Paper Sweeties 25 Days of Christmas

Hello there!!!

So happy to be joining Paper Sweeties 25 Days of Christmas!

I created a card and some adorable decorations for candycanes that

 I'll be giving to my son's school. I only need about another 75 candycanes, lol!

I heat embossed the background of the card with snowflake stamps and Wow opaque white powder. Than I inked up the background with peacock feathers distress oxide ink.

I also added a few splashes of white paint.

I stamped and die cut the holly leaves and colored them up with Copic

Markers in shades G29, G46, G43; R59, R46, R43.

I die cut the snowflakes and heat embossed them with Wow metallic silver sparkle powder.

The sentiment was heat embossed with opaque white powder.

For the candycanes, I used the same holly but added some die cut felt to the background. 

In between the felt and cardstock, I added some gold thread loops.  

I topped it off with a rhinestone.

I finished the card with some rhinestones and glitter stickles.

Here is a list of Paper Sweeties stamps and dies used:

Merry Little Christmas Stamp Set /snowflake

Merry Little Christmas Sweet Cuts / snowflake die

Jingle All the Way Stamp Set / sentiment

Thanks Snow Much Stamp Set / snowflake

I am sharing this post with The Paper Players

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!

Michelle

May All Your Wildest Dreams Come True

Hello there!!!

This week on the Craftin' Desert Divas Blog 

we are showcasing our favorite stamps, dies and or stencils combined with our favorite technique.

I love creating my own backgrounds. Certain stamp sets are perfect for just that! 

The stamp set I used, Look For Stars, is ideal!

It has tiny stamps, like the stars and cloud, and moderately small stamps like the sleepy moon.

I absolutely adore the squirrel!!! The sentiment is from the set, Playtime.

Select your cardstock and stamps.

I used kraft cardstock for the base and white cardstock and vellum

for the cloudy path and squirrel.

Let's get started:

Stamp the moon and mask the image.

Stamp the stars and cloud.

Repeat.

Stamp the squirrel.

When your background is full, it's time to color.

I used Copic Markers in shades

Y15, Y15, Y26

BG11, BG15, BG18

RV63, RV66, RV69

E25, E27, E29, E49 (squirrel)

E40, E41, E43 (squirrel)

I added some white accents with a gel pen

 and outlined the some images with a white pencil.

I also added some Stickles glitter.

I used Stitched Scallop Dies to create a cloudy path. I stamped the stars and sentiment.

Assemble your card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you'll share your favorite CDD products with us!!!

Have a Sweet Christmas

Hello there!

Stopping by to share a sweet Christmas card  using Lawn Fanatics

newest inspiration palette

I used Lawn Fawn's Sweet Christmas Stamp Set, Fab Flowers Stamp Set, and Flutter By Stamp Set.

I stamped and masked the candycanes, than stamped the leaves ( actually part of the butterfly's wings) and berry cluster. 

I heat embossed the sentiment with WOW embossing powder and adhered it to the die cut circle, Stitched Scalloped Circle Frames.

I used Copic Markers to color the images, white gel pen, pink and clear Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by for a peek!!!!

Michelle

25 Days of Christmas Tags

Hello there!

I'm playing along with Tracey McNeeley's 

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2018

Link up your tags HERE.

All supplies are from Craftin' Desert Divas!!!

You can check out the Diva Blog HERE.

Supplies used:

Tag It Dies

Merry Florals Stamp Set

Stocking Stuffers Stamp Set

Sequins

Hope you create a tag and play along!!!!!

Thanks for peeking!!!!

Michelle

Papertrey Ink October Blog Hop

Hello there!

Today I am playing along with Papertrey Ink's October Blog Hop.

Love this inspiration clip...

I took my inspiration from the fall theme...love the cold weather and changing leaves.

I used PTI's stamp set, Meadow Greens. I inked the leaf stamp up with some distress oxide inks in shades fossilized amber, mowed lawn, ripe persimmon, and barn door.

