Warm Winter Wishes

Hi there, 

My March header - Spring has sprung! I have a little roundel every Spring that just erupts with crocuses! Today I went out with my camera when it was above 70 degrees! The local honey bees were having a field day!! Unfortunately not mine, as I lost both hives in December due to the Varroa mite, but I'm determined that the same thing won't happen this year! 

Here is my monthly card for Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. This month the theme was to be CAS. I hope this actually works as a clean and simple card. I left lots of white space and the only "dimension" is from the Nuvo Glitter Accents that I used for the melting snow. My little snowlady was die cut from the Cottage Cutz Sweet Snowman, which was another die that I won from Lori Kobular's blog, during the Turner Syndrome Blog Hop. Thanks again, Lori!

This was simple to make. First I took the Sweet Snowlady and I die cut the different colored pieces from scrap pieces of cardstock.

When I didn't have a scrap of the color I wanted, I colored the pieces with Memento Potter's Clay (the arms) and the nose was colored with Copic marker YR04.

I added the little hearts to the scarf and adhered the rim and pompom to the hat with Best Glue Ever. These were set aside to dry. I stamped the sentiment from an old Sparkle N Sprinkle Set called Holiday Penguins in my stamp positioner on to watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne. 

The stamped watercolor panel was taped down to the white card base and then I added a "mound" of Fresh Snowfall Glitter Accents. 

The "left-overs" of the snowlady were then tucked into the snow!

This was left to dry overnight!

Here is a close-up:

This was so much fun to make. I think I'll be making a few more for next Christmas. It's a good way to use up snippets too! Below are all the products that I used today:

SNS Holiday Penguins 384

Cottage Cutz Sweet Snowman die

Nuvo Glitter Accents Fresh Snowfall

Memento ink Potters Clay

Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

Copic Marker YR04

I hope you've enjoyed my share today?

See you next time!

Shona

Timeless Beauty!

February Challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

Hi there, 

I'm delighted to be a newbie on the Design Team over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. Here is the card I made using the Sparkle N Sprinkle stamp set 935: Winter Deer.

With kraft cardstock in my stamp positioner, I began with stamping the image in Hybrid Acorn Brown ink, I then colored the image with Nuvo Alcohol Markers.

 

The image was then returned to the same position on the stamp platform and the stamp was inked up with Versamark and then heat embossed with Clear Detail. This made the image lines pop again.

Using the Nuvo Precision Glue I applied Twinkling Clouds Flocking to the snowy boughs.

I used the Spellbinders Superellipse die inside the Creative Expressions Seville die to frame the deer. I then ran kraft cardstock through the larger Seville frame  die which was then distressed with Memento Ladybug ink using a dauber. 

After stamping the sentiment on kraft cardstock in Versamark ink and heat embossing with Red Apple, I went to use the little Seville die, but it was too big for the sentiment, so I cut halfway through the die on my machine then moved the die over, so that it made the sentiment shorter and narrower.

I die cut a piece of the red cardstock from the same die as a backing for the sentiment. I die cut three of the Tutti Designs die Arched Fir Branch and then they were applied with Versamark and heat embossed with Sparkle. The kraft distressed frame was layered to a red card base and then I arranged the sparkly fir branches around the edges of the frame. The deer with the red frame was then positioned in the center with mounting tape.

The sentiment was then attached also with mounting tape. Ruby Slippers Glitter Drops were applied to some of the berries and left to dry. I then added some more berries with Glitter Accents Winter Cranberry. You have to wait until the drops dry between applications otherwise it will become one giant blob instead of individual berries. 

 

I also applied three of the Ruby Slippers to the sentiment. Below you can see the dimension of the puffy snow and the berries.

So that finished off my card for today.

I hope you've enjoyed my share today. Below please find the list of products I used on my project today. The linked items can be found over on the Sparkle N Sprinkle website and if you use my ShonaDT10 code at the checkout and you will receive an extra 10% off your purchase.

Winter Deer Set 935

Clear Detail (EP280)

Red Apple (EP276)

Sparkle (EP107)

Versamark

Hybrid Ink Acorn Brown

Memento Lady Bug

Twinkling Clouds (F207)

Nuvo Precision Glue

Nuvo Glitter Drops Ruby Slippers

Nuvo Glitter Accents Winter Cranberry

Nuvo Alcohol Markers

Tutti Designs die Arched Fir Branch

Spellbinders Die Superellipse

Creative Expressions Die: Seville

We would love to see you join in the Challenge over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. You can show us anything Christmas! Hope to see you join in the fun! You n also join in the Sparkle N Sprinkle Challenge, where all you need to do is use embossing powder or loose glitter!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Classic Design Team Open Challenge #2: Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #107: Use a die that Scrapy Land carries
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #44: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Shona

Denim Pocket Happy Birthday

Hi there,

Today I'd like to share with you, my first May Reveal card using the fun Pocket Full of Posies Set 896 along with my homemade denim cardstock!

As soon as I saw this stamp set, I had the idea of using the denim pocket in my card design. I had used the pocket idea many, many years ago when I had photocopied the back pocket of one of my toddler's jeans (the youngest of which is 18 today!!). I had taken several copies of it, and it was tucked at the bottom of my homemade background's drawer. I thought it would be fun to have denim on the background too, so I put a leg of a pair of jeans in my printer and took a copy. Here are the beginnings of the card:

I made my tag using the Memory Box Stitched Main Street Tags, but the tag that was wide enough was not sufficiently long, so I ran it through the Tangerine machine and put a doubled up piece of card at the bottom of the tag, which acted as a stop and then I pulled the tag die down, in order to elongate the die cut. I made two of these elongated tags, so that I would have a backing to the tag, as I wanted to stamp a sentiment on the back and make it sturdier.

On one of the tags, using the Stamp Platform, I stamped the sentiment from another of the May Reveal Sets - Cardinal and Holly Set 895 in Nuvo Clear Mark and then heat setting with Cerulean. A little ribbon of denim was added, when the tag was finished.

Now on to the front of the tag. Using the Stamp Platform again, I stamped the image with Nuvo Clear Mark and then heat embossed with Black Detail.

The background was colored in with Cornflower Blue Embossing Mousse applied with a waterbrush. Then the flowers were colored using an acrylic block and Aquaflow Markers: Spiced Ginger, Lemon Zest, Red Apple and Fresh Green, also being applied with the Nuvo Water Brush.

The stamp was positioned in the Stamp Platform to fit inside the lines of the pocket. This was then stamped in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Sienna. This was then fussy cut with the 5" Mini Scissors. 

This pocket was layered over the stamped pocket with 1/4" Tear-ific Tape. I used the Black Micron Pen to add the little leafy squiggle. Then Tangerine and Butterscotch Microfine Glitters were added to the flowers using the Sakura Quickie Glue Pen.

Winter Cranberry Glitter Accents was added to the red centers of the flowers.

I cut out the printed jean pocket with the mini scissors for the front of the card. The back and front of the tags were glued together with Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. 

The card base was cut and 1/4" Tear-ific Tape was added around the edges. The denim cardstock was then layered to the center of the card base and both Tangerine and Butterscotch Glitters were applied to the exposed adhesive. The little sentiment was stamped in Nuvo Clear Mark and heat embossed with Cerulean and was then cut out using a small die from the Stitched Main Street Tags. It was attached to the pocket with a little gold brad.The copied pocket was attached to the front panel with Mounting Tape, which would allow the tag to be pulled in and out.

Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops were added to the card for finishing touches.

Here is a list of the Products used in my card today:

Pocket Full of Posies Set 896

Happy Birthday Set 578

Cardinal and Holly Set 895

Black Detail (EP171), Sienna (EP413),

Cerulean (EP421)

Nuvo Clear Mark

Stamp Platform

Tangerine

Tangerine (GM2043)

Butterscotch (GM2051)

Sakura Glue Pen

¼” Tear-ific Tape

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse: Cornflower Blue

Nuvo Water Brush

Nuvo Glitter Accents: Winter Cranberry

Nuvo Aquaflow Markers: Spiced Ginger,

Lemon Zest, Red Apple, Fresh Green

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Ripened Pumpkin

5” Mini Scissors

Memory Box Stitched Main Street Tags

Copic YR16 Marker

Gold Brad

Denim (home copied paper)

Micron 08 Pen

Mounting Tape

Please leave a comment here on my personal blog and also over on the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog and that will put you in the running to win a $20 gift certificate to the Sparkle N Sprinkle store.  The winner of the certificate will be announced on the SNS blog and on the SNS Facebook page at the end of the month. You have to leave a comment in both places to be eligible. Good luck!

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenge #366: Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #165: Add a Flower
Scrapy Land Challenge #90: Anything Goes, using a die cut
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog: Use flowers
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #5: Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge #25: Anything Goes
Craft Stamper Take it Make it May Challenge: Anything Goes

I hope you've enjoyed my share today. Thanks again for stopping by!

Shona