Glittery Snow Card

Snowmen are one of those stamps where you can have a bunch, but they all seem to have their own personality.  I just adore this one, called Snowman with Lantern. 

I made my background with Bo Bunny glitter paste and a stencil.  It looks lovely on any color of cardstock, but it looks especially nice on black.  I colored and fussy cut out the snowman, and placed him over a couple die-cut snow hills. I added a little flocking to the snowman’s hat. 

The sentiment is from Christmas Tree Collage quarter sheet. This card is still flat for easy mailing.  

These stamps are available at the I Brake for Stamps store, where you can use my coupon code SAVE10HEIDI to get 10% off your entire order.  

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Stamping!

A Special Sparkly Birthday Card

Hello and happy Monday!  I needed to make a special card for my husband’s relative who is turning 90!  I decided to break out a background I made previously, but have been hoarding because I liked it so well.  

The background was made by inking directly on the watercolor paper with Distress oxide inks, spraying it with water and then laying this large woodblock tweed background stamp on top, and letting it dry.  I die cut this out with the wonky stitch die.  

I then stamped this gorgeous cake, colored it and added a bunch of loose glitter.  I know loose glitter is out of style, but I really think it adds some extra punch for really special cards and I have been using it again lately. 

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of patterned paper.  The inside of the card has this sweet matching sentiment.  

Supplies:  Close to My Heart It’s Your Day to Sparkle stamp set, Hero Arts Tweed Background stamp, Memento and Versafine Black inks, Distress Oxide inks Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover and Faded Jeans, Avery Elle Wonky Stitched rectangles die, other items from my stash.

I would love to enter Pixe’s Crafty Workshop’s Snippets challenge, Cupcake Inspirations Food and Drink challenge, and SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge S is for (sparkle for me)

Wedding Bouquet Card

ETA 6/18/18:  I was so surprised to be chosen as one of the TOP 3 at Double D Challenges!  Thank You!!!

Hello!  I don’t know why, but I have such a hard time making wedding cards when I am under time pressure.  (I guess it seems like such an important occasion, and that adds to the pressure.). So since it is June, a major month for weddings, I thought I would make one for the stash, even though I am not invited to a wedding this month.  

I colored this Rose Bouquet with alcohol markers.  I applied some Art Glitter Glue with the fine tip nozzle to portions of the roses to adhere some white glitter.  After this dried, I fussy cut out my image.  

I adhered it with foam adhesive  over top of an embossed piece of cardstock where I had stamped the greeting at the bottom.  I think this turned out really pretty!

Supplies: I Brake for Stamps (Rose Bouquet and On Your Wedding) or as part of the Wedding Sheet stamp set. (As always, use code SAVE10HEIDI to save 10% on your order at IBFS.) Memento Black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Recollections Glitter, Darice Embossing Folder, Gina K Grass Green cardstock.

I would love to enter SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge Wedding or Anniversray, Double D Challenges - Rose Garden, and Word Art Wednesday’s Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting the blog today!  Hope to see you again soon!

Pastel Chris-mouse Card

Hello!  I hope you are well. It is very cold with just a touch of snow on the ground here.  It definitely feels like winter.  I have my first Christmas card of the year to share with you.  My regular readers know that I make Christmas cards year-round, however, I definitely didn’t intend to start making them this early.  However, I have been mulling over a few blog challenges, and this is just the card that evolved with the inspiration.

I paper pieced the mouse’s pj’s with some scrap patterned paper from a Christmas pack, then colored her with pencils.  I matted the image with some glitter cardstock that looked white until I used it on this project, and now it looks pink!  

The background stamp was inked up in Distress Oxide ink.  I then stamped the saying and used loose glitter around the edge of this.  My snowflake punch seemed to be the right embellishment for this.  

Supplies:  Art Impressions Chris-Mouse Mini Shaker stamp set, Hero Arts Berry Background stamp, Versafine Black ink, Distress Oxide Tattered Rose Ink, Crate Paper Peppermint paper pad, LoveNicole glitter cardstock, EK Success Snowflake and Square punch, other items from my stash

I would love to play in Art Impressions Pretty Pastel challenge, Pixie’s Snippets Playground Anything Goes with scraps challenge,  and Tuesday Throwdowns Winter Sparkle challenge.

