Happy Holidays

Just a super quick and easy christmas card using CCDesigns adorable penguin stamp. I just received my new web cam in the mail, so I figured I would try figuring out how to use the thing by filming the card making process. I broke the video in to 2 seperate parts. For the links to the videos, scroll down to the bottow of this post.

Video Part 1 - Colouring

Video Part 2 - Making the Card

 

Ingredients:

Stamp: CC Designs - Sweet Penguins

Sentiment Stamp: Amy R - Merry & Bright

CS: Copic XpressIt

DP: American Crafts - Peppermint Express & Hollyday

Ribbon: Offrey

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black & Versafine Black Onyx

Adhesives: Recollection foam strips & Tombow glue runner

Glitter: Wink of Stella clear glitter brush

Markers: Copics, Spectrum Noir, Prima Colour

 

Warm Winter Wishes

Decided to play along with the clean and simple card challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers as well as the Whiff of Joy Christmas challenge.
I had a lot of fun colouring up this Henry stamp with my Copics and Spectrum Noir markers. You cant really tell from the picture, but I used my new Wink of Stella pen on both the scarf and pompom... Super cute.

Ingredients:
Stamps: Whiff of Joy & AmyR
Inks: Momento & Versa Fine
CS: Bazzill & Copic Xpress-it
DP: Echo Park & American Crafts
Medium: Copic Markers & Spectrum Noir Markers
Extras: Wink of Stella & Glossy Accents

Cute Christmas Kitty

This card is 2 challenges in 1, The layout is from the weekly sketch challenge over at MFT and the colour combo is from Wednesdays colour challege over at SplitCoast Stampers . This weeks colour combo (#cc453) always baked cherries, was a lot of fun, though I didnt have any artichoke colour ribbon, so I went with a deeper green shade.

 

 

 

Ingredients:

Stamps: Sweet November & AmyR

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black & Versa Fine Black Onyx

DP: American Crafts

CS: Bazzill & Copic

Glitter: Elmers

Ribbon: Dollarama

Medium: Copic Markers

My Favourite Things Sketch Challenge

Long time no post.... that is an understatement, the summer was just crazy hectic and time just got away from me.

I discovered the other day that the My Favourite Things blog has a weekly sketch challenge and while I do not currently own any MFT stamps, I loved the sketch and wanted to play along.

Ingredients:
Image Stamp: Art Impressions
Sentiment Stamp: Amy R
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black & Versafine Onyx
DP: Echo Park
Card Stock: Bazzil
Punch: Marvy
Glitter: Elmers glitter glue & American Crafts glitter pens
Medium: Copic Markers & Prisma Colour Markers
Other: Glossy Accents
Ribbon, Snowflake Sequin & Gem: Dollarama

Simon Says... Anything Goes!

I am back today to play along in another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. Time again for everybody's favourite theme, "Anything Goes".
There was one more image that I really wanted to use on a christmas card, so I figured before I pack away my christmas papers I would have one last go round with a christmas themed card for this challenge. (Sorry about the bad picture, the light wasnt good, you can barely see the gold embossed sentiment)

Ingredients:
Digi Image: TiddlyInks
Stamp: Amy R
DP: American Crafts
CS: CCDesigns & Bazzill
EP: Stampendous
Medium: Copic Markers
Other: Glossy Effects & American Crafts Glitter Pens

ATS Challenge... Anything Goes

Happy Chistmas Eve, it came so quickly this year.
I had to make 2 more last minute chrstmas cards for a few people that decided to come into town this year. So of course I had to enter it in to the ATS Anything Goes Challenge.
This card is really quite glitzy in real life, with the glitter glue on the wings, the glitter pen used on the horn & halo, and the gold ink around the dark brown mat... doesnt really come across in the picture though.

Ingredients:
Digi Image: Sweet November
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: VersaFine, Colour Box
DP: Echo Park, 7 Gypsies
CS: Bazzill, CC Designs
Medium: Copic Markers
Other: Elmers Glitter Glue, American Crafts Glitter Pen
& Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder

Simon Says...Merry Christmas!

Back again for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp, this weeks theme is christmas (of course).
Luckily for me I needed to whip together another quick christmas card for a last minute get together, so it worked out perfectly.



Ingredients:
Digi Image: Tiddly Inks
Stamp: Amy R
DP: American Crafts - Hollyday
CS: CC Designs
Ribbon: Recollections
Medium: Copics and Prisma Colour Markers
Other: Elmbers Glitter Glue and Gold Sakura Gell Pen

Simon Says...Whats your favourite?

