Falliday fun

 Back from a weekend trip to Texas for a wedding and I decided it was a great day to make cards and catch up with my Zoom friends!  I looked at the list of Falliday challenges and got to work!

This is a mini-slimline card.  6.5" x 3.5" and the challenge is to make a pumpkin not orange.....  I used some retired SU DSP and used a tree punch to add a tree line to the background.  Then, I colored the images in using Copic markers in coordinating colors. The images are from CC Designs. 

The next challenge asked for a squirrel, and I was happy to break out this Kitchen Sink Stamps squirrel set and make a card for my husband, who is squirrel obsessed. He names them and enjoys watching them out of the kitchen window : )  The squirrels like to try to raid the bird feeders, which I am not the biggest fan of....oh well....  The simple pleasures!

 The next challenge was combined, Frosty the Snowman and Alpha B-Birds.  The original image- I wrecked by bleeding red Copic...., so I trimmed the birds off of that image and added them to the bottom of this image.  A quick fix and I am OK with it.  The die cut is a Simon Says Stamps snowflake. The snowman is by Bugaboo digital stamps, now out of business.  

Challenges:

TBA

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Stamping out of a carry on : )

We took a week away to spend with my son, DIL and grandson this past week in Colorado.  I did bring a carry on bag with some craft supplies to create while the baby is taking his afternoon nap. 

I finally inked up my Stamptember Kitchen Sink Stamp set. I used 2 challenges at SCS, one the Teapotter challenge- we are sending cards to a beautician/hairdresser in Ca., that has breast cancer. We were asked to use scissors on our cards.  So, I stamped this image, then fussy cut out the flower/butterfly and popped it up on dimensionals.  I added the leaves below that. I added splatter using a Copic marker, by flicking the sketch point against the lid. The images were stamped using Distress inks. The sentiment was stamped using Gina K Amalgam black ink. 

I have a Pretty Pink Posh stencil in my bag and used Distress inks to ink it up, the pumpkin stems are colored using Copics. I had a couple of embossed pieces, this one is leaves by SU, and it works great, and I added this ribbon and twine.  This sentiment is by Create with TLC digi images. The mulberry flowers and the enamel dots were also in the bag in a baggie of embellishments to use up from past kits.  Perfect! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

CYS December

It's our final month of 2020 for the Create Your Stash (aka CYS) challenge at Splitcoaststampers. This month, our hostess for the challenge is Suzy S and here is her challenge: 

~~ Theme is a Christmas card using trees. They can be Christmas trees decorated or just a plain tree. Just be sure you have a tree!

 I used stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps that I bought ages ago- had to have them! Finally using them.....   I made a winter scene and the card is for my son- he used to enjoy hockey for recreation with his friends. I used SU inks and a Unity Sentiment. 

  I hate to admit, I have alot of stamp sets from KSS that have not been used- I need to get them inked up- how fun it is to see the images come to life layer after layer!

  If you go to Splitcoaststampers, and type in CYSDEC, you can view the other cards that have been created for this fun 'use your stash' challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

 Shelly

More VSN cards

 We have company, so no time in the craft room, but I wanted to post a few more of the VSN cards I made.  VSN at Splitcoaststampers is over, and the prizes are being posted now : )

 For the line dancing themed challenge, we were to use boots.

 This image is by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

 The next card is for the VSN mini sketch challenge:

The image is Great Impressions and is colored using Copic markers. 

This card was created using a challenge that is a song called Fishing in the Dark.  I had no stamps that suited the theme very well, so I made a card of literal Fishing in the dark.  The couple image is Inkadinkado and the trees Newtons Nook. 

 

 Hoping your weekend is going well!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Lime so Grateful

 The Technique Lovers challenge this week was to stamp with vege's or fruits......  well, I think that is a new one...and I had to try it!

 I love this background!  I cut up a lime and stamped using Mowed Lawn Distress ink.  The stamp is by Kitchen Sink Stamps.  Twine and enamel dots finish off the card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly