Less is More Tactile Challenge

I have been wanting to play with vellum after seeing my girl friend Bonnie Klass of Stamping with Klass using vellum beautifully on many of her gorgeous cards.  The new Less is More weeks 286 & 287 Challenge: Recipe: Use Something Tactile was perfect to give me an idea for vellum.  I think you definitely want to "touch" this Christmas card :-)  The challenge runs thru August 5th.

I stamped my tree from SU Evergreen onto the back of the vellum with Mossy Meadow.  I turned the vellum over and Heat Embossed with SU gold embossing powder the lined tree stamp from the same set.  The vellum from my stash already had the flakes of gold.

I die cut the vellum and card front with my CUTplorations "Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies".  Then attached my vellum piece with my SU Fine Tip Glue Pen,  which gave the bit of puckered dimensional look...a happy not planned effect!

I finished my card by Heat EB with gold EB powder the sentiment from SU Christmas Greetings (ret).

 More Challenges:

Wednesday Simon Says: Anything Goes

STAMPlorations July CAS Anything Goes without the twist

Card Recipe

Stamps: SU Evergreen
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick and Vellum from stash
Inks: SU Mossy Meadow, Versamark
Accessories: Big Shot, CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies..Large and small dies, SU Fine Tip Glue Pen and Gold EB powder, Heat Tool
Techniques: Vellum stamping, Heat EB, Die Cuts, CAS

Thank you  for Looking and especially for your much appreciated Comments.  Hugs.....

DTGD16vdutchr Challenge Day 2

It is Dare to Get Dirty time at SCS, sure hope you can join us for the week long challenge, inspiration, and chatting fun! My card was a sampler for Vicki's DTGD16vdutchr Challenge today. You have to be a SCS Fan Club Member to join the challenge.  This Annual Challenge is a perk for being a paid member of SCS,  which helps with all their expenses. 

There are 5+ challenges a day from past and present Dirty Girls and runs through Saturday August 6th.  

I had a lot of fun making this card using my new SU Swirly Bird stamp set. I used Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip inks. 

Please check out My SCS Gallery for all the rest of the details on this card. Happy stamping my SCS friends :-)

DTGD16vasunshine Challenge Day 1

It is Dare to Get Dirty time at SCS, sure hope you can join us for the week long challenge, inspiration, and chatting fun! My card was a sampler for Teresa's DTGD16vasunshine Challenge today. You have to be a SCS Fan Club Member to join the challenge.  This Annual Challenge is a perk for being a paid member of SCS,  which helps with all their expenses. 

There are 5+ challenges a day from past and present Dirty Girls and runs through Saturday August 6th.  

I used a landscape I made using Alcohol Ink a while ago.  I cut it down to make a 4 1/4" square card.  (I cut off the piece I did not like...hee, hee,) I then stamped with the sentiment and added an alcohol ink and gold foil butterfly trimming the piece with gold foil and mounting on Very Vanilla cardstock.

Please check out My SCS Gallery for all the rest of the details. Happy stamping my SCS friends :-)

DTGD16understandblueA Challenge Day 1

It is Dare to Get Dirty time at SCS, sure hope you can join us for the week long challenge, inspiration, and chatting fun! My card was a sampler for Lydia's DTGD16understandblueA Challenge today.  You have to be a SCS Fan Club Member to join the challenge.  This Annual Challenge is a perk for being a paid member of SCS,  which helps with all their expenses. 

There are 5+ challenges a day from past and present Dirty Girls and runs through Saturday August 6th.    

My card was really easy...I just stamped a piece of monoprint stamped background from my stash.  Popped up on Whisper White thick CS and added the Happy Birthday.  Enjoy....

Please check out my SCS gallery for more details....

Happy stamping my SCS friends :-)

July CASEplorations Stenciled Mixed Media

When I saw Elina Stromberg's Gorgeous card for STAMPlorations July 2016 CASEploration Challenge I knew I had to join in the fun!  I LOVE Fall colors and stenciling.  Also we have plenty of family and friends with Fall birthdays :-)  I decided to leave off my sentiment for now.  I may just add a sentiment inside.  Just could not add anymore to my Card front...what do you think?

Here is Elina's Beauty...

I started with a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  I saturated the card front with Distress inks using blending tools.  I wanted to get the lighter shading in the middle like Elins's card so I added my yellow T.H. Distress Crayon and rubbed in with my finger.  Next I used Tim Holtz's Faded Dots stencil and sprayed with Glimmer Mist, which gave a ghosting effect.  Next I stenciled with TCW Time Travel Stencil sponging with Distress Inks.  

I was so happy with the pretty glowing effect.  I sprayed again with more Glimmer Mist...It really, really shines IRL :-)  Sponged the edges with Distress Inks and popped up the sponged and die cut leaves from my stash.  Added a linen thread bow....and Done!  Loved the results.  

Thank you again Elina for your awesome Inspiring card!  

My card is also for Simon Says Stamp Blog Monday Challenge: Texture

Simon Says Stamp Blog Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Card Recipe

Stamps: SU Vintage Leaves

Paper: SU Whisper White, Strathmore Mixed Media

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Walnut Stain.  

Tim Holtz Distress Crayon..Mustard Seed

Accessories: T.H.Faded Dots Stencil and TCW Time Travel Stencil, Big Shot, SU Vintage Leaves Die Cuts, Tool Blenders, sponge daubers, linen thread, dimensionals, mini mister with alcohol ink and frost white shimmer paint.

Techniques: CASEing, Sponging, Spraying, Ghosting, Stenciling, die cutting

CAS(E) this Sketch CTS182

I am Loving all the new SU 2016-18 In Colors and the"Swirly Bird Stamp Set" and coordinating "Swirly Scribbles Thinlits".   I have been using all these new products for my July SU Hostess Club party on the 26th.  I will be sharing after our party 2 cards we will be making.  I have been busy die cutting 8 of the 9 dies for a total of 16 kits :-)  My cutting plates are no longer new looking !

After I finished the kits I wanted to make a few more cards for sample ideas for my girls.  I die cut a baggy full of the different dies in different In Colors.  I discovered when making my kits that you want to SAVE all the punch out pieces to use as inlays...just like a puzzle..so fun!

I die cut a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card front out of W. White CS using my new CUTplorations "Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle" Thin metal dies.  Next I stamped the splats with Melon Mambo for the background.  I attached all my "puzzle" pieces to the CS using my SU Fine Tip Glue Pen.  I used Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo pieces.  Stamped hello from SU "A Dozen Thoughts" retired.

I did add a 2nd layer of the white die for more dimension and because I thought the Peekaboo Peach in the middle was not bright enough I just added a Melon Mambo piece,  which I liked much better.

My card is for the CAS(E) this Sketch CTS182 Challenge.

I'm also joining in the fun at Snippets Playground week 239,  since I used Snippets of Die Cuts :-) Lots of fun always at Pixie's Crafty Workshop!

Card Recipe

Stamps: SU Swirly Bird Stamp Set and A Dozen Thoughts (ret)

Paper: SU Whisper White regular and thick, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo

Accessories: Big Shot, SU Swirly Scribles Thinlits, CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle thinlit, SU Fine Tip Glue Pen

Techniques: Inlaid Die Cuts, CAS

Enjoy and thank you for looking and especially for your much appreciated Comments!  Hugs.....