House Mouse Christmas

 

I recently received this House Mouse stamp as a gift, and it was the perfect fit for a few challenges requiring cute critters. The image is colored with pencils, with some clear Wink of Stella on the lights themselves. The color of the lights were chosen to coordinate with the fun bit of ribbon. I sponged around the edges of the main panel with a turquoise-ish ink -- it was too much so I spritzed some water on to soften it. 

This card is for these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- cute critter

 Jingle Belles -- tic/tac/toe -- the row I chose is animal, patterned paper, ribbon

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2529 -- anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday #708 -- anything goes 

Crafts Galore Encore #137 -- anything goes 

The Paper Funday #78-- anything goes 

Polkadoodles #8 -- anything goes  

Reason to smile

 

 

 

My swap group had a challenge that was "text and flower." For the text element, I stamped script on high gloss paper and sponged on lavender ink. Placed that panel behind a die-cut aperture and placed a die-cut flower over it. The sentiment is clear embossed (and between the glossy paper and the clear embossing, it was impossible to get a photo without glare).

 

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- emboss it

Beautiful Blossoms #31 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2528 -- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut

Word Art Wednesday #707 -- -- anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge 8-- anything goes

Digi Choosday 7 -- anything goes 

Green Rocker Card

 Making these rocker cards is so fun. As long as it can fit in an envelope, you can add any size or shape you want on top of the rocker base.

For this card, I used some images of potted plants and used a variety of greens for a sweet and simple birthday card..

This card is for these challenges:

Double D -- flower pots

Die-cut Divas -- birthday

Crafts Galore Encore #137 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #706  -- anything goes

Gem of a Challenge 8 -- anything goes

Pammie's INky Pinkies #2527 -- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut

Digi Choosday #7 -- anything goes 

Summer fun

 Honestly, it's WAY TOO HOT here to even think about being outdoors, but I went there with my stamps. I colored this adorable digi image (Elisabeth Bell) with pencils, then die-cut it and mounted it on a stitched circle. The sentiment is computer generated and inspired by one I wanted to buy in the Technique Junkies clear-out sale, but it was already out of stock. The card features a gatefold/fun fold.

The card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- Vacation

Double D -- Beach

Simon Says Wednesday -- anything goes 

Double Trouble #194 -- (3 colors, two shapes, one fun fold, CC104)

Creative Creases #104 -- use a fun fold 

The Paper Funday #77 Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #704 -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #231 -- use an image

Gem of A challenge  #7 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2525 -- anything goes

DigiChooseday #6 -- anything goes 

Sort of vintage

 I've been attempting a  technique called faux tin ceiling, where you adhere foil to chipboard, emboss it, paint it, then remove some of the paint. It's supposed to look like an old tin tile ceiling. I finally made a piece I like, and tin tile made me think "vintage" so I made a sort of vintage inspired card.

The other vintage-ish elements are a quill and ink bottle (you can't get much more vintage than that). I arranged them on a piece of kraft paper with a sentiment that sort of looks hand-written. For the rest of the card, I followed the 3-2-1 recipe at Double Trouble, using the Try a Sketch on Tuesday sketch.  The papers are chose are old-fashioned fabric prints, so they feel vintage as well. All the panels are edged in the same blue ink used for the inkwell and sentiment -- it gives everything a little more definition.

The card is entered in these challenges:

Double Trouble #193 -- all three elements (layers, patterns, kraft) plus TSOT sketch

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #672 -- sketch

Word Art Wednesday #704 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2524 -- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut (feather and ink bottle)

The Paper Funday #77 -- anything goes with optional twist of embossing (faux tile is embossed) 

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes 

Tearing it up in the craft room

 The Double Trouble challenge this time calls for torn edges. I remember when I first started stamping, torn edges were all the rage, but now I can't remember the last time I intentionally tore paper. You know what paper is fun to tear? Mulberry paper gets wonderful edges full of fibers. (The trick is to wet a paintbrush with water and use it to mark approximately where you want your tear to be. The water weakens the fibers so they tear more easily.)

I used the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday, technically turning it upside down since I moved the sentiment to the bottom. I used dotted paper for the embossed sentiment and used the same paper to for the flowers on the die-cut. Sparkle seemed like an appropriate sentiment, what with the silver and the gems.

This card is for these challenges.  

Double Trouble #193 (3 torn edges, 2 colors, 1 die-cut plus TOST)

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #671 -- sketch

Simon Says Stamp Monday  -- emboss it -- sentiment embossed with silver EP

Pammie's Inky Pinkie's #252 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #700 -- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use a die-cut

Paper Funday #76 -- anything goes

Gem of a Challenge -- anything goes

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes

Polkadoodles Challenge -- anything goes

 

 

Happy bird-day

Just a quick birthday card featuring one of the prettiest birds around, the northern cardinal. We have two pairs that visit our bird feeder this year and I enjoy watching them.

No, I didn't use a bad pun for the sentiment, just a simple saying from Whimsy stamps. The image was a stamp-off someone sent me, colored with pencils.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- things with wings

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- things with wings

Double Trouble #191 -- birthday challenge

Word Art Wednesday #698 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2519 -- anything goes

Digi Chooseday #5 -- anything goes