Snowman in a Snowstorm

The Double D challenge is Let It Snow, and it's definitely snowing on this card.  The snowman looks like he's raising his arms and saying "it's still snowing and has been snowing forever".

I stamped the snowman and coloured him and the ground beneath him with Tombow Markers. I used the Falling Snow stencil and Snowflake paste to add the snowstorm around him. And put a bit of glitter on the ground.

No snow here in Vancouver where I live.  A decent dry day today after a horrid damp drizzly one yesterday.  Those of you with sunshine and sparkly snow, get outside and enjoy it for me!

Supplies:

Stamps - Old Island Stamp Co. snowman, Northwoods sentiment

Ink - Archival Jet Black

Paper - white and blue cs

Size - 4.75" square

Accessories - SSS Falling Snow stencil, Finnabair Snowflake paste, Tombow markers, glitter

A Bear for 4 Crafty Chicks

4 Crafty Chicks want to see "Bears" for their current challenge.

So I decided to do a Christmas card for it with a stamp I haven't used for ages.

I love these happy children riding the polar bear to deliver their gifts!

Stamped, coloured with markers, bordered with red, and popped up on a green card base. A bit of glitter along the ground line and a bit of fun flock on the bear's hat.

I hope that those of you who celebrate Christmas have enjoyed delicious Christmas dinners!

Supplies:

Stamps - SU Bearing Gifts

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper - white, red, and green cs

Size - A2

Accessories - fine point markers, fun flock, glitter, fun foam

Merry Christmas to You All!

The last Christmas card I made before Christmas Day!  It's for a friend I had tea with this morning - she loves owls.

The image is stamped and watercoloured, fun flock is added to the Santa hats, and Glossy Accents added to the tiny holly berries.  I used a stitched rectangle die to trim my focal panel and popped it up on fun foam.

My dear friend, Bonnie Klass, just posted a card using the same stamp - see her lovely variation on it here.  We didn't plan it - just pure coincidence that with the millions of stamps out there, we both made cards with the same one at the same time!

It is my Christmas card to my blog followers.  The sweet owls sitting together make me think of all of us as a group - virtual friendships, support for each other, sharing our hobby together, sharing our skills.   Merry Christmas to you all!

Linking up to a few challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - "Y is for Your Favourite Thing".  I have two of my favourite things - birds as a theme on Christmas cards and watercolouring images.

12 Months of Christmas - "Anything Goes". 

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - "Anything Goes".

Supplies:

Stamps - Wild Rose Studio owls, Make An Impression sentimen

Ink - Archival Jet Black

Paper - watercolour paper, red cs

Size - A2

Accessories - Gansai Tambi watercolour paints, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die, fun flock, Glossy Accents, fun foam

Three Snowflakes for Two Challenges

I've been so busy baking, decorating, etc. for Christmas that I haven't had time to do any blog posts.  But I've got time this morning and I have a card for two challenges.

AAA Cards wants Three of Something.

And the Double D Challenge wants anything snow related.

Here are three snowflakes:

I created a background on mixed media cs with Distress Oxide inks and the smooshing technique - stepped out of my comfort zone and used a colour scheme that is not a traditional Christmas one.

I die cut the sentiment frame and three snowflakes, put the panel together, and popped it up on fun foam on the card base.

Love both these challenges so might have to come back again tomorrow!

Supplies:

Ink - various Distress Oxide inks

Paper - white and mixed media cs

Size - A2

Accessories - Simon Says Stamp Holiday Frame die, Impression Obsession snowflake dies, fun foam

Penny Black Challenges

A while back, I tried a new technique with Loll Thompson and Christine Alexander.  This card is my second attempt at it (see the first here).

Here's the technique for the poinsettia:

With the stamp in my MISTI, I inked it up with Versamark.  Then shook out a bit of my Brushos colours onto a palette, slightly moistened a paintbrush, picked up some colour and painted it onto the stamp over the Versamark.  When I'd painted the whole stamp, I lightly spritzed with water and stamped onto watercolour paper.

I got way better coverage with this second attempt.  I went in with coloured pencils and added back some of the definition that was lost, stamped the sentiment, added a bit of black splatter and a black border, and embellished the centre of the poinsettia with tiny sequins.

Since the main focus of the project is a Penny Black image, I'm linking it up to two Penny Black challenges:

Penny Black and More - Traditional Christmas Colours

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Winter or Christmas

Supplies:

Stamps - Penny Black poinsettia, SU sentiment

Ink - Versamark, Archival Jet Black

Paper - white and black cs, watercolour paper

Size - A2

Accessories - brushos, coloured pencils, tiny sequins

An Older Poinsettia

This month's Flower Challenge is:

I went with a poinsettia I've had for years but haven't inked up in the last couple of years (or more!).

I love white on white Christmas cards. 

I stamped the poinsettia on vellum twice with white ink and heat embossed with sparkly ep. I fussy cut one whole flower and just the inner section of the second flower and layered them.

The branches and circle are die cut out of glittery cs. The sentiment is stamped in pale grey and heat embossed with the sparkly ep.

The centre of the poinsettia is embellished with small sequins.

Supplies:

Stamps - SU Joyful Christmas poinsettia, Rubber Soul Joy

Ink - ColorBox White and Wild Hare

Paper - vellum, white, and glitter cs

Size - A2

Accessories - TH greenery die cuts, Spellbinders inverted scallop and circle dies, sparkly embossing powder, small sequins