Merry Monday & The Challenge

I've combined a couple of challenges today, and put together two more Christmas cards (both the same!) for my stash.  Merry Monday's challenge was to use a wreath on your card, and I have used both the sketch (loosely!) and the colour combo from The Challenge on Lesley Croghan's blog:

Patterned papers are Frosted; Cardstock is Outdoor Denim; Inks are Whisper and Outdoor Denim; Bitty Sparkles; Stamp set is Merry, Merry - all Close To My Heart. 

Another In The Tub card

It's my day to post on the Art Impressions blog today!

I wanted a chance to use the fun In The Tub set (Sku# 3570) while we're still enjoying the last few weeks of summer... so I pulled out some pretty polka dot paper and got to work:

This is honestly one of the most enjoyable images to colour!  They're having such a great time, and you need to use just about every marker that you own!

Copics used: Hair - E18, E09, E07, E02, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, B21, E39, E37, E35

Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, E37, E34, E31, E53, E51, E50, R20

Tub - W9, W7, W5, W3, W1, W00

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01

Turquiose - BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01

Pinks - R85, R83, R81

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12

Yellows - Y19, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11

Purples - BV04, BV02, BV01

Fuchsias - RV19, RV17, RV14



Wearing Pink Today

One of my girlfriends had her first chemo treatment today... so I am proudly wearing pink all day, to help send her some good vibes.  I also made a card that I'm going to pop in the mail to her, and there is no better sentiment stamp set than Verve's Words of Wisdom.  She's got a great attitude, and is facing everything head on, which I greatly admire :o)  I've used this week's Mojo Monday sketch #360 (it's supposed to be tall & skinny, but I just did a plain 'ole 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card):

I used another sentiment on the inside: "Carpe Diem".

Patterned papers are Fabulous, Simple Stories;  Cardstock is Bazzil & CTMH; Stamp set is Words of Wisdom, Verve; Ink is Rich Cocoa, Memento; Spellbinders dies.

Sentiment Only Challenge

I am playing along with the current challenge on the Art Impressions blog today - Sentiments Only!  We want to see your card with only font/sentiments on the front - no other stamped images.  I decided to do a Christmas card using Great Joy (Sku# 4176):

I made a shaped pennant for my sentiment, and used a set of La La Land Crafts Poinsettia dies to jazz things up a little.  The card has a bit of a muted feel to it, so I added some Tim Holtz Distress Glitter which has a dull finish, for a little glimmer.

Be sure to check out the Art Impressions blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has to share, and you can hook up your own creation to the challenge - there are always great prizes to be won!

 

Happy Stamping Everyone!

 

Chatting Whoots

I have a square card for you today, using Chatting Whoots (Sku #4126) by Art Impressions.  All of the Whoots sets make such sweet birthday cards, and they're fairly quick to colour up!

I went bright!  And yes, I may have used a little artistic license with the fellow on the right... but hey, when you're the cardmaker, you call the shots, right?

Here's the message on the inside:

There is still time to enter our "Show Off Your Sentiment" challenge, you can link up your creation here.

Happy stamping, everyone!



Merry, Merry Holiday

Yay!  I've finally got another Christmas card made!  I've had a bit of a break from working on my holiday cards, but want to get back to doing at least one new one a week.  I've combined this week's Merry Monday challenge to use pinecones, greenery & plaid on your card (those are little brown pinecones on the wreath!), and have used the current Seize the Sketch for my layout.  As I was editting my photo just now, I realized that one of my red sparkles has fallen off the wreath - which is why it looks like something is missing in the photo!

Patterned papers are Mistletoe; Cardstock is New England Ivy & Colonial White; Stamp set is Merry, Merry Holiday; Inks are Sweet Leaf, Desert Sand & New England Ivy - all Close To My Heart.

Scratch

I am sharing one of the infamous Art Impressions 'Bird-Brains' today!  How can you not love Scratch (Sku #1833)??  His pose is hilarious, but it's the grin that really gets you...

I stamped Scratch using Staz-On ink on watercolor paper so that I could use my Tombow watercolour markers to colour him, along with a wet paintbrush to soften and blend the colours.

Here's a close-up of my colourful feathered friend.

And finally, I wanted to share my inspiration with you - I found this on Pinterest and immediately knew that I wanted to try something similar with the Bird-Brains!  This is a print of an original watercolour by artist Renee Chastant.  My version is a little tame next to Renee's, but I'm working up to it!  Happy stamping, everyone!