Hello Winter Friends...

  Hello and welcome!  Today’s card features this cutie (new) stamp set from SimonSaysStamp (Winter Hugs), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Inks Oxide Inks (wild honey, picked raspberry, and chipped sapphire).  To start, I die cut a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock using SSS stitched whirl cover die then a stitched rectangle square.  Next, I ink blended panel using above mentioned Distress Oxide Inks.  I then stamped snowman image, fussy cut, and Copic colored.  I stamped sentiment onto a piece of Vellum then silver heat embossed, and fussy cut.  To finish, I assembled elements, adhered to SSS fog cardstock card base, added a few SSS moonshine sequins, and a few Nuvo crystal drops in silver.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!  Please note: this card has been submitted to the current SimonSaysStamp Flickr Challenge #113 

Snowmen Holidays....

    Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this cutie stamp set from Stampendous (Stretchy  Snowmen), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Oxide Inks (wilted violet, picked raspberry, and squeezed lemonade).  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock then Ink Blended above mentioned Distress Oxide Inks starting at the top of the panel.  Next, I placed SSS snowy stencil over panel and smoothed Wendy Vecchi Embossing paste over stencil onto panel.  I then stamped snowman, fussy cut, and Copic colored image.  To finish, I stamped sentiment, die cut using Avery Elle pierced banner set, adhered elements to card base, and added sequins.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!  Please note: this card has been submitted to the current SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge blog. 

Cheers to Holiday Happiness...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super fun holiday stamp set from Ellen Hutson Llc. (Mondo Holly) and watercoloring using Tombow duel brush markers.  To start, I die cut a wonky stitched rectangle panel from Strathmore hot press watercolor paper then flicked on gold watercolor from Gambi Tansi watercolors.  I then stamped image, gold heat embossed, then die cut.  Next, I began watercoloring by added color directly to image then going over with a light wash of water pulling the color out towards the edges.  Next, I stamped sentiment onto a piece of trimmed vellum and gold heat embossed.  To finish, I assembled elements, adhered elements to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Angels Bring Joy...

  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super cute set from Pretty Pink Posh (Angel Friends), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Oxide Inks (tumbled glass and blue print sketch).  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock and then ink blended above mentioned Distress Oxide Inks onto panel using Tim Holtz round blending tool.  I then added a few flicks of water to panel to add a little bit of interest to the background.   Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic Colored Angel images.  I then centered the images onto panel, stamp sentiment, and heat embossed using Silver embossing powder from Ranger.  To finish, I adhered panel and Angels to a SimonSaysStamp fog cardstock base then added a coat of Wink of Stella clear and glossy accents to Angels “wings”.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Filled with Joy...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this pretty stamp set from SimonSaysStamp (Love and Laughter) and Copic coloring.  This stamp set was a SimonSaysStamp Stamptember 2017 collaboration between SSS and Memory Box Co.  To start, I die cut a piece of MFT’s wild cherry cardstock using Lawn Fawn’s woodgrain cover die.  I next, die cut circle from a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock using Zig-Zag circle stax from MFT’s and Ink Blended bottom of circle using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic colored images.  To finish, I stamped sentiment onto circle, heat embossed using Ranger plantinum embossing powder, assembled, and adhered elements to Neenah desert storm card base using fun foam for the lamp post. Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!

Festive Pointsettia...
  Hello and welcome friends!  Today’s card features this lovely stamp set from Altenew (Festive Pointsettias) and watercoloring using Altenew watercolor set.  To start, I die cut a wonky stitched rectangle panel from Strathmore hot press watercolor paper.  This particular type of paper has a smoother surface thus making heat embossing stamped images a bit easier.  Once panel was die cut, I stamped floral image using Versamark ink then gold heat embossed.  I then began watercoloring image using a light wash of color/water then going back over intensifying colors/shadows.  To finish, I stamped sentiment then gold heat embossed, adhered panel to SSS fog cardstock base, then added sequins.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!