fun and festive at simon says stamp

There's a new release over at Simon Says Stamp today and if you're looking for new Christmas goodies or picture book animals you definitely need to check it out! Personally, they had me at "string of Christmas lights!"

I got the lovely set Winter Scene to play with and the first thing that came to my mind was "northern lights". So this is what I made. If you want the comedy of errors story behind it, keep reading.

 SSS Winter Scene stamp

Distress inks

white embossing powder

chunky glitter

Here's a close-up. Texture. Sparkle. Glitter. A peaceful night, right?

Here's how it came together. When inking the frame I got excess black ink on the recessed part and when I stamped it the black was right there in the middle of the "sky". Being too cheap to throw it away, I kept going since I was making a dark sky anyhoo. Thus the little black patch beneath the moon.

Stamped a mask and cut the sky area out with an exacto knife. Applied the distress inks (Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Black Soot) through the mask and spritzed with water droplets. Which of course leaked through the inky edges of the mask and left a blob outside the frame in the upper left corner. Thus the sentiment solution. And some water also landed on the snow hill and when I went to dab it away, the paper rubbed away too. Thus the deer placement and the chunky glitter.

In between those two faux pas... even though I used my embossing buddy on the sky before heat embossing the moon... you know the rest of the story. Thus the snowfall effect on the sky.

Just keeping it real, folks! Be sure to check out the blog hop with all the new products on Thursday and Friday over at Simon Says Stamp. I'm happy I got to have some "fun" with this new set.

I'm playing at:
Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Winnie and Walter - Ink Blending challenge
SSS Flickr challenge - Add Dimension (yep, my sentiment solution!)

STAMPlorations inspiration #189

Welcome to another Tuesday inspiration from the STAMPlorations inspiration team where the team members feature stamps from one of our talented stamp designers.

Today we're using Becca' Big Grins stamps.  From October 9-15 all of Becca's stamps are 10% off - no coupon needed.

This month, I 'm creating easy peasy one-layer Christmas cards inspired by images I've pinned recently. This was my inspiration for today's card. Meet the card.

STAMPlorations Christmas Cookies and Cheer stamp

Sharpie markers

Pretty straightforward. Arranged the various images "haphazardly" and colored a few with primary colors.

You could win yourself a $10 GC to the store by leaving a comment on the October inspiration posts. Check out today's post here. And I'd love it if to get an extra 20% off your next order, you use my discount code STAMPGIRLMARIA.

Happy you stopped by :)

I'm stopping by at:
AAA Cards - Inspired by TV (Enie Backt - you gotta love this girl!)

Happy Little Stampers - Christmas October

Simon Says Wednesday - Let's Get Ready for Christmas

one more from wcmd

Here's my last card inspired by the fun WCMD challenges over at Winnie and Walter.

Had to join in Kelly G's fun with dies challenge. This year she's asking us to color images using a negative mask. So I did. Die cut a mask. Dabbed on blue and purple inks through the negative space. Stamped the outline images and some leaves when done inking. Added a sentiment.

Winnie Walter Big, Bold Extras die

Winnie Walter Big, Bold Extras stamp
Winnie Walter Sentimental Gift stamp

Distress inks- Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet

I'm also taking this to Shay's Lucky 7 Limit challenge. I used two colors and two stamp sets. 2 + 2 = 4 and 4 is less than 7. Check.

I think that's it for me. Thanks for visiting. And thanks for another round of super WCMD challenges, Winnie and Walter!

more wcmd fun with winnie and walter

Two more creations for you inspired by the fun WCMD challenges over at Winnie and Walter.

My first card is for Keren's Number Cruncher challenge, cuz I've used the rule of three - three layers of die cuts. I chose my colors based on the September Color Combo challenge.

Winnie Walter Thanks die

Winnie Walter Anna's Flora stamp

Altenew inks 

sequins

And then, also for the September Color Combo challenge, and wanting to play with the Rerun: Typecast Cary, since I don't own the stamp set I let myself be inspired by Gayatri's card and created this. This is also for Keren's Number Cruncher challenge. Obvious, eh? Some random stamping, vellum, a tag and random alpha/number die cuts. Used a few spots of PP too.

