Santa Making a Delivery

Hi everyone.  Today I've had fun with another of my new Stamping Bella stamps.  This is called "Sneaky Yeti" because originally where was a Yeti peeking out from behind the cottage.  I masked him out.  I wanted to focus more on Santa, even though it's a small part of the image. :)

I'm playing along with Christmas Craft Creations this month where they want to see Christmas Characters.

I started by stamped my image onto mixed media paper in permanent black ink.  Heat set to make sure the ink was dry before watercolouring with distress inks.  My main colours are Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, and Mowed Lawn.  Once I had finished watercolouring with those colours, I used the leftover ink to create a smooshed background for my card.  An easy way to tie the colours all together.

I finished watercolouring and then fussy-cut the image.  I stamped the sentiment in red before assembling the card.  The main panel is popped up for dimension, as well as the fussy-cut image.  To finish I splattered with diluted white gouache paint, and even though I masked off my sentiment, it managed to get underneath and blur the lettering a bit.  Grrr!  I'm just going with it! :)

I've added a few finished touches such as gray shadows on all the snow area, followed by clear wink of stella --- love the shimmer of the snow!  Also added crystal drops to the Christmas lights and the windows to make them shine.

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Since this is a new-to-me stamp, I'm entering this card into the NBUS #17 Challenge gallery.

This was so much fun to make!

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Sharing a couple of Jessie photos :)

Jessie loves sticks! (photo by Alejandro Garcia)

Jessie's so dog-tired she didn't notice her head was on the floor :)

Products
Sneaky Yeti (Stamping Bella)
Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn)
Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media paper (140 lb.) - Blick Art Materials

Stamps:  Sneaky Yeki (Stamping Bella); Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Versafine); Distres Inks:  Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Smoky Slate (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Water mister, water brush, Clear Wink of Stella, Crystal Drops (Nuvo)

Challenges:
Christmas Craft Creatons July Challenge - Christmas Characters
NBUS #17

You're so Thoughtful

Hi everyone.  I'm back with a second card using one of the images from the Refreshing Stamp set (30-695).  I love this pretty vase of roses ...

The image was stamped with archival (permanent) black ink over top of a paper towel transfer background.  This background is from a soft blue ink mop-up towel from a previous project. 

I heat set the image before watercolouring with distress inks.  When finished, I stamped a black sentiment to finish the card from the Family Sentiments Stamp set (30-555).

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Thanks for stopping by!

Products

Refreshing (30-695)

Family sentiments (30-555)
Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media paper (140 lb.) - Blick Art Materials

Stamps:  Refressing, Family Sentiments (both from Penny Black)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Versafine); Distress Inks:  Aged Mahogany, Peedled Paint, Black Soot (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:   Water brush, Posca white acrylic paint pen

CAS Christmas August Challenge

Hi everyone.  We have a fun challenge for you at CAS Christmas this month.  Susan (Cardmaker's Garret) is hosting and she wants to see ...

Susan is looking for your take on this song.  It doesn't have to be literal, but make sure if it's not obvious, that you let us know in your post what part of the song you were inspired by.  So what are my four owls about ...

I have only changed one word from the original song ...

On the fourth day of  Christmas

My true love gave to me

Four Colourful Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

This is such an adorable image from Wild Rose Studios ... too bad they went out of business.  I stamped them on mixed media paper, coloured with Zigs, and fussy-cut.  Then I stamped it again onto patterned paper and then paper piece in my images.  The image fit perfectly into this stitched, semi-circle frame.  

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We are thrilled to have Meg (Bits and Pieces) as our Guest Designer this month.  Welcome Meg!

Please check out the challenge blog to see Meg's awesome 12 Days of Christmas card, along with the amazing designs from our team.  Don't forget to keep your design CAS (clean and simple).

Stamps:  Owl Family (Wild Rose Studio - retired); Handy Christmas Sentiments (Amy R - retired)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Festive & Frosty DSP (Penny Black)
Ink:  Black (Versafine); Zigs (Kuretake); Candied Apple DOX ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Paint brushes, Stitched Semi-circle die (AliExpress)

Challenges:
CAS Christmas August Challenge - 12 Days of Christmas

CAS Mix Up August Challenge

Hi everyone.  It's the start of a new CAS Mix Up Challenge.  This month is all about Watercolouring!  I'm hosting this month, so I hope you'll pull out your paint brushes and join us!

And we are thrilled to have Brenda (Inkspired to Stamp) as our Guest Designer this month.  Welcome Brenda!!

I started by smooshing blue and green inks for the background.  Once dry, I stamped overtop with a Word block stamp in Versamark, heat embossing in clear.

For the card front, I die-cut a circle and stamped a sentiment underneath, in the same blue ink I used in for the background.  The sand, pail, and shovel were stamped in permanent ink, watercoloured with distress inks, and then fussy-cut and popped up inside the circle.  I made a second one that I added to the inside of the card as well.

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I hope you'll check out the amazing cards posted on the challenge blog from our Designers and our wonderful Guest Designer, Brenda.  I know you'll be inspired!  Hope to see you in the gallery!


Products
Word Block Seaside - Darkroom Door

Stamps:  Word Blcok Seaside (Darkroom Door); Life's better at the beach (STAMPlorations - retired)
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.);
Ink:  Distress Inks:  Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Real Red (Stampin' Up!); Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  water mister, clear embossing powder, heat tool, paint brush, Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Beach