Mission accomplie!!!

Did you ever have the feeling that you would never get to Christmas at the same time as every one else.... : >

Well this year I really thought that I would never finish my Christmas cards in time.  I'm sooo happy it all done!

I had 15 different ones to do and here are a few... well the ones I like best!

REJOICE!

Cuttlebug Glow

SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER!

Tombow Water color markers

Stamp credit Sunshine Designs & Magenta

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Inked in Denim Bleu

Color accents Luminarte Twinkle

Stamp credit B Line Design & Magenta

FLOWER SOFT SNOWFLAKE

Snowflake template

Snowflake chip covered with Vintage Christmas Flower soft

Magenta pell off

POINSETTIA

Chipboard frame inked, stamp & dusted with Pearl X

Stamp credit: Magenta painted with Artquest Jewels

Where is Santa?

Tombow watercolor markers

Stamp credit Magenta

Cuttlebug letters

 
Hopefully my friends and family will enjoy my cards but most of all they will know these where done just for them...!

Now it's back to normal and I can play with the Technique Junkies' new techniques!!!

If you like my work please like a comment it's alway so rewarding !

I thought I better get going with my Christmas card... less than one month away now... Yikes...!

I must say that I enjoyed myself doing this one I love to work with my Tombows markers and these stamps!

Stamp credit Sunshine Designs & inside snowflakes StampCamp

Tombow watercolor markers.

Until the next post... Have fun!

Antique Glimmer Tech

This gorgeous technique by Kathy Rossiter from Technique Junkies is fabulous, I fell in love with the amazing possibilities this technique gives for backgrounds!

Stamp credit: B Line design & Magenta

Tim Holtz Distress inks:  Pine green & Fire Brick red

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Copper.

A few ATC

I had some ATCs to do for a mingle.  The theme was Face... here is what I came up with.  Top stamp is from Cherry Pie, coloring done with water color markers, background are ink dabbing with Adirondack Inks.

The bottom one is done with water color ink spray stamps from Stampington.

Until the next post ... Take care

Whimsy Daisy.

A simple card but fun to do...!  I love working with Tombow watercolor markers.

WhimsyDaisy

Stamp credit:  Sunshine Designs

Tombows markers

Stickles.

Now back to  art making!

Crafting and Cruising!!!

EXPLORER OF THE SEAS

SO MANY GORGEOUS POOLS!!!

OH WOW... what a nice way to craft!!! I was on a cruise to Bermuda with Zana Clark ( Stamp Zia and Jackie Shenise. We have been cruising with Royal Caribbean's EXPLORER OF THE SEAS a great boat of 13 storey...! I'm happy to say that I passed the test I'm not seasick... LOL! Once arrived we where happy to set foot on Mother Earth.... LOL and off I was to Hamilton on a visiting/shopping tour!

DOWNTOWN HAMILTON, BERMUDA

Zana and Jackie, two wonderful ladies, had very interesting and nice workshops planned for us! I also had the opportunity to meet with great crafter ladies so... HI to Deana, Gloria and Connie...! With Zana we worked with liquid spray watercolor and crayon (the one I'm not finished yet). We worked on a Silk fan with liquid spay watercolors, masks and stamps.... Love it! Also done with watercolor spray is Sea life Sphere.

SILK FAN

SEA LIFE SPHERE

With Jackie we worked on a Journal (Dream Journal on slide show below), a Mini Ruler Book and some Tag art!

MINI RULER BOOK

 TAG ART

 Over all I enjoyed my crafting and cruising experience... and can say more Cruising is to come!

Collage

In a mingle of one of my groups we had "Collage" as a theme... Although I have many Collage stamps, for me collage refers to ATC... Funny but I realized that I have never used an image when card making.  So, I chanllenged myself to realize not 1 but 3 different cards with the same image.

I tried the Water Color Distress (February/March 2007) thechnique from Technique Junkie.  I used the Distress Ink pads from Rangers.

Did you see...

Details
Image: private collection
Technique:  Water color distress TJ (Feb/March 07)
Stamp: Magenta
Embellishments: brads, ribbon, dragonfly punch


Story of life

Details
Image: private collection
Embellishments: brads, ribbon, Magenta pell off.


Exploration

Details
Image: private collection
Technique: Water color distress TJ (Feb/March 07)
Stamps:  Luni
Embellishments: Brass corners, ribbon, flowers

I hope my partners will enjoy those .... Now off to do my ATC mingle!

Double bugging...

Yes again another technique from TJ and, again I'm using my embossing folder to create these cards.  I guess you could say that I like playing with these :-)) This one is Double Bugging from the TJ June/July 2009 newsletter.  It is simple and fun to do ... As long as you match  2 embossing folders or embossing plates that go well together, you can create very interesting backgrounds or even use it as the main feature of you card as I did in these 2 cards. I use my Adirondack inking pads and go over the texture left by the first embossing folder and when I'm done with the second embossing folder I use a painting brush and my Adirondack inking pads to apply color. I tried different ways to apply color but find that this way goes well for me.  When I want very subtle colors I use Chalks instead of inks. Add a complementary pattern paper or embossed cardstock, ribbons, brads ... ET VOILÀ!

Don't hesitate to leave your comments.  Those are always appreciated!

Ornamental Iron Cuttlebug glow

I like very much playing with my embossing folders and TJ has enough techniques to satisfy me.

This one is the Cuttlebug Glow and it's a lot of fun to do!  It gave me the opportunity to use one of my brand new ones "Ornamental Iron" the background and die cut are from it.

DETAILS:

Lumière 567 Supper Sparkle

Adirondack reinker :  Denim and latte

Cuttlebug embossing & cutting:  Ornamental Iron

Black Stazon ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

I love Soused Suede

Oh yes I do love this Soused Suede technique from TJ, so easy and fun to do! This one is for an exchange. I Hope my partner will like it!

Details :
Alcohol inks: Bottle, Denim, Slate
Stamp Catslife Press
Punch Martha Stewart