Another month and another grid for you to play with over at Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe - #JOSTTT018. I've chosen to do the top row of Nature, Summer and Animals. I started off with the Waterfront set from Stampin Up - nice to see this remaining in the current catalogue. The sun is from an old set Kinda Eclectic and the birds are from Wetlands.
The little sheep and the sentiment are from Clearly Besotted called Kiss Me Quick.
I hope you are all staying safe and well during these difficult times - crafting really does help doesn't it! Thank you for continuing to find the time to join in with challenges - the Design Teams really appreciate it.
Our challenge over at Stampin Up Only this week is embossing, whether it's dry, heat or paste. I've recently embraced the paste embossing and purchased some SU embossing paste and some of their masks.
I used the clouds one for my background together with a touch of Soft Sky ink with the paste. I then sponged over it with some Soft Sky ink. I used Waterfront stamp set using Basic Grey and black for my mountains and Mellow Moss and Tranquil Tide for the trees and the grass. I thought the sentiment was very apt for the times we are in - we hear so many acts of kindness people are doing and they far outweigh the bad things we hear. We really should focus on the positive.
I layered the card onto some black and then on to Soft Sky. A few retired black faceted gems finish off the card. I love the sparkle that you get from the paste. If you haven't tried using it yet I would encourage you to - it's great once you get going.
An inspirational challenge for you this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments - inspired by these lovely images:
Now I don't have any of the lily stamp pads or the flamingos so I really had to think outside the box for this challenge. I took my inspiration from the water and the birds and used Stampin Up's Waterfront and Wetlands for my card.
I used a cloud stencil I have in my stash to make the clouds. All my inks are Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I stamped them mountains and the grass and the watery reflection using Waterfront. I added the ripples from the water from SU High Tide. I then created a waterbank with some of the tufts of grass from Wetlands and stamped and cut out the goose. I just used a water brush to colour in part of the bird just using the ink he'd been stamped with. The sentiment is from Wetlands and I added some linen thread and used a tag framelit.
Welcome back to another year of challenges with Hand Stamped Sentiments - our first one for 2020 is a colour challenge:
I've used some new Tim Holtz Sizzix dies for the flowers on my card. I layered them onto some of the gorgeous SU DSP Perennial Essence - I have had it a while and just couldn't bear to cut it - you know how it is. Once you cut into it initially you soon get over the trauma and enjoy using it! lol! I used the same paper to cut out the flowers and leaves. The Friends sentiment is from SU Waterfront - the Happy Birthday is from a retired set Fresh Fruit. I added a few sequins just to finish it off.
I look forward to seeing what you all do and whether you are using new crafting goodies you got for Christmas
It's only two weeks away! Christmas that is! And to be honest I'm all ready for it - Christmas food such as Cake and Pudding and Mincemeat made and being fed with Brandy ready for the big day - presents are bought, yet to be wrapped, cards have been made and sent, house is decorated so what's left - I know - make more cards!
I'm joining in with two challenges with this card - the Library Challenge is fast becoming a favourite as it really is a challenge - I'm sure I have that annual somewhere in the attic that they shop for this month's inspiration!
I'm also joining in with Sweet Stampin Christmas challenge which is critters.
Merry Little Christmas - which is Anything Goes
I've used a cute set I found at the bottom of my stash - I'm not sure where it came from or its name but it has some lovely animal images which work well with the sentiment in the set. I started off my card by using Waterfront stamp set by SU for the snow and the trees. I used a die cut to cut out the two green trees - they are actually in manuscript paper as the Rupert annual started me off singing that theme song! Ahh - I couldn't get it out of my head!
I coloured in the little reindeer with Tri Spectrum Noir pens and added some Tri Spectrum glitter in Harvest Moon which shows up really dark. I then added some shiny red gems and added the sentiment at the bottom.
Mindful that Christmas can also be a sad time for lots of people my card today is slightly more thoughtful with mellow colours. I followed the sketch for Global Design Project #GDP218
I used Crumb Cake card stock as my base and used the retired SU sweater embossing folder to give a cosy feel to the card. I added a strip of the wood paper and used the lovely trees from SU Waterfront stamped in Basic Grey. I then used a stitched framelit to cut them out and sponged the edges. I added some holly and some ribbon. The sentiment is from Winter Woods.
