Go Tell It On The Mountain

One of my favorite Christmas carols, especially sung in a gospel style. I used my new stamp set from Penny Black as my jumping off point for this card.  Again, the color throwdown gave me a bit of a challenge.  I don’t think of black much when I think of Christmas and just this week, I saw a news blurb about black Christmas trees, but I don’t think I could ever buy one.  So here is what I came up with for this week’s Color Throwdown #521.    I’m also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge “Anything Goes.

I used GIna K white luxury cs, SU black cs, SU merry music dsp, SU ribbon, PB manger die and He is Born Stamp set & die set.

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Tall trees

Penny Black’s Tall Trees is one of my favorite dies that I haven’t had a chance to use until today. Yay!  This week’s color throwdown was a bit of a challenge for me, but I like how my card turnedout and it was fun to make.  What is also great is I can use this card for three challenges.   Simon Says Monday Challenge. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge and Color Throwdown #520 Challenge.blob:https://www.blogger.com/fd188449-2d46-4efc-9372-be00f7be2c20

SU Almost Artichoke and Crumb Cake CS
SU Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, and Early Expresso Inks

Gina K Pure Luxury Cream CS
MFT Let It Snowflake Too dies
PB Tall Trees dies
Concord & 9th Plaid Background Stamp
PTI Wet Paint Holiday Tags Stamp set
The little snowflake came out of SSS Naughty & Nice Stamp set

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Christmas card making

Every year I procrastinate making Christmas cards and I send out about 100 or more.  Each year, I tell myself I’m going to start early, and yet again, I’m behind the 8-ball.  So after seeing the colors for this week’s Color Throwdown #519, I knew whatever card I designed would be one to use for this year’s stash.

I really love how it turned out too.  I smooshed the background and added snowflakes and heat embossed snowflakes in silver, too.  This will be an easy card to mass produce!

Supplies used:
TH watercolor paper and Weathered Wood Ink
Gina K’s Ocean Mist and Sea Glass Inks and layering White CS
SSS Retro Deer Die
PTI’s In The Meadow Silhouttes dies (the birds)
PB’s Into the Woods die
PTI’s In the Meadow Stamp set (snowflakes)
MFT’s Simply Snowflakes
SU’s Silver EP
Duvo drops in Autumn Red
Embroidering Floss

Fall and Winter

These two cards are for November Twofer Challenge.  This will be my first time since Darnell started the challenge that I
could even think about entering. I hope my entry qualifies.  Darnell please let me know if it doesn’t.

One of the cards is for the Color Throwdown 518 using blue yellow and brown.

List of stamps...MFT’s BB Harvest Mouse and I don’t remember which set the Happy Birthday came from.  SSS Naughty & Nice Elves and MFT’s Hand Lettered Holiday. The wreath die is Wreaths Confetti Cuts from Reverse Confetti.

A Fall Birthday

Hi everyone, It’s nice to be back stamping again. I’ve had this stamp for at least a year and finally had a chance to ink it up. I bought it at a local craft show.   I think this stamp is an obvious “watercolor me” stamp.  It’s called Shady Path by the Artful Stamper by SOI.  I took a bit of liberty and made the path a creek.   I used my SU stamps for watercoloring: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake and Pool Party.  The Happy birthday stamp is from HA CL661.  I’m entering this card into the Color Throwdown #517 and Simon Says Stamp Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge “Anything Goes.  As always thank you for stopping by.  I love it when you do. 

CTD #516

Just a quick post to be in before the deadline for this week’s color throwdown

Happy Valentine's Day

Can you believe that this Wednesday is already Valentine's Day?  I can't either.  It is also Ash Wednesday.  It's hard to believe Lent is beginning this week, too.  

I spent last weekend in NYC wedding dress shopping with Sarah, maid of honor, Jessica, and Paul's mom, Lorraine.  Sarah, said "Yes to the Dress", but not at Kleinfeld's.  We didn't even go there.  They are just a bit out of our budget but we did find two places that fit our budget and the last dress she tried on was the one!  I wish I could show you the dress, but I just can't.  Here is a picture of us all at brunch later that day.  Sarah's friend, Theresa, was also able to join us.  Sarah, Jessica and Theresa introduced Lorraine and I to a drink called the Barnstormer--so good!

Here's my card for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge #479 and both of Simon Says Monday Love is in the Air and Wednesday It must be Love Challenges.  I started out by doing a light watercolor wash using Shimmers Aqua Heuz in Hottie Pink.  Then I put a bit of Simmerz Silver Bells on my craft mat, added a little water and used one of the Simon Says Stamps Frozen Fractal stencil and put it in the Silver Bells and stamped it over the dried watercolored panel.  After that dried.  I took a paint brush and dipped into Shimmerz Royal Red paint and splattered that color on top of the watercolored panel.  After everything dried, I die cut 4 times Simon Says Stamps Super Heart Border from the watercolored panel, red and two shades of gray cardstock.  I inset the hearts and dots from the red and gray cardstock and then attached the watercolored panel to a piece of Smokey Slate cardstock.  I stamped Happy Valentine's Day from Simon Says Stamp  Hello Beautiful stamp set in Momento London Fog ink and embossed it with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl EP.  I really liked how the stencil looks on this pink watercolored background. 

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CTD #477

Hi everyone,
This crazy month of January is almost done.  I have a couple of cards to share.  This first one is for CTD #477.

I had fun using these three colors together.  Such a cute stamp set I bought from MFT last year and just hadn't had a chance to play with until now.  So sad. 





MFT Season's Tweetings & coordinating die
Newton's Nook Snowfall Stencil
Tim Holtz's Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
IO's birch tree dies
SSS Happy Birthday
Various Copic Markers
SU card stock
EP Hello Winter DP










This second card, I had to have this stamp after seeing Jill Foster's video.  OMGosh, I fell in love and had so much fun making this card as I followed her how-to video.  I didn't have exactly all the same colors she used, but used colors close to what she used.  I ended up making two cards yesterday and will be making a few more for my stash.

PB's dressed in Snow
Altenew Ink, Forest Glades & Evergreen
TH's distress markers, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Forest Moss
TH's distress ink pads, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Salty Ocean.
Uniball White Gell Pen
Clear embossing Power
SU Happy birthday stamp (not sure what set it's from)

My dad really liked this card.  Thank you Jill Foster.  I loved CASing your card!

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