Happy Holidays

Hi Everyone!  It’s hard to believe it is already December.  Christmas will be here before we know it!  For my post today, I thought I would pull out another one of the Christmas images from Stampavie.  This image is called Gifts for You and is from Penny Johnson.

I used some patterned papers from Echo Park’s Season’s Greetings line and some crocheted lace from May Arts.  I added some buttons and baker’s twine along with a little Christmas tree charm.

I used a sentiment from Tina Wenke’s Holiday Wishes sentiment set.  I stamped the image and sentiment on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored the image with these copic markers: R24, R27, R46, R89, Y35, E79, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29, E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02, BG10, BG11, BG13, W1, W3, YG93, YG95, YG97, E51, E53, colorless blender.   After coloring my image, I sponged some antique linen and tea dye distress inks around the edges of my image.

Then, I added some white fun flock to Santa’s cap and the cuffs of his coat using a Sakura Glue Pen.  I used a gelly roll pen (from Sakura) to add a little sparkle to the stars and snowflakes.  Then, I adhered my image with foam adhesive.

Have a wonderful week!

Niki

Moonlight Wishes

Can you believe Christmas is less than a month away?!  I can’t believe how quickly the year is speeding by.  Since my kiddos started school, it seems like I blink and another month is gone!  I’m hoping to get a few more Christmas cards made before I need to get them mailed out.

Today, I thought I would share a card that I made with one of the Lili of the Valley Christmas images called Moonlight Wishes.  This was one of my favorite images from the Christmas releases this past summer.

There is just something so sweet about this image!  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored it with  these copic markers: YG93, YG95, YG97, R24, R27, R46, R89, W1, W3, Y15, Y17, E35, YG17, YG67, E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02, colorless blender.  I created a mask with eclipse masking tape.  Then, I used a BG72 copic marker and my air compressor to spray the sky.  I added some glitter to the moon and stars and some white fun flock the the ball on her cap.

I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon’s new Holiday Style paper pad.  I added some crocheted lace from May Arts and some baker’s twine from my etsy shop.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley’s Grunge Christmas Postmarks stamp set.

Have a great day!

Niki

October Afternoon November Guest Designer Week 4

Hi Everyone!  It's my last post over on the October Afternoon blog as the November guest designer.  Thanks so much to everyone at October Afternoon for letting me play along this month!  I had so much fun and it's been an honor getting to work with you!

Today, I have a couple cards to share using some of the goodies from the Sidewalks line.

Have you used any of the stamps that October Afternoon offers that coordinate with their lines?  They offer some really cute stamp sets and I love that they coordinate with their lines.   I used the stamp set from the Sidewalks line for this card.  I love those cute little vintage images!  I stamped the girl with the balloons, the boy with the banner, and the puppy on copic x-press it cardstock using tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored them with copic markers coordinating with the colors in the Sidewalk line.  I stamped some masks and applied them to my image.  Then, I added some cloud masks and used a blue copic marker and my air compressor to spray the sky.

After removing the masks, I added my image to a red mat layer.  I die cut some white felt clouds and some grass using green felt.  (I used the clouds die and grass die from My Favorite Things.)  I adhered the felt grass and stitched it in place before adhering the image to my card base.  I stitched the clouds to some white cardstock and cut around the edges.  This let me add the look of the stitching without stitching it to my image in case I messed up and it made it easy to adhere the clouds using glue dots.  I wrapped some twine (from the Sidewalks Wrap Pack) around the bottom of the card and tied a button (from the 5 & Dime button pack) in place with a bow.

And here's the second card I created.  It's been a while since I stamped an image on kraft cardstock and colored it with copic markers and I thought this little girl from the Sidewalks stamp set would be cute colored like that.  I used the Hide and Seek paper and the Red Rover paper on my card base.  I stitched the papers before adhering them so no stitching would show on the inside of the card.  I added a piece of crocheted lace from the Sidewalks Wrap Pack and then adhered the layer to my card base.  I stitched around the edge of my image and then stitched some felt grass in place.  I also added some die cut clouds and then adhered my image and clouds with foam adhesive.

Edited to Add:  You can find many of the items from the Sidewalks collection in stock at Simon Says Stamp here including the cute stamp set.

