SNSS - Winter Birds

Hello friends!  Praying for those on the East Coast as they prepare for Hurricane Florence...stay safe!

All the rain we've been having is an incentive to stay inside and get stamping projects finished.  Today I'm sharing a card using the new Winter Birds stamp set just release by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, a new technique, and the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

Creative Nugget:  Forest Moss, Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass, and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Inks were applied directly to a tree stencil. This was spritzed with water and pressed onto a piece of heavy mixed media paper.  I rubbed the back of the stencil with a paper towel, carefully lifted the stencil off the paper and dried the inks with a heat tool to create the background.  A frame was cut using stitched rectangle dies.  The sentiment from the Truth Quotes 1 stamp set was embossed inside the frame. The blue jay and holly leaves from the Winter Birds set were colored with Copic Markers and Glossy Accents applied to the berries.  Clear Nuvo Drops were added to finish the card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch #288

Pause Dream Enjoy September Challenge - Always Cards Any Theme

Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge - Sept 11, 2018

Sunny Day Crafting Aug 15- Sept 14 Challenge - Animal Project Any Theme

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Kissed Daisies

Hello friends!  Today I am hosting the "Ways To Use It" Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  Since February is the love month, we are using kissing on our cards...that is, Kissing Techniques."  Here are three tutorials you can use to help create your cards:  Kissing Technique, Kissing With a Twist, and Embossed Kisses.  

Creative Nugget:  The solid daisy image from the Daisy stamp set from Rubbernecker was inked with several Oxide Inks, stamped off once, spritzed lightly with water, pressed to an embossing folder that had been inked with Salty Ocean Oxide Ink, and stamped on mixed media card stock.  The sentiment from the Truth Quotes 1 stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps was stamped and embossed...love how embossing the sentiment makes it pop.  A wash of Oxide Inks was applied to a background piece of mixed media paper, the How Do I Love Thee scrip stamp from Rubbernecker was lightly and randomly stamped and the panel was then embossed with the same folder used for the "Kissing."  The panels were cut with Pierced Rectangle and Pierced Square dies from Our Daily Bread Designs.  A black gingham ribbon was added.

This card will also be submitted for the following challenges:

Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge #137 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Ribbon, Flowers, Watercolor)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #322-#323 - Anything Goes
Crafting With an Attitude Challenge #36
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Way to Add a Sentiment
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #279 - CAS

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you will be able to join the challenge over at Splitcoaststampers!

Hugs,
Cathymac