Chilly Time Penguins in my Personal Planner

Today's design team project with Craftin' Desert Divas is my first spread in my new Personal Planner. This planner is much smaller than my regular Classic Happy Planner and I will be using it for design team stuff. The metallic Rose Gold/Copper binder is from Fun Stamper's Journey and made by Webster's Pages but the undated insert pages are from the Recollections collection found @ Michael's stores.

I was experimenting with a snowy Bokeh effect using blue distress inks, white pigment ink and a white paint pen for the background...not too bad for my first try! The "Oh Baby" stamp is from the "Simply Said" clear stamp set and I hand wrote the rest (including the dates) with a black Micron pen.

I colored the penguins from the Chilly Time digital stamp set with colored pencils and then accented them with Wink of Stella.

The last detail was adding the snowflake punched accent with a tiny rhinestone glued in the center. That's it for me today...until next time~

A Winter Quilt to Keep You Warm

Today's card was the second of 2 that I designed for the January card making class at my local library and I will also be entering it @ Simon Says Stamp for "Use Patterned Paper", @ Craftaholics R Us for "Pattern Paper" and @ Card Mania for "Monochromatic".

The biggest effort in making this card was in the cutting of all those 1" paper squares, lol. I then did some simple diecutting and stamping, added some sequins for the buttons...used lots of adhesive and voila!

I did top off the snowman's scarf and heart with Wink of Stella for shimmer and shine, but that was all I did in the way of coloring!

Quick and easy, this card really shines the spot light on several paper patterns. I used this same lay-out on the Chirstmas Elf card I shared here, so you can see how very versatile it is!

Until next time~

Peaceful Snowy Scene

Today's card is one we will be making at the January library class and I will also be entering it @ One Crazy Stamper for "Anything Goes -- but with a twist -- add purple or blue and a ribbon or button", @ Creative With Stamps for "Snowflake", @ Stamps & Fun for "Use a Stamp" and @ The Crazy Challenge for "Winter Wonderland".

The snowflake background is randomly stamped and heat embossed with a single snowflake stamp using holographic powder. 

The large snowy scene was stamped in Versamark ink and then colored using the Poppin' Pastels technique....which involves rubbing dry art chalk colors over the top before the ink dries. Very easy and very pretty!

Until next time~

How To Make a Winter Wonderland Card Using the Best Glue Ever

Today, this card I made for the ScraPerfect design team is super simple but -WOW - what an impact that foil makes!!! I'm in love with working with Transfer Foil and the Best Glue Ever...you've gotta try it. I promise that you won't be disappointed!

I'll be entering it @ Cards in Envy for "Winter Chills" and @ Always Fun Challenges for "One Layer".

This HOTP/TCW stencil also had Santa with his sleigh on it, but I only wanted to use the snowy swirly part, so I taped off the sections I didn't want to use with some washi tape before laying it over top of my A2 sized white card front. I then lightly sponged on the Best Glue Ever, making sure not to move the stencil.

After carefully lifting the stencil and setting the card aside to dry, I immediately covered the gluey stencil with the Best Cleaner Ever, let it sit for awhile and then scrubbed it gently with a baby wipe and a paper towel.

After the glue turned from white to clear, I knew it was ready to apply the foil. I made sure to thoroughly rub over the entire design firmly with my fingers so that the glue was covered completely with the foil. Removing the foil is the best part -it's like a magic trick, lol.

I used the Chilly Time digital stamp set from Craftin' Desert Divas again to print out the skating penguins and colored them with pencils before fussy cutting them out and popping them up in the bottom left corner of my card using mini foam dots.

I then added the finishing touch of several sequins to my card using the Best Glue Ever with the No Clog Writing Cap and the Embellie Gellie tool...they make the perfect combo for handling and applying the smallest of lovelies!

On the inside, I added a digi sentiment that I die cut using 2 circle layering die sets from Itsy Bitsy.

I just love the shimmery blues and greens in this foil -makes for a very stunning CAS card!

That's it for me today -until next time, happy crafting with ScraPerfect!

Craftin Desert Divas January 2018 Mood Board Challenge

I am so excited to be sharing my first official project for the Craftin Desert Divas digi design team and today's card was made for the January Mood Board challenge that you too can participate in at our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery FB group. There are prizes -so come check it out!

