Stampin' In Alaska

  We are certainly seeing Fall colors here in Alaska!  The current Impression Obsession Challenge to use Autumn Colors is perfect.  My card features a retired IO set - CL156 Smell the Coffee.  Be sure to check Impression Obsession for all of their fun stamps.  Don't forget to check the digital stamps as well! My card base was created with a Gelli plate using acrylic inks and various textures. I stamped the IO coffee stamp with my Misit a couple of times with VersaClaire ink.  The cups were colored with Tombow markers.  I used a white pen to highlight. A ribbon and sentiment from the set finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Impression Obsession Challenge - September Autumn Colors Coffee Loving Cardmakers:  Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Challenge   Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes #458 - #459  Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge:  #38 Anything Goes  

  Fall is certainly in the air here in Alaska!  Our leaves have turned and we've seen several light frosts.  Time to harvest our garden for the year! I'm joining the current Fall Festival Fun at Your Next Stamp with this clean and simple design.  My card features the adorable Scarf Weather set.   The image was colored with Copic markers and stamped using "One Third" of the panel.  I'm combining my card with the current AAA Cards Case challenge. I sponged a cloudy background with Memento inks and a scallop die. I would like to share my card with the following; Your Next Stamp Challenge:  #148 Fall Festival Fun AAA Card Challenge:  #174 Up To One Third Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Animal Antics Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes #458 - #459  Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge:  #38 Anything Goes

  Happy Friday!  I hope everyone has a chance to get crafty this weekend. I'm sharing a fun Thanksgiving card with the current Handmade Holidays challenge at Art Impressions.  My card features their fun Full of Thanks set .  The turkey in disguise was stamped onto water color paper and colored with Tombow Markers.  Various papers from the Carta Bella Autumn paper pad were used to create the card sketch provided by Mojo Monday.  A coordinating sentiment from the set and a few enamel dots finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Art Impressions Challenge - Handmade Holidays Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Animal Antics Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes #458 - #459 Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #260 AG + Sentiment   Mojo Monday Sketch:  Challenge #546    

  I am playing along with the week's MFT sketch with the Better Together card kit.  I LOVE the car die that came with this kit.  It's so fun and easy to assemble.  The critters were stamped onto water color paper, colored with Tombow markers and die cut. The base panel is a Hero Arts cling 6x6 background stamp called Street Map.  I picked up on a recent trip to Tuesday Morning with this little car die in mind. I would like to share my card with the following: My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch: Challenge #508 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Animal Antics Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes #458 - #459 Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #260 AG + Sentiment      

  I'm joining the current challenge at Di's Digi Challenge blog with this adorable group of critters.  I was a recent challenge winner and this is one of the sweet images that I chose called Safari Animals . The image was colored with Copic Markers.  The background was water colored with distress ink.  The digital Word Art Scripture is a freebie from Word Art Wednesday .   Karen Murray provides a free Scripture each week.   Be sure to check it out and play along.  The challenge is always Anything Goes and using the free Scripture is not required. I would like to share my card with the following:  Di's Digi Design Challenge - Winged and/or Tailed Things Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Animal Antics Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes #458 - #459 Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #260 AG + Sentiment    

  I pulled out the June 2020 MMH kit to play along with the current critters challenge.  I absolutely LOVE this kit!  Of course, I had to purchase this kit since it's perfect for Alaska! I started with a distress ink base then embossed the borealis cling stamp.  The emboss resist technique is perfect for this background.  I used the Hero Arts blue reactive ink on the edges.   The critters (whale & eagle) were embossed and die cut.  To finish the scene, I die cut the light house which came with the set.  It is difficult to see in the photo, but I applied vellum to the lighthouse to represent light rays. I would like to share my card with the following: Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge:  #14 Critters  The Cutie Pie Challenge:  #151 Birthday Party Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog:  September Anything Goes  

  I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I'm sharing a birthday card for the current House-Mouse and Friends challenge with the option of a bird. I recently had the opportunity to purchase this sweet wood mounted House-Mouse Designs stamped called Flower Parade.  As you can see below, I chose to ink only a portion of the stamp to fit the sketch.  The image was colored with Copic Markers and the sky was sponged with Memento ink and a scalloped die. The sketch was provided by the Christian Cardmakers Facebook Group.  I enjoy sketch challenges and this one was fun.  I took the liberty of moving the sentiment panel to the top since it didn't work along the bottom.  :)   I would like to share my card with the following: House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge:  #324 Anything Goes + Option of Birds  The Cutie Pie Challenge:  #151 Birthday Party Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes Week #456 - 457   Digi Choosday Challenge: ...