Wishing You A Christmas That Is Merry & Bright

Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card using some new dies from the Nichol Spohr collection over at Spellbinders. 

I cut a panel of 4.25" x 5.5" bristol card and inked it with Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered the panel with thinned white gouache and stamped a sentiment from the Santa's Sippin' Sayings stamp set.  I diecut some greenery, spattered it with white gouache, and adhered it to the top of the inked panel.  The ornament was diecut using the Festive Ornaments Etched Dies.  I diecut the top portion of the ornament and the small heart from glittery white cardstock and adhered it to the ornament.  I diecut the ornament topper from silver mirror cardstock and glued it to the ornament.  I diecut the holly and berry and inked them with distress oxide inks.  I applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the berries.  I added white highlights with a white gel pen.  I tied a silver cord bow through the top of the ornament and attached it to the card with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita   

I'm So Thankful For You

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I''m sharing a fall card featuring clear and digital stamps from Streamside Studios.  

I used a retired cover plate from Reverse Confetti to diecut the background of my card and inked it with Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered it with white gouache and blue watercolor paints.  All of the images are from the Happy Harvest clear stamp set and the sentiment is from the Happy Little Scarecrows digital stamp set.  I colored the images with copics and fussy-cut them.  I adhered the images and the sentiment with foam tape.

Copics:

Turkey - E31, E30, E50; R17, R14; Y38, Y35

Feathers - E35, E33, E31; R14, R12, R11; YR23, Y35, Y32; BG15, BG11, BG10; G46, G43, G40

Corn Stalks - YG67, YG63, YG61; Y26, Y21, Y06, Y00

Hay - Y28, Y26, Y21, Y13

Pumpkins - YR18, YR14, YR12, Y15; YG17, YG03, YG01; E23

Bird - C5, C3, C1

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita  

Wishing You Joy

Happy Sunday crafty friends!  I have a Christmas card to share today featuring some dies by Spellbinders Paper Arts.

This gingerbread couple is from the Dancin' Gingerbread Etched Dies set.  I've kept seeing these adorable gingerbreads on Instagram and decided I needed to add them to my stash.  Playing with them reminds me of playing with paper dolls when I was a kid!  I diecut a scalloped rectangle and inked it with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.  I spattered it with thinned white gouache and then spattered it with Liquid Stardust by Lawn Fawn.  I diecut all the shapes from kraft, white, pink, and red cardstock.  I inked the edges of the gingerbread and then attached the diecut shapes to create their frosting and outfits!  I added a highlight to their eyes and polka dots to the boy's hat and scarf with a white gel pen.  The sentiment on the card is from the Santa's Sippin' Sayings clear stamp set.  I attached the images with foam tape and added a tiny little red diecut heart.  I applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the heart and the buttons on the girl's dress.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a beautiful day!

Hugs, Anita   

Trick or Treat

Good morning friends!  I'm back today with another Halloween card featuring products by Streamside Studios.  

This yummy cupcake is from the My Favorite Cupcake set and the sentiment is from the My Favorite Cupcake Halloween Toppers set.  I diecut a stitched rectangle from white cardstock and inked it with Tumbled Glass and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered it with both black and white acrylic paints.  I stamped the cupcake on Neenah cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.  I added some small black diecut stars to my card and adhered the cupcake with foam tape to give it dimension.  The cupcake decorations are from the Little Boo's Halloween Mix and I adhered them to my cupcake with liquid glue. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have an amazing week!

Hugs, Anita 

Wishing You A Delightful Halloween

Good morning and happy Monday crafty friends!  Today I have a sweet Halloween box card featuring products by My Favorite Things.

I used the Outside The Box Level Up Die-namic to cut the box from black cardstock.  I inked the inside panel with distress oxide ink, splattered with water, and stamped the haunted house and bats from the Delightful Halloween stamp set.  I used some bright Doodlebug Design paper to decorate the sides and front of the box, and then assembled the box.  I stamped the images on Neenah cardstock, colored them with copics, and fussy-cut them.  I used black and white gel pens on the critters' eyes.  I adhered the cute little trick-or-treaters to finish the box card.

I'm entering my card in the My Favorite Things Outside The Box Challenge - Halloween.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous week!

