QKR Stampede Challenge #224 Snowman or Snowflakes

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Snowman or Snowflakes."  I have colored with Copics, just barely.   LOL. Then cut it our using a Spellbinders die. The snowflakes are also cut from a Spellbinders die and then topped off with a gemstone, snowflake sticker.  This was a really quick card and fun.

21304 Catching Snowflakes

& 10701 All Snowmen

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QKR Stampede Challenge #223 Santa

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Santa."  I have colored 24238 Old Time Santa with Copics and fussy cut.  I have added Jingle Bell die cuts from Lil Inkers and the greeting is cut with a die from Stampin' Up and I added a bow

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QKR Stampede Challenge #222 Christmas Cards

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Christmas Cards."   This week I did several cards each using the embossing folders and Merry Christmas greeting, then changed up the card until I got the look I wanted. The tree is cut using a die from Marianne Design & the oval is cut using a Spellbinders die. The embossing folders are Cuttlebug for the dots and Design Objectives for the die-angle  stitched look. I started out with this all white look and it was ok but I wasn't thrilled, so I moved on to the second try.

This is the same as the first card with just a little different light so you could see the embossing and shimmer better. The paper is white it must be the reflection off my red shirt that gave it the pink glow. 

This is the second try and all that is changed on this card is the addition of the red ribbon and bow. Still I thought it could look better so I tried again.

This is the card I decided I liked the best. This time I changed the red to gold and the shimmer on the tree is now done using gold   Stickles. I also put Stickles on the greeting. It didn't photograph well but it does look good in person.

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QKR Stampede Challenge #221 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Non-Traditional Christmas Colors."  I have colored 11001 Poinsettia with colored pencils and cut out the poinsettia with a white outline. I choose a pink and gray color scheme and found a gray print that I think works great. The Merry Christmas is cut using a die from Poppystamps from the same dark gray card stock as the dark layer. To finish the flower I added some oyster gray Nuvo Drops.

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QKR Stampede Challenge #220 Christmas Tags

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Christmas Tags."  I have colored 5203 Christmas Bear with Copics did some fussy cutting and mounted him on the tag. I used green and red card stock to cut the tag, wrote using a very fine sharpie marker, added stitching with a white gel pen, and added some red crochet thread for the tie.

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Simple Christmas Cards

Here are a few more of the Christmas cards I have been working on. These use the Merry Christmas Script die from Poppystamps and the Happy Holly Corner die from Memory Box. I did them in a gray & mint green, burgundy & cream, and burgundy & white.  Most of the cards I used only the outside line area of the holly and added it to each card along with the words.

On the card on the right side in this photo I used the negative space for the card front. I place my dies in the area I wanted them and used a small piece of removable tape ran them through the big shot and then pulled the die cut away and glued the small areas of the words where they should be and the holly outline was removed and the leaves and circles are left. You can see the lines on the leaves if you look closely.

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Poinsettia Christmas Cards

Here are a couple more Christmas cards and I have used the  Merry Christmas die from a Tim Holtz holiday words set from Sizzix and the Poinsettia Die from Sue Wilson. For the first version I added the die cut to the card stock and and for the second version I cut the dies from my red card stock and let the white card stock show through. Except for the single images I carefully cut from the strip of poinsettias.

 You know me and how I love to cut everything. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

More Christmas Cards

I have another assortment of Christmas cards, these are made using mostly the same dies and just changed the papers I used. The Jingle Bells are from Lil Inkers, the pine branch is from from Impression Obsession, and the Merry Christmas is from a Tim Holtz holiday words set from Sizzix. The papers are all leftovers from previous years. Then I have added some fine gold cord for the bells to hang from. This first card the bells are cut from gold yardstick. The papers are a muted red layers on a crumb cake card stock.

This card has a cream and bluegreen snowflake paper and is also layered on crumb cake card stock, and the bells are a textured cream card stock that I love. It is a heavy weight and has a shine and texture on it. I wish I could remember where I bought it because I could definitely use more of it.

