Sleigh ride

     I tried a few different techniques on this card using Art Impressions Sleigh Ride Circlet MTF set.  I hand drew the frame on the front panel with a ruler and colored in the corners.  

     After making the tri-fold card with the images, I just attached it to the top of a plain white panel with the red scalloped mat.  You can write a short note on the inside of the card or turn the whole thing over and write on the entire backside.  

     The holly branch and berries were made using the Die Cutting Napkins tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers.  It's a really cool tutorial so check it out.  

     Basically you die cut your image through eight layers of napkin which is kind of fused together in the cutting process and then you color it with watercolors.  The napkin sort of plumps up with this cool texture.

     I used my Prismas for the coloring.  You can see some of that napkin texture here.

     Have a fantastic week and ignore my coughing, which I'm sure you can hear WHEREVER you are.  LOL
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Neenah, Bazzill, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Sleigh Ride Circlet MTF Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, Gansai Tambi Watercolors, Aged Mahogany Distress ink. Sakura Pigma Micron pen
Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames die, Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Holiday Greens dies, Art Impressions Tag Stitched dies
Miscellaneous--paper napkin

Gingerbread house

     If you're a foodie, nothing says Christmas like gingerbread.  Art Impressions Gingerbread Cubbies set will satisfy the sweetest tooth.  The cubbies sets are so much fun to work with.  You can place the characters anywhere you like.

     I added a little sparkle gel pen to the gum drops which kind of gives the look of their sugar coating.  And yes, those are individually cut so you can add as many as you like.  The set has four dies included for them so you don't have to cut them just one at a time.

     I cut some small slits in the white glitter paper to make it look like the lollys and peppermint sticks were stuck down in the snow.

     Off to make some more cards.  Happy Friday!

Tracy

Supplies:

Paper--Neenah, Recollections

Stamps--Art Impressions "Gingerbread Cubbies"

Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black; Sakura Clear Star, red, green, and purple gel pens; Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle pen; Tumbled Glass Distress ink

Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies, Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders dies

The owl tree

     Finally got a chance to take pics of some more of my new Art Impressions makes.  Is this new Autumn Owl cubbies set not the cutest.  Love me some owls.  These sets are so much fun to use cause you can put the little owls wherever you want. Check in your favorite online shops for the new releases.

Copics Used:

owls E21, E23, E55, R20, YR31, Y11, YR24, E74

pumpkins BG11, BG72, YR30, E42, E97, YR61, YR65, E55, E57, G94, E31, N1, N3

tree E23, E25, Y38

     Hope you've started off great this week.  Be blessed!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Bazzill, Neenah, Recollections, DP-unknown brand from Tuesday Morning
Stamps--Art Impressions
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black
Tools--Art Impressions Tag Stitched and Rectangle Stitched dies, Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies
Miscellaneous--hemp cord

Snow skater

     Woohoo!  Art Impressions has their new Christmas clear stamp sets up for sale in the store.  The Snow Friend set is loaded with adorable Christmas images.

     I created my background with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and a stencil.

Copics Used:

body C00, C0, C4, C8, R20, YR07, YR16, YR68, E08, E21, E23, E57

hat C00, C2, R27, R46, R37

scarf YG03, YG25, YG17

vest YG63, G46, YG63

skates N3, N5

lights Y19, YG25, R27, B24, YR16, BV13, C2

     The holidays are a comin'.  I've even got some shopping done already!  Not a norm for me so I'm feeling pretty good about it.  LOL
     It's a rainy day here.  Hope it's shinin' where you are.
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Neenah, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Snow Friend Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink
Tools--Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies, Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies, Heidi Swapp stencil
Miscellaneous--Glossy Accents

She Shed

     Today you can find the brand new Mini Tryfolds and Circlet Mini Tryfolds in the Art Impressions shop.  This includes the Halloween set I posted a couple of days ago.  For today's card I have used the Potting Shed MTF.

     The layering makes these cards so much fun.

     Here's a close up of the front view with all the layers combined.

     Almost TGIF folks.  LOL
     Have a blessed day!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Simple Stories "Vintage Bliss", Neenah, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Potting Shed MTF"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Copics, Versafine Onyx Black
Tools--Art Impressions Double Stitched Squares dies, Mama Elephant, Femme Frames dies
Miscellaneous--pink jute twine

A birdie birthday

     My daughter has a birthday just a couple of days after Valentine's so I decided to combine the two for this card and go with pink, red, and hearts.  They work anytime, right?  LOL

     For this card I stamped the adorable Peep from Purple Onion Designs.  Peep has a little branch in his beak but I masked that off the stamp.  The String of Hearts is also POD.  I popped the bird/heart panel up on foam and the birthday sentiment was die cut four times for some dimension.  The happy is part of a POD sentiment.  My coloring was done with Prismas.

     Don't know if you noticed but I went with a much simpler blog layout.  Lots of clean white space.  What do you think?

     Finally some warmer temps here.  Hope you're warming up too.

     Be blessed!

Tracy

Supplies:

Paper--Recollections, Bazzill

Stamps--Purple Onion Designs

Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine onyx Black, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol

Tools--Gina Marie Designs Loopy Rectangle dies, Mama Elephant Birthday Script die

Purple Onion Designs birthday sale reminder

     Have you hopped over to the Purple Onion Designs store and scooped up some of the adorable stamps?  Tomorrow's the last day.

      For today's card I've used several stamps--Clouds, Balloon Trio, Tree Line, Grass, and the adorable Buddy dog.  Hopefully you can see the sparkle on the balloons.  Instead of using the complete stamp, I left off the strings and added some real string instead.

     Have a blessed day!

Tracy

Supplies:

Paper--MFT, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card

Stamps--Purple Onion Designs

Ink--Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx, Sakura white gel pen

Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames die, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle dies

Miscellaneous--Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle pen, thread

Party goat

     Things have finally slowed down enough that I have been able to make a few cards.  This one was made quite a while ago but I'm posting now to coordinate with the release of this set in the Art Impressions store.  AI usually allows their retail sellers to sell the sets first and then they put them in their own store for sale.  Several farm sets are now available at AI like those crazy chickens and this fun Old Goat set.

He seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit.

Copics Used:

goat W1, W3, W5, N3, N5, N7, E00, E01

ribbon R22, R24, R27

hat YG17, YG21, YG25

cake R81, R83, R85, Y32, YR21

candles BG01, BG57

confetti Y06, YR65

grounding E41, E42, E43

     Uggghh!  Tropical Storm Cindy has dropped so much rain on us it's ridiculous.  Lots of flooding and...oh wait!  I think I see a glimmer of sunshine breaking through.  LOL  We've had a huge amount of rainfall in the recent months and the ground is so saturated.  We'll be "swimming" out tonight to celebrate my dad's birthday.
     Hope you're high, dry, and safe.  Be blessed!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Crate Paper "Farmhouse", Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Art Impressions "Old Goat Set"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies, Spellbinders Classic Ovals dies

Merry Christmas

     Wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!  I hope you all enjoy a day full of love with family and friends as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

     The card I am sharing today is my very first attempt at no line coloring.  Whew!  Intimidating.  I've used several stamps from Purple Onion Designs.

Copics Used:

owl E71, E74, E79, Y11, Y21, YR21, YR23, N3, N5, N7

scarf BG11, BG53, BG57

deer E31, E35, E51, R21, E02

scarf BG93, BG96, E42, E43

tree trunk W1, W3, W5

trees YG21, YG25, YG17, YG67, E74

     Once again wishing you the merriest of Christmases.
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Recollections, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs "Flora", "Meadow", "2 Forests", and sentiment
Ink--Memento Desert Sand, Versafine Black Onyx, Sakura white gel pen
Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies

Oliver on the town

     Little Oliver is out on the town tonight.  This dapper fellow as well as the photo frame and sentiment are all from Purple Onion Designs.  I've got a pretty busy background going on that I'm not entirely in love with, but.....

     I used a stencil and Distress ink to create the stars and then splattered with black acrylic paint.  There are a few sequins mixed in too.

     For the photo frame I added part of a cityscape die cut and then colored in the sky and ground.

Copics Used:

mouse W1, W3, W5

hat and tie N5, N7, R37

sky B93, B95, B97

lights Y06

     Have a blessed day!
Tracy

Supplies:

Paper--Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card

Stamps--Purple Onion Designs "Oliver the garden mouse", Paislee Press "Instant Photo Frame", sentiment

Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafie Black Onyx, Sakura white gel pen, Mustard Seed Distress ink

Tools--Paper Smooches Super 2 die, Mama Elephant Femme Frames die, Memory Box Starry Night stencil

Miscellaneous--Apple Barrell black acrylic paint, Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Sparkly balloons

     Today I have a birthday card to share with you using a whimsical balloon stamp from Purple Onion Designs.  I stamped the balloon several times using the masking technique and then watercolored them.  I also splattered a bit of the watercolor around on the card and added some Wink of Stella to them.

     For the sentiment I scored an area large enough for the stamp (also from POD) and masked it off from the splattering.

     I'm sending these balloons out to you all.  Celebrate whatever!

Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Canson XL 140 lb. watercolor paper, MFT
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs "Balloon" and sentiment
Ink--Gansai Tambi watercolors, Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Mini Misti, Mama Elephant Femme Frames die, ScorePal
Miscellaneous--Pretty Pink Posh sequins

I see you

     It's hard to beat the snarky humor of Art Impressions stamps.  Today I'm sharing a couple of the stamps from the "ICU/Get Well set.  This set was made especially for Michaels and you can find it in their stores.

     My coloring was done with Prismas and Gamsol.

     Poor guy.  That's worse than plumbers crack.  LOL

     Have a blessed day!

Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Papermania Happy Days", Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "ICU/Get Well"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames die

Purple Onion Designs Sale

This little guy has been busy hasn't he.  LOL  I know the feeling and I bet you do too.  Timber the Beaver and his logs are some of the amazing stamps from the Stacey Yacula collection at Purple Onion Designs.  If you like him I've got some great news for you....

     That's right!  Michele is offering all her great stamps at 25% off from today through July 31st.  She even has a Sale section that will also qualify for the 25% discount.

     If you love these little critters as much as I do you won't want to miss out on  this great sale.

     For my card I stamped the Birch Tree Background stamp several times in London Fog gray ink and then cut out the individual trunks.  I then cut them in half or so and inked the edge with some Distress ink.  Then I stacked them willy nilly for Timbers beaver dam.  The sentiment was created with a die cut that I cut several times and layered as well as part of a POD Happy Holidays sentiment.

Copics Used:

beaver E71, E74, E79, E02

stick C2, C4

     Have fun shopping and be blessed!

Tracy

Supplies:

Paper--Recollections, Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card

Stamps--Purple Onion Designs "Timber the Beaver" and "Birch Trees", and Happy Holidays sentiment

Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black and London Fog, Versafne Black Onyx, Iced Spruce Distress ink

Tools--Mama Elephant Birthday Script die

Bunnies and eggs

     Today I'm sharing a very CAS card using Art Impressions Hoppy Easter set.  This is a clear stamp set with nine individual stamps.  I stamped the bunnies onto watercolor paper and colored them with my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  I also added a few white gel pen dots to the eggs.

      Hoppy Easter!!!

Supplies:
Paper--Canson XL 140 lb. watercolor paper, My Favorite Things, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Hoppy Easter set"
Ink--Ranger Jet Black Archival ink, Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors, Sakura white gel pen
Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies

Holiday wishes

     Another week has flown by and it's time for Bellarific Friday again.  Last week challenge was to create a Holiday Wishes card.  I've used Merry Everything on my card.  There's some vellum to tone down the paper a bit and some fluffy hats and snowflakes for texture.

Copics Used:

penguins N5, N7, Y17, W1, W3

snowman C0, C2, BV31, E08, YR68, E23

hats, scarf, and mittens BG11, BG13, BG32, R39, R46

snow globe E71, E74, E79, B0000, B000

snow B00, BG000

     Next week's challenge is Free Form so create whatever you like with a Stamping Bella image.

     To play along just use a Stamping Bella image (make sure you use something that's currently in the store stock) and the theme requirements.  Get your project photographed and emailed to Em at (emily at stampingbella dot com) with Bellarific Friday challenge and the date of the challenge in the subject line by Thursday evening.  Em offers a $25.00 Bella Bucks prize to one lucky winner every month.

     You can find all the wonderful DT creations as well as those who participated in the sketch challenge over at Blogabella.

     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--American Crafts "Jolly", Bazzill, Recollections, The Paper Studio vellum, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Stamping Bella "Merry Everything"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Tools--Mama Elephant Femme Frames die, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles die, MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax die, sewing machine
Miscellaneous--Liquid Applique, Scribbles White Mist 3D paint, Wink of Stella Clear glitter pen, Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder