Birch Press Design - Gothic Christmas

Head on over to the Birch Press Design blog to read about these cards. Are you a fan of gothic architecture too?

Banner & Bough Holiday

I will be the first to admit there're plenty of things in my stash I've not used yet, an embarassing amount really.  That was the case with the The Greetery Banner & Bough stamps and layering stencils.  I had tested it out last November-ish and that's as far as I got.

This year I used it production style by setting up my regular size MISTI to use the stencils in one corner and the coordinating stamps on the lid.  LOVE the results.

I'm usually all about the bright and pink but the muted version is my favorite of the lot.  Check me for fever!

I'm entering Happy Little Stampers October Anything Goes with Stencils.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• The Greetery Banner & Bough Stamps
• The Greetery Banner & Bough Layering Stencils
• Honey Bee Nested Rectangle Die
• Memory Box Fairy Sugar Glitter Glue: Silver Lumina, Iris, Lemon Drop
• Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio, Rustic Wilderness, Bundled Sage, Iced Spruce, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Evergreen Bough, Picked Raspberry, Barn Door, Festive Berries, Weathered Wood, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber, Salvaged Patina, Prize Ribbon
  
• Distress Ink Aged Mahogany
• Versafine Onyx Black
• Versafine Vintage Sepia
• Versamark
• Ranger White Super Fine Embossing Powder
• Clear Wink of Stella
• MISTI

DB - Avery Elle Christmas Critters

Come join me over on the Doodlebugs WA blog to learn more about these holiday cards that are perfect for make 'n' takes (or take 'n' makes given COVID).

ATCAS #209 - Purple

Time for the next Addicted to CAS Challenge #209 Purple. Come join in the fun!

I challenged myself by using only colored pencils on my card. Ack!  I usually like to accent my watercolor or Copic coloring with pencils so this was definitely stretching my comfort levels.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED INCLUDE:

• Altenew Beautiful Day
• Polychromos 119, 134, 136, 157, 170, 174, 249
• Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock

SOSS #196 - E for Everything Pink Reminder

Are you ready to get your pink on for the latest Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge?  Normally we have pink Halloween but this year expanded it to Everything Pink.  Come join us!

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED:

• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bold Frights
• Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries
• Simon Says Stamps If the Hat Fits
• Copics N4, N6, N8, RV04, RV06, RV09, Y26, Y28
• Versafine Onyx Black
• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Distress Oxide Wilted Violet Spray
• Dylusions Black Shimmer Spray

Mistletoe

I was really intrigued by the Taylored Expressions Create in Quads Mistletoe Layering Stencils which are about 8.5x11 with the 4 quadrants serving as a layering stencil.  What a clever idea!  And they worked a treat.  I did need to mask a bit on one edge but no big. 

Card 1: Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Weathered Wood, Black Soot

Card 2:  Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Barn Door, Nuvo Moonstone Glitter Paste over Fired Brick

Card 3: Distress Oxide Speckled Egg, Stormy Sky, Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Versafine Vintage Sepia (sentiment)

I'm entering Sparkles Christmas Challenge #129 Flora and Fauna.

Card 1: Distress Oxide Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers

Card 2: Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac, Prize Ribbon, Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Holiday Hot Foil Plate, Spellbinders Teal Glimmer Hot Foil

I'm entering the pink mistletoe card on the left in Jingle Belles Think Pink.

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Taylored Expressions Create in Quads Mistletoe Layering Stencils
• Taylored Expressions Modern Holiday Greetings
• Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Holiday Hot Foil Plate
• Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Holiday Dies
• Honey Bee Nested Rectangle Dies
• Honey Bee Nested Circle Dies
• Memory Box Pastels Glitter 6x6 Cardstock
• Spellbinders Teal Glimmer Hot Foil
• Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
• Distress Oxide
• Versafine Onyx Black and Vintage Sepia

Birch Press Design - Boho Bokeh Christmas

I'm getting all funky for Christmas on the Birch Press Design blog today!

DB - Art Deco Cards

I'm over on the Doodlebugs WA blog with a set of floral cards today. So soft and dreamy!

Infinite Potential

I have been working on this card for a few weeks.  Seriously.  It was because I was waiting for the Pinkfresh Studio Daisy Wreath die to come in. And so glad I did!

While waiting for the wreath die I got the Pinkfresh Studio Diamond Hot Foil Plate and used it here--Spellbinders Glimmer Opal Hot Foil on pink.  So pretty!  I love how it changes color in the light.

I colored up the image with Zigs, as always amazed by how a few colors turns into a million colors.

I used Ranger Watering Can embossing powder with the PinkFresh Studio Infinite Blooms sentiment on vellum.

I added vellum leaves around the edges too.  Like a lot. The contrast between the vellum and the opal hot foil shine is amazing! Love, love, love!

I'm entering this in HLS October Watercolor Anything Goes.

PRODUCTS USED AND/RECOMMENDED

• Pinkfresh Studio Diamond Hot Foil Plate
• Pinkfresh Studio Daisy Wreath Hot Foil Plate
• Pinkfresh Studio Daisy Wreath Die
• Pinkfresh Studio Infinite Blooms
• Memory Box Fresh Foliage die
• Spellbinders Gold and Opal Glimmer Hot Foil
• Zig 027, 033, 044, 052
• Pretty Pink Posh and Doodlebug Design sequins
• Gina K Connect Glue
• PTI Vellum
• Ranger Watering Can Embossing Powder
• Versamark

Waffle Flower Shaped Shaker Guest Designer

I'm so excited to be guest designing for the Shaped Shaker challenge over at Waffle Flower Crafts!  I find shaped cards to be quite the challenge but I'm all about flat shakers so was happy to jump into the creative fray. There are so many fun possibilities.  I hope you'll join us!

I used the largest of the Nesting Tags Dies, cutting it in both a heavy white cardstock as well as Christmas Half Half Lines Paper for each tag. The built-in lines are perfect for writing a little note for the recipient. The reverse of the paper also works well with sponging Distress Oxides.

To create the aperture for the shaker element of the first tag, I used a Nesting Circles Die. I then stamped the tag with Galina's Snowflakes in Distress Oxide Twisted Citron. I spattered a bit of DO Vintage Photo and Black for more interest.

I used the Wonderful Christmas & Dies, stamped in Versafine Onyx Black, for the sentiment. Hint: I've hidden a tiny foam dot behind the sentiment to give a slight dome effect and allow the shaker bits to merrily shake away.

I colored up the Poinsettia Blooms and Hamster Family images as well as the Holiday Lights diecut with Copics.

For the second tag, I used an A2 Layers Die to create a rectangular aperture. I sponged the tag base with Distress Oxide Salvaged Patina and spattered it with water. I stamped some of the smaller Galina's Snowflakes with Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink onto the background and used Salvaged Patina to stamp some on the white portion of the tag.

Btw, the hidden piece of foam is behind the Christmas tree on this one. I'm so sneaky!

I hope to see you playing along with the challenge.  Have a great rest of your day!

PRODUCTS USED AND/OR RECOMMENDED

• Waffle Flower Christmas Half Half Lines Paper
• Waffle Flower Galina's Snowflakes
• Waffle Flower Wonderful Christmas & Dies
• Waffle Flower Nesting Tags Dies
• Waffle Flower Poinsettia Blooms
  
• Waffle Flower Hamster Family
• Waffle Flower Holiday Lights
  
• Waffle Flower A2 Layers Dies
• Waffle Flower Nesting Circles Dies
• Distress Oxide Twisted Citron, Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Salvaged Patina
• Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink
• Lawn Fawn Black Tie and Peppermint Single Cord Twine
• Copics