This last version I have used a sand colored card stock with more muted red papers. The die on this card is the pine bough from Die Namites that I cut into 2 sections so I used half of it on this card. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Christmas Cards

Since breaking my kneecap I have not been able to sit in my card making area for over a month, (I was having withdrawl symptoms) and now that it is almost healed I am able to sit for a while without my brace so I have been busy making Christmas Cards and I have a couple to show you today. Lately I have loved using just a touch of gold and this card has gold for the letters of joy and the music is printed in gold. I used the Joy die set from Sue Wilson. It is so pretty. The paper is from a Recollections Christmas pad left over from a couple of years ago when I wasn't into so much gold.

For this version I used the same die and used burgundy card stock below the letters and again in the layer beneath the white layer. I have a difficult time when photographing white cards, even with my light box it has an off white color. Thanks for looking and have a great day

QKR Stampede Challenge #219 Angels

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Angels."  I have colored with Copics.  and cut the image out with a Spellbinders Circle and lattice circle dies.

601 Praying Mouse & 14505 Hug

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QKR Stampede Challenge #218 Give Thanks

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Give Thanks."  I have colored with Copics and cut out using a Spellbinders die. I did fussy cut the leaves that didn't fit into the die cut area. The acorns die cut using the Winter Florals collection from Tattered Lace and the thanks is from Lil Inkers. I love this thanks die, it cuts every time with a single pass. I think this turkey looks extremely happy to have survived another thanksgiving. 

13809 Happy Turkey

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QKR Stampede Challenge #217 A Touch of Gold

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "A Touch of Gold."  I have colored this quick & easy card with Copics and fussy cut. Then mounted on Christmas paper from my stash and layered with a gold cardstock and the greeting is cut from another preprinted cardstock. 

Eureka - 3202 Jumping Reindeer

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QKR Stampede Challenge #216 Splatters & Sprays

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Splatters & Sprays."  I have colored with Copics fussy cut & mounted on orange cardstock. The background is sprayed with black webbing spray. I added orange ribbon and gems to finish this card.

12303 Jack-o-lantern

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QKR Stampede Challenge #215 Halloween

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Halloween."  I have colored with Copics and cut out using spellbinders dies. I did some careful cutting to make the different sizes work together. I partially cut the large die and then moved it and partially cut again, but I am hoppy with the way it turned out. The trick or treat is cut using an Obsession Impression die.

14314 Riding

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QKR Stampede Challenge #214 Wild West

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Wild West."  I have colored with Copics and fussy cut. Some cardstock and designer paper finish this CAS card and make it great for fall with a western look.

16312 Cowboy Pumpkin

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QKR Stampede Challenge #213 Pumpkins

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Pumpkins."  I have colored with Copics and tore the edges of the paper. I also gave it a watercolor wash on the background. The thanks is cut using a die from Lil Inkers and the cardstock is from my stash. To finish the card I added a burlap ribbon and 3 candy dots. 

29901 Pumpkins and Fence

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QKR Stampede Challenge #212 Autumn Leaves

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Autumn Leaves."  I have colored with Copics and used a Spellbinders dies and a bunch form SU. 

12915 Pumpkin Vine 

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QKR Stampede Challenge #211 Cut It Up

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Cut It Up." We want to see you use your scissors, dies, & punches.   I have colored with Copics and used several dies.  The barbed wire is from Cheery Lynn Designs, the Happy Birthday is from Elizabeth Craft Designs and the background shape is from SU.

1004 Long Horn

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QKR Stampede Challenge #210 Embossing

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Embossing."  I have colored with Copics and fussy cut.  The Happy Birthday is made using a die from Elizabeth Craft Design, the background paper is embossed with a folder from SU, and the golf ball is embossed with a Sizzix folder and punched with a circle punch. I hope to surprise my brother with this birthday card.

