Hey Santa

I made this for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags Challenge .  I was inspired by Lindsey’s Santa tag on Day 7. My Santa and Ho Ho Ho dies are from My Creative Time. The tag was cut using MFT Traditional Stitched Tag Dies.

I’m also linking this to the following challenges:

Time Out Challenge #148

Your Next Stamp #126-Holiday Wishes

and

TCP Tuesday #363-Holiday

Edit to add: Virginia’s November Show and Share

More Holly

I used the Trellis Coverplate die from SuperSponsor Dare2BArtzy. The mug is die cut from an alcohol pearl inked background that I had laying in my stash, die cut with Super Sponsor STAMPlorations Coffee mug die. The sentiment sticker is from STAMPlorations also.The holly die is from Pretty Pink Posh.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

I Missed entering by about 5 seconds Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop

but will definitely enter these challenges:

STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge

Time Out Challenge #148

Your Next Stamp #126 Holiday Wishes

Dies R Us #132 Trees and/or Leaves

and

Word Art Wednesday #412-413 Anything Goes

Edit to add: Virginia’s November Show and Share

Plaid Meets Holly

Products used: Cas-ual Fridays Coffee Cup Fri-dies

Pretty Pink Posh Festive Holly Dies

My Favorite Things Traditional Tag Stax die

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog hop

Time Out Challenge #148

Dies R Us #132-Trees and/or Leaves

Edit to add: TCP Tuesday #363 Holiday

STAMPlorations November CAS Card Challenge

Back Away

I used Cas-ual Fridays Cup of Coffee for the little mug and the sentiment. I colored the mug with Copics and added Glossy Accents on top to look like a ceramic mug.
The pumpkin and leaf die cuts are from Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Foliage Dies. I ink blended some Distress Oxide inks in fall colors.

Linking this to the following Challenges:

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Hop

Edit to add: STAMPlorations November CAS Card Challenge

Dies R Us Challenge #132-Trees and or Leaves

The Card Concept Challenge #123-(Thanksgiving Table)

-Clean and Layered

Coffee Lover

I used Stamplorations Zen Coffee Cup Layering dies, STAMPlorations Hey Sunshine Clear Stickers (for the sentiment) and Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Dies. I had previously ink smooshed the background with Distress Oxide inks.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

STAMPlorations November CAS Card Challenge

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog hop

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Caffeine Fueled Paper Play

 Time Out Challenge #147

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Thinking of You

A Little Sunshine

I received this fun prestamped card from Honey Bee Stamps with an order and I have wanted to color this for a while. I used Copics and added a little Clear Wink of Stella to the centers of the flowers and the bee wings, which is hard to see in the photo. I love yellow, especially in the fall, because it’s so bright and cheerful. I mounted the colored panel onto some dark brown card stock and tied some Jute Burlap string from May Arts (Ribbon Resource for retail), then added some yellow card stock for contrast.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

Honey Bee Stamps Buzzworthy Challenge 37: Fall Florals (closed Facebook group)

Word Art Wednesday #405-407 Anything Goes

Dare2BArtzy September Challenge-Your Favorite Color

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Summer Theme and Sketch Challenge

Uniko Challenge #55 Anything Goes + Optional Twist Autumn

Fall Birthday

The stamp is STAMPlorations Charmed Cherry Blossoms. I used Copics to color it to look more fall-like. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations Party Time.  The sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

STAMPlorations Summer CAS Challenge

STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Uniko Challenge #55 Anything Goes + Optional Twist Autumn

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday August/September-Celebrate

Kat Scrappiness September Card Challenge:Sequins and Sprinkles

Dare2BArtzy September Challenge-Your Favorite Color (these were actually my mom’s favorite colors-I refer to them as the citrus trio of yellow, green and orange).

End of Summer Birthday

My oldest daughter has a birthday around the Labor Day holiday. I have been playing with alcohol inks lately and wanted to use some in her card. I found that by smearing a clean piece of Yupo paper over the piece that has the alcohol inks & alcohol pearls on it that you can come up with an almost marbeled effect. I also sprayed the clean panel with some rubbing alcohol to wet it down before smearing. I cut a strip to go under my flower.  I like the subtle marble look and how it breaks up the busy background so the flower doesn’t get lost. The background die panel is Kat Scrappiness Star Fusion Coverplate ( on sale now, plus a sitewide Labor Day coupon code). The flower stamp is Hero Arts Magnolia.  I colored it with Zig markers & then toned down the color with a White Wink of Stella marker. The sentiment is from an Altenew sentiment set. I used a die from Kat Scrappiness Stitched Sentiment Strip Dies to cut the sentiment strip.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:
STAMPlorations Summer Theme and Sketch Challenge
Dies R Us #128-Nature
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday
Freshly Made Sketches #400
and
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-‘S’ is For end of Summer

