Glub, glub.......

     I always surprise myself when I make a card that doesn't have a horse or scripture on it somewhere - LOL.  It isn't as if I don't have a LOT of other stamps in my stash!!  

    While looking through my drawers I came across this inexpensive ($1.00) Inkadinkado stamp from JoAnn's and thought it would be fun to play with.  After coloring this sweet little creature with my Copics I wanted to create a unique effect......sooooo - I stamped the entire surface with Versamark and used some old embossing powder in my drawer 'Cow of Many Colors'.  The effect was just about what I wanted, but I decided to once again cover the image with Versamark and embossing powder.  This particular embossing powder has several different tones to it depending on how the light hits it, sort of like water.  My little fishy looks just great in his special little pool of color!

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Challenges:  Touch Twin Markers - Animals

The Meaning of Christmas

     When it comes to Christmas there are so many beautiful stamps to choose from.....so to sit and make a card is always challenging and fun as I play and decide what image and sentiment to use.  Ones I send personally will always reflect the reason for the season with a sentiment or image that refers to the Greatest Gift ever in the birth of Jesus.  I just loved this image from Inkadinkadoo and the sweet sentiment by Morning Star Stamps - "The setting was humble, the cast was divine".  Inside I used a Stampabilities sentiment "May the glory of Christ's birth bring you joy and hope at Christmas time and always"......

     I made a few cards using this stamp and some great paper I found, Simple Elegance (with foil) by Paper Studio.....I colored the images with Copics.  This is a beautiful and fun image that can be used and layered in various ways.....truly can't decide which is my favorite, but the one below is going to be entered into the challenge over at Stampin Sisters in Christ, Challenge 120, Luke.

Materials used:  Inkadinkadoo Stamp, Stampabilities "Glory of Christ" sentiment stamp, Morning Stars Stamp sentiment, Copics, Embossing Folder, Nestabilities dies, Card stock.  


Challenges:  Stampin Sisters in Christ #120, CHNC #51 Anything Goes for Christmas, Marks Finest Paper, Christmas Stampin' for the Weekend, Christmas

Western Glass Horse Ornament

     One of several ornaments I made to take to the Ranch next week as gifts for friends who will be there.  I stamped on acetate with Staz-on the colored on the reverse side with Sharpie paint pens. I cut around the image in a circle, leaving a piece on top to prevent the image from sliding all over once I inserted it into the glass ornament and added some sparkly/glittery confetti to look like snow.  The ribbon was the most difficult part, and that was mainly deciding which style and color I liked.....after this picture I found some lovely ribbon at Michaels that is silver and red and has wire which makes it easier to shape on top of the ornament, good thing I have more ornaments to put ribbon on.  Going to add this to the challenge Twisted Thursdays over at the Outlawz.  TT1124

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Supplies:  Staz On, Acetate, Inkadinkadoo Stamp, Ribbon, Glass ornament, Sharpie Paint pen.  

Angel of Praise

     I was in the process of working on a card when this weeks challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ called for making a card of 'praise, that used something related to music'.  The card I was working on had paper on it with musical notes and it seemed like this challenge was calling to me.

     My original idea had been to use some lovely vellum paper with music on it but heat embossing on this type of paper really made it difficult to adhere to my shiny cardstock....so I reached for my back up card stock that was cream with red.  Once I got gold off my mind I decided to emboss my sweet little Inkadinkado angel in red, then paired her with a lovely sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs on the outside with an Impression Obsession sentiment on the inside for Christmas, I had a sweet, sweet card to mail to my 92 year old Great Aunt.

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Challenges:  Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge 116

Materials used:  Inkadoo Stamp, CS, Embossing Powder, Our Daily Bread Designs Stamp