Snowflake double tag

This is Tuxedo. The newest member of our family. Don't you love his little goatee? My daughter said he is a hipster kitty.

Here is a double snowflake card that I made for this week's Splitcoast Stampers MIX-ability challenge. 

SNOWFLAKES

 I started by putting white acrylic paint on my gel press.

 How it looked after I brayered the white paint.

I next dropped dots of ink on top of the paint. I have found that if I put a layer of paint down then the ink it makes a nicer print. 

 The brayered ink layer on top of white paint layer.

I opened an embossing folder and pressed into the ink and paint on the gel press. Making sure I put the side down that had the raised texture.

Before the ink and paint on the embossing folder dried, I embossed a piece of cardstock.

This is how that piece of embossed cardstock looks.

 Then I put 2 pieced of cardstock on the gel press. I cleaned my brayer on the top piece.

These are the 3 different coordinating papers that I created. I used them to make my tag. I also punched out snowflake and added sequins, jewels, twine and cheesecloth.

oversized card

My friends asked me to make a big sized card that many people could sign. I made this jumbo card. I really struggled with making a card so much bigger than I usually make, but I think it turned out. 

STAMPlorations Giving Thanks Blog Hop

Come hop along with us at STAMPlorations and Give Thanks.

There will be over $200 worth of prizes in the form of prizes, gift certificates and discounts. So hop along with us.

My first project is a card that is going to my grandson. I made a little quilled turkey and a quilled pumpkin. I die used CUTplorations

CHOOSE TO BE GRATEFUL

My second card used CUTplorations 

DOODLED AUTUMN PUMPKIN COVER PLATE

Here is another card I made with both dies.

Here are some photos of fall around my home.

STAMPlorations Mixed Media November

• You can link up as many projects as you want (1 project per blog post)
• Projects can be anything -- including cards -- but stencils must be used
• Non-STAMPlorations products are OK
• To qualify for the prize, you must display challenge graphic and link back to the challenge post (blogs only)
• Prizes: $15 GC for the winner (voted by the team); $5 GC to three (3) randomly picked players

STAMPlorations Trendy Birds and Trendy Leaves
CUTplorations Tags # 1 Nesting Dies
ARTplorations Delicate Leaves and Leaves 1


I used a gelli plate and acrylic paint to make this double tag. I used delicate leaves stencil on top tag and leaves 1 on the bottom tag. I outlined the tags with a black marker and I added cheesecloth  and twine. The top tag I cut the bird so it would be "out of box" when I die cut the tag. I watercolored the stamped leaves and bird on bottom tag and bird on top tag with a deep blue color.

STAMPlorations Christmas Release Blog Hop

Christmas Release Blog Hop

You are invited to visit the designer's blogs and leave comments for a chance to win one of two prizes: choice of one (1) cover plate die & one (1) word/phrase die from the new Christmas dies featured during the hop OR a $15 GC to the store. Commenting closes November 9. Winner to be announced on November 10 in the October Winners post.

Doodled Christmas Bells Coverplate

I used the plate with white on white and added glitter. It could be sparkly for snow, but I was thinking bells could also be used as a wedding card. 

 Heaven  and Nature Sing Phrase  Die

I used an old Stamplorations set to stamp music notes. The background was done with a gelli plate and acrylic paint. I also used

ARTplorations Leaves 1 Stencil

I added a keyboard using punched out white and black. I cut the sentiment apart and just used the SING part.

From October 29 to November 12 (2 weeks) dies in the

Christmas Dies section  

are 10% off - no coupon needed. The discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart. You can get an extra 20% off if you use my discount code.

New Life

STAMPlorations Tribute for Melissa.

My crafty friend and fellow mixed media team member changed addresses earlier this month. She left her earthly home for her heavenly one. She loved art, mixed media, butterflies, music, her family, and mostly she loved Jesus and God. So, while I am sad that we won't be crafting together or chatting on facebook, we will see each other again because we are sisters in Christ.  Do you have a relationship with Jesus? It is the only way to heaven. If you have questions leave a comment and I'll talk to you about my relationship with him. 

Melissa and I shared with each other Christian music that we liked, so I choose to listen to music as I crafted.

This is what I listened to when I was creating this card for Melissa's family. It is one of my favorite songs. It tells of our journey of faith from weak and wounded sinner to victorious flying to Jesus. I imagined the joy Melissa felt when she left this world to fly to Jesus. 

My card celebrates New Life.

I wanted it to look like the butterflies were flying when you open the card. I cut the butterflies and attached them to a piece of twine. Problem is that they dropped down when card was closed. So I added another piece of twine to sort of anchor them in place. If I make another card like this I will have to tweak my design a little bit more, but I like how this turned out. It was hard to photograph. I took a couple so maybe you can see how it looks. The inside of the card has the old hymn "It is well with my soul".  

 

STAMPlorations products that  I used on my card:
Bloom Happy



Layered Butterflies



Shower of Flutters



Trendy Butterflies



Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Dies

Stencil Blog Hop

Stencil Blog Hop

Come visit the design team's blogs and leave comments for a chance to win one of 4 prizes: 

• $20 gift certificate
• $10 gift certificate
• 2 winners get their choice of (3) Sanna Lippert Designs Stencils.

Commenting closes October 21

Here are 2 cards that I made using the new stencils.

 I used ARTplorations FAIRYTALE FOREST

 I used FAIRYTALE FOREST and DREAM FLOWER

From October 8-21 the stencils will be 15% off. You can get an additional 20% if you use this code:

October Mixed Media Challenge

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STAMPlorations Mixed Media Challenges.

• You can link up as many projects as you want (1 project per blog post)
• Projects can be anything -- including cards -- but stencils must be used
• Non-STAMPlorations products are OK
• To qualify for the prize, you must display challenge graphic and link back to the challenge post (blogs only)
• Prizes: $15 gift card and 3  $5 gift cards.

For more details of the RULES

 UPDATED CHALLENGE GUIDELINES HERE

 I used ARTplorations stencil: FAIRYTALE FOREST

Other STAMPlorations and CUTplroations products I used on this card:
Sketched Sunflower
Blossom like a Butterfly
Winter Mug
Blessings
Trendy leaves 2 dies


The past few weeks in my life have been filled with sadness, troubles and trials. I have purposely been looking for God's blessings.  Blessings, even when small can remind me of  God's goodness and remind me to be thankful. A delicate butterfly, leaves changing, little wildflowers, a warm cup of coffee... Count your blessings name them one by one... count your blessings see what God has done....