CHRISTMAS CHURCH

These Tea Bag Folded Trees came out so, so, so, pretty! They are fun and easy to do! The church is embossed, lightly smudged with Ranger inks, and glittered only where the snow would rest on the church, trees, and ground.

CHRISTMAS CARDINAL

I love it when I use a newly learned technique and it turns out! Take a look at this set done in the Mosaic Tile Stamp Technique. A new addition to my Christmas collection, I just love the red cardinal! Let me know what you think!

MOSAIC TILE STAMPING TECHNIQUE

I found a video tutorial on You Tube on a mosaic tile stamping technique by Dawn Otchefske, with Stamping Up. What a clever way to recycle! Use the left over red rubber stamp frames from stamp sets, (you know, the left over rubber after you pushed out the stamps), cutting them up into odd shapes, small and large.  Peel off the paper from the sticky side and place them together on a piece of acetate. It's like putting a puzzle together!  Using VersaMark or any Embossing pad, pat the rubber stamp and stamp over your picture you want to mosaic.  Cover with clear embossing powder or clear Utee, and heat with your heat gun.  After it has cooled and hardened, use a dark ink and rub it over and into the crevasses.  Use a damp cloth and wipe over the mosaic. See my "Christmas Cardinal" Gift Bag Set (GBS), for an example of the finished project.

OLD JALOPY CONTINUED

 

I've finally finished the set with the card and tag! I haven't heard anything on the challenge yet so wish me luck!

"Old Jalopy"

Here is my newest addition to my Men's line.  I love how this turned out!  I haven't finished the complete set yet (card, tag & envelope), I just wanted to finish the bag to submit it to Stampedous' Chipboard challenge!  Let me know what you think!

Supply List: Kraft Paper Bag, Chipboard, Stampendous "Marcasite" Embossing Powder, Aged Gold Embossing Enamel, Boss Gloss Embossing Ink, and Fran's Jumbo "Happy Birthday" Cling Rubber Stamp Set.  Tim Holz's Ranger Distress Paper, Tim's Old Jalopy Die, Alterations Movers & Shapers Mini Lock and Key die, Alterations Man with Umbrella and Bricks Embossing Folders, Ranger "Vintage Photo" Distress Stain and Distress Embossing powder.  Adirondack Copper Metallic Acrylic Paint Dabber, Black Glass Beads, Silver Terylene Netting by Wilton.  Printed Paper (map) from the "Tradewinds" Stack Paper Pack,

ST NICK

 The holiday season is quickly upon us, and it's time to get busy!  This is my first Christmas GBS set.  I have fallen in love with the new Stampendous Jumbo Stamps! This one is called St. Nick, perfect for my Gift Bag Sets!  I have also become a fan of, and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Fran's Encrusted Jewel technique! You can find this  at www.Stampendous.com  Using a kraft paper bag and kraft paper for this Gift Bag Set, I stamped with "Vintage Photo" Ranger Ink.  Colored only the beard, hair, cuffs and trim in a soft white, whisped with the encrusted jewel technique; Backed with "Pomegranate" Bazzill card stock, add a big red bow and TAAA  DAAA! Simple and so Frantage!.

FRENCH TOILE

One of my favorite color combinations is red, black and white.  I love the toile prints and so with this combination, ooooo la la!  I used the Jumbo Cling stamp "Romantic Boarder" by Stampendous, "Black Soot" Distress Ink by Ranger to edge the bag and card.  I found the paper at Micheal's. The accent flower is my first attempt at a fabric flower, in combination with a rolled paper rose. Wha La!

CAMEO

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this set and think it's my favorite to date.  I borrowed this idea from a card class that was taught by my friend Wendy Jordan on World Card Day using the JUMBO CLING CAMEO FRAME by Stampendous.  I love that it is simple on the Kraft paper stamped in Ranger's Distress Ink, Vintage Photo, and just the flowers colored in white. I also tried a new technique called Encrusted Jewel.  Using Antique gold embossing enamel, gold diamond dust, and a little bronze glitter.  Simple elegance.

VINTAGE VICTORIAN

I was feeling Shabby Chic and ended up with what I know my daughter Tasha, would call "Grandma-ish."  I just know it didn't come out with what I had in mind; it just sort of developed into what my hubby Bruce called, "Vintage Victorian."  I really don't think this title is fitting either, but for now, that is what has stuck.  I'm always up for suggestions!

LOVE ME A PEACOCK!

I've been wanting to do something with peacocks and their feathers. I love the colors and I think they are the most beautiful feathers of all the birds. I have a couple Dreamweaver Stencils with the peacock and feather; and a stamp of a peacock feather from Stampendous. I used a pearlescent embossing paste from Dreamweaver with the stencils and Stampendous' Blue Tinsel and Recollections' Blue Blaze glitter embossing powders with the stamp to create this set. I found that when I colored the embossing paste, the pearlescent came through the colors!

NATIVE NOTES

I have to first give thanks to my friend Wendy Jordon for naming this bag for me!  She is a very talented craftier/artist and teacher.  I love these feathers!  This set features Southwestern colors, with different textures from various different techniques and of course I added the feathers and fibers!