Bella with Bauble

This week the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: B is for? Showcasing Brutus Monroe products, but I have none.

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: anything goes, showcasing Wild Rose Studio products.

I've used Bella with Bauble  from Wild Rose Studio.
The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Christmas set. I stamped both with Versafine Clair Nocturn ink and Versamark ink. I heat embossed the sentiment with Wow!  Gold Rich  embossing powder.
For the stars I used the Versamarker and then realized the Versafine wasn't quite dry yet, so a little went onto Bella  not just the stars; I don't really mind, it adds a glittery feel, very festive...hehe,

I used liquid watercolors to color the image. Cut the sides of the cold pressed watercolor paper so I could add gold glitter washitape on both sides of the cardbase. Raised the panel with foamtape.
Extended the string with Memento marker to the edge of the panel.

Artist Trading coins with Katzelkraft les Pabos 1+2 sets

Zodiac Sagittarius

For my card today I've used the Zodiac kids Sagittarius from Craftin Desert Divas.
I'm a Sagittarius and my favorite color is purple and all it's hues like this dusty lilac; that's how I chose to color this image.
For the background I wanted to make a starry sky and maybe draw in the constellation, but I found a few different images and the were all called Sagittarius, wanting it to be correct I thought I better not attempt any.

I masked a  portion of the card and applied Distress inks for my space: blueprint Sketch, chipped sapphire and black soot.

I used water, and white and silver spray stains for my stars.

The sentiment is from Say it big, also Craftin Desert Divas.

Sagittarius digi: https://craftindesertdivas.com/search.php?search_query=zodiac&Search=&aff=104
Say it big clear stampset: http://craftindesertdivas.com/say-it-big/?aff=104

Foamtape: http://craftindesertdivas.com/x-press-it-high-tack-foam-mounting-tape-1-4/?aff=104

Every week on Christmas card #16- must love snowflakes

Cross stitch gift tags

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: Gift it.

For this I made a couple of tags with a tag die and the criss stitch die , both are Marianne Design, but similar ones are available across the industry.

My grid is 15x15 stitches,which was the biggest challenge, find something that fits. So after scouring the internet and Pnterest I found a coupls of Perler Bead pattern and figured those would work too.

I've used DMC embroidery thread and after completing I've lined the bahg with a white tag diecut so I can write something on it.

I mounted them togethwith foamtape.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.

Let it snow

This fortnight the Less is More Challenge is: One Layer cards and Holiday themed.
The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Baby it's cold outside, showcasing Penny Black products.

For my card I masked off a strip at the top.
I ink blended Memento inks: Summer Sky, Bahama blue, Teal Zeal and Nautical blue inside the area. Then Splattered on white inks (Dylusions white linen and Kuretake 30 ink) Heat set it.

I've used the sentiment from the Penny Black set called Merry Delight. There are three cute images in the set as well, but it being the One Layer challenge, I thought a silhouette stamp is easier.

For the image inside the strip I've used the  Creative Expressions SYR038 Secret Woodland and Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.


I might add a few silver rhinestones, but wasn't sure if that's considered a layer...so left them hehe.

AAA Cards Challenge #129: Mostly White

This challenge was chosen by DT member Asa and our sponsor is Stamplorations.

For my card I used the My Favorite Things big hugs die and diecut it from white, three times, once from hot pink and lime green.

The polar bear is also My Favorite Things and I stamped it with MFT ink onto the Crafter's Companion Neenah paper and colored him with my Spectrum Noir markers. I snuck a bit of color into his scarf, same as in the diecuts.
I then diecut the hugs from the cardbase and lined the opening from the back and placed the letters back in, stacking, white-color-white.
Adhered the polar bear with glue to the cardbase.


For more information, more DT examples and or to play along the AAA Cards Challenge, see this.