Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!!

Wishing you a happy, healthy, and creative 2023!

Starting off the year with a quick and easy card using some new toys I received at Christmas! :)

Sending this card over to NBUS Challenge #46.  Thanks Dolly!

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And you may have noticed that I've updated my blog design.  This was a fun project I did for myself between Christmas and New Year's. :)

As some of you know ... pink is my favourite colour, with orange a close second.  I found this image last year and have been holding on to it until today.  I love flowers, especialy in these colours. :)

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And finishing off this post, a Merry Christmas photo of Jessie and Violeta by Alejandro!

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Stamps:  Blooming Branch (PinkFresh Studio); Heartfelt sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.); Old Olive card stock (SU!)
Ink:  Versamark; Distress Inks:  Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz)  
Accessories:  Silver embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, white embossing powder 

Challenges:

NBUS Challenge #46

Full Bloom

Hi everyone.   Today is my final post for this year.  

I am using my favourite technique that I learned this year from the very talented Chrissie Stokes.  I followed Chrissie's second video, using a single stamp to create my design, inked with Stampin' Up! markers.  The image is Full Bloom (Penny Black) and even though it's not technically a Christmas stamp, I think it works really well to make a Christmas card.  This is my most favourite Christmas card I've made this year and I sent it to a very dear friend. :)

To finish, I die-cut two rectangle frames, sandwiching them with the vellum.  I then added foam strips to the back to pop the framed piece up off the card base.  I stamped the sentiment (Christmas Sentiments from Penny Black) using the same red marker.

Stamping on both sides of the vellum gives the illusion the coloured leaves are recessed in the background.  It's such a creative and clever technique. :)

Close-up ...

I'm sending this over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything PB Goes.

I made a quick second card using the same technique, image and inks ..

Thank you to all that visit my blog.  A special thank you to those that take the time to leave me messages of support.  I truly appreciate your visits.  Wishing you the most fabulous Christmas!

See you in 2023!

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Stamps:  Full Bloom (Penny Black); Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Vellum (unknown)
Ink:   White Pigment ink (Hero Arts Unicorn); Markers in Real Red and Gumball Green (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories:  White embossing powder, heat tool, Rectangle dies - retired (Spellbinders)  

Challenges:

PBSC - Anything Penny Black Goes

Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone.  I have this wonderful stamp that was gifted to me by my very good friend, Susan.  She loves dogs and has a beautiful English Spaniel, Tessa who she brings with her when we get together to stamp. :)  She gave me this stamp not long after we adopted Jessie.  I made two special Christmas cards using this sweet image ... one for Susan, and one for my dog walker, Emily. :)

I stamped the image onto tan mixed media paper using archival brown ink.  I used my Prismacolor pencils to colour the dogs before restamping overtop to add more depth of colour.  It took me a while to figure out the design for this card.  It all came together when I found some lovely Christmas paper in my stash using the same tan and red from the main image. :)

Second card with a slightly different layout ...

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Stamps:  King Charles Spaniel (Hunkydory); Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Tan Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.); "A Gingerbread Christmas" patterned paper (Echo Park)
Ink:   Potting Soil Archival ink (Ranger); DOX Candied Apple ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Prismacolor pencils (Arteza), 

Snowglobe

Hi everyone.  

I bought this Snow Globe die (Honey Bee) last year and only used it once to create a shaker card.  This time, I created a winter scene inside my snowglobe.  

I started by stamping Scenic Season - retired (Stampin' Up!).  I've had this stamp set for probably 20 years and never get tired of it. :)  I inked with Mowed Lawn distress ink on the trees and then used a sponge dauber to dab on some darker green (Rustic Wilderness).  I spritzed with water before stamping, then blotted the excess water and stamped again.  I added some Candied Apple distress ink for the bird and then sponged the sky with Broken China distress ink.

I tore some snowhills from my white card stock, adding glitter to the torn edges.  For the snow scene, I first splattered with white ink and then heat embossed Chunky White Frantage.  I sprinkled more glitter on top and reheated the Frantage to hold the glitter.  To finish, I added the frame from black card stock, heat embossing the sentiment in white and lined with acetate.

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Stamps:  Scenic Season - retired (Stampin' Up!)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:  Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple, Broken China (Tim Holtz); White Pigment ink 
Accessories:   Snow Globe die (Honey Bee), water mister, sponge brush, white acrylic paint, splatter brush, Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), glitter (SU!), white embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool