Bearnaments

Hi everyone.  Today I'm using a new stamp set (Bearnaments - Penny Black).  This has two adorable bears hanging off Christmas ornaments.  I've just used the one so far ... you'll be seeing another soon. :)

I stamped in Versafine Claire Nocturne ink and heat set before watercolouring with Distress Inks.  I used a metallic silver pen (Pilot) to fill in the snowflakes on the bauble ... and to colour the hanger at the top; then splattered diluted white acrylic paint for snow.  I used the matching die (Bearnaments Cut Out - Penny Black) to cut out the image and popped it up over top of a snowflake dry embossed background (Snowflakes - Cuttlebug).  I used one of the newest frames from Penny Black (Whirl), cutting it twice and layering for added depth.  To finish, I stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set as the bear), onto a white sentiment banner and popped it up inside the frame.

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This was a fun image that is easy to colour.  I enjoyed layering it up to add lots of texture. :)

Sending the above card to the following challenges:

1)  Darnell's IDEAS November Challenge - Embossing

2)  NBUS Challenge #68

3)  Can You Handle the Pressure? Nov. 9th

4)  Peace on Earth Challenge #76 - Anything Christmas Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Bearnaments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Versafine Clair Nocturne; Distress Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Watercolour paint brushes, Silver Metallic pen (Pilot), Bearnament Cut Out (Penny Black); Snowflake EF (Cuttlebug), Whirl Frame (Penny Black)

Challenges:

IDEAS November Challenge - Embossing

NBUS Challenge #68 

Peace on Earth Challenge #76 - Anything Christmas Goes

Can You Handle the Pressure? Nov. 9th

More Glitter Painting for Gof7

Hi everyone.  Another card for October's Group of Seven technique - Glitter Painting on Acetate.

Unfortunately, it's very difficult to photograph cards that use acetate because the light bounces off and reflects.  The only way is to make the card fairly dark ... and that's what I did, but I lost the sparkly goodness of the glitter that's added to the back of the images. :(  Trust me, in real life, the card has sparkle! :)

All in all, I'm happy with my finished cards, but did not enjoy working with loose glitter.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Floral Holiday Trio (Magenta); Snowglobe Sentiments (MTF - retired)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Acetate
Ink:   Versamark; Candied Apple Distress Ink for sentiment
Accessories:   Liquid Platinum embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, glitter in different colours, glue

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Glitter Painting on Acetate 

Joyful Bears

Hi everyone.  It's just about time to get my Christimas cards into the mail.  I still need to make about a dozen, so you will see more Christmas cards in the short term. :)

I have this adorable card using the Scarved Sweeties (Penny Black), inside of the Posted stamp, which is stamped in Archival light gray ink.  I stamped the Sweeties in black pigment ink before heat setting and then watercoloured with Distress inks.  I used the matching die to cut out the image (Posted Cut Out).  The background is an oldie, but goodie ... embossing folder from Cuttlebug.  I think it might be one of the very first embossing folders I bought over 25 years ago. :)  I popped the postage stamp image over top and added a red die-cut "Joy" from AliExpress.

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These images are so fun to watercolour and the cutie bears keep me smiling the whole time.  I added some pink cheeks and then splattered the image with diluted white paint to finish.

Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) Darnell's IDEAS Nov. Challenge - Inks

2) Merry Little Christmas Challenge #59 - Anything Christmas Goes

3) Penny Black Saturday Challenge - November - Optional: Make a Scene

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Scarved Sweeties (Penny Black); Posted (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Real Red card stock (SU!)
Ink:  Black Pigment (Nocturne - Versafine Clair); Shadow Grey (Archival); Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Salvaged Patina, Hickory Smoke (Tim Holtz)  
Accessories:   Heat Tool, Posted Cut Out (Penny Black), Snowflake embossing folder (Cuttlebug), watercolour paint brushes, diluted white acrylic paint for splattering, Joy die (AliExpres)

Challenges:

IDEAS Challenge Nov. - Inks

MLCC #59 - Anything Christmas Goes

PBSC - November

Glitter Painting - Group of Seven

Hi everyone.  

Please check out the details for the Glitter Painting Techniques and link to videos on the blog ...

Group of Seven Cardmakers

You will see gorgeous sample cards by the group members.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make a card in time for the start of this month's technique.  I'm not really settled in my studio since our last move, and the piles were getting higher and higher.  Before one of the piles fell on top of me and hubby had to launch a search party ... I pulled everything out of the room and have just finished (mostly) putting it back.:)  Hopefully I will spend less time looking for things and more time creating. :)

This is my first card since getting set up.  This is a fun technique that is a bit messy, but I had a scratch sheet of paper to catch the glitter poured over my image and used it to quickly put the leftovers back into the containers.  I also used my large Surface Sweep brush (Tonic) to keep things tidy.  It helped.

