CASology Week #380 -- SNOWMAN

 This week's cue word at CASology is SNOWMAN and I couldn't wait to

finally ink up the layered WPlus9 snowman. He's so cute! There are two snowmen 

in the set and I chose the larger one and the layering tree.

This stamp set is pretty amazing and for someone who's not so proficient at

layering, it's very forgiving. And Jennifer McGuire shared tips for mass

producing in her video which made it even more stress free.

 

I added some sparkle to the tree, grounded the snowman with a Copic marker, 

and finished off the card with the sentiment. I resisted the urge to add some 

falling snow to keep it as CAS as possible.

 

Thank for stopping by today!

CAS(E) this Sketch #402 -- A Three Weeker!

As you celebrate the holidays responsibly and safely, you can also play along

with CAS(E) this Sketch because we're giving you THREE weeks to enter!

Here's Sketch #402, brought to you by our leader Chrissy.

And here's my take on it made without any stamping.

 

Do you spy my favorite Altenew washi tape in the corner? Followed by a couple

of neglected tapes that I thought might have lost their stickiness. But they

were just fine. The sentiment is from a collaborative set by Pinkfresh Studio

and Scrapbook.com. 

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted Chrissy's

sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, Jan 7, 2021.

Have a safe holiday and we'll see you next year!

 

Memory Box Challenge #67 -- Trees

 

I'm entering Memory Box Challenge #67 -- Trees. Sadly, after going through my

stash of dies, the only tree die I had was their retired Arboscello Tree.

So I decided to make it as festive as I could--with sequins.

I adhered the tree to a woodgrain embossed panel then covered it with colorful

sequins. The sentiment was cut from glittered card stock and adhered to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ellen Hutson 12 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 -- Day 7

 

I skipped a few days of Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas Tags and created a tag

for Day 7. Heather Meeson used A Marshmallow World as inspiration for her tag and

here is how I was inspired.

 

Yep, I went way literal with a couple of marshmallow snowpeople.  I could have

hand cut the marshmallows but went through my old stamps and dies and found

an MFT set from 2015. 

 

 

 I "toasted" them a bit with Distress ink, drew in their faces and assembled

them on a tag with a torn snowbank. I stamped the EBE sentiment, added

some stars and inked around the tag with white pigment ink.

 

I thought about letting them hold cups of hot cocoa or coffee.....but they'd melt!

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS(E) this Sketch #401

It's retro week over at CAS(E) this Sketch. Meet Sketch #401 which was

Sketch #147 back in  2015.

Here's my take on it five years ago.

And here's the 2020 version. Yes, a gnome is involved since he was already 

constructed and just waiting to make an appearance.

I used the Twirling Flurries cover plate on gray card stock and backed it with

a panel of white card stock. The Pretty Pink Posh sentiment was white embossed

on an MFT stitched banner. I assembled the gnome, fishtail strip of plaid, and

the banner on the card, per the sketch.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted the sketch

and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, Dec 17th. We hope

to see you in the gallery!

Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas 2020--Day 1

I thought I'd be "tagged out" after all the tags I made for Tracey's 25 Days series

but I couldn't resist Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas 2020 and its unique twist.

 

Each day the tag has a Christmas carol for its theme. Day 1 featured Sandy

Allnock and her tag with Silver Bells as the inspiration song. She used an airbrush 

to color her tag and I resorted to ink blending. I chose a different color palette

from hers and used EBE's Big City dies.
 

 I adhered them to a dome tag cut from kraft and white embossed the sentiment

from EBE's (retired) Cozy Christmas.

 

 

 Snow was added with a white pigment pen and I finished off the tag with twine.

As much as I'd like to, I don't think I can do all twelve days of the challenge but

I'd like to crank out a few more before the deadline. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS(E) this Sketch #400

Can you believe we've reached our 400th sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch?

We hope you'll play along on this amazing milestone!

 

Here's the sketch courtesy of our teammie Michelle.

 

And here's how I interpreted the sketch.

 

 I diecut the snowflake border, then inked it in ombré blues. After it was dried I spattered

it with water and white paint. I adhered it to a card base and added more snowflakes. 

The stamped sentiment and sequins finished off the card. 

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted the sketch and

join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, Dec 10th. We look forward to

seeing you in the gallery!

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 -- Bonus Day!

 

I'm honored to be joining Day 26--a Bonus Day--of Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags

with My Favorite Things as today's sponsor. If you're new to the event, go here for 

all the details and the link up.

 

Here's my tag using Warmest Wishes by Birdie Brown. This stamp set was brought 

out from MFT's Vault in October but I'm using the set that I already owned, the 

difference being the sentiment font and open die.

 

 

 

 

I started off by ink blending a Stitched Tag, spattering it with water and some

white paint after it was dried. I stamped the sentiment and added the snowflake

that I happened to have on hand and little girl. More snow was added to the

tag and the little girl with a white pigment pen.

Since it's a bonus day, I've got a bonus tag, using a retired and much loved 

Birdie Brown set called Ready, Set, Snow. 

 

 

 

I die cut a Stitched Tag and masked off a slope, ink blended the top portion, 

then spattered it with water. The snowboarding bear was stamped, colored with

Copics, and cut with the matching dies. The snow splashes were added to the tag 

and I stamped a few trees behind the bear in white pigment ink. The sentiment 

finished off the tag.

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And there you have it, another 25 Days of Christmas Tags has come to a close. 

Huge thanks to Tracey and her team for their tireless effort to bring a bit of joy 

and normalcy to us during these trying times with her 25 Days series.

 

 Until next year, happy tag making and Happy Holidays!

Inspired by Challenge #151 -- Brush On Color

The newest Inspired by Challenge theme is Brush on Color and the graphic has the 

cutest bottle brush trees. I was inspired by both the photo and the challenge sketch.

 

I grabbed Altenew's Leaf Mix Dies and ink blended them in ombré fashion, then 

spattered them with silver paint. They were adhered to an embossed (but difficult 

to see) panel and the card was finished off with the sentiment.

 

I thought I had some bottle brush tree images or dies but had to resort to leaves.

If you squint, you can kinda sorta see bottle brush trees, no? 

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS(E) this Sketch #399--A Two Weeker!

You'll have plenty of time to join CAS(E) this Sketch #399 because it's a

two weeker! CTS regulars know that twice a year we extend the challenge

deadline so you can enjoy the holiday and still play along with us!

This week's sketch is from yours truly and it looks like this.

 

And here's my liberal take on it.

I inked four Concord & 9th leaves and subbed them for the square element on

the sketch. I added a strip of textured paper and adhered all the layers 

per the sketch. I finished off the card with the stamped sentiment.

Remember you have two weeks to enter your card(s) and celebrate the (U.S.) 

holiday AND any Black Friday shopping. The deadline to link up your card(s) is

Thursday, December 3rd.

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I'd like to take this time to thank you for your timely visits to my blog and for

your sweet and encouraging comments. Enjoy the holiday!