Penny Black Holiday Head Start

Time to turn those colored images from The Daily Marker's 30 Day coloring challenge into cards...
I decided to start with some entries into Penny Black's Holiday Head Start Challenge.

Here's my first card. I just love snowmen. And penguins. So the combination of both together is just too cute.

This image was colored with copic markers on Neenah solar white paper and stamped wth Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Diamond Stickles as accents. Paper is Polar Pals from Doodlebug designs. Images and sentiment are both from Penny Black - Mimi's Christmas and Winter Friends.

Here's a second card - pretty simple, again focusing on coloring.

The image and sentiment are stamped on Neenah solar white cardstock in memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics. The Christmas lights and star are highlighted with glossy accents. The card base is from Memory Box. Penny Black - Cold Nose Warm Heart

Stamp set is Penny Black's Winter Friends. All colored with copic markers and white gel pen used for snow. Rock candy Distress stickles as an accent. The sentiment was die cut out of silver foil paper and is also a PB die cut - Exultations.

MFT Interactive Entry

Here's my second entry for the MFT 2017 Superstar contest - this time in the "innovative" category. This has been a fun challenge and forced me to really stretch and make very different cards! Here's my slider card...

I don't know that this photo really shows all the sparkle in this card. I took two pieces of watercolor paper (canson xl) and applied blue distress inks to one and green to the other. Both were heavily sprayed with sparkle shimmer spritz. The blue was also sprayed with an opaque white mist. The blue was made into the sky, and the trees were cut from the green (brown marker for the trunks).

The two bears actually spin down the hill, but the idea is that they can slide into a "high five" with their outstretched arms. My kids love that they move.

Details

Paper: Neenah Solar white, misc. Bazzill, watercolor paper

Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Inks - Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, and Peeled Paint, TH Distress Oxides - Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, and Tumbled Glass. MFT - Bitty Bears, Christmas Cuteness, Somebunny

Cutting/Embossing: MFT DieNamics - Hit the Slopes, Bitty Bears, Winter Trees

Misc.: Brown Tombow marker, 3M dimensional adhesive, sheer shimmer spritz - sparkle, copic markers, mister huey's opaque white spray, white gel pen

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek!

Dusting off the blog...

Yikes - has it really been two years?

Anyway, not to say that I haven't been creating... mostly that I just haven't taken the time to write blog posts. Too busy chasing kids.

So, I was recently inspired by the My Favorite Things 2017 Card Design Superstar Challenge. There are three different categories - if I have time, I'm going to try to create three different cards. The card I have for you today has a focus on coloring.

So, I looked through the sets I have, and if you follow me on Instagram, you'd also notice that I'm posting a ton of holiday coloring.... I'm trying to get a jump on my Christmas cards... and I ended up, as usual, with a holiday set.

I used copic markers for all coloring, with the exception of the white gel pen accent on the tree and snow. The background takes the most time - layer after layer of colors and blending. Lots of refilling of markers!

Close up: 

Paper: Neenah Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Ink - Tuxedo Black
Stamps - MFT - BB Santa's Elves
Misc: White gel pen, copic markers

Thanks for taking a peek!

Christmas Card Tutorials - Week 17 - Square Cards

This week's card tutorial was a fun one - building a scene on a square card.

Here's mine:

I didn't feel like getting out the light tent today, so you'll have to excuse the background. Maybe when it's not so hot, I'll retake it :).

Materials:

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, American Crafts - Peppermint Express, Neenah - Solar white

Stamps/Inks: Versafine- Onyx Black, Memento- Tuxedo Black, Stampendous - Reindears and Merry Kissmas, SSS - Oh Christmas Tree, SSS - Grass Green and Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Green Hills, Red Royal, and Butter Bar

Cutting/Embossing: SSS - Oh Christmas Tree and Stitched Squares, LF - Stitched Hillside Borders

Misc: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, Liquid Pearls - Garnet

Week 16: Christmas Card Tutorials - Glitter

I've never had an easy time with Sticky Stuff, but I really enjoyed giving this week's technique a try.

Here they are:

Materials

Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock

Stamp/Inks: Versamark, Stampin Up - Whisper White

Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Sticky Stuff, TH Distress Rock Candy Glitter, Amuse Die Trio, Martha Stewart Crafts Snowflake Punch, LF Stitched Hillside Borders, Dee's Distinctively - Christmas Tree Stacker Dies, PTI - In thte Meadow, Ranger superfine opaque white embossing powder, Memory Box - Tree Border die (unsure of name)

Misc.: Dimensional adhesive