Christmas Card Challenge #2 - CAS Design

Hi there!  I'm here with a new challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges.  This week the challenge is to create a CAS design.  This one was whipped up very quickly.  I got some new products from Simon Says Stamp the other day, and this Mosaic Ornaments stencil was calling my name for this challenge!

I sponged red and green distress inks through the stencil and pulled it up.  Love the reveal!  Then I used a Versamark pen (I've had mine for years and never used it...I was still juicy!) and drew a string then embossed it with embossing powder.  The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and embossed also.  I die cut the bow, stamped it in Versamark, and embossed it too.  I added it to the ornament with dimensionals.  A strip of pattern paper was adhered to the left side and the white panel was added with lots of dimensionals.  Lastly, I added clear sequins.

You can see more from the Design Team on these blogs.

                       Alanna    Carol    Donna     Gail    Heather     Jessica     JoAnn 
                                     Margo     Marsha     Monica     Shirley Anne     Tenia

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Stamps:  Bells & Boughss (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, Merry & Bright (Pink Paislee)

Ink:  Versamark, festive berries and mowed lawn distress inks

Accessories:  Bells & Boughs dies (PTI), Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder, Mosaic Ornaments stencil (SSS), sequins, dimensionals 



Just Us Girls #271 - Trend Challenge

Happy Saturday!  We have a new Trend Challenge over at Just Us Girls.  This week, Maria has chosen a mixed media challenge.  Love these!

 

I love tags!  I don't know what it is about them, but I just love creating them!  I started this one with a manila tag.  I stamped the snowman and sentiment in Archival ink and overstamped the snowman in blue ink (hard to see...it's the halftone stamp).  Then I sponged red distress in on the other half of the tag.  Before it dried, I covered it with clear embossing powder and heat set it.  I then took more distress inks to age the tag.  I found these holiday buttons in my stash, but they were too bright so I added some distress inks to it to distress it a bit too.  Twine was added to the button and it was attached to the tag.  I chose a ribbon and burlap ribbon for the finishing touch.

 

You can see more inspiration from the design team on these blogs.

 

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Chris Dring

Ina Grehan

Maria Levine

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Halftone Christmas and Handwritten Holiday (Tim Holtz)

Paper:  Manila tag

Ink:  Archival jet black, soft pool, festive berries, old paper, walnut stain

Accessories:  Clear embossing powder, twine, ribbon, burlap ribbon, button





Christmas Card Challenge #1 - Color Challenge

Hi friends!  We are starting a new term over at the Christmas Card Challenge blog.  Today is our first challenge.   The first challenge is a color challenge.

These are great colors and different for Christmas.

 

I chose to use the colors but also the photo as my inspiration.  I was looking through my Christmas stamps and found this one.  It's never been inked (of course!) and I thought it would work nicely for this challenge.  I colored it with copic markers and added silver liquid pearls.  The word was die cut five times and stacked.  I added glossy accents to make it shiny.  I didn't save the dots above the "i" so I just dotted it with a silver liquid pearl.  I added some baker's twine and tied it with a bow. 



 

You can see more inspiration on the Christmas Card Challenge blog and these blogs.  But first, here are our new members for this term .

 

Carol

Gail

Jessica

Shirley Anne

Tenia

 

And the rest of the team. 

Alanna

Donna

Heather

Karen

Margo

Marsha

Monica

Wendi

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Cupcake (Impression Obsession), Communique Curves (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, black, Wintergreen dp (SU)

Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, pear tart (Memento Luxe), copic markers

Accessories:  Wet Paint Holiday word die (PTI), silver liquid pearls, glossy accents, baker's twine

 



Just Us Girls #270 - Word Week **Sparkle**

Our word week at Just Us Girls this week is **Sparkle** brought to us by Sue.  I love sparkle!

 

This card really sparkles, but it difficult to see capture it on camera.  I stamped this image in blue pigment ink and embossed it with a powder called bridal embossing powder.  It's clear with some glitter in it.  Really sparkles!  I colored the bird with copic markers.  After looking for the "perfect" sentiment, I found this one.  Kind of goes with the bird possibly singing on that limb.  To add more sparkle, I pulled out some tinsel and created a bow.  That red piece was embossed with a woodgrain impression plate.



You can see more from the team and our guest designer on these blogs.

 

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Chris Dring

Ina Grehan

Maria Levine

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Merriest Christmas Wishes (Hero Arts), Stylish Sentiments Holiday (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, real red

Ink:  Nautical blue (Memento Luxe), real red, copic markers

Accessories:  Woodgrain impression plate, bridal embossing powder, tinsel twine, labels 1 die, dimensionals



Winter Wonderland Tag

Hi everyone!  Today is the last day for my four days of tags!  I saw a tag on Pinterest that Laura Bassen did with the Polka Dot Parade #10 House set.  I pulled mine out and made a Christmas tag using it.  This one is my favorite!

 

I die cut the tag and then die cut just the bottom of the tag two more times.  I did that so I could die cut the snow drifts.  I adhered them to the bottom of the tag and then adhered the house.  The door and roof were stamped, and the base of the house die cut from pattern paper.  I added the little snowman and tree to make a scene.  After stamping the sentiment, I made some dots with glue and added glitter to make it look like snow.  I think this is just so cute!

 

Thanks for stopping by again!  I hope to see you again soon!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Polka Dot Parade #10, On Ice, and Winter Hills (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, Merry & Bright dp (Pink Paislee)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, real red

Accessories:  Polka Dot Parade #10 die and tag sale #8 (PTI), stitched snow drifts die (MFT), glitter, dimensionals

 

Houndstooth Holiday Tag



Hi friends!  Today I have another tag that I cased from Pinterest (you can see it on my Tag Board).  I just love black and red together, so this one really caught my eye.

 

The tag is actually a tag card that I cut in half (I made another one of these with that part).  I started by stamping the sentiment on the bottom and worked my way up.  Then I sponged around the tag with brushed corduroy distress ink.  The holly leaves were die cut from pattern paper and a button tied with twine was added on top.  I added another button to finish it off.

 

I'm having so much fun making these tags!  They are just little canvases that are so adorable!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Bells & Boughs and 2008 Holiday Tag Collection (PTI)

Paper:  The Papercut Scallop tag cards - milkweed, Love Letter and Holiday Treasures dp (SU)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, brushed corduroy distress ink

Accessories:  Holiday Button Bits die (PTI), buttons, twine, ribbon

 





Doily Tags

I'm back with more tags.  I made a bunch today!  I think I got a little carried away!

 

I started making them in Christmas colors.  I saw one on Pinterest (I pinned it to my Tag Board) and just fell in love with the simple doily design on the bottom.  I pulled out my Mendhi Medallion set and went to work.  I stamped half the medallion on the bottom in Versamark along with the to/from and another medallion for the hole then embossed it with white powder.  I thought they looked so elegant!

So, I started pulling out cardstock scraps and tried different colors. 



Then I went a little crazy!  I made about 25 I think!  I'm thinking some of these are going to be gifted!  That's a lot of tags!  But I was having fun and they were so pretty!

 

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back tomorrow with another cased tag from Pinterest!

 

Recipe

Mendhi Medallion and 2008 Holiday Tag Collection (PTI)

Paper:  Several!

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Tag Sale #8 die (PTI), white embossing powder, ribbon