my piece of paper

Hello crafty friends!

Today I share a card made with stamps from Clearly Besotted!
It was a bit difficult to take good photos as the pink shiny
cardstock reflected the light, sorry about that! It is a lot more light in person!

I have used two stamp sets for this scene, the little choir
is from the "Sing, it´s Christmas" set and the tree and the landscape
scene is a convenient all-in-one stamp called "Picture it Christmas".

I have seen so many beautiful no-line coloring
cards lately and it was so long ago I gave it try!

I stamped the images using a grey ink, perfect and barely there!
I colored the images with Copic markers. The pink sky was ink blended
Distress Oxide inks, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet.
I splashed some water to the panel for a blurry snow effect! 

I used a stitched die for my image/scenery panel, fussy cut the
tree and the mountain tops, adhered it to a piece of funny foam
and used double sided tape to mount it to the pink sky panel!

I purchased this pink shiny card stock a while ago, and
I have been waiting for the perfect card to use it with!
The package contained only 5 sheets so in order to stretch this
beautiful paper I adhered a panel to the front of my white card base!

Of course I had to apply some Stickles to get that icy, snow look!

 Thanks for stopping by today!

 Tina 

Hi there!

I made another slim card using the "Christmas is coming"
set by Hello Bluebird. This card was made with a pale
blue sky, compared to the other more dramatic orange/pink/purple
sky I posted a few days ago. For this card I also used a banner
stamp, "Small line of pennants", from Gummiapan.

Ok, this is my all time favorite stamp set for Christmas cards!

The critters were colored with Copic markers and the sky was
blended with Distress Inks, Tumbled Glass, Broken China
and Salty Ocean. I finished the sky off with some droplets of water! 

Some Stickles was applied to get that wintery, frosty feeling!

 Thank you for stopping by!
 Tina 

Hello!

I was to make a penguin Christmas cards
for a dear friend of mine! And as I am still
crazy about pink, it had to be pink!

I have used two sets of stamps for this card,
the penguins are from the "Arctic penguins"
set by Mama Elephant and the Christmas tree, the
houses and mountains is an all-in-one stamp called
"Picture it Christmas" by Clearly Besotted.  

For the pink sky I blended Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry
Distress Oxide inks, I added some droplets of water to look
like falling snow. The images were colored with Copic markers.
I cut the landscape scene out using my Scan n Cut,
adhered it to the pink sky panel. The little icy lake from the
penguin set was adhered with Double sided tape and the
penguins were adhered with foam dots for some dimension!   

Some Stickles were added to the roof tops of the houses
and to the mountains and the snow for some cold, glistening frost!
I also applied drops of Glossy accents to the
light bulbs and the star on the tree!

 Thank you for stopping by!
 Tina 

Hello!

For today´s card I used the new "Hot air balloon"
digi stamp set by Isabel Cristina.

This stamp set is sooo cute! It comes with several hot air balloons to choose from,
several cute critters AND those images comes with both a front and a backside!

How cool is that! There are also some sentiments, two of them
to go with the banner. You´ll find this stamp set in Isabel´s Etsy store!

For my card I choose the little tiger to go on a hot air balloon ride!
I made a see through open front on my card, and as you
open it you see the balloon and the tiger from behind!

 I placed a (double) bow on the front of my balloon
by layering the images. If you are curious how I layer
images in a Word document on my PC, 
please see my blog post from a few months ago!

The images were colored with Copic markers.
For the clouds on the inside of the card I used Distress
Oxide inks Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and a cloud stencil.
I colored the clouds on a separate panel and
adhered it to the inside of the card.

 Thank you for stopping by!
 Tina 

Hello!

For today´s card I have used my favorite Hello Bluebird
Christmas stamp set, called "Christmas is coming"!

For the trees I used the tree die from the "Landscape Scenes-2"
die set by Nellie Snellen, I love those trees!
That set includes mountain and grass dies as well!

The critters were colored with Copic markers and for the sky
I blended Distress inks, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmelade,
Picket Raspberry and Wilted Violet. Some droplets of water were
added to the ink blended panel and it looks almost like a starry night! 

