I can finally share with you what I spent so much time on this Summer! YAY!!!! Click on the photo below to go to the book.
I hope it inspires your Christmas card making and I love it when you email me with the cards you’re making! If you see something you need… lol… here’s the link to Starlitstudio. Cindy has the best customer service and the fastest shipping around! 😀
Thanks for looking!!!!
Don’t panic! It’s really not going to snow yet! Although one year, Tim and I were in Chicago at a stamp convention in October and we got a phone call from home that there wasn’t any electricity, trees were down, snow so deep you couldn’t get through the streets…we could hardly get home from Chicago! It was so strange driving into town and we couldn’t even get in our driveway! If I’m remembering correctly, we lost 3 trees that year. I think it was the fall of 1996 but I would need to get my photos out to be sure. yikes! Glad that doesn’t happen very often. It was so bad because it was a really wet, heavy snow. I really like the weather we’re having right now! haha 50’s, 60’s, 70’s… love it!
When I saw this cute set, I knew I had to have it! It was so fun to color cute again!
I used Copic Sketch markers… her hair Y21, E97, E08 and E19; his hair E23, 25, 29; her coat and accessories BG53, 57, 49; her boots T’s; his coat and hat R24 and E07; his pants B91,93,95,97; his shoes, mittens and hat E43,44,47.
I used Ranger Black Enamel Accents on her coat buttons and boot buttons and a little white pen on their cheeks.
The background circle is a Memory Box die called Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame, the sentiment and little heart is from Simon Says Stamp.
I die cut the circle in white cardstock, die cut the center waste piece with the Memory Box die Beaded Background and inked with Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress inks. Drops of water on it to make it splotchy.
The sentiment is straight, I just curved it to fit the circle and stamped it on the MISTI.
A few clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and it was making me smile! YAY!
I’m off to Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy tomorrow. I hope you’re coming! hehe A fun Friday night and Saturday. Taylor puts on an amazing event!!! Saturday I’ll be teaching two classes and 4 other gals are teaching classes too. It’ll be so fun to catch up with kindred spirit stampers again! I’m sure you’ll be there in spirit! hehe I’ll try to make time to snap some pictures!
You have a fun, creative weekend too!
Shopping linkes to supplies I used to make this card..
Ahhhhh Autumn! NEW stamps from Printworks! Just in time for Autumn colors and crisp apples! These new images are so wonderful for coloring!
I embossed the images Autumn and Pumpkins, HERE in Ranger Detail White powder, HERE on Ranger watercolor paper, HERE … love how white it is! I used the smooth side.
Remember to use the code “Pam’s blog” in the comment section of your Printworks order for 5% off!
Have you seen the new Earth Color Bursts? This was the first time I’d used these watercolor powders! Cindy/SLS has them in stock HERE. I painted water over the embossed images and ‘poofed’ on a little powder or I should say I just shook the bottle a little. I did end up moving the color some with a paintbrush.
On this card I used the NEW Cornucopia and Happy Thanksgiving stamps, HERE. I stamped in Ranger Archival Coffee Ink and watercolored with Distress Markers, HERE.
I die cut a Geo Fragment die, HERE in the card front and embellished with a wood leaf.
Linking to some challenges…
Repeat Impressions DCC1014 ~ Pumpkin Time
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Wonderful Watercolor
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Color Inspiration
Well, I have two more PW cards to post and then I will post a TE card and get the book winner posted! So much for a few days… in the meantime, you can still comment to win on that post! 😀
And in other news… the Memory Box cards I was talking about posting, did end up going for a look book, so be watching… I hope it’s soon before everyone has their cards decided! : )
In the meantime, I know you are enjoying all the new out there and this wonderful Autumn weather! Happy creating whatever you are working on at the moment! Seems like we go back and forth, don’t we?!
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to click over and see the new stamps from Printworks… Annette, Nicole and Chelsea have put up 5 new collections this year! SO MUCH FUN!
Shop ’til you drop! haha
Happy card making Wednesday to you! Here’s 3 Memory Box cards that scream the wonders of Winter! haha I love the red hearts. : )
This die truly does live up to it’s name, Spectacular Snowflake. I die cut it in the pool color card-stock, layered it over a white piece of card-stock, die cut the love into the pool card front piece, die cut the little hearts in the snowflake die and the love die in red card-stock and pieced them in. A fast card to make and you could vary it/bling it up so many different ways! I love Christmas!
Then there’s the new Open Studio Dies Snowglobe Bases, I used the Stitched Circles but there’s new Pinpoint Circles too! oh duh, no I didn’t! lol I used the NEW Stitched Snowflake Circle Frame! I did use the circles layers dies behind the Snowflake circle. lol
I love the look of falling snow in the scene… the Beaded Background die is perfect for that look.
For the card front, I used the Snowy Scene Background die, it cuts and embosses.
The sweet tree border die is from the Open Studio Wide Open Spaces die set. The NEW Mama and Baby Deer dies, the holly leaves are from the NEW Newbury Ornament Vignette die set and the heart is from the Cross Stitched Heart die set.
The December month stamp is from the Open Studio Clear stamp set Well Planned
The 3rd card just came together too! Love it when that happens! There are things you could easy vary here too!
There’s that beaded background again, that’s perfect for snow… yes, I used it the wrong direction but I like it!
The pretty Mountain Evergreen… I left it plain but on one other card I made, after die cutting it, I put it on the beaded background and cut snow into it. : )
Then the Deer in the Trees … I hand cut the deer out, put the trees behind and the deer in front!
Down to the end…one last die! The Curved Merry Christmas the perfect foundation for this festive Winter scene.
Hope you’re inspired to get to creating those Christmas cards! If you want my address to send me one! oh, I’d love that!!! hohoho
Have a great rest of the week… I’ll be back tomorrow with some more Christmas goodness!
Take care and thanks so much for stopping by! oh, scroll down to comment for a chance to win the book giveaway! TTUL!
Dies and Supplies I used to make these cards…
I made two cards for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #200 yesterday… here’s the sketch, I turned it horizontal on both of my cards and the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh!
Here’s hoping I succeeded! : ) Lots of great prizes from great sponsors for the celebration!
A close up photo of the poinsettia…
My 2nd card for the challenge…using Peerless Watercolors for the presents.
The Border die is from Taylored Expressions and the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter. At first I just thought of this border die for birthdays but I really like it for Christmas too!
and a close up photo…I did use the MISTI to stamp the merry Christmas.
Thanks for the fun challenge ladies…tons of ppl linking up, so if you have some time, check out all the inspiration over there!
Thanks again stamping friends for coming over to see what I’ve been up to! ‘preciate it! TTUL!
Supplies I used for the cards…
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