Sketch challenge 206

Hello everyone, how are your Christmas preparations going? Me- I am far behind this year. Seems I am every year but this year is worse LOL. Oh well, it will be here soon whether I am ready or not.

I have another Christmas card to show you today with a matching ornament that I made. I actually have more ornaments to show you since that is the challenge for DRS designs for the next 2 weeks but I will have to post those another day since there is one more I would like to finish.

Here is my card which I played along with the sketch challenge on Splitcoast today. It was perfect for this image.


I colored the Santas with copic markers and used a spica glitter pen on the beard and liquid applique on the hat trim which was sprinkled with glitter. I stamped the bg paper with candy canes and santa hats with sky ink on sky paper. This layer was then sewn onto the red before attaching to the card base. It occurred to me that some of you might not be familiar with one of my favorite products of the season- liquid applique. This comes in a small pen type container and I purchased it at my local stamp store but it is available many places online and costs around $4. You apply it to the areas that you want a puffy texture. The consistancy is kinda like thick white glue. I many times sprinkle it lightly with glitter before heating it. To heat it, you just use a heat tool that you use for embossing and gently wave it over the wet applique. You will know it is ready when the "glue" starts to get puffy. Easy peasy!

Here is a closer look


I also made a matching ornament so I can use this as a gift set. The ornament was made by stamping one of the santas and coloring it with copics. Again I used a spica clear glitter pen for the beard but I used angel wings shimmerz for the trim. I did this because any type of texture/glitter would not sandwich well between the glass. I used 2X2 memory glass made by Ranger. The frame is also made by Ranger and comes in 3 different finishes. I purchased them at my local stamp store but again they can be found online. The frames come 3 to a pack and were around $5. I can not remember how many glass pieces come in the pack- like 20 I think. Also, my ornament has 4 layers of cardstock (image and 3 mattes) and it is slightly too thick but I made it work. Ideally the frames would work better with 2 and no more than 3.




Supplies:
stamps- high hopes 3 pane Santa, candy cane, santa hat, and sentiment
CS- white, soft sky, red
accessories- clear spica glitter pen, copics (R27, R46, R59, BG10, E00, R32), liquid applique, glitter, angel wings shimmerz, Ranger memory glass, Ranger memory glass frames, sewing machine, white brads, satin ribbon, red grosgrain ribbon

Thank you for visiting me today, I really appreciate it!

Blessings,

High Hopes challenge 11

Hi everyone! This card is for the weekly color challenge on SCS and for the high hopes challenge which was to use flowers. If you would like to play along you have a chance to win some stamps from high hopes.



I colored with a combo of copics, prismapencils and gamsol, twinkling H2Os, and aquapainter and inkpads- whew! Stickles were added to the snowflakes, angel wings shimmerz for the snow, spica glitter pen on the snowlady.



To see the info on how and what you can win visit the high hopes blog. This is the last HH challenge for 2008- can you believe it, holy cow!

Supplies:
stamp- high hopes crystal snowlady
CS- white, riding hood red, taken with teal
accessories- prismapencils, copics, angel wings shimmerz, stardust stickles, frosted lace stickles, spica glitter pen, twinkling H2Os, primas, white and red shimmer brads, rhinestones, MS branch punch, cb snowflake folder

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Janette

Papercraft planet day10

Sweet N Sassy stamps is sponsoring the prize over on papercraft planet today. If you play along with the challenge you have a chance to win a great prize from Sweet N Sassy. Today is 10 lords a leapin so you just need to make a card with a boy image on it. Here is my sample for you:



I colored the image with copics. The bg layer was stamped with the treasure map stamp from the set. I distressed all of the edges either by sanding, sponging or using my distress tool.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Pirate's Life
CS- kraft, white, basic grey DP
accessories- black brads, twine, sanding block, distressing tool, copics (R27, R37, R59, C7, C9, black, E33, E31, E37, E00, R20)

Don't forget about the sale going on this month over at Sweet N Sassy stamps.

I hope you can play along today. Have a wonderful day!

Snowflakes snowflakes everywhere!

Hi all! I don't have much time so I am just going to post the photos for you and the supplies. The two cards are for the limited supplies challenge on SCS today.



