Mistletoe

I have a layered mistletoe stamp but I stink at lining up the berries...at least if I am using lighter colors.  I didn't want to use red simple because mistletoe has white berries so I used some diamond embellishments from the Dollar Tree.  I don't label my stamps properly so I don't know what set The sentiment is from but the ink is Stampin' Up's Cherry Cobbler than I heat embossed with a clear hologram for a little sparkle.  I also added a little cherry cobbler ribbon.

Farm Fresh Christmas Trees

This is easily the quickest, laziest card I have ever made.  My Christmas aesthetic this year is vintage rustic country (if that could be a thing): lots of plaid, red trucks, fresh cut trees, vintage country. These papers are from the pack, "Christmas Cabin" from Recollections. All three pieces.  I did nothing but cut them to size and round the corners.  I also added some red ribbon from Stampin' Up.  That is it.  Took about 5 minutes, but I really like it.

Mosaic Christmas Lantern

I have no idea where I got this die from.  I didn't really do a lot of cards last year and I had misplaced this die.  I  rediscovered it today going through my craft supplies.  I decided to use both negative and positive space of the die.  I cut the same die out from cardstock in black, yellow, red and green.  I layered in the colors in the negative spaces except the candle and bow which were placed on top.  I used glossy accents to make it look sort of stained glass looking, but really it looks more like a mosaic to me.  I put just a hint of color around the flame for a halo effect.  The paper is from a value pack I got last year at Michael's and the vellum banner and sentiment are both from Stampin' Up.  For a final flourish, I heat embossed the sentiment in gold.

It's a Wonderful Life!

OK,, I confess, I have never actually seen the movie but the stamp set I used is called "Wonderful Life" from Stampin' Up.  It's a buildable set.  I used 5 of the stamps in the set to make the scene. I stamped it on craft paper and used my Spectrum Noir markers to color it in.  I did virtually no shading because the cardstock didn't lend itself to blending.  I used fun flock for snow on the tree, car and gifts and a snow pen for the snow on the road. The tree pattern paper is from a Recollections paper pack, "Christmas Cabin" and the sentiment is from a generic die cut I have. I used some Glossy Accents on the window, bows and taillights and a few pearl accents I had from a previous paper pumpkin on the garland. Overall, I really like the vibe of this one.

Paper Pumpkin November 2018

I knew when I saw the box it came in that I was going to love this month's Paper Pumpkin kit.  There is enough to make 10 cards, 5 of each design.  I just made two as pictured and I will use the remaining supplies to make different cards with other supplies I have on hand.  Everything used to make the cards is provided in the box.

Birthday Balloons

This is a simple birthday card.  I used the Stampin' Up - Hand delivered set and colored it in with Spectrum noir markers and topped the balloons off with Glossy Accents.  In person, they look shiny, but in photos, they look wet.  I also added some star accents to one of the balloons.  I wanted to keep adding, but I stopped myself and tried to just keep it simple.

Hooray: Broadway Star

These cards are from this month's Paper Pumpkin subscription. The aren't specific, but I figure they can be used for graduation and a birthday card.  I don't intend on making all 8 of them, but I will keep the card stock to use for other projects.

Happy Birthday

This card was formed from the idea to repeatedly stamp a single sentiment and highlight it in one place.  I don't have a lot of sentiment stamps, so I had to use what I have.  The Happy Birthday sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up.  I only know the bird stamp was a free digital stamp, but not where I got it (It's been sitting on my computer forever).  I colored it in with some Spectrum Noir and gave the top birdie a lollipop with a small enamel dot.

Thinking of You

This card is being used as a sympathy card, but the sentiment can be changed to make it just a general card.  The stamp set I used was just a generic set I have with a trunk and different sets of leaves:leaves, flowers or hearts.  The sentiment is stamped on a small piece of cardstock from a country paper pack from Michaels and the ribbon is from Stampin' Up.

Father's Day

I received a Paper Pumpkin kit called "Manly Moments" from Stampin' Up for May 2018.  I made 2 cards for my father and my father-in-law.  I love that the kits come with stamps that I can use for the foreseeable future.  They also come with a small ink spot.  This month's color was 'Mossy Meadow".

Book Hello

I purchased a bunch of dies from Aliexpress and this one is a lovely girl on a book.  I used a paper pack called "Meet Me in Paris". The stamped sentiment is from a Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin kit.

Making Spirits Bright

OK, so here is fair warning for anyone who actually reads my blog (Hi, Mom!), I just received the first of my Spectrum Noir markers.  This means that I, with my zero experience in alcohol markers, will be posting poorly colored, stamped cards for the foreseeable future.  Somehow, watching a plethora of Copic/Spectrum Noir tutorials has not yet made me an expert.  I am, however, LOVING THEM!  I have read scores of complaints that when using digital stamps, there is excessive bleeding of the printer ink.  I have a Canon MX410 and haven't had any problems, even using the blender pen directly over the ink.  I am just using standard, 110 weight cardstock and that bleeds like the devil though I'm trying to be careful (especially with the reds).  Anyway, back on topic for this mornings first card (Oh yes, there will be dozens in the next few days with no cohesive theme *evil cackle*:

This one wasn't inspired by anything but the stamp itself.  The stamp is from Stampin' Up Making Spirits Bright stamp set.  The candy cane paper is a from a free digital paper pack, 'Believe' from Summertime Designs.  If I haven't already mentioned it, her designs are GORGEOUS and the absolute BEST quality.  Seriously, go grab every single pack she offers.  I imagine you'll see tons of her papers here.  The branches are, of course, the Martha Stewart medium branch punch.  For the greencardstock, I didn't want to use a bunch of printer ink for 5.5" of cardstock that would be mostly covered, so I coordinated by using one of my markers to border it.  I then distressed my edges.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.

Spectrum Noir markers used:  Reds (DR7, DR5), Greens (CG1, CG2), [for the drink] Pale Hues (FS2), [the ribbon] Citrus (CT1, CT2) ad to shadow Blue Greys (BGR1, BGR3)