BLESSED CHRISTMAS

  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!  

Getting glam with today's card - lots of gold, and regal purple.

TECHINIQUES

preinked embossing folder (purple background)

ink blending (ornaments)

heat embossing (ornaments, sentiment)

die cutting (blessed - stacked a couple times)

fussy cutting (ornaments)

masking (ornaments so I'd have a white edge around the outline after ink blending)

patterned paper (greenish strip)

SUPPLIES

ornament stamps - Hero Arts Fancy Notes Heritage Ornaments set #LL882 plus Hanging Ornament single stamp #E2885

sentiment stamps - Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Merry set #DC170

die - Momenta #32265 R8

inks - Brilliance Galaxy Gold, Distress Oxides: Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers

folder - Sizzix for Stampin' Up! 

patterned paper - Prima Firefly Collection #845216

powder - Ranger Gold

gold mirror cardstock - random

gold cording - random

And a plainer version, which I like, but I wish I’d extended the bulbs further down. 

(I used a mix of gold metallic watercolor paints on the metal ornament collars)

 

Thanks for visiting today and I will see you back here tomorrow for another Christmas card!

NAUGHTY OR NICE OR JUST PLAIN CUTE?!

   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 love love this cute little man!

TECHNIQUES

stenciling (background in pink)

colored pencils (cat and hat)

fussy cutting and pop dotting (cat and hat)

SUPPLIES

words stamp - Inky Antics #G1-10458-F

hat stamp - PSX #E-1599

cat stamp - Stampers Anonymous set #THMM109

stencil - Stampers Anonymous set #THMM110

colored pencils

mica flakes - Stampin' Up! #124115

inks - Versafine black and Distress Dye "Barn Door"

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

As You See It #264 Pets  (ends 12/7)!

Update:

We Love Stamping - December Anything Goes w/Optional CAS  (ends 12/29).

Show Us Your Pussycats #73  (ends 1/3)!

Update:

Thanks for visiting today and see you back here tomorrow!

 

NOEL

Hello!

TECHNIQUES

alcohol markers (figure, silver brad)

white gel pen (skirt, brad)

dry embossing (white panels)

heat embossing ("Noel")

die cutting (snowflake)

SUPPLIES

figure stamp - Julie Nutting Planner Stamps set #911713 "Holiday Bliss"

Noel stamp - Hero Arts #AA1556

hat - TAC The Angel Company set #T2182 "Hat Border"

snowflake die - Signature Collection by Sara Davies Winter Wonderland "Snowflake Quartet"

markers - Copic

embossing folders - Darice snowflake frame, ProvoCraft Cuttlebug dots, Big Shot Textured Impressions "Delight Designs"

ink - Versamark, Poppy Parade

* I stamped Noel in the red ink a couple times, 

and then overstamped it with Versamark to heat emboss *

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Alphabet Challenge R-is-for-Red  (ends 12/16)!

Update:

Colour Crazy Challenge #48.

CAS on Friday #219 Winter  (ends 12/8).

Cupcake Inspirations #533  (ends 12/10)!

Update!

I was hoping to enter into Retro Rubber as I followed their sketch prompt but I missed the deadline.  Not all is lost though as I will use this layout in future - I love it!

Thanks for visiting - I appreciate you!

 

AUTUMN LEAVES

Hello!

 CARD #1

TECHNIQUES

colored pencils (figure, pumpkin)

die cutting (leaves) 

fussy cutting (girl, pumpkin) 

heat embossing (leaves, large sentiment word) 

white gel pen (polka dots and hair highlights, pumpkin highlights) 

black fine point pen additions (tights) 

patterned paper (card front)

SUPPLIES

figure stamp - Prima Juli Nutting "Holiday Bliss" set #911713

pumpkin stamp - 1993! company unknown

text stamp (on leaves) - Just for Fun

sentiment stamp - American Crafts Jen Hadfield set #372084

leaf dies - Ellison Thinlits set #661206

patterned paper - BoBunny "Autumn Song" #14717888

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Avenue 613 #11 Anything Goes (ends 11/5).

We Love Chocolate Baroque Anything Autumn  (ends 11/3?)

Taylormade Cards4u #10 October Orange and Black Optional (ends 10/31?).

