AAA Cards challenge time

I love using fall colors on a card so this AAA Cards challenge is fun plus this also goes with The Paper Players challenge.

 I got to use one of my newest Tim Holtz stamps. Since I love fall leaves, etc., I knew this was a set I would use. 

My card was super fast and easy.  I stamped the acorn image on watercolor paper.  I did emboss it with clear embossing powder so the black ink was stable.  I then used some Copic markers to add color. This was interesting because a normal thought might be that Copics don't work with watercolor paper but they were actually fun. Just a few quick brush strokes, this paper doesn't really allow for blending.  My quick background is a dot stencil with a little bit of Distress Stain added here and there. That sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Be sure to play along with the challenge at AAA Cards.

Here is the Paper Players challenge too.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

O Christmas Tree

Pulling out the Holiday stamps and supplies is so much fun.

 I wanted to make another tag for the CAS-ology Festive challenge so I actually went to one of my newest purchases, a set of Tim Holtz stamps.  I picked up the mini set at our recent stamp convention.  

 First of all I created a background on a manila tag.  I used a stencil and some Distress Stains.  The tree was stamped on a separate piece of cardstock.  I colored it in with Copic markers.  I stamped that same tree again so I could cut out portions and add them over the original tree with foam tape.  The red strips under the tree piece are pieces of paper tape.  

 Here is the CAS-ology Festive challenge.

This also fits the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of Seeing Stars.
AND....

This is what I made for dinner tonight, Simple Chicken Tortilla Cassorole.  Go here for the recipe.  Let me tell you, make it TONIGHT!!!! You will want to drink the sauce.  The recipe does call for canned chicken.  I used chicken tenders for mine.  I cut them in thin strips and fried them, then added them to the mix. I could also see this spooned over rice or mashed potatoes.  

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Silver Snowflakes

No getting around it, that time of year is quickly approaching!

 By no means do I want all of the hustle and bustle of Christmas yet but I sure do like pulling out my winter related stamps to work on fun projects.  I used the CAS-ology challenge for a tag that is Festive.  

 I used my new Distress Spray in Broken China with a Tim Holtz sweater look stencil.  I wanted it to be messy with just a little bit of the stencil design showing.  I also used some Distress Spray in Brushed Pewter.  This has to be the best silver spray ever!!!! I sprayed paper and then cut out the Simon Says Stamp snowflake.  A cute, metallic puffy star finishes off the snowflake.  The star makes it fit the Wednesday Simon Says Stamp challenge. That sentiment is from a set by Wplus9 Designs.  I liked the red contrast for that. 

 Here is the CAS-ology challenge.

Here is the Wednesday Simon Says Challenge "seeing stars".
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Some splatter and watercolor fun

I so love to play with inks and then wait to see what happens.

 This card started out with me trying out my first Distress Spray in Spiced Marmalade.  When I first saw that they released these sprays, I just knew they were going to be very important to my craft playing.  This is something that you do spray and then walk away while it dries.  I did use watercolor paper.  

 I then reached for some new stamps from Simon Says Stamp.  The flower was stamped in a rather defused style by inking the solid flower stamp with a few colors of Distress Stain.  The flower has a matching die.  That amazing sentiment is also new from Simon Says Stamp.  

 I used the CAS(e) this sketch for my layout inspiration.  

And, I used the "Thinking of You" challenge at Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Silvery snowflake

A snowflake on a card can be several colors but it just seems that metallic silver is just right plus that fits the Virginia View's challenge.

 The snowflake is a die from Simon Says Stamp. I love how dainty it is.  And that sentiment is from a set by My Favorite Things. 

 I started out with a very simple background.  Just a few colors of Distress Stain applied to some watercolor paper.  I did add a few drops of Heidi Swapp gold Color Shine.  I love the subtle way the inks mingle.  I used two layers for the snowflake, thinking that made it stand out a little bit more. 

Here is the Virginia's View challenge, All Things Metallic.
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Playing with Watercolors and the AAA Cards challenge

I could play around with different watercolor techniques all day so a the watercolor challenge at AAA Cards is just made for me.  

 I wanted to stay with a fall look since I am so in love with those colors.  Those leaves are a stamp set from My Favorite Things with a matching die set.  The die cut word is a die from Clearly Besotted and I used a copper metallic paper for it. 

I created a simple background on a stitched label with some inks that were dropped on the paper with spritzes of water.  One of the leaves is cut from paper that was also colored this way, the other leaf was stamped with Distress Stains and this stamp set has separate vein stamps to complete them.

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Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

AAA Cards challenge time again with some orange and black

 Be sure to hop on over to the AAA Cards challenge blog to take in the newest challenge.

 I love this cute PaperTrey, Inc pumpkin so it was fun to get to pull it out again.  That black and white background was created with a Simon Says stencil and some black spray ink.  I used the Freshly Made sketch for my inspiration.  

For my pumpkin, I added some Distress Stain ink to a piece of watercolor paper and then cut out the pumpkin with the die.  That label is it on is from Reverse Confetti.

Here is the Freshly Made sketch.

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Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)