My thumb surgery is scheduled for Monday morning so I won't be able to craft for about 2-3 MONTHS. What will I do? Let's hope I recover quicker than they estimate so I can get back to it ASAP. I know I will miss it. If I post some cards after this post, it means they were already made :). Wish me luck!!
Craft Rocket - Use die cuts
Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act
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| Stamp embossed in white (Hero Arts) Bear die cut by Tim Holtz |
I just can't stop making cards with this snowman set by Colorado Craft Co. I blended some Oxide inks for the background and added some Distress Mica flakes for the snow.
Colorful Options - Winter Blue
Fab 'n Funky - Keep it Simple
Little Red Wagon - New Beginnings (building a new snowman)
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| Stamps by Colorado Craft Co. |
I made this mini 3x3 snowman card for a homeless man who has been sleeping on a bench at the library I walk by. I stamped it Merry Christmas on the inside, stuck a little bit of money in it and stuck it in his shoe. I hope it made his Christmas!
PIN}Spirational - January
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Snow People
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash - Something that starts with S (snowman)
Colorful Options - Winter Blue
Yesterday I had to get a Covid test for my upcoming thumb surgery which is next Monday, Jan 10th. Our cases are way up in NC right now :(.
Here's this cute polar bear again on another wintery card I made. I think he is perfect for male winter birthdays!! A very simple card to make!
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - January polar bear
AAA Birthday - 2 favorite colors (blue and orange)
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| Trees (Hero Arts) embossed in white Polar bear die cut by Spellbinders  |
This snowman I fell in love with from Colorado Craft Co. I made a few thank you cards this Christmas and this is the one I found myself reaching for over and over. For the background, we learned how to do this technique called "Delft Tile" and you can find it at Splitcoast here. You can watch the video here. I love the effect and will definitely make more of these with many different stamps.
{PIN}Spirational - January
Make My Monday - Snowflakes
This mushroom was a challenge on Splitcoast. I had never drawn a mushroom before but I was pleased how this came out. You can see the other mushrooms here. Here's the video we watched to draw it.
CAS Mix Up Challenge - Loose Watercolor
Happy New Year!! 2-0-2-2 Can you believe it!!?? I fell asleep before midnight last night. We had our grand-dog Tino here with us for the night and him and I posed for a picture wearing our 2022 glasses :). (see below) Plus one with just him in the glasses. LOL
This was my attempt at aurora lights in the night time sky. I did some Oxide ink blending for the sky. Then I stamped the trees (Momenta stamps), used Hero Arts white pigment ink and did swiping motions for the light effect. The bear is a die cut by Spellbinders I found recently at Hobby Lobby. For a little of sparkle on the snow, I added some Distress Mica Flakes and I glued those down by just using some drops of Glossy Accents and letting the flakes fall where they fall. (Tim Holtz advised to add the flakes this way, just let them land where they fall instead of trying to place them in certain spots)
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - January polar bear
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| Tree stamps by Momenta Bear die cut by Spellbinders Distress Mica Flakes Oxide inks blended White Hero Arts pigment ink for aurora lights in sky |
