GUEST STAR STAMPER AT COLOR THROWDOWN THIS WEEK!

 Hello, and welcome!  

Thrilled to pieces to be playing along with the challenge theme at the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog as Guest Star Stamper this week!

Here is the prompt, and two Christmas cards I was inspired to create:

CARD #1

TECHNIQUE

direct to paper (ornament outlines)

heat embossing (sentiment, bulb collars)

glitter gel pen (bulb collar centers)

marker pointilism (ornaments and surround)

I happened to see Pauline's card not too long ago, which reminded me how fun this pointilism technique can look, especially at holiday time! 

SUPPLIES

ornament stamps - Hero Arts set #LL882 Heritage Ornaments Fancy Notes 

& single stamp #E2885 Hanging Ornament

sentiment stamp - Penny Black #323F Joyous Season

markers - Copics

inks - Versafine Black, Versamark, Stampin' Up! Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise and Pink Passion

glitter gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

silver detail embossing powder

black flat back faceted gems - Jolee's Boutique All That Gem

CARD #2

TECHNIQUE

heat embossing (ornament outlines, small sentiment)

alcohol markers (ornaments)

die cutting (Merry - stacked 3x)

foam mounting (sentiment strip)

matte silver matting (frame)

SUPPLIES

ornament stamps - Stampin' Up! Ornamassortment set

houndstooth background stamp - Stampin' Up! Houndstooth

Merry Christmas stamp - (partial image from words strip) Fiskars Heidi Grace clear set Holiday Sampler

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

markers - Copic alcohol

glitter gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

chrome flat back faceted gems - Jolee's Boutique All That Gem

So great to see you here today - I sure hope you'll get some making time to play along with this fun challenge and show us your interpretation!  And I hope you'll join me back here tomorrow as we continue the 29 days to Christmas card series. 

Cold nose, warm heart

Ugh, almost all my cards are pure white IRL and on my iphone… I even tried a photo tent on this round! Bear with me - I WILL conquer this LOL

Playing along with the following challenges:

Get Creative Challenges Anything Goes

Dream Valley #214 Favorite Colour Combo

Crafting with an Attitude #57

Cute Card Thursday #609 - Winter!

Southern Girls Anything Goes Challenge

STAMPS: child - 100 Proof Press, (#W 6235), phrase - PSX (#B-3052), trees - Hero Arts "Snowy Trees" (#F 611), window - Stampin' Up!

INKS: Distress Inks Faded Jeans, Broken China and Tumbled Glass, Memento Tuxedo Black

MARKERS: Copics

OTHER: Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and sparkle pen, bone folder, water mister, acetate sheets

STEPS:

1. Smoosh blue inkpads onto window block stamp and spritz lightly with water.

2. Press stamp onto white cardstock and hold down for a few seconds to transfer all ink.

3. Mask pane borders and stamp trees in darkest blue ink.

4. Fill tree snow in with white gel pen, and stars with sparkle pen.

5. Stamp child image onto white cardstock scrap and color in with markers.

6. Highlight image with white gel pen and fussy cut around it.

7. Pop dot image to card as shown and draw shadow under feet with lightest grey marker.

8. Stamp phrase in black ink.

9. Use bone folder to score around panel as shown.

Thanks for stopping by!

May you be blessed and may you be a blessing... :o)