Holiday Lineup

I decided to play with The Paper Players this week with their oh so fun Snowman theme challenge #23. And I thought there was another challenge out there All That Glitters, but maybe I just dreamt that one?! But anywho, I decided to combine it with my snowmen, dream or no dream! I was lucky enough to have just borrowed the Holiday Lineup set from my SIL (thanks Lizzie) and decided to put it to use with those cute snowmen. If you follow my blog, you know that I enjoy line images to color, so I couldn't wait to play with this set. Having so much fun with the snowmen, I decided to use each image, so make sure to scroll down to see :)

* Standard Whisper White cardbase

* Snowmen, from Holiday Lineup, inked in Basic Gray and stamped onto Whisper White.

* Colored in my images with various SU Markers TIP: Kreate darker hues of the same color by coloring over the same area multiple times. If you like matchy matchy, no need to stress over finding coordinating colors - use the same color, just make it darker!!

* Lightly penciled in a frame around the image. Followed my line with Crystal Effects and added White Chucky Glitter to 'frame' my cute little snowmen.

* A little more sparkle was added to the hat pom pom with Dazzling Diamonds.

* Finished it off with a Baja Breeze sentiment from Many Merry Messages.


And here are Santas Elves and Reindeer using the same design













Simple colored in images with lots of white space and a 'frame' with pizazz ;)
Thanks so much for stopping by for a little dose of me! So what did you think of my Holiday Lineup? I'd love to know what ya think, so please leave me a comment and let me know, K? Any questions, I am always just a click away!

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Happy Kreating


Challenges:
The Paper Players - Snowman theme
Simon Says Challenge - All White except image
Craft Your Days Away - All White
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - Glitter

Autumn Days

From the PPA9 'inspiration photo challenge' emerged this Fall 'Thinking of You 'card.
I'll get right to it...
* The short vase was kreated from the honey pot in the 'Just Buzzin By' set. I used my Black SU Marker to isolate just the part of the pot I wanted, and stamped onto Watercolor paper, viola' my first vase.
* The second vase was kreated after popping out Large Oval Punch, snipping off the top to kreate a base and than tracing it onto my Watercolor paper. A bit more labor intensive, but I had nothing else that appeared vasish. Well worth the effort!
* Using my Aquapainter and Always Artichoke ink, I colored in both vases.


* From the Autumn Days set, I inked up the various branches with SU Markers and stamped them multiply times in their respective vases (re-coloring each time). Hint: I masked off each vase with scrap paper to avoid my stems appearing on the outside of the vase. Now that would not work :)
* Added some colorful foliage around each vase and snipped out one Ruby Red leaf for some dimension.
* Matted the focal image with Really Rust and sponged the edges with Soft Suede. I kept the rest of the Always Artichoke standard card base relatively simple. Just a strip of this gorgeous new 1-1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain ribbon and a Choc Chip corduroy button for an accent. And a little more Soft Suede sponging around the card base. Hint: Sponging adds great depth with little effort!
* 'Thinking of You' from Sincere Salutations was inked with VersaMark. Tip: VersaMark kreates a great tone on tone look.

Hope you are inspired to go kreate! Any questions, I am only a click away :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn Days (115452), Just Buzzin By(113228), Sincere Salutations (115068)
Paper: Watercolor (105019), Always Artichoke, Really Rust
Ink: VersaMark (102283) SU Markers: Always Artichoke, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Creamy Caramel, Choc Chip, Close to Cocoa, Basic Black
Accessories: 1-1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon (115616), Choc Chip Corduroy Button(114339), Linen Thread (104199)

Ice Ice Baby

Are you ready to play at PPA? This weeks challenge, PPA8, is to KISS - Keep It Simple, Sweetie. Lately, I am finding it more difficult to find the time to sit in my craft room and get in a zone. So I've been a little less than impressed by some of my more recent simple cards, BUT this one I really like. And it is SO pretty in person with all the sparkle, true holiday card. And as many of you know, I love my 'Ice':) I hope you enjoy this simple kreation as much as I do.

* Standard card base of Handsome Hunter

* My pine cones from Autumn Days, are inked up with my SU Markers in Handsome Hunter, Choc Chip and Close to Cocoa - given a huff of breath to remoisten the ink and stamped onto Very Vanilla. I am able to eyeball things pretty well and was able to stamp the pine cones again and 'connect' my branches. The Stamp-a-mi-jig is a great tool to use if you want precision and aren't so good at eyeballing things. It will be well worth your investment.

