Winter Woodland

Today's card is another one using the Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland set.

I first stamped the tree from the set six times using aqua mist, green parakeet and hawaiian shores ink. I then stamped the sentiment and the deer using london fog ink and the footprints in soft stone. After coloring the deer with Copic markers, I cut out the image piece with a stiched die and attached to a berrylicous card base. Twine wrapped around the card ending in a bow finished up a clean and simple card.

Products: Flora & Fauna stamps, PTI and MFT cs, The Twinery twine, MFT die, PTI and Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: C00, C1, C3, W00, E81

I am submitting this card to the Merry Monday #267 Challenge.

Have a blessed Sunday.

A Magical Holiday Season

Here it is December 1 and I am unprepared for it. I have done a bit of shopping but not nearly enough. I have my Christmas tree up but not much more decorating in the house. We haven't even started on the outside decorations. And of course I am here still churning out Christmas cards that I had hoped to get mailed out the first week of December (not going to happen).

Today's cards feature a stamp set I have had a few weeks but not used yet. I remedied this yesterday by making three cards. I will share the other two at a later date. After stamping the tree from the Flora & Fauna Winter Woodland set eight time across a smoke cardstock piece using Versamark ink, I white heat embossed. I cut the stamped piece with a stitched die, stamped the sentiment using black ink and then wrapped gold thread around it several times ending in a bow. A few silver glitter enamel dot finished it up.

Products: Flora & Fauna stamps, Simon Says and PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Simon Says and Versamark ink

I am submitting this to the current Color Throwdown #471 Challenge to use black, gray, gold and white.

And also to the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge which is anything goes. 

Have a great weekend!

Purple Onion Designs Annual Holiday Sale

The Purple Onion Designs annual holiday sale is in full swing. All stamps are 25% off.

Today's card features a bundled up snowman, Chilly from last year's holiday release. I stamped onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, colored with Copics and then fussy cut out. For the background I double layered a large snowflake cut from white and pool party cardstock and then layered another panel over it. The sentiment from the Essential Happy Sentiment set was stamped onto a dark blue cardstock banner using Versamark ink and then white heat embossed. The sentiment banner and image was attached with foam tape. Another double snowflake anchored with an enamel dot finished it up.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI, SU and Bazzill cs, MFT dies, Versamark and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: C00, C1, Y13, Y17, Y38, W00, E81, B41, B34, B45

As always you can see other projects at the Purple Onion Designs blog for more inspiration. And of course, don't forget about the sale!

I hope you saw the surprise blog hop last Friday for our of Purple Onion Designs owner and all around great person Michele. If not you can start here. Today is the the last day to comment for a chance for some great prizes.

You Warm My Heart

I have another Christmas tag for the 25 Day of Christmas Tags challenge that I have also placed on a card.

I was inspired by Elena's Day 12 tag. I loved the subtle colors with the punch of red and of course the sweet critter images.

I had a hard time deciding on a set but finally selected Lawn Fawn Snow Day since I had not used in a while. Those bunnies are just too cute anyway. I stamped the images, cut out with the matching dies and then colored with Copic markers. After cutting the tag from white cardstock using the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 1 die, I stamped a heart using soft stone ink and the sentiment over it plus the small hearts and snowflake using pure poppy ink. I created a snow bank with a scalloped edge die and attached with foam tape. After adhering the animal images, I tied gray and white twine in the tag hole.

To balance out the subtle colors in the tag, I decided to make a colorful background for it using fired brick and festive berries distress ink and water onto watercolor cardstock. After the panel dried I cut it with a wonky stitched die and added the completed tag.

Products: Lawn Fawn stamps and dies, Ranger, PTI and Neenah cs, Divine Twine, MFT, Pretty Pink Posh and Simon Says dies, Ranger Distress, PTI and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: C00, C1, C3, R20, R22, R24, R27

Purple Onion Designs Blog Hop

It has been a privilege to design for Michele at Purple Onion Designs as it is to participate in today's blog hop in her honor. Michele has been traveling up and down the east coast to help her family for several weeks while at the same time trying to conduct business. Tragically, she lost her father. My heart goes out to her during this extremely difficult time. 

