Christmas Follows Valentine's Day, Right?

Hi! Thanks for stopping by. I'm delighted to have made a card for some wonderful on-line challenges. 

Ever receive store-bought cards which are just too pretty to be put in the neighborhood recycle bin? This card is one of those. Recycled "in-house", this card front has only been altered slightly with blue ink, VersaMark and Sparkle Embossing Powder, and of course, lots of layers and embellishing.

A very talented Girl Friend invented a spectacularly-easy-to-use Bow Maker called Craft-Dee BowZ. Even my fumble fingers make perfect bows everytime. While it is designed for children and adults, she also made some adjustments for "handi-capped" people such as myself. Thank you DeeDee!

Sparkle EP allows use of the VersaMark Pad and/or VersaMarker, to get in those special spots. Here a small 1" cube was smooshed across the bulk of the snow, and then the marker did the areas around the children and sky, so they remained glitter-less. Much easier than glue, Sparkle EP will never rub off, either. 

This card has been submitted to the following fun challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges #11 - Sketch
Christmas Inspirations - Challenge 41/2012 Anything Goes
Christmas Crafting Challenge - Blue, Silver, White
Crafter's Companion #21 - Anything Goes
Pretty Little Ribbon #7 - Anything Goes
Totally Paper Crafts #104 - Ribbons and-or Bows

Thanks for visiting!
Stamping Hugs,

Oldies in more ways than one...

Greetings! Hope the world has been treating you well these past several weeks.

Just a quick post sharing a challenge card done with a few on-line friends. We were to use only "old" art supplies - nothing new. There could be no die cuts or other "modern" embellishments.


Here I used Tria Inks (from the days before Alcohol Inks) on white glossy, stamped with Memories Sepia Brown. The image is from Stamp Camp. It's old, too LOL. 


The embellishment is a plastic buckle which was coated with PSX Holographic EP (you KNOW that's old). Background stamp is Stampers Anonymous with Brilliance ink - both old - yes, so everything on this card is at least five years old. Some of it is more than 10 years old. The sad part is that some of the items are "virginal," having never been used before LOL


Thanks for stopping by!
Stamping hugs,

Oldies But Goodies with Impression Obsession

Hi! Hope you are enjoying a great week, and staying warm.

Today's cards are part of several challenges, but also one of my own. I wanted to see how many different looks I achieve in a single crafting session using the same image and the same sketch, with similar colors and the same technique for coloring the image.



My cards today work with the Card Patterns Sketch #148 and Impression Obsession's "Impression Obsession - Oldies but Goodies" challenge. The Sketch has 4 panels in the background, which are varied in each of my cards. (Thanks, Tracy, for a great sketch!

First is a staggered look on pale ivory background - sorry for the crooked photo.


Next is a dark olive background, using the panels as shown in the sketch.


Our Florida Stampers Group has a different challenge going to use something "virginal" in our cards.

For my cards, this consists of:

• K and Company designer paper
• DCWV "Pocket full of Posies" DP
• Impression Obsession's Butterfly Round stamp
• cute blue ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbons
• Bamboo Leaf Memento Ink

Images were all watercolored.

My pink card has changed the panels into shapes, and the sketch has been placed vertically.

Perhaps one of the more fun things on this card was the "Boiltex" rick rack found in my stash of sewing supplies once belonging to my Great Aunt Agnes. It was 100% cotton, 3 yards, made in the USA -- and -- get this -- a whole 19 cents. I wonder when THAT was purchased? It is guaranteed not to have any "point curling" LOL.

Thanks very much for stopping by. I'd love hearing your comments, especially about old items in your crafting stash.

Some of the items used on these cards:
Derwent Watercolor Pencils
Lyra Watercolor Crayons
Watercolor Paper
K and Company "Sweet Nectar" DP
DCWV "Pocket full of Posies" DP
Dove Blender
Tuxedo Black Memento
Bamboo Leaf Memento
Majestic Blue Versafine
Dusty Concord dye ink
Stonewashed dye ink
Raspberry dye ink
Stream dye ink
Grand Calibur
Spellbinders Petite Circle Small S4-116
Spellbinders Petite Scallop Circle Small S4-117
IO Butterfly Round F2267
Stonewashed Ink
Cheery Lynn Swirl Die
Martha Stewart edge
Chalk Pastels
Starfire glitter (Sparkle N Sprinkle)
Bubble Gum glitter (Sparkle N Sprinkle)


Challenges Submitted to:
Anything Goes #58 - Anything Goes!
Card Patterns Sketch #148
Impression Obsession - Oldies but Goodies (Butterfly Round)
Incy Wincy Designs - Bold and Bright
Lexis Creations Challenge - Anything Goes!
Paper Pretties - Glitter Anywhere Challenge
Party Time Tuesdays - Happy Birthday
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes!
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Anything Texture (glitter, ribbon, brads)

stamping hugs,

Angel Mousie

What's an insomniac to do when waking up just before midnight, and can't go back to sleep? After exhausting all the usual tricks of making oneself sleepy, I turned on the computer to find some challenges to enter, and made a card.  That was fun!

This simple A7 size, sparkly-winged House Mouse Angel card was made with Prismacolor pencils, gathered lace, die cuts, and some patterned papers. Oh! and Glitter, of course!

Challenges this card was submitted to:

Christmas Card Challenge - Use Lace
House Mouse and Friends - New (New image, new papers, new lace)
Charisma Cardz Challenges - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!
House Mousie hugs,