Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Second Little critters card

I am just reposting the second card for the Penny Black and other challenge at All sorts...

oops forgot the link for the challenge... you will find it here.

The details are in my previous post here.


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Penny Black Winter Wonderland


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Penny Black Little Critters cards

I have shown my Penny Black Fashion Girls cards and my little Mimis cards, but I didn't show you my Little Critters cards....

So here are 2 of them.  I love those little critters... especially the hedgehogs!  I know there not for everyone, but there are so cute....

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Penny Black Winter Wonderland

Supplies:
Penny Black Winter Wonderland stamp set 30-083, mice on leaves
Snowflake Background:  Impression Obsession (CC066 C-A-C Snowflakes) stamped in Versamark, embossed with White embossing powder.
Cover background over snowflakes with Blue Distress ink
Draw and cut hills (mark the top of the hills with a black marker or the edge of a Stazon pad to match the stamp image).
Greeting:  A very Merry Christmas:  Penny Black Let it snow 30-086
Christmas tree:  Tim Holtz Sizzix die
Stickles:  all over tree and on hills (Stardust)
Card base:  5 ½ x 5 ½” Stardream blue (cut 5 ½” x 11”, score at 5 ½”)
White mat:  5 ¼” x 5 ¼
The image was coloured with Tombo markers.

The second card:  (The photo is not so great.... sorry)

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Penny Black Winter Wonderland

Edit 16/11/11 Sorry to everyone who couldn't see the image above... I think I fixed it...

Supplies:  Winter Wonderland stamp set, cat with gifts image
Greeting Be merry: The Penny Black little snowflake set (#?)
Card base:  Navy Blue cardstock, 5 ½ x 5 ½” (5 ½” x 11, scored at 5 ½”)
Striped Patterned Papers:  5 ¼ x 5 ¼”
Blue shimmer cardstock:  Cut with Lace scallop Spellbinders(4 ¼” circle)
White CS for stamping:  cut with circle Spellbinder (3 ½”), cut 4 x 4”
Satin turquoise ribbon 
Mini tag:  Martha Stewart Mini tag punch (scalloped tag M283000) - White CS scrap (stardust white)
Image coloured with Tombo markers:
Blue 452 and 373, Green 173, Pink 761, Brown 990, 992 and 977
Glossy accents: Ranger (to accent some of the gifts)
Black Stazon ink to stamp image


P.S.  I forgot to mention that I would like to enter these cards in the Penny Black and more at All Sorts Challenge here.  They have a new challenge for November and the subject is "All creatures great and small".  So I think that my little critters qualify, don't you? 

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Sympathy card - carte de sympathie

A quick share tonight!

A Sympathy card I made for Julie's friend.


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Ingredients:
Everything used is from Stampin'Up, except the background paper (Basic Grey Wisteria 6 x 6 paper pad).

Stamps:
Flower:  Love and Sympathy
Greeting:  Voeux mignons
Gems: Stampin'Up crystals
Ribbon:  Omer de Serres craft store

The flower was colored with markers.  The image was distressed with Tim Holtz Forest Moss Distress ink.  The whole image and part of the card was sprayed with Sheer Shimmer Spritz.

The purple and green CS are from Stampin'Up (Pear Pizzazz and Bordering Blue).

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