Merry Monday Christmas # 182 " BIRD"

The bird stamp is NBUS which I recently purchased from Unity. He was stamped and colored with Copics and die cut. Two more layers of cardstock were cut and the base card on the fold. I also used Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents and Stickles.

Stamp - Unity "Own Wings"

Paper - Neenah, SU Kraft, Michael's Red

Ink - Copics, Memento

Die Cut - Sizzix Labels Nine

Other - Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents, Stickles

 

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CASology: Week 174 OWL

I began by die cutting, then stamping and then coloring the owl. Next I die cut the branch, and then the circle (an embossed piece of tan card stock). The word bubble was placed before the image was attached. The Paper Smooches images are good to give to children and that is where this card will be directed. It was nice to make a non-holiday card.

Stamp/Die - Paper Smooches "Chubby Chums"

Die Cuts - Nestabilities "Circles", MFT "Branch with Leaves"

Paper - Neenah, MFT (tan), snippet

Embossing Folder - Paper Studio "Woodgrain"

Stamps - Inkadinkado (bubble), PS (sentiment)

Other - Copics, Memento

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25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 24

Day 24 of Tracey's Christmas tags. Natasha's tag used kraft paper and had a tree so that is what I did. The reindeer is NBUS which I just purchased at Paper Source and the tree is from Purple Onion. Both images were fussy cut and attached to the tag. I used glossy accents as snow and added a simple sentiment. The tag was cut using a SU! punch and I attached the gingham ribbon and red jute.

Paper - Kraft, white card stock

Stamps - Purple Onion (tree and sentiment), Paper Source (reindeer)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Other - Glossy Accents, ribbon, jute, SU! tag punch

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MERRY MONDAY # 181 - Blue, White & Texture

This may be my favorite Christmas card for the year. On watercolor paper I smooshed distress ink and sprinkled on water. When the paper was dry I stamped the tree with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. This piece was matted onto blue card stock. I die cut the words in blue cs, and dry embossed the tree folder and all components were assembled.  

Paper - SU! Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, water color

Stamp - PTI "Through the Trees"

Embossing Folder - Paper Studio "Woodgrain"

Die Cut - Paper Smooches "Christmas Words"

Distress Ink - Faded Jeans, Chipped Saphire, Pine Needle, Rusty Hinge

Other - VersaMark, White Embossing Powder

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This is a second card I made using different colors.

Thanksgiving Blessings to all.

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 21

For Day 21 of the challenge I chose inspiration from Judy Marino. My tag has a green wreath and uses a plaid paper. The stamp and sentiment are from Purple Onion which I colored with Copics and used a NBUS die tag from MFT. I made the mini tag and assembled all the pieces and lastly added white gellyroll dots (snowflakes) and then added stickles.

Stamps - Paper Onion

Paper - Neenah, SU! DSP

Ink - Copics, Memento, Gellyroll Pen, Stickles "Stardust"

Die Cut - MFT "Tag You're It"

Other - Jute Twine

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CASology: Week 173 PRETTY

I am entering this card because I really love it and think it is so CAS and pretty. The wooden stamp looks like a poor orphan and ready for a makeover. Recently a dear friend gave me a box of lovingly used stamps to share with my card making group. Some of the stamps I played with first and this little orphan who has no name became the Sleeping Beauty. Using SU! markers I colored the stamp and used a small spritz of water and applied to the paper and I was pleasantly surprised. I then used a negative piece of a die cut snippet and inked some clouds and lastly added a little bit of liquid applique for snowflakes. This could have been a one layer card but I matted it in blue cs and a green base card. A small sentiment was all that was needed, like a touch of lipstick.

Stamp - The Artist Stamps, Burbank, CA (this is bordering on antique)

Ink - SU! Markers and Bashful Blue

Paper - Neenah, SU! Bashful Blue, Lasting Impressions dsp (green)

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25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 20

I finally mailed by charity Christmas cards and now I can focus on cards and tags for myself. This tag  was inspired by one of Kimberly W's penguin tags.  I chose to add a strip at the bottom and this silver metallic piece, as well as the punched snowflake, is mini Wall Border paper which I read about in a magazine last year, and I found it at Walmart. The image was stamped and colored with Copics, a dab of glossy accents on the cap, and die cut. I cut two pieces for the tag, white and a piece of dsp. 

Stamp - Darice "Wintery Wish"

Die Cut - MFT "Stitched Square"

Paper - Neenah, Paper Studio Christmas Designer Paper (Hobby Lobby), Pressed Petals "Silver Glitter Border"

Other - Copics, Memento, Glossy Accents, Silver Thread, Baker's Twine

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