I'm sharing a card made with the technique that uses die-cuts.  I followed the instructions, but next time I'll layer two dies before adding glue and glitter to give it more depth for adding glue.  Then add a third die-cut over top to finish the card.  I would like to try this using a different background.  You don't need to use acetate with this technique.  Coloured card stock would look good too, along with other substrates.  This should minimize the stray glitter that gets stuck to acetate, which seems to have it's own static cling!

This card uses the lovely Hibiscus Frame die (SSS).  I used spring green and dark purple glitter, which is so pretty together.  The sentiment is Endless Birthday Wishes (SU - retired)  I love the font on this and will always keep the set.

Sending this card to the Seize the Birthday #294 - Anything Birthday Goes

This has been fun.  And a great way to use glitter that has been sitting around for a long time.  Hope you'll try out one of the techniques (or both!) and add your card to our gallery.  We'd love to see you there.

Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps:  Enless Birthday Wishes (SU - retired)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Wilted Violet Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Acetate, Hibiscus Frame die (Simon Says Stamp), Mono Tombow glue, glitter, Paint brush to brush away stray glitter

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Glitter Painting

Seize the Birthday #294 - Anything Birthday Goes

Rock on & Santa's Sweets

Hi everyone.  Here's another adorable image from Penny Black's Christmas release, Rock on. This image is so cute ... I smiled the whole time I was watercolouring him. :) 

I stamped him in black pigment ink, heat set and then watercoloured the image with distress inks.  I used the matching die to cut out the image (Rock on cut out).  To finish the bear, red chalk was added to his cheers with a white dot.

Next I stamped Christmas Story (Penny Black) onto a piece of white card stock and heat embossed in white.  I used the circle stencil from Penny Black's Background Basics, to sponge lightly with Evergreen Bough ink.  This shows off the stamped background.  I used a white paint pen to add a stitching on the circle.

The image was popped over top to give it some added dimension, and a red sentiment banner with white embossed sentiment (from the same stamp set as the bear) was added.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) Rudolph Days October Challenge

2) Peace on Earth Challenge #74

 

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Second card for today, this time using Penny Black's Santa's Sweets.  

I stamped the image in black pigment ink, heat set with my heat gun and then watercoloured with distress inks.  I used the matching die (Santa's Sweets Cut Out) to cut out the image.

I used a piece of removable tape to mask a horizon line and sponged a little Lost Shadow distress ink below the line for a shadow under the chair.  I adhered the image over top and stamped a sentiment (Bright & Light in black ink to finish the card. :)

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Sending this card to Simply Clean and Simple October Challenge where anything CAS goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card #1:

Stamps:  Rock On (Penny Black

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black Pigment ink (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Lumberjack Plaid, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Unchartered Mariner (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Rock On cut out (Penny Black), Background Basics (Penny Black), white embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, sponge, Red chalk, White paint pen (Posca)

Card #2:

Stamps:  Santa's Sweets; Bright & Light (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black pigment (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Lumberjack Red, Black Soot, Mustard Seed, Lost Shadow (Tim Holtz); Zigs:  Flesh
Accessories:   Watercolour paint brushes, Santa's Sweets Cut Out, Tape for masking, sponge

Challenges:

Rudolph Days October Challenge

Peace on Earth Challenge #74

Simply Clean & Simple October Challenge - Anything CAS

Penny Black - Mistletoe

Hi everyone.  I'm sharing a CAS (clean & simple) card using an adorable image from PB's Christmas release, Mistletoe (31-084).  I stamped in black ink and watercoloured with Distress Inks.  I cut out the image using the matching die-cut, Mistletoe Cut Out (51-846).

The background is debossed using Geometric (65-007), a Penny Black embossing folder, adding a torn snow hill at the bottom and popping the image up over top of the embossing.  A simple sentiment (Shine Upon You (30-928), Penny Black finishes the card.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) Darnell's IDEAS October Challenge - Dies - used dies to cut out the two images

2) NBUS Challenge #67

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Mistletoe (Penny Black); Shine Upon You (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black Pigment (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Unchartered Mariner, Rustic Wilderness, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany (Tim Holtz)  
Accessories:   Mistletoe Cut Out (Penny Black), watercolour brushes, Geometric EF (Penny Black), red chalk

Challenges:

IDEAS Oct. Challenge - Dies

NBUS Challenge #67

More Stencil Monoprint for Gof7

Hi everyone.  Another card for Group of Seven's Stencil Monoprint technique.

