything Goes (Layered Dies)

NBUS Challenge #84

Festive Friends

Hi everyone.  Today's card uses a new-to-me die, Festive Friends (Spellbinders).  I took advantage of the large piece that is the bear's sweater, embossing  it with Cross-Stitch EF (Taylored Expressions) and highlighting the stitching with Savaged Patina distress ink. I cut the bear, his sweater, and the string of lights (background) from coloured card stock.  I only used white for the sentiment (cut three times and stacked) and the lights (coloured with Posca pens and coated with Nuvo Crystal Glaze).  

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing - the bear's sweater is dry embossed

NBUS Challenge #84 - first time using this die set from Spellbinders, and the sentiment die

Christmas Kickstart #108 - Out of the Woods --- this bear is definitely Out of the Woods and not in his own element, fighting with a string of lights ... hope this is OK.

AAA Card Challenge #310 - Anything CAS Goes with Optional Zoo or Animals

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Baked Brown Sugar, Granny Apple, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Sky Blue cardstocks (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Salvaged Patina, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Festive Friends dies (Spellbinders), merry die (Temu), sponges, Posca acrylic paint pens, red chalk 

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing

NBUS Challenge #84

Christmas Kickstart #108 - Out of the Woods

AAA Card Challenge #310 - Anything CAS Goes with Optional Zoo or Animals

Spring Green

Hi everyone.  I had some fun in my studio yesterday.  I made a card that works for several challenges. :)

The background is partially stamped script in soft green ink, and then texture paste added through a stencil.  I used a new-to-me layered flower die, sponging with two shades of soft green.  I added some pearl paint to the center and sprinkled with glitter.

The texture paste is hard to see in the photo above, but better in the photo below.  The card is finished with a sentiment (Super Day - Penny Black), stamped in more green.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

Cookie Challenge #214 March - Clovers are Green

Cut It Up Challenge #351 - Happy Birthday

Seize the Birthday # 322 - Use Green as the Main Color

           

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Super Day (Penny Black); Script (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Layered Flower die, Slimline Gentle Leaves stencil (TCW), sponge, Embossing paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, Quadrafoil stencil (Silhouette), Ice White Pearl Pen (Viva), glitter

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

Cookie Challenge #214 March - Clovers are Green

Cut It Up Challenge #351 - Happy Birthday

Seize the Birthday # 322 - Use Green as the Main Color

Spring Flowers

Hi everyone.  Today's card was inspired by a few challenges.  I started out by stamping the image, using just two of the stencils provided (flower backgrounds) to sponge the purple and yellow flowers, along with the leaves.  I added some stenciled tiny circles for the background and stamped the sentiment from a long retired stamp set.

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Sending the card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks - used distress inks to stencil

Stencil Fun March Challenge - Optional: Vines / Vinery ... I used the AG Stenciling option

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Optional:  Mood Board #38 - I used the mood board colours

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Dahlia Bunch Stamp Set (Pinkfresh Studio); Cosmos - retired (Technique Tuesday)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Wilted Violet, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters, Spiced Marmalade (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Dahlia Bunch Stencils (Pinkfresh Studio), sponges, Mini Tiny Circles Stencil (TCW)

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks

Stencil Fun March Challenge - Optional: Vines / Vinery

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Optional:  Mood Board #38