Snowflake Tree

I'm discovering more little-used stamps in my Christmas stash......I like the country feel that this one has........

supplies: white and blue cardstock, blue plaid from Penny Black Madison pad, Impression Obsession Snowflake Tree, Zig markers to color, sentiment from KaiserCraft Basecoat Christmas, Hero Arts Punch ink, Simon's Stitched Rectangle and Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle dies, glue pen and Prisma glitter, red pearls

Most of the materials on this card are long gone, but that makes them all the more special!  If you look closely, you can see the little bit of snow in a couple of places, which I accented with Prisma glitter, along with the hanging snowflake.  I'm a long-time collector of salt-glazed stoneware, and the "Charlie Brown" tree paired with the crock brings back my country decorating days! (I'm sure "country" is gone, too, but it's still my favorite!)

HERE's my first card using this stamp.

Snow Much Joy

I used lots of pattern on this snowman card, showcasing Hero Arts Snow Much Joy, sadly another discontinued one.

supplies: white card stock, vellum, dps from Echo Park A Perfect Winter and Winter Wishes, Hero Arts Snow Much Joy, Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry embossing folder and Joy die

I paper-pieced his scarf and hat and colored in a few other details, then embossed a scrap of vellum to put behind him.  I like the little bit of red with this shade of blue - that came from the papers.......I used Joy as my sentiment because of the name of this stamp set.......Snow Much Joy!

A new week - hope it's a great one for you!

'Tis the Season....

Yep, I'm still at it......this stamp appears to be discontinued; a shame, since it has so many fun little details......popcorn and cranberries, that sweet little bird.......  I added some unconventional colors to the usual mix this time.

supplies: white card stock, white glitter card stock Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow dp, Stampavie Snow Family, by Tina Wenke, Zig markers to color, Hero Arts Miracle of the Holidays sentiment, stamped in Punch ink, My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Square die, snowflake die from Concord & 9th Take a Bough

I got this stamp way back in 2013, and had only used it once before now......here's the first card I made with it.  It was fun to pull it back out and give it some love!

I've got a few more snowmen waiting to be played with - see you soon!

Let It Snow

Still on my snowman kick, here's another one featuring Penny Black's Snowy.

supplies: white, aqua, green, and silver glitter cardstock, plaid from Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid Christmas, Penny Black Snowy woodblock stamp, various snowflake dies, sentiment from Avery Elle Let It Snow, Simon's Stitched Rectangle die, glue pen and Hero Arts Prisma glitter

My family's tartan is very similar to this plaid, so I had to use it!

And one more, without props:

Thanks for coming by - I have several more snowmen stamps lined up that I want to revisit, so stay tuned!

Merry & Bright

For some reason, all of a sudden I have the urge to make snowman cards!  I have a little collection of them, and I think I'll revisit some of them over the next few days.  Here's the first, a lift of a much more CAS card by Nancy Thomas.

supplies: white and Schoolhouse Red card stock, silver glitter card stock, various dps to paper-piece trees and sky, Paper Smooches Warm Hearts stamps, sentiment from (retired) The Craft's Meow Christmas Lanterns, Reverse Confetti Snowflake die, Simon's Stitched Circle die, Spellbinder's Scalloped Circle die, Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry embossing folder

Love the little heart accents in this set, and that adorable egg-shaped snowman!

It's Friday again!  Hope you have a great weekend!

Simon Says........Christmas Gift Tag

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

For this week, we'd like you to make a Christmas gift tag.  The Design Team are showcasing our very own Simon Says Stamp exclusive products, but you can use anything you'd like.

And we're excited to be kicking off day 1 of Tracey McNeely's SEVENTH annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags!  By entering a tag at her challenge also, you have another chance to win a prize!  Here's the first tag I made:

supplies: Bristol paper and pink card stock, striped dp, Simon's Winter Flowers stamp and Merry Christmas die, Zig markers and water to color, My Favorite Things Stitched Tag Stax, green ribbon, white pearls


And another one, using some of my favorite woodland dies:

  supplies: white and Schoolhouse Red card stock, DCWV Metallics copper glitter paper, Simon's Birch Tree Window and Retro Deer dies, Impression Obsession cardinal and Tim Holtz Holiday Words dies, MFT Stitched Tag die, my own blue alcohol ink panel, red stitched ribbon, adhesive foam squares

Now it's your turn!  As always we're giving away a $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

And while I was at it.......

........I decided to use the die from yesterday's post to make a winter card, and a spring one, too!

supplies: white cardstock, design papers from My Favorite Things Watercolor Wash Brights and Lucky Prints, Simon's All Season Tree die, sentiment from (retired) The Craft's Meow Christmas Lanterns, Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle die

I know, I'm really rushing the season........sorry!

Here's the spring version:

supplies: white and kraft cardstock, Hero Arts Grass layering paper, MFT Watercolor Wash Brights design paper, Simon's All Season Tree die, Memory Box Fancy Blossoms and Pinpoint Rectangle dies, sentiment from Sugar Pea Funky Wreaths - Spring stamp set

Nature's Grand Finale

I wanted to use my All Season Tree die for an autumn card - now's the time!

supplies: kraft, woodgrain kraft, Simon's Dark Chocolate, Orange Peel, Burnt Orange, Sunshine, and Lipstick Red card stock, All Season Tree, Impression Obsession Autumn Leaves sentiment, Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle die

This is quite the intricate little die, and it really helps that there's a leaf die in the set so that you can change up the colors easily!  If you'd like to see 2 samples for summer using this die, click on over to HERE.

