MC Sept/16 - Halloween Bendi Card - Wicked - Immortal Dead

Suzanne came out with this great Halloween Bendi card... so had to make it. BIG GRIN

I resized it so that it fit my 11"w cardstock and that got the card to be 4"w x 5"h when flat. So cute....

Anyway just click on any card image to see the details and descriptions etc. Or click HERE to go to my website. Enjoy

I'm using a couple quotes from the Halloween Wicked stamp sheet (47 stamps) - going, going, gone... Suzanne has a couple sets left and then they will be GONE...


And it fits for these challenges:
Artistic Inspirations  #164 anything goes
Crazy Challenge  #232 autumn is coming
Trimmie's Craft Challenge  #382 Halloween

MC Sept/16 - Easel Cones & Berries - ECD Best Wishes - Light Tomorrow

I got a bunch of new Penny Black stamps this weekend along with a bunch of other stuff ROFL... So had a blast stamping and painting them on Arches HP watercolor paper. My Misti definitely came in handy...

I think this Cones & Berry set is my favorite... and I paired it up with a Quietfire Design songbird. Anyway, you can see all the details and descriptions and more views by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using an A Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Best Wishes", also availableon Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a few stamps from Quietfire Design "Light Tomorrow..."; "Winter Wonderland" 6pce set; and "The Woods Would Be Very Silent..." 5pce set

And it fits for these challenges:
Reasonable Ribbon  #149 things with wings + ribbon
City Crafter  #330 use pencils (on the bird, candle and deer)
Tuesday Throwdown  #312 easel card (2nd enty)
Fab N Funky Challenges  #319 ribbon or lace
The Paper Shelter  #265 more than 1 fold
Little Miss Muffet  #147 anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge  #217 anything goes
Fussy and Fancy  #173 use your favorite things (Distress pads, colored pencils, watercoloring, Quietfire Designs stamps, Penny black stamps, Emerald Creek embossing powders...)

MC Sept/16 - Daisy - ECD Hello, Friend - A Friend

Boy was I disappointed with the way the Distress pads inked the Altenew "Spring Daisy". I normally swear by Distress for inking and water coloring techniques, but they sure didn't work this time... After messing around with several color versions, I finally got frustrated and said to heck with it and inked the heavy detail stamp with Picket Fence and embossed with white embossing powder. Sheesh, who would have thunk it would turn out OK...

Love the trellis I created with Tim's Trellis die and Emerald Creek "Hammered Metal" embossing powder 

PS: the vibrant pink on the inside of the card is pretty close to the color it's in real. I wasn't able to get the photo of the front of the card to match - sigh!!

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions, by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using a couple A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Hello" and "Friends" also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

I'm also using a quote stamp on the inside by Quietfire Design "A Friend IS Someone..."

And it fits for these challenges:
Penny's Challenges  #296 anything goes
Digi Stamps For Joy  #128 anything goes
Emerald Creek  monthly Sept  anything goes using Emerald Creek products

MC Sept/16 - CAS Alcohol Sky Birch Tree Scene - Have Yourself A Merry

The sky is the cut off piece of the previous sky card I uploaded a couple days ago - it was sitting on my desk and I figured I might as well use it... So I created another birch tree background to die cut.

I created the alcohol snowy background on a glossy type paper using and felt tool and inking the felt with a good sized dot each of "Denim", "Stream", "Sailboat Blue" and some blending solution, pouncing and twisting my felt tool to avoid repeat patterns. I then added a bit more blending solution and created a few streaks across the sky.

To create the snowy effect, applied a clean felt to my tool and added MINISCULE dots of blending solution (about 4) and gently pounced here and there. NOTE: the less blending solution on your felt, the smaller the snowflakes...)

To accent some of the snowflakes I applied a bit of blending solution on my craft sheet and used a fine tipped paint brush, picking up some of the solution and adding to the snowflake dots here and there. 

The birch trees: Applied "Teakwood", "Pitch Black" alcohol ink and some blending solution to my felt applicator and pounced. Then die cut using Sizzix Thinlits "Birch Tree" die.

Adhered both elements to my side folded white card (4.25"w x 5.5"h)

Stamped the little bird (Inkadinkado "Winter Birds") using Distress ink "Fired Brick" and fussy cut around it, adhered to branch.

Stamped the sentiment (Quietfire Design "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas..." 3pce set) using Versafine Black Onyx on white cardstock and clear embossed, then just cut a wavy line along the top and bottom.

On the inside, stamped the bird, again with Distress pads and clear embossed. Stamped the quote (Quietfire Design "Christmas Is The Day..." 9pce set) with the black and clear embossed.

