Happy Friday to you! I hope your week has been great! We have been unseasonably warm but I’m still plugging away at my Christmas cards. I pulled out this amazing set called Santa from Lili of the Valley. It has wonderful detail, doesn’t it?! I used my Zig Clean Color Markers to color him. I love that my 48 pack of pens gives me enough to get all the shading and colors that I could possible need. The image was stamped with Black WPlus9 Pure Color Dye Ink and the sentiment was stamped after I colored everything in Black Versafine Ink. The WPlus9 ink really holds up to the watercoloring and the Versafine is great for sentiments. This sentiment comes from A Gift from Santa (SU). I cut the image panel and a Real Red panel using the Simon Says Stamps Stitched Rectangles Dies. I tied a double layer of Basic Black Baker’s Twine onto a Basic Black card base.
I hope you enjoy this card as much as I did coloring it. I actually colored the panel last week and was happy to finally turn it into a finished card.
Over the next few days I will be taking a check ride with United so I’ll be off from the blog. Lots of studying and fun with emergency training in the simulator. But I already have a card ready for next Wednesday’s Freshly Made Sketches complete with a video. Until then, I hope you have wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping in.
Stamp: Santa (LOTV), A Gift from Santa; Ink: Black WPlus9 Pure Color Dye Ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Clean Color Markers, Smooch Accent Ink; Paper: Fabriano Watercolor, Real Red, Basic Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Zig Water Pen, Black Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals
Wow, where did the week go??!! Back to Wednesday and another new challenge from Freshly Made Sketches. This week, our sketch hostess is the incredible Karren Johnson and I love what she gave us to work with this week!
I pulled out my Drummer Boy set from WPlus9 again and played with a different set of colors. I tried to pare down the colors into gray and red to help keep this clean. I used my Copic Markers to color the drummer boy and his little friend. I was going to grab a sheep again but my oldest told me that the poor donkey needed some love. Kind of cracked me up and who was I to argue?! I used the coordinating dies to cut the boy and his friend. Then I used my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch to pop out the partial circle from Thick Whisper White card stock. I added Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper behind it (wish you could see it in person….so much prettier!). I added some Silver Thread and used a sentiment from the same stamp set to finish the sketch.
I think that you will have such fun with this sketch! So many ways to go with it!! The team certainly used it creatively and I know you’ll be in awe, as always.
Back on Friday with a fun card using some coloring I did last week. Until then, thanks for stopping in!!
Stamps: Drummer Boy (WPlus9); Ink: Momento Black, Copics; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer; Accessories: 2-1/2″ Circle Punch, Silver Thread, Big Shot, Drummer Boy Dies
It is time again for our monthly Fancy Friday hop! If you just came over from the amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. My friends and I want to be able to share with you our ideas in a monthly format. We will use different themes each month – sometimes colors, sometimes a sketch, sometimes a stamp set focus. The one thing you can count on is that it will be fancy! Over our year together on the ADT, “fancy” became our word to describe the best projects, the best new clothes, even the best pedicure colors. Now we want to share with you our take on “fancy” each month. This month we have a theme challenge that the whole team will be using as inspiration – Tricks, not Treats! Perfect for your last minute Halloween crafting or as inspiration for other fall fun!
I decided to go for a treat bag that I can use anytime over the next month or so. I used my September Paper Pumpkin kit to create those darling little broom bags for teachers yesterday (yep, the hard work is all done for you!!!) so I still had this stamp set sitting on my table. I know I have said it a lot but the Paper Pumpkin stamps are a gift that keep giving. I used one for my card on Wednesday and now again for this. I started with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit Dies and cut this bag out using the Typeset DSP. That die allows you to create whatever kind of bag you want out of whatever paper you want. AWESOME!! I used the little banner die in the set to cut this one out of Very Vanilla. Then I pulled out the leaves and sentiment from the Paper Pumpkin stamp set. I stamped them in Versamark and heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I used the banner die to flag the ends of the Gold Foil piece to tuck underneath. I had one piece of raffia left from the kit (an extra…they multiplied…???) so I wrapped it and some Gold Thread around and tucked them under the tag. I attached them using Glue Dots and then added another slightly shortened banner to make a sandwich to secure everything. Clip the tag on with a Clothespin and done. All that remains is to fill the bag.
