Splashes of Watercolor

This week the Angels Landing design team was challenged to finish the inside of our cards.  That’s always fun!

There’s a lot of sparkle on this card and it was so much fun to make.  The kitten from Ho Ho Hollydays was colored with copic markers.  The grungeboard ornament was painted white with an acrylic paint dabber then coated with blue topaz glitter.  Both the ornament bow and the flourish were covered with stickles, and the fur trim on the kitten’s hat is made with Sparkly Fluff.

Inside, the tiny bird’s fur trim is made with stickles and the piercing at the top of the white layer was made using one of the Faux Stitched Borders.

Here are some close ups.  You can click on them to see them larger.

There’s lots more to see from the wonderfully talented design team.  Please check the links our HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by to check this sparkly cutie out!

• Stamps: Ho Ho Hollydays, Faux Stitched Borders (Angels Landing)
  
• Paper: Neenah white, kiwi kiss, Colorful Christmas Bright Stripes (My Mind’s Eye)
• Ink: computer, Ranger acrylic paint dabbers - silver & snow cap, Versafine onyx black
• Other: sewing machine, Martha Stewart blue topaz glitter, Tim Holtz Ideology grungeboard ornament & swirl, piercing tool & mat, stardust & lime green & pink stickles, raspberry fizz satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), foam tape, sugar Sparkly Fluff, yellow metallic Sakura gellyroll pen, 1-1/4″ circle punch, Copic markers:
  

Sadly, I have decided to step down from the Rubbernecker Stamps design team.  I’ve been with them for 3 years and it was time for me to move on and grow in another direction.  I will sorely miss Dave, Pat and all the wonderful, special ladies on the design team.  They’ve been my family for 3 years and will continue to be some of my closest friends.  I love them all!

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The fun announcement??  I’ve been invited to be on the Our Craft Lounge design team!!  Of course, it took only a few seconds to say yes!  It’s been a dream of mine to be able to work (play) with all of the super-talented ladies already on the team and I love all of their fun and playful stamp sets!  But most of all, I really, really love Cambria and Joy and couldn’t wait to work (play) with them!

So thanks for inviting me ladies, and I can’t wait to get into the swing of things with you all!

To start things off, I’ve made my first card.  Well, I’ve made several when I previously participated in the OCL blog hops for new releases but this is my first card as a DT member! (Yippee!)

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I used the For the Love of Birds stamp set for this card.  The images are so delicate and beautiful.  I immediately thought to pair this love bird image with the Spellbinders eyelet pendant die and add the new Martha Stewart double loops border punch to the mix.  Great match, don’t ya think?  Some vintage cream satin ribbon, half-back pearl stickers, and some Cosmo Cricket Earth Love paper complete the package!

Thanks so much for visiting me on this beautiful Sunday!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

• Stamps: For the Love of Birds (Our Craft Lounge)
  
• Paper: vintage cream (Papertrey Ink), Earth Love (Cosmo Cricket), soft suede
  
• Ink: Memento - rich cocoa
  
• Other: eyelet pendant & scallop circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), tiny tags die (Cuttlebug), double loops border punch (Martha Stewart), vintage cream ribbon (Papertrey Ink), linen thread, pearl stickers, foam tape
  

Would you just look at that precious face??  I just can’t stop looking at it and smiling!  This little fella has complete stolen my heart!

He’s one of the adorable Penguin Chicks from Angels Landing.  And I chose him to be on my Color Throwdown card this week.  The colors that LeAnne presented us with just seemed perfect for a warm woolen hat and scarf.

The blue background layer is covered in sparkly snowflakes as is his snowy fur.  The snow on his little sign is liquid pearls with a touch of glitter as well.  The sheer, sparkly edged ribbon was heated just enough to crinkle the ends.  He’s colored with several different shades of grey markers (and qualifies as an entry to this month’s Copic Creations challenge - coloring black with copics).