Thank you for your kind visit!  I truly love reading every comment!

Fun Birthday Card for a kid!

Hello and I hope you are enjoying the last couple days of the year!  We have been hit with several illnesses during the holidays, so we are taking it easy. I am hoping everyone will be set to go back to work and school in the New Year.

Here is a card that I made for a little boy last month. 

I colored the image a while ago with alcohol markers and then added glitter all over with my wink of stella pen.  

Knowing a card is for a child allowed me to use some fun embellishments like these glitter foam stars and the glittery enamel dots. This card did go over well - he thought it was really fun.  

Supplies:  Art Impressions Deep Breath Birthday stamp set, Memento black inks, Specturm Noir markers, Wink of Stella glitter pen, My Mind's Eye Hootenanny 6x6 paper pad, Avery Elle Wonky rectangles dies, embellishments from my stash

I would love to participate in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Jolly Christmas Tree - Mixed Media Wall Hanging

Although I tend to make cards that are CAS or Traditional, I always say that I am willing to try anything and today's post features this!

I think this is a little bit of a kitchen sink project -  I had an idea and I just threw everything into it.  The base is corrugated cardstock from a piece of packaging. I spread whipped spackle and glitter onto it for the base.  

My tree is part of a trio of trees that I colored with alcohol markers and trimmed out just one.  I added a generous amount of stickles to the tree and the tag.

I then just went to town adding embellishments. The one that is a little special is that little gift.  It is a self adhesive epoxy shape that I stuck to some plaid patterned paper and then added a bow.  That was really fun.

Supplies:  Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Stamptangle Trees, Memento ink, Spectrum Noir markers, Stickles Glitter Glue, Tag is from a Pebbles 6x6 paper pad called Home for Christmas, KI Playlist Icicles sticker charms (the hearts), Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio epoxy squares, American Crafts Glitter ribbon and bakers twine, gems etc from my stash, Faber Castell whipped spackle.

I would love to play along with the following challenges!

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Sparkle!
Merry Monday - Holiday Cheer!

Tuesday Throwdown Anything Goes!
Stamps and Stencil Mixed Media Christmas Wishes

THANK YOU for visiting! 

Sunshine and Coffee

I have a fun, summery card to share today!  Right now, where I live, it is really a heat wave.  So this morning, the sun is streaming through the windows as I am sitting here drinking my coffee.

I used my favorite embossing powder on this card -- Sparkle!  This bold image can be overpowering in a card, but with the translucent powder, it really makes a statement without taking away from my focal image, the coffee cup.  

The coffee cup was sponged on both sides just to keep it from being too flat.  I added just a touch of color and stickles to the little flower and finished off the card with some black pearls.

I have used this stamp set recently on this card.  

Supplies:  Webster's Pages Alison Kreft Starburst stamp set, Versamark ink, Recollections Sparkle embossing powder, Lil Inkers Design Coffee Cozies stamp set, Versafine Smokey Grey ink, GKD Wild Dandelion cardstock, other supplies from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you will stay cool and caffeinated today!

Gingerbread Christmas House

Hello and I hope you are having a nice day!  It is officially summer, and we have been having a nice time around here.  We have walked on new trails, went geocaching, caught up on dentist visits and overall enjoyed the more relaxed pace of summer.

On that note, let's switch gears to a Christmas card!  I am still attempting to get the hang of coloring with alcohol markers, and I was able to blend some colors in my small collection to try to get some good, fun colors for this gingerbread house.  

I also added loose glitter and glossy accents to different details which I think looks cute on this type of image.

Supplies:  Gina K Designs Holiday Cheer stamps, Studio G sentiment, Memento ink, Versafine Ink.  Spectrum Noir and Bic alcohol markers, Recollections glitter, Glossy accents, Crate Paper Peppermint 6x6 paper pad, DieNamics Pierced Square Dies

I would love to participate in the following challenges:

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Patterned Paper

ModSquad Challenge - All that Glitters

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Add Some Shimmer

Belated Birthday Card

Happy Weekend!   It is raining here, which we need to help our grass seed grow, but it might put a damper on the sporting events today.  I hope they will still go on so the kids aren't disappointed.

Today I have a card to share that I did for a sketch.  As a cardmaker, you would think I usually send birthday cards on time, but I often forget and need belated cards. I think the OOPS stamp makes it funny.

I applied the glitter over top of glossy accents so that the balloons would have some dimension.  My son told me this is a card for a girl, not because of the pink color, but because of the glitter!  Good to know!  

Supplies: Gina K Designs Happy Birthday To You, GKD Lipstick Ink and Cardstock, Versamark Ink, Recollections Detail White Embossing powder, Wow Glitter Green and Blue, Recollections Glitter Shimmer Coral, Glossy Accents

I would love to participate in the following challenge:

Freshly Made Sketches #230

Two people told me that they couldn't comment on my posts sometimes because of the blogger picture verification. I do have word verification turned off, so I am sorry to say I do not think I have control over this "feature" of blogger.  I do appreciate your comments so much and am sorry for the trouble!

Rainbow Ellie Card (Avery Elle)

Happy Pi Day and welcome to my blog!  Thanks for coming by!

I have had this idea of making a rainbow kids' card for a while, and a variety of challenges helped pull it all together today.  Rainbow, Animals and Stars!  I thought that Clean and Simple was the way to go, considering the glitter I wanted to use (even though it is so difficult to photograph!)

(Click on photos to enlarge to better quality)

I adhered the glitter ribbon to a strip of cardstock and then trimmed the edges.  The Elephant and star balloon were paper pieced, one with patterned paper and one with just another that I colored with chalks.  

The repeated sentiment is so cute, and it happened by mistake. I wasn't happy with how straight the first stamping was, so I added the two second-generation stamping to even it out.  Some evidence that mistakes can be opportunities!

Supplies: Avery Elle Ellie Stamp set, Versafine Onyx Black ink, Pebbles Chalk, My Mind's Eye Hootenanny Paper, American Crafts glitter ribbon

I would love to participate in the following challenges:

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Use some Lucky Stars

A Blog Named Hero - Rainbow

I really appreciate your visit!

Paper Piecing with Art Impressions Watercolor

The challenge at the Art Impressions blog right now is paper piecing.  I love paper piecing, but the only AI stamps I have are from their watercolor series.  I pulled them all out to see what I could do, and I did come up with something that I think is cute.  I also combined this with the ModSquad Love is in the Air challenge, since I definitely need inspiration to make enough Valentines.

(Please click on the photos if you want to see more detail.)

I started with a background that I gave a blue watercolor wash.  When that was dry, I stamped the flowers, watering can and grass with Tombow Markers.  Instead of pulling the color out with a brush, like the traditional AI watercolor method, I instead pulled the color out with a lighter colored marker. It was a different, but cute look!

I then paper pieced the watering can.  Before glueing it down, I did sponge some color around the edge to give some nice shadows.  

The glitter hearts were applied to the edge with glossy accents. I wish this was an original idea but I recently saw it on the Unity Facebook page, and I will try to find a link.  I think it is a great way to use more chunky glitter!

Supplies:

Art Impressions watercolor series stamps

Tombow Water Based makers

Canson Watercolor paper

Paplin's basics heart die cut

Pebbles Yours Truly 6x6 Patterned paper pack

Sweet Forever Mini Heart Spangles

This project will be entered into the following challenge:

Art Impressions Paper Piecing Party Challenge

ModSquad Challenge Blog Love is in the Air

Inkadinkado Folk Wreath card

I hope this blog post finds you all doing well today.  I created a very simple card today.  

I stamped this image with a very light colored pigment ink.  I found it hard to tell that it was not white.  I then used my zig glue pen to adhere glitter to areas of the stamp that I wanted to highlight.  I really enjoy doing that because it adds so much, but takes the pain out of applying glitter!  

Supplies:

Inkadinkado Fold Wreath cling stamp

Avery Elle Sea Mist pigment ink

Zig glue pen

Recollections Glitz glitter

Hero Arts Season's Greetings sentiment

Versafine Majestic Blue ink

Sizzix Santa Lucia Embossing Folder

This project will be entered in the following challenge(s):

April Rudolph Days 

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes