Winter Wonderland!

Hello Ai Fans!

The new Challenge starts today and the theme is "Winter Wonderland".  I had no idea what I was going to do. Whenever I see a stamp with a winter theme I automatically think it has to be for Christmas.  Weird I know but I guess it's just how my brain thinks LOL! I got all my Ai stamps out and started to look through them when BAM it hit me! I could use the "Beanie Whoot" set (#4127). It was one of the sentiments that got me thinking.... "with owl my thanks". What a perfect card to use right after Christmas to thank your family and friends for the lovely gifts you received! My brain went into overdrive LOL and I decided to make a set of 5 Thank You cards.

I started by picking what Design papers I wanted to use, my embellishments and matching cardstock.

I went ahead and stamped 5 of the Owl images. I wanted to paper piece the hats so I also stamped an image on each of my 5 Designer papers from the MME Moments 6x6 collection. I went ahead and coloured my images using my Copic Sketch markers. I cut out my sentiments using the MFT Stitched Fishtail Flag Stax. I like to get as much use out of my dies in various ways. Instead of using the the die as a "fishtail" I used it to make a long skinny rectangle for my sentiment. Using one of my favourite tools....the Perfect Layers Mini ruler and mat, I layered my sentiment with 2 matching pieces of cardstock.

I added 2 pieces of Doodlebug Twine and made a double bow for each card.  After fussy cutting out all the hats it was time to assemble my cards.

The finished product!!

Of course I had to make a little file folder and matching cover for my cards. It's super cute and makes this set into an adorable gift to give!

I hope that I have given you some inspiration and you will play along in our new Winter Wonderland Challenge! 

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Crazy Bird Series #2

Good Morning!

Today I am sharing with you the 2nd card in my Tim Holtz Bird Crazy stamp series. This crazy birds are so popular right now and I can totally see why! I decided to make this guy into a birthday card.

I used the Tim Holtz "Crazy Things" accessories and added the party hat and balloons to this crazy bird image. Once again I am trying out my new Copic sketch markers in some of the fluorescent colours. I put some Glossy Accents on the birds eyes for fun. I kept my design simple so that the bird is the main focus of the layout.

The inside sentiment is from a Stamping Bella Uptown Girl called "Posh Has a Present".

Copics Used:

Body: V12, V04, FV2

Beak: FYG1, FY1

Balloons: FYR1, YR04/ FRV1, RV14, RV17

Hat & Ground: T1

Outline: B000


Don't forget to enter into this months Challenge Anything Goes over on the OCS Blog!

See you next week with Crazy Bird Series #3!


Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Diver Dan!

Happy Tuesday!

Hi everyone! I just got back yesterday from a warm and relaxing vacation in Aruba! I was inspired from my trip and our snorkeling excursion to make a card with the High Hopes Stamps image called "Diver Dan".

I thought  "Diver Dan" would look adorable as a Shaker card as he would look like he was under water! I tried a new product this time. It's called Masking Fluid. I stamped my image onto my Copic paper then using the fluid, filled the image in and let it totally dry. Then using some Distress paint in Picket Fence and a Heidi Swapp Color Shine spray on my craft mat I dragged the image through the wet paints. This made the white space behind my image take on a water look. Once the paint was dry you just use your fingers and peel off the dry masking fluid. Your image is left nice and white and then you are able to use your markers to colour it!

I put some Glossy Accents on Dan's mask and the little air bubble. I filled the shaker with Doodlebug sequins, some tiny clear seed beads and white glitter.

On the inside I used a word sticker from Heidi Swapp's No Limits Buzz Word collection.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, R11

Hair: E43, E44, E47

Tank, Hose & Flippers: T3, T5, T7

Watch: Y38

Mask: R24, R29

It's the beginning of a new month so don't forget that also means it's the start of a new Challenge over on the High Hopes Blog! The theme this month is "Anything Goes". All you have to do is make a project using a High Hopes Stamp to enter. If you don't have one, feel free to use our free digi. I hope to see your entry linked up! Good luck!

Happy Stamping

Cheri

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Happy New Year!

Crazy Bird Series #1

Hi OCS peeps and a big Happy New Year to you! Today is a new month and you know what that means..... It's the start of a New Challenge over at One Crazy Stamper on their Blog. The Theme this month is "Anything Goes". I got the Tim Holtz Bird Crazy stamps and Tim Holtz Crazy Things (accessories) stamps before Christmas and figured I would pull them out and play around.  I decided to make a Happy New Year Card using the Crazy Bird #3, Top Hat and Bow for this week's card.

A while back I purchased  Copic Sketch fluorescent markers and decided to was time to give them a try as well.  They are nice and bright and fun to figure out! On this card I dug out some paper from my stash and have no idea what  line it's from. I used a MFT Zig Zag stitched circle die to cut out my bird. The bird and the paper are so bright that I decided to only add a ribbon for my embellishment this time. I made the sentiment on the computer.

On the inside I also used my computer to make a sentiment as I don't have any New Years sentiment stamps. (note to self.....purchase some for next year LOL)

Copics Used:

Bird Body: FRV1, RV14, RV17, RV19

Beak: FY1, YR04

Hat & Bow: T3, T4, T5, T7

Ground: T0, T1, T3, T5

outline: B000

I had so much fun with this bird stamp that I've decided to do a series for the month. So stay tuned and each Wednesday I'll show you a card with a new bird!

Don't forget to make something and link it up over on the BLOG for this month's "Anything Goes" Challenge! You've got lots of time and I'll be looking to see what you make! Good Luck, who knows you could be our next monthly winner!

Happy Crafting

Supplies:

InLinkz.com