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)

Fall Watercolor Scene

Today I'm doing simple freehand watercolor to create a fall scene. I mixed colors from my distress ink (fossilized amber, ripe persimmon, and fired brick) with paints from my Winsor & Newton watercolor set to create these fall colors. After watercoloring, I drew some random diagrams such as suns and trees with a white gel pen just to add interests to the scene.

Bunny Bookmarks

I made these bookmarks for my two little boys. At their age, they are obsessed with rainbow colors and cards in a set. It made them feel like collectibles.

I used ink blending to create the backgrounds. You can see the colors I used in the supply list. Then I watercolored the bunnies with distress markers.

 

 

Supplies used in this card:

• Mama Elephant Pix's Favorites stamp set (http://mamaelephant.com/collections/stamps/products/pixs-favorites)
• Mama Elephant Basic Borders stamp set (http://mamaelephant.com/collections/stamps/products/basic-borders)
• Avery Elle Pixie Dust stamp set (http://www.averyelle.com/pixie-dust-clear-stamps)
• Distress ink pad: Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass
• Ranger dye ink pad: Grape Soda