Mojo Monday 371/Power Poppy

Greetings to all my blog friends. I have a card for you today which is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge #371. Here is the sketch. I will also be sending it to the Power Poppy Peep of the week challenge.

 

I have used the Power Poppy stamp set called Poinsettia. I chose to use the stocking image which is so cute.

 

I started with a white card base and all the pattern papers that I layered on are from Graphic 45 Twas the Night Before Christmas paper collection.

 

 

I coloured the stocking image with Copics, colours are shown below and popped up the image on a white oval over a red oval cut with Spellbinders Classic Ovals dies. I added a piece of green ribbon with a narrow border of lace for an accent.

As always, thank you so much for visiting and many thanks for all your encouragement. Cheers :)

PTI Make it Monday Challenge

A very good evening to you all. Tonight I have a tag, or even possibly an ornament for you for the PapertreyInk Make it Monday challenge ... which was to make a project with an Ombre background effect on it.

Now, I do not have any of the wonderful PTI background stamps that would work well with that technique but I thought, what the heck, I can achieve the same result with words.

I have used the word Christmas from the Big & Bold Holiday Wishes stamp set for the background and used Memento inks, all shades of green, namely New Sprout, Pear Tart, Pistachio and Bamboo Leaves.

The focal image of the little bird is from PTI Tremendous Treats Christmas set. I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Copics, which are shown below, and then I fussy cut out the image and added with pop dots.

I added a piece of stitched ribbon and a button tied with twine at the top and then cut out a Spellbinders Poinsettia die from red felt. I sewed on 5 little yellow beads for the centre and mounted it on the tag in front of a small candy cane from a die cut set from K & Company. And that my friends, is that.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit. I hope you will leave your comment for me as I appreciate your support very much. Cheers. :)
 

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge 201

Hello to you all today. I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday and I want to thank you for stopping by today.

I have a card for you today which I made for the My Favorite Things sketch challenge. Here is the sketch.

 

I chose to use the stamp set called Snow Day. I think this will make a great winter birthday card. I started with a white card base, added a layer of red, then another layer of white which I ran through a Cuttlebug embossing folder. On that are two papers from my scrap basket, a length of holiday type ribbon from Michaels and of course the focal image which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Copics. See the photo below for the ones I used. I fussy cut out the image and popped her up on some pop dots. Just for fun I added a couple of pom-poms to her hat. :)

 

I made a snowball from a circle die from Spellbinders, cutting out 6 circles, folding each in half and attaching them to each other and then dusting the outer edge with glitter. The beauty is that the snowball will lie flat for mailing and then pop right back up again when the envelope is opened.

 

 

 

Thanks so very much for visiting. This card is very appropriate for today because as I look out my window, it has just started to snow!

Cheers  :)



Mojo Monday challenge #370/Power Poppy Peep of the Week

 

A fine good morning to all of you today. I have a card for you which I did for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. The sketch is pictured here.

I am also using this wonderful sketch for the Power Poppy Peep of the Week challenge.
 

I chose to use a Power Poppy stamp set called Sunny Harvest and I used the beautiful bundle of sunflowers. I love this image.

 

My card starts with white cardstock for the base and then a layer of rust cardstock. Over that I layered the two strips of pattern paper and then the rectangle of paper. Both are from a paper pack from K & Company called The Best of Brenda Walton.

 

I stamped the sentiment which is also from a Power Poppy set called Geraniums Take Two in Brilliance Copper ink on vellum. I used a Sharpie marker in copper to go around the edge so it would stand out a bit better. Along the bottom of the rectangle I cut a piece of the same rust cardstock with Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders One. I tucked my vellum under a piece of brown gingham ribbon and added a paper rose from Michaels.

 

Here is a closer shot of the vellum and sentiment, and the focal image of course. :)

 

The focal image of the sunflowers were coloured with Distress Markers by Tim Holtz. I just LOVE these markers. I have a photo of the markers that I used below. I then fussy cut out the image and popped it up for some dimension.

