Distressed Berries and Scored Borders (and a Sweet Puppy)

I've done another card for the great CAS Mix Up challenge "Stamping, Die-cuts, and Your Choice".

I stamped both the berries and the sentiment, die cut the berries, and for my choice, I used scoring and sequins.

The Penny Black "Berry Merry Christmas" stamp was inked up using a few shades of red Distress markers for the berries and browns for the stem.  I then lightly spritzed with water and stamped on watercolour paper.  It was die cut with the "Berry Cluster" die.  I glued the stem to the shimmery cream card base and popped the berries up on foam tape.

I used a "thank you" sentiment as I thought it would make a good Christmas thank you card.  It is stamped and then heat embossed.  Once it was in place, I scored the borders.

I don't have any red sequins so coloured some clear ones with a couple of drops of red alcohol ink in a small plastic bag.


On another note, I just found out which of the puppies is going to be mine.  It will be this sweet girl:

Here are the four puppies at 8 weeks old.  Mine is the one on the far left.

I get to bring her home on Saturday so expect some more photos next week!

Supplies:

Stamps - Penny Black Berry Merry Christmas, Savvy Stamps sentiment

Ink - Versamark

Paper - shimmery cream cs, watercolour paper

Size - 4.25" square

Accessories - Penny Black Berry Cluster die, reds and browns Distress markers, Scor Buddy, sequins, red alcohol ink, red embossing powder

Shiny Berries

This month's Mixed Media challenge at Happy Little Stampers is "Shine".

I'm falling behind on my goal of getting lots of Christmas cards made ahead of time so decided "Shine" was a perfect challenge for a Christmas card.

My mixed media are ink, glossy accents, die cuts, watercolour paints, a stamp, and translucent embossing paste.

I die cut the berry cluster out of watercolour paper and painted it with watercolour paints.  I then went over the berries with Glossy Accents.  The background was made using a brick wall stencil.  I sponged Distress Brushed Corduroy and Fired Brick over it, then cleaned the stencil, let the ink dry, and then replaced the stencil and added translucent embossing paste over the top.  Both the Glossy Accents and embossing paste add shine.

I chose a textured cream cs for the card base and top layer.  I die cut a square opening out of the top layer, added the sentiment, and assembled.  The berries are popped up on foam tape.

Come and join us at Happy Little Stampers.  The winner will receive a $15 discount from the Happy Little Stampers shop.

Supplies:

Stamps - Penny Black

Ink - Distress Fired Brick and Brushed Corduroy

Paper - watercolour paper, mixed media cs, textured cream cs

Size - A2

Accessories - My Favorite Things Brick Wall stencil, Penny Black Berry Cluster die, Spellbinders square die, Glossy Accents, Dreamweaver translucent embossing paste, Gansai watercolour paints