Snow Blanket Card

This Penny Black Snow Blanket stamp arrived in today's mail. I have been wanting to try a scene stamp using my Misti. One of the disk magnets broke. But I was able to use the Misti without a problem.  I do have a bar magnet ordered. 

I copied the sample on the package of this stamp. It was easy using the Misti, adding each color separately with either the markers or the distress inkpad.

The stamp was huge! About 5-7/8 inches wide by 4-3/4 inches high. 

I was using a 5-1/4 x 4 inch piece of cardstock so I added a piece of computer paper underneath my cardstock so it wouldn't mess up the bottom of the Misti.

I pulled out all my markers to find the colors I wanted. Here is what I used...

Fence: Zig clean color real brush 062-Dark Brown

Bottom part of tree: Ranger distress marker-vintage photo

I decided to stamp the far edges of the branches next-Distress ink pad-rusty hinge

Then I went in the center part of the tree branches-Tombow 925-Orange

Pine trees-Tombow 098 kind of an olive green. On panel 2, 3, and 4, added strokes of Tombow 177-a darker green. This green was similar to SU's old olive

Then for the shadows on the fence, below the fence and on the snow on the horizon I used Tombow 526 blue dabbed onto the craft sheet and picked up with my water brush/aqua painter.

It was very fun and relaxing to play with this scene card. I can add a sentiment on  separate layer for a special occasion card. Or, just leave it as is for a hello card.

Hope you are staying safe from Covid! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!

Wreath Cards

I am still making these wreath cards and having fun with them. Trying out variations with different stamps. Was happy to find great wreath stamps in the Stampin' Up's Lots of Lavender set!

Thanks to Lynette who loaned me 8 stamps sets for the winter!

Made my own template by drawing two 3-1/2 inch squares on paper. Placed that paper in my Misti.
Cut a 3-1/2 inch square of cardstock for stamping. Used that in the Misti, turning it 4 times. More details about the Misti placement at the end of this post.

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Lots of Lavender, All-Seasons Wreath; Hero Arts.
Ink: distress evergreen bough, worn lipstick, festive berries, oxide worn lipstick.
Colored pencil to color in the bow which was fussy cut and attached with foam tape

Same stamps and inks as above, except for Stampabilities sentiment. Also, added the tiny hearts from SU's Yay You set.
Used Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder.

Stamps: Stampin' Up! What I love, Yay You.
Was happy to find that "cherish" stamp in SU's Baroque Motifs set.

This wreath was made free hand with Stampin' Up!'s wood stamp set, All-Seasons Wreath.
I still love the look of this wreath and love how easy it is to create.
Sentiment is from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings CL342.
Inks: distress frayed burlap, oxide worn lipstick
Colored pencil to fill in flowers and bow.

Here's a new baby card. Used a clear heart stamp in the Misti with oxide worn lipstick ink. I added the green sprigs  by hand using SU's All-Seasons Wreath wood set and distress evergreen bough ink. Used Cuttlebug's Heart Blocks embossing folder.

I took these photos to show how I stamped with the Misti. You can always click on images to see a larger view. I drew a 3-1/2: square (the size of my cardstock). Then drew another one at an angle as shown. Decided on placement using a circle and then added the heart stamp.
I was inspired by Jo-Anne Roger's video tutorial.

Since making these cards,  I treated myself to Gina K's Wreath Builder Bundle which comes with 2 templates and her Wreath Builder stamps. Stay tuned for more wreaths!

Hoping the new year is good to you all!
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.

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