I used a lovely stencil called Layered Poinsettia from Tim Holtz.  I pressed two colours of Distress Ink pads directly only the stencil (Brushed Corduroy, Candied Apple).  Spritzed with water and flipped the wet stencil onto a piece of mixed media paper.  Used a paper towel to blot over the stencil to remove the ink that escapes from the open design.  I ended up with a piece that has the background of the stencil images coloured.  I let it dry thoroughly and then placed the cleaned stencil back over top, lining up the design.  I added embossing paste over top, using a palette knife to smooth it out.  I removed the stencil right away and washed it off.  The piece was left to dry.

I finished be adhering the panel to my white card base and attaching a lovely gold foiled sentiment (gift from a friend).  

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Sending this card to Peace on Earth Challenge #73 - Anything Christmas Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Ink pads:  Brushed Corduroy, Candied Apple (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Layered Poinsettia Stencil (Tim Holtz), water mister, White embossing paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, Foiled sentiment (unknown)

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Stencil Monoprint

Peace on Earth Challenge #73

Autumn Leaves

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card that I had a LOT of FUN making! :)  This combines two of the techniques that we've explored at Group of Seven: 1) Dry Embossing with Re-inker Watercolouring; 2) Kaleidoscope.

Instead of watercolouring, I sponged autumn colours of Distress inks (Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire) onto a piece of mixed media paper.  The coloured panel was dry embossed (Vine Canopy EF - Simon Says Stamp) on the de-bossed side of the panel.  I then took Versafine Clair Chianti ink and used direct to paper, swiping the inkpad over the debossed and sponged side of the panel.

Once the panel was dry, I cut it into different-sized widths horizontally.  I adhered the some of the strips to my card base (not all), leaving a bit of space between each strip.  I stamped the sentiment (Simply Sentiments - Lawn Fawn) in Carved Pumpkin ink.

This was a quick and easy card to make.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) Just Us Girls #748 - Word Week - Leaves

2) Can You Handle the Pressure?? - Anything Dry Embossed Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Simply Sentiments (Lawn Fawn)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Purple Pigment ink:  Versafine Clair Chiani
Accessories:   Vine Canopy embossing folder (Simon Says Stamp); sponges

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #748 - Leaves

Can You Handle the Pressure?? - Anything Dry Embossed Goes

Penny Black - Merry Days

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing another image from the new Christmas release from Penny Black.  This stamp set is called Merry Days (31-075).

I stamped the image in black pigment ink onto mixed media paper.  I heat set the image before watercolouring using Distress Inks (see below card recipe for list).  Red chalk was added to the bear's cheeks.  The image was die-cut using the matching die (Merry Days Cut Out 51-836).

I used a second piece of mixed media paper, adding a watercolour wash to the background with Salvaged Patina ink.  Once dry, I splattered with diluted white gouache paint and then added some torn snowhills at the bottom.

Stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in black pigment ink and then adhered the image flush at the bottom, popping up the top for added dimension.  The panel was adhered to a card base.

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Sending this card to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - October - Anything PB Goes. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Products

Merry Days 31-075

Merry Days Cut Out (51-836)

Stamps:  Merry Days (Penny Black

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black Pigment (Versafine Clair Nocturne); Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Salvaged Patina, Unchartered Mariner (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Merry Days Cut Out (Penny Black), diluted white Gouache Paint for splattering

Challenges:

PBSC - October

Celebrating Fall

Hi everyone.  I LOVE Fall ... the colours, the crisp air ... it's magical.  And I love making fall cards.  I'm back with another Fall Birthday card using a beautiful leaf stencil.  

I started by randomly sponging the background with Distress inks:  Mustard Seed, Cracking Campfire, Gathered Twigs.  I dried my card panel and then placed the Tumbling Leaves stencil (Simon Says Stamp) overtop.  I pressed down over the stencil with my Versamark pad and then removed the stencil, sprinkling with clear embossing powder and heat set.  I wiped the panel down to make sure there was no anti-static powder left and then sponged over the whole thing with Gathered Twigs ink.  I used a dry paper towel to wipe off any excess ink that remained on top of the heat embossing (emboss resist technique).  For the last step, I splattered the panel with yellow gold Fintec watercolour paint.

I mounted the panel onto my card base, which had the top corners rounded.  Stamped the sentiment (Endless Birthday Wishes - SU!) at the top with Crackling Campfire ink.

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Sending the above card to the following Challenges:

1) Seize the Birthday #292 - Use the word Celebrate

2) Darnell's IDEAS Oct. Challenge - Inks / Colour Mediums

3) Stencil Fun Challenge Sept. - Anything Stenciling Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Endless Birthday Wishes - retired (SU!)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Crackling Campfire, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:  sponges, Tumbling Leaves Stencil (SSS), Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Fintec Yellow Gold Watercolour Paint 

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #292 - Celebrate

IDEAS Oct. Challenge - Inks

Stencil Fun Challenge Sept.