We would just love it if you would play along with us!!  We don’t have a sponsor this week, but you have a chance at being chosen Featured Stamper of the week!!  You can find all the details on the Color Throwdown blog and then there’s so much more inspiration here:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Lisa Kind (Guest Designer for October)

I can’t believe this is already Lisa’s last week as Guest Designer!  Thank you so much, Lisa, for joining us and allowing us to showcase your gorgeous creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’ll have a new Angels Landing creation for you at 9 a.m., so please come back!

• Stamps: Penguin Chicks - Angels Landing
  
• Paper: white, bordering blue, razzleberry, eggplant
  
• Ink: computer
  
• Other: curved rectangles - Nestabilities, foam tape, white opal liquid pearls, 3/4″ circle punch, ribbon, CB snowflakes folder, Stardust stickles, heat tool, Copic markers:

I’m just finishing up my Halloween cards.  Good thing too, because some of them have to go to Virginia and some to Florida.  They’re all going in the mail today!

These first 2 cards are for the 2 youngest granddaughters - ages 15 months and 6 months.  The 6 month old is dressing up as a ladybug, so this Pink Cat Studio digi stamp Itty Bitty Betty - Ladybug Costume is just perfect!!  I know red is not your usual Halloween color, but it’s certainly appropriate here.

How about those gorgeous tissue paper flowers??  (You really have to click on the photo to make it larger so you can get the full effect of how pretty they are.)  Mona Pendleton did a fantastic video on how to make them.  You’ll find it HERE on the JUGS challenge blog, because that’s this week’s challenge - to make something with one of Mona’s flowers on it.

I followed Mona’s instructions, but used the Dahlia Nestabilities because I don’t have the Blossom ones.  My white tissue paper was brayered with real red ink.  I may not have let the brayered tissue paper dry long enough because when I took the eight layers out of the die, they were kind of melded together and I had to take my piercing tool and carefully separate the layers. I did try it again later with precolored pink tissue paper and did not have the same problem.  Another time saving hint: instead of cutting 8 squares for each size die, I just folded my tissue paper until there were 8 layers.  Much easier!!

Individual photos:

Now here’s the last of my Halloween creations.  It uses the MOJO109 layout and the Rubbernecker Stamps Halloween Set 2 cute little “Witchie Poo”.  Don’t you just love the Skull Trick or Treat paper from Fancy Pants?

All 3 of these cards qualify for entry to the Copic Creations challenge #14.  Check it out!

Thanks for visiting me today!  See you soon!

CUTIE PIE HALLOWEEN SET:

• Stamps: Itty Bitty Betty - Ladybug Costume digi stamp - Pink Cat Studio
• Paper: Neenah white, red, Boo to You from Bewitching Webs - My Mind’s Eye
  
• Ink: computer, red
  
• Other: brayer, tissue paper; Dahlia, circle, scallop circles Nestabilities; paper piercer & mat, white gel pen, rhinestone brads, foam tape, Distress stickles - rock candy, sewing machine, Copic markers:
  

WITCHIE POO:

• Stamps: Halloween Set 2 (474), sentiment - Halloween Set 1 (473) - Rubbernecker Stamps
  
• Paper: Neenah white, Fresh Paint glitter paper pack - K & Company, Skull - Trick or Treat - Fancy Pants, Monster Mash - Boo to You - My Mind’s Eye
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
  
• Other: classic rectangle, circle & petite oval Nestabilities, ribbon, stickles - black diamond, starry nights, corner chomper - deco, foam tape, white gel pen, Copic markers:

This week’s Angels Landing challenge for the design team was to use sewing (real or faux.)  I chose to use my sewing machine…I certainly need the practice!  But I got so carried away coloring the image and matching the patterned paper that I almost forgot to use sewing at all!

This is my newest favorite holiday color combo - red, aqua and brown.  Bright and happy, yet warm and yummy !

I used several brown Copic markers to make the frame have a woodgrain look. The smaller brown layer and the aqua layer are dry embossed and the sewing actually attaches the Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly patterned paper to the larger brown layer.

All the berries and ornaments are covered in fired brick Distress stickles.

You can see all the beautiful design team creations by going to the Angels Landing blog.

