Tatty Button Snowman and Seasonal Distress Inks

Hi Bloggers!

Well, guess what the postie delivered to me this morning? The title of this post should be a big hint - yep, the seasonal distress ink sets as featured on Tim Holtz's blog.

It was really hard for me to finish my chores (there weren't many of them) before I could have a play.

For this card I've used Iced Spruce and Evergreen Bough from the Winter set.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Tatty Button Snowman with the Iced Spruce Distress Ink. I coloured him in with Grey Green and Tea Green promarkers. I really like the way they toned in with the distress ink. I cut the image out with an Oval nestie and inked around the edges with the Iced Spruce.

The back mat is an 8" x 8" piece of Colorcore Whitewash which is stuck onto a Craftwork Cards card blank. The scalloped oval mat has also been cut from the whitewash and so has the Doily Lace border using a Martha Stewart punch.

The Polka Dot backing paper is from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD. It's been distressed with scissors and inked with the Iced Spruce.

The long backing panel on the left has been made by stamping the snowflake from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl set with Perfect Medium and then embossing it with Clear embossing powder. I then inked the area with the Iced Spruce and Evergreen Bough distress inks using Cut & Dry foam. I wrapped some fluffy white yarn around it.

I made some background paper by inking with the Iced Spruce and the Evergreen Bough and then spritzed lightly with water. I then blotted with some kitchen roll. This gave a nice mottled effect. I cut some snowflakes out using the Spellbinders Create a Flake die set from the inked backing paper I had created and from the whitewash. I layered them up and added Woodware Snowflake brads to two of them and Craftime buttons to the other two. The pearly stringy embellishment is meant to be used for a wedding piece of some sort (I've had it years!).

The lettering that I used for the sentiment is chipboard - I think it's Maya Road. I inked up the letters with the Evergreen Bough Distress Ink and once dry I painted them with Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Paint Aurora Sparkle.

The card was assembled as per the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge this week.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges -
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challeng 17 - Lace it up
I love Promarkers Challenge 90 - Glitter & Glitz
Crafters Companion Challenge 18 - Let it Snow

Hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Baby Blanket

Morning Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing a card with you made with the Lili of the Valley Stamp Baby Blanket.

The image was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Promarkers. I used a circle nestie to cut it out and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky Distress Ink while still in the die.

The polka dot paper is from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD. It was distressed with scissors and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky.

The other papers are from the Junkitz Cousins range. I used the Martha Stewart Cherish border punch on the striped paper. Again the edges were distressed with scissors but this time I used Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

I wrapped some Navy Blue Gingham ribbon around the striped paper and added a 'It's a Boy' brad.
I threaded some blue Baker's Twine into some beautiful Polka Dot Buttons that I got from Sam Poole Creative Studios and tied a bow.

The card was assembled as per Sketch Saturday Challenge this week.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Sketch Saturday Week #179
CES Challenge 59 - New Beginnings
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Buttons and Bows
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons
Stampavie - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

Fairies - on Tiptoe

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing a card made with the beautiful Lili Of The Valley stamp Fairies - On Tiptoe. This has to be one of the prettiest fairy images around.

The Lili of the Valley Challenge this week is a sketch by Bev and this card follows that sketch.

The image has been stamped with Memento ink and has been coloured using Promarkers. I edged the dress, wings and flowers with Sakura Clear star to give a bit of sparkle.

I cut the image out using Spellbinders Eyelet Circles die and inked around the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Ink while still in the die. I made a faux nestie and edged it with the clear star.

The sentiment is from Wild Rose Studio. I cut the tags out with Spellbinders Labels Eight, inked them with Spun Sugar while still in the die and made a faux nestie for each one. I punched a hole in them and added some pretty fluffy yarn.

I used the Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch for the border. The flowers and brads are American Crafts, roses are from my stash. The leaves were cut from Spellbinders Foliage die set. The papers are My Minds Eye Lost & Found and DCWV Nursery. All the papers and card were edged with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

The card was assembled as per Bev's sketch and I added a pearl in each corner.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Lili of the Valley Challenge 118
I Love Promarkers Challenge 89 - Tags
Polka Doodles week 43 Challenge - Magical & Mystical
Charisma Cardz Challenge 43 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope you like the card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

New Hat

Hi.

Today I'm sharing this card with you.

The image is New Hat from Lili of the Valley and has been coloured using Promarkers. I added a little Sakura Clear Star on the mirror and on the stamens on the flower on the hat. I cut the image out using the Spellbinders Die Labels Twelve and inked around the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Ink while the image was still in the die. I cut a mat with a larger die from the set and did some free-hand paper piercing around the edge.

I used a Craftwork Cards 8" x 8" card blank. I cut a piece of the Dusky Rose card and pierced around the edge using my Tim Holtz ruler and matted it onto some burgundy card. Following the sketch from the Willow Sketchie Challenge this week, I added a piece of Polka Dot paper from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found paper pack. I used the Martha Stewart punch Doily Lace for the pretty edge. I then distressed another piece of paper from the same pack and a Dusky Rose mat and edged them both with the Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

I cut 2 brackets out using the Spellbinders die set Parisian Accents and inked through the die with the Spun Sugar. I assembled the card as per the sketch and added a few flowers from my stash.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Willow Sketchie Challenge - 20th October
Lili of the Valley Challenge 117 - Bingo  : Distressing, Flowers, Paper Piercing
I Love Promarkers Challenge 88 - Ain't it Cute

I hope you like the card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia

Mia in the Snow in Blue & White

Hi,

I've posted several cards which have been coloured using promarkers recently so this time I thought I'd do something a bit different.

I have stamped Mia in the Snow (Wild Rose Studio) with Faded Jeans distress ink and have 'pulled' some of the colour out using a damp paint brush. I added Sakura Clear Star for the snow and Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Crystal Glitter on the furry bits on her clothes. I cut her out using Spellbinders Labels Eight and inked around the edges with Faded Jeans whilst the image was still in the die. I cut a faux nestie and mounted the image.

I cut a piece of gingham paper (from Wild Rose Studio Spring Papers CD) using Labels Eight and again made a faux nestie. I stamped little stars randomly over the gingham paper using a little Lavinia Stamp and Faded Jeans.

The blue border was made using the Martha Stewart Snowflakes PATP set. I added some navy gingham ribbon. The snowflake backing paper is from the Polka Doodles CD Jingle Jangle.

The sentiment is from Creative Expressions and has been cut out using the Spellbinders Double-Ended Tags die and again I inked around the edges with Faded Jeans whilst still in the die. I added a couple of pearls, a bow, a button with a bit of Baker's Twine and I was done.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Wild Rose Studio Festive Frolics Blog Hop
Polka Doodles Week 41 Challenge - Ribbons and Bows
Willow Sketchie Challenge - 13th October

Thanks for stopping by.
Julia

Lili of the Valley Challenge 116 - Warm and Cozy

Hi.

This is my entry for Lili of the Valley Challenge 116 - Warm and Cozy.

I love polar bears and this Lili of the Valley stamp is so cute!

I used the Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Snowflakes set. The snowy backing paper is from a Polka Doodles CD. I coloured the image with Promarkers, cut it out using Spellbinders Label Two and edged it with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I made a faux nestie and mounted the image onto it.

I added some blue & white Bakers Twine around the bottom 2 layers and mounted the image with foam pads. The large snowflake is from the Cuttlebug Snowflake Punch & Emboss Set (which I believe is no longer available) and the smaller dark blue snowflake is cut from the Spellbinders Create A Flake die set. I topped it with a blue Glass Glintz.

The sentiment is from Creative Expressions (an odd one bought at Ally Pally) and I've cut it out using the Spellbinders Double-Ended Tags die. I inked around the edges using the Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and added a couple of pearls.

Finally, I did some paper piercing all around the edge of the blue card.

Hope you like it. Please leave a comment.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 69

Hi.

This is my entry to The Sugar Bowl challenge 69 using Gayle's sketch.

The stamp is a Sugar Nellie stamp called Baubles. I coloured the image with Promarkers and edged it with Crushed Olive Distress Ink. The border punch is Martha Stewart. I used the Spellbinders Die Eyelet Circles around the sentiment. The papers are all from the Wild Rose Studios Christmas Milton Pack. I added some pearly swirls using Cosmic Shimmer White Pearl PVA.

Thanks for stopping by.
Julia