* Merry Christmas, from the All Holidays set, is inked in Handsome Hunter.


* The beauty of this card came after pouncing my VersaMark pad directly onto Very Vanilla and then covering it with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and using the Heat Tool, setting a stunning sparkle over the entire card. I think the angle of this photo may show a bit more of the sparkle TIP: This step could be eliminated an still be a pretty card with once less step

* A tiny Real Red ribbon adds a pop of holiday cheer :)

Go ahead, Keep It Simple, Sweetie! Have a wonderful day. Any questions, I'm a click away!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn Days (115452), All Holidays (114916)
Paper: Handsome Hunter
Ink: SU Markers Handsome Hunter, Choc Chip and Close to Cocoa, VersaMark
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Harvest MOJO

Yesterday was the final sketch of the week celebrating Mojos 100th sketch. This is MOJOMARY sketch (fun one Mary, thanks) and also doubles for the OCC In Color Challenge. Hmmmm? I'm not sure about my kreation, hoping it may grown on me more, but I'll share anyway :)
*Started with a Soft Suede standard card base and layered with Dusty Durango, with two opposing corners clipped with my Corner Rounder Punch.
*Very Vanilla was decorated with random leaves, from the Autumn Harvest set, in Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Dusty Durango and Rich Razzleberry.
*Then I cut apart into 1-1/4" squares giving each square the same Corner treatment
*Soft Suede Ribbon breaks up the pattern a bit. Are you wondering where that Soft Suede Ribbon is in the catty? This is the reverse side of the Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon - so versatile right?!
*The focal image was stamped with other images from the Autumn Harvest set, in Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede and Choc Chip. Using my Markers in these colors, I was able to color on my stamp to give it the look I wanted. A little huff of breath to remoisten and stamp.
*I used a masking technique, using post it notes, to give my picture depth with images in front of others. CLICK HERE to see a masking tutorial on another card I did
*Finally I went back with my Aquapainter and a minimally wet bristle to color in the images. If you are not using Watercolor Paper(105019), be very careful not to over saturate or pill your paper. TIP: Kreate a little pool of ink in the lid of your SU ink pad, simply by squeezing the pad together in the center, when you open, the lid will have your palette to dab your coloring tool into. I got an unintentional striated look on my pumpkin, but I think it looks kinda cool and a bit more realistic.
*Then I adorned 3 Soft Suede faux brads to the bottom left. Hint: Punched out with a handheld hole punch (non SU, mom was a school teacher :) ), then used some Crystal Effects on them to give them a bit of a glossy look.

Hope you like it more than I do :) Maybe it will grow on me :) Happy Monday


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Supplies:
Stamps: Autumn Harvest(110372)
Paper: Very Vanilla(101650), Soft Suede(115318), Dusty Durango(115321)
Ink: Soft Suede(115657), Crushed Curry(115659), Dusty Durango(115654), Rich Razzleberry(115658), Always Artichoke Marker(105113), BashFul Blue, In Color Markers(116329)
Accessories: Corner Rounder(109047), Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon(115612), Aquapainter(103954)

Stampin Up Markers

Currently I am away for a long holiday weekend, but I am hoping you've had the chance to sit down with a very good book :) I'm sure I'll be perusing mine many evenings while I'm away and relaxing with my family. What a great book to get cozy with :) So if you haven't seen it, click on the new catalog cover photo on my right sidebar any time, or Stampin' Up Idea Book and Catalog to download it now. If you'd like a copy, contact me.
So if you haven't seen the new book yet... you haven't seen that the new In Colors now come in our SU Markers. WaHoo - way cool! Stampin' Up! Markers are one of my favorite 'tools' (pg 154) - They are
■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Available individually or in a set: Available individually in exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors. Available in a single color family (set of 12) Available in Neutrals assortment (set of 4)
■ Available as a collection of all 4 color families, packaged in a rigid plastic case with individual compartments and a handle (set of 48)
■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
AND are now In Colors too !!

Use them to custom color your images, omit parts of a design on your stamp, use in coordination with Blender Pens or Aquapainter for a soft watercolored look, or use for writing. A bit of an investment, but I guarantee you'll love them. HINT: Before I became a demonstrator, I hosted a party and used my money rewards to pay for more than half of the whole set. Not a bad reason to have a party Eh? Contact me if you'd like to host a party in your home or a virtual catalog party

Check back tomorrow to see my 4th of July kreation and why I love my markers!

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