JOYFUL JOY

    Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day...

Love all the bright colors in this one little image - my favorite word to sum up this season (so many options to take pleasure in no matter how tough times are).

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (all letters)

 foam mounting (small sentiment)

SUPPLIES

joy stamp - Stampendous Retro Joy #V092

Merry Christmas stamp (partial) - Stampin' Up! random

Copic markers

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

As You Like It ChallengeFavourite Christmas Sentiment  (ends 12/29)!

Cardz4Guyz #286 Contemporary Christmas  (ends 12/26)!

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 50 Anything Goes Colouring  (ends 12/30).

Happy Little StampersDecember Christmas Challenge  (ends 12/30)

Thanks for stopping in today and I will see you back here tomorrow!

JUGGLING SANTA

   Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day...

Love this happy little scene!

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (all the images)

white gel pen (packages and trees)

heat embossing and pop-dotting  (sentiment)

Paper Soft (facial hair)

SUPPLIES

all image stamps - Stampin' Up! Jolly Holiday

sentiment stamp - Stampin' Up! (partial) So Many Sayings

Copic markers

Flower Soft Polar White

white gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

glitter gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Colour Crazy Challenge #50 Anything Goes w/Hand Colouring  (ends in 2 wks)

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes #26  (ends 12/30).

Winter Wonderland - End of Year Anything Christmas Goes  (ends 1/6)

Thanks for stopping in, I'll see you again tomorrow!

 

BLESSED CHRISTMAS

Hello!

Wanted to get this card done in time to follow the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players.

Finding cardmaking goes much MUCH easier for me if I'm able to adhere to layout parameters. I had never gotten around to using this wonderful stamp because of the coloring required but I found it so relaxing to work on such a sweet image. I stamped two "just" in case, and colored the other as well; so I will be posting a different layout before Christmas with that image, where I did not trim out the starry sky inside the circle.

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (image)

fussy cutting (image)

die cutting (mirror gold "blessed")

heat embossing (mini words)

patterned paper (background rectangles and base)

SUPPLIES

 bird in wreath stamp - Stamps Happen Carolyn Shores Wright "Chickadee" #80371

mini words stamp - Stampin' Up! "So Many Sayings" set

die - Momenta set #32265 R8

markers - Copic

patterned paper - Webster's Pages Petite Pages "Waiting for Santa & Sweet Season"

gold mirror cardstock - random

Sharing this card in the following Challenges:

The Paper Players #PP559  (ends 12/3)!

Update:

Critter Crazy Challenge #57  (ends 12/25).

Krafty Chicks Challenge #588  (12/8).

NBUS Challenge #33  (ends 12/31).

Thanks for stopping in today!

 

MERRY FRIENDS

 Welcome to this 29 day series of Christmas cards for the 2021 holiday season - so glad you're here with me! Hope you get lots of inspiration and entertainment right up to Christmas day...

This stamp is an older one (1998!) but with a little modern coloring and updated lettering I find one can have a perfectly cute and presentable card using even really old stamps   :o)

TECHNIQUES

Copic markers (all the friends)

 die cutting (merry)

 heat embossing (white words on black strips)

SUPPLIES

friends frame stamp - Inky Antics

Merry die - Hero Arts Stamp & Cut "Merry" set #DC170

stamped words - same as above

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic markers

white embossing powder

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Color Throwdown #670  (ends 11/29)!

Colour Crazy Challenge#47 Anything Goes!

 

Update:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  (ends 12/1).

Thanks for stopping in today and I'll see you tomorrow for card #2!

SPARKLE BEE

Hello!

TECHNIQUES

heat embossing (honeycomb & bee), alcohol marker (light grey outline around bee), colored pencil (bee body), glitter glue (wings)

STAMPS

bee -  Ching #E1262 "Bumble Bee" 1992 (from a Ben Franklin store originally! gaging by the price sticker)

sentiment - Poppystamps #CL484 "Whittle Everyday" set

honeycomb background - JRL Designs Co. #V166 "Honeycomb"

OTHER 

circle dies - Spellbinders Nestabilities

 Playing along with the following Challenges:

Happy Little Stampers September CAS Winged Things  (ends 9/30)

The Sisterhood of Crafters CAS Cute and Simple  (ends 9/19).

Thanks for stopping in today!

VACATION TIME

Hello!

This card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and folds flat for a standard A2 envelope - Yay!

TECHNIQUES

fun folding, Copic coloring, die cutting, fussy cutting, ink sponging, stenciling

(for original card and more info on construction see this post where I first tried this fold)

STAMPS & DIES

sunbather stamp - Art Impressions  #I-1888 

(I added the 'tattoo' to her upper arm - it reads 

I ❤ Bob  :o)

shell stamps - Stampendous 'Sushi Bowl Party'

oval die - Spellbinders Nestabilities ovals

OTHER

word stickers - Tim Holtz idea-ology 'Small Talk' #TH93704

glitter glue - Stickles 'Frosted Lace'

gems - Hampton Art Studio G #VAC0638

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Art Impressions Stamps - Funky Folds  (ends 8/4?).

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 30 Anything Goes Colouring  (ends 8/15?).

Cardz 4 Galz #152 Dies and/or Punches  (ends 8/15?).

Krafty Chicks #570 - Week 5 Anything Goes  (ends 8/3?).

Lil Red Wagon #612 Bette Davis Eyes  (ends 8/2?)!

Addicted to Stamps #410 Die Cuts and/or Stencils  (ends 8/3).

The Sisterhood of Crafters The Ocean is Calling (ends 8/7).

Use Your Stuff #427 Summer Fun  (ends 7/31).

Pinspirational Challenges #279  (ends 7/31).

Thanks for floating by today!

 

SPARKLE BOUQUET

Hello!

STAMPS 

 Bouquet - Waffle Flower #271262 Bouquet Builder 5 with matching die

OTHER SUPPLIES

Markers are Copic

Sparkle is Zig Wink of Stella brush pen

TECHNIQUES

Alcohol marker coloring (inspired by Yana Smakula for this style), card stock scrap strip background (see Ingrid Blackburn's Youtube video titled "Not Trash! Clever ways to use paper scraps")

Playing  along with the following Challenges:

The Flower Challenge  (ends 7/25).

We Love Chocolate Baroque  (ends 7/28).

Colour Crazy Challenge   (ends 7/23)!

Thrilled to be honored with this!

Happy Little Stampers   (ends 7/30).

Daisy Chain   (ends 7/26).

Hoping you have a beautiful day!

 

SUMMER SUN

Hello Sunshine!

STAMP 

Boy with dog - Viva Las Vegastamps.  

DIES

Grass - Penny Black ##51-549 Garden Edgers 

Clouds - Tonic Studios #1661e Rococo Petite Layered Clouds

OTHER SUPPLIES

Sun stencil is handmade with circle punch and cardstock

Word strips - Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk #TH93704

TECHNIQUES 

Copic markers, inkblending/sponging, fussy cutting.  

Figures are pop-dotted.

Another variation:

Playing along with the following Challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  (ends 7/13).

2 Crafty Critter Crazies  (ends 7/25).

Thanks for visiting!