lawnscaping and simon says stamp challenges

Finally got some time to play with my new stamp set from Lawn Fawn.  Decided to play along for this week’s Simon Says Stamp’s Challenge (Let’s play bingo – top line across: Ribbon/twine, Gems, Glitter/Sparkle) and for this week’s Lawnscaping Challenge:

Although Christmas is over, Christmas cards are my favorite to make, so, here is another Christmas card:

I inked the debossed side of a Sizzix embossing folder with distress ink and embossed it using my Cuttlebug.  Then I spritzed it with water mixed with perfect pearl. I stamped the two large ornaments from Ornate Ornaments stamp set from Lawn Fawn onto clear transparency and cut them out.  I then added lots of Martha Stewart Glitter on the back using Glossy Accents.  I used dimensional adhesive to pop up the ornaments.  The sentiment is also from Ornate Ornaments.  I used white embossing powder to make it stand out on the red cardstock.  For the final finishing touches, I added baker’s twine, pearl gems, and used a white gel pen for the faux stitching around the sentiment.

I love how this card turned out~ (a rare thing for me!)  It is so sparkly!  Here are a couple of closeups of the ornaments.  Can’t quite capture the glitter, but I love it so.

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend!

swirly hills with trees

A small christmas card for the Simon Says Stamp Sparkle and Bling challenge, as well as the Two Peas In a Bucket Stamping Bella challenge.

 Paper: Kraft Card Stock (Recollections, I believe); I also cut out the “Joy” from a DCWV paperstack (I believe)
Stamp: Stamping Bella Swirly Hills with Trees;
Ink: Stazon (Black), Copic Spicas
Misc: dimensional adhesive, Martha Stewart glitter, Glossy Accents, Pearl Ex (pearlwhite)

I used water and Pearl Ex to paint the hills and then added glitter to the hills and the snow.  I colored the trees and star with Copic Spicas and used glossy accents to add dimension to the star. I popped up a couple of the trees to add some dimension as well.

lawn fawn

this is kind of a late post, but i just wanted to share something that totally made my day/week.

a couple of weeks ago, i participated in lawn fawns reveal week, and i actually WON a stamp set! i love love love this set, and can’t wait to play with it!! thank you lawn fawn!

i especially love that kelly marie included a catalog, and love her personalized message. she is too sweet!

hopefully, i get to play with these soon!

Lily Pad Sketch Challenge

Another card for the Lily Pad Sketch Challenge:

Supplies:
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamp: Hero Arts (Trees, Birds & Messages)
Ink: Colorbox Aurora (Colonial Blue)
Miscellaneous: Basic Grey Woolies (Sugar Rush), Sakura White Gel Pen, Washi Tape, Perfect Pearls

I don’t know if you can see it, but I sprayed water mixed with Perfect Pearl on the sentiment.  Just to add some shimmer.  :)

Christmas card~

There are a couple of challenges going on right now, and I thought I would participate.

Below is a card for the Lily Pad Sketch Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Song or Film Title Challenge.

Christmas was on my mind, more specifically, the song: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” popped into my head when I saw this stamp.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket (I believe the Boyfriend Collection..but not quite sure)
Stamp: Recollections – A Christmas Border set
Ink: Colorbox Aurora (Midnight)
Other: Colored pencils, Glossy Accents, Copic Spica markers, Martha Stewart Glitter, Embroidery Thread, Shrinky Dinks, Fiskars border punch (Threading Waters), pop dots

I colored the birds using colored pencils and added glitter using Copic Spica markers; the stars are made from Shrinky Dinks.

You can’t really see it, but I added glitter to the star on the ribbon, and put Glossy Accents on top.

Clearsnap Contest!

Check out the contest at the clearsnap blog!! http://clearsnap.blogspot.com/2011/06/connecting-with-clearsnap.html

 

Kristina Werner and Jennifer Mcguire are teaching a summer card class together! i’m so excited! they are also going to have amazing guest teachers, such as Kathy Racoosin. Check out their blogs as they are giving away a few classes!

been a while..

I am so bad at keeping current with blogging…

I have actually been making cards, but just haven’t had a chance to really get back to my challenge (which is to use all of my stamps).  But, I just wanted to share the notebooks that I am making for my Sunday School kids for Easter:

I used a new alphabet set from Hampton Arts (Studio G).  They are so cute (and on sale for less than $2!) and versatile~  I can’t wait to use them on other projects. 

I also wanted to share that Lucy is having an amazing giveaway on her blog.  Check it out~

Hope y’all had a wonderful Palm Sunday!

yellow peachy pixie :(

So, this is my card for last week’s Finally Friday:

First off, ick, for some reason, the lighting is making my otherwise very cute girl’s skin tone very yellow. It’s slightly yellowish, but not that yellow in real life!

I used a Stamping Bella Peachy Pixie stamp (from my first batch purchase, and may I say: SO CUTE!!) I (very poorly) colored using my watercolor pencils. I added a bit of sparkle to her wings using a multi-color glitter pen I bought in Japan many moons ago.

I obviously need to work on the coloring, but overall, I am generally pleased with how this card came out.

Now, I don’t normally re-create cards (because, I never can — it just never turns out right), but, this was such a simple card, I am thinking of recreating it and using different sentiments. But first, I need to learn how to properly color skin tone, so I will be watching this now.

papertrey ink, make it monday (one week late)

Last week, Papertrey Ink had a Make it Monday challenge to reuse the same sentiment from different stamp sets over and over to make a card.  I used that to my advantage for my current challenge to myself.    So, using the same stamp set from yesterday, I made this card:

I used almost all of the stamps in the set~   I used different sentiments, but I think it still works. 

Other Products: Pop dots; embroidery thread; DCWV patterned paper; Archival Ink (black); Versafine chalk ink (Ocean depth and Pearlescent sky blue).