BPD - Follow That Star

I was inspired by the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown September Color Challenge as I was designing for an upcoming BPD post over the weekend. Those blues really spoke to me.  You best check me for fever because pink and orange are my usual favs!

I've never tried doing ombre with powdered watercolors (Lindy's Magicals used here) and am very pleased with the results. Just dreamy.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED:

• BPD String Art Nativity Star
• Memory Box Delicate Pastel Glitter Paper
• BPD Christmas Ornament & Labels
• BPD Dazzle Mini Frame Layer A
• Lindy's Magicals: Sassy Sapphire, Hydrangea Blue, Stormy Sky (flat)
• Dylusions White Linen Spray

Bloom with Grace

I feel a bit boastful to say this card is amazing but, damn it, it is!  It turned out exactly like I pictured in my head, minus the smudges in the upper left and lower right corners.  Hmm, although that's not uncommon for my cards so I shouldn't be surprised with the smudgies!  LOL.

I used the Pretty Pink Posh Pretty Petals stencil with Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina on a pale aqua cardstock. I spattered that with Distress Oxide Black Soot and Carved Pumpkin as well as Copic Opaque White and a bit of water.

I then stamped the Pinkfresh Studio Be Strong images with Versafine Onyx Black and watercolored them with Zig Real Brush Markers. I used a few Copics on the backside of the acetate foiled with the Pinkfresh Studio Small Butterflies image.  I nestled the embossed sentiment among the blooms and called it done. Oh, wait, almost done--had to add some sequins!

I'm entering this in HLS September Watercolour Anything Goes, Simon Says Monday Fun with Stencils, TIME OUT #196 Brave and Pinkfresh September 2021 Leaves & Greenery.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Pinkfresh Studio Be Strong Stamps & Dies
• Pinkfresh Studio Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate & Dies
• Pretty Pink Posh Pretty Petals
• Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina and Black Soot
• Distress Oxide Carved Pumpkin Spray
• Copic Opaque White
• Copic 100, BG49, Y15, YR09
• Zig 033, 050, 062, 070

BPD - Thanksgiving Mandala

I'm excited to announce I've joined the Birch Press Design team!  Woo hoo!!  Head on over to the BPD blog and read more about my first project.

DB - Cutest Trick or Treaters

Go treat yo'self and visit the Doodlebugs WA blog today to read more about this ultra cute Halloween card!

ATCAS #206 - Leaf

It's time for the latest Addicted to CAS #206 Leaf challenge. Come play along with us!

I put on a pair of my beloved Costco disposal gloves, available again after a COVID hiatus, and dabbed Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearl Deception, Alchemy, and Sublime Inks directly onto the Honey Bee Stamps Maple Leaf. I love how that turned out!

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED INCLUDE:

• PaperArtsy Eclectica 3 Autumn Edition
• Honey Bee Stamps Maple Leaf
• Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearl Inks: Deception, Alchemy, Sublime
• Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock

What Do Penguins Say?

Aren't these Avery Elle Christmas Critters penguins adorable? I was making some cards for one of my DTs and made an extra for the heck of it.  How could I not?  So much cuteness!

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Avery Elle Christmas Critters
• Lawn Fawn Let It Shine 6x6 Paper
• Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banner

Squirrels for Your Birthday

Fall birthdays are so fun to design for--could it be because fall is my favorite season?! Mayyyybe.

This card was easy to work up.  I used Lawn Fawn Into the Woods 6x6 Paper for the background and the Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree Backdrop Landscape.

Once I colored up and positioned the Lawn Fawn Let's Go Nuts images (soooo cute!), I stamped the sentiment onto a Lawn Fawn Simple Wavy Banner.  Notice the banner's orange shadow?  That's also Lawn Fawn Into the Woods 6x6 Paper.

I'm entering this in Seize the Birthday #222 Anything Goes and Simon Says Wednesday Stamp It.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED INCLUDE:

• Lawn Fawn Let's Go Nuts (SBC, SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree Backdrop Landscape (SBC, SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Simple Wavy Banners (SBC, SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Into the Woods 6x6 Paper (SBC, SBP)

DB - The Witches

Are you a fan of Halloween? Join me and my coven of fans over on the Doodlebugs WA blog to read how I made these cute coordinating cards.

HLS Christmas - Non-Traditional

For this month's Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge the optional theme is Non-Traditional. Yikes! 

I used purple and green for the background, rather unusual I think and perfect for sheep who prefer Easter over Christmas any day. LOL.

I love their expressions.  And, those sentiments about kill me--so funny and cute!

I hope to see you playing along with us this month!

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED INCLUDE:

• Distress Oxide Milled Lavendar & Mowed Lawn
• Clearly Besotted Baa Humbug
• Sunny Studio Comic Strip Speech Bubble (Sunny Studio, Scrapbook.com)
• Mama Elephant Let's Chat

SOSS #193 - P for Paper Piecing

These little ladies crack me up and are soooo me (and my snarky sistahs, of course!).  Come join us for the latest Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #193 P for Paper Piecing.

• MFT Brick Stencil
• MFT Sunrise Radiating Rays Stencil
• MFT Mini Cloud Edgers Stencil
• VLV Plate 1397
• Mama Elephant Oval Deco Frame