DB - Snowglobies

I have two cards over on the Doodlebugs WA blog today. Both are so cute if I must say so myself and I must. 

I'm entering this in HLS November Anything Goes with Dies and We Love Stamping November Christmas, 

I'm entering this one in Winter Wonderland Candy Canes and/or For a Child (I'm doing the latter) and 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Color Challenge.

SOSS #198 - N for Naughty

We have another fun challenge over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #198:  N for Naughty.  Umm, yes, please!

At times, there are quite a few things I'd do for a Klondike Bar.  How about you?

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Power Poppy Forest Fellas
• Stamperia Snowflakes Stencil
• Distress Oxides Prize Ribbon, Salty Ocean
• Distress Oxide Sprays: Kitsch Flamingo, Salvaged Patina, Cracked Pistachio
• Distress Embossing Glaze Weathered Wood
• Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste
• Liquitex Gesso
• Versafine Onyx Black
• Zig Real Brush Markers

Red Sparkly Christmas

This card was really simple to make.  Simple = quick = perfect!

I embossed the trees and trimmed the panel down to fit in portrait mode (tech geek much?). Then I added a couple of cardinals cut from glitter cardstock and, my favorite part, used the  Pinkfresh Studio Solid Hot Foil Plate for the sentiment.  That plate has been well worth the investment. Now I can use the regular hot foil look as well as the reverse--really makes me want to invest in patterned foil!

I'm entering this in Christmas Crafts All Year Round November U, V or W (winter, woods).

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Impression Obsession Birch Trees (cardinals)
• Simon Says Stamp Forest Border 3D Embossing Folder
• Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments Series 2 Glimmer Hot Foil Plate
• Pinkfresh Studio Solid Hot Foil Plate
• Spellbinders Glimmer Crimson Stars Foil
• Memory Box Glitzy 6x6 Glitter Cardstock Pad

Pierced Snowflakes

I was really charmed by the Honey Bee Pierced Snowflake dual die set--one die for the snowflakes and another to add the piercing. Both work as standalone dies as well. Just so well done.

On both cards I sponged the card base with Distress Oxides. I played around with the focal point sentiment using the HB Peace in a fantastic Memory Box glitter cardstock on teal foil (bling!!) and the WF Circle Snowflake Shaker diecut with vellum to make the PFS sentiment pop out more. 

This is another make and take for some friends using the design of the blue card.  Well, blue for me; I look forward to seeing how my gals work up their backgrounds. Maybe someone will make a shaker too.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Honey Bee Peace
• Honey Bee Pierced Fancy Flakes
• Honey Bee Fancy Flakes A2 Coverplate
• Waffle Flower Circle Snowflake Shaker
• Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiment Holiday Hot Foil Plate & Dies
• Distress Oxide Salty Ocean, Stormy Sky, Prize Ribbon, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers

Birch Press Design - Framed Ornaments

I admit it.  I have a just a tiny little thing for glitter.  I used a lot of it for a set of cards over on the Birch Press Design blog today.

Coldest Days

Guess what?  Another make and take design for some friends. I am quite chuffed at how cute these turned out. I love Stacey Yacula designs and was so excited by the photo layout. This really got my gears whirring--think of all her other fab images and how you could combine them to create other photos!

The cards are variations on the same layout, one with a pop of aqua and the other fairly monochrome. Do you have a favorite?  It's so hard for me to decide.

I'm entering this one in Color Hues #29 Brown and Orange.

 

I used the same layout for this card but used a foiled background I made using Neat & Tangled Fa La La Cover as a hot foil plate.  You know how I love my experiments! I also used a leftover piece of one of my favorite holiday papers. Only one small piece left--ack!

I'm entering this one in Inkspirational #251 Cheer and Christmas Kickstart #56 Christmas Snippets. 

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• MFT SY Selfies with Santa
• MFT Frost-Loving Friends (sentiment)
• MFT Polaroid Shaker Frame
• MFT #Captions
• Lawn Fawn Every Sentiment Banner
• Neat & Tangled Fa La La Coverplate used as hot foil plate
• Spellbinders Sky Bright Hot Foil
• Bazzill Sandbox Swiss Dot Cardstock
• Paper Studio Gifts of Gold 6x6 Paper
• Hot Off the Press Snowflake Paper
• Hello Card:  Zig 024, 028, 042, 060, 065, 072,  090, 901
• Sweet Card: Zig 028, 060, 065, 072, 901
• Smile Card: Zig 028, 032, 052, 090, 901

DB - Fall Critters

I'm hanging out with the cutest fall critters over on the Doodlebugs WA blog today. Come join us!

ATCAS #210 - Circle

It's time for the next Addicted to CAS Challenge #210: Circle. I hope you're able to join us!

My card is super simple to make with just a few overlapping, sponged circles with a couple of leaves stamped on top. I chose colors that evoke fall for me as that's my favorite season.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED INCLUDE:

Scrapbook.com (affiliate):

• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Nature's Wonder
• Waffle Flower Nesting Circle Dies
• Versafine Onyx Black
• Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin

Speckled Snowman 11/9

So happy to have finally found the Penny Black Snowy stamp which I think was re-released 3 or 4 years ago.  I found it on Amazon as a wood stamp from, get this, 2008. I think re-released since I saw it pop up a lot recently (recent = a year or two pre-COVID).

I was inspired by Bobbi Lemanski on the Honey Bee Stamps blog. I spattered my trees with a combo of Distress Oxides and Inks and watercolored the PB Snowy image. I designed this as a take and make for some friends so kept it really simple with diecut hills and sentiment. I think they're going to love this whimsical design.

I'm entering this in Simon Says Monday Any Holiday, Addicted to Stamps & More #417 Christmas, and ABC Christmas W for Whimsical or X for Xerox.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Penny Black Snowy
• Yvonne Creations Snow Trees
• Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Snowflakes
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
• Stamplorations Let It Snow
• Zig 052, 082, 092, 222
• Distress Oxide Spray Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Mustard Seed, Weathered Wood
• Distress Ink Spray Salvaged Patina

HLS Christmas - Make a Scene

Are you ready for a new Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge?  The optional theme this month is Make a Scene.

I dove into my precious Purple Onion Stacey Yacula stash to create a cute, rather masculine woodland scene. Her images are just soooooooo cute!

I had planned to color the ground squirrel as a skunk but grabbed the wrong color--the darkest brown--so ground squirrel saved the day.

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

I’m entering this in Make My Monday #160 E(scape) It and Addicted to Stamps and More #417 Christmas.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Purple Onion sentiment
• Purple Onion Stacey Yacula Winter Trail, Blaze and Red