Thanks for stopping by to check in today!

• Stamps: Season’s Tweetings - Angels Landing
  
• Paper: Neenah white, vintage cream - Papertrey Ink, chocolate, Jolly by Golly mini deck - Cosmo Cricket
• Ink: computer, Versamagic (tea leaves)
• Other: sewing machine, ribbon, button & twine (PTI), CB Moroccan Screen folder, Tim Holtz holiday grungeboard, 3/4″ circle punch, Distress stickles (fired brick), foam tape, Copic markers:

This week the JUGS girls have issued a technique challenge - paper piecing.  I LOVE paper piecing!  So of course I decided to jump in and play.

I just got a bundle of new Stamping Bella images and they are just so perfect for paper piecing.  So I pulled out little miss Addy TUDE and got to work.   Her dress, scarf and shoes are all paper pieced using some yummy Basic Grey Indian Summer paper and some rose red cardstock.  The rest of her is colored with my Copic makers.

I did a little stitching around the edges, placed some sparkly Bella dots here and there, and glittered up her scarf and shoes with Stardust stickles.  Oh, and her glasses are covered with Ranger glossy accents.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!  Have a great day!

• Stamps: Addy TUDE and Dare to Be Different sentiment  - Stamping Bella
  
• Paper: Neenah white, rose red, rich razzleberry textured, Indian Summer - Basic Grey
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
  
• Other: stardust stickles, silver RoseArt pen, sewing machine, Labels 8 & oval Nestabilities, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol & stump, Bella dots, 3/4″ circle punch, Ranger Glossy Accents, foam tape, Copic markers:

OH MY GOSH!  You won’t believe how wonderful these new images are!!!  I’m so totally in love with these precious Emperor penguin chicks.  Ok, before I get too carried away, let’s get down to business.

Welcome to the October Angels Landing Blog Hop. If you missed the beginning, head over to Judi’s digi-stamps blog and follow the links. Today the Design Team is introducing two new digital image sets for October, Season’s Tweetings and Penguin Chicks.

I chose to use 2 of the adorable Penguin Chicks for my project.

It’s getting close to Christmas.  I know!  It seems like we just had it, doesn’t it?  Well, I’ve started making each of my daughters a December album each year for them to document the events in their household leading up to Christmas.  What better time than now and what better images to use than these chicks?

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This is very sparkly in real life.  Here are a couple of close ups.

If you click on the photo of the chicks, you can see that their coats are all sparkly with snow (Ranger Distress stickles - Rock Candy).

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To celebrate the new releases, I’m offering some Blog Candy. One lucky winner will receive free download links for his or her choice of any two image sets shown in the Digital Stamps Products section of AngelsLanding.com. To be eligible to win, leave a comment on my Blog Hop post before Sunday October 18, 2009, at 11:00 PM Eastern USA time. I’ll use random.org to pick a winner on Monday October 19. Please remember to check back again then to see whether you’ve won.

Be sure to visit the other designers in today’s Blog Hop, since there are also two more Blog Candy offers. Good luck. Your next stop on today’s Blog Hop is >> LISA COOK <<.

• Stamps: Penguin Chicks - Angels Landing
  
• Paper: Neenah white, Fresh Paint glitter pack -K & Company, Jolly by Golly mini deck - Cosmo Cricket
• Ink: computer, Ranger Distress - antique linen
  
• Other: round chipboard album - Creative Imaginations, glue stick, sanding block, sponge dabber, ribbon & Zva crystals - Taylored Expressions, button - Papertrey Ink, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Ranger Distress stickles - Rock Candy, silver cord, Doodle bug Design rub-on numbers, Copic markers:

Good morning, people!  It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  Our hostess this week is the lovely and super-talented Barbara and our sponsor is once again Simon Says Stamps.  They’ve generously offered a prize to win if you’d like to participate.  You could even become our next Featured Stamper!  Check out the Color Throwdown blog for all the details.  Here are today’s colors:

Love them!  And now on to the card, but first I’d like to state that “no patterned paper was harmed in the making of today’s card”!

