Red & Green Christmas

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Simple Christmas Cards

I needed to make a few quick cards.

With colourful paper and sparkly ribbon I made these "wrapped like present" cards.

 

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Tea Swap October 2012

The theme for the October Tea and Card Swap (over at Fran's), was "Sugar and Spice"  with the optional colours of pink, blue, orange and green.

 

I just love this little punk girl stamp, and had fun colouring her!

Who says colouring is just for kids!

I used...

 

Paper from the "Lizzie Collection" by Anna Griffin

Digistamp "Punker Gillian" by Prairie Fairy Designs (Sugar' n Spice Collection)

Crayola /Prismacolor pencils and baby oil

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Cupcake Mouse

A special Birthday card for a special little girl!

 

stamp - "Whipper Snapper" - "Cupcake Mouse"

paper - "momenta" - "Birthday Wishes Specialty"

ink - VeresaFine - onyx black

colouring - Prismacolor pencils & baby oil

 

August Tea Swap Card

 



 

"Sizzix Texturz" embossing folder

Tea pot and cup die by "Jay"

Snowflake corner die by "Memory Box"

Paper and embellishment from the Meadow Collection

by Susan Wright by "K&Company"

 

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Masculine Birthday Card

A simple masculine Birthday card using-

Tim Holtz "Burlap" embossing folder

paper by Jen Wilson "Complete Boy" collection by My Mind's Eye.

 

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Cute Little Mouse

I just started stamping. I have no experience with colouring stamps at all. The idea of using alcohol markers (Copics) was daunting. There seems to be a lot of technique required and wow are they expensive to buy here in Canada!

I perused web sites for alternatives, and thought I'd try the colour pencil-solvent method. I am allergic to most solvents, so I decided to use baby oil (it comes unscented). I still have a lot of practising to do, but for a first attempt, I am pretty pleased with the result on this cute little mouse.

I shelled out some cash for a set of 12 Prismacolor pencils, but found that plain old Crayolas work just as well.

I used...

"Pringles" the mouse stamp from Whipper Snapper

Crayola and Prismacolor pencils

Paper from the "Lizzy Collection" by Anna Griffin

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