A Joyful Old Fashioned Santa

Hello and welcome.  I have another card I made while trying to focus on something else and not the migraine.  I've had to do something because nothing was touching it, or even taking the edge off plus I know crying will just hurt more.  I've had this pre-colored Santa image printed for a couple of weeks for the Gecko Galz© monthly Christmas challenge and I'm finally assembling it.

I started out by digging through my stash of designer paper and discovered this Recollections© Christmas paper I've had for years and haven't finished using it yet.  Once I had it adhered to my card base, I layered the Santa image and added brads before adhering it to my card using pop up glue dots.  I then dug through my embellishment stash and discovered this wooden JOY.  So I pulled that out, then pressed it into a Tim Holtz© picket fence distress ink pad to "paint" it.  Once I had the coverage I wanted, I then glued it to my card right under the Santa.  The final touches were some red/gold/navy fibers I've had for years and some Crafty Meraki midnight shimmer illusion bling around Santa's head and also the "dot" for JOY.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #61 - Use Your NBUS (image, wooden joy) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 643 and 644 - Anything Goes Uplifting (joy)

Peace On Earth #61 - See Mood Board (inspired by snow, pine branches, color red)

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge - Use Provided Image

Park Hopping My Happy Place May 2024 - Anything Goes Theme Park Inspired Optional Hello Kitty (inspired by Christmas decor at Disneyland)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #161 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Christmas Craft Creations April 2024 - Non Traditional Colors  (navy/black/red/gold)

Christmas Crafts All Year Round April 2024 - Santa, Elves, Gnomes (Santa)

 

 

Peace On Earth

 

Christmas Craft Creations

 

 

Christmas Crafts All Year Round

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Recollections

Accessories: Computer, Printer, JOY, Bling, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Meraki Bling

 

 

His Eye Is On The Sparrow .......

 

...or in this case a Finch. :)   

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using a digital image from Sweet N Sassy Stamps entitled Gold Finch.  Now I've had this image printed for some time and just haven't used it until now thanks to health, migraine and life in general.

After printing my finch on Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering and adding some tiny black brads.  Once that was done, I pulled out my Timeless Hymns set and stamped the song words using my MISTI before layering and adding brads as well.  I then pulled out my paper pouncers and stippled Tim Holtz wild honey, scattered straw, frayed burlap and tea dye distress inks until I was satisfied with the coverage.  Taking both layered panels, I added them to a black card base using glue dots then added a small yellow bow from my stash.  As an afterthought, I then decided to distress the layered edges so I ran a fingernail along the edges until I was satisfied.  The final embellishments are a black 3D glaze pen highlighting parts of the finch, and frame, and a couple of yellow/gold sequins to finish it off.  I'm fairly happy with how this turned out considering I made it while dealing with this migraine that will not go away.  :(  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #61 - Use Your NBUS (finch image)

Triple B April 2024 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (bird)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 643 to 644 - Anything Goes Uplifting (hymn)

Gem Of A Craft Wk 7 - Anything Goes 

I Spy With My Little Eye #14 - Wings (wings)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Sweet N Sassy Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Fingernail, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Glue Dots, 3D Glaze Pen, Bow, Sequins, Glue, Paper Pouncers

Black Cat ATC's

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share some ATC's (artist trading cards) I made using the free collage sheet provided called Black Cat Moon for the monthly ATC challenge over at  Gecko Galz.  I decided to make three of them from the collage and try stretching my creativity a bit.  Now, let me divert momentarily to say I LOVE black cats.  Lost both of mine during the pandemic to old age (one at 17, the other at 19), and they were sisters/litter mates until the end. 

I started out by printing the collage sheet on Neenah white card stock before cutting out all of the elements.  Taking the blue moon cat first, I layered it using a black scrap before layering more using the blue/gold background from the collage before one more layering on to a navy card stock scrap.  As an after thought, I went and distressed the edges of my layering before taking a navy marker to run along the sides of the ATC layers.  I embellished my ATC using a small bow sticker, brads, some Crafty Meraki Midnight Shimmer Illusion, color spritzed the navy marker over everything and diamond ice stickles to highlight the moon and white flowers. 

Next I took the black cat with the floral crescent moon.  Pulling out my Castle Arts watercolor pencils, I colored the flowers/leaves with them before stippling memento tuxedo black ink around the image using a paper pouncer then layered it using scraps before adding some tiny black brads.  I then layered that panel on to the blush/navy/black background from the collage before layering again on scrap black card stock.  I then dug through my sentiments stash and pulled out a small "Hello" clear stamp and added that to the bottom right corner before color spritzing the navy marker over everything.  For the remaining embellishments, I added diamond ice stickles, Crafty Meraki bling and a small piece of black fibers to the bottom left corner.  

For the last one, I took the grey/gold background, layered that and added some tiny white brads.  I then fussy cut the black cat and moon out before gluing them to the ATC.  I then dug out a long retired Small Script wooden set from Stampin Up, and stamped the "wish" between my cat and moon.  Once that was finished, I dug out of my stash some silver Stampendous class-a-peel star stickers, added those to the ATC before adding the diamond ice stickles to highlight the light parts of the moon.  The final embellishments were two googlie eyes on the peeking cat for an added touch of whimsy and silver star stickers I've had for years.  I am extremely happy with how these all turned out.  Fortunately, the migraine meds were taking the edge off enough to assemble/create everything.  

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly ATC Challenge - April Black Cat Moon 

Park Hopping My Happy Place May 2024 - Anything Goes Theme Park Optional Hello Kitty (inspired by the Haunted Mansion Disneyland and Disneyland's feral cat colony)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #61 - Use Your NBUS (collage sheet)

Crafty Catz #669 - Anything Goes Optional Any Cute Critter (cats)  

Creatalicious #276 - Something New (digital black cat collage)

Critter Crazy #85 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (black cats)

Digi Choosday Wk15 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz Black Cat Collage

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Ink (back of ATC)

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Googlie Eyes, Color Spritzer, SU Night of Navy Marker, Brads, Glue Dots, Diamond Ice Stickles, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Distressing Tool, Glue, Bling, Bow, Fiber, Star Sticker

 

Gnome Winter Wishes With Cocoa

 

Hello and welcome.  I finally got this card finished using a set from Sweet N Sassy Stamps called Winter Gnomes. It's currently on sale as it's being retired to their vault.  I love gnomes and I just had to have this set before it retired.

I started out by stamping the main image, sayings using my MISTI before stamping the snowflakes using a small acrylic block.  Once all of the stamping was completed, I colored it using prismacolor and copic markers before stippling some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around my colored image to soften the white spots.  I then edged the sides of the main image panel using a red copic marker before layering and adding brads. Dusting off a pad of Debbie Mum Harvest & Holiday designer paper, I selected a couple to use as the background then adhered them to my card base before adhering the layered image panel to the card.  The final touches were some sequin snowflakes and ice stickles to highlight the mug of cocoa and snow on the ground.  I'm very happy with how this card turned out since it's another one of my migraine makes.  It was color or cry and crying just wasn't an option.

Challenges entered:

 

Sweet N Sassy Stamps Facebook VIP April Challenge - Use Designer Paper (Debbie Mum DP)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #61 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Caffeinated Christmas Card #28 - Coffee and/or Cocoa (I went with cocoa)

Splitcoaststampers WT996 - Sequins, Beads or Gems (sequin snowflakes)

Peace On Earth #61 - See Inspiration Board (inspired by the snow, color red)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 643 to 644 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Debbie Mum designer paper)

Peace On Earth

Caffeinated Christmas Challenge

Sweet N Sassy Stamps Facebook VIP

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Sweet N Sassy Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Debbie Mum Designer Paper

Accessories: MSITI, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Sequins, Glue Dots, Glue, Stipple Brush, Ice Stickles

 

This Little Light Of Mine

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a project made using the Lighthouse digital stamp from Sweet N Sassy Stamps.   