CAS Coffee

It’s time for a quick CAS card. The stamps are from Cas-ual Fridays Cup of Coffee Stamp set. I colored the mug/coffee with Copic markers and put Ranger Glossy Accents over it.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

Cupcake inspiration Challenge 477-Food and Drink

TCP Tuesday #360-Clean and Simple
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes
STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge

Circles

Here’s a quick card I made for Just Is Girls Challenge #500-Trend Week. I used STAMPlorations Retro Circles Stencil, some embossing ink and some Clear embossing powder to heat emboss the background. Then I used various Distress Oxide inks in blue tones to ink blend the background. The sentiment is actually a clear sticker from STAMPlorations. I stuck it to a vellum banner cut with a My Creative Time die.

Edit to add: Linking to these challenges-

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Midsummer Blues

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Midsummer Blues

STAMPlorations Summer Mixed Media Challenge

STAMPlorations Summer CUTplorations Challenge

Grace

I needed a masculine card for a cousin who needs some encouragement. I had heat embossed the sentiment and butterfly in gold on a black one layer card. I thought that it needed something else, so I decided to cut it apart and layer the pieces on some printed paper from MFT Stamps. The sentiment was die cut using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle dies. The stamps are from Verve Stamps (closed now). I like it much better now. This is one of my favorite Bible verses.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

Cut It Up #180-Focus on Sentiments

Dare2BArtzy August Anything Goes Challenge

TCP Tuesday #360-Clean & Simple

STAMPlorations Summer CAS Challenge

Word Art Wednesday #400-401 Anything Goes

and

Virginia’s August Show and Share

Bloomdala

This is a free digital stamp by Sheri Russ at STAMPlorations in celebration of National Coloring Book Day. There is a Linky Party/giveaway and link for downloading the image  Here.
I printed it on Bristol 100 lb. paper and colored it with Copics. I cut out the panel, put it on a green card stock panel (Recollections) and adhered it to a card base. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations Party Time. I stamped it with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink on a vellum banner that was die cut with My Creative Time Ribbon End dies. I added some green and clear gems to the center parts of the bloom.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

STAMPlorations National Coloring Book Day Linky Party

STAMPlorations Summer CUTplorations Challenge

STAMPlorations Summer Theme and Sketch Challenge

MFT Birthday Project Challenge-Birthday Bouquet

Polka Dot Orchard Petals for the Pittmans Fundraiser and Linky

Dare2BArtzy August Anything Goes Challenge

Edit to Add: Virginia’s August Show and Share

More Flowers

I love coloring floral images! This stamp is STAMPlorations Blossom Spray #2.  I colored it with Zig markers, adding a gray color wash outline, a few tiny gems for some dimension and that’s it. I die cut the colored panel with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Inside and Out Rectangle dies and adhered it to a gray card base.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:

STAMPlorations Summer CUTplorations Challenge

STAMPlorations Summer Theme and Sketch Challenge

STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Add a Die Cut

Dare2BArtzy August Anything Goes Challenge

Polka Dot Orchard Petals for the Pittmans Fundraiser Linky Party

Uniko Challenge #54-Flowers + Optional Twist Die Cuts

and

Virginia’s View August Show and Share

Bright Bouquet

I used another stamp from Polka Dot Orchard’s Petals for the Pittmans Set 2 to make this card. The image was designed by Angie Blom. The sentiment is from Polka Dot Orchard. The digital stamps can be purchased as a fundraiser. They are a collaboration between multiple stamp companies and designers. Read all about it on the Polka Dot Orchard Blog. I used Zig Water Color markers and some water to soften the colors. I was fairly happy with the yellow flowers, but I couldn’t get the purple flowers blended the way I wanted. I decided to try a White Wink of Stella marker to blend the purples together. It looked worse! I went over that with the 2 purple markers that I have. It still didn’t look very nice. I added a bit of orange to the yellow flowers, as well as the purple flowers. Meh! I then decided that the image needed some black outline, so I used a fine tipped Sharpie marker to go over some of the image. I liked how it looked and figured I’d better stop before I messed it up again. I did add a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to the centers of the flowers. I also added a few black rhinestones.

I’m linking this to the following challenges:
Petals for The Pittmans
STAMPlorations World Watercolor Month Linky Party
STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #396-397 Anything Goes
Uniko Challenge #54-Flowers + Optional twist Die Cuts
Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #28-Inspiration Photo