If you arrived from Susen Srb's blog you are right on track. If not, then start at the beginning at Sandy Allnock's blog. 

In celebration of the hop, Sandy Allnock (who is the organizer of this blog hop) is giving away spots in a class of their choice to 3 lucky commenters along the bloghop - so be sure to comment everywhere! If the winner has already purchased a class during the current sale, that class fee can be refunded. Winner will be posted on Sandy’s blog on December 1. Good luck!

So on to my card today.

I masked off the snow globe portion of the Winter Friends image using washi tape, inked up the image, removed the washi and stamped onto a Neenah cardstock piece. I created a mask for the image and sponged around it with tumbled glass distress ink, colored the image with Copic markers and then cut out the panel with a stitched die. I stamped the sentiment from the Essential Holiday Greetings Sentiment set onto a red cardstock banner using Versamark ink and then white heat embossed. The sentiment banner was attached with foam tape. After attaching the panel to a grout gray card base, a couple of doubled up snowflakes were anchored by enamel dots.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Neenah and MFT cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, MFT, Simon Says and Reverse Confetti die, Ranger Distress, Versamark and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Snowman-C00, C1, YR31, YR20, YR23, W00, E81, R20, R22, R24, R27, BG0000. BG000, BG01, B41, B32; Fox-W00, E81, E97, E99, B41, B32, B34; Hedgehog-W00, E81, W1, W2, YG21, YG11, YG23; Stick-E30, E31, E35; Tree-G000. G00, G02; House-W00, E81, R20, R22, R24, B41, B32, Y21

Don't forget that Purple Onion Designs annual holiday sale which starts today (11/24).

Kari VanNoy is next on the hop! 

Here is the full bloghop lineup:

Sandy Allnock
Tracey MacDonald
Kelly Boot
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Sonja Kerkhoffs
Anna Lorenzetto
Sally On
Hannah Rubenstahl
Simone Schwagler
Susen Srb
Nancy Thomas
Kari VanNoy
Alice Wertz
Amy Yang
Vera Yates

Silent Night Holy Night

Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S.A. readers!

I have another Christmas tag for the 25 Day of Christmas Tags challenge that I have also placed on a card.

I was inspired by Melissa Bickford's Day 14 tag. I like that Melissa's tag was die centric with a sentiment although obviously my dies and colors are different.

I first cut a tag from blueberry cardstock using The Cat's Pajamas Holiday Window Duo die and then the nativity scene from textured white cardstock using the dies from the Concord & 9th Holy Night Bundle. The sentiment was stamped on the (Mary) layer using blueberry ink and I then layered the various die cuts onto the tag using foam tape on the front piece. I cut the star from gold mirrored cardstock and added gold thread in the tag hole.

Products: Concord & 9th stamp and dies, MFT, Bazzill and PTI, American Crafts cs, The Cat's Pajamas die, MFT ink

Merry Christmoose

I'm back with another Christmas tag for the 25 Day of Christmas Tags challenge. This one was also used on a card.

I was inspired by Michele Ferguson's Day 4 tag. I really liked that Michele did not actually use a tag die for her base and luckily I had that same die set. Plus I never found a word die that I didn't like!

I cut the tag base from white cardstock using a die from the Reverse Confetti Lacy Scallop Frame set and added a red topper using a die from Hang Ups set. I sponged a bit of tumbled glass distress ink in the center. I stamped the moose and sign from the Merry Christmoose set, cut out with the matching dies and colored with Copic Markers. I stamped the partial sentiment directly onto the base and then added the word die cut from red cardstock using a die from the Winter Words set.

Products: Reverse Confetti stamps and dies, PTI and MFT cs, Sakura Gelly Roll pen, MFT ink, Copic Markers