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Penguin Pals Christmas Card

Nov10

Hi There! Sharing a Christmas card that I made using the new “Kraftin’ Kimmie – Perky Penguins” stamp set.

Here is a close-up:

 

First I die cut the wreath and image with using Lea’bilities Frame Circle Ribbons out of Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card.

Using the MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, I stamped the image using Memento – Tuxedo Black. Next, I coloured the image and die cut with Copic markers.

For the sentiment, I used new “Kraftin’ Kimmie – Super Cool Pals” stamp set.

Hope you like it!

 

Christmas Kitty

Oct24

Hi There!

Sharing a card that I made for Christmas this year using Little Gift Kitty from Gerda Steiner Stamps.

 

Printed out image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Coloured in image with a mixture of Spectrum Noir and Copic markers.

Die Cuts: 

Marianne Designs Creatables – LR0286

Quickutz Jolly – Deck the Halls HGS-08-DIES

Martha Stewart – Branch Punch

Paper:

Craft Smith – Merry Everything MSE2310 – 6 x 6in | 15.24 x 15.24 cm

My Mind’s Eye – Merry Little Christmas 6 x 6in | 15.24 x 15.24 cm

Sharpie – Waterbased Paint – Gold Medium Point

Wink of Stella – Glitter White on hat

Hope you like it!!!

Entered into the following challenges:

#CatLoversHop2018

https://herpeacefulgarden.blogspot.com/2018/10/main-hop-post-2018-cat-lovers-hop.html

and https://gsd-stamps.com/blogs/share-your-designs/share-your-design-october-2018-challenge

Merry Chris-moose!

Jun8

Hi There!

Sharing a Christmas card that I made using Your Next Stamp Set – Merry Chris-Moose.

Included a close-up of moose and sentiment.

 

Stamped image using MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink to transfer image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Image was then coloured with Copic Markers. Background was done using Spectrum Noir Markers and then snow added with Gelly Roll Sakura #5, 8 and 10 Pens.

Sentiment was stamped using (MISTI), VersaMark ink and then heat embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail.

Background Paper: Bo Bunny – Silver and Gold Collection Paper – 6 x 6 in pad

Die Cuts: Your Next Stamp – Stitched Rectangle Die Set (YNSD214). Used same die cut for sentiment. Just put die cut through twice using Cuttlebug to make it the depth that I required.

Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cut dies to create snowy hill.

Entered into Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge #90 – http://yournextstamp.com/blog/sketch-and-color-challenge-90-more-inspiration/ and also YNS Social Media challenge  – Challenge #90.

Hope you like it!

Heavenly Holiday

May19

Hi There!

Sharing a Christmas card that I made. I make over 50 cards every year, so this year I am starting early.

Included a close-up.

Stamped image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using Memento – Tuxedo Black and my MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool and then coloured it in with a mixture of Copic and Spectrum Noir Markers. Sentiment was stamped with Versa Fine – Onyx Black and Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder.

Image and Sentiment: Kraftin’ Kimmie Heavenly Holiday Stamp Set

Embossing: EFE 002 Christmas Oval -1 – Erwin Snellen

Glitter: Martha Stewart Crafts – Crystal Fine Glitter

Ribbon: Crafts 02-0201046

Hope you like it!

 

Polkadoodles – Winnie Christmas Wreath

Jan4

Hi There!

Sharing a card that I made for a friend for Christmas!

The stamp is called Polkadoodles – Winnie Christmas Wreath!

Here is a close up:

Stamped with MISTI onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using Memento – Tuxedo Black ink. Images coloured with Copic markers.

Background papers:
American Crafts – Wish List – 6 x 6 in. paper pad.
Recollections – Blue Christmas – 6 x 6 in. paper pad.

Sentiment – Heartfelt Creations – Celebrate the Season

Hope you like it!

Dancing Snowmen Friends

Nov24

Sharing a card that I made using High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Dancing Snowman Friends – TT139 and High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Holly Jolly KK048.