Supplies:
stamps- sweet n sassy stamps snowflakes and primitive christmas for sentiment
CS- shimmer white from PTI (this is very metallic like and so different than SU shimmer white), foil paper from Walmart
ink- brilliance silver, versamark dazzle frost
accessories- silver jewels ep, silver ribbon and cord, SU oval punches, square punch, rhinestones



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N sassy snowflake set
CS- blue bayou, soft sky, baja breeze, PTI shimmer white
ink- same plus versamark dazzle
accessories- stardust stickles, rhinestones, MS doily lace punch, nesties, organdy ribbon, snowflake cb folder

There is a great sale going on over at Sweet N Sassy stamps. Fall and Christmas sets are all 10%off including the Sarah Kay and Rachelle Anne Miller collections! Receive $5 gift certificate with each $25 GC purchase! Good stuff!

Okay gotta run- have a great night!

Make a wish!

I have another sneak peek to show you. This is a look at I dream of hanna which is going to be released tonight after the release party. The party starts at 9PM EST in the hanna stamps forum on SCS and there are going to be prizes, challenges and chatting so be sure to stop by if you can.

I made this card for my mom for her birthday. I really did it up for her to make it more special. I blinged the envie even! I had to make sure I stitched on the card too because she does not even know that I learned how to sew a little. Last she knows I could not even thread a machine LOL! The challenge on splitcoast was to use envies so this fit right it.



I stamped my image and colored it with copics. I used opal shimmerz on the pants, stickles to accent the jewelry and added a rhinestone to the head piece. I also used shimmerz on the punched flowers. I sewed my dp on my matte and used stickles on the circle around the sentiment.

Supplies:
stamps- I dream of hanna from hanna stamps, verve wonderful wishes (sent), things hanna would say
CS- berry sorbet, pinks dp, white from PTI
accessories- copics (R20, R24, E00, yellows), fruit punch stickles, rhinestones, opal shimmerz, rect nesties, stitched ribbon, sewing machine, daisy punch, SU scallop punch



here is the inside: (PTI birthday basics was used along with one of the accessories from the hanna set)




close up of the envelope



BTW- R24 copic is a great match for PTI berry sorbet.

Hope to see you all at the release party tonight- gotta run and make lunch. Have a great day!

Hanna stamps December sneak peeks

Hi everyone! Tomorrow night after the release party Hanna stamps! is releasing 3 clear stamps sets and 2 Rileys. I have a couple cards using the new stamps to show you.

The first is called slumber party and is a must have if you make cards for pre-teen or teen girls. It is so cute and perfect for me since I have 3 girls and the oldest is 12. I made this card for one of her friends who turns 13 in a couple days. This is the first of her friends to become a teenager- YIKES! The image almost looks like her too so this card will be great.



I colored her with copics, used a spica glitter pen on the white of the jammies and stickles to the hearts and bows. I also sponged both the image and sentiment. The layout is the sketch challenge today on SCS.

Supplies:
stamps- hanna stamps slumber party
CS- bazzill brown, PTI sweet blush, SU olive, white
accessories- spica glitter pen, stardust stickles, rect nesties, satin ribbon, sponge, copics (E33, E37, R24, R32, G21, B00, BG10, E00)

Closer view of sparkle


Here is a peek at van Riley:



I did the color challenge on SCS yesterday for the colors- vanilla, sahara sand, black. I colored Riley with a combo of copics, and blender pen and inkpads.

Supplies:
stamps- hanna stamps van riley, SU sanded bg and loads of love access for sent
accessories- copics, circle nesties, corner rounder punch, paper piercer, sewing machine

Ok, gotta run. I am hoping to actually go to the Y and workout for the first time in quite a while. Have a great day!

SNSS blog candy winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the blog candy drawing! I drew the winner by random.org and here is the result:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

11
Timestamp: 2008-11-29 22:57:53 UTC

Comment #11 belongs to Sue D

Sue D said...
Cute set and I like all the words too and your card. Thanks for the chance to win.

Please email me at janette.olen@me.com with your info so I can get your card out to you and so Korin send the stamps.



November 22, 2008 10:42 AM