Joy Clair - Spooky Greetings

Hi Everyone,

I am up on the Joy Clair blog today with a card I made from the latest Joy Clair release set Spooky Greetings

This is the entire set:

I sponged my background with distress inks and then took the broom and stamped it, after I cut off the sentiment. I then stamped the sentiment under the broom and added the hat. Added white gel pen accents to the hat buckle. the bats are an ancient punch by Martha Stewart.

Hope you liked this!

Go and visit the Joy Clair blog to see the inspiration cards from our talented DT! And don't forget to play with us in the Joy Clair September challenge 

- we have a beautiful inspiration picture to give you some colors to play with! The challenge closes September 29, so there is still time to play!

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Muse Christmas Vision #63

Hi Everyone,

I am back to stimulate you to pull out your Christmas supplies and play with us at the Muse Christmas Vision!

I first took a Tim Holtz embossing folder and embossed those trees. I took a light grey Copic marker and drew in some shadow to the left of each tree. The decorated penguin is from a Joy Clair stamp set called Winter Penguins (lots of cute ones to choose from). I colored in the lights and added sequins and the sentiment, which is by STAMPlorations, the set is called Oh Christmas Tree. 

So, there are so many ways to CASE this - I am sure you'll find your own unique one! 

Hope to see you at MCV!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #96

Hi Everyone,

its inspiration time at STAMPlorations!

My stamp supplies:


The Birds and the Blooms, Stitched Dies

I dry embossed white card stock with an embossingfolder. I stamped the Cardinal onto PP and colored with Inktense pencils. Cut a rectangle with one of the Stitched Dies and glued it onto my card stock. The sentiment is heat embossed and mounted with foam tape.

At our  Inspiration Project posts have a monthly random drawing - 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate. So look at all those fabulous cards the Inspiration Girls made and leave them some love! It may pay off :)

Happy Stamping!

Skipping Stones Design - Imagine

Hi Everyone,

I am up on the Skipping Stones Design blog today.

I am using the pretty set called "Imagine"

 

I stamped the two birds onto white card stock with Versamark ink and heat embossed them  in white. I colored them with water color and fuzzy cut them.  I took the same birds and my Misti and repeatedly stamped them in grey. I trimmed the card panel and added the sentiment - from Best of Birds. Then I mounted the colored birds over the middle grey ones with foam tape. Added a strip of PP at the bottom and mounted my card panel with foam tape.

Happy stamp coloring!

Stamp Connection #17

Hi Everyone,

Connected through our love for card making, blogging and being from Germany we (Tanja from Little Art Cottage and I) decided to create a monthly project within predefined requirements. We are going to show you the result every 3rd Sunday of the month and this is our ninth transatlantic get-together!

This time it was my turn to pick the requirements:
and I went for use cork or wood

I have this roll of cork at home and it needs to be used......

I took an iStencil and sponged in black ink and then took gold embossing paste and embossed it. let it dry. Added the birthday die cut (STAMPlorations) and die cut it in black and gold metallic paper. Added the ZAPPY (Papertrey) and two gold embellies.

I just love how this came out!




Linking up with:
613 Avenue Create Challenge #189 - Anything Goes
Task for Two Tuesday Challenge #60 - Alles neu (neuer Stencil)

Simon Says Wednesday challenge -CAS

 

Lets check out  Tanja's artwork!
 

Happy Stamping!

CUTplorations Christmas Release - DAY 3

Hi Everyone,

welcome to day 3 of the Cutplorations Christmas Release! 

We are releasing two fabulous stamp sets with matching cutting dies and 15 of super fabulous stand alone word dies, which we'll show on day 3. We also have stitched border dies and a gift card envelope die for you!

I think you can figure out how I made all those cards....

My supplies:

Word Phrase Dies, Edge Border Dies, Christmas Reindeer and coordinating dies:

  

Holiday Words, Holiday Sketches, Sentiment Builders

Of course we have prizes:

• THREE (3) commenters randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs (Days 1 to 3 posts) wins a $10 gift certificate to the shop
• ONE (1) winner randomly drawn from the flash diecut linky party wins her choice of any 3 holiday-themed word dies
• ONE (1) winner randomly drawn from the flash diecut linky party wins her choice of stamp set & coordinating dies (Christmas Reindeer or Warm Hands, Warm Hearts)

There is a Flash Die-cut Linky Party:

The flash diecut linky party starts September 14 and ends on September 20.  Anyone can link up to 3 new projects featuring diecuts (any brand).

Other perks:

• All orders of at least $20 ship free worldwide. Use code: CHRISTMAS. 
• Both stamp sets are 10% off and all dies in the CUTplorations Christmas release are 5% off -- discounts are automatically applied (no coupon needed)

Linking up with:

Simon Says Wednesday challenge -CAS

 

Happy Stamping and Die cutting Everyone!

Spotlight on Patterned Paper

Hi Everyone, 

I have a tutorial on how I made this card over at STAMPlorations today

Go and check it out if you are interested!

Linking up with:

Simon Says Wednesday challenge -CAS

 

CUTplorations Christmas Release

Hi Everyone,

its the best time of the month - release time at STAMPlorations!!!!!

We are releasing two fabulous stamp sets with matching cutting dies and 15 of super fabulous stand alone word dies, which we'll show on day 3. We also have stitched border dies and a gift card envelope die for you!

I am having the pleasure to introduce Christmas Reindeer with its coordinating dies:

Took an embossing folder (Tim Holtz) and embossed water color paper with the trees. Water colored them. Added the funky reindeer and gave it a light color wash and a shiny crystal nose. The gorgeous sentiment is cut from paint chips and is one of the new CUTplorations dies!

Linking up with:

Virginia's View - Spray, Mist and Splatter

And of course we have prizes:

• THREE (3) commenters randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs (Days 1 to 3 posts) wins a $10 gift certificate to the shop
• ONE (1) winner randomly drawn from the flash diecut linky party wins her choice of any 3 holiday-themed word dies
• ONE (1) winner randomly drawn from the flash diecut linky party wins her choice of stamp set & coordinating dies (Christmas Reindeer or Warm Hands, Warm Hearts)

There is a Flash Die-cut Linky Party:

The flash diecut linky party starts September 14 and ends on September 20.  Anyone can link up to 3 new projects featuring diecuts (any brand).

Other perks:

• All orders of at least $20 ship free worldwide. Use code: CHRISTMAS. 
• Both stamp sets are 10% off and all dies in the CUTplorations Christmas release are 5% off -- discounts are automatically applied (no coupon needed)

STAMPlorations Inspiration #95

Hi Everyone,

its inspiration time at STAMPlorations!

My stamp supplies:

  
Tweet Love + die, Baby Bump

Used a We R Memory Keepers embossing folder and dry embossed the card base. Took the little elli and heat embossed it (WOW embossing powder) and die cut it from grey card stock. Heat embossed the balloons and sentiments. colored with Copics and assembled my card, using Washi tape at the base.

At our  Inspiration Project posts have a monthly random drawing - 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate. So look at all those fabulous cards the Inspiration Girls made and leave them some love! It may pay off :)

Linking up with:
Wow Embossing Powders  - Anything Goes
Happy Stamping!

So Suzy - Beach Grass

Hi Everyone,

I am back today with another card I made with those wonderful stamps So Suzy carries.

those are the two stamps I used:

Wings Were Ready

Beach Grass

I started making a brown "puddle" with my Brushos. Took the beach grass stamp and inked it with distress inks and then spritzed it with water. Did two impressions with each inking and used brwon as well as green distress inks.

I then took some green and loosely brushed it about my brown puddle and some of the grass stems.

Added blue splatters and a strip of wood paper on the left side. Added the sentiment. And then I thought a few blue butterflies would bring more life to my little scene - they are Memory Box die cuts.

Linking up with:

Virginia's View - Spray, Mist and Splatter

HLS CAS challenge - watercolour spritz

Happy stamping!