Have a great weekend!

Niki

Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone!  I made this card earlier this month to share over on the Stampavie blog.  I had to choose an image to use first.  (There are so many adorable Stampavie images that it can be hard to choose which one to use next!)  I decided to pull out this adorable Penguin and Tree image by Gillian Roberts.

I just love cute little penguin stamps and this one is definitely cute!  I used some patterned paper from Echo Park’s Season’s Greetings paper pad.  I added some bells and a silver filigree corner from Wild Orchid Crafts and some baker’s twine from my etsy shop.

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored it using these copic markers: C6, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, T5, E31, E33, Y35, Y38, YR18, E23, E25, E27, E29, BG53, R27, R46, R89, BG0000, BG000, colorless blender.  I die cut the image using a rectangle nestability die and then stitched it to a red cardstock layer.  I added some white fun flock to the penguin’s cap and some polar white flower soft below the image.  I also used some spica pens to add some glitter to the ornaments and star on the Christmas tree.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley's Grunge Christmas Postmarks stamp set.

Have a great day!

Niki

October Afternoon November Guest Designer Week 3

Hi Everyone!  I'm back with a couple more cards for my post over on the October Afternoon blog as this month's guest designer.  This week, I had to play with some of the new Holiday Style goodies!  I absolutely love everything about this line.  Christmas is my favorite holiday and October Afternoon definitely hit it out of the park with this line!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!

One of my personal favorite things about the new line is the Miscellany pack.  I just love all those vintage inspired images.  They are perfect for cards, scrapbooks, December Daily albums, tags, you name it.  I plan on using a bunch of the pieces in my Project Life album.

I used the 8x8 paper pad, the Miscellany pack, and the Buttons from the Holiday Style collection on both my cards.  Both of these images are just so cute!  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the pipe cleaners that come in the miscellany pack, but I decided to bend one into a bow and use it in place of ribbon.  I love the texture it adds!

On this card, I used another of the images from the miscellany pack.  (Love these images!)   The little snowflake also comes in the pack.  I stitched a button in the center before adhering it to my card.  The lace is from May Arts.

Have a great weekend!

Niki

birthday invite

Last month, I needed some quick invites for my son's birthday party so I created multiples of this little card.  I punched some large blue circles.  Then, I  stamped and embossed the stars (background stamp from Hero Arts) using some gold embossing powder.  Then, I stamped the adorable rocket image and the face from the Half Pint Heroes set from Waltzingmouse Stamps.   I colored the image with copic markers and cut them out.

I added some glossy accents to the image and let them dry over night.  Then, I adhered them with some foam adhesive and stamped the sentiment (also from the Half Pint Heroes set).

Have a great day!

Niki

October Afternoon November Guest Designer Week 2

Welcome to Week 2 of my guest designer posts for October Afternoon!  I have a couple more cards to share with you.  In case you missed my edit from last week's post, I messed up my post date last week.  (What a dork, right?!)  Anyway, you can find their post and answers to the questionaire they sent over on the October Afternoon blog today.  (If you're looking for my Rocket Age card, you can find my post from last week here.)

For both of my cards today, I used some goodies from the new Farmhouse line.  You can see the whole line of papers, stamps, and embellishments here.  On the card above, I chose a couple patterned papers from the 8x8 pad.  I dyed a piece of crocheted lace from May Arts using the Red Wagon Sprinkler (spray ink).  After it was dry, I stitched my layers.  The chair stamp and sentiment are from the Farmhouse stamp set.  I sponged some antique linen distress ink around the edge of the oval after cutting it out with a nestability die.  I added a few Farmhouse buttons using baker's twine and then assembled the rest of the card.

For my second card, I used more patterned papers from the Farmhouse 8x8 patterned paper pad along with a journaling card.  I stitched the layers and wrapped some crocheted lace around it before adhering it to my card.  Then, I embossed the doily stamp using the Big Bossy pad from Ranger and some white embossing powder.  I hand cut around the doily.  I stamped the silhouettes from the Farmhouse stamp set using london fog memento ink.  Then, I added the doily and silhouette image using foam adhesive.

Have a great weekend!

Niki