16103 Old Golfer

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QKR Stampede Challenge #209 Anything Goes

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Anything Goes."  I have colored with Copics and fussy cut the cute chicken.  What must she be thinking, nesting on that pumpkin?   This image just makes me chuckle. The trick or treat die cut is from Impression Obsession and the cobweb corner is from Memory Box.

17311 Sitting

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QKR Stampede Challenge #208 Fall Colors

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Fall Colors."  I have colored with Copics and used a  couple of rectangle dies with stitching from Lil Inkers and some great fall colored papers for a simple card.

8905 Thinking 

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QKR Stampede Challenge #207 Recipe

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Recipe 1 Digi Images, 2 Design Papers, & 3 Embellishments."  I have colored with Copics and cut using an out of the box technique with an oval die from Spellbinders.  The Happy Birthday is a die cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs and my 3 embellishments are gems from my stash. The 2 papers are from a Paper Studio pack and the distressed paint was on the  paper, but when I trimmed to size I needed to add just a little more back on to keep the look all the way around. I was quite please to have a really close match.

8806 Ragdoll

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QKR Stampede Challenge #206 Keep Your Eye on the Ball

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Keep Your Eye on the Ball."  I have colored with Copics and fussy cut. The greeting is computer generated and the golf ball is cut with circle punch and ran through a Cuttlebug embossing folder. 
 

15309 Golfing Bear

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QKR Stampede Challenge #205 Shaped Cards

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Shaped Cards."  I have colored with colored pencils and fussy cut this cut image. I like to use colored pencils when I have this large of an image. I have a small area on top of the duck's head for the fold and I added a Happy Birthday tag to finish this card. I think it will be great for a child's birthday card.

6807 Happy Duckling

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QKR Stampede Challenge #204 Monochrome

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week it's   "Monochrome" stop over and join in this fun challenge. I have colored with colored pencils & Gamsol, then tore the edges and inked with crumb cake ink from Su. The dies used are Cowboy Hat & Horse Shoes by Cheery Lynn, Dad by Lil Inkers and Happy Birthday by Elizabeth Craft Designs.My dad's birthday is coming up and when I was a kid we had buckskin horses that looked like this. I hope it brings good memories for him as it does me.

18012 Mare and Foal

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QKR Stampede Challenge #203 Things With Wings

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Things withWings."  I have colored with Copics. and cut with a Lil Inkers stitched die and used an out of the box technique. I have added a couple of cat tail die cuts from Cheery Lynn but only used the grass portion and a woodly stem die cut by Poppy Stamps. This looks like a great way to spend a lazy summer afternoon.

24173 Lounging

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QKR Stampede Challenge #202 Down on the Farm

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Down on the Farm"  I have colored with Copics and did a simple mounting with the greeting mounted the same way.  I am so happy to be coloring again.

15105 Running Rooster  & 

14308 Something to Crow About 

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QKR Stampede Challenge #201 Up Up & Away

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Up Up & Away."  I have used "12404 Rocket Dog" and colored with Copics. Yeah, I have finally taken care of my printer problem, I caved and bought a new one.  So happy to be coloring with my Copics again. I used a SU die to cut it out and did another in a  partial cut to make the background. I cut a few stars using another die set I think it was from Lil Inkers. The greeting is computer generated and this is the card my husband got for his birthday. It looks more like a kid card but he loved it.

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QKR Stampede Challenge #200 By the Seaside

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "By the Seaside."  I have used "22002 Gold Fish" and colored with colored pencils and fussy cut. I added a fun stripe with a bit of a curve to it, then an anchor cut with a Spellbinders Die and the greeting is cut with a Sizzix Die. 

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QKR Stampede Challenge #199 Transportation

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Transportation."  I have used "5704 Hot Air Balloon - Eureka" twice and didn't have to color since I printed on colored paper, then cut them out. I used some great papers and added some gems and the hello that is made using a die from Lil Inkers. 

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QKR Stampede Challenge #198 Christmas in July

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Christmas in July."  I have used "6904 Holly Stripe Ornament - Eureka" and colored with Smooth Ink and cut it out. The greeting is a die cut from Sizzix and the pine branch is a die cut from... The embossed background is done with a folder from Cuttlebug

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QKR Stampede Challenge #197 Paper Piecing

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Paper Piecing."  I have used "19802 Cowboy , 11906 Ups and Downs , & 904 Horse Head" and colored his face & hair with Copics and paper pieced most of the cowboy. 

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Eureka Stamps Challenge #198 Here Comes the Bride

Eureka Stamps has a new challenge and this week it's "Wedding Cards."  I have printed and not colored this great image and cut it using a spellbinders die added ribbon and pearls then mounted it on embossed cardstock with foam dots.

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QKR Stampede Challenge #196 Quilting/Stitching - Real or Faux

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Quilting/Stitching - Real or Faux."  I have used "11007 Best Friends & 16813 Friendships and Gardens " and colored with Copics and cut out. The are a few candy dots and the kraft is cut using a cross stitch die from Memory Box. The Stitching is real around the greeting, which is only the first word of the greeting, I left the (s) off. The quilt is tied with real floss just the way my mother-in-law did for the quilts she made for each of the family members. Yesterday would have been her 89th birthday, she was a wonderful woman and she has been gone almost 2 years now and is very missed. I am so happy that I was able to tell her that I couldn't have asked for a better mother-in-law before she passed. This card is a reminder of the great friendship we had all those years, over 36 years now.

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Eureka Stamps Challenge #197 For the Guys - Masculine/Father's Day

Eureka Stamps has a new challenge and this week it's "For the Guys."  I have colored these great images 2 of 6205(227) Sm Feather on Side & 5905(225) Feather with colored pencils on kraft and cut them out. The greeting is cut using a die from Sizzix, and Dad & the brown stitched rectangle are both dies from Lil Inkers. 

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QKR Stampede Challenge #195One For the Guys

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "One For the Guys."  I have used "23901 Cowboy Bath" and colored with Copics. Lucky I did have a few images printed before my printer started having problems. This is almost all brown colors with a few grays aded in. The frame in dark brown is SU cardstock that I fiddled with long enough that I could tear it apart in layers so it looks like really old paper and I added several layers of it. The Dad is a die cut from Lil Inkers and it cuts so perfectly every time. I have a few of their dies and I love them. This card is for my dad and I hope he loves it.

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Eureka Stamps Challenge #196 Things With Wings

Eureka Stamps has a new challenge and this week it's "Things With Wings."  I have very little coloring again since my printed is acting up and printing so dark I keep smearing my Copic markers.Any ideas to help me with my printer would be greatly appreciated. But I used this great image 2005 Large Dragonfly  and sprayed it with Heidi Swap paints & Glimmer Mist to give it some shine. Then it is cut out and layered on cardstock that was cut out using a SU die and then ran through embossing folders also by SU for the texture. The body of the dragonfly has a small piece of trim adhered and then covered with enamel accents to give it extra dimension. The eye area has another glob of enamel accents added. The flowers are the $1 paper ones from the Michael's Store and I spritzed them with the same colors as the dragonfly and added a gem to the one. The greeting was made using a die from Cheery Lynn. I won a gift certificate from Cheery Lynn and this is one of the dies I chose , & I love it and use it often.

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QKR Stampede Challenge #194 Here Comes the Bride

QKR Stampede has a new challenge and this week the challenge is  "Wedding Cards."  I have used an image from Eureka "19003 May You Wedding" and I tried something new which didn't work as well as I had hoped but I went with it. I printed on a sheer ribbon, it's readable but it's faint, and then to get the embossing and the faint print to show in the photo, the color is very off. It is actually bight white.  The wedding cake is embossed using a folder from Darice and I added some flowers and pearls for a quick & easy card. I

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