Owl-ways Think Of You

Switching gears to a non-Xmas card this time. This is a CAS style card as I always enjoy.

I started off by masking the moon with a circle shaped cardstock. I used ink blending technique to apply distress ink abandoned coral at the bottom and chipped sapphire at the top. Then finally I applied seedless preserves on the entire card. Peeling off the masking cardstock, I was very happy with the way it turned out. My favorite night sky color is always dark blue, but this time I just wanted to challenge myself by trying different. Next time I think I would again try something else that's non-traditional night sky.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges.

AAA Cards CAS Game #78 - Circles

MFT Sketch Challenge #308

 

Supplies used in this card:

• MFT Warm & Fuzzy Friends stamp set (MFT)
• Fiskars Build-A-Tree stamp set (F)
• MFT inside and out stitched circle die-namics (MFT)

Sending Holiday Hugs

Another holiday card! This is my first time trying a pop-up card. All coloring done with watercolor. Hope you enjoy!

 

 

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges.

Penny Black November Challenge - Anything Christmas

Sweet Stampin’ Christmas Challenge – Anything (Christmas) Goes

Sweet Stampers Challenge #1 - Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas To Die For

 

 

Supplies used in this card:

• WPlus9 Holiday Hugs stamp set (WP9)
• Penny Black Gleeful Clear Stamps (PB)
• Mama Elephant Merry Greetings stamp set (ME)
• Lawn Fawn mini snowflakes dies (LF)

Xmas Melody

This is my first Xmas card using Stacey Yacula's design. I'm so excited because every single one of Stacey's designs is just so cute and adorable.

I first started out by creating the background with watercoloring mix of grey and black. After it was dry, I randomly added white circles by applying white pigment ink through my son's circle stencils. This piece of background paper is used in the back of critters as well as the sentiment. I colored the Xmas critters with distress markers then fussy cut them.

Finally when coming to assembling the card, I cut out a window from my woodgrain cardstock and stick the background card behind. I adhered the critters with foam tapes so that they pop out from the window, which is not very obvious from the picture.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas Critters

Penny Black November Challenge - Anything Christmas

Sweet Stampin’ Christmas Challenge – Anything (Christmas) Goes

CAS on Sunday Challenge - Pets
Sweet Stampers Challenge #1 - Christmas
Little Tangles Challenge #74 - CAS

 

MFT Sketch Challenge #307

 

MFT Color Challenge #57

 

Supplies used in this card:

• Purple Onion Designs Stacey Yacula Studio Spruce (POD)
• Purple Onion Designs Stacey Yacula Studio Chilly (POD)
• Purple Onion Designs Stacey Yacula Studio Noel (POD)
• Simon Says Stamp woodgrain cardstock (SSS) 

Thank You Mom and Dad

This is a thank you card to illustrate how parents take care of their little ones. No matter where they are and what they are doing, parents are always going to be there. They give us light throughout our life, as illustrated in the grey circle.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving 

MFT Thankful for YOU Challenge

Hero Arts Holiday Carmaking Challenge

Little Tangles Challenge #74 - CAS

Supplies used in this card:

• Mama Elephant Arctic Penguins stamp set (ME)
• Hero Arts circle infinity dies (HA)
• MFT basic stitch lines die-namics (MFT)

Fireworks

Ever since we went to Disney World, my boys kept talking about fireworks. I read a book, Daniel's First Fireworks, to them and they wanted me to read it again and again. This gave me the incentive to create a fireworks card.

I tried a couple different methods like using metalic markers and gold/red embossing to draw the fireworks. Evetually I came to this solution and I'm pretty happy with the way it looks. I first drew the outlines with white gel pen. Then I used a glue pen to draw a circle around each firework then filled up the empty space, finally embossed everything with Hero Arts sparkle embossing powder.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Shine Bright Like a Diamond

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thinking Of You 

 

Supplies used in this card:

• Mama Elephant Cityscape die (ME)
• MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX die (MFT)
• Newton's Nook Designs Whispering Pines stamp set (NN)

White Xmas Shaker Card

Lately I fell in love with this elegant blue-ish grey color from Mama Elephant Winter pigment ink. It is perfect for Xmas and I think it matches well with a fairy or angle. I ink blend this color in the background as well as the border.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges.

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Thinking Of You

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thinking Of You

 MFT Color Challenge #56

 

 

Supplies used in this card:

• Avery Elle Pixie Dust stamp set (AE)
• Mama Elephant All Prettied Up dies (ME)
• Memory Box Frostyville Border die (MB)
• Lawn Fawn mini snowflake dies (LF)
• Mama Elephant Merry Greetings stamp set (ME)
• Mama Elephant Winter pigment ink (ME)