Good Friends...
  Hello and welcome!  Today’s card this super cute set from My Favorite Things (Beast Friends) and stamping using this fun turnabout stamp from Concord and 9th (Sunshine; coordinating dies).  To start, I placed this “turnabout” stamp into my Misti stamping tool, inking it using various Prima Marketing Inc. “color philosophies” dye inks (hydrangea petals, atlas blue, and private lagoon) by inking it with one color, turning my paper, and inking with another, etc...until BG was stamped.  Last turn of stamp was inked using Versamark ink then heat embossed using Ranger gold embossing powder.  Next, I die cut circle using coordinating die cut then assembled the elements to make a shaker window.  I then stamped image, die cut, and Copic colored image, then stamped sentiment, heat embossed, and trimmed.  To finish, I added sequins and seed beads (PrettyPinkPosh) to window area, adhered panel to card base (SimonSaysStamp audrey blue cardstock) and adhered image using liquid adhesive and fun foam to sentiment.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Warm Winter Wishes to You...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this fun winter/holiday themed set from Flora and Fauna (Artic Starry Night), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Inks (evergreen bough and faded blue jeans).  To start, I die cut a wonky stitched rectangle panel (MFT’s) from a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock then stamped polar bear image.  I then masked polar bear image and then stamped ice burg image.  Next, keeping polar bear mask in place, and placing a mask over ice burg, I ink blended Distress Inks over a “circle burst” stencil from MFT’s.  Next, I Copic colored both images.  To finish, I stamped sentiment using “evergreen bough” Distress Ink and adhered panel to card base using fun foam.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!  Please note:   This card has been submitted to current SimonSaysStamp “Work It” Wednesday Challenge blog.

Yeti or Not...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super cute set from Mama Elephant (Me and My Yeti) and Copic coloring.  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from MFT’s blue breeze cardstock, die cut mountains (Mama Elephant) using Lawn Fawn narwhal cardstock and Neenah solar white, then die cut hillsides also using Neenah solar white.  Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic colored images.  I then stamped sentiment (Mama Elephant: Yeti Sentiments) using Avery Elle strawberry pigment ink.  To finish, I assembled elements and adhered to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Christmas Cheer to You and the New Year...
  Hello and welcome!  Today’s card features this pretty festive set from Papertrey Ink (Joyful Christmas) and stamping using Avery Elle pigment inks (lemon grass, celery, mimosa, and truffle).  To start, I die cut a wonky stitched rectangle (MFT’s) panel from Neenah solar white cardstock and placed panel in my Misti Stamping tool.  I begin stamping tree images using above mentioned pigment inks, by first stamping larger trees, then smaller trees.  I next centered the “trunks” on each tree and stamped those coordinating images, then moved onto the stars for each tree.  Next, I heat set images since using pigment inks which stay wet longer.  Once dry, I stamped sentiment and heat embossed using SimonSaysStamp antique gold embossing powder.  To finish, I ink blended Distress Ink in tumbled glass beneath the trees to help “ground” the images so not to look like they were floating in mid air, then adhered panel to card base using fun foam.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Merry Wishes to You...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super fun and festive stamp from Concord and 9th (Christmas Cheer turnabout stamp), coordinating die (Ribbon Banner), and Copic coloring.  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel Neenah desert storm then placed the panel into my Misti Stamping Tool.  Following the instructions on the stamp package, I stamped image using Versamark Tuxedo black dye ink, rotating the image as instructed until the entire panel was covered.  I then Copic colored each image.  Next, die cutting the coordinating “ribbon banner” using the same cardstock but this time stamping the sentiment using MFT’s wild cherry hybrid ink.  To finish, I adhered stamped panel to card base using fun foam as well as adhering sentiment using foam tabs.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Christmas Blessings to You...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this pretty stamp set from Sunny Studio (Christmas Chapel), watercoloring using Zig Clean Color real brush markers, and Ink Blending using Distress Inks (blueprint sketch and tumbled glass).  To start, I ink blended Distress Inks over a Neenah solar white stitched rectangle panel starting from the top blending towards the bottom.  Once panel was dry, I ink blended Hero Arts Unicorn white pigment over a “snowfall stencil” (SimonSaysStamp) onto the ink blended panel.  Next, I stamped, die cut, then watercolored “chapel” by first adding color then going back over using a clean wet brush pulling the color from edges towards the middle.  I then die cut hillsides (Lawn Fawn) out of the same Neenah solar white cardstock.  To finish, I stamped sentiment, white heat embossed, assembled elements and adhered to card base.  I used fun foam for the chapel and finally added “diamond” Stickles to hillsides.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Holiday Joy...
  Hello and welcome friends!  Today’s card features several products from MFT’s ( die-namics JOY, Itty Bitty Bears stamp set, and Wonky Stitched rectangles).  To start, I die cut rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock, then centered “joy” die and die cut sentiment from panel as well as MFT’s wild cherry cardstock.  Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic colored “Itty Bitty” bear.  I then, “in-layed” sentiment into negative space on panel and stamped “stars” using MFT’s dandelion hybrid ink.  To finish, assembled and adhered elements to cardbase using fun foam for bear, and added Nuvo glitter accents in “aztec gold” to bear’s “Santa Hat”.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Merry and Bright Lights...
  Hello and welcome!  Today’s card features several die cut products from SimonSaysStamp (curved edge and lined trees).  To start, I die cut curved edge into a trimmed piece of Neenah solar white cardstock, then placed “lined trees” onto edge and also die cut.  Next, I die cut the “lined trees” again this time using gold mirror cardstock and MFT’s “dill pickle” cardstock.  I then stamped “plaid” BG stamp onto a trimmed piece of coordinating cardstock.  To finish, I assembled elements, stamped sentiment and gold heat embossed, adhered elements to panel/card base, and added PrettyPinkPosh “gold confetti” sequins.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!  Please note: this card has been submitted to the current SimonSaysStamp Flickr Challenge (#85).

Snow one like You...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super cute set from PrettyPinkPosh (winter wonderland), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Inks.  To begin, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock then began ink blending Distress Inks focusing from the top down.  Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic colored images.  I next, die cut several stitched hillsides also using Neenah solar white cardstock.  Next, I stamped sentiment, and white heat embossed.  To finish, I assembled elements, adhered to panel/cardbase, and added stickles along the top of  the “Stitched” hillsides.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!