I added some Stickles to the tree the bear is carrying
and to the snow, for some shimmer and glimmer!

 Thank you for stopping by!
 Tina

Hello!

This is my second card using the cute "Christmas Cats"
digi stamp set, from Isabel Cristina!

This set comes with so many adorable kittens,
Christmas ornaments, boxes and
sentiments! You´ll find it in Isabel´s Etsy store! 

I layered the cat and the box on this card. If you are 
curious how I layer images in a Word document on my PC, 
please see my blog post from a few months ago!

I colored the images with Copic markers, cut them out with my Scan n Cut.

I placed a piece of striped patterned paper on the kraft
card base, coloring two pieces of card stock using Distress Ink,
Candied Apple, splashed some droplets of water to them, mounting
them on foam dots for some dimension and placed them on
each side of the striped panel. I then placed my images
on top using double sided tape and foam dots!

That wrapped fish is just so much fun!

 Thank you for stopping by!
 Tina

Hello!

I am still in pink mode, so when coloring this cute little
chick, called "chickaDEER" from Stampingbella, it had to be pink! 

I combined the pink with soft gold! For the trees I used the 
tree die from the "Landscape Scenes-2" set by Nellie Snellen. I love
how the golden trees look so beautiful against the pink sky!

The images were colored with Copic markers, I used
a white gel pen for the polka dots on the present. 

I added a some Stickles for the glimmering frost on the snow!

 Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

Hello!

It has been quiet in her for a while due to the passing
of a family member. I am so grateful that coloring
has relieved so much of my stress.

Today I share a card I made for Isabel Cristina
using the "Thanksgiving" digi stamp set!

This stamp set comes with a lot of cute images as well as
sentiments, perfect for making pretty cards for Thanksgiving!
You´ll find it in Isabel´s Etsy store!

When I first saw this set I immediately thought of
enlarging the big mushroom and let the fox sit under
its cap, on the tree trunk! This is the result! 

Images were colored with Copic markers, for the spots
on the mushrooms I used a white gel pen.
The background was ink blended using Distress Oxide
inks in Spiced Marmelade and Candied Apple. As a 
finishing touch I splashed some droplets of water to it!

The die cut stitched frame is from the
"Gallery frame #1" die set by Hello Bluebird. The die cut
word  thanks is from the "Gallery frame #2" die set, also
by Hello Bluebird. I die cut two pieces, placing the white 
slightly to the side as a shadow to the red piece.

 Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

Hello!

Today´s card was made for Isabel Cristina
using the "Hoppy Halloween 2019" digi stamp set!

How adorable are the bunnies wearing Star Wars costumes!

You´ll find this stamp set in Isabel´s Etsy store! There are
quite a few different themes in this stamp set, you could
make so many different cards as there are pirates, wizards,
super heroes and the Star Wars characters I used on my card!

I couldn´t resist coloring the Darth Vader costume pink!

I colored the images with Copic markers and I applied Glossy
accent to the Darth Vader head piece and to the little robot!

I had to make a galaxy background, my first ever, blending Distress inks,
Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Mermaid Lagoon and Black Soot.

I recently purchased Nuvo Sparkle Spray and this was
the perfect card to try them! I added small droplets of
colors Marine Mist, Morning Fog and Blush Burst to my galaxy. 

 Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

Hi there!

I have been thinking about ways to use this city skyline
stamp from Gummiapan. One of my ideas was to combine it with
one of the penguins from the "Cool penguins" set by Mama Elephant.

The cute little penguin is on its way to a dear friend
trying his best not to drop any of the Christmas gifts
he´s carrying, as he is rushing through the park
with a beautiful city skyline in the background! 

I stamped the penguin, masked it to stamp the skyline.
I colored the images with Copic markers. I then stamped
a mask for the skyline and heat embossed a bunch
of stars in the upper right handside corner of my panel.
Coloring the sky blending Distress inks
Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean. 

The sentiment is from the "Christmas is
coming" stamp set by Hello Bluebird!

Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

Hello!

 This is my third card using the ”Baby it´s cold outside”
digi stamp set, made for Isabel Cristina. 

