Truly thankful....

Well, I must admit, I am truly thankful that the fly that was buzzing around the ceiling light has finally gone to sleep or whatever....doesn't it know that it's winter?  lol  Amazing how something so tiny can be so annoying.  Otherwise, all is well, and the snow has disappeared for a while....hopefully a long while!

Something a little different for me today, using stamps and and a stencil.  I created the background first, applying distress inks over the stencil in a graduated fashion from dark to light.  Stamping was done with black ink for contrast.  Now, that tree looks much like mine do at the moment...bare of leaves, but doesn't that white at the top suggest a promise of sunshine....?  We can only hope.

Some supplies used:
Diamonds stencil - from Clear Scraps
Silence stamp - from Local King Rubber
Everything you do stamp - from Hero Arts

My daughter is heading down in the morning, and we are going to try to accomplish some Christmas shopping.  It's less than a month away now!  Yikes!  I read that some of you are finished, or wrapping...I've only done one person so far.  Wish me luck, I'm sure I'll need it!

Some challenges for my card:

Sister Act Card Challenge - #84 Anything Goes

Dream Valley - #95 Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - #69 Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - #119 Anything Goes &/or Warm & Cozy

Loves Rubber Stamps - #128 Thank You Cards or Gifts  Top Picks

A Creative Romance - Something Old (stamp)

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

Great Impressions Stamps - Thankful Thoughts

A Little Bit Crafty - CAS

A Stitch in Time...

Good morning!  Can you believe it's already Thursday again?  This summer is just flying by, so hang onto your hats and sunglasses, and check out this week's challenge at Charisma Cardz.  This week we are looking for some stitching on your cards, and it can be either real or faux.

Today's card uses a sweet little image from CC Designs, called Sweet Pixie Birgitta...such a delight to colour.  I played with my copics again, adding some stickles for the wings, and as you can see I cut her out on the one side only....leaving a white square to tuck into some punched corners.   This leaves a nice space for a sentiment.

The main sentiment at the top of the card is a stamp from Local King rubber, part of the Asian Blooms set, and the papers are from MME.  Lots of layers today, and colours that make me think of summer.

I've gone with faux stitching, both plain and zig-zag, and I've definitely kept the embellishments to a minimum, with only a ribbon and a tiny heart.  I think I'll let the image steal the show!

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Thanks once again for visiting, and let's hope you can find a little bit of crafty time so that you can join in with us this week.   Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has been up to for more inspiration!

Some fun challenges for my card:

CC Designs - Summer Dreaming

Addicted to Stamps - #61 Wonderful Wings

Sentimental Sundays - #166 Child's Play

Dream Valley - #62 Summer Days

The Crazy Challenge - #151 Anything Goes

Country View Crafts - #6 Quotations & sayings

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes Crafty Ribbons -  #56 Anything Goes with Ribbon Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Bearly Mine Challenges - #98 Tic Tac Toe (pink, ribbon, digi image)

 

Thank You... for the Guys

...What would we do without them!  Hmmm, actually saw the sun for a wee bit today, but it didn't last long.  These gray skies have been hanging around far too long.  Perhaps we will get a peek for the weekend.

Looking through my cards the other day, I realized that they were nearly all for children or the feminine side.  Whoops!  I think I need to remedy that.  I figured I would start with some thank you cards, and a first for me.....I've made 3 at once.  No colouring today, just stamping and inking.  The animal images are from the North American Woods set (from Mark's Finest Papers), perfect for the guys, and I've used a tree image, called Silence (from Local King Rubber stamps) to make the background.  The images have been cut and matted using 3 different Spellbinders dies, and I've added a little interest with some metalic pens.  Nice and easy....and the first time I've made 3 cards in one day!

Thanks for visiting, and here's wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

A few challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays - #77 CAS Masculine Project

PaperPlay Challenges - #44 Thanks a Bunch

ABC Challenge - A for Appreciation

Here Come the Boys - #39 Die Cuts/Punches

Ghostly!

I had absolutely no intention of doing another project for Halloween, but then I decided to give a go with a tag for my granddaughter.  She can use it as a bookmark...maybe it will encourage her to read!  She's a good reader, but it's not a favourite pastime of hers.

This tag is made entirely from cardstock.....purple, lime green and then black.  I've made use of two different stamps....one from Stampotique (Sheer), which I stamped on the purple cs and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I then masked the image, and used a stamp from Local King Rubber (Silence), which I inked in black and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

To create a spooky effect, I've sponged green DI in around the branches, and then sponged with white to make it look foggy.  My intent was to make the girl appear to be a ghost.

Something a little different for a change....digging out some stamps and embossing powders that have been buried for some time.  (ghoulish halloween talk, no?)

A few fun challenges for my card.

Stampotique Designers Challenge - #40 It's Tag Time!

Fab 'n' Funky - #95 Distressed or torn

Allsorts Challenge - #126 Halloween

Karen's Doodles - Emboss It

Craft Your Days Away - #31 Halloween Colours

Hooked on Craft Challenges - #10 Something Spooky

Crafty Cardmakers - #54 Cute with a Dark Twist

Crafting For All Seasons - #12 Halloween or a Colour Challenge

Stampin for the Weekend - #19 - Spooky

Fairie Fun Fridays - #64 Wet Embossing