 

 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I appreciate all your comments and your support. Have a terrific day. Cheers. :)

PapertreyInk Make it Monday Challenge

Hello once again my blog friends. I cannot believe that I have managed to do three posts in one day but once in a while, I get really productive. :)

I have a Christmas gift tag for you for the PapertreyInk Make it Monday challenge which is "Partial Die cuts for the Holidays". The sample that Melissa Phillips did was simply wonderful. My problem is that I do not have all that many of their dies, as yet.

However, not to be defeated by that, I chose to use the Spellbinders 2011 Holiday Ornament as the base of my tag. I cut that out twice with paper from S.E.I. holiday paper pack called Winter Song. I simply love the colours in that collection and wish I had bought more of it. Anyway, I sandwiched a piece of ribbon between and taped them together. You can see both back and front in the photos below. I distressed the edges with a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Evergreen Bough.

I used the stamp set and coordinating dies from  PapertreyInk "In the Meadow". I die cut the tree and the sleigh in a soft bluey/green cardstock and then went mad with the Stickles bottle (in Crystal) and decorated the tree with swags of glitter. I stamped a couple of snowflakes which I embossed in Detail Bright White and then stamped the sentiment on a scrap of vellum and also embossed in the same white.

I assembled the tag, trimmed the bottom off the tree (hence the title of the challenge) and tucked in the sentiment under the tree, added a button tied with embroidery floss and then popped up the sleigh.
 

I hope you can see all the glitter on the tree. Not only is it on the tree, it is on me and now, the keyboard of my computer. :)

Here is the back of the tag. Also a great pattern so the back looks as pretty as the front.

Thank you so much for visiting with me today and once again, I certainly do appreciate all your wonderful comments and your support. Have a terrific evening. Cheers. :)

Power Poppy Peep of the Week Challenge

Hello again. I am back with another card for you for the Power Poppy Peep of the Week challenge.

My card uses the wonderful stamp set Farmers Market. Since I actually do live on a farm, this is right up my alley. I used the basket full of apples image. Love it!

I started with an avocado green card base and added some pattern paper I got at Michaels. It is chicken wire. What could be more perfect! I added a square of paper from my scrap basket which is from Provo Craft but I am sorry I do not know the name. The image I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Tim Holtz Distress markers. I just love them. I cut out the image with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and shaded the image just a bit with Memento Desert Sand and Peanut Brittle. This I matted on a dark red card stock. I found some red gingham ribbon (so country, don't you think?), tied a simple bow and added a button with twine. The sentiment is from Power Poppy Peonie Duo stamp set and I cut it out with a Justrite die and used the same inks on it to shade it a bit.

I am so glad that you had the time to stop by to visit. I love to hear from you. Cheers. :)

Happy Birthday Wendy

A very fine good morning to you all today. We are having a glorious day here in eastern Ontario. The sun is blazing away and there is a chill nip in the air. My favourite time of the year. Well, next to Christmas that is. Which has absolutely nothing to do with this card. :)

My neighbour on the next farm over from mine will be having a birthday on the 9th. I have made her a card that reflects her personality. She is an avid needlewoman and a very talented one at that.

My card starts with white cardstock. I have matted pattern paper from an old pack I still have from S.E.I. called Madeline. The images are from a Papertrey Ink stamp set called Stitched Sentiments. Perfect, no? I used a whole range of Memento inks and I have a photo of all of them below. I cut out the main image by hand rather than using the die and then added some very narrow lace to the back to continue the needlework illusion and I popped it up for dimension. Tied on a ribbon and bow and added a button with twine for good measure. Very needleworky!

Thanks so very much for stopping by. I love hearing from you all and cannot tell you how much I appreciate your comments and encouragement. Cheers.  :)
 

Here are the inks I used. I am so sorry that the picture is on it's side. I have no idea why and have been unable to correct it. :(