FISHY KISSES

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TECHNIQUES

ink blending w/water splattered drops  (blue background)

basic stamping  (fish, sentiment)

alcohol markers  (fish)

die cutting  (word bubble, large blue circle with holes in it)

white gel pen  (fish scale highlights)

glossy accents  (fish eyeballs)

foam mounting  (fish, word bubble)

SUPPLIES

fish stamps - All Night Media Goldie #813E, Fish Lips #489D and 

Embossing Arts Co. Gold Fishy #1263-A

sentiment stamp - Stampin' Up! Petite Pairs set

word bubble die - Picket Fence Word Bubbles #PFSD144

water bubble die - Avery Elle Snow Scene Die #D-08-14

alcohol markers - Copics

inks - Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean

white gel pen

Ranger Glossy Accents

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door

May Anything Goes  (ends 5/24).

Dies R Us

Anything Goes that uses a die from a company they sell (ends 5/28).

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

#144 Under the Sea  (ends 5/31R).

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INK BLENDED BLOOMS

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I was thrilled to find this vintage Club Scrap stamp recently!  Love the sketchy style and bloom progression; as you can see it's relatively large and fills an A2 cardfront, but I don't mind :o)

TECHNIQUES

ink blending  (background)

direct stamping  (flowers)

glitter glue  (flower heads)

heat embossing  (sentiment)

flat back gems 

SUPPLIES

flowers stamp - Club Scrap  (2005)

sentiment stamp  -  clear set

glitter glue - Stickles Frosted Lace

Thanks so much for visiting here today!  Keep an eye out for another rare and wonderful Club Scrap image I'll be getting to use soon and post...!!

 

CAS 1/9th

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Inspired by the AAA Cards Challenge featuring 1/9th of the card with a favorite animal.

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (bunny)

handwriting  (sentiment)

alcohol markers  (bunny, heart)

punch  (heart)

inkblending  (sky)

white gel pen  (stars)

fussy cutting  (bunny - paws trimmed to hold the heart)

foam mounting  (bunny)

SUPPLIES

bunny stamp - Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine The Great Outdoors

heart punch - random unmarked

alcohol markers - Copic

inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide Faded Jeans

kraft card stock

Sharing this card with the following Challenge:

AAA Cards Challenge

#209 - 1/9th plus Favorite Animal  (ends 3/5)!

Update!

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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!

SEUSS-Y STYLE TREES

   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 the glow of the matte silvery cardstock against the bright green trees. These cards are using up the scraps from the blue toned cards previously posted.  The silver cardstock started out as a long rectangle and the die cuts the zig zaggy trees so you end up with two slightly different tree borders - a positive image on the blue cards and a negative image shown here.

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (silver cardstock)

ink blending (trees)

ink splattering (watered down white acrylic on green panel)

heat embossing and foam mounting (sentiment)

SUPPLIES 

die - Quikutz "Trees" border

sentiment stamps - Stampin' Up! random

inks - Distress Oxides 

white acrylic paint

flat back faceted gems

and here's another version:

Sharing this card with the following Challenge Blogs:

Christmas Kickstart #57 - Christmasy  (ends 12/31).

Thanks for visiting and I'll see tomorrow!

PEACEFUL NIGHT

 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...

The blue got a little dark as it dried! This card is bright white in person, but you get the idea :o)

TECHNIQUES

ink blending (background)

 colored pencils (hills)

 foam mounting and distressed edges (center panel)

SUPPLIES

scene stamp - Stampin' Up! Seasonal Whimsy

snowflake stamps - Stampin' Up! Snow Burst

sentiment stamps - Stampin' Up! random

inks - Versafine black, Distress Oxide Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass

glitter glue - Stickles Frosted Lace

flat back metal faceted gem - Jolee's Boutique

Sharing with the following Challenge Blogs:

Try it on Tuesday - Snowflakes  (ends 12/20)

Another version where I colored the hills backwards accidentally but I like the background star layout better on this one:

Thanks for stopping in and I will see you tomorrow!

 

SILVERY TREES AND STARRY SKIES

 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...

I'll be using the leftover scraps from this die in an upcoming card so keep an eye out for silver and green...

TECHNIQUES

die cutting (trees, starry sky)

ink blending (distress oxides in sky, then splattered with watered down white acrylic paint)

SUPPLIES

tree die - Quikutz Trees border

sky die - Quikutz Starry Night border

inks - Distress Oxide Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans and Salty Ocean

silver cardstock - unknown

silver flat backed gems - Jolee's Boutique

And another version:

Sharing these cards with the following Challenge Blogs:

Christmas Card Throwdown - December Pick a Previous Challenge  (ends Dec 31).

Peace on Earth Christmas #5 - Anything Christmas  (ends 12/16).

Die Cut Divas December  (ends 12/31).

Thanks for stopping in and see you here tomorrow!

SERENE SCENE

 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 card uses an ink blended scrap left over from another project that will show up in coming days.  I love to leave scraps and mistakes laying around on my desk for a bit - they always seem to get made into something else that tickles me.  

(This card is actually pure white in real life but the lighting was not ideal.)

TECHNIQUES

ink blending (sky)

die cutting (deer)

SUPPLIES

joy words - Hero Arts "Joy to All" #A2845

merry words (see below) - Stampin' Up! random

snowflake grouping stamp - Stampin' Up! "Serene Snowflakes" set

metallic ink - Brilliance Platinum Planet

deer die - Sizzix Thinlits #664968

metallic silver cardstock - unknown

Another variation below:

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Lil Red Wagon #629 Cut It Out  (ends 11/30)!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #56 Snippets  (ends 11/30).

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

LEAVES AND FLOWERS

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TECHNIQUES

ink blending (with small brushes before die cutting) 

die cutting

pop dotting (yellow flowers and phrases)

colored pencil shading 

ink sponging (along edges)

SUPPLIES

floral stamp with matching die - Waffle Flower "Bouquet Builder 5"

sentiment stamps - Stampin' Up!

Distress dye inks

colored pencils

white gel pen

black flat back faceted gems

foam mounting tape

blending brushes

Stickles glitter glue

sheet music text page

PLAYING ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

The Flower Challenge #62 Add Leaves  (ends 11/26).

Make My Monday #161 Shabby Chic or Vintage  (ends 11/21).

Thanks for stopping in today!

Nancy J

 

PEACEFUL FIELDS

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This stamp image is a favorite in my collection - I have had it for many years (it is undated but I would guess it's about 10 years old, possibly more!)  It evokes such warmth and refreshment and peace to me.

TECHNIQUES USED

ink blending, paint splattering (acrylic thinned with a little water), edge distressing (I used a Stampin' Up! tool), foam mounting

SUPPLIES USED

landscape stamp - Crafty Individuals by Magenta #95276-N

white acrylic paint

distressing tool - Stampin' Up!

Playing along with the following challenges:

Casology Week 396 View (ends 11/1).

Retro Rubber Challenge #RRC169 Anything Goes  (ends 10/22).

Thanks so much for visiting today!