A {HAPPY NEW YEAR} Card

While browsing through all of the past posts on The Greeting Farm's {SPLENDID STAMPING} blog, I came across {THIS} free digital Happy New Year Anya stamp!

 

I simply erased the 2011 in the banner and replaced it with 2013 before printing her out.  Look how adorable she is:

 

 

Since this is a printed image, I couldn't watercolor it with my Distress Inks without it smearing into a big, icky mess.... so I grabbed my few Copic markers that haven't dried out yet and colored her up.

 

 

Now, to be perfectly honest -- I'm a little bit embarrassed to be posting this card since it shows a crafting technique I am horrible at:  making Liquid Pearls look like pearls.

 

hee hee 

 

How do you lovely people do it?  Ignoring my totally crooked lines, there are only a few lavender drops that look round... and those were by accident. :)  Seriously, do you guys have any tips on how to make them look good?   Help a gal out, wont ya?

 

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I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
{LOVES RUBBERSTAMPS} - New Year's Celebrations

{SIMON SAYS STAMP} - Anything Goes

 





 

 

Sorry it's been so quiet around here!  I've been busy working and getting ready for Christmas, as I'm sure most of you have been as well.  I have been getting crafty, but everything I've created needs to stay hush-hush until January, but I'll be back with more posts and hopefully a new video sometime this week.

 

I just wanted to pop in to say hello and I hope everyone has the merriest holiday, no matter how you celebrate.  :)

 

 



"Sent With Love" a Gorjuss Girls card + video



A short and sweet post for you today. I've had such a busy week at work, I haven't had much time to be crafty! I'll make up for it this weekend, just you watch. :)

 I did, however, find some time tonight to finish this card and video:

 

I love the Gorjuss Girls stamps, they're adorable and so fun to color.  I think it's time to add more of them to my crafty stash! This stamp is called "Sent With Love".

 

You can see the coloring demo + card assembly video {HERE} or down below.

 

    Thanks for watching!  Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel at any time... :)    

 

Holiday Hugs - a Greeting Farm card + video

The holiday season is upon us!  I love this time of year.  I also love making Christmas cards and I needed one more to send out.  I should probably mail them soon, eh?
 

I used one of the images from The Greeting Farm's "Miss Anya Scarves" stamp set.  She looks so cozy and warm.  :)

I'm entering this card into The Greeting Farm's {SPLENDID STAMPING} Farm Fresh Friday challenge with a Christmas/Holiday theme, and also the {LOVES RUBBERSTAMPS} challenge with the theme of Anything Goes.

I've made a coloring video which you can view {HERE} or down below.
 

 

Thanks for looking!



 

Woo Hoo! - a Lawn Fawn card

I was able to make one more card for the Lawn Fawn CHA Winter 2013 challenge.  I decided to combine it with the current color challenge over at the {LAWNSCAPING} blog:  Turquoise, Red + Kraft.  I'm also entering it into the {LOVES RUBBERSTAMPS} challenge with the theme of Anything Goes!

 

 

It's another mini card.  Shocking, I know.  I stamped the log and owl directly onto the Kraft card stock.  I then stamped the owl a second time on white, water color paper and water colored it with Distress Inks.  I used a white gel pen to add some highlights.  I then cut out the owl and glued it onto the Kraft.

 

I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock and adhered it with a tiny spiral clip, tied with turquoise and white polka dot grosgrain ribbon. I love this "Critters In The Forest" stamp set.

Heck, I love everything Lawn Fawn.  :)

 

 



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