Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Nutcracker


 This is a combo of challenges - one being a color challenge which leads to all of the bright colors- the other challenge is to use a Christmas Movie as inspiration - which would be the 'Nutcracker'.
The image is from Sweet and Sassy and I used markers.  I cut it down with a die from ArtC - Thinking of You set.  I framed that with both the blue and green cs that I rounded the corners with my corner chomper.  
The front panel is blue cs and I cut the strip of green and then another piece of green on green gingham paper from Recollections.  I stamped the sentiment in Blueprint Sketch distress and then covered that with clear embossing powder to give it shine.  I cut the edge of the strip with the same die to curve it a bit.  Both sentiments are from ArtC Christmas Joy set. The second sentiment is stamped and then I used white embossing powder.  
Everything was stacked onto a bright green cs base and I added some apple green Neuvo drops 

I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may.
Cut it Up - Movies - Nutcracker
Jingle Belles - Christmas Movie
ABC Christmas - on the side. 
Polkadoodles - ATG wk 29
House that Stamps built - Patterned paper and stamps
QKR Challenge - ATG #424
Sisterhood of Crafters - Emboss ... the embossed sentiments
Cupcake Challenge - Green, Blue and Yellow













Thanks for stopping by 
Have a great day


Dawn 

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Holiday Travel



 This was a quick card to put together.  I started with a stamp from Bugaboo and I colored it with markers.  
 I grabbed a piece of red/white polka dot cs from Simple Stories.  I cut the square hold with MFT square shaker die and frame.  I set the image behind the window and used the red cs frame as well.  I added a pale green bow and then set it all on a red cs base.  The sentiment was cut with a stitched banner die and a larger red one to set behind it.  
Super zip-a-dee  




I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
Heart 2 Heart - Christmas
CRAFT - funny Christmas
Ike's World - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by

Dawn 


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Countdown

 




Well, this is a different type of holiday card that's for sure ... It's a Dr. Digi's digi ... Ambrose at the beach - colored with markers and I cut a Santa hat to put on his head.  To cover the glue seam and a bit of the goggles (lol) I found some fake snow to put on the hat trim -- I totally didn't know if it would work since that pen has been in a draw for a couple of years - but it puffed up fine.
The front panel was stenciled with TH Stampers Anonymous Stencil with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard distress.  I raised the sentiments up off the front panel with dimension tape. 
This has got to be the sunniest Christmas card I've ever done LOL 




I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
Simon Says  - Use Food
Heart to Heart - Christmas in July
QKR - ATG
Outlawz - Christmas in July
CRAFT - Funny Christmas
The Male Room - Christmas
Ikes World - Christmas







Thanks for stopping by
Have a great day 

Dawn 

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Monday, July 19, 2021

This Little Piggie went ......

 

This critter is just too cute and headed out on a fun vacation.  
This is my team make for Use Your Stuff and the theme is Summer Fun.  


Isn't this fun !!!   Oh, how I wish I was headed with.
The image is from Bugaloo and I colored it with markers .. Ohuhu I think is what I had at the time.  The background yellow paper is from Recollections.  The background of wee wee wee is framed with cs stamped with a background stamp and white embossing powder from Fiskars.  Lots of die cuts of banners and circles from cs and grabbed the scrap dotted inner circle from another piece.  The sentiment on the bottom is from My Fav Things - YAY for You set.  All on a white slimline base. 

 I really hope you join us in the challenge at Use Your Stuff.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
2 Crafty Critters - ATG w/critter
Craft Rocket - Summer
PaperFunDay - Summer
House that Stamps Built - Patterned paper and a stamp
MFT - Slimline - Summer 
Simon Says - Food/Drink
Sparkles - Outdoor Fun 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy playing in the challenge too 

Dawn
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Sunday, July 18, 2021

A Merry Little Christmas

 In cleaning my room, I never realized how many embossing folders I had for Christmas. Everything old is new again.   


   So so much ink on this card LOL... I picked a folder from Sizzix on this card.   I wasn't sure which side I wanted so I inked both sides with crushed olive distress and went with the debossed side after.  I then blended peeled paint on the raised surface.   I then took a red marker to all of the berries.  There was sooooo much ink I had to rub glaze over it and set it aside to dry a bit.  
I stamped the holiday greeting in ranger jet black and then blended festive berries and cut it with Sizzix scalloped edge circle stack.  The outer scallop has  gold embossing powder around the edge.   I added tan and white bakers twine and bow and raised the circles with dimension tape. 
A little bit of bakers twine in a bow. 
Everything all on a black base. 




I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

The Male Room - Christmas
Shopping Our Stash - Christmas
Creative Knockout - Celebration (Christmas)
Simon Says - Emboss 





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Birds of a feather.

 

This one is for the twofer challenge.   With so so many xmas in july fun I couldn't resist.   

This first card is a birthday greeting.  I blended multiple distress inks ( Festive Berries, Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber and Mermaid Lagoon through a Ranger Dylusion Stencil,   I cut the oval with a double stitched stack by MFT.   The birds are from Dylusion as well and I colored them with markers.  I set it behind/below the open oval.   The sentiment is from MFT Yay for You and I use Ranger Jet Black.  I added a couple of clear dot neuvo drops for a bit of texture (you can't see them in this pic but they're there) and we'll call this one done. 
For this card, I would like to enter the following challenges:
Twofer Challenge: #40 Birds
Alphabet Challenge - "H" use Happy
Watercooler Challenge - 320  Occasions
2 Crafty Critters - ATG with a critter
Let's Craft and Create - 173 - punch or die. 
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The second one, with the same stamp set, was stamped three times and I fussy cut them out.  The background was inked with multiple distress inks in the same colors as the birds (festive berries, crushed olive, peeled paint).   The stencil is from Dylusions- The sentiment is from ArtC - it went from not being used from the day I bought it in 2019 to a workout this week. Stamped in Ranger jet black.  I added a gold mylar sticker line down the edge of the stencil and the cold mylar sticker hearts near the sentiment. 
For this card, I would like to enter the following challenges:
Cards for Gals - Christmas
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Less is More - Christmas
Ikes World - Christmas. 










Thanks for stopping by 
wishing you a wonderful day 

Dawn
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Dashing By




    I found this stamp deep in my stash ... poor thing wanted to come out and play.  It's retired from My Favorite Things - Dashing By.  I colored with all of the markers that were by me Tombow, Ohuhu and Sharpie.  I blended a digi stamp by Beccy's Place which were just tree silhouettes.  After blending all that ink over them (Victorian Velvet, Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, Antique Linen and Black Soot)  I had to go over them with black sharpie to bring them back to focus.  The hills were cut with stitched wavy die. 




I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:

My Favorite Things - Sketch Challenge
Sweet Stamping - Create your own background
QKR - ATG
Lemon Shortbread - ATG #150
Dragonfly Dreams  - Christmas
A Place to Start - Your Favorite Holiday - Christmas
The Male Room - Christmas
Happy Little Stampers - Christmas ... Jingle Bells lyric 
Sparkles -  Outdoor Fun 
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