I started out by importing the image into a watermark program, then added the saying before printing the image onto Neenah white card stock.  Once all of that was done, I pulled out my Castle Arts watercolor pencils and got to coloring before layering and adding brads.  I then lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around it before setting aside.  Taking a Cuttlebug© Bubbles embossing folder and my big shot©, then dry embossed the top of the card before lightly stippling Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink over the embossed images.  I then added my layered image panel and adhered it using glue dots before adding four grey Dew Drops© to finish it off.

I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since I made it while dealing with yet another migraine.  It's gotten to the point of color/create or cry and crying hurts more than coloring.  I do know part of the migraine trigger has been the crazy weather we've had the last few weeks (BTW Mother Nature, you're drunk), another fall I had this last weekend  and the other part was stress related from my son going into severe diabetic shock and ending up in the ICU for 1 1/2 days.  Not fun.  He's home now so hopefully I can go back to just dealing with the weather.

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #131 - Anything Goes Digital (image/saying)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #61 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Digi Choosday Wk14 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 643 to 644 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Sweet N Sassy

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Brads, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Dew Drops, Glue Dots,, Paper Pouncer

Revelation 3:10 -11

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a little bible journaling.  The focus for this week is Rev 3:10-11 "Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.  I am coming soon.  Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown."  When reading this passage, I think of cactus plants who patiently wait for the rains to come to refresh, and renew, their thirst for life giving water.

So I pulled out my Thirsty Soul (now retired) set from Sweet N Sassy stamps, that I hadn't used yet, and stamped the images and sayings in my Bible before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils.  Once I was finished coloring, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around my images using a paper pouncer.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #61 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 641 to 642 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Sweet N Sassy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: None

Accessories: Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Paper Pouncer

PIP Challenge 2414

  Sponsored by Lawn Fawn

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Lawn Fawn.  I would like to thank them for sponsoring our challenge this week.  My card this week uses a few of Lawn Fawn's smaller sets to create my scene. 

 

I started out by stamping images from the Winter Alpaca, Winter Bunny and Oh What Fun sets on Hammermill White scraps before coloring using Copic markers.  I then die cut the trees from spruce colored scraps using a retired Sizzix pine tree die and my Big Shot.  Taking a white Hammermill card base, I blended Tim Holtz tumbled glass, chipped sapphire and picket fence distress inks using my blending brushes.  I then free hand cut a couple of "snow mounds" from a scrap strip of Neenah white card stock before pouncing picket fence distress ink to add some "texture".  I assembled the card by using Bearly Art glue and some glue dots.  As an afterthought, I pulled out my jar of Snow-Tex paint, and added the "snow" to my trees and the ground.  I then pulled out a white gel pen to make stars or falling snow in the night sky before adding stardust and diamond ice stickles over the white dots as well as my "snow".  Finally, I stamped the saying from the Oh What Fun on more white scrap card stock, layered it and added using glue dots.  

Here's a close-up showing all of the dimension:

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A768 - How Many Can You Add To Make A Scene 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (tree die, snow tex, star dust ice stickles)

Peace On Earth #61 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by snow, trees, animals) 

Double D Challenges Apr 3 - Cute Animals (my cute animals are enjoying winter)

Gem Of A Craft Wk 7 - Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #160 - Anything Goes Christmas

 

Peace On Earth

 

Double D Challenges

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Picket Fence

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Scraps

Accessories: Copic Markers, Snow Tex, Blending Brushes, Pouncer, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots, Tree Die, Big Shot

Winner Winner

 Hello and welcome.  I've found out that the following cards/ATC's were either winner or Top 3.

Winner - Gecko Galz ATC Monthly Challenge - March

 Top 3 - Dream Valley #312