I used Leaf Prints Die and die cut the leaf from black cardstock and gold embossed the sentiment with Wow embossing powder. I distressed the leaf edges with white ink and added some gold thread. For a finishing touch I added some stickles glitter glue to the stamped leaves and adhered some rainstones.

Thanks for peeking!

I'm also adding this to CAS on Friday/ Sunday Challenge #144

Michelle

CDD Troll Party

Hello there!

Michelle here!

We’re having a troll party on the Craftin' Desert Divas Blog and you’re all invited!!!! My card today displays a previous troll set, Mermaid Trolls , in a different way.

I paired it up with one of the newest stamp set, Merry Florals for a sweet Christmas card!

I stamped my images with black ink and colored them with Copic Markers.

I created my bokeh background using distress oxide inks in candied apple, picked raspberry and mowed lawn, and splashed the background with some water. Than I added some white dots in different sizes.

Tip: To add the white dots I make my own stencil using different size circle dies.

Tip: Create your own frame using two dies that fit inside one another! One that cuts the outside, the other cuts inside.

Stamp your sentiments, assemble your card, and add your finishing touches. Lately I’ve been adding stickles glitter glue to everything!

CDD Products used:

Mermaid Trolls Stamp Set

Merry Florals Stamp Set

Fancy Frame Dies

Inside Scalloped Rectangle Dies

Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide

Picked Raspberry

Candied Apple

Lollipop Sequins

Lovebug Sequins

I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Michelle

Merry Wishes

Hello there!

Just a quick post to share a card I created for 

Lawn Fawn's Bling It Out Challenge

I may have gone overboard. I kept hearing my mother's voice telling me, "Less is more"...

Well, NOT today!!!!

I started off by inking up the background. I used distress oxides in spun sugar, picked raspberry, seedless preserves, and black soot. Than I added a few splashes of water and than some splashes of white paint.

I die cut the snowflakes using Lawn Fawn's  Mini Snowflakes Dies. I adhered some glitter from Recollections. I inked up some leftover cardstock with spun sugar and seedless preserves inks than die cut the ornaments. I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Ornaments Dies.

I stamped the ornaments with Lawn Fawn's Tiny Tag Sayings. I adhered more glitter to the edge of the ornaments and toppers.

Thanks for stopping by for a peek!!!

Michelle

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Hello there!

Just popping in to share a card with you!

I'm using the color palette from My Favorite Things

I used this adorable stamp set from My Favorite Things, Tweet Holidays.

I used Copic Markers to color the birds. I embossed the sentiment.

I added stickles to the fuzzy pom-poms and fir trim, and scattered some sequins.

I am also playing along with SSS Wednesday Challenge.

Thanks for peeking!

Michelle

Essential Embossing Dry and Heat Embossing Technique

Essential Embossing

Dry and Heat Embossing Technique

Using dies to dry emboss

Hello there!!!

I'm on the Craftin' Desert Divas Blog

sharing some embossing techniques that are quick and easy!

Steps:

Select your die/ dies to create your emboss background.

Position your die with removable tape ( washi tape) and run through your die cutting machine.

Repeat this process several times, until background is complete.

***TIP*** Be sure to use a rubber mat under your cardstock to ensure the die does not cut through the cardstock.

Choose your word die and die cut several times.

Use one to heat emboss, than adhere to the others to add dimension.

Assemble your card and add embellishments.

CDD supplies used:

Mushroom Border Die

Thank and Thank You Dies

Sending Sentiments Stamp Set

Jack-O-Lantern Sequins

White Gelly Roll Pen

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you give this a try!

I am adding this to SSS Wednesday Challenge

Michelle

Spooky Mocha

Hello there!

I want to stop by and share with you some tags I made for Halloween, inspired by 

National Coffee Day!

I used supplies from Craftin' Desert Divas

* Spooky Mocha Digital Stamp

* Shaker Tag Dies

* Monster Carnival

Be sure to stop by the CDD Blog for some inspiration and leave a comment 

for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the shop!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Also adding this to SSS Wednesday Challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More

Michelle