Here is a bit of a closeup so you can click in and see the details more. I just have to say that these Paper Pumpkin kits are a fantastic value. Many times, the sets have sentiments that are really modern and feel very on trend. The ink spots are super to have on hand (especially when I am using my Misti…much easier to ink with them!). And of course, the projects. The Concept Artists who work on these really out-do themselves each month. If you really love a project, you can buy extras once you are a subscriber. I never thought that I “needed” kits because my craft room is so fully, um, stocked. But these kits fill a niche for me that makes me continue to invest. My kids LOVE the projects and help me make them most of the time. Because everything is prepared, we get right to creating. Perfect for the attention span of my boys.
Ok, ok….I’ll quit waxing poetic about the kits, haha! Time for you to get on with the hop!!
I hope you will be inspired by all the lovely creations in our hop this month. I know you will find each stop a real treat!
The amazing Mercedes Weber is up next! Wait until you see the fancy project she created!
I got some extra time to stamp yesterday and thought it would be fun to join in at CAS(E) this Sketch. I love the angle of the sentiment in the sketch and was looking through my stamps to see what would work well. I got this awesome set called Twenty Fifteen as a bonus when I made an order from WPlus9. The sentiments are so fun and I just love the triangles. I layered and stamped the triangles using Blackberry Bliss and Daffodil Delight ink and then stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow. By happy accident, I found out that White Perfect Accents from SU can become clear by removing the backing….I love them as clear for this so that is what I did. The panels were cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies from Simon Says Stamps.
I’ll be back tomorrow with our month Fancy Friday hop! You won’t want to miss this one….my fancy friends are concocting some real treats for you! *smile* Thanks for stopping in today. See you tomorrow!
Stamp: Twenty Fifteen (WPlus9) ; Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow; Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Misti, White Perfect Accents
So guess what we have for you today at Freshly Made Sketches!! Just look at this awesome sketch. So cool and creative….just like Cindy Lovell who designed this one for us! The fun trio plus the vertical sentiment makes for fun options.
I used the stamp set from the latest Paper Pumpkin (October) called Blissful Bouquet. The images and sentiments are fabulous! I colored these with Zig Clean Color Markers to create these fall flowers. I made a video to show you how easy it is to color these flowers.
You know sometimes you see a stamp set that really speaks to you, that is how I felt when I saw this adorable little set from WPlus9 called Drummer Boy. My boys, particularly my youngest, love the song Little Drummer Boy. We tend to play it over and over and I don’t get tired of hearing them sing along. Needless to say, I had to order this right away and my first drummer boy is created in the image of my youngest. Don’t think for a minute that the oldest isn’t put out and asking for his version. I’m working on it for sure. I stamped the images onto SU Thick Whisper White paper using Momento Tuxedo Black Ink. Using my Copics, I colored the images. Then I simply cut them out using the companion dies to the stamp. I cut the the layers using the Stitched Rectangle die (SSS) and Border Builders die (Li’l Inkers).
I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it. Just a fun bonus, here is the card my little one made using the set. He colored with my markers and added the images to a card base I had left from a card kit last year. Yeah….I may have used his card for inspiration. He said it was ok. *smile* Thanks for stopping in today. See you tomorrow for the latest from Freshly Made Sketches
Stamp: Drummer Boy (WPlus9) ; Ink: Momento Black, Copics, Blendabilities (ret); Paper: Thick Whisper White (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Drummer Boy Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies (SSS), Border Builder Dies (Lil’ Inkers)
Today I’m continuing with my last card for the Product Review of the Misti at Splitcoaststampers. I wanted to demonstrate how this stamp positioner is different than any other tool out there. Take look!
Most of the how-to details are in the video so I’ll let you watch how I made it there. I did make a mistake in the name of the stamp set in the video (because I actually had the mentioned stamp on my table too). It is Festive Flurry, also retired.
