Oct 11, 2016

Tim Holtz Snowflake Knit Card for 12 Tags of Christmas


I finished my rendition of The Funkie Junkie's 12 Tags of Christmas week two.  How beautifully festive is Linda's tag!  I was completely inspired by her use of sage and red and beautiful stenciling.  I used Tim's Holiday Knit stencil with Festive Berries.  I sponged the edges of  all of my panels with Walnut Stain lightly for a vintage/timeworn look.


For my layering panel I splashed watery inks onto the sponged panel for interest.  I used Shabby Shutters and Bundled sage to sponge my Layered Snowflake.  I just love this die/embossing folder combo.  This is the first time I've used it.  :)  I finished with a Chit Chat sticker and some doodling.  Find these products in The Funkie Junkie Boutique and be sure to visit Linda's blog to see the other entries in this challenge - you will leave inspired!

To view all of my 12 Tags of Christmas click HERE.





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Oct 10, 2016

Rustic Woodland Nights Card for 12 Tags of Christmas


I have been anxiously awaiting the start of The Funkie Junkie's 12 Tags of Christmas!  This year is Linda's 5th anniversary hostessing the challenge and I am so thankful!  I absolutely love her kickoff tag.  This year I decided to do cards instead of tags so I could build up my stash.  Like Linda, I created an inky background with Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap.  I used an old Penny Black stamp for the music.


I don't have any Inka Gold or Treasure Gold so I mixed together gold embossing paste with opaque embossing paste and a bit of vintage glitter and spread it through my IndigoBlu star stencil.  The result was almost like a crackle paste!  Strange!  But I liked it nonetheless.  I don't have the new treeline die, but do have this old version and I love it.  I too used black for my trees.  Find your treeline die at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, link below.  I added splashes of Color Bloom spray in gold.


I found this amazing stamp (maker unknown) in my mom's stash.  O Holy Night is my favorite Christmas song EVER!!!  Actually, I found this version by Weezer back in the day before I came to Christ and was overwhelmingly taken by the beauty of God's great gift to us and was saved some time later.  Their rendition is still so special to me.  I've embedded if you want to view, but be warned it ROCKS!!!

To see all of my 12 Tags of Christmas click HERE.





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Oct 9, 2016

Simple Stamped Nativity Christmas Cards


Working on my Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas has really gotten me in the Christmas spirit.  How funny!  While I was on a roll, I decided to whip out some cards for my stash.  It's been a while since I played along with a Mojo Monday sketch, so I broke out my Verve stamps and went to town.


I ordered this Nativity set from Stampin' Up! last year because I truly love nativity cards and only had a couple of stamps.  I decided to partially stamp the nativity in black and then use the star that is part of the stamp separately on the tag.  I embossed this new Verve sentiment at the top corner.  It truly is a festive stamp and I love it!


I stamped the scripture from the SU! set on the inside of my card to finish it off.  Here's my sweet Logan just before his sparring match.  He did get his green belt and we are just so proud of him!


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Oct 8, 2016

Dark and Moody and Steampunk with PaperArtsy


Happy Saturday to you!  My wee one is taking his green belt testing today - how fun!  I have another dark and moody card to share with you.  The PaperArtsy topic for these two weeks is Die Cuts. To further build up my collage, I added a gear die (mailed to me from my lovely friend Anne (Redanne) - thank you!)  I used Cloisonne embossing powder over the gear and rather loved the result!  I added in some stamped clock faces and this amazing PaperArtsy image by Lynne Perrella.  The flowers were made with the Tattered Florals die using crinoline and colored with inks.  They are simply layered and secured with a brad.  The material crinkles well and holds its shape.  Super easy and lots of inky fun!


 You can find the tutorial of how I made this background over at Stamps & Stencils HERE.  


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PaperArtsy - Use Die Cuts
SanDee&amelie: Anything Goes Steampunk/Industrial
Vintage Cafe Card Challenges: Steampunk
Scrappy Land: Anything Goes (gear, clock & honeycomb all by Sizzix)
Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: Die Cuts
Chocolate Baroque: Color Challenge

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Oct 6, 2016

Hello Autumn Mixed Media Owl Canvas

*  This is my second post today - please keep scrolling or click "older posts" for an exciting announcement and giveaway.  *  


We have a new challenge at Stamps and Stencils and I will be this month's hostess.  Our challenge theme for October is Elements of Nature.  Here's how I've described the theme, "Whether you are inspired by the glorious world around us with the changing seasons, or tempted to use elements of nature in your art work, this month we'd love to see your nature inspired entries.  Anything goes as long as you include a natural element in your art which can be either either stamped or an actual item! As always you need to include stamping or stenciling."


I recently purchased a digital plaid background bundle from the company Creative Market.  As a result, they sent me free weekly downloads and I got this fall watercolor leaf package for free.  You can get this download through 10/9/16 HERE.  I can't wait to see what freebies they offer next week!  These leaves are amazing and yes, I printed and fussy cut every last one!  But it was fun to do because they are such glorious and vibrant eye candy.

Sadly, I forgot to take a pic of my background.  I used a Finnabair dots stencil and crackle stamp and Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays.


My main idea was to use a square tea tin lid to build a nest for my sweet owl.  I have a very nostalgic and sweet story of me and my grandmother seeing an owl in the wood near our home and this piece brings back all of those precious memories...


Here you can see the tin a little better.  It is a beautiful copper.  I cut a piece of wood grain paper to go inside and layered with basket filler.  I added in several of those lovely tiny pine cones from a girl scout trip to the eastern most elevated area of the US, in North Carolina.  Man, I love those itty bitties!  I built up my layers by using twigs underneath.


I just had to add this banner, one of the beautiful free downloads from a different set.  Of course, to me it is a pun.  I love the idea of this owl looking back to me from his autumnal setting saying hello!  But then, I'm a silly and imaginative girl...  Happy autumn to you my friends!


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I used the following sprays from the Go Greased Lightening Set:
Rizzo's Rowdy Red, Sandra Dee Sepia, Tears on My Pillow Tangerine
STAMPlorations: Anything Goes Mixed Media w/Stencil
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