Guest Designing at Christmas Kickstart Challenge #114

Hi everyone.  I'm excited to be Guest Designing for Christmas Kickstart Challenge #114 - Reindeer Games.  Thanks for the lovely invite Jo!! :)  Get out your reindeer stamps, dies, or stencils and play along. :) 

 

I started with a really fun image from Whipper Snapper (All Tangled Up Reindeer).  I stamped and heat embossed the image in black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I watercoloured with distress inks and then decided to fussy-cut him.  Not sure why, because in the end, I put a piece of white cardstock behind him. :)

I used some older SU! patterned paper, gingham in old olive, as the background adding a sentiment strip of white at the bottom, stamped with Penny Black Christmas Sentiments stamp.  For the finishing touch, the panel was popped up for added dimension over the gingham card front, and I added crystal glaze (nuvo) over the lights for some shine and a little clear wink of stella on the Santa hat cuff and pompom for a little sparkle. :)

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This guy makes me smile and I hope he will bring a smile to the recipient as well.  Thanks again to Jo for inviting me to Guest Design at Christmas Kickstart #114 - Reindeer Games.  I hope you'll play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  All Tangled Up Reindeer (Whipper Snapper); Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Old Olive Gingham patterned paper (SU!)
Ink:   Black pigment (Obsian - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Black Soot
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo), Clear Wink of Stella

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #114 - Reindeer Games

CAS Christmas April Challenge

Hi everyone.  Welcome to the start of the April CAS Christmas challenge!  This month is hosted by Bonnie (Stamping with Klass), and she wants you to base your CAS card on a Christmas Song!  Fun, right??!! :)  So I'm Decking the Halls .... FA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA!

And we are excited to have Birgit (Rapport fran ett skrivbord) Guest Designing for us again this month.  Welcome Birgit!

I used a NBUS stamp that I've had for a couple of years.  Aren't these caroling snowmen adorable! I had a fun time watercolouring them with distress inks.

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Decided to do a second card, this time watercolouring with lighter colours ...

This one was tricker to watercolour because Jessie stole my favourite water brush off my work desk between me making these two cards.  She chewed it until I could just barely tell what it was. Into the garbage it went (the water brush that is). :)

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Hope you'll come play along and build your stash of Christmas cards throughout the year.

As I mentioned above, this is a NBUS stamp, so I'm entering my card into Darnell's new NBUS Challenge!  I'm so excited to see this challenge has returned.  I know I'll be playing along a lot as I have three, yes three, containers of NBUS items to use! :)

Thanks Dolly!!

Stamps:  Caroling Snowmen (Whipper Snapper
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black permanent (Versafine); Real red (SU!); Distress inks:  Crushed Olive, Faded Jeans, Broken China, Black Soot (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  water brush, red chalk

Challenges:
CAS Christmas April Challenge - Christmas Song
NBUS Challenge #13

February Rudolph Days

Hi everyone.  Here's my entry for the February Rudolph Days challenge.

I used a NBUS image from Whipper Snapper called "All Tangled Up Reindeer".  Isn't it cute??!! :)  Stamped in permanent black ink and watercoloured with distress and SU! inks.  Masked off the bottom and sponged with brown to ground the image.  Added crystal glaze on the lights and Reindeer's nose and a bit of white detailing on his hooves.  Heat embossed the red sentiment at the bottom and mounted onto a square red card base.  This image makes me smile and definitely brings me joy. :)


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Rudolph Days is open until Feb. 28th.  Come join the fun!

Stamps:  All Tangled Up Reindeer (Whipper Snapper); Sentiment - Merry Delight (Penny Black
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Real Red card stock (SU!)
Ink:  Versafine Black; Distress Inks; SU! inks
Accessories & Tools:  water brush, sponge, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

Challenges:
February Rudolph Days - Anything Goes Christmas

Christmas Doggie Treats

Hi everyone.  Today's card is a reminder for this month's CAS Christmas challenge, hosted by Nance.

I don't have a lot of "people treat" stamps, but I did buy this stamp last year and made several cards with it.  I pulled it out again as it is perfect for the challenge.

This time I used a Christmas background to stamp in green.  Stamped the doggie with candy cane bone, watercoloured with distress inks, and fussy-cut.  I popped a white stitched frame over the background and placed the image popped up on top.  I didn't think it needed a sentiment.

I had a lot of fun making this card. :)

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We are so happy to have Birgit as our Guest Designer this month.  Come check out the reminder post to see Birgit's Holiday Treats card, along with the cards from our wonderful Designers.

I hope you'll join us if you haven't already played along.  Still one week left before the challenge closes on September 24th at midnight!

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Jessie & Violeta

(Becoming best of friends)
Photo by Alejandro

Stamps:  Dog Candy Bone (Whipper Snappers); Christmas Story (Penny Black)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Gumball Green, Real Red (SU!); Distress Inks: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Clear embossing powder, heat tool, Stitched frame (Lil' Inkers), white gel pen

Challenges:
CAS Christmas September Challenge - Holiday Treats

Emmerson Elf

Hi everyone.  Today is the reminder that we are well into the CAS Christmas April Challenge - Elf, hosted by Nance. 

This is another fun image from Whipper Snapper.  Stamped in permanent black ink and than watercoloured with zigs.  Cut the panel down to size and mounted on a bright green card base.  Sentiment is heat embossed in white at the bottom of the card.

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Please check out the challenge blog to see the adorable elf cards from our Guest Designer, JoAnn and the rest of our Designers.  There's still a week left to play.  Come join us!

Stamps:  Emmerson Elf (Whipper Snapper); Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb. 400 Series); Gumball Green (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Zigs (Kuretake)
Accessories & Tools:  Clear embossing powder, heat tool, water brush, white gel pen, white embossing powder

Challenges:
CAS Christmas April Challenge - Elf

Snowman Trio

Hi everyone.  Today I'm playing along with Jingle Belles.  This challenge is all about "three of a kind".

I stamped my images in black, clear heat embossed, and then watercoloured with my zigs.  I die-cut a picture frame and added the cute snowmen in the three square boxes, and a die-cut sentiment from a leftover piece of watercoloured blue card stock, added to the top area of the frame.  The sentiment is coated a couple of times with clear wink of stella to add a little sparkle.

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There's still a few days left before the challenge closes.  So if you have time, why not create a Christmas card with "three of a kind" and join the fun!

Stamps:  Snowman Quartet (Whipper Snapper)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb. 400 Series); White card base and frame (Neennah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Zigs (Kuretake); Broken Glass distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Water brush, Frame die (AliExpress), Let it snow die (CUTplorations), clear wink of stella

Challenges:
Jingle Belles - Three of a Kind

September Rudolph Days

Hi everyone.  Playing along with the Rudolph Days September Challenge, sharing a fun card I made using a NBUS image.  After seeing an adorable snowman image on my friend Joanna's blog, I had to ask where she got it.  She sent me to Whipper Snapper.  It's a new-to-me company and I had a lot of fun looking through their stamps.  I ordered a few to play with. :)

Isn't this dog a cutie??!!  I stamped him in black and watercoloured on mixed media paper using my zigs.  Added some wink of stella for a bit of sparkle on the holly and berries, and crystal glaze on his nose.  I did a little shaping with my stylus to round out his cheeks, ears and bone and then popped him up on a piece of patterned paper.  The sentiment seems perfect! :)

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And I made two more while I was at it.  The next two cards are watercoloured on hot press w/c paper using distress inks.  The card below uses the same patterned paper as above for a simple frame.

... and the last one I modeled after my grand-doggie Violeta.  This has a simple ground made with masking and sponging.

Can you see the resemblance??!!

Violeta

I hope you'll come play along.  The challenge runs from the 25th to the end of month.  It's always Anything Goes Christmas.

Stamps:  Dog Candy Bone (Whipper Snapper); Say It's Christmas (Clearly Besotted)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb. 400 Series); White card base and frame (Neenah 110 lb.); Frosty and Festive patterned paper (Penny Black)
Ink:  Black (Versafine); Real Red (SU!); Zigs (Kuretake)
Accessories & Tools:  water brush, wink of stella, white gel pen, crystal glaze (Nuvo), stylus

Challenges:
Rudolph Days September Challenge