Wintry Day

I found these screen door die cuts from Rubber Cottage at a stamp show recently along with this similar design.  I do not know the name of the company where I bought this rubber, unfortunately.  I've had it for many years.  

I inked the door with Versafine Olympia green ink.  It is very difficult to see in the photo, but it is a square card and the front is trimmed shorter on the side.

I stamped the main image with the green ink again onto a smooth card stock.  This type of card stock works much better when stamping photo stamps.  I then "painted" Nuvo glitter paste from Tonic Gold onto the trees and buildings.  This card looks much better in person than it photographed!  Once again, no sentiment until I decide what I want to do with the card.

I'm going to share this card at Artistic Stamper and Stempelgarten.

January 2016 Stamp Club Challenge

Our challenge for this month was to use the colors pink and black along with an art deco theme.

I had the perfect stamp for this challenge!  Anyone remember the bolio stamps from Judikins way back when?  Well, I own everyone she released:)  They hang on the wall in my craft room as decor but every once in a while, I use them to actually stamp!  Imagine that!  This particular bolio is called Art Deco:)  I stamped with Versmark ink onto 40# vellum and embossed with black detail embossing powder from Stampamania.  I colored the back side of the images with one of the pink Copics.  I fussy cut all three images and layered onto pink card stock and then onto a black card folded to approximately a #10 size.  A bookmark ribbon was added to the top also from Judikins.  I purposely did not stamp a sentiment until I know what I want to use this card for.  Stay warm on this very cold winter day in Central Wisconsin.

Merry Christmas!

Recently, I got together with a couple of friends and we had a fun day of creating boxes with Crafter's Companion "The Big Score".  We had seen this featured on an HSN crafting show, and of course, just had to have it!  

It is manufactured in the UK so if ordered through HSN, you don't have to pay international shipping.  This box size is perfect for a scarf or other smaller gift item.  The die cuts are from Penny Black and I added Stickles to the vines.

Isn't this box gorgeous!  Fantastic card stock from a friend:)  I added a snowflake die from Darice and a pearl and voila!  This box is approximately 6x6x1.  

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Winter Wishes!

I do love altering objects....and giving them as gifts!

I purchased these unfinished wood pieces from Red Lead Paperworks in St. Louis.  Such fun to alter!  It only took one coat of red paint to cover these pieces.  Then I strategically placed a star stencil from Memory Box on top and stenciled with gathered twigs distress ink.  The ephemera (from my stash) on the inside of the pieces was glued in place.

With the ornament on the right, I glued the top on and then with glaze, I adhered the glass.  My husband (thank you!) drilled tiny holes on the top to run string through.  The snowflake and pearl were then added.

The snow globe was done a little differently.  I glued the plastic cover to the top and once dry, turned it over and added the glitter.  Then the back was glued in place.  The rocking moose was purchased at Michaels and dabbed with white paint and adhered to the front.  The wood sentiment was also purchased from Red Lead.  I just distressed it a little with gathered twig distress ink and adhered.  The globe then just slides into the base.

I'm going to submit this to Virginia's View Challenge and to the Color Throwdown challenge.

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Tis the Season

This is one of the cards I created to share with the stamp club in our annual Christmas card exchange. 

 

The main image is two die cuts from Memory Box just released this fall called Corby and layered onto the new Drop Ornament die.  The drop ornament die was die cut from sticky paper and was burnished with micro glitter.  The sentiment is from Endless Creations.  I'm going to share this creation at Christmas Cards All Year Around and Christmas Card Throwdown.  Their challenge was to pick a previous challenge which was from June 2013 using ornaments.

Winter Wishes

Friends and I were shopping recently at this awesome little gift shop in Plover, WI called Beyond Ordinary.  I bought a pack of paper napkins and we split the napkins among us to create cards.  Below is my creation and I'm submitting it to Crafty Hazel Nuts Christmas Challenge.

The napkins are large and I could create 6 A-2 cards from one napkin!  The napkin is peeled apart and then layered onto card stock with cling wrap between the layers and then ironed to seal together.  I then pressed Versamark Ink all over the top of the napkin and sprinkled it with poly sparkle embossing powder and heat set.  There are such a wide array of beautiful napkins on the market to play with this technique.  Give it a try!