Saying Goodbye to 2021

 

Frantic Stamper is Die Cut Divas' Sponsor for the December Challenge of Winter/Christmas project with an optional twist to make a shaped Winter/Christmas Card.    I will also be posting another shaped Winter card with materials available at Frantic Stamper around 9:00 a.m. Pacific time today!

Sometimes you just want something that goes together quickly and that's what I did here.  It's fun to mix alcohol inks together and a bit messy too, so I play and get messy all at one time, producing some fun mixtures, sometimes covering the panel and sometimes just creating what I might call abstract art (really abstract).  I used some panels with white die-cuts and I can see using the dies & alcohol inks to make cards to amaze friends with some easy to do cards.  hehehe

I hate to tell you, but I still gaze at these and am just amazed at the gorgeous colors and how well they suit as background for these dies.

Close-up 

Close-up

Supplies:
Frantic Stamper Winter Church in the Wild Wood Panel
Frantic Stamper Triptych Village Card Panel
Alcohol Inks (I have no idea what I mixed together - some of the alloy inks)
Card stock in stash
Vagabond die cut machine

Not A Christmas Card! Imagine That!

 

Frantic Stamper is Die Cut Divas' Sponsor for the December Challenge of Winter/Christmas project with an optional twist to make a shaped Winter/Christmas Card.

I have been die-cutting with some Frantic Stamper dies and although this is not a Christmas card, I'm sure some happy crafter will use it for a Christmas themed card.  

I wanted to use up some odds and ends left over from some of my digital backgrounds, and just make a "happy" kind of card.  I don't think I missed the "happy" part.    I was able to use four (4) different kinds of digital leftover background papers in this card, very simple, but just barely having enough to make a whole card.  I added 3 enamel dots, a smiley face and sentiment.

Supplies:
Frantic Stamper Sun Rays Quilted Panel

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles

Kat Scrappiness enamel dots (Shades of Teal)

Left over digital papers from other projects

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Midnight Blue for the dot above the "i" in "smile"

Vagabond die-cutting machine

I cannot find the name of the die set I cut the smiley face and sentiment from - lost the cut out name I had in my die stash for years.

I'm entering the following challenges:

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" Wk 51

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk 51

Through The Craft Room Door “Anything Goes”

Crafty Sentiments - "Anything Goes" 

Allsorts challenge - Wk 655/6 - "Anything Winter"

The Paper Shelter "Anything Goes"

 

What? More Christmas Cards?

 

Frantic Stamper is Die Cut Divas' Sponsor for the December Challenge of Winter/Christmas project with an optional twist to make a shaped Winter/Christmas Card.

This is another instance of choosing a background that might work.  Both are digital backgrounds that seem made for a die like this.  I was so happy with the way these cards turned out.

Another Take On the Same Die

Supplies:

Frantic Stamper Winter Church in the Wildwood Card Panel

Vagabond die-cut machine

Dige Doodles Sweater Weather digital papers (1st card)

2nd card - I can't find the digital paper I used here - sorry

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Polkadoodle's Craft Challenge "Anything Goes" Wk 51

Digi Choosday - "Anything Goes" Wk 51

Through The Craft Room Door “Anything Goes”

Crafty Sentiments - "Anything Goes" 

Allsorts challenge - Wk 655/6 - "Anything Winter"

Pammie's Inky Pinkies  "Anything Goes" # 2151

The Paper Shelter "Anything Goes"

Christmas Scene

 A cute scene I put together if I don't say so myself.  This is a digital scene. The background scene with trees and snowballs is called Winter Scene and then the snowmen & birds are called Frosty Hugs.  That cute bear is Starry Night.  I just copied and pasted everything into Word and then moved the birds, snowmen and bear around on the scene.   For a tutorial, Visit Kit and Clowder Colouring Facts on resizing digital stamps.  

Close-up below.

Supplies:

Whimsy Winter Scene digital Stamp (Crissy Armstrong) Base landscape
Whimsy Frosty Hugs digital stamp (Justin Pike) Snowmen & Birds
Whimsy Starry Night digital stamp (Crissy Armstrong) (Bear & bird)

Kat Scrappiness Embossed Edge Nesting Slimline dies

Copic markers: 0, BG0000, BG72 (sky) C0, C2, C4, C6, G00, G03, R24, R29, R35, Y11, Y15, YR15, YR18

Uni-ball Signo broad white

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 57 "Anything Christmasy"

The 12 months of Christmas challenge #84 - Anything goes Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #41 - Anything Christmas goes

Christmas Time and Cards

 

Frantic Stamper is Die Cut Divas' Sponsor for the December Challenge of Winter/Christmas project with an optional twist to make a shaped Winter/Christmas Card.

I have had so much fun playing this month and here I am with more cards.  I just love the way you can bring this die to life with the different backgrounds behind the die.  It can be a digital background, Designer paper or your own homemade background.  The green card is a digital cardstock, while I purchased the sunset Designer slimline Designer paper.  These were fast, and fun to put together.

More Happy Stamping

Supplies:
Frantic Stamper Triptych Village Card Panel

Vagabond die-cut machine

Whimsy Stamps digital Bokeh papers - first card

Whimsy Stamps slimline paper pack - Designer Paper - Glorious Sky - 2nd card

I'm entering the following challenges:

Crafty Creations "Anything Goes" Closing December 2021 

Color It! Create It! Show It Off!  "Anything Goes"

Allsorts challenge Anything Winter

Pammie's Inky Pinkies  "Anything Goes"

Creatalicious  "Anything Goes" w/optional Xmas colors #225

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge "Anything Goes"

Dies R Us "Anything Goes" - #183 - DRU sells Frantic Stamper products

The Dream Factory - Christmas Movie "Arthur Christmas" 

Lots of Christmas Cards for Family

 

Frantic Stamper is Die Cut Divas' Sponsor for the December Challenge of Winter/Christmas project with an optional twist to make a shaped Winter/Christmas Card.

You can find so many "must haves" at Frantic Stamper and I was looking for something that had a WOW factor and I think I found a couple of "must haves" and I know I found many wonderful "must haves".

These houses are going to family.  Since I cut everything from glitter cardstock, which is heavier than normal cardstock, so I was cutting for what I thought was forever, but was not.  For the results, I would gladly do this again with glitter cardstock.  The glitter is incredible and even if I say so myself, just beautiful.  Since my base cardstock was glossy, I used a stopper for each card, e.g. "ho-HO-ho!" on the blue cards.

Supplies:

Poppy Stamps Winter House Pop-up Easel Set at Frantic Stampers

IO dies - Birch Trees (small die-cut birds on houses - may be more than one set labeled Birch Trees)

Elizabeth Craft Designs various sentiments stamp sets

Glitter paper in stash

Vagabond die-cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 57 anything Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #41 - anything Christmas goes

FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE BLOG!  

Poppy Stamps Challenge - PSC#87 Happy Holly Days

Challenge your Life - Magical Christmas

Julia Spiri and World Wide Open Design Team Challenge for December

 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

You MUST be a DT on any Design Team in the World to be eligible to enter this Challenge ~ New exception rule, this challenge is now open to any of Julia Spiri Facebook Members, and you are not required to be on a DT.

The challenge runs from December 15th through January 12th, Sydney Time Zone 7:00 a.m. or if you're in California, like me, The challenge starts on a Tuesday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight

I had enough time and energy to make two cards using the Winter Houses image from Julia Spiri.  I used a digital background and cut the house image out to adhere to the paper.  I wanted only blues with a pop of green.  Lots of Stickles makes this a very glittery card.  The embossing added nice texture, but you can't see that on every raised dot is a bead of Crystal Stickles.  The whole card literally sparkles.

I wanted to give this larger Winter Houses image a warm feeling, so added yellow to the brown tones of the house.  I also added white Nuvo drops (Simply White) to the trees, house, smoke and snow, leaving almost no surface untouched.  I then added copious amounts of Crystal Stickles to the areas untouched by the Nuvo drops.  I had lots of fun coloring this image.

Close-up below  I used RV91 and RV93 for the tempestuous sky.  I hope you can see the Nuvo drops and Stickles clearly.  This close-up really does not do the finished card credit, but only a close-up can show you what I did.

Supplies:

Julia Spiri digital Winter Houses

Julia Spiri Winter Watercolor Digital Paper (first card only)

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles dies

Darice embossing folder (first card only)

Crystal Stickles

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Simply White (2nd card only)

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

I am entering the following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life - # 142 - Magical Christmas

Christmas 24 - challenge #042 - Embellishment

Classic Design - #12 - ATG

Merry Little Christmas - MLCCB #41 - Anything Christmas Goes

November Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 There are several different ways to challenge yourself with the Card Chain Challenge.  Here are the parameters for October:

I chose polar animals for my theme - I think that was readily apparent - LOL.         I kept changing what I wanted to make and finally settled on the first thing I thought of - polar animals.  I really like the way this worked out.  The signs are part of the igloo die set and I worked the sentiments in after cutting the signs.  

Close-up

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Polar Bear

Elizabeth Craft Designs Igloo

Elizabeth Craft Designs sentiment (Stay Warm) Cute Winter Sentiments

Hero Arts Friends (CL351) amazing friend sentiment

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Paper Pack - Frozen

Fine glitter paper from my stash

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday - Happy Holidays/Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge  - "Anything Christmas goes" MLCCB#41

FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE BLOG!  Winter Creations

Make the Cards Challenge - Christmas

Digi Chooseday Craft Challenge - "Anything Goes"

Christmas Time With Morgan's ArtWord

 The December Challenge for Morgan's Artworld is "Anything Goes" from December 1st to December 27th, Pacific Time.

You can use any image or project you have posted in October. For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images, please visit the website at Creative Art Design Studio.  

Join Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook Group HERE!

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I really had fun coloring this scene.  I don't use yellow very much, but I like how it pops on this panel.  Such a cute scene.

Close-up below.

Supplies:

Morgan's Artworld at Creative Designs Studio Teddy Bear Christmas Scene

Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Rectangles

Flowers and leaves in stash

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

Checking out all the Challenges below:

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes”

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge -  Anything Goes Christmas  

Love to Craft Challenge “Always Anything Goes”

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" # 12-2021

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" #94

Simon Says Wednesday - Happy Holidays/Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge  - "Anything Christmas goes" MLCCB#41

FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE BLOG!  Winter Creations

Make the Cards Challenge - Christmas

Presenting Frantic Stamper and A Shaped Card

 

Frantic Stamper is Die Cut Divas' Sponsor for the December Challenge of Winter/Christmas project with an optional twist to make a shaped Winter/Christmas Card.

You can find so many "must haves" at Frantic Stamper and I was looking for something fairly easy, yet had a WOW factor and I think I found a couple of "must haves", but for now, I'll show you my bird houses.

My first birdhouse features a red birdhouse, but as much as I like the red house, I faced a dilemma for where to place my red bird.  I opted to put him inside the birdhouse peeking out with green sprigs facing down from the upper left.  I like just the one roof of only snow.  I put some green paper behind as I didn't like the all-white interior.  I think a light wood-tone paper would have been better to be a background for the bird.  Live and learn.

I used stoppers (pieces of paper with sentiments printed on them) as my paper was quite slippery and needed a two layer stopper for more support if I wanted to stand the card up without the message being seen.

I wanted to go more wood-like and I cut my house out of a pre-made digital background (Sepia) that I won from A Bit More Time To Craft.  It took me awhile to figure out which one of the set this was because I printed it on glossy paper and the effect is so different from what I'm seeing in my files.  Different equals GOOD. I used both roofs on this card, which I like too.

I believe this is  a pre-made digital background (Sepia) that I won from A Bit More Time To Craft, printed on a glossy cardstock.

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Bird House Pop-up Easel set found at Frantic Stamper here

Red and green papers in stash

Black Copic marker or any black marker for the cardinal's mask

Vagabond die cut machine

Checking out all the Challenges below:

The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” #11

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes #12-2021

Poppy Stamps Challenge - Happy Holly Days

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #65

DL. ART "Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" #94

Simon Says Wednesday - Happy Holidays/Christmas