December catch up!

We have been traveling a bit, so today, I wanted to take some time and catch up on some blog catch up!  I have been keeping up with Instagram, and post all cards to Splitcoaststampers as well. 

 Here are a few cards I have made recently:

 I made this for an Ugly Sweater CAS challenge. The background is a SSS stencil, the stamps from Your Next Stamp.

This was made for a Gold Star family (Have a son killed in action) and who had a house fire.  The family was recipients of cards from the Teapot Tuesday challenge at SCS.

The eagle image is from Coronado Stamps, and the pledge is Stampabilities. 

  

Finally, for a color challenge at SCS, I used Copic reinkers (colors to coordinate with the colors of the challenge) on glossy cardstock. I added an image from an image swap group I am in-colored using Wink of Stella and Copics. I added the torn music from the DP sent to us.  A few music notes finishes it off!

I hope there is Peace and Joy in your home as we all prepare for the birth of our Lord!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Dreams!

 I wanted to make a card for the Featured Stamper at Splitcoast, so went to work to create.  I happened to spill a full large cup of tea that was on my paper cutter, and in cleaning it up, found a couple of card kits I did not know I had........  One from Deb- aka SCS littledeb- the Featured Stamper!

The image was colored using Copic markers.  I fussy cut around the leaves of the sunflowers and used a die cut simply to draw a arched/circle top and fussy cut that out as well.  Everything on this card was in the kit little Deb sent to me except the Hero Arts sentiment. 

I would like to enter this card into the House Mouse and Friends Fall themed challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Birthday Bear

I had to join in the challenges at Splitcoast today, and decided to make a Birthday card for my stash. 

 I had to ink up this fun 'Pebbles' stamp from Stampabilities.  The Distress ink is added after stamping (I cut out a mask).  I used Pinks and Reds and made an envelope to coordinate too for the Mixabilities challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  The Free4all challenge is to use circles. I tried making the Bokeh technique initially, but so many of the light pink areas were not showing the circles,  So, I took the stencil I made and added pen circles and doodling. I added a tag so I can enter the Monday House Mouse & Friends challenge. 

 Here is the envelope I made. I added circles in the two pinks and added doodling on the larger circles.  Sentiment is by SU.

Challenges:
House Mouse and Friends- AG optional add a tag

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

CYS- Mouse

It is the 28th, and that is the day we post our Challenge Your Stash (CYS) Challenge cards. Pansy (aka C-mouse at Splitcoaststampers.com) challenged us to use a mouse on our cards. 

 I really LOVE House Mouse images and have a small collection- which I should use much more often : )  This cutie pie is called Sleeping with Strawberries and is by Stampabilities. The sentiment is by Unity Stamps. 
  I stamped the image onto Cryogen White cardstock- which has a touch of sparkle to it, and colored it with Copic markers. I cut the image out with a MFT die, and moved the die up and ran it through the Big Shot again, cutting off approximately 1/2-3/4" or so off the bottom. 
  The green DP is from Jillibean Soup from 2011 and the pink is Basic Grey from who knows when. I added the flower which I colored with a Copic marker to match more closely and embellished it with an enamel dot. 

The CYS group can be located here.  List mom Barb had the brilliant idea- lets use our stash items- with a monthly theme, I am sure finding no shortage of items to use in my creative space for this challenge...!!! Even those in the 'get rid of' pile....... HERE is a link to all of the May cards at Splitcoaststampers for this challenge.

 The group says closed- but we ARE open to new members!

Challenges- TBA

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

DTGD Asian Screen Card

I made this Asian Screen card for dual duty... I have a Screen Card mingle in the About Oriental Art Yahoo Group, and I am also playing in Day 1 of Dare to Get Dirty at SCS.

  I used a full piece of SU cardstock, scored at 2.75", 5.5" and 8.25". I had a piece of metallic vellum with Japanese Kanji on it, I cut 4 pieces of 2.25" x 6" pieces for the panels. I used a SU punch for the bottom and an EK punch for the top of the card. I added a touch of sparkle using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The dragonflies are embossed with Sparkle EP and colored with Copic glitter pens.

Images Lt panel to Rt:
Geisha- Stampabilities, lanterns ?
Lillies- Sparkle and Sprinkle
Dragonflies-SU
Iris- About Art Accents, Sentiment-SU, lanterns ?

Challenges:
Double D- Shades of Purple
Cards & More- Embossing

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly