Stampfest at Lynette's November 13, 2024

We visited Lynette Wednesday, November 13, 2024 and had a great day! For lunch, we took a walk to nearby Chipotle's for  Burrito Bowls.

Back at her house, she helped me decide on a simple Christmas card design.

Inside of my Christmas card

Then we had lots of fun playing with her new Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die, Waffle Flower Postage Collage Blocks Stencil (contains the "window openings"/rectangles to mask out the perforation areas and a little border AND the Waffle Flower Collage Wild Flower Stencil set (of 3 stencils) to add the flowers. 

We were impressed how easy it was for Lynette to die cut the faux postage layer in her Cuttlebug. The Postage Collage Wild Flower Stencils (set of 3 stencils) are etched with text on each showing the order to be used. Made it easy to add the ink with blending brushes.

Remember to click on any image for a larger version.

We used Gina K inks: wild dandelion, sweet mango, warm cocoa and grass green.

On our second postage collage, we ink blended 3 background colors to each of the rectangles. We used the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Blocks Stencil and we added paper to block each rectangle when the colors did not go across the blocks.  

Then we stamped various small image stamps from our collection using Versafine onyx black ink.

For the background ink blending, we used Gina K inks, starting at the bottom and working our way up...

bottom: jelly bean green 

middle: wild lilac 

top: light orchid.

When we were done stamping, Lynette taught Don and me to play Mexican Train Dominoes. It was a  lot of fun. We played a few rounds and I think we'll play again next time. 

Lynette always puts out a beautiful charcuterie board with some delicious wine and last night was no different! We enjoyed the food and listened to music and then showed her many pictures from our recent vacation. It was a lovely day!

Thanks for visiting!

Peace and all good!

Stampfest at Lynette's January 31, 2024

Time flies...can't believe it's been almost 7 weeks since our Stampfest on Jan. 31! Finally have these cards up on the blog. Sorry for the delay! 

Lynette wanted to try Melanie Muenchinger's Direct to Paper Technique: Embroidered Denim Flowers. It was on YouTube January 26, 2020.

Used Gina K's Powder Blue mini inkpad to swipe the paper directly with ink for the background. Then used Gina K's Water Droplet stencil and a blending brush with the same Powder Blue ink.

Flowers and leaves are from a Stampin Up! clear set called What I love. They are stamped in Gina K's Blue Denim ink.

Lynette also wanted to make a sprig card like my Christmas thank you cards. I found inspiration for those here: Jackie Bolhuis' cards which she posted on her blog and YouTube.

Used the 3 different sprigs and the sentiment from Gina K's Perfect Poinsettia set. The pinecone is from Stampin' Up!'s Fantastic Foliage set. I forget which stamp set had the cute little group of 3 berries...

Used Gina K's You Have My Heart set for the guitar. I think the musical notes and sentiment are from Lynette's stash. Not sure which brown and blue inks were used.

I wanted to made cards based on Natasha Foote's Creating Your Own Stamps From Fun Foam, with Magnificient Results Youtube #977

I used Stampin Up's Little Shapes set, from 2000 instead of creating my own blocks with fun foam, though it would be fun to try!

Gina K inks: powder blue, dusty rose and peach bellini 

The flowers are from Lynette's stash: Time Well Spent by Stampin Up!

Ink Colors: Gina K's Key Lime, Sweet Corn and kept the Powder Blue.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Peace and all good.

Generational Stamping on Christmas Card

Inspired by Heather Telford's Tannenbaum Forest Video I made these card layers using Canson 140 lb watercolor paper. A great big thanks to Heather for sharing this very fun and easy tutorial! 

Since I do not have the Penny Black Tannenbaum Trio set, I used an Inkadinkado wood mounted stamp labeled #96683. It has two pine trees. Also used a smaller wood mounted pine tree stamp that was not labeled. As Heather suggests, I inked my stamp with mowed lawn, then added some peeled paint then a little chipped sapphire on the edges.  The inked stamp is spritzed before stamping. Then two more impressions are made with that stamp without adding more ink! The spritzing allows a lighter and then again another lighter image! The lighter trees look farther off in the distance.

I used a distress vintage photo marker to add brown to the trunk of my small tree. Heather used a gathered twig brown distress marker. This is done before the first impression is made. My larger trees did not have tree trunks. 

My stamp is smaller than the Penny Black Tannenbaum Trio, so I just kept at this process till I felt I had enough trees. I followed Heather's instruction to change the color order to peeled paint, then mowed lawn, then chipped sapphire after a couple of rounds of stamping. I think she did that for her  second round of three impressions. Please refer to Heather's video for all the details on her wonderful method of generational stamping!

Heather recommends using Yellow Frog tape. I wish I had that because the blue painters tape ripped my paper when removing it. Before using it, I stuck the tape piece to my hand a few times to try to remove some of the "stickiness".  

I planned my layers to be 4 x 5-1/4 inches. But I made a mistake when cutting. Then I had to trim the rips from the blue tape removal. So I have some odd sized layers.