Click on any card image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Scribbles Designs  #45  woodland creatures
Incy Wincy Designs  things that fly
Dar And Diane  inspir images of trees

ANYTHING GOES:
Craft Your Passions  #330
Love To Scrap Challenge  #86
Deep Ocean Challenge  #138
TTCRD  #20 -26

MC Sept/16 - Oval Easel Leaves - ECD Love Autumn - Second Spring

Wanted to make a giant leaf type card... and one of the challenges calls for an oval shape... Still having fun with alcohol inks...

I'm using a couple A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Love" and "4 Seasons - Autumn" also available on Quietfire Design HERE  and  HERE

And I'm using a Quietfire Design quote stamp "Autumn is a Second Spring..."

And it fits for these challenges:
Alphabet Challenge  O for oval
Pile It On Challenge  #117 autumn colors
Fashionable Stamping   #115 autumn colors
MMM Challenge  #30 fall colors
Stamps Fun Creativity  #285 favorite color combo (fall colors)
Tuesday Throwdown  #312 easel card

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Sky - ECD Let It Snow - Christmas Is A Piece

My turn on the Quietfire Creations blog today and I created a very quick and easy CAS card... I created an alcohol snowy sky and pulled from my stash a background paper for my trees made from Brushos, some gold powder, coarse salt on watercolor paper. I get in to those days where I just feel like making backgrounds and then have a bunch to choose from when I need them... Greens are one of my favorites to make.

Anyway, just click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions or click HERE to go to my website

I'm using an  "A Way With Words" die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Let It Snow" , designed by Suzanne Cannon (also available HERE).

And using a quote stamp on the inside from Quietfire Design  ("Christmas Is A Piece Of Home")

And it fits for these challenges:
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #381  Xmas
MFP Stamp Shop  #38 anything goes
Crazy Hazelnut Challenge  monthly Sept Xmas (2nd entry)
Christmas Cards All Year Round  monthly Sept  Xmas 2nd entry

MC Sept/16 - Peony - ECD Cherish - The Moment

I was watching a YouTube video from Altenew using Brush's to color the stamp. I had recently gotten some new Altenew stamps (the multi layer type) and decided to try the technique. It's something a little different. I prefer my other coloring techniques...

I'm using one of the newest A Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Cherish" - also available on Quietfire Design  HERE

I'm also using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design  and  "We Do Not Remember..." (and a sentiment stamp that's been discontinued - sigh!!)

Click on any card image to see all the details and descritpions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Crazy Challenge  #231 burlap/twine
Melon Headz Friends  hand colored image
City Crafter  #329 add a leaf
Fab n Funky Challenge  #318 inspired by nature
Art Impressions Stamps  #193 use dies
4 Crafty Chicks  #316  twine

ANYTHING GOES
TTCRD  #13 - 19
Penny's Challenges  #295
JW Scrap Shack  #156
Polka Doodle Challenge  #37
QKR Stampede  #209

MC Sept/16 - Dahlias - ECD Laugh - Just Because

I got a bunch of new stamps from Altenew and had fun playing with all of them... I had immediately created silhouette images for my electronic cutter and cut some from regular cardstock and some from watercolor paper. These flowers are from the watercolor paper.

I don't often use pre-made backgrounds, but this wood plank background from ELizabeth Craft Designs "Wood" stack was just perfect for my flowers....

You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. enjoy

I'm using an A Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs  "Laugh" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a sentiment stamp on the inside from Quietfire Design "Ten Tiny Sentiments" 10 pce set

And it fits for these challenges:
Oh La La Creations  #213 anything goes
Craft Your Passion  #329 anything goes
Artistic Inspirations  #163 anything goes

MC Sept/16 - Easel Bottle Of Wine - ECD Celebrate, Happy Birthday - Wine Is Poetry

I was in a mood to do something with wine... and I love the song by the Kingston Trio "Bottle of Wine..." probably shows my age BIG GRIN.

So found images of grape leaves and a wine glass and made some alcohol background for my grapes etc and voila... Anyway you can see all the details, descriptions and more images by clicking on any card image, enjoy.

I'm using a couple die from AN A Way With Words by Elizabeth Craft Designs "Celebrate", "Happy Birthday" 2 pce set - also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

I'm also using a Quietfire Design quote stamp "Wine Is Sunlight..." 4 pce set

And it fits for these challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks  #315 BD
Trimmie's Craft Challenge  #380 Easel
JW Scrap Shack  #155 Recipe: 3 colors (purple, green, burgundy), 2 embellies (ribbon, gems), 1 tech (alcohol ink pouncing)
All Sorts Challenge  #380 anniversary or special occasion
Catch The Bug  Great Outdoors
My Time To Craft  #329 stitching
Cupcake Inspirations  #375 bows
We Love To Create  #19 mixed media anything goes

MC Sept/16 - Quill - Dazzle - ECD Autumn - Thinking Of You

 

I was intrigued by this die set, so had to use it... Dazzle by Birch Press Designs. Then I had to finally use some of the quilled elements I've been making and it all led to this fall card.

