Stencilled Stocking

I borrowed some Christmas stocking dies from my friend, Christine, so I could make my DT card for Peace on Earth last week.  I decided to use the same stocking die in a different way before I return it to Christine.  This one is for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown "Stencilling", Sparkles Christmas Challenge "Monochrome", Inkspirational "Christmas in July", and Stencil Fun "Patterns" (I used a Fair Isle knitting pattern stencil).

When I used the die earlier, I dry embossed it (see here if interested).  This time I stencilled it.

I used the smaller of the Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencils, laid it over the die cut stocking, and used various shades of blue Distress inks.  I die cut it twice more from scraps and glued them together for dimension.  The background was made with various blue Brushos and with a Christmas text stamp (using stamped with second generation stamping to keep it subtle).  I attached the stocking to it with a blue brad.

It's a very different looking card to the other one I made using the same stocking die!  It's such fun to come up with different treatments for the same supplies!

    

Supplies:
Stamps - Stampendous Christmas Background
Ink - various blue Distress inks
Paper - mixed media and white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - blue Brushos, Sizzix stocking die, Tim Holtz Holiday Knits stencil, blue brad

Peace on Earth Stocking

The new Peace on Earth mood board gives an option of Christmas stockings or mittens.  I went with a stocking.

The background is a piece of dp.  I die cut the stocking from red cs and then ran it through the Cuttlebug insde an embossing folder that looks like an Aran sweater.  I attached it to the background dp with a green metallic brad and added the die cut bow and tag.

Here's the Peace on Earth mood board.  We'd love to have you join us with either a card inspired by the mood board or any other Christmas card.

Supplies:
Paper - Graphica dp, red cs, green glitter cs, chalk cs
Size - 6.25x4.25"
Accessories - Sizzix stocking die set, green glitter brad

Cat in Knitwear, Pine in Circles, and Cocoa with Gingerbread Men

Three for Christmas today.  For the ABC Christmas Challenges "K is for Knitwear", I've got a cat all wrapped up in a knitted scarf.

Stamped and watercoloured, trimmed with a deckle edged rectangle and popped up on fun foam on a colour matched background layer. And for Try It On Tuesday "Going Round in Circles" and Inkspirational "For the Guys", a masculine Christmas card: I put the pine branch and pine cone in my MISTI and inked them up with Tombow markers and gave them a light spritz before stamping.  I trimmed it with a stitched circle die, cut a dark brown circle to border it with, and added it to a kraft card base. And a third card for Time Out "A Favourite Beverage" and The Male Room "Food and / or Drink": Stamped, coloured with coloured pencils, trimmed with a deckle rectangle die, popped up on fun foam on a background of dp featuring gingerbread men.

  

 

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Tim Holtz Christmas Snarky Cat
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - watercolour paper, off white and teal cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, Spellbinders deckle rectangle die, fun foam

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - SU Ornamental Pine, unknown sentiment
Ink - gold ink
Paper - watercolour paper, dark brown and craft cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - Tombow markers, Lil Inkers stitched circle die, Spellbinders circle die, sentiment banner die

Supplies for card 3:
Stamps - unknown
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - gingerbread man dp, white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - coloured pencils, Spellbinders deckle rectangle die, fun foam

Easter Bunny with Chicks, and a Snowman with Pressure

For Stamping Sensations (Birds, Animals), ATCAS (Bunny), Festive Friday (Easter - I picked yellow, bunny, and Easter sentiment from the list of options), Shopping Our Stash (rabbit or chick), and Double D (Easter):

Stamped, watercoloured, trimmed with a stitched rectangle. I thought of doing the chicks' little sweaters and the ball of yarn in various colours but I'm going to send it to my sister and her favourite colour (like mine) is blue, and keeping it to blue reflects the colours in the Double D mood board (see below).

I've been away visiting family so didn't get any Christmas cards made for two weeks, so now I'm back, I'm getting some quick ones made to keep up with my goal of 8-10 a month.  Did this one for Can You Handle the Pressure "Dry Embossing and Your Favourite Colour" (and as I said above, blue is my favourite colour).

I used a narrow snowflakes embossing folder on the top and bottom of a mini slimline card base.  I stamped the image in blue, trimmed the panel, ran the ink pad around the edges, and popped it up on fun foam.

 

 

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - House Mouse "Will Knit for Friends", SU sentiment
Ink - Versafine Clair Nocturne
Paper - watercolour paper, off white and blue cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Local King
Ink - Distress Faded Jeans
Paper - white cs
Size - 6x4.25"
Accessories - narrow snowflakes embossing folder, fun foam

Reindeer with Blue Background

I'm honoured to be invited to be a Guest Designer at Rudolph Days.  It's an "anything Christmas goes" challenge that runs from the 25th to the end of each month.  Here's my card:

I created the background by lightly smooshing a piece of mixed media cardstock with Distress Weathered Wood and Stormy Sky.  Then with Stormy Sky, I stencilled the snowflake band from the Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencil across the top.  I put the panel in my MISTI and stamped the reindeer, trees, and sentiments in black, and then sponged a bit of ground / shadowing under the deer and trees.  For the snow, I sprinkled Frantage Chunky White embossing powder over the panel and heated it from underneath so that it wouldn't blow off.

I'd love to see what you create for Rudolph Days!

 

Supplies:
Stamps - Tim Holtz
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Weathered Wood and Stormy Sky
Paper - mixed media cs, off white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencil, Stampendous Frantage Chunky White embossing powder

Happy Easter and a CAS Sympathy

Easter is coming up and I had to get this card ready for the hostess of the brunch I'm going to.  And Sweet Stampin' and Shopping our Stash both want Easter cards.

Stamped, watercoloured, trimmed with a stitched rectangle. I thought of doing the chicks' little sweaters in various colours but my friend's favourite colour (like mine) is blue. 

While I was away recently, another friend of mine's husband passed away.  So this is for her.  It will work well for Addicted to CAS "Bloom" as I've got a single bloom and for Word Power as the sentiment is the more predominant part of the card.

I put the flower in my MISTI and coloured it with Tombow markers. I used a grey ink for the sentiment as I thought black would look too strong.  I die cut the panel with a stitched square and popped it up on fun foam. I added a drop of liquid pearls to the centre of the flower.

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - House Mouse "Will Knit for Friends", SU sentiment
Ink - Versafine Clair Nocturne
Paper - watercolour paper, off white and blue cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - SU Love and Sympathy
Ink - Versafine Clair grey
Paper - white cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - Tombow markers, liquid pearls, Lil Inkers stitched square die, fun foam

London, Knitting, and a Valentine

Having fun with challenges on a dreary winter day!  First up for the Inspired By.... challenge "Inspired by London".  I had to enter this one as I was born in London (we moved to Canada when I was 10).

I created a background by smooshing with blue Distress Oxide inks, stamped the image of Tower Bridge and the London text stamp on it, bordered with black cs, and popped it up on fun foam.

Next up for My Time to Craft's "Hobbies" challenge, I went with a great image of a raccoon knitting.  Knitting is one of my other main hobbies.

Stamped, watercoloured, and popped up on fun foam.

And last, for Color Hues "Red and Pink", a Valentine card:

I used dies only - square dies for the white and pink panels, a heart die, and a sentiment die. The heart and sentiment were each cut twice and glued together for more dimension. The pink square is popped up on fun foam. The white square has score lines for a bit more interest and tiny red heart gemstones are placed in each corner where the score lines intersect.

 

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - unknown
Ink - various blue Distress Oxide inks, Archival Jet Black
Paper - white and black cs
Size - A2
Accessories - fun foam

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Katzelkraft raccoon knitting, Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - watercolour paper, cream cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, fun foam

Supplies for card 3:
Paper - pink and white cs, red glitter cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - TH love die, heart die, Spellbinders square dies, ScorPal, red heart gemstones, fun foam

A Sweet Bunny and Chicks, and Some Snowflakes

Just Us Girls challenge has an adorable photo challenge this week.  Here's my card for it:

Here's the challenge photo:

Inspired by the bunny ears, I used a bunny instead of a pup and then I used the pinks and purples of the flowers from the photo for the knitting on my image.  I'm a knitter so I really love this image.

It's watercoloured, trimmed with a stitched rectangle die, and popped up on fun foam.

And one more card for today:

Addicted to CAS challenge and Christmas Kickstart Challenge want to see snowflakes so here's one big snowflake:

The background is very simple - blue Brushos shaken on coated cs and spritzed with water. Once dry, I put it the MISTI and stamped and heat embossed the snowflake in white and the sentiment in navy blue. I bordered the panel with navy cs and used a light cream shimmer card base.

       

 

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - House Mouse Designs "Will Knit for Friends"
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - watercolour paper, PTI vintage cream cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die, fun foam

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Colorado Craft Co. snowflake, unknown sentiment
Ink - ColorBox white, Versafine Clair Twilight
Paper - coated cs, cream shimmer cs, navy cs
Size - A2
Accessories - clear and white embossing powders, blue Brushos