I'm hitting and running today - have a great weekend!

Sending Hugs

Today I'm sharing a card inspired by one I made 2 years ago - love these colors together!

supplies: Simon's Audrey Blue and Dark Chocolate,  Bazill's Candy Necklace and some browns from Tim Holtz Nostalgic collection paper pad, Altenew Fantasy Florals dies, Tim Holtz Woodgrain embossing folder, sentiment from  (retired) Hero Arts XO set, sequins to match

I think this has a kind of modern fall feel to it - what do you think?

And now, something a little different.......

 My friend Mary Anne found a picture of some wrapping paper: various Christmas words against a plank background, and shared it with me for inspiration.  I decided to see how I could translate that into a card.  I ended up with 2 of them!

supplies: red, green, and white cardstock, plank background and red plaid patterned paper, Winnie & Walter In a Word: Home cutaway, Tim Holtz  Mini Holiday Greens die, various snowflake dies, sentiment pieced from various Christmas stamps, Hero Arts metallic dots

I first die-cut the pine sprigs and word and inlaid them on my plank background, then stamped the rest of my sentiment and overlaid the snowflakes.   To get some more red into the design, I added metallic dots to the snowflake centers.

This next one is pretty similar, but I just glued on all of the die-cuts. (Lining up solid dies onto the background so that they were straight proved to be too much for me.)

supplies: red and green cardstock, various patterned Christmas papers, another woodgrain background, Wplus9 Seasonal Sentiments dies, Paper Smooches Holly dies, Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry embossing folder, Lawn Fawn twine

Embossing the whole thing wasn't in the original plan, but I like the little bit of extra dimension it adds.  What do you think?

Thanks for visiting today!

Simon Says.........Anything Goes!

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Our theme this week is Anything Goes and my teamies and I are showcasing Wplus9 goodies.  

I have 2 cards, both using flowers in the colors of the season.

supplies: Bristol paper and Audrey Blue card stock, Wplus9 Beautiful Bouquets Mums and Hand Lettered Thanks stamps, Spectrum Aqua markers and water, Simon's Thanks and Stitched Rectangle dies

When I think of mums, I think of those in autumn colors of golds, burgundies, and rusts, and colored these with that in mind.  Dawn of Wplus9 makes it so easy to make a card with her Beautiful Bouquets stamps - I just trimmed a piece of Bristol, stamped and watercolored the image, and added a few splatters and my sentiment. 

This next one features an older stamp, but one I still enjoy playing with, because it's one of those multi-stamp sets where you can overstamp to give a little more detail:

supplies: Simon Cream and Orange Peel card stock, Wplus9 Watercolored Anemones, Altenew Warm and Cozy inks, Hero Arts Green Hills and Grass inks, Simon's Thanks Scallop Border die

I stamped the sprays and flowers, cut them out, and then trimmed the lower one to fit under and around the scalloped panel.

Now it's your turn!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Flowers and Birds

I received my Simon November Card Kit, and dove right in - what gorgeous components!!

Here are my first 2 cards, concentrating this time on the patterned papers and coordinating stickers.

supplies: Fog card stock, papers and stickers from Pebbles Heart of Home Collection, Darice gold leaves, my own white string, adhesive foam squares

I used a sketch and the heart paper, a bird sticker, and my sentiment is also from another of the design papers.  I popped up the beautiful bird sticker - easy to do because it's made from heavy cardstock, added the leaves and string, and done!

Here's another - I love to mix gingham and florals!

supplies: white and Slate card stock, papers and stickers from Pebbles Heart of Home Collection, sentiment made using Simon's Kind Flowers stamps and coordinating Kind Bold Outline die, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Scallop Border die, adhesive foam squares

And I have hardly touched the gorgeous oversized stamp set - there'll be more where these came from!  Here's the Card Kit.  Be sure to visit Simon's Gallery for more samples using this kit!

My Favorite Time of Year

Can you stand one more card for fall?

supplies: white and kraft card stock, Memory Box Grove Branch die, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Maple Trio dies, The Craft's Meow Speaking of Fall sentiment, distress inks

A simple design - I just masked the card edges, sponged on peacock feathers and salty ocean distress inks, then die-cut my branch and leaves (which were sponged with fall distress ink colors) and arranged them above my stamped sentiment.

This is the best of fall for me - the crisp blue skies and the dazzling colors of the leaves.

Our fall this year is not going according to plan - hardly any color and certainly not any crisp temperatures either.  Guess I'll have to look forward to next year!

Fall

We are having a not very pretty fall here - it's been too warm for this time of year and everything is still green.  So I thought I'd play with one of Tammy Tutterow's clings and make my own fall.  Put on your sunglasses - this is a bright one!

supplies: white, Dark Chocolate, and watercolor paper, Tammy's Fall for You cling stamp, Hero Arts (retired) Maple Leaf cling stamp, various fall distress inks and lots of water, Spectrum Aqua markers, Simon's Stitched Maple Trio dies

I started with a piece of watercolor paper, and stamped the big maple leaf all across it in varying shades of distress inks, spritzing with lots of water.  Then I used the puddles of those same inks to splatter more color.  When dry, I overstamped the Fall for You and colored the details with my markers, then framed it in chocolate and added it to an oversize card base (5 1/4" X 4 3/4").  After die-cutting the small stitched leaves, I used the same distress inks to color them, then added them to my card.

Hope you're enjoying your day - thanks for coming by!