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions. Enjoy


I'm using one of the newer die sets from Elizabeth Craft Designs "4 Seasons - Autumn" 4pces set also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote and sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "Autumn is A Second Spring..." and "Thinking Of You" 2 sizes

And it fits for these challenges:
Cute Daisy May  Monthly Sept  Autumn colors
Die Cut Divas  Monthly Sept  Fall (2nd entry)
Fab n Funky  #317  autumn colors
Frilly n Funky  things with wings
Polka Doodle Challenge  #36 anything goes
Reasonable Ribbon   #148 Autumn colors (2nd entry)
QKR Stampede  #208 fall colors

Simply Create Too  #117 Fall colors (2nd entry)

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Ink Poinsettia - ECD Noel - Blessed Is The Season

Die cut poinsettia from the alcohol ink samples I recently made at our last get together with the gals... Still a half dozen more to go ROFL.

I decided I wanted to tool some - a little difficult... but did work.

Anyway, you can see the details and descriptions etc by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using one of the newest a Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Noel" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote and design element stamp from Quietfire Design "Blessed is the Season..." and "Merry Christmas Poinsettia" 2 pce set

And it fits for these challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge  #215  anything goes
Crazy Catz Weekly  #337 anything goes
Pennys Challenges  #294 anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Stamp it
The Paper Shelter  #263 embossing
Just keep On Creating  monthly Sept  anything goes (2nd entry)

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Birch Tree Scene - ECD Peace - Joyeux Noel

Well I had a wonderful day with the gals yesterday showing them how to do the various alcohol techniques I've been uploading for the past week. BIG GRIN. And of course I ended up making a bunch more backgrounds and things... Only the sky background on this card was done in the demo. I had the idea to do a birch tree background and forgot to do it... so when I got home created one right away - my brain doesn't hold my memory very long anymore. Sigh!!

I'm using an A Way With Words die "Peace" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a Silhouette file from Suzanne "Winter Wonderland" and a sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "International Merry Christmas" 6pce set

Side folded my white card (4.25"w x 5.5"h)

eCut the deer ("Winter Wonderland") from white cardstock and colored with Distress pads in "Antique Linen all over and a touch of "Walnut Stain" on the hoofs and antlers. eCut a blackout layer and adhered the two together.

The sky is a marbling technique using "Snow Cap" alcohol ink and several other colors with a touch of blending solution on a craft sheet, then the paper is smooshed through the inks a few times.

The birch trees: Applied "Teakwood", "Pitch Black" alcohol ink and some blending solution to my felt applicator and pounced. The die cut using Sizzix Thinlits "Birch Tree" die. Adhered the deer under some of the trees prior to adhering to the sky background and trimmed down, then onto the card front.

On the inside, stamped the tree line (Just For Fun) using Versafine Black Onyx. eCut a smaller deer and colored as above, then adhered to inside.

Stamped the sentiment with the black and clear embossed.

Sponged the sky area with some "Salty Ocean"

Click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Little Miss Muffet  #146 anything goes
Scrapy Land Challenge  #49 anything goes
Just Keep On Creating  monthly Sept anything goes

MC Sept/16 - Easel Alcohol Ink Plaid - ECD Merry Christmas 2 - Flourished Ornaments - A Smile

 

The sixth and final in the alcohol card series - or until I make more backgrounds at our gals get together this Wednesday... I'll be handing out a bunch of the glossy paper I've been using and show them some of my techniques. I also have a couple of ideas percolating in my brain I want to try. BIG GRIN

I'm using an A Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Merry Christmas 2" 2 pce set also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a couple stamp sets from Quietfire Design "Flourished Ornaments" 4pce set and "A Smile Is..."

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions. Enjoy


And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
TTCRD  #6 - 12 anything goes

MC Sept/16 - Easel Alcohol Ink Streaks - ECD Summer Memories - God Gave Us Memory

Fifth card in the alcohol series... This was the first in my plaid technique that diverged... Yesterday's card and tomorrow's card all use the same colors and felt... Click on any card image to see the details and descriptions BIG GRIN

I'm using a couple of the newest A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "4 Seasons - Summer" 4pce set & "Memories" also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

And I'm using a quote and sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "God Gave Us Memory" and "Tiny Christmas Wishes"

And if fits for these challenges:
Craft Your Passion  #328 anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges  #139 monochromatic (2nd entry)
Cuttlebug Mania  die cuts

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Ink - ECD Dec 25 - Roses In December

Fourth alcohol ink card in the series... pouncing with a drier felt application - left over inks from 2 other cards coming Tuesday and Wednesday

I've really been enjoying this intensive playing with my alcohol inks. BIG GRIN.