Hugs, Anita 

Happy Halloween

Hello friends!  I hope you're enjoying your weekend and have found some time to get crafty!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 158 - Make The Sentiment The Star. 

I used the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables to diecut bristol card.  I inked the card with Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks.  I splattered the card with white gouache and black acrylic paint, and adhered it to my card base.  I colored images from the Spooktacular and Booyah stamp sets and diecut them using the coordinating Lawn Cuts.  I used the Giant Happy Halloween Lawn Cut and diecut 3 sentiments, gluing them one on top of the other.  I glued the large sentiment directly to my card and then adhered the colored images with foam tape.  I used a white gel pen to add highlights to some of the images.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Anita    

You're Bewitching!

Hello crafty friends!  I hope you're enjoying your weekend so far.  I have another fun Halloween card featuring products by Streamside Studios.  

I stamped the witch hats and leg/boots from the My Favorite Cupcake Halloween Toppers stamp set.  I colored the images with copics and added highlights with a white gel pen.  I diecut a frame from black cardstock and inked behind each of the window openings.  In the middle section, I stamped the spider and sentiment.  I used both black and white gel pens on the spider's eyes.  I adhered the hats and legs/boots with foam tape and then finished my card by adding some embellishments from the Little Boo's Halloween Mix.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita    

Happy Howlidays

Happy Friday friends!  Today I'm sharing a Christmas card using stamps and die-namics from My Favorite Things.

I diecut a stitched rectangle, inked it with Distress Oxide Ink, and splattered it with white gouache.  The adorable images are from the Freezin' Season and Ready, Set, Snow stamp sets.  I colored the images with copics and diecut them using the coordinating die-namics.  The sentiment is from the Freezin' Season set.  I used a white gel pen to add polka dots to the puppy's hat and I used a black gel pen on his eyes and nose.  It's a very clean and simple card but I'm happy with the way it turned out!

I'm entering my card in the My Favorite Things Ready, Set, Christmas! Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Anita

Sweet Autumn

Good morning friends!  I have a clean and simple card to share with you today.

This cute image is by MiFabrica De Creaciones.  You can find her over on Instagram at @mifabricadecreaciones.  She has several fall images in her Ko-fi shop.  I stenciled clouds and inked the grassy area of my card with Distress Oxide Inks.  I printed the image on Neenah cardstock, ran it through my Scan N Cut, and colored the image with copics.  I used a black gel pen on the puppy noses and added highlights with a white gel pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita 

Boo!

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun Halloween card I made for the Streamside Studios Halloween blog hop over on Instagram.

These cute images are from the Little Halloween clear stamp set and the haunted house is from the Spooky House digital stamp set.  I stamped the images, colored them with copic markers, and ran them through my Scan n Cut machines.  I used black and white gel pens to add eyes and highlights to the images.  I also applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze on the candies.  I printed the digital haunted house onto cardstock and fussy-cut the house.  I sponged bristol card with distess oxide inks to create the grassy slopes and night sky.  I splattered the sky and grass with thinned white gouache.  I adhered the sky and grass directly to my card base with liquid glue and then adhered the images with foam tape.

Copics:

Mummies - C3, C1, C0; R20

Pumpkins - YR18, YR14, YR12, Y15; YR09, YR04, Y38, Y08; E44; YG17, YG03, YG01

Ghosts - BV20; BG70; R20

Bat - C5, C3, C1; E01, E00

Candy Bowl - RV55, RV52, RV10

Candy - Y18, Y13; BG13, BG11, BG10; V15, V12, V01; YR07, YR04; YG03, YG01

 

Streamside Studios is having their annual Spook-tacular Halloween hop and giveaway on IG so be sure to check out their post for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Hugs, Anita

Happy Halloween

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun Halloween card featuring a new digital stamp by Ana of Mi Fabrica De Creaciones.

This adorable image will be available at 2 p.m. in Ana's Ko-fi shop.  She has a new release today that includes several more digital stamps.  You can find a link to her shop in her profile on Instagram.

I diecut a stitched rectangle and used a stencil from My Favorite Things to create the colorful background.  I used Wilted Violet, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Inks and then spattered it with some water and white gouache.  I colored the cute stamp with copics and used a white gel pen to add highlights.  I fussy-cut the image and adhered it to my card with foam tape.  The sentiment is also adhered with foam tape and it's included with the stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful week!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes