Merry Critters Tag

The sweet little images in the Kat Scrappiness Merry Critters set are perfect for holiday tags. This one came together quickly.  I blended Distress Oxides for the background - Warm Lipstick, Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet with a touch of Black Soot around the edges. I colored the images with my Spectrum Noir Markers and used a white gel pen for the snow. Then I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using Detail White Embossing Powder from my stash.  Finally, I added a ribbon.  So cute and such fun!

You still have a bit of time to order and receive this adorable set from the store if you hurry.  It's perfect to create a tag for a gift or to add to a card.  

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Kat Scrappiness Dress Up Quokkas

Hi, there!  I'm delighted to share my very first post as an Influencer for Kat Scrappiness.  The KS shop has lots of delightful images, amazing dies and assorted embellishments among other items.  I used the cute little quokkas on a Christmas card.  These adorable animals live in Australia, but I have taken artistic license by placing them on a snow mound.

The background is created with the Stitched Winter Swirl Backdrop Die.  The sentiment is the Happy Holidays Brush Script Word & Sentiment Die.  I colored the quokkas with my Spectrum Noir markers. I hand cute the snow mound and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Finally I added clear gems. All products are from the Kat Scrappiness store.

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Snowy Greetings at Joy Clair Designs

Hello, Friends!  We are proud to have Joy Clair Designs as our sponsor at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends on Facebook.  I had a lot of fun with this adorable snowman:

I inked blended Distress Oxides on blue card stock to create the night sky.  The spotlight from the star is a technique I learned from Jennifer McGuire in the Holiday Card Workshop 2021.  I colored the snowman with my Spectrum Noir markers and placed him atop a snow bank which I die cut and to which I added clear embossing powder so it sparkled. I added snow using a white gel pen. The snowman and the sentiment are from the digital set Snowy Greetings.

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Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods

Hey, there friends!  Lawn Fawn is our sponsor over at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends on Facebook.  I love birch trees.  So I am delighted to create this fun scene using the trees and a few critters from the set.  Here's my card:

I created the background using Distress Oxides Inks:  Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin.  I sprayed the background using a mixture of Perfect Pearls and water.  I cut the snowy ground from white card stock using a scalloped die.  I then smooshed Versamark Watermark Ink onto the paper and sprinkled on clear embossing powder which I heat set to create a shine.  I colored all the images with my Spectrum Noir markers and then used my ScanNCut2 to cut them out.  The sentiment is from Recollections.

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Whimsy Stamps Christmas Dreaming

Hi, there!  Today I'm sharing a card I created for the Passionate Paper Creations & Friends Facebook Group.  It's using a sweet digi from our sponsor Whimsy Stamps called Christmas Dreaming.

She's colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers, cut out with my ScanNCut, and adhered to a panel embossed with Taylored Expressions Peaceful Poinsettia folder.  I sponged the embossed background with Milled Lavender Distress Oxide. I added sparkle to her wings and her hair using a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen, The sentiment is from an old Recollections set which I fussy cut by hand.

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Christmas Card

Hi there, friends!  I'm posting a Christmas card I made for a challenge with some friends.  We have weekly challenges on our private Facebook group.  I made this card using a combination of  Lawn Fawn and Recollection stamps.

The background is Distress Oxide Stormy Sky.  I colored the images with my Spectrum Noir Markers.  The house and snow bank are accented with Stickles and sparkle pen.  At least I've gotten started on my Christmas card stash for this year!

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A Place to Start-December 2019 - Happy Holiday

Welcome to the December challenge at A Place to Start.  It's Anything Goes as always, with the option of Happy Holiday.  We'd like to see a card for Chanukah, Kwanza or Christmas.  Here's my simple Christmas card:

The plaid background was made using a stamp.  The candy canes are a stamp also. Everything is colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I really love how this card turned out. 

We'd love it if you would participate in our challenge.  Our DT has some wonderful inspiration. Click over and pay us a visit.

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613 Avenue Create#215-Anything Goes-Option Christmas/Winter

At 613 Avenue Create this month our Anything Goes Challenge has the optional twist of Christmas/Winter.  I made a winter card:

I used snow flakes from various stamp sets from Close to My Heart and Stampin' Up. I used Versamark Ink to stamp the snow flakes and sentiment on white card stock.  After sprinkling on white embossing powder, I heat embossed the image.  Then I blended two shades of Distress Oxide Inks onto the panel, before attaching it to a blue card base.  I embossed the sentiment on blue card stock and glued it down.

Our DT has some fabulous designs for your inspiration.  Click over to see them all and to see who won our last challenge.

We hope to see your fabulous entries in our challenge.  Have fun crafting!

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Plaid Christmas Card

Christmas is in two days!  I managed to get all my Christmas cards done.  I usually don't follow trends in terms of new stamps, but something about all the plaids I'm seeing really made me want a plaid stamp.  I am so glad I purchased it.  I can see myself using it a lot.  Here's my card:

It's hard to tell in the picture, but the tree is spritzed with a shimmer mist.  It looks really pretty in real life. I embossed the background, mounted the embossed panel on a white card base, and added a die cut star and sentiment. 

                

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Stamp: Concord & 9th Plaid Background
Embossing Folder:  Tim Holtz Alterations Snowflakes
Bling:  Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix
Star and Sentiment:  Snippets from other projects (in my stash of die cuts)
Shimmer Mist:  Tattered Lace Pearl

Challenges:
CAS on Friday - #123 Christmas
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - #218 Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge - #48 -Anything Goes + Christmas

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613 Avenue Create #192-Anything Goes-Option Holiday Happiness

Hi, All. I haven't posted in a several weeks, but I'm here today with the December challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  We're Anything Goes with the option of Holiday Happiness.  Be sure to enter our final challenge of 2016.  And be on the lookout for changes in 2017. I'm using an image from Bugaboo. Here's my card:

Hot cocoa with marshmallows makes for a happy time, especially at Christmas, don't you think?  Our grandson has always loved hot chocolate so even though he's a teen now, this little teddy bear makes me think of him.

Card Base:  Recollections 110 lb.
DP:  American Crafts Noel Paper Pack
Red Card stock:  My stash
Snowflake Punch:  EK Success
Dies:  TODO Snowflake Strip Die; Sizzix Oval Dies
Chalk:  My Stash
Spectrum Noir Markers:  DR 1, 2, 3; IG 4, 5, 8; GB 2, 4; TN 7; JC 1, 2

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #310 - Vintage or Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - December

        
    
I'm going to be better about posting. Sometimes time just gets away from me - know what I mean?!  Take care, my friends.

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A Christmas Tag

I made 10 tags like this to put on small gifts for the ladies in my card making group which meets weekly. The gift exchange will take place tomorrow.  I used my CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cart. The cardstock and DP are retired  from CTMH (over a year old!). I used Stickles on the tree and Liquid Pearls for the snow.  I put the names on the back with Post It tape so the ladies could remove it and then use the tag themselves on a gift.

Here's what the tags look like on the packages:

I bought little cello bags from Joann's.  Each contains 2 rolls of Washi tape wrapped in white tissue.  I hope the ladies like them :)

I'm entering these challenges:  Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge Blog #17 - Christmas Tags; Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge Blog #146 - Happy Holidays; Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes.