Plaid Christmas Card using Avery Elle Warm Wishes stamp set

Happy Saturday!

Today I have some cards using the Avery Elle Warm Wishes stamp set along with the Concord and 9th Plaid Background.

The mason jar images on both were done the same.
I stamped using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and used Zig Clean Color markers to color in.

The background above was made with Versafine Black Onyx Ink and Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder. I used the sentiment from the set and used the same embossing powder onto some black card stock.

This one used SSS Barely Beige Ink and Ranger Silver embossing powder. The sentiment is stamped onto some white yardstick with Versafine ink and heat embossed with Recollections clear embossing powder.

Both backgrounds were cut out using the MFT Dynamics Blueprints 13 set with the rectangle stitched die and matted with some black card stock.

Thank you so much for visiting!
Cher

Color Throwdown #473 using Lawn Fawn Winter Otter stamp set

Happy Wednesday!

The Color Throwdown colors this week are Pink, Green, Kraft and White. 

 A friend at work and I show a love of otters so of course I had to make her a otter Christmas card. 

I used colored pencils to color in the otters which I stamped onto the Kraft card stock and cut out with the coordinating dies. 

I used some pattern paper and glitter card stock from the SSS Milk and Cookies card kit. 

The snowflakes are from a Sizzix Thinlits die set. 

It is hard to see in pic but I used the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush pen to add some sparkle. 

Thank you for coming by and see you next time!

Cher 

Christmas card using the MFT Fireplace Die-namics

Hello!

I am so excited to be working on some special Christmas cards.

I bought the My Favorite Things Fireplace Die-namics last year and could not wait to use it.

I cut all the pieces from white card stock then ink blended with Distress Inks. I wasn't precise on the blending since so small and in some cases like the mantle I liked that gave more of a wood look. 

Below are all the colors I used and on what:

Mantle and Log: Vintage Photo and Gathered Twig

Stockings: Candied Apple

Grate: Black Soot

Flames: Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey

Brick part: Fired Brick (obvious choice lol)

I used a docrafts Creativity essentials Brickwork background for the main fireplace bit.

I used versa mark and clear embossing powder to heat emboss the bricks then ink blended the distress ink.

For the evergreen boughs and bow on top of the mantle I used a Silhouette file and downsized them a ton. It was finicky but it came out great.

I used the Warm Wishes sentiment from the Avery Elle Warm Wishes stamp set. Seemed appropriate with the fireplace scene. 

I put some pattern paper and a strip of white card stock to create the background to give idea of wallpaper floor and a baseboard. 

I then used a Marvy snow Pen to make the tops of the stocking puffy like fur. 

The inside sentiment is from the SSS + CZ Design stamp set Coolest Yulest and the snowflakes are from that same Avery Elle stamp set. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope to see you next time!

Cher 

Christmas Cards using Alcohol Inks

Happy Thursday!

Today I have some cards I made while playing for the first time with the 

Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks. 

I got the starter kit that came with Red Pepper, Stream and Sunshine Yellow. It also had the Gold Mixative and some Blending Solution. 

These cards are made just with the Red Pepper, Stream and Gold Mixative. 

This was my first time using these inks so I really was just playing with no rhyme or reason. 

After they all dried I used some awesome Simon Says Stamp background stamps. 

The Merry and Bright card is using the Kaleidoscope Background and the  other two used the Kaleidoscope Leaves Background. I heat embossed using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. 

The sentiments were all embossed onto some vellum with the Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. The sentiments came from My favorite thins Handwritten Holiday and Warm Holiday Wishes stamp sets. 

Thank you so much for checking these out and I hope to see you on the next one!

Cher 

Color Throwdown #472 using MFT Happy Pawlidays

Happy Wednesday, 

I have my submission to the Color Throwdown #472 for this week.

The colors this week are Red, Gray and Black.

I immediately thought of flannel with those colors. 

I used the Concord and 9th Plaid Background with Versafine Onyx Black Ink then I heat embossed with Ranger Silver embossing powder onto some Recollections card stock.

All of the images are from the My Favorite Things Happy Pawlidays stamp set. 

I colored them with Zig Clean Color Markers.

I finished off their hats with the Marvy Snow Marker to add some texture. 

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope to see you on the next one!

Cher 

New Baby Card featuring Bundle of Baby Clothes Die-namics

Happy Monday!! 

This is a card I made to welcome our new nephew! 

The moment my sis in law told us she was pregnant again I bought this adorable My Favorite Things Bundle of Baby Clothes Dienamics set.

I used Distress Oxide Inks for all the coloring. The background was done with Salty Ocean and of course flicked some water to add some texture.  I then used my fave rectangle stiched Die from the MFT Blueprint 13 Die-natmics to emboss instead of cut the back piece. 

The clothes were done with Candied Apple, Wilted Violet, Lucky Clover, Fossilized Amber and Faded Jeans. 

 I didn’t want the blending totally solid and really like the variation in each piece. 

I used some of the clothes to also decorate the inside. 

The sentiment is from the MFT Welcome Baby stamp set. 

I then used some Nuvo Jewel Drops to add some fun dots onto it and they picked up the color of the background. 

Thank you for visiting and I will see you in the next post! 

Cher 

Birthday Card using Simon Says Stamp Artsy Flower Parts stamp set

Welcome back!

Today I have a card I made for a close friend of mines birthday. 

I wanted to create a whole background using these awesome flowers from the SSS Artsy Flowers stamp set. I stamped with SSS black ink and colored with the Zig Clean Color Markers and a water brush pen. I then spritzed some Glimmer Mist onto the background to add some shimmer.

I cut the SSS Happy Birthday die cut 4 times to give some dimension. 

I put it on top of some vellum since afraid the background would be too busy to stand out.

I then used some of the gorgeous Studio Katia Sparkling Crystals Mix to give it some more sparkle.

I used a couple of the same images for the inside of the card.

I’m trying to do this more cause it just makes the inside a bit more special.

Thank you so much for coming over and I will see you next time!

Cher