Holly Jolly Wishes

Hello and welcome!

I have another couple of cards today, hoping to send to a few challenges.  It all started with an NBUS set, used up a few "bits" lying around and voila!  Oh yah, then times two 😉

Card #1 ~

Stamped, colored, glossified bulbs and placed over an unused inked background on my desk, just adding small splatters for snow.  I've had back luck with splatters so they are small, go ahead and zoom in if you need to check.  I had the sentiment already stamped, and in its envelope so that was easy!

This one will be heading to NBUS #80 for the new stamp set, and JUGS #801 - Winter.

Card #2 ~

Once again, stamped and colored with Copics, a little masking for the trees, then cut it down and brought out the greens, then added a tag with the sentiment.  I took pictures, then decided that I wanted to glossify the bulbs, so I then had to get new pics...  

This sentiment cracks me up!  Not your typical Holly, Jolly so I added that to the inside.

This card will be going to FMS #712 - I hope Verena allows me to make it a vertical layout...

 

Supplies:

   Card #1 and #2 Unity - Wingin' It This Holiday, Simple Holiday (both NBUS)

   Card #1 PB - Stencil Basics, Simple Holiday (sentiment)

   Card #2 Unity - Simple Holiday (trees); MFT - Blueprints 27

Well, that's it for me today, but I am playing the Catch Up to Christmas game, so you will be seeing more.  Thanks for the visit!

Hugs,

TK

 

From Me to You

Hello and welcome!  I'm back, at long last...

Today I'll be joining JUGS #799 CASE a DT member, but I chose to CASE two DT members, in various ways.  You see, I love Bobby's daisies on the colored die frame with the white edge blacked out.  However, I didn't have the dies for my stamps (and I definitely wasn't feeling the fussy cutting), so I had to go with it stamped directly on the die frame.  As much as I love the frame she used, it was just too big and covered up too much of the background panel for me.  So, then I looked to Carol's card and loved the off-set focal point.  I found an unused, already embossed panel just waiting to be used, so that worked out!  After mounting everything on the card base, I used my blending brush to add just a tad leftover green ink to the far-right corners and side.  Yep, I'm happy with it!  Oh, yes, the stamp was stenciled with one coral ink and two green inks.  While the layering is faint, I do like it as it doesn't make the inking lines look harsh.  Here's my inspiration ~

 
Bobby's card                                     Carol's card

 Does it work?

 

Since this stamp/stencil set, the sentiment/dies, and the embossing folder are making their first appearance, I'll be sending this to NBUS #80 also.

 

Secondly, I used the same set but additional image for one more card while it was out.  This time, I stamped the image, blended through stencils with slightly different colors.  I then cut the panel with a die and removed the outer edges to run through an embossing folder, used in the debossed orientation.  A second frame cut of glitter cs to match the champagne NBUS foiled sentiment.

I really like this Fall color combo on this image, so it will go to Color Hues #121 - orange and brown.  It also showcases a new set of press plate sentiments, so if I could send a second card from the same post...NBUS Challenge #80 would be the other challenge.  Wish me luck!

 

Supplies:

   Card #1 = Alt - Sisters of the Heart stamp/stencils; Splb - Leafy 3D embossing folder, Curved Everyday Sentiment gp/dies

   Cars #2 = Alt - Sisters of the Heart stamp/stencils; PFS - Ornate Rectangle Frame; PB - Texture e/f; Splb - Sentiments of Wonder bpp

That's it for me today, I'm so glad you stopped by and shared your day with me!  Have a great week and I hope to see you soon.

Hugs,

TK

Deep Joy and Calming Peace

 Hello, hello!

I'm back today to post the card I had in my mind's eye, the other day.  You remember, all the boo-boos that I was able to recover from?  Yep, that card!

Same design, just more of what I had envisioned.  The bottom plaid is a part of the poinsettia stamp set.  Two two layers of scalloped cs and the sentiment are popped up on thin foam.  While the embossing looks white, it's actually silver pearl -- it's really pretty IRL.

That's it for me!

Hope you have a great weekend, I'll be off vising family.

Hugs,

TK

Abundant Blessings & Love

 Welcome, welcome!

I have a couple of cards with respective challenges today; I'm thinking the cards have aligned - lol!  Both cards use the same PB Flower of Month but are very different.  Let's go see ~

Due to trying to get two cards made in my limited time, I struggled with this one and it's my "save".  I forgot to use anti-static powder before the embossing ink for the flowers, so I had embossing powder everywhere!  Trying not to toss it, I decided the tone-on-tone look would work and wiped all the powder away.  My next thought was equally dangerous, when I decided to cut the bottom off -- yep, too short!  Thus came the second white panel to fill in the gap - urghh!  While I like the card, I may have to retry my original thought...

This card was inspired by FMS #708 (urgh!  I missed it) and the feelings of Jill Foster from PB&J, so it'll also go to PB Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.  This one was copic-colored, layers cut (yep, I added an extra and resized them a bit).  While I love layers and dimension, I never know which cards Hubbs will send to his family, which includes a Christmas letter.  That said, I now have to try to keep layers to a minimum for Christmas, as we've had several cards/letters returned over the last year.  I'm not sure, but I think the post office's new equipment can weed out my cards!

Supplies:

   for both - PB Poinsettia/dies (NBUS), July '25 Flower of the Month

   #1 - PB Classy Frame die; Feeling of Christmas stamp (NBUS); AE - Dotted Border dies

   #2 - PB Elegant Stitching dies, Stitched Circles & Square dies

Two more cards for the stash!  It might be a little win, but I'll take it - lol.  Have a great day and I'll see you soon, I hope.

Hugs,

TK

Joy Duo for IDEAS and NBUS

 Hello again! 

Today I have a quick post.  I've tried to get decent photos several times, but the sun was so bright in my window that they just didn't work.  So, I tried again... hopefully these are better!

They both use the same elements, with different layouts, so here they are ~

The gold embossing on this one isn't really clear in the photo, but it's much better IRL.  I do like that the embossing in the background is subtle, too bad I don't have a folder that embosses something for the Nativity!

This one is obviously a horizontal fold with a strip of  glitter tape added to the top, which I did before partially embossing the rest of the panel.  Hopefully you can see the embossed detail, in case you don't know this folder.

One of these will go to NBUS and one to play along with Darnell in her IDEAS, E is for Embossing.

Supplies:

   Stampendous - Joy To The World

   Splb - Scattered Christmas e/f (NBUS)

Two more for the stash!

Have a great a day!

~ TK