I used a heat tool to dry the paper before the first strip of tape was removed. Added a circle mask cut from a sticky note. Used a blending brush to add distress faded jeans to the top edge and around the circle and to the edge of the tape to get "snow hills". Once the first hill was "created", removed the tape and reapplied it for more "snow hills".

Below you can see some of my finished cards. I used a dark green card base, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inch size.

Then I experimented using Michael Strong's cloisonné Christmas tree, adding the distress mowed lawn, peeled paint and chipped sapphire, spritzing  and stamping. I only did the one impression with that stamp. Then I switched to the Inkadinkado two tree stamp used above and continued with Heather's generational stamping technique.

Heather's generational stamping technique was very fun and easy! I hope you give it a try!

Happy Stamping! Peace and all good!

Christmas Cards from 2019

I know it's late for posting Christmas cards, but just wanted to keep a record for myself. I had a blast with an old Stampin' Up! wood set called All-Season Wreath. My friend, Lynette, has loaned this set and several other SU sets to me for the winter.

Used distress evergreen bough ink for the wreath and holly. Used colored pencils to color in the berries and leaves. Added  the little Christmas tree from
Michael Strong's Seasonal Silhouettes 1 which was stamped in distress festive berry ink and fussy cut. Sentiment is from Northwoods and it is stamped in distress festive berries.

Stamped the little flowers from the All-Seasons Wreath and colored them with colored pencils. Used distress worn lipstick on Michal Strong's  little Christmas tree here.

Used a Hero Arts snowflake clear stamp and distress broken china with my Misti to make this snowflake wreath. Attached some Hero Arts plastic sequins with acrylic medium.

Used a clear stamps from Stampin' Up's Yay You set for the wreath and hearts.
The "thank you" is from Stampin' Up's What I Love clear acrylic set.

This Christmas tree is from Michael Strong's Christmas Tree set. The Sentiment is a Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous cling rubber stamp from the Mini Holidays 2, CMS096.

Back to Michael Strong's tiny Christmas tree from Michael Strong's Seasonal Silhouettes 1, this time using the entire impression of that stamp in distress worn lipstick. The snowman and pine leaves are a cling rubber stamp given to me by Maggie, a dear friend. The sentiment stamped in distress festive berries is from Stampin' Up's Snow Swirled wood set.
I used my old paper crimper to add texture to the blue layer on these last 2 cards.

Thank you for visiting!
Hope you are having a great day!

Two More Christmas Cards

A few more cards are getting mailed...

Still using my large stash of Christmas papers

and Tim Holtz stamps with festive berries distress ink.

Love the look that old crimper gives on this holly paper.

Added a strip of  "red line tape" to attach the green ribbon, making loops here and there.

Thanks for visiting!

Hoping you are enjoying the season of Hope and Love!

Christmas Cards

I started working on making Christmas cards after Thanksgiving.

Was hoping to be on top of this, but the cards are still here...

Hopefully to be mailed tonight!

Stil using printed papers from my stash.

Stamps from Michael Strong, Hampton Arts, Tim Holtz and Stampin' Up!

Below are some close-ups:

Thanks so much for visiting.

May your day be merry!

Stampfest with Lynette Dec 5, 2018

Lynette and I spent the day on December 5th visiting and stamping.

We used some printed Christmas papers from my stash.

Lynette brought along a Tim Holtz stamp and die set from awhile ago.

I pulled out some of my Tim Holtz Christmas stamps and my Michael Strong Christmas tree.

It's fun to see all the bits and pieces and parts of the cards before they are done!

Thanks for visiting! Wishing you JOY!

Christmas Memory Book

Decorated the cover of a mixed media notebook 

to create a Christmas memory book for my daughter

who is having the Christmas dinner celebration this year.

The idea is to have family write a little something in it each year. 

Stamps: Michael Strong, Stampin' Up!

Inks:  Distress pine needles, walnut stain, Versafine embossing ink

Zing "gold glitter finish" embossing powder

Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder

Jane Davenport INKredible pen

Canson Mix Media 5.5 x 8.5 inch, 138 lb. blank journal

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Christmas Cards 2016

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my friends, near and far!

Made a few Holmade Christmas cards this year...and at the last minute.
Though busy, it sure was relaxing going into a zone
while playing with papers, inks and stamps!

My friend, Lynette, found this SU set, City of David at a garage sale for me!
Thanks so much for being my personal shopper, Lynette!
In addition, she found this card on pinterest for inspiration
which directs to Peggy Murwin's card on her Stamp with Peggy blog.
The dry embossed background was made from the embossing folder
in the Tim Holtz Bird Talk 2 clear stamp set by Sizzix.

Combined a dry embossed snowflake by Sizzix, Tim Holtz with Michael Strong's Cloisonne Christmas tree, a Penny Black sentiment and some twine on these.

Used Michael Strong's Cloisonne Cameo-snowflake, a SU sentiment, printed papers, ribbon and a cuttlebug snowflake dry embossing here.

Variations on a theme...adding eyelets to the Michael Strong Cameo

A closer view

Inks used
Stampin' Up! ballet blue
Versamark black onyx
distress festive berries, crushed olive & peeled paint

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