I have said it before but I´ll say it again… I think
Isabel´s bunnies are so cute...and these Holiday bunnies
are the cutest ever! Head over to Isabel´s Etsy store,
where you´ll find this digi stamp set and many more!

For this card one of the bunnies and his little mouse
friend are visiting the local Christmas market!

  I have layered all the images to one on this card, if you
are curious to find out how I layer images in a Word document
on my PC, please see my blog post from a while back! 

I used the stall as a base for this scene, it took me a
little while to place all the images where I wanted them!
I colored the images with Copic markers.
The sky was colored with Distress Inks.
The snow was made using the "Falling Snow stencil by
Simon Says Stamp, white embossing powder and a heat embossing tool. 

I used one of the stitched border dies from the
"Landscape trio" die set by mama Elephant to
make the snow banks. I applied Glossy Accent to all
the light bulbs, the snow globes, the bottles
and the Christmas tree ornaments. 

Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

Hello!

I am so excited to be guest Designer with The Flower Challenge
for the month of October, thanks for having me Aileen!

The theme for this month is CAS. 

For this card I used the ”Pretty Posies” stamp set by
CAS-UAL Fridays. I love these ”doodle” flowers!
I added some extra dot and lines to some of the
petals, channeling my inner Kathy Raccosin! 
Michele from CAS-UAL Fridays was very kind and 
gave us all some of her stamps to use on our cards!

 I wanted to add something more, just a little detail
even though I know CAS means lots of white space and I
decided to splash some droplets of liquid watercolor to my
stitched, die cut panel. The orange color is ”Mimosa” by Avery Elle.

I colored the flower and the leaves with Copic markers,
cutting the pieces out with my Scan N Cut and adhered them on
to the panel using double sided tape. To finish my card I
stamped the sentiment at the top of the panel. 

Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

 Hello!

This is my second card using the new
”Baby it´s cold outside” digi stamp set for Isabel Cristina!

You´ll find this super adorable set in Isabel´s Etsy store!

 For this card my main focus was the lamp post and I
placed the two bunnies holding hands (paws!) in front of it! 

I started by heat embossing a bunch of golden stars in the upper 
left corner of my stitched die cut panel, using the ”Confetti”
stencil by Heidi Swapp. That stencil is so useful as it has
stars, hearts and falling snow all in the same stencil. 

 I used my favorite color combo at the moment for blending
the Distress inked sky, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and
Candied Apple. I love to use non traditional colors for Christmas cards! 

 
I layered the bunnies and the lamp post, if you are 
curious how I layer images in a Word document on my PC, 
please see my blog post from a few months ago!

The images were colored with Copic markers. 
I cut them out using my Scan N Cut, choosing a 1 mm white egde.
I printed out the sentiment and used a cloud border die from the
”Landscape trio” by Mama Elephant to make a snow bank and a
stitched rectangle die to match the background panel.

I finished off the card by adhering the images to the
panel by using double sided tape, and I applied some
Glossy Accent to the bulb to make it shiny! 

Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina

Hello!

During the upcoming week I have three cards
that I made for Isabel Cristina to share, using the
new "Baby it´s cold outside" digi stamp set.

For my first card using this set I choose the bunny,
and two of his friends on a Christmas tree hunt!

This stamp set comes with so many cute images and sentiments, 
just look at the market stall and all the items to use for that!
To shop this digi stamp set please go to Isabel´s Etsy store!

The images  and the moon were colored with Copic markers,
the sky was colored with Distress Inks, Broken China,
Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire. Some droplets of
water was splashed on the Distress ink blending!

Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina 

Hello!

Today I share my first Christmas card made for Isabel Cristina! 

This digi stamp set called "Christmas cats" comes with so
many adorable kittens, Christmas ornaments, boxes and
sentiments! It is now available in Isabel´s Etsy store!

I often layer several images when playing with
Isabels stamp sets, but the kittens I used for this
card comes that way, no layering this time!

The kittens were colored with Copic markers.
I colored the background panel with Distress inks, using
Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmelade and Candied Apple,
I then splashed some droplets of water on to it!

The fluffy cloud/snow was made using the cloud border
die from the "Landscape trio" die set from Mama Elephant.

Thanks for stopping by today!
 Tina