One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #10 - Star of Wonder

Welcome to a new OLCC Challenge, this week we are asking you to Use Stars as the Twist. I masked and sponged some Distress Ink in the centre of my card and then misted the sponging with water.  I stamped the silhouette scene and the stars, embossing the stars with Silver embossing Powder. I inlaid the Silver Foil Star and finished off with the sentiment.  We would love you to join us and make a One Layer Card for your stash for Christmas and do check out the rest of the Design Team for some more inspiration.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Come to Bethlehem, Mama Elephant - Make a Wish, Simon Says Stamps - Birthday Balloons
Card: Whisper White, Silver Foil
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks Faded Jeans, Stormy Seas, Versamark. Stazon Black
Finishing Touches: Silver Foil Star
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Star of Wonder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, Embossing Buddy, Silver E/Powder, Heat Tool, Sponges, Masking Medium, Dble Sided Tape
Lovely to have you visit today.
Hugs,

Merry Monday #159 - Winter Wishes

Hello Folks,
Happy Monday, it's time for another challenge at Merry Monday, and Debbie is our Hostess and challenging us to use a Non-Evergreen Tree for our cards this week.  The rest of the Design Team has some lovely card inspiration so do check them out on the Challenge blog.



Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's White Christmas, Papertrey Ink - Pom Pom Pals

Card: Soft Sky, Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red, Soft Sky, Smokey Slate, Black Artline Pen

Cool Tools: Masking Medium, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponge, Aqua Painter, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals

Thanks for popping in today.

Hugs,

 

One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #9 R - Sweet Angel

Hi there,
This post is a reminder to let you know that you still have time to join the One Layer Christmas Card  challenge.  It is an Anything Goes Challenge with an optional Twist and #9 is to use an Angel and if you do you could win a prize at the end of the month.  I used Markers to colour my sweet Angel and an Aqua Painter Pen. I finished off with some Clear Sequins and a Sentiment.



Supplies:

Stamps: Mo Manning Digital Image - Ragged Angel, Papertrey Ink - Signature Christmas

Card: Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black

Markers: Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Carribean, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip. Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron

Finishing Touches: Clear Sequins

Cool Tools: Computer and Printer, Aqua Painter, Misti Positioning Tool, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue

Thanks for taking a peek today.

Hugs,

 

 



Merry Monday #158 - Christmas Bauble

Happy Monday Everyone,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge, Deanne is our Hostess this week and she is challenging us to use a Stencil on our cards. I used Stampin' Up's Dots and Stripes Stencil to create the striped background and sponged it with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink and added some pearlescent spray. I coloured the Christmas Bauble image with Blendabilities, finishing off with some gold cord and gold foil card as a mat for my sentiment.





Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Christmas Bauble, Many Merry Messages

Card: Whisper White, Gold Foil

Ink: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities. Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Finishing Touches: Gold Cord, Perfect Pearls Mist Pearlescent Spray

Cool Tools: Dots and Stripes Stencil, Sponge, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs,

 

One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #9 - Christmas Angel

Happy Tuesday Stampers,
This is my 1000th post, thanks to all my visitors and those that have followed my journey in blog land, it's great to have you drop by and I love to read your comments.
Today's One Layer Christmas Card Challenge is Anything Goes and the Twist is to Use an Angel.  I made a very CAS Design this time using some Masking Medium and my new Misti Tool which I just love, it is so easy to use.



Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Love Lives Here - Holiday
Card: Whisper White
Ink: Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Real Red
Cool Tools: Misti Positioning Tool, Masking Medium
Lovely to see you here.
Hugs.,

Merry Monday #157 - Hi there, Merry Christmas!

Hello Friends,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Challenge this week.  Bonnie is our Hostess and she is challenging us to Use Wet or Dry Embossing on our cards. I went with dry embossing on my background using the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! I coloured the Penguin with my Blendabilities and layered the Merry Christmas die.  Finished off with a Pom Pom on his Beanie and a couple of cuties on the inside.  Check out the rest of the Design Team for some lovely inspiration.



Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Pom Pom Pals

Card: Soft Sky, Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black, So Saffron, Soft Sky. Pool Party, Costal Cabana, Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie

Finishing Touches: Pom Pom

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Lucky Stars E/Folder, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, Dee's Merry Christmas Die, Aqua Painter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals

Great to have you visit today.

Hugs, 

 

One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #8 R - Christmas Blessings

Happy Tuesday All,
Today's post is a reminder to let you know you still have time to play along with us at the One Layer Christmas Card Challenge.  The challenge is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist to Use a Tree/s and a chance to Win a Stencil at the end of each month.
For today's card I embossed a Stitched Rectangle and then stamped the Tree in Versamark and used Pewter E/Powder which I heat set with my Heat Tool.  I used the same technique for the Sentiment. 

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Contempo Christmas, More Merry Messages

Card: White

Ink: Versamark

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Embossing Buddy, Pewter E/Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks for popping in today.

Hugs,



Merry Monday #156 - Believe

Happy Monday Everyone,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Challenge this week.  Wendy is our Hostess and she is challenging us to Use Pinecones, Green and the word Believe.  I stamped the glow and some of the pine and then fussy cut the pinecones and some of the leaves.  For the candles I used the Modern Label Punch and the Bird Builder Punch.  The glittered Baubles are 3/4" Circle's and coloured with a Copic Pen.  I finished with a few clear sequins.  Hope you will play along with us this week.





Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Kinda Elcectic, Summer Silhouettes, Fantastic Foliage, Flourishes - Santa I Believe
Card: Whisper White, Gable Green, Silver Shimmer
Ink: Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Tim Holtz Mustard Seed and Tea Dye Distress Inks, Copic YG23
Finishing Touches: Sequins
Cool Tools: Sizzix Modern Label Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Sponges, Build a Bird Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
Thanks for visiting today.
Hugs,

Mark's Birthday 2015

Good Morning,
I made today's card for our Son's Birthday. In the last few years he has become quite the Veggie and Herb Gardener as he has found a bit more time to dabble.  I used a retired stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Garden Pleasures.  Because the images are small I decided to use a block effect to display each image. 



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Afterthoughts, Hardwood BG, Garden Pleasures
Card: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Stazon Black, Garden Green, Soft Suede
Markers: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Gable Green, Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy
Cool Tools: Aqua Painter, 1 1/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponge, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs,

One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #8 - Scenic Christmas

Hi Stampers,
Welcome to a new challenge at One Layer Christmas Cards.  We are challenging you to make a Christmas card and the theme is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist of adding Trees,  if you take up the Optional Twist you have a chance to Win a Stencil at the end of the month.
My card today was created by inking up a clear block, spritzing it with water and stamping on the card.  I then inked up the stamp and stamped over the background when it was dry.  I coloured the bird with a Real Red Marker before stamping.  I finished off with some Linen Thread.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Many Merry Messages, Scenic Seson

Card: Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

Markers: Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Real Red

Finishing Touches: Linen Thread

Cool Tools: Clear Block, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Spray

Great to have you visit.

Hugs,

 

 



Merry Monday #155 - Maisie's Christmas

Hello Friends,
Today's post is for this weeks Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge.  I am Hostess this week and I am wanting you to add a Dog or Cat to your Christmas card.  You may add more than one animal or both, hope you enjoy my challenge.  Do check out the other design teams cards for some fantastic inspiration. I used markers and an Aqua Painter to colour my cat and present.  I then used a stencil to add the darker dots on the present.  I embossed the White background and added a strip of DSP. I went over the ribbon on the present with my Wink of Stella  Pen.  The die cut word Merry came from Karren one of our DT Members which I coloured with Tim Holtz Festive Berries Distress Ink. I finished off with some Bakers Twine.



Supplies:
Stamps: Simon Says Stamps - Happy Meowday, Holiday Hello's
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Patterns Stack DSP
Ink: Stazon Black, Tim Holtz Festive Berries Distress Ink
Markers: Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey, Smokey Slate
Finishing Touches: Black and White Bakers Twine, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Polka Dot E/Folder, Papertrey Ink Merry Sentiment Die, Tim Holtz  Dot Fade Stencil, Sponge, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for dropping by today.
Hugs,

Mark and Karlie's Anniversary

Hi there,
Today's card was for our Son and Daughter in Law for there Anniversary this week.  I die cut the word Happy enough times to cover the front of my card.  I ran them all through my Xyron machine and then stamped and embossed the rest of the sentiment with White embossing powder on black card.  Finished off with some clear sequins.



Supplies:
Stamps: Kitchen Sink - 3 Step Hearts and Roses LRGC006
Card: Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Versamark
Finishing Touches: Clear Sequins
Cool Tools: Big Shot, WPlus9 Happy Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Heat Tool, Dble Sided Tape, Xyron Machine, Glue Rubber
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,

One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #7 R Blue Christmas

Hello Friends,
Today's post is a reminder that there is still time to join us and create a card for the One Layer Christmas Card Challenge which is Anything Goes with an Optional Twist to Use Blue for the chance to Win a Stencil at the end of each month. I embossed my image with White Embossing Powder and then sponged my blue over it and added the clear sequins.  I inked the sentiment with Versamark and then Tempting Turquoise before stamping and embossing with Clear Embossing Powder.



Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkado 98396 Winter Birds, S/U's Many Merry Messages
Card: Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Tempting Turquiose,
Finishing Touches: Clear Sequins, Pearl
Cool Tools: Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
Thanks for taking a peek today.
Hugs,

Merry Monday #154 Vintage Santa

Hello Friends,
It's Monday and that means we have a new challenge at Merry Monday.  This week Wendy is our Hostess and she is challenging us to make a Vintage style card.

 



Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's More Great Greetings, French Foliage

Card and Papers: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Kaisercraft Tis the Season Collection DSP

Ink: Versamark, Crumb Cake

Finishing Touches: Red Riding Hood Satin Ribbon, Linen Thread, Garden Green Button

Cool Tools: Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Embossing Buddy, Gold E/Powder, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponge, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs,

 



One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #7 - Christmas Night Sky

Happy Tuesday Friends,
Today's post is for the new One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #7 and we are to Use Blue as the Optional Twist.  I went all out with the blues, sponging the early night sky with Distress Inks and then the pine trees with a shadow on the snow.  I splattered water on the sky and added Dazzling Diamonds to the snow.  I masked off the Moon and sponged the yellow outside the circle and then inside.  I finished off with some blue star sequins.



Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Evergreen, Good Greetings

Card: Whisper White

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks Faded Jeans, Mustard Seed, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Night of Navy

Finishing Touches: Star Sequins, Dazzling Diamonds

Cool Tools: Masking Medium, Papertrey Ink In the Meadow Die, Big Shot, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Sponges, Aqua Painter, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue, 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs,