coloring virtuoso?

That's the category I'm entering this card.
First I thought  clean and simple, but it's not as clan as I could be ;-)
I used the My Favorite Things Beast friends for this card.
I stamped them with MFT Hybrid black ink on Crafter's Companion Neenah paper and colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers, the fussy cut them out as best as I could. I don't have the matching dies. I prefer to focus/spend my money on stampsets.
That's why I also only have some basic circle dies.
I partially cut one from a cardpanel, I made slightly smaller than the cardbase.
I also used the MFT snowbanks to cut out a few snowbanks.

For the background I inkblended Distress inks on the cardbase (chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch and wilted violet that is dissapeared completely behind a snowbank).

almost
Then splattered with water, let it dry and used a white gel pen to make a few snowflakes.
Wasn't sure at first if all this was allowed, so I used a minimal supplies from other companies.

I added some glitter to the lights with the Nuvo Shimmer pen (clear gloss).
Layered the snowbanks with foamtape and then adhered all of it to the carbase.
Tucked one Yeti behind a snowbank and the other in front.


For more information on this awesome challenge set, see thishttps://www.mftstamps.com/blog/2017-card-design-superstar-coloring-virtuoso/

You are pawsitively awesome

Stamptember is in full swing and the Simon says stamp Monday and Wednesday challenges are all about stamping. Preferably with their own brand.
Sadly I don't have any of the new things  (yet) so I used a SSS set called playful kittens.

I stamped them with SSS intense black ink on Crafter's Companion Neenah paper and colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers. I'm sorry the photo doesn't so it much justice, it's 9 p.m here..bit dark ;-)...
I Stamped the sentiment from the same set with my Stampers Friend and Versafine Onyx black ink.
Mounted the panel with tape runner to the cardbase and then applied glitter with the Nuvo Shimmer pen.

Of course I colored one of the kittens as my own, two seemed a bit dark on a card ;-)  It's hard to spot the difference, but the first one is Tjalk the lady and the other is the boy Tjeerd.

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

Everyday Christmas series #13, with video

For today's card I decided to make an inkblended strip on the cardbase in cool blue, frosty colors.
I chose one of my recipes, that uses cracked pistachio, but I toned down the green with Tumbled glass.
Now tumbled glass is so light, you need a lot of patience.
After inkblending I made sure the strip was really dry, by testing the embossing powder on it. You can see in the video how much kept sticking.

After I was happy with how well it dried, I placed the sentiment, but the one I chose first was too long. I didn't measure and I used this masked cardbase, I had it left over from a card I wanted to make, then changed my design ;-)...

So I got the Merry Christmas out of the Cuddly Buddly set (Toby tumble & robins).
I stamped it with Versafine onyx black ink.

I then placed the snowflakes from Joy Crafts! on the blue bar, making sure they stick out on one side at least. I started with the biggest and my favorite and then placed the others around it.
Inked them with Versamark ink and sprinkled the Papermania superfine silver embossing powder on top and heat set it.

Using up scraps, keeping it CAS, with videos

Hello, for today's cards I thought I would use up some of the scraps I created this past week by making giftboxes for the little giftshop I volunteer in.
I don;t like to keep scraps laying around really. I have one bucket full of Christmas scraps from all the gift boxes or favors I make then. Also my Birthday is just a week before Christmas, So I tend to treat people with little somethings :-D.

I started by trimming a few with roughly to the size of my cardbase, keeping an eye on the direction of the print, you know which way is up.

The I pulled out a few nice sentiment stamps and the Lawn Fawn puffy cloud borders. Of course you can use any shaped border die, think scalloped, waves, straight, with stitched details or just a plain cut with your trimmer, the possibilities are endless and you can use whatever you have. I, per example, don't have any scalloped edges as of yet....

I use taperunner for the scrap bit, to attach it to the cardbase and then foamtape for the white panel.
This panel is thinner than the cardbase. I mainly use 140lbs/300grams so with this I can use up the 110lbs/250grams and the 80lbs/160grams paper I never use

otherwise.

I also thought to use up some of the homemade enamel dots I made with the Wow embossing powders and homemade gluedots.

Oldie but goodie #15 and Everyday Christmas #12, with video

For today's card I took inspiration from a My Favorite Things video I saw two/three weeks ago...I try to film and blog ahead...
The MFT video used the celebrate die and I believe the hippos, but I have neither of those, so I adapted it to my supplies.
I used the MFT happy wonderful Christmas die and the Beast friends stamp set for the little yeti.
This one holding the lights is my favorite and I stamped him on Crafter's Companion Neenah paper with Simon Says Stamp intense black ink and colored him with my Spectrum Noir and Spectrum Illustrator markers.
Let the Scan N cut cut him out before I color, in case I have a mishap...happens...

The I diecut the Happy Wonderful Christmas from the same paper as the cardbase, so they're the same color.
I strategically placed the die in the same spot as I wanted them on the card, so I can used the negative for placement and also for another card, with inkblending behind the openings, or patterned paper or colored card..anything really.

I used the quickie glue pen, and some letters didn't stick very well, so I had to fix a few, but no biggie.
I could have used Stick it, but thought this would give me some wiggle time, also I felt peeling the backing off such tiny letters, might proof problematic for me ;-)

I mounted the yeti with foamtape. I used the Nuvo clear gloss shimmer pen on the lights and a uniball signo gel pen to add highlights to his eyes.

I like the white on white, but you could use colored card or your markers to color each letter like his lights and make it a colorful card.
I think that would look fab if the words were happy and bright....You can use any alphabet dies if you have them instead of these completed dies.

AAA cards challenge #98, with video

This fortnight the theme at AAA cards challenges is: creatures great or small.


Our sponsor for this challenge: Happy Little stampers. and you could win a $20 gift certificate

For my card I used the butterfly beauty stamp set from Concord & 9th.
It's already intricate when you stamp it in one color, but I chose to use two Memento inks: Love letter and Dandelion and for the other Teal zeal and Licac posies.

I think it makes the butterflies more interesting.
The sentiment is from the same set and i stamped it, as well as the body, with Versafine onyx black ink.

Some generic brand rhinestones and enamel dots to add some sparkle.

For the one sin the video I used Memento Angel pink and Rose bud.

For the embossed one I used Wow! embossing powders taffeta pinks, florida sunset and black twinkle.

For more information, or to play along with the AAA cards challenge, see this.

MFT sketch challenge

This week I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things challenge, and it's a sketch.

I stamped the Space explorer images onto Crafter's Companion Neenah paper, cut them out and colored them with Spectrum Illustrator and Noir markers.

for the background I masked off a rectangle and applies Distress inks ( chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch and wilted violet) I think these work together so well as the blues have a purple hue in them. Then I splattered Dylusions spray white linen, brushed pewter and Talens ecoline white onto "space".
I didn't really go all out on a galaxy this time as I though I'd use just a few layers in the planet and astronaut.for the bar at the

bottom I masked it off again and applied Distress inks hickory smoke. It's not a solid bar as in the sketch, but I think you can see it. I wanted it to look like the door of the spaceship is open and the explorer is wandering out into space. I hope that comes across.

The sentiment is from the same set and I stamped it with my Stampers Friend and Versafine onyx black ink.
Applied foamtape to the little guy and the planet and taperunner to the stars, I know they're inside, but I figured they could be posters, I mean you have to embellish rockets too ;-)..lol...

For more information on the MFT (My Favorite Things) see this