For this card I used the adorable sledding penguin  and igloo from the Chilly Time Digital Stamp Set and colored them up with my Chameleon pencils. Just in case you have never used digital stamps before, but you want to know what they are all about, here is a quick tutorial on the CDD YouTube channel. And know that you do not need fancy software like Photo Shop to use digis...I just use the free Word program that came with my laptop and learned how to do that through YouTube videos. I am NOT computer savvy at all...so if I can figure it out, YOU can too, lol!

The background was made using Ranger Alcohol Inks and Blending Solution on glossy cardstock. I then accented it with sequins from the Cotton Candy pack and the Shimmer Sequins pack.

The "Smile" sentiment on the front is from the "Simpy Said" Clear Stamp Set

and is stamped in Onyx Black Versafine ink. The inside sentiments are both from the Birthday Sentiments Digital Stamp Set.

After fussy cutting the igloo and sledding penguin out, I covered the igloo with Glossy Accents and sprinkled it with Sparkle Dust Glitter. I also covered the sled with more Glossy Accents to highlight it and give it some dimension. To make the hills, I cut wavy lines through sparkly light gray cardstock and used my paper piercing tool to perforate the edges and help define it. The smaller hill at the bottom was adhered using 1/4" foam tape for additional dimension.

We've had quite a cold snap where I live, with daily temps in the teens...so I have been staying cozy inside and coloring the nights away! Until next time~stay warm~

Snow-One Like You

Merry Christmas everyone ~ I hope this finds you having a wonderful holiday with the ones you love and making memories that will last a lifetime! Today's design team creation for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge was made using a digital stamp from Sheep Ski Designs that was free as a part of this year's Kit and Clowder Advent event. I am really hoping to be able to take one of Kit and Clowder's coloring classes this year -they are just fabulous!

The coloring was done with Chameleon colored pencils and extra sky detail added using gray distress ink and a white gel pen. The cross-stitch diecut ovals are from Itsy Bitsy and I've been using them ALOT lately!

The inside sentiment is a retired stamp from Close To My Heart done in archival gray ink from Stampin' Up.

You can't really see it here, but the moon and the snow are accented with clear Wink of Stella shimmer and glow gorgeously!

Until next time~

Let it Snow!

Today's card was a fun one to make and used minimal stamping, but lots of diecutting! I used the Tic Tac Toe Challenge grid for my inspiration (Using diagonal: Sequins -Die Cuts - Vellum) and I will also be entering it @ One Crazy Stamper for "Christmas/Winter", @ Happy Little Stamper for "Anything Goes with Dies", @ Pile It On for "Non-Traditional Holiday Colors" and @ International Art & Soul for "Make it Sparkle".

The dies I used are a set of three that were the free gift from one of my favorite UK crafting magazines. I just extended the cuts for each piece so that it would span the width of the A2 sized card front. Both the blue and the white layers have glitter in the cardstock so it is very pretty! I added a bit of soft yellow paper behind the open door and windows to mimic indoor lighting. Using foam tape to bump out the layers adds depth and dimension to the card front.

The inside is clean and simple using a Paper Pumpkin kit sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up in gray ink with some light snowflakes in the background.

The sentiment stamp on the front is also from Stampin' Up and is heat embossed on the swiss polka dotted patterned vellum using silver embossing powder. Sequins sparkle as softly falling snow and the silver sparkled bow adds the finishing touch.

Until next time~

Winter Wishes using Coffee Break Marci

Today's card is my 4th entry for the Winter Coffee Lover's Bloghop...and I even have one more yet for you tomorrow too! I will also be entering it @ Cuttlebug Mania for "It's Christmas Time", @ The Crafty Addicts for "Anything Goes with an option of Non-traditional Christmas colors" and @ Mod Squad for "Non-Traditional Christmas Colors".

I colored Marci (digi stamp from LaLaLand Crafts) once again using my new Chameleon colored pencils...gosh, can I just say that I am in love with these pencils?!? I mean really IN LOVE... they make me look pretty darn good at coloring, lol! (and they are such a pleasure to work with!!!)

The sentiments are from the Verve Stamps digi shop and I enhanced them with a tiny bit of my favorite Stardust Gelly Roll Pen.

The frame die cuts are from my new favorite set of Crazy Stitched Frame Dies from Craftin' Desert Diva's and the largest is cut from this pretty patterned paper I got in a holiday pad from ACMoore. The tree background die was one of a set of 3 that was the freebie from one of my favorite British crafting magazines and was cut from white glitter paper that I got at JoAnn Fabrics.

Hope you are enjoying all the gorgeous creations along the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Hop! Until next time~ keep on colorin', craftin' and sipping coffee!