MONTHLY 9 - OCTOBER 2019

Bye bye October, hello November!!! Here are my favorite projects for the month of October.

Reveal Wheel (22)

Have a Rockin' Christmas (1)

A Happy Day, Just For you (1)

Happy Holidays (7)

May Your Holidays Be Jolly (1)

Falala, Happy Llamadays (1)

Here Comes Santa Claws (1)

Merry Christmas, You're On My Nice List (1)

Have a Narly Holiday! (1)

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MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS BE JOLLY (1)

Time for another Magic Picture Changer card. I used the Ho-Ho-Holidays stamp set this time.

For the sky, I ink blended with Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Inks.

I stamped all the images and the images that will appear in the Magic Picture Changer window. I colored everything with Copic Markers. here are the colors I used:
Santa: R14 - R46 - R59/ W5 - W7/ YR21 - Y38/ C0 - C2 - 0, E00 - E11
Mrs. Claus: R14 - R46 - R59/ E00 - E11/ C0 - C2/ YG11 - YG13 - G07/ W3 - W7/ BG000
Sled: C0 - C2 - C3/ YG11 - YG13 - G07/ YR21 - Y38
Gifts: R14 - R46 - R59/ YG11 - YG13 - G07/ R01 - R22 - R35/ E71 - E74 - E79/ E31 - E35
Sacks: E31 - E35/ YG11 - YG13 - G07/ R14 - R46 - R59

I die cut the images and I also die cut the elements for the Magic Picture Changer. I assembled this piece.

I die cut the roof elements, using the Rooftop Borders die set. I used several Lawn Fawn cardstocks for this: Chili Pepper cardstock, Guava cardstock, Kraft cardstock and Narwhal cardstock.

I assembled the rooftof. I used some Chili Pepper and Guava cardstock for the pull tab as well. I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Chili Pepper cardstock and added it to my card.

I really love this scene, how Santa is upside down in one image.

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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (8)

For this Christmas card, I used the Merry Little Christmas set from Avery Elle.

I took a piece of watercolor cardstock and masked off the edges all around. I wanted to blend the background and create a white border around it. I used Oxide Inks, Blueprint Sketch and Cracked Pistachio. I added some silver watercolor drops onto the background and let it air dry.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Bear: E53 - E55 - E57/ BG23 - BG49/ YG11 - YG13/ R14 - R46/ RV10 - R83/ Y02 - Y15/ B91 - B95/ E71 - E74 - E79
Penguin: W5 - W7/ W0 - W2/ BG23 - BG49/ YG11 - YG13/ R14 - E46/ R10 - R83/Y02 - Y15/ B91 - B95
Hendgehog: E53 - E55 - E57/ E000 - E00 - E21/ R14 - R46/ RV10 - R83
Mouse: W0 - S2/ R14 - R46/ RV10 -R83

I fussy cut the images, stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder from Ranger. I assembled the card and adhered the panel onto a Rainforest cardstock. I added some highlights and dots to the images, with a white gelly roll pen.

I struggled with this card somehow, but I'm liking it more now.

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FALALA, HAPPY LLAMADAYS (1)

One of my favorite sets from last year was the Happy Llamadays from My Favorite Things. I just love llamas and these images are all amazing. I decided to do some no-line coloring on this Christmas card.

For the background, I used Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Inks. I added some gold paint onto the background adding splatters. This gold is from the Starry Colors watercolor set, from Gansai Tambi.

I stamped two of the llama images in Antique Linen Distress Ink and colored them with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Here are all the colors I used:
091 - Light Grey + 090 - Grey
071 - Flesh Color
045 - Pale Green + 041 - Light Green
022 - Carmine Red + 021 - Light Carmine
036 - Light Blue + 031 - Cobalt Blue
052 - Bright Yellow + 050 - Yellow
060 - Brown

I used a Sakura fineliner to add the eyes, nose and strings to the images and I fussy cut them.

I die cut the falal word die three times and layered them. I added some color with Zig Markers to the top layer.
I stamped the heat embossed the second part of the sentiment onto the background. I assembled the card and added the panel onto a Raspberry cardbase.

I was extra focused on the coloring this time, and the result is really good. So happy with this card.

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IT'S PENGUINING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS (3)

For this storybook style Christmas card, I used the Cool Penguins stamp set from Mama Elephant.

I die cut the Peekaboo Backdrop: Landscape die from Speckled Eggshell cardstock. For the background, I used Distress Oxide Inks for blending. The two top frames were ink blended with Cracked Pistachio Oxide Ink and the two bottom ones with Worn Lipstick Oxide Ink.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Penguins: W3 - W5 - W7/ W0 - 0/ YR21
Hats + scarfs: R22 - R35/ YR21 - Y38/ YG11 - YG13/ RV10 - R83
Presents: R22 - R35/ YR21 - Y38/ YG11 - YG13/ YG41 - BG23/ RV10 - R83/ V01 - V12
Wrapping papers: R22 - R35/ YR21 - Y38/ YG11 - YG13/ YG41 - BG23/ RV10 - R83/ E71 - E74 - E79
Envelopes: YG11 - YG13/ V01 - V12
Antlers: E41 - E43
Ribbons: YR21 - Y38/ V01 - V12/ E71 - E74 - E79/ E53 - E55

I fussy cut all the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment and added highlights with my white gelly roll pen.

I love using non-traditional Christmas colors on thes type of cards.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS (7)

Lawn Fawnatics has a new challenge up on their blog, Let's be inspired by a Card Sketch!!! I created this Christmas card with the Woodland Critter Huggers die set and the Winter Add-On set.

I wanted to create the deer and used several Lawn Fawn cardstocks to do so. I used: Chocolate Bar cardstock, Vanilla Malt cardstock, Chili Pepper cardstock, Black Licorice cardstock and Ballet Slippers cardstock.

For the Mini String of Lights die set, I used Noble Fir cardstock and Sparkle cardstock.

I assembled the deer and the string of lights and adhered them to a piece of Gotta Have Gingham pattern paper. I added a speech bubble and sentiment to it, from the Say What? Christmas Critters stamp set. I added some highlights using a white gelly roll pen.

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REVEAL WHEEL (22)

For this Christmas themed Reveal Wheel card, I used the Build-a-House die set, the Build-a-House Christmas Add-On die set, the Tiny Christmas stamp set and the Ho-Ho-Holidays stamp set. All products are from Lawn Fawn.

For the elements of the house, I used Lawn Fawn cardstocks. Here are the colors I used: Rainforest cardstock, Ballet Slippers cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Cilantro cardstock, Sunflower cardstock and Guava cardstock.

I die cut a snowy hill with the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders, from Sparkle cardstock. And the background I die cut from Spiffy Speckles pattern paper.

I stamped the images onto the wheel and some seperate images. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Kids: E00 - E11/ R22 - R35/ YG11 - YG13/ W5 - W7/ E31 - E35
Cat: E31 - E35
Dog: W3 - W5 - W7
Windows: YR21 - Y38
Santa: R22 - R35/ W5 - W7/ YR21 - Y38/ C0 - C3 - 0/ E00 - E11
Present: YG11 - YG13/ YR21 - Y38
Sack: YR21 - Y38/ E31 - E35

I die cut the images from Ho-Ho-Holidays, assembled the reveal wheel and the house and added them to my Spiffy Speckles Background. I adhered everything onto a piece of Knit Picky pattern paper and added a Cilantro arrow next to the wheel.

As a finishing touch I stamped the sentiment onto a Guava strip of cardstock and adhered it to the card.
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HAVE A NARLY HOLIDAY! (1)

For this Christmas card, I used the Beary Happy Holidays stamp together with the Winter Narwhal mini set. Both sets are from Lawn Fawn.

For the sky of the scene, I used two Oxide Ink colors: Blueprint Sketch and Shaded Lilac. This is one of my favorite combinations.

I die cut some snowy hills with the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders. I also die cut some waves from Vellum, using the Stitched Hillside Borders.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Bears: C0 - C3 - 0/ R01
Narwhal: C2 - C3 - C5/ E41 - E43
Scarfs: R14 - R46/ B63 - B66
Skates: B63 - B66
Fish: YR21 - Y38
Fishing rod: C2 - C5/ R14 - R46/ B63 - B66
Bucket: R14 - R46
Ice: BG000 - B00
Sign: E71 - E74 - E79

I fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment onto the sign and added some highlights onto some of the images, using a white gelly roll pen.

So fun to combine Lawn Fawn sets for cards.

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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (7)

For this quick and easy Christmas card, I used the Say What? Christmas Critters stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped four speech bubbles in Lawn Fawn Inks. I used: Wild Rose Ink, Celery Stick Ink, Manatee Ink and Forget-Me-Not Ink. I stamped a sentiment in each speech bubble.

I stamped the four critters and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Deer: E31 - E35/ E00 - E11/ W5 - W7/ E41 - E43
Penguin: C0 - C3 - 0/ W5 - W7/ YR21 - Y38 - YR68/ R22 - R35/ B12 - B14
Llama: E31 - E35 E00 - E11/ W5 - W7/ YG11 - YG13
Unicorn: E00 - E11/ C0 - C3 - 0/ R22 - R35/ B12 - B14/ YG11 - YG13

I fussy cut the critters and die cut the speech bubbles. I used a piece of Gotta Have Gingham pattern paper and added it to a white panel. I stamped the sentiment onto a banner, from the Magic Picture Changer die set.

This card took me about a half hour to make, so it was so super quick and easy.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU'RE ON MY NICE LIST (1)

I combined the Holiday Helpers stamp set with the Ho-Ho-Holidays stamp set. Both sets are from Lawn Fawn.

For the roof, I used the Rooftop Border die set. I die cut the pieces from Raspberry cardstock and Narwhal cardstock. For the chimney I used Kraft cardstock. For the background I took Mermaid cardstock. I decided to work directly on the cardbase.

I ink blended the background with Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink. The Raspberry pieces were ink blended with Aged Mahogany, the Narwhal pieces with Hickory Smoke and the Kraft chimney with Ground Espresso.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Santa: W5 - W7/ R14 - R46 - R59/ YR21 - Y38
Elves: R14 - R46 - R59/ YR21 - Y38/ E00 - E11/ E31 - E35/ C0 - C3 - C5/ YG11 - YG13
Sack: E31 - E35/ R14 - R46 - R59
Presents: R14 - R46 - R59/ YR21 - Y38/ YG13 - YG11

I fussy cut and die cut the images and assembled my card. I stamped the sentiment. To the sky, I added some dots with my white gelly roll pen, to make it look like falling snow. I also used this pen to add some highlights and the images and the rooftop.

It's a funny card, with santa stuck in the chimney. And I love this Rooftop Border die set!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY JOLLY NEW YEAR! (1)

I created a simple Christmas scene with the Ho-Ho-Holidays stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I wanted a dark and bold background, so I used two blue Distress Oxide Inks: Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch. I added water drops to it, which I later dabbed off with a paper towel.

I die cut a hill, with the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Santa: R14 - R46 - R59/ C0 - C3 - C5/ W5 - W7/ YR21 - Y38/ E00 - E11
Mrs. Claus: E00 - E11/ B12 - B14/ C0 - C3 - C5/ W5 - W7
Slay: B12 - B14/ YR21 - Y38/ C0 - C3/ R14 - R46 - R59
Reindeer: E15 - E18/ E00 - E11/ E41 - E43/ R46
Sack: E31 - E35/ R14 - R46 - R59
Cookies: E71 - E74 - E79/ C0 - C3
Milk: E41 - E43/ BG000

I die cut all the images with my Cuttlebug and assembled the card. I stamp and heat embossed the sentiment with Lawn Fawn white embossing powder. One part of the sentiment was stamped and heat embossed onto a strip of Chili Pepper cardstock.

I adhered the panel onto a Sunflower cardstock and added some white highlights with my gelly roll pen.

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