A Little Holiday Cheer

 

Just "a little" holiday cheer - coz I'm really lacking in it this year.  I did the stencil thing again, because I'm still too lazy to do much else.  

~N

Playing with stencils

 

More playing with stencils.  I like the look of these and the colors.   They're also kind of quick to pull together and since I still haven't got my mojo back, at least I'm doing something creative.  Thanks for looking!  I hope you're doing well and have more holiday spirit than I do!

~Nancy

Happy Thanksgiving

I'm still having trouble finding my mojo - I found some inspiration from a Gina K. video and went out in the yard and use a leaf, some Versamark and embossing powder to make the base of this card.  The sentiment is from a Stampin Up set called Country Blessings   I hope you both have a safe Thanksgiving.  Fingers crossed that I get some mojo back before Christmas!  

~Nancy

Halloween!

 This is another Hero Arts set that took a little while to get used to but I had a good time playing with the little tombstones and the walking dead.  There was too much empty sky and I didn't want to fill it with bats, although that would have been nice.....  so I found this witch and last night was a full moon.  Unfortunately, I kept the witch stamp in a baggie, so I have no idea what company it's from.  I wish that long ago, when I started getting into this whole rubber stamp thing, that I would have made notes!  

~N.

Pumpkin Patch

 

This stamp set was a bugger!  (Hero Arts)  I thought I had a lot of patience, but OMG, I threw out so many first attempts before I got used to this.  You really need to be precise with the stamp platform or it's just a mess.  Once I got the hang of it though, I was having fun.  

~N.

Color Block

 

As you both can see, I'm still watching Gina K. videos...  I liked the actual act of making this style card, but I didn't like my choice of stamps or colors.  So I will eventually be back at the drawing board for this style.  I think I'm at the point that since I'm finally back to blogging, that I don't want to fall behind and so I'm even going to post my failures.  lol  I'm also into my second year of trying to make a card a day and so far I'm caught up.  But I need to get cracking or I'll have to make a week's worth next weekend....

~N.  

World Card Making Day

 I hope all two of the people who look at my blog (LOL) are going to make at least one card today to celebrate World Card Making Day!  

I'm sending both of you smiles today - and I messed up the second card, I put  my Roy G Biv in the wrong order......  I tried to peel it off to fix it, but it wasn't going to happen.  Oh well, maybe whoever I send that one to won't notice......

Is It Behind Me?

I know it's only September, but it seems like 2020 has gone on forever so I'm moving right into Halloween.  This is a new set of stamps from Tim Holtz -- who doesn't love the snarky cats?  I used some paper from a Halloween matstack and then a die cut on the inside.  I'm never sure what to do on the inside of cards and I'm lousy at note writing, so I wanted to fill up the inside with something else that was silly.

~N.

Dropping A Line

 

I am almost a week behind in my card a day resolution and so I had to whip up some really quick cards.  I just got some new stuff from Rubbernecker, but I ended up using a tiny stamp set from Inkadinkadoo that I've had in a drawer for years.  Go figure!  

New Stamps

 I've been pretty good about not buying new stuff this year, but Simon Says Stamp enticed me to get the Sending Smiles stamp set.  I'm so glad I did.  It's a lot of fun!  These cards were super fast and will go to the Card Angels group that sends cards to the troops.  There are lots of stamps in the set, so I'll be playing with these for the rest of the weekend!  Enjoy your Labor Day!  ~Nancy

Shaving Cream!

 

I tackled the shaving cream effect!  I was afraid that it was going to be messy, especially after reading all the blog posts about it, but I didn't find it messy at all.  I only used one paper plate, and about 20 paper towels.  I used the plate from my Big Kick to scrap the shaving cream off the paper and I used food coloring because I don't have any colored ink refills for my stamp pads.  I was really happy with the results and I'll probably do it again, after I get some other colors.  I only had red, blue and green leftover from dying Easter eggs long ago.   The most surprising thing for me was how fast the paper dried.  I did have to put it under a heavy book for the night to flatten it out though.  Definitely a worthwhile project to try!   ~Nancy

Reverse Stencil

For these cards I used stencils and my blending brushes.  I was a little leery on how messy it would be, but it wasn't and I was quite surprised that I liked using the technique when I was done.   The next technique I'm going to try uses shaving cream - that one MUST be messy!  lol   ~Nancy

 

Blending Brushes

 Blending brushes are so cool.  I got a few at the Dollar Tree and loved them so much that I sent away for a small, inexpensive set.  I'm really enjoying them.  I've always had trouble with backgrounds and mostly used chalks but these brushes are a lot of fun and I've never had a fail playing with them yet.  I used a new set of Gina K. stamps for this one.  

~Nancy

July Fun

I'm still stuck on Gina K. videos and playing with backgrounds and brushes.  I am in the Halloween mood today and had so much fun making these that I went way overboard.  

~Nancy

 

 

Slimline Again

Back to a few more slimline cards.  I had the mats lying around, I purchased them at a show many, many years ago and it was time to use them up.  I'm still not a big fan of anything that's not an A2 size.  I probably won't be making many more of the slimline cards.
~Nancy

Backgrounds

I'm terrible with backgrounds.  I've been using brushes that came from the dollar store in the makeup section and I've been pretty happy with the results.  I might even invest in some regular brushes because they're so much bigger and look like they'll put down even smoother color.

`Nancy

"New" Slimline Cards

I remember making these way back in the 80's.  Now they're new and called Slimline.

These were also inspired by watching Gina K. videos.  I was going through a spell where I really had lost my mojo, but watching her videos has really snapped me out of it!
~Nancy

Long time......

It's been quite a long time since we've posted.  I thought it was about time I did something about that.
I've been stuck on Gina K. designs for a few months.  She's quite talented and comes up with such fantastic ideas to get me back in the craft room.  These are my results from her wreath making videos.

This was my first attempt.  I loved it and couldn't stop. 

Most of her examples were beautiful wreaths with flowers or leaves.  Well, that's not my style.  LOL

This one took a while.  Those little men are from Picture Show, I love their stamps.  I first saw them at an Heirloom Show many, many years ago.  I have a notebook full of their stuff.  I think they still sell on Etsy.

I finished up with some gnomes.  These are all made with a stamping platform.  The gnome was a wood mounted stamp, but it peeled right off the wood, maybe due to the heat and humidity in my craft room.  Anyway, it worked out well. 

So for now, I'm stuck on Gina K. videos......  It's a good thing.
~Nancy