This weeks challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp blog is to make a card or project using your favourites.
Mine include: Ribbon, Glitter, Designer paper with boldish patterns and, of course copics and prisma colour markers.
(**note: the layout from this card was cased, I believe from Kristina Werner**)

Ingredients:
Stamp: CC Designs
Sentiment: My Sentiments Exactly
CS: Bazzill & CC Designs
DP: American Crafts
Ribbon: Recollections
Other: Glossy Accents, Elmers Giller Glue & Stickles: Christmas Red
Medium: Copics & Prisma Colour Markers

ATS Challenge, clean and simple

The current challenge over at All That Scraps is to create a clean and simple card, I have no idea how simple is simple, but hopefully this card qualifies:

 



Ingredients:

Digi Image: CC Designs

CS: CC Designs & Bazzill

DP: Echo Park, Seasons Greetings & Holly Jolly

Other: Glossy Accnets & Elmers Glitter Glue

Medium: Copic Markers



Simon Says: Anything Goes!

Back again for a Simon Says Blog Challenge.

This week is anything goes. I had a little difficulty colouring this image, messed up the hair, but in the end the 'fix' worked out alright.
Another christmas card under my belt, I might just make them in time.

 

Ingredients:

Image: Sweet November

CS: CCDesings (white & metallic)

DP: Echo Park

Medium: Copic Markers

Other: American Carafts Glitter Pens





Simon Says Challenge; Dawny's Sketch

Well, as usual, its been awhile since I have posted or even crafted... Life always gets in the way.
However, I am back today, with the first of many christmas cards that I have to make, so I figured why not play along with this weeks Simon Says Stamp Challenge.

The challenge was to make a card using this sketch:













and on to the card:

Ingredients:
Digi Image: Tiddly Inks
Stamp: Amy R - Snowman Sentiments
Ink: Versa Fine - Onyx Black
CS: CC Designs & Bazzill
DP: Echo Park
Ribbon: Unknown from my stash
Medium: Copic Markers
Other: Elmers Glitter Glue

ATS Challenge - Paper Piecing

Im not a huge fan of paper piecing, mainly because Im not so great with cutting things out, though I do enjoy the look when I see other peoples creation who have done it.
So when I saw this challenge's theme over at ATS I didn't think I was going to play along, and then suddenly today I decided to got for it.
While it may be a bit early for me to start christmas cards, I wanted to use an actual stamp (not a digi) and I have a limited collection, but this little snowman seemed to jump out at me.
here is what I came up with.

Ingredients;

Stamps: CC Designs

DP: Echo Park (seasons greetings)

CS: CC Designs

Medium: Copic & Prisma Colour Markers

Other: Elmers Glitter Glue & Glossy Accents

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 5

Clearly, before I made my cards this year, I placed an order at All That Scraps. Sinces about 75% of the stuff that I used for my cards this year came from there.


On to Day 5... I love the designer paper from Echo Park that I used on this one, it is probably the reason I consider this card one of my 7 favourites, the different shades of blue with the darker red colour just work so well together.


You cant tell in the picture, but I used the red American Crafts glitter pen on her little scarf to make a plaid pattern... so cute!






Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: Echo Park
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: Elmers Glitter Glue & American Crafts Glitter Pen

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 4

Day 4 and I'm going strong.

Todays card I just love... I love this digi, I love the paper that I used, and on top of that it is the first time I have had a chance to use the metallic card stock that I picked up from All That Scraps a while ago.... again, I am just loving the sparkle.







Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: Echo Park
Metallic CS: All That Scraps
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: American Crafts Glitter Pens, Glossy Accents

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 3

My third card, is probably one of my favourites because of the monochromatic colour scheme and simplicity of the layout. Well, that and of course all the sparkles.... My feeling about christmas cards, they need sparkle!




Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: American Crafts
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: Elmers Glitter Glue.

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 2

The second card for my christmas week was the first card I got to try my american crafts glitter pens, the shimmer they give off is so pretty, I used the red pen to glitter up the berries on the digi as well as on the patterned paper. I just love this image, she was a ton of fun to colour.








Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: ATD (Walmart)
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: American Crafts Glitter Pen, Elmers Glitter Glue.

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 1

So, I figured that for the week leading up to christmas I would (try) and post the 5 of my favourite christmas cards that I made this year.


The first one looks fabulous in real life, I took the time and put a dab of glitter glue on all of the bulbs on the designer paper I used.. Time consuming, but the sparkle it gives looks awsome. Also I used glossy accents on the image for the bulbs, nose and hooves.... adds some nice dimension.








Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versamark
EP: Stampendous
DP: Echo Park
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour pencils & markers
Misc: Elmers Glitter Glue & Glossy Accents
Ribbon: Unknown