Stampin' In Alaska

  It's time for another bi-weekly challenge at Word Art Wednesday .  Word Art Wednesday is also hosting their annual Blog Hop. My clean and simple design features a retired image from our sponsor Unity Stamps called All is Calm All is Bright.  The Maple Leaf Stencil is from Blue Knight Stamps.  Silver cord is from my stash and the pre-printed sentiment was a freebie from Unity. We have many fabulous prizes from our generous sponsors.  To be eligible to win a $25 gift card to Unity Stamps, just enter your art in our gallery as usual.  The winner of this prize will be selected  by random draw from our entries.   I hope you will take a moment to stop by the online shop and check out all of the great products.  To be eligible to win the blog hop prizes simply leave a comment on each blog to be eligible for that prize.  When you've completed the blog hop, leave a comment at Word Art Wednesday saying that you've completed the hop. Below ...

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since their beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! Masculine designs are always challenging for me.  But when I saw the Birthday Guy clear stamp set from Creative Worship Stamps I knew it was a must-have!  This set contains four great sentiments - three are specific to the guys. I began by sponging a colorful cloudy sky then stamping the tree and moose image from Creative Worships Forest Silhouettes stamp set .  A couple of bird dies from the Forest Silho...

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since the beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! I'm sharing a birthday card today using several of my favorite SNSS products.   I started my card by masking a 1 1/2 inch strip to ink blend using Hero Arts Creamsicle and Lemon Drop inks as a "sunset" for the deer scene from Landscape Silhouettes set.  The grassy pond silhouette image was also stamped at the bottom of the panel.  The deer die cut from the Forest Silhouettes die set was cut with black card s...

  Time Out Challenge is celebrating their 10th Birthday this month.  Congratulations! My birthday card features products from one of the celebration sponsors - Gina K. Designs .   I began by foiling a toner card front from Unity Stamps called Floral Background using Gina K. Bubblegum Fancy Foils .  The foiled panel was then ink blended with Tim Holtz distress inks. The tag image was also heat foiled using Gina K. Designs Birthday Essentials Foil-Mates.  Two additional tags were cut for a matting and held together with pink baker's twine.  Several gems finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Time Out Challenge #257 - Time Out 10th Birthday! Paper Funday Challenge:  #62 Anything Goes   Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Tie It Up   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Fun with Foil Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week 6 Anything Goes  

  We have a new challenge up for you at Word Art Wednesday .  Our awesome sponsor this week is My Favorite Things!   They are generously providing a $20 gift card to one randomly selected challenge entry.  Hope you get a chance to join the fun! My card features the retired You Have My Heart set by Birdie Brown.  The image was colored with Copic Markers and masked to create the cloudy sky.   Clouds were created by masking with a cloud die and inking with Salty Ocean and Seedless Preserves distress ink.  A few gems and this week's free digital Bible Verse complete the card. The Scripture Word Art is free for you.  We would love to see your project using the Scripture, but it's not required.  You can submit up to 5 projects each week -- a total of 10 for the challenge.  The challenge is always Family Friendly Anything Goes. I would like to share my card with the following: Paper Funday #56 Anything Goes with a Twist of Great Outdoors Si...

  I'm having so much fun as Guest Designer for Art Impressions this month!  Today I'm sharing a clean and simple design featuring Art Impressions 4931 - Road Trip Set .   I began this card by ink blending with Tim Holtz Distress inks - Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch.  Two of the buildings from the set were stamped with Versamark ink and wet embossed with white embossing powder. The group of lady travelers were stamped, colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut then adhered with dimension tape.  The finished panel was layered onto Stampin' Up! Night of Navy card stock.  A few enamel dots and coordinating sentiment finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Transport It PIP Challenge #2328 Anything Goes    Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #210 Anything Goes 

  I just received the retired MFT You're Super set by Birdie Brown from a Stamping Swap group.  I couldn't wait to ink up this sweet image.  The image was stamped, wet embossed and colored with alcohol inks then fussy cut.   I pulled out a retired MFT stencil - Ray of Light - and used distress inks for the sky.  A Memory Box Cityscape Nightline die and gems finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #652 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 25 Anything Goes   PIP Challenge #2325 Anything Goes