CARD #2

TECHNIQUES

colored pencils (figure, pumpkin)

die cutting (stitched frame, leaves) 

fussy cutting (girl, pumpkin) 

heat embossing (leaves) 

black fine point pen additions (tights) 

patterned paper (card front)

SUPPLIES

figure stamp - Prima Juli Nutting "Holiday Bliss" set #911713

hat stamp - TAC The Angel Company "Hat Border" #2182

pumpkin stamp - Paper Inspirations "Petite Pumpkin" #E9844

text stamp (on leaves) - Just for Fun

sentiment stamp - Stampendous Bible Verses set #SSC339

stitched frame die - My Favorite Things

leaf dies - Ellison Thinlits set #661206

patterned paper - BoBunny "Autumn Song" #14717888

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #C-168 (ends 11/6).

Allsorts Challenge #647 Anything Goes Optional Vintage (ends 10/29?)!

 

Gem of a Challenge Anything Goes  (ends 11/4?)!

Update:

Update: 

Loving playing with this stamp, and I was determined to use up all the little leaf dies I had cut for THIS CARD.

Thanks for stopping by today!

YOUR BEAUTIFUL SELF

Hello!  So thrilled to see this cheerful challenge on the Lil' Red Wagon challenge blog.  Winged things make me extremely happy, with the exception of mosquitos  ;o)

TECHNIQUES

heat embossing (butterfly, sentiment), layering stamps, fussy cutting

 

SUPPLIES

butterfly stamp - Inkadinkado #6702-Q

sentiment stamp - Stampers Anonymous #THMM113

flower stamps - Stampin' Up! "Beautiful Blossoms" set

flat back gems - random 

colored inks - Catherine Pooler "Life of the Party" minis set

embossing ink - Versamark

embossing powder - PSX "Detail Silver"

matte metallic silver cardstock - random

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Lil Red Wagon Fluttering #624  (ends 10/26).

Watercooler Challenges #wwc327 All Things Feminine (ends 11/1).

Avenue613 #11 Anything Goes (ends 11/5)

Thanks for stopping by today!

AUTUMN BLESSINGS

Hello, and welcome :o)

Thrilled to be playing along as a Guest Designer with the  TRY IT ON TUESDAY Challenge Blog - the theme is "Autumn Blessings"!  I have two cards to share with you:

CARD #1

Love the versatility of this style of figure - if you can't find the exact one there are lots that would substitute just as well.  I was super-tempted to dress her in pumpkin spice colors with stripe-y tights but I loved the contrast of the blues against the fall leaves. I had also considered gold embossing a pattern on some leaves.  Sounds like I have another card to work on... LOL

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (leaves), fussy cutting (figure), pop dotting, colored pencil (figure), white gel pen (polka dots)

SUPPLIES

figure stamp - Prima Julie Nutting "Holiday Bliss" set #911713

verse stamp - Stampendous "Bible Verses" set #SSC1339

leaf dies - Sizzix Thinlits #661206

blue ink - Adirondack Denim

Also playing along with the following Challenges:

Addicted to CAS - #207 Autumn (ends 10/9).

Alphabet Challenge M-is-for-Motivational/Encouraging Sentiment  (ends 10/6?).

Double D Challenges - Leaves  (ends 10/3?).

(update - I made two more similar cards and they are HERE)

CARD #2

I had fun doing a little faux-foiling on this card. It really shines brightly in person and is quite textural!  

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (stitched frame), distress ink wash (I smooshed pad onto large acrylic block, spritzed with water, smooshed a clear folder cover onto this and then dabbed the cardstock into the ink, one color at a time), faux-foiling (I pressed loose gold leafing into half-dried Tombow Mono Multi Glue and then dry brushed off the excess)

SUPPLIES

tree stamp - Character Constructions "Natural History 3" set

Autumn word stamp - Stampin' Up!

circle words stamp - Technique Tuesday "Infinite Wisdom Times to Treasure" set

stitched frame die - My Favorite Things

background inks - Distress dyes

circle words ink - Stampin' Up! Crushed Curry

Playing along with the following Challenges as well:

Allsortschallenge #643 Anything Goes with Option of Nature (ends 9/30?)

Mix It Up #53 Anything Goes - Optional Monochrome  (ends 9/30).

Sparkles Challenges #144 Autumn Colours  (ends 10/14?).

Thanks for stopping by today!  ~ Nancy J