Snow Fun at Scrap 'n Stamp

I'm on the Scrap 'n Stamp blog today with a card for today's Random Acts of Cardness prompt, ❆SNOW❆! Not my favourite type of weather, but I'll happily put it on a card. ;) Here it is: 

I explained the process of creating this on the Scrap 'n Stamp blog, but wanted to add my card here so I could enter it in a few challenges! With my little critter scene, I'm entering the current Lawn Fawnatics challenge, Holiday Critters. The Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge wants us to Make a Scene. And finally, Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge is "Make Your Own Background" - I made mine with distress oxide and snowfall distress grit-paste. 

I hope you'll pop over to the Scrap 'n Stamp blog and check things out! 

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Color Hues: Silver and Gold

Welcome to the second November Color Hues challenge! Carol has picked our colours for this outing: SILVER and GOLD. While many of us went the festive route, these hues would be perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, lots of celebrations! Here's my card: 

It's unfortunate that the season for sparkly cards is also the season for bleak and gloomy days when trying to photograph. :) Using a stencil, I added silver pigment ink to the holly leaves, and then very carefully and with a lot of sticky note masking added gold embossing paste to the berries. Once that was dry, I also spattered the panel with silver and gold watercolour paint. I trimmed my panel so that I could add silver glitter washi tape behind each side of it. The sentiment is embossed in gold on a scrap of the same black watercolour paper. 

I'm adding this to the November stencil challenge at STAMPlorations. 

We have not one, but TWO guest designers for this challenge, Carol and Hilary! Be sure to check out what they and my teammates have made with this fun pairing! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock (card base), Van Gogh black watercolour paper, Ellen Hutson Season to Sparkle stamp, Versamark & Colorbox silver ink, pirate's gold embossing powder, ARTplorations holly background stencil, Picket Fence gold paper glaze, Gansi Tambi watercolours, silver washi tape

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A Tiny Craft: We Remember

Here we in the middle of November, meaning it's time for a new A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge! We are looking for ATCs (cards or coins) for the challenge theme We Remember. With Remembrance Day (Canada) and Veterans' Day (USA) recently behind us, we are looking for something that reflects those commemorations. I made two artist trading cards with a poppy theme: 

Let me tell you a little more about each one...

This poppy is watercoloured with Daniel Smith paints on black mixed-media cardstock. I thought this sentiment was perfect for the theme - it's stamped in white pigment ink. 

This time I used a poppy die set, and added it to black cardstock that I'd stamped and embossed with a plaid background stamp. A little nod to the many regimental plaids. 

Be sure to check out the Tiny Craft blog - you are sure to be inspired to join us! 

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The Sisterhood of Naughty Stampers

Now that the weather is getting chillier on the northern half of the globe, Edna is here to heat things up with a new Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge: N is for Naughty! So hey, I made a cat card! 

A Tim Holtz Snarky Cat seemed the perfect choice for this challenge, especially when I added the little bird for him to eye. The sentiment is part of the same set, so that made it easy. A little Copic colouring, some patterned paper, and a bit of sparkle on his jingle bells and hat trim were all I felt were needed. 

My sisters in snark, as well as our Queen of Snark and guest designer Tristan, are up to all kinds of naughtiness over on the Snarky blog! Hope you'll join in the fun! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Teresa Collins Noël patterned paper, Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Stamptember Snarky Cats stamps, MFT extreme black ink, Copic markers, PSX silver glitter 3D paper paint, frosted lace Stickles

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Inkspirational: Photo Challenge

It's time for a new photo to challenge your creativity at Inkspirational! Other than putting a big chair on my card ;) I think I went the most obvious route - lots of gold on black: 

So easy to make; so very hard to photograph. I guess you could call this a background stamp, but it definitely has enough going on that it can be the star of the show, especially gold-embossed on black cardstock. I debated adding something else, but decided to leave it just as it is. 

It's always fun to see how many different interpretations can be inspired by one photo! Be sure to check the Ink blog to see my teammates' great cards, and then I hope you'll find time to join us! 

Supplies: (?) black cardstock, Uniko Block Party Christmas stamp, Versamark ink, Simon Says Stamp antique gold embossing powder

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Seize the Birthday: Beverages

Time for a new Seize the Birthday challenge, and my friend and teammate Julie has picked a fun optional topping for us: BEVERAGES! My mind, for some strange reason, went to wine: 

Excuse the odd angle of the photograph, but all this shine was hard to capture! Here's the head-on look...

And as the pull tab indicates, it's interactive! 

This uses an interactive die set from My Favorite Things called "Meet in the Middle" that I picked up as part of a kit a few years ago. It's only my second time using it, and I may wait a year or so before I attempt it again - it's a bit complex, for me at least! I did add my own little bit of engineering to the design so the pull tab did not extend out past the bottom of the card, as it does in the original design. I used red foil cardstock for the wine glasses and card base, and stencilled the white panel with a random dot pattern for a bit of interest. 

Lots of liquid inspiration from my StB teammates, as well as our current surprise party guest, Carol! Make a birthday card and join the party! 

Supplies: Neenah white & (?) red foil cardstock, MFT A Toast to You & Lawn Fawn Push Here stamps, Versafine onyx black & barn door distress ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, MFT Meet in the Middle & Let's Toast dies, ARTplorations Dots All Over stencil, mini brads, Creative Memories corner-rounding punch, foam tape

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