Poinsettia Christmas Wishes

 Welcome!

 Today's card was a bit of an experiment.  You see, I've seen everyone "swiping" their embossing folders with the ink pad or even sometimes with a dauber to add touches of color.  Well I tried it several times and failed miserably using ink pads, ink cubs, regular ink blending tools, you name it!  So I dug out a small blending brush and tried again using a really light ink color, this time with some success but it made it extremely hard to photograph!  Take a look/see ~

Wow, that's really light!  I hope you can see it, I just had a terrible time trying to capture the color in photos.  I used DOX Spun Sugar.  On the lowest poinsettia, I started to add a light copic for some shading, but it just didn't look how I wanted it to look.  So, I skillfully placed the sentiment panel over it, and left the others alone.  What you really can't see well either, is the gold embossing for the poinsettia centers, nor the WoS on the berries.  IRL this has a soft pink hue and shimmer -- very pretty, I just wish I could share that with you!

Here a closer look, maybe you can see the pink or the WoS shimmer?

This will be heading to Time Out #252 - Winter/Holiday

Supplies:

   Splb - Scenic Poinsettia 3D ef

   W+9 - Be Merry (sentiment)

Hey, have a great day!  OK?  OK!

Hugs,

TK

Stencil Over Heat Embossing

 Welcome, again!

Tonight I have another card and this one must zip off to it's intended participation, as well!  I've really wanted to participate with this month's new-to-me technique, and I finally got it done.

Here is my card for Group of Seven Cardmakers ~

I think my embossing is a little large, as in too wide instead of fine print, but it worked nonetheless!  I really enjoyed this technique.  Maybe I'll have better luck finding something with finer line details, which I know I have, but my limitations were definitely what would not conflict with the Christmas theme that I needed!

I stamped the background image, heat embossed in clear and then attached my stencil, off center.  Then I proceeded to do a lot of masking so I wouldn't mess up my stenciling.  After I finished, I added silver Nuvo drops (my old gold just didn't look good) under the clear pearls so I could get a shimmer from them as well.  My sentiment was heat embossed and attached over the main panel, before adding gold tape to the left side of the base.

 

Supplies:

   AJVD - Cracked Paint stamp

   SSS - Christmas Wreath (NBUS)

One more card down!  Hopefully I'm getting close, I'm just a bit intimidated to actually count at this moment - lol.

Hugs,

TK

Oh Holy Night - Red & Gold

Hello!

After totally failing to get my last card in one of the challenges, I'm going to get right to it tonight!  This card will be heading to Color Hues #76 ~

I heat embossed the main image and the sentiment, then cut my panel down.  I was not going to stagger the red panel and the secondary gold panel as much, but it just seemed a better transition from the lower full image, to the sentiment, and then onto the gold.  I can't tell you what this gold "paper" is, I've had it forever (hoarding, as we do) and it has no label on it.  It's almost as thick as 100# cardstock, but it comes wrinkled and texted, and almost a woven fabric inside -- I really love it!  Then while placing it on the base cs, it just didn't look right on white, nor did it look right on Neenah "cream".  So I found ONE piece of something that I don't even know what it is either, but it has a soft/slightly creamy color to it.  I love it, I really wish I knew what it was too...

Supplies:

   EP -  Wise Men Still Seek Him

Thank you for the visit, I hope you week is wonderful!

Hugs,

TK

Snow Pals

Good day, fine Friends!

Today's card was made with one challenge in particular, but as is oft, it will work for a few and so it'll be shared about!  I started with the photo in the upper right from Peace on Earth #52 and made this adorable pal, which will also be sent to NBUS #56 ~

I went Christmas shopping awhile back for a few Poppystamp items and ended up with this guy in my cart, and I'm sure glad I did!  Isn't he darling?  White or colored cardstock was used, except for his nose, eyes and arms, which were cut in white cs and then colored with Copics before assembling.  I placed him on an embossed background (which actually made me think of using the de-bossed side for the last card), which was cut down with a cute die.  The sentiment was foiled right on the card front -- surprised I got it on straight?  Miraculously, it only was done once!

Then JUGs dropped their new challenge #707 CAS week - In a Circle.  Well, that made me circle around and make another card ~

(sorry for the poor lighting)

My thought was that I wanted to use as much of that embossed background so I cut it using my largest circle.  Then it needed a bit more color and so entered the red circle.  The problem?  I had used my largest circle for the embossed portion, so I just staggered the circles to get more red at the top of the card.  I added some snowflake sequins, stamped the sentiment in red and called it done.

I hope these cuties made you smile!  Have a great week!

   

Supplies:

   Ps - Sweet Nordic Snowman (NBUS)

   CB - Sledding ef

   WF - Nesting Postage die

   Splb - Holiday Sentiments 2

Hugs,

TK

Polar Pals

 Hello and welcome!

I hope you had a relaxing, wonderfully blessed day whether you were celebrating Thanksgiving or not!  I had a wonderful day, but I've had more visiting than expected in the last few days and so I'm still hitting the craft room for more Christmas cards.  While I'm getting close in sheer numbers, I still want to have more choices.  However, I do have a card for you today that will be going to CTD #770 - dark green, yellow green and black, plus NBUS #56 for the use of a new die set ~

A QACAS card with an embossed panel (which I decided looked more interesting on this card with the embossing down), die cut bears and sweaters, upon which the bears were inked to set them off the white page, a small coordinating strip at the bottom and a foiled sentiment from my stash.  If you notice the little whirly "branch" on the die envelope, those were inked and placed on the inside of the card.

 

Supplies:

   Splb - Ski Lodge e/f, Poinsettia Spray (foiled sentiment from my stash)

   Ps - Nordic Bear dies (NBUS)

   

I want to thank you for the visit!  You bless me constantly, and in fact, for the last 8 years!  Yep, my blogiversary is today!  While I don't have massive followers, I sure have precious and supportive ones - Thank You!

Hugs,

TK