HLS Christmas - Stencil

For the latest Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge you can go with anything goes or the optional stencil twist.  

I used the Taylored Expressions Bird Party Create-in-Quads August Club stencils for my cards.  I'm a huge fan of Create-in-Quads and am particularly enamored of these birds.  I used them for holiday cards but it would be easy to make them for other occasions.

For each of my cards I used the same inks (Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon, Prize Ribbon, Lumberjack Plaid, Vintage Photo) but changed up the sentiments and layouts which made a big difference in their feel.

• Hero Arts Merry Christmas Messages

• Altenew Happy Holidays
• Pretty Pink Posh snowflake and regular sequins

• Penny Black Snowflake Season

• Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas
• Gina K White Glitz Glitter Gel

BPD - Blue Poinsettia

I'm up on the Birch Press Design blog today using this amazing multi-layer poinsettia die set. I LOVE it!

HLS Watercolour - Tropical

This month's Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge is the usual anything goes with an optional tropical twist.  

I didn't use the twist this time, instead opting to make an elegant floral birthday card for a friend of mine. I used two different foils and hot foiled twice using washi to hold that arch in place for the second foiling.  I am so very pleased how this turned out and know she will absolutely love it.  Yay!

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• Pinkfresh Studio Thankful for Friends Hot Foil Plate (retired; ACOT)
• Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Dies (SBC | SBP)
• Ellen Hutson Essential Arches Hot Foil Plates
• Spellbinders Essential Arches Dies (SBC | SPA | ACOT)
• Spellbinders Gold Glimmer Hot Foil (SBC | SPA | ACOT | SBP)
• Spellbinders Prism Glimmer Hot Foil (SBC | SPA | ACOT | SBP)
• Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System (SBC | SPA | ACOT | SBP)
• Zigs: 043, 044, 047, 082, 812
• Bristol Smooth 100lb

  

SOSS #244 - X for Xanadu

Our latest Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge, X for Xanadu, brought to mind that movie with Olivia Newton John from the early 80s.  It was either that or Samuel Taylor Coleridge but how the hell do I make a card with that?  LOL.

We're going to be taken a hiatus after this challenge because we all need a break so there's no gallery for you to upload your own makes but I still encourage you to check out what the other sistahs came up with.

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• Avery Elle Stay Cool
• MFT Color Blast
• Mama Elephant Slim Card Basics
• MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil (MFT)
• Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Lumberjack Plaid, Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch (SBC | ACOT | SBP | Ranger)

CAS on Friday - #267 Wedding

I've joined the CAS on Friday design team and am so excited to be able to provide inspiration along with my fellow designers who are absolutely brilliant. Woo hoo!  I hope you'll take some time out and join us for our latest challenge #267 Wedding.

I've had Christmas on my mind so thought I would work up a holiday wedding card using mistletoe and a very simple, modern sentiment.

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• Taylored Expressions Mistletoe Create-in-Quads Layering Stencils
• Altenew Happy Holidays (ALT)
• Ranger Distress Oxide Festive Berries, Lumberjack Plaid, Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough (SBC | ACOT | SBP | Ranger)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne (SBC | ACOT | SBP)

ATSM #455 - Diecuts and/or Stencils

We have Diecut and/or Stencils for this fortnight's Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge.  I hope you'll join in!

I love the latest Lawn Fawn release so very much, including the winter birds and that birdhouse.  How flippin' cute!!

I winterized the birdhouse using the add-on, such a brilliant one too. Look at those lights!  And the snowy roof. The pine branches and bow are the perfect fit too.  No surprise really as it's Lawn Fawn after all!

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• Lawn Fawn Winter Birds (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Winter Birds Add-On (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Build-A-Birdhouse (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Build-A-Birdhouse Add-On (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Flappy Holiday (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Backdrop (SBC)
• Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banners (SBP)
• Doodlebug Design Lily White Glitter Cardstock (SBC)
• Copics (ACOT | Blick | SBP)
• Copic Opaque White (ACOT | Blick)
• Sakura White Gelly Roll No. 10 (SBC | ACOT)
• Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink (SBC | SBP)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Ranger Distress Oxide Vintage Photo, Salvaged Patina, Mowed Lawn (SBC | ACOT | SBP | Ranger)
• Sizzix Big Shot Machine (SBC | ACOT | Sizzix)
• Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus Machine (SBC | ACOT)

BRI - Hay There!

I am loving the latest Lawn Fawn release (available from Butterfly Reflections Ink!) so pulled out some of my other favorite Autumn sets like Sunny Studio Farm Fresh to create an adorable scene.  I have been on many a hayride and tried to recreate that on my card but set here in the Pacific Northwest (and thus the mountains) rather than the midwest.

I create minimal layers in that the mountains are stamped and colored directly on the card base, the barn layer was cut in conjunction with the hillside die, then there's the little popped up images at the front.  I'll easily be able to mail this without extra postage--nice!

I'm entering this in Lawn Fawnatics #157 Awesome Autumn.

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• Lawn Fawn Hay There, Hayrides! (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Sunny Studio Farm Fresh (SS)
• Lawn Fawn Over the Mountain Borders (SBC | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banner (SBP)
• MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil (MFT)
• Copics (ACOT | Blick | SBP)
• Distress Oxide Scattered Straw, Mowed Lawn, Vintage Photo (SBC | ACOT | SBP | Ranger)
• Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink (SBC | SBP)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne (SBC | ACOT | SBP)
• Sizzix Big Shot Machine (SBC | ACOT | Sizzix)
• Sizzix Big Shot Switch Plus Machine (SBC | ACOT)