Went away for a really fun Scrapbooking weekend with the ladies from One Crazy Stamper and Scrapbook Niagara. One of the contests was to come up with card or Scrapbooking layout using the design and papers provided. It was a lot of fun and I can’t wait to do it again next year!

Here is the creation that I cam up with.

Close-up of the snowmen:

Stamped the images with Memento – Tuxedo Black using my MISTI. I then coloured all of the images in with a mixture of Copic and Spectrum Noir markers. Then added in some snow using Wink of Stella – Glitter White, Nuvo Glitter Accents and sprinkling on some DecoArt Glamour Dust. For the sky I used Sharpie Water Based Paint – White – Extra Fine Point.

Die Cuts:

Creative Expression Craft Dies by Sue Wilson – Noble Dies – Double Pierced Ovals.

Sizzix Framelits – 561152, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Snowflakes

My Creative Time – More Stitched Circles

Paper:

Bo-Bunny’s – Mistletoe Twas the Night – ITEM#13001299 and Bo-Bunny’s Mistletoe Greetings – ITEM#13001294.

Recollections – Christmas Inkjet Printable Glitter Paper – 8.5 x 11″

Edged around paper with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Aged Mahagony.

Sentiment was stamped using my MISTI and VersaMark – Onyx Black, embossed with Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder.

Hope you like it!

Entered into contest:

http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.ca/2017/11/november-challenge-christmaswinter-fun.html

http://highhopesstamps.blogspot.ca/2017/11/november-challenge-christmaswinter-fun.html

 

Miss Kate Cuttables – Guest Designer

Mar17

 

 

Surprise!  I’m a guest designer for Miss Kate Cuttables again this year! Miss Kate Cuttables offers awesome freebie designs everyday and I always look forward to them. I also love their designs and their new paper is great too! I just had to have it as it goes so well with their designs!

I LOVE Christmas and make over 55 cards every year to give to family and friends. I thought why not start early this year and so I made a Christmas themed card for my guest spot.

Using my Cricut Explore and Cricut Design Space I uploaded Miss Kate Cuttables “boy-winter-deer-1016” (https://www.misskatecuttables.com/products/product/boy-winter-deer.php). I thought he was sooo cute! Added some Ranger Glossy Accents to his nose and eyes.  Wink of Stella – GL Green 040 was used on the ear muffs.

Here is a close-up of the little reindeer.

 

Also, uploaded one of my all time favourite trees from Miss Kate Cuttables – snowy-tree-10-07-15 (https://www.misskatecuttables.com/products/product/freebie-of-the-day-snowy-tree.php). I’ve used this tree on so many of my cards. Added some glitter with Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Pen.

The background paper is from Miss Kate Cuttables – “mkd-winter-woodland-paper-collection” – winter woodland reindeer.jpg (https://www.misskatecuttables.com/products/product/winter-woodland-paper-collection.php). Printed out the digital image on my HP Printer and then sized it to 6″ x 6″ and edge around the sides with Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Peeled Paint.

Behind the reindeer the paper is from American Crafts – Holiday collection – 6 x 6″ (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm). Used My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out to cut out the square and then edged around the sides of the small square with Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Peacock Feathers

The hills were made with Recollections – Christmas Inkjet Printable Glitter Paper – 8.5″ x 11″ and Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cut dies.  Then used  Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Tumbled Glass along the tops of the hills.

“Merry Christmas” ribbon is by Celebrate It!

Miss Kate Cuttables, thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of your guest design team again this year. It truly is a great honour and it made me so happy!

 

Happy New Year Card for Vet

Dec31

Happy New Year’s Everyone!

Just completed this year’s card for the vet for New Year’s from Boo! I saw this stamp from the Paper Shelter Happy Meow Year – Digital Stamp and laughed. I knew I had to use it to make a special card from “Boo” our beautiful little lady.

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All images were coloured in with Copic alcohol markers. I brought in the background paper and then merged the digi onto it using Adobe Elements.

Here is the front of the card.