Want to learn more about the new configuration for the Misti? Hop right over to the Product Focus page and you can see all the reviews and projects from the whole Product Review Team!
I hope that you have enjoyed these Misti projects! I will be back next week with some new projects I’ve been working on. Until then, thanks so much for stopping in!
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Guess what?!! It is time for another product review over at Splitcoaststampers and I could not be more excited to share today! What are we reviewing??? Misti – or the Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented! Um…Jen….the Misti has been around for a while so what are you talking about? Let me show you!!!! Check out this video!
Ok, back to my card today. I pulled out this adorable set, Santa’s Gifts, and I just love it. Love the Santa and all the little images that go with him. Using my Misti to stamp with this set makes it even better. I simply cut a mask for Santa and lined up the present image on my Misti. Once I was sure it was right, I ink it up and stamped. No chance for my hand to slip and perfect placement every time. Once I had everything stamped, I used my Zig Clean Color markers to color the scene.
Want to learn more about the new configuration for the Misti? Hop right over to the Product Focus page and you can see all the reviews and projects from the whole Product Review Team!
Also make sure you take advantage of the Splitcoaststampers special savings code! You’ll find it on the Product Focus page linked above!! The code is only good through today (Oct. 22nd), so shop fast!
I’ll be back tomorrow with another project complete with a tutorial using the Misti!! Until then, have a great day!
Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products!
Stamp: Santa’s Gifts; Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Zig Clean Color Markers; Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Watercolor (Fabriano Cold Press) ; Accessories: Misti, Heat Tool, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Zig Watercolor Brush, Wink of Stella Clear
The dear Jen Brum has come up with a clean and really awesome sketch for this week at Freshly Made Sketches! I love all the possibilities it provides for die cuts or stamped images.
I went all in on the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set for this card. I love when you can stick to only one set and this set really is fabulous. I know it is mostly a sentiment set but the combinations of sentiments give so many options! And then there is the snowflake. Love this snowflake! I stamped the image onto Tip Top Taupe card stock using Versamark ink, added White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed. Then I cut it with my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch. On another layer of Taupe, I stamped the sentiment the same way and embossed. I centered the circle just laying it on the Joy layer and placed my circle template on top of it. Once that was in the right spot, I used my Piercing Tool to add the circle detailing. I popped the snowflake on Dimensionals and added Basic Pearls. I love the color scheme on this. A little more toned down but clean and elegant.
I have to confess that I want to keep playing with this sketch and you might see some more from me over the next few weeks using it. Thanks, Jen!! I suspect you will feel the way and I hope to see your creations in the gallery!
I will be back tomorrow with a really fun card and a video. Hint: Another product review for Splitcoaststampers!!! See you then!
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Stamps: Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Versamark; Paper: Tip Top Taupe; Accessories: Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Piercing Tool, Template, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals
The beautiful images in All Ye Faithful have just been calling out to be colored. If you follow me on Instagram, you have already seen the wise men but I kept playing around with this to see what would happen. I got my Zig Clean Color Markers a couple of weeks ago and have been working to improve my coloring skills. Images like these are so fun and allow room to play. Watercolors in particular are pretty forgiving since you can “erase” many mistakes with a little water! The coloring uses many (many) of the colors from the 48 pack of the Zigs and I just played with things until they seemed right. I added a little big of Night of Navy ink to the background then spritzed with water to get the effect you see. The navy was added over some other colors from the Zigs. I pulled out the Misti again for this one since I wanted to be able to repeat the alignment of the stamps easily. Once you have them right, the Misti allows you to create multiples! Love that!
I hope you find some inspiration to head to your craft room and try some coloring! I’ll be back tomorrow with another sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Until then, thanks for stopping in!
Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products!
Stamp: All Ye Faithful ; Ink: Night of Navy, Zig Clean Color Markers, Momento Black; Paper: Watercolor, Thick Whisper White; Accessories: Heat Tool, Zig Water Pen, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Wink of Stella
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