  I'm joining the current mood board challenge at Create A Smile.  My project features the Create A Smile Cool Cuts Summer Florals die set. I started by inking the Create A Smile Spring Garden stencil onto blue card stock.  The panel was trimmed to 4 square, the dies were arranged and a sentiment from Hero Arts added.  I finished the card with a few gems from Stampin' Up! I would like to share my card with the following: Create A Smile - May Moodboard Allsorts Challenge:  #730 Anything Goes or Stencils Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Add a Sentiment TIME OUT Challenge:  #239 Photo Inspiration (flowers)     

  I'm joining the current Slimline challenge at MFT which is Anything Goes with a mini slimline size.  My finished card is 3x6.  I enjoy this size and the adorable Happy Pumpkin Season set worked perfectly for this size. The images were stamped then masked to stamp the cobble street road from On Solid Ground .  In hindsight, the brick might have been a better choice but I like the look of the cobblestones!   With the images masked, I used Memento ink to blend the sky.  I removed the mask and colored the images with Copic Markers.  A sentiment from the set finishes the scene. I would like to share my card with the following: My Favorite Things Slimline Challenge - December Mini Slimline Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  #106 Anything Goes Gem of a Craft Challenge:  Week 25 Anything Goes PIP Challenge:  #2249 Anything Goes

  I'm sneaking in a last minute entry for the April Hero Art Stay Crafty Challenge with ink blending.  My card features the April JoAnn's Make Yourself at Home Hero Arts Card Kit. I started by stamping, embossing then ink blending the Eucalyptus Bold Prints background stamp.  The protea flower image was stamped and layered onto vellum and card stock circle dies.  The bee stamps, sequins and thread finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero - April Blend It Up Polkadoodles Craft Challenge: Week 17 Anything Goes Gem of A Craft Challenge:  Week 9 Anything Goes Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge:  April Anything Goes    

  I'm sneaking in a last minute entry for the December Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs.  This month's challenge is ink blending.   I love the ease and versatility of Gina K Foil-Mates and they worked perfectly for this challenge.  I foiled a sentiment from the Birthday Best foil mates then inked the edges.  The Hot Dots panel was foiled the ink blended with Tim Holtz distress inks - Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lilac and Wilted Violet. Of course, I finished the card with some yummy Gina K. Designs Gingham Fancy Ribbon. I would like to share my card with the following: Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - December Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Party   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  It's Time to Party Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  #523 - 524 Anything Goes    

  Hero Arts recently released their 2021 Catalogue products.  I saw a sneak peek of the new Lily Pond HeroScape and it went onto on Wish List!   I love how you can easily create a fun scene with all of the HeroScape sets.  This one is no exception! I started by creating a blended distress ink "sky" base panel.  I used my Misti to create the lily pond scene. Various Tim Holtz distress inks were used:  Mermaid Lagoon for the water, Mowed Lawn & Forest Moss for the lily pads, Memento Lulu Lavender and Lilac Posies for the flowers. I would like to share my card with the following: A Blog Named Hero: February Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #479 - #480 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Favorite Technique Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Wk 8 Anything Goes    

  I recently came across some older Gina K. stamp sets in my craft room.   One of my crafty goals for the year is to use my older images in a new way.  The images and sentiments in the Sent With Love StampTV Kit are perfect for the February Challenge - Love in the Air. I started by blending distress inks then heat embossed the floral image.  A few sequins and a coordinating sentiment finish the card. This will be going to my aunt and uncle who are celebrating 50 plus years of marriage this month!  Big Congrats! I would like to share my card with the following: Gina K. February 2021 Monthly Mix Challenge - Love in the Air Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #479 - #480 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Favorite Technique   Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Add Some Texture  

  I'm joining a couple of challenges with a clean and simple birthday card featuring the July 2018 Hero Art Monthly Kit. I found this "new to me" kit on a swap/sell website recently.  I was super excited to find someone willing to share this adorable kit!  I couldn't wait to play with it. Of course, I found my inspiration on the Hero Arts blog from design team member Jessica Frost-Ballas.  For my CASE of the card I opted for Hero Arts Blue Reactive ink, the heart balloon and a Hero Arts woodblock sentiment - C2770 Enjoy Your Birthday. I love these silhouette style images which allow for a quick card. I would like to share my card with the following: Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #19 Include A Heart A Blog Named Hero:  CASE   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Something New   Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Use a New/Unused Product Cute Card Thursday Challenge:  #688 Anything Goes