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For the inside, I used a digi stamp from http://sliekje.blogspot.ca/. She creates some of the most wonderful cat digi’s and their free.

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Inside sentiment – My Creative Time – Happy Everything.

Background colour is Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mermaid Lagoon.

Hope you like it!

Added into card challenge here: http://thepapershelter.blogspot.ca/.

Santa Selfie

Dec30

Happy New Year! Here is a card that I made, inspired by the original artwork from “The Paper Shelter – Santa Selfie“. The stamp comes with the background paper too, which I love.

I brought the image into Adobe Elements so that I could merge the digi with the background. Then I coloured it in with copics.

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Here is a close up:

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Hope you like it!

Added into card challenge: http://thepapershelter.blogspot.ca/

 

O Holy Night

Dec30

Happy New Year!

Fell in love with this card by “The Paper Shelter – Holy Night – Digital Stamp” and just had to have it.

I brought the image into Adobe Elements so that I could merge it with the background paper which is part of this stamps collection. Inspired by the original artwork of  “The Paper Shelter – Holy Night – Digital Stamp“, I coloured in the image in with Copic markers.

 

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Here is a close-up:

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Sentiment went perfectly with this image. It is from: Art-C Christmas stamps.

Hope you like it!

Entered into the The Paper Shelter – Challenge.

 

Christmas Shopping

Dec29

Hi There!

Sharing a Christmas card I made using KennyK – XMas Shopping digital stamp. Artwork © Kenny Kiernan.

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Here is a close-up:

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Coloured image using Copics. Ovals are from Creative Expression Craft Dies by Sue Wilson – Noble Dies – Double Pierced Ovals.

Used Tim Holtz distress inks to ink the edges and Pilot Silver Marker for edging around sentiment.

For the Sentiment I used VersaMark ink and Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail.

Background Paper: Recollections Blue Christmas 6 x 6 in.

Hope you like it!

 

 

Penguin Kisses

Dec29

Happy New Year! Sharing another penguin card that I made this year using stamps from Wild Rose Studio CL498 – Penguin with Present.

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Here is a close-up:

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Inside sentiment:

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Thought this little stamp was soooo adorable, I had to have it! LOL!

Coloured image with a mixture of Copics and Spectrum Noir markers. Used Sharpie Water Based Paint – White – Extra Fine Point for snow in sky and Flowersoft – White for snow on ground.

Sentiment for front is from Craftin Desert Diva’s – Chill Out.

Inside sentiment is from: High Hopes Stamps – Club Pack – CP012.

Die Cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities – Labels One – S4-161.

Background papers: Recollections – Blue Christmas – 6 x 6 in. paper pad.

Hope you like it!

Mistletoe

Dec28

Sharing Christmas card that I made for my husband this year using KennyK Stamps – Mistletoe. Artwork © Kenny Kiernan.

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Here is a close-up:

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Coloured image in with Copics and then used PrismaColor Premier pencils for hair.

Die cuts: My Creative Time – Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies and More, Creative Expression Craft Dies by Sue Wilson – Noble Dies – Double Pierced Ovals. #S5025 Spellbinders Nestabilities – Labels 17 for sentiment and Jolly Quickutz – Deck the Halls limited edition gift set (Recollections – Christmas Inkjet Printable Glitter Paper – 8.5 x 11″).

Background papers: K&Company – Brenda Walton Designer Mat Pad – 4.75 x 6.75 in. paper.

Sentiment stamp: Art-C Christmas Stamps.

Tim Holtz ink pads for inking around edges.

Wink of Stella – Glitter White for white areas.

Hope you like it!

Christmas Bear

Dec28

Hi There,

Sharing a card that I made using Too Cute By Jessica – Christmas Animals SVG Cuts designed by Jesssica Owens 2014.

Using my Cricut Explore and Cricut Design Space, I uploaded the images and then cut the pieces out for the little bear.

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Here is a close-up of the image:

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For the eyes, I used Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen and General’s Charcoal White 558 Pencil, black chalk for the shadow and Pigma Micron 01 black marker for the eyelashes.