Pinkfresh Studio Dream On paper

Winnie Walter Audrey die
Winnie Walter Big, Bold and You die

Amuse pigment inks

vellum

I think that's it for me. Another gorgeous day here today, must get outside. Happy rest of the weekend to you. I'm including my "craftie" from yesterday's crafting session. It's scary. But it's real ;)

wcmd fun with winnie and walter

and Pinkfresh Studio! Honest... I wasn't really into WCMD until I saw that Winnie and Walter was having their fabulous challenge party again. I also saw that Pinkfresh is spreading holiday cheer (donating profits from a holiday stamp set and heading up a card drive). So I decided to join the two and do some creating. Good thing DH was busy with soccer ;)

Here are my three Christmas cards which will go off to the Holiday Project card drive.

Meet #1. I used the Pinkfresh PP I have. Chose this pattern cuz it reminds me of Christmas trees. Dressed up my scribble tree and sentiment die cuts with some stamping and or heat embossing and even some silver star sequins on the "hugs" where the multifaceted lines intersect. Added "Christmas" to a chipboard piece to complete the sentiment. Entering this into Gayatri's Dress Up Your Die Cuts challenge at WW.

Pinkfresh Studio Live More paper

Pinkfresh Studio The Mix chipboard sticker

Winnie Walter Audrey die

Winnie Walter Hugs die

Winnie Walter Spotty stamp

Winnie Walter Multifaceted stamp

Impression Obsession Scribble Tree die

silver embossing powder

star sequins

#2 was inspired by Crystal's Black and White Backgrounds challenge. I chose a PP for that and added a collage of die cuts and stickers.

Pinkfresh Studio Dream On paper

Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy acrylic sticker

Winnie Walter Big, Bold and Party die

Winnie Walter Comfort and Joy stamp

white embossing powder

Ah yes. And then came Heather's CAS challenge. I was totally inspired by one of Heather's examples and even worked in Lea's Ink Blending challenge on this one by masking a portion of the card and brushing on red tones of DI. A Pinkfresh sentiment topped with a gold sequin star completes my design.

 Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy stamp

Winnie Walter Pattern of the Rings stencil

Distress inks

sequins

Did you have a chance to create something on WCMD? Did you maybe even have a chance to get together with crafty friends? If so, lucky you ;) Happy rest of the weekend to you.

ETA: Also taking these over to the WCMD link up at Simon Says Stamp! Did you know WCMD was first created to get us cardmakers making Christmas cards before the big rush? Has it worked for you?!?

spellbinders wine glass bottle tag

Back today with one more project using the fun dies from the Spellbinders Wine Country collection by Stacey Caron.

I used Wine Glass Bottle Tag actually as a tag. Easy peasy again, I've got a Thanksgiving and a Christmas version for you since the holidays are approaching quickly and with them all the festivities.

First up, for that bottle you take to the Thanksgiving dinner hosts ...

 Spellbinders Wine Glass Bottle Tag die
Spellbinders Fall Foliage die
gold embossing powder
twine

I die cut the tag twice from papers from an autumn PP pack. Glued them together slightly askew so that both patterns would peek out. Heat embossed that fantastic sentiment onto the wine piece and added a few tiny leaves to decorate the stem of the glass (gives it a bit more weight too).

And similarly for the neighborhood Christmas party ...

Spellbinders Wine Glass Bottle Tag die

Martha Stewart pine branch punch
gold embossing powder
sequins

Thanks so much Team Spellbinders for the fun and practical products to create with. I really enjoyed these dies.

I'm joining in at:
Always Fun - Dies and Punches

Die Cut Divas - Autumn or Halloween (#1)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Let's Get Ready for Christmas (#2)

spellbinders wine country and washi

Had the idea to revisit this design with the dies from the Spellbinders Wine Country collection by Stacey Caron.

I used Wine Glass Bottle Tag but again, not as a tag. Easy peasy this time.

Spellbinders Wine Glass Bottle Tag die
washi
star sequins

Thanks again to Team Spellbinders for the fun products to create with. I've got two real wine bottle tags for ya tomorrow ;)


I'm joining in at:
Always Fun - Dies and Punches

Challenge up your Life - Washi

Papercraft Challenge - Stars