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using an A Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Dec 25" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote, design element and sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "The Earth Laughs in Flowers" 2 pce set and "God Gave Us Memory" and on the inside "Merry Christmas - Poinsettia" 2pce set

And it fits for these challenges:
Avenue 613  #189 anything goes (2nd entry)
Corrosive Challenges  #9 anything goes
Cut It Up Challenge  #104 watercolor
Alphabet Challenge  N for number
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #379  embossing
Art Impressions Stamps  #192 watercolor stamping
Frilly n Funky  floral (2nd entry)
Penny Black At All Sorts   add a sentiment

MC Sept/16 - Relax & Smile - Autumn Is A Second

My turn n the Quietfire Digital blog today with a fun autumn card... Loving these script words from Suzanne - there are a whole bunch of them on the Silhouette onLine store. BIG GRIN

I'm using "Relax", "Smile", the ampersand from "Hugs & Kisses", and the "4 Leaf Silhouettes".

Also using one of the newest quote stamps on the inside from Quietfire Design "Autumn Is a Second..."

Click on any image to see all the details and descriptions etc. or click HERE to go to my website Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Hiding In My Craft Room  #265  fall colors
Crafty Catz Weekly  #336 autumn colors (2nd entry)
Facebook Card Maker Mag  autumn
Card Mania Challenge  #84 earth tones
Reasonable Ribbon  #148 autumn + ribbon
Die Cut Divas  fall
Avenue 613  #189  fall colors
Simply Create Too  #117 Fall Colors

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Ink - ECD Season's Greetings - May Your Longest List

 

And here is the 2nd' card I mentioned yesterday. I had some internet problems so couldn't fix a mistake I noticed as I was going to upload it... Mistake fixed. BIG GRIN.

This is one of those pounced alcohol backgrounds with blending solution dribbled on it. Love this effect. Love the color too. And I'm using one of my newer Sue Wilson dies "Poinsettia & Holly - Gemini" 3 pce set.

I'm using an A Way With Words Elizabeth Craft Designs die "Season's Greetings" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp on the inside from Quietfire Design "May Your Longest List..."

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Catch the Bug  anything goes
MFP Stamp Shop  #36 anything goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge  #165 anything goes + ribbon
Sisterhood of Crafters  #61 ribbon (2nd entry)

 

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Ink Mountain Scene - ECD Peace - Christmas Waves

I'm skipping over the 2nd card in the series and showing the 3rd card BIG GRIN - as mentioned yesterday, using glossy photo paper - to see that post to know what I'm talking about click HERE.

This one was supposed to be a sky as well, but when I was looking at it and turning this way and that, I was seeing mountains... so continued in that vein. I ABSOLUTELY love this one and it will be a while before I give it away...
 
Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions, by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using an A Way With Words die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Peace" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And a quote stamp from Quietfire Design "Christmas Waves..." 

And fits for these challenges:
Pile it On Challenge  #113  die cut embellies
Craft Stamper  monthly Sept  anything goes
JW Scrap Shack  #154 anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly  #336 anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge  #142 anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge  #136 things with wings (2nd entry)
4 Crafty Chicks  #314  fussy cutting (eagle)

 

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Ink Sky - Here and There - Deep Within

I was lucky enough to get a whole bunch of photo paper (the kind used in automatic photo printers at our local big box store - Superstore...). Wasn't sure how good it would work since photo paper is not recommended for alcohol techniques. But luckily this paper works beautifully - I think because it didn't have the traditional upper film layer yet, which it gets as it's going through the machine. So it's basically just a glossy paper - I think. Whatever, I'm happy I got so much of it. I can experiment to my heart's content without thinking of the expense of wasting regular glossy paper. So I tried the various techniques I love using with alcohol inks... I'll be giving some to the quilling gals at our next session and maybe doing a bit of a playday...

Anyway so far I've got 4 cards done with 2 more on my table, so I'll be uploading 1 per day for the next few days BIG GRIN.

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions. Enjoy

I'm using a couple quote stamps from Quietfire Design "Here and There..." and "Deep Within The Winter..."

And it fits or these challenges:
Crazy Hazelnut Challenge  monthly Sept anything goes Xmas
Crazy 4 Challenges  #351 any holiday
Createalicious Challenge  #98 anything goes
Christmas Cards All Year Round  monthly Sept anything Xmas
Dreamvalley Challenge  #139 monochromatic
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #163 anything goes + sentiment
Crimbo Crackers  #114 anything Xmas