The background papers are from lawn fawn – Perfectly Plaid 6 x6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm) and Recollections – All Seasons 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm).

My Creative Time – Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies were used for framing the bear.

Hope you like it!

KennyK – Santa

Dec28

Merry Christmas! Hope you all had a great one. I sure did!

Here is a card I made using Kennyk digi called – “Santa”. Artwork by © Kenny Kiernan.

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Close up:

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Coloured image with Copics and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. Used Liquid Applique 322 Col#0 White and Marvy Heat Tool to puff up the white parts of the image.

Background paper: Pebbles – “Home for Christmas” 6 x 6 in. (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm)

Die cut: Jolly Quickutz – Deck the Halls limited edition gift set.

Hope you like it!

Kenny K – Santa Selfie

Dec28

Here is another card that I made. I couldn’t resist making this one from KennyK Stamps called “Elfie-Selfie”. Artwork © Kenny Kiernan.

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Coloured in this stamp using Copic markers and used  Liquid Applique 322 Col#0 White and Marvy Heat Tool to puff up the liquid on his had, cuffs, pompom and coat.
Wink of Stella – Glitter White was used on the teeth and other hats to make them appear whiter.
Used Celebrate It ribbon for sentiments and Recollections Christmas tape.
Card backing is from Recollections – Frost.
Hope you like it!

Secret Santa

Dec28

Hi There!

My husband asked me to make him a card for his Secret Santa at his workplace.

I made up this card using the dies from My Creative Time – Santa Suit Dies – MCT-D141 using some felt and Liquid Applique 322 Col#0 White. Used Marvy Heat Tool to puff up the liquid.

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Here is a close-up:

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Background paper behind Santa was cut using My Creative Time – Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies and More. Coloured with Tim Holtz ink and then added some snow at the bottom using Flowersoft. Snow in the sky was done using Sharpie Water Based Paint – White – Extra Fine Point.

Background paper: Heidi Swapp Believe Christmas HS01073 6 x 6 in.

Celebrate It – Holiday Ribbon for sentiments.

Hope you like it!

 

Boo’s 2016 Christmas Card for the Vet

Dec28

Hi There,

Sharing this year’s card from Boo to the vet.

To make this card I used the stamp from Newton’s Nook designs – Newton’s Curious Christmas for the main focus and the sentiment.

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Here is a close-up:

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The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark and then embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail.

Die Cut – My Creative Time – Bunch of Fun Circle Dies. Outlined with Pilot Silver Marker.

Embossing Folder – Swiss Dots.

American Crafts Jack Frost 6 x 6 in.

For the inside of the card I used a digi from Kadoodle Bug Designs : DS Cute Kitty Christmas and framed it with My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out.

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Here is a close-up:

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Sentiment is from: Jaded Blossom – Season’s Tweetings

All characters were coloured with Copic and Spectrum Noir markers.

Top of sock – Liquid Applique 322 Col#0 White and then used Marvy Heat Tool to puff it up.

Hope you like it!

 

Penguin Christmas Card 2

Dec28

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s Everyone.

Sharing my second Penguin Christmas card that I made using High Hopes Penguin Love SS003 stamp and card design from One Crazy Stamper (OCS) December Challenge.

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Here is a close-up:

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I stamped the image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then coloured in the image using Copics and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

For the snow I used Recollections – Christmas Noel for ground and for snowy sky – Sharpie Water Based Paint – White – Extra Fine Point.

Background paper is from American Crafts Jack Frost 6 x 6 in. and Recollections – Blue Christmas 6 x 6 in.

Die cuts: My Creative Time – Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies and More MCT-D91 and My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out MCT-D110. Tim Holtz Alterations – Thinlets – Sizzix – Paper Snowflakes – 660059 and #S5025 Spellbinders Nestabilities – Labels 17.

Also added into High Hopes December Challenge which can be found here: http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.ca/2016/12/december-challenge-and-new-high-hopes.html.

Hope you like it!