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Penelope and Juniper… a heart-melting duo!

Oh,  I wish you could run right over to see this in person!  The red is so much “pinker” richer IRL!  Always a challenge to capture these creations, isn’t it?!!!   Over at CCEE Stampers Challenge Blog they want to see a Winter Scene… well,  I could hear that calling my name out loud and clear! lol  Using the October Afternoon paper with the houses and trees… aaaaahhhh,  I had to cover up the cutest teeny snowman,  maybe he’s showing in one of my previous cards where I used this paper… I’ll have to find and link back…get back on track!  Anyway,  I thought this CC Designs tree picked up the trees from the paper perfectly… it’s HERE. I inked it up trying not to get the moon.. I wiped off the ink b/4 I stamped. Here’s another card that I made with the tree…it’s one of my all time fave Winter creations… it’s HERE.  Penelope and Juniper are from the Sweet November artist Amy Young by CC Designs… they’re HERE.  Over at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog they want us to us say,  “let it snow”!!!  I say,  let it snow, on paper only! hahahahaha Over at A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge Blog they want to see snow and or snowflakes… got it covered!  This “let it SNOW” sentiment is from Amy R’s new set, Merry and Bright by DD Designs…it’s HERE.

the rest of the story…. heart chipboard from Heidi Swapp…holly is a Punch Bunch punch, punched three times, glued together,  colored and frosted with Frosted Lace Stickles, HERE…berries from M’s… pattern paper is October Afternoon,  I love this company!

I stamped the tree with Memento Rich Cocoa ink HERE… shaded a little on the left side with copic sketch markers, HERE, E43 & 44…then I colored all around the tree with seven different colors to get it to match the paper!!!! EEK!  I started with BG10 and cannot remember what came next!!!  I remember E50 and BG0000 but it seems like I added some other green and blue too!  sorry about that!  I know,  I’ll be mad at myself when I want to do it again too!  I am too free-spirited when I color! lol  Juniper is easy… E40’s… chirp, chirp!  Penelope’s hair is the E30’s…jacket BG72, 75, 79…face/legs E000, 00, 01, 21…cheeks R30 & R11…boots cool grays…the word snow BG93, 96, 99. Polar White Flower soft on her muff and head band, it’s HERE. Frosted Lace Stickles on the tree, around the oval, on the ground and on Penelope! Cardstock is Prism and Stampin Up.

So,  I needed a sketch…Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog to the rescue!  I had to turn it though but still… fun!  Over at Crazy 4 Challenges they want to see a square card…well that’s almost a given these days!  yea! Fabulous inspiration on these challenge blogs!

Check out my post from yesterday if you need some shopping therapy!  : )  I try not to need that every day but with this therapy you need therapy! hahahahahaha

Looks like it’ll be a beautiful day here… thanks for stopping by!  Appreciate it!  Keeps me stamping for sure!

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Let the good times roll…

Printworks Snowman J4000 HERE (page H35 under new releases) is ready for Winter!  brrrrrrrr… I had fun with this guy and used a lot of Printworks stamps!  This is also my card for this week’s Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, HERE.

I’ll list the rest of the stamps…

B3608 Good times HERE go to Rubber Art Stamps in the menu on the left…holiday stamps …. page H26

B2787 Happy Winter HERE

C3569 Snowflakes

A2511 Mini Fluffy (snowflake) HERE

B1876 Diamond Dust HERE go to Rubber Art Stamps in the menu on the left…holiday stamps …. page J3

G2284 Catalina Pine HERE

QO Elegant patterns HERE or HERE

G2299 Polka Dot Wave HERE go to Rubber Art Stamps in the menu on the left…holiday stamps …. page J4

If you want to order from Printworks, go HERE,  add what you can to the cart, add a list in the comments of what else you want,  be sure to include your email address or phone number and Nicole will get back to you with the total you owe.

here’s a close up of this happy guy!  Stormy Sky Distress ink, HERE,  applied with the Ink blending tool , HERE…oval Nestabilities, HERE…

And the sketch for Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge blog this week… fun… take a look and hope you can join!

See ya next time!  Thanks for stopping by!

cards · copics · Fall · Magnolia · rubber stamps · Step card · Tilda's Town · Tutorials

Magnolia, Tilda Time – I’m Blessed that you are my friend…

Native American Tilda is so perfect for this time of year.  You can find her at Tilda’s Town.com, HERE. I used her to make a Front Panel step card of some call it a Center Step Card.

I’ve been thinking about this card all week and finally figured out how to cut and fold it with only a couple mess-ups!  I was able to remedy one, because I cut too far, by adding mats on the inside…

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Cards that stand up are so fun!  I used a 5.5 x 11 inch piece of card-stock… it’s a type of stair step… diagram below (minus the wrong cuts) lol … I think 6 x 12 inch card-stock would work great too. I used Kraftin Kimmie’s Thankful Sentiment set.  Love these sets! The pattern paper is Max and Whispers from Basic Grey.  I’m linking my card to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog…use brown and create a scene!

Here it is from the side…

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Happy Magnolia stamping! ♥

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Winter Cardinal ATC’s…

A couple more ATC’s I made for the swap yesterday….

Inkadinkado clear stamp set from Michael’s

Noel postage is a custom stamp I had made,  it says Oskaloosa, IA on the bottom  : )

Martha Stewart new poinsettia chain punch, branch border punch, Holly punch

Stampin Up Sanded background stamp

Distress Ink pad in Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Ink blending tool

White fence Crackle paint from Ranger

a little copic marker in there

red brads

ribbon

I’m linking to the Simon Says Challenge Blog…the theme is “punch ’em”!  I could link everything I make to this! lol

Thanks for stopping by!