The background was made with the Paisley Spellbinders Impressabilities.  I laid the Impressabilities on a 4 x 5.25 piece of sahara sand cardstock, then sponged with baja breeze ink.  Then I ran the cardstock with the Impressabilities still on top through the Wizard with the embossing pad on top.  Love the way it looks!

Here’s a look at the rest of the sentiment, which I stamped inside the card:

Please be sure to check out the design team blogs for some more super inspiration:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Lisa Kind (Guest Designer for October)

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please stop back by later for a new Angels Landing release – you’ll love the new images!!!

• Stamps: Follow Your Dreams (Inkadinkado) – Simon Says Stamps
• Paper: sahara sand, baja breeze, suede brown dark - Prism
• Ink: baja breeze, Ranger Distress – brushed corduroy, Ranger Archival - coffee
• Other: Spellbinders Impressabilities – paisley, sponge dabbers, corrugated cardboard, circle Nestabilities, foam tape, ribbon, Copic markers:

Kai in the Snow – that’s the name of this darling little baby playing in the snow.  It’s a digital image from Mo Manning from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  What a talent!  I’ve totally fallen in love with her images.  You may recall my card made with Swine Flu.  That was a Mo image too.

There’s a challenge blog for Mo’s Digital Pencil now as well.  You can find it HERE.  The very first challenge is to use “perple” (as Bella would spell it).

Here’s my card for the challenge:

I used 3 different Spellbinders products on the card - the Fleur de Lis Pendant, a snowflake from Snowflake Wonder dies, and a scallop square Nestabilities die.  Fun!  The snow that Kai is sitting on and that’s falling around him is glitterfied with Icicle Stickles and the white glittery border around the edge of the card uses Stardust Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by to look!

• Stamps: Kai in the Snow – Mo’s Digital Pencil Shop
• Paper: Neenah white, rich razzleberry, So-So-Sweet paper pack – the Paper Studio
• Ink: computer
• Other: Icicle & Stardust stickles, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis pendant, Snowflake Wonder dies, scallop square Nestabilities, ribbon, rhinestone brad, wonder tape, foam tape, Copic markers:

Time for another Color Throwdown, y’all!  This week we’re being sponsored by Unity Stamps!!  Woo hoo!   And our lovely hostess Cathy has chosen another set of colors that’s perfect for a fall card.  Good thing, because I’m working with the Build a Turkey stamp set…and I took that literally, by the way!

Here are our colors for the week:

So when I received the Build a Turkey set, the first thing that came to mind was that the name of it sounded like a children’s game.  So you know what?  That’s what I created with it!

This is the front.  Looks just like a card, huh?  Well, do you see the small brown flap at the very bottom?  It wraps around from the back, allowing the card to stand up on it’s own.  The stitching is open in the very middle on the top of the brown layer.  That’s where you can stick the feathers of your choice in behind the turkey (which is up on foam tape), forming his tail.

And here’s the back.  The panel that wraps around to the front is taped along the sides and bottom but left open on top to store extra feathers.  I even stamped some more feathers on some white cardstock for when the grandkids come to visit.  I know they’ll want to color some feathers themselves to dress the turkey with!

So what do you think?  Will the grandkids like it?  I sure hope so!

Be sure to visit the Color Throwdown blog to get the details on how you can play along and win some Unity goodness for yourself or even become our next Featured Stamper!  Then it’s on to the design team blogs to be even more inspired:

Barbara * Cathy *Danielle

LeAnne * Tammy * Lisa Kind (Guest Designer for October)

Be sure to stop by and welcome Lisa as our new Guest Designer for October.  I’m so excited that she’ll be playing along with us!

• Stamps: Build a Turkey - Unity Stamps
  
• Paper: kraft & white - Papertrey Ink, Sunflowers Dark - Prism, The Chocolate Box - Core’dinations, Sugared 6 x 6 pad - Basic Grey
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Ranger Distress - scattered straw
• Other: sponge dabber, sewing machine, brads, foam tape, Copic markers: