Snowy, Frosty, or Glitzy!

Our first Challenge Chicks challenge of the new year! We’re a small group of friends and stampers doing monthly challenges! This month Bev gave us the challenge …  “Snowy, Frosty, or Glitzy”… which is one thing we haven’t seen too much in my part of the country! It’s snowing today though and more called for durning the week.

My card features ODBD Safe Travels, Wishing Words, Wishing die, Circles die, Double Stitched Circles die, Double Stitched Rectangles die and Boho Background die (embossed only), and lined envelope stamped with Boho Paisley Background.
Colored with Copics, then ‘snowed up’ with a Marvy Snow pen which I heated to puff, and finally for some “frosty glitz”, a generous spritzing of Glimmer Mist!

You'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXJAN16. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

We look forward to seeing your projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

Adding Some Ice...

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I have to put it on a card because here in my part of Ohio it’s in the upper 60’s today!!
It’s time for another Challenge Chicks challenge, a small group of friends and stampers doing monthly challenges! Lydia gave us the challenge - Ice,  represent ice with a CLEAR element on your card - embossing powder, glaze, acetate, etc.

A special Christmas card for my brother and sister in law!
There is a mill not far from here that decorates for Christmas, it is absolutely gorgeous!
So I added some lights to mine!

For my “Ice”, I used ODBD’s Living Water image, colored with Copics and added Ranger Glossy Accents over the Marvy Snow Pen.


Other ODBD used You Will Find Refuge, Chickadee die, Double Stitched Rectangles die, Pinecones die, Merry Mosaics die, Peaceful Poinsettias die, Mini Tags die, Lovely Leaves die, Christmas Paper Collection 2013, Christmas Card Collection 2015.   

You'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXDEC15. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

We look forward to seeing your projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

Let’s Wrap it Up with a Coordinating Tag!

It’s time for another Challenge Chicks challenge, a small group of friends and stampers doing monthly challenges! Kelly gave us the challenge this month… “Make a tag that coordinates with some gift wrap”.

I decided to make my own wrapping paper with some gold tissue paper that I’d saved (lol, always a use for something to the crafter’s mind!). I randomly stamped the paper with ODBD Flourished Merry Christmas, and made my brushed gold paper bow with ODBD Large Bow, Medium Bow and Small Bow dies. What fun! I just love these new bow dies!!
{ODBD is experiencing technical problems with their website, just keep checking back}

And my tag to coordinate with my paper, from the set, Home Sweet Home, embossed in gold and on a Mini Tags die. I edged the tag with a gold leaf pen.

You'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXNOV15. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

We look forward to seeing your projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

3-2-1…and a Christmas Card!

It’s time for another Challenge Chicks challenge, a small group of friends and stampers doing monthly challenges! Kelli gave us the challenge this month… 3 layers, 2 embellishments, 1 sentiment (no images and a plus if you use pink!)

I figured I might as well get a jump start on Christmas cards!

• 3 layers (not counting the base, wink) ODBD Christmas Collection 2015 paper and the ornaments… Elegant Embellishments die.
• 2 embellishments, the rhinestone bling and the ribbon.
• 1 sentiment, Delightful Decorations. 
  And Pink!
  The middle layer is Layered Lacey Squares.

You'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXOCT15. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

We look forward to seeing your projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

Just For You….Circles of Friendship

Day 3 of the county fair, day 2 for the llamas and DAY ONE for me! I spent the start of fair at Stampaway in Cincinnati working the show! What fun!!!

I’ve been invited to participate with the Challenge Chicks, a small group of friends and stampers doing monthly challenges! 

Diane brings us the challenge this month, Circles of Friendship (use circles OR friendship OR both!).

Plenty of circles on my card made from ODBD Boho Faith, Boho Background die, Matting Circles die, Circle Ornaments die, Vintage Labels die, and Recipe Card and Tags die. Boho Faith is stamped on polished stone.

You'll find this month's challenge gallery on SplitCoastStampers using keyword CHXAUG15. We invite you to play along! Upload your project to your SplitCoastStampers gallery, add the keyword above, and your project will be automatically added to the gallery. Or join us on Facebook!

We look forward to seeing your projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

Soooo Many Backgrounders!

My challenge project today takes in several challenges in one. First, our Chick's Challenge is to use Backgrounders. CHF has a gazillion with new ones being released each month! Whew! At last count I own 44 of them! *SHOCK*

Second is my CCEE challenge I do with some friends on SCS. We got it easy today....we just had to use blue and have brads on our card.

And third, the Featured Stamper on SCS.

I chose to mask this bird from Bird Sampler and stamp Pine Needles & Cones over it, then used Copic markers to color the needles and pine cones.

The large panel is stamped with Wood Grain, one of my favorite backgrounders for sure! And one of the sentiments from Christmas Expressions.

I extended the upper left side of the branches with a fine tip pen to better fit my design. Kind of a different look for a Christmas card, but I like it!

Be sure to see how the other Chicks used Backgrounders, just click on the names.
Julia Joanne Kristine Carole Michele Lisa Strahl (Mona Lisa) Val

Recipe

Stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms:
Wood Grain Backgrounder
Pine Needles & Cones Backgrounder
Bird Sampler
Christmas Expressions

Paper:
Prism Nautical Blue lt, Suede Brown dk
Georgia Pacific white

Ink:
Adirondack Pitch Black, Hazelnut, Espresso

Other:
Spellbinders Curved Rectangles, Large & Small Labels
Ribbon by Making Memories
Brads by Doodlebug
Copic markers
Foam Dimensionals

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Getting Wordy....

Julia challenged us Chicks today to use 'big/little' words, together or separately. I had a card done that I was going to use for this, but after seeing the TLC on SCS this morning, I did a 180! Here's a video you can watch so you too can make these fun gift card holders!

I'm sorry I don't have time to put the indivdual links for each of the Chicks doing the challenge today...our internet keeps cutting out...GRRRRR...and I'm expecting my grand daughter any moment while mommy goes to the doctor to see if she has strep...owie!

You can find the links on the sidebar under the Design Team.

Carole -Kim -Joanne -Lesley -Michele

My oldest son and DIL are building a house and have requested gift cards from Home Depot or Lowes for their December birthdays.

I used Thomas Kinkade's Masculine series paper along with Everyday Petites, both from Cornish Heritage Farms. In just a few minutes this was done! Don't you just love projects like that!!

Well, Jorden is here...the net has cut out once already while I was typing this...so I'd better go while I still have power!

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Sakura Chicks Challenge

I think I reach for some sort of Sakura pen more often than not...whether it be a white, stardust---oooh, sparklay!.. the glue pen or the glaze ones. I admit I haven't used the glaze ones so much, only because they sit just out of my reach...........DUH..............MOOOOOOOOOVE them closer Dawn! (I had to say it before one of you did! LOL)

Be sure to see how the other girls used their pens. Just click on their names..oooh...ahhh...it's magic! Julia ~ Carole ~ Kim ~ Michele
Prepare to be WoWed!!



Here's the card I did using my white and stardust pens.

I colored the image from the new "Mountains" set that releases tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th, with Copic markers. Then I put in snowy highlights with the Sakura pens.

I tried all sorts of colored cardstock to mat my image, but none of them looked "right" to me, so I just used white and colored it with the same Copic marker used on the water in the image! Then it needed a little defining, so I lightly went around the edge with a black marker and did the faux stitching on the mat and sentitment (from Beacon of Hope) using the white gel pen again.

Now, the rest of the day for me...I have Leah (my 3yr old grand daughter) for a while this morning. Then later this afternoon, one of my favorite places to go.......................NOT!!!... the dentist, ugh!

Have a wonderful Monday! (we're getting more snow!! it's beautiful outside!!)

Mountains by Cornish Heritage Farms
Beacon of Hope by Cornish Heritage Farms
Georgia Pacific White
DCWV Pattern Paper
Adirondack Pitch Black Pigment by Ranger
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 2
EK Success Oval Punch
Sakura White & Stardust Gel Pens
Piercing Tool
Ribbon from Michaels
Brads by Doodlebug
Crop a Dile by We R Memory Keepers
Dimensionals
Black Sharpie Marker

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Gift Giving

Today's Chick's Challenge involves Holiday Gifts...hey if you can make some great gifts, the money you save can go into your craft stash


I found these neat brass stitchable ornaments by Bucilla, at a local discount store for .69!. You are supposed to cross stitch the mesh center, and it even came with a pattern. Yeah, right...I never did enjoy cross stitch! But I could stamp something and glue it on there!

Spellbinders Nestabilities ovals fit just perfectly! I stamped one of the lighthouses from Beacon of Hope, colored it with Copics and masked it to stamp the sun. Then I used my Versamarker pen and went over the sun/lighthouse and covered with it clear embossing powder, that let me sponge the sky with distress inks without disturbing the images.

I did a similar sky on a scrap piece, stamped the sentiment and cut it apart to put on the ornament.

The entire scene was then given another coat of clear ep and glued to the brass ornament using a silicon craft glue.

Be sure to see what the other girls did by clicking on each name below.

Julia ~ Kim ~ Jen ~ Julie

Items used:

Beacon Of Hope-Cornish Heritage Farms
Cardmaker's Shapes- Cornish Heritage Farms
Bucilla Brass Stitchable Ornament
Georgia Pacific White cardstock
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities
Adirondack Pitch Black, Lemonade, Butterscotch dye ink-Ranger
Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, Weathered Wood distress inks-Ranger
Versamark/Versamarker-Tsukineko
Inkssentials White gel pen-Ranger
Stardust glitter gel pen-Sakura

Thanks for stopping! Hope you're inspired to make some gifts!!

Add Some Sparkle

That's what the Chicks are doing this challenge...with Brilliance inks.

I also combined this challenge with the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast, Decorative Circle Medallion.

All my stamping was done with Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue on Prism Iced Teal, Cyrogen White, and vellum. The Cyrogen has a shimmer to it and with the Brilliance Sky Blue...ooooweee! does it shine!!

Have a look-see at how the other girls used their Brilliance! Play along too, we'd love to see your ideas.
Julia ~ Sherrie ~ Joanne ~ Carole ~ Val ~ Julie ~ Kim

Supplies:

All Stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms
Friend Centers-Mona Lisa Moments
Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™
Spanish Script Backgrounder

Paper:
Prism Cyrogen White, Iced Teal
Vellum
DCWV The Stack #5

Ink:
Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue-Tsukineko

Other Schtuff:
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Butterfly Die-Provo Craft
EK Success Corner Punch
Spellbinders Nestabilities-ellenhutson.com
Ribbon-Offray
Dimensionals


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Wishing For Snow and Sneak Peeks?

It's chilly enough here today we might see some of the "white stuff"!


But our Chicks Challenge today is using Faux Snow by Art Institute. Here's my card, and a sneak peek at the November Stamp Of The Month (SOTM), Ornaments of Joy, which will be available November 1st at Cornish Heritage Farms.

I used Colorbox Petal Points to ink the different colors in the image, Adirondack Pitch Black around the edge and a silver gel pen for the tops of the ornaments.

The die cut (Cuttlebug) snowflakes were glued in the corner with Helmar glue, a little dab more glue here and there with the Faux Snow sprinkled over. A quick drying glue... my card looks like it's been dusted with fresh fallen snow!

To see how the other girls used the Faux Snow click on their names.

Julia ~~~ Kristine ~~~ Michele ~~~ Jennifer ~~~ Lesley ~~~ Julie

Ornaments Of Joy-Nov 08 SOTM-Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper:
Prism Cyrogen white, Intense Pink, Nautical Blue lt

Ink:
Colorbox Petal Point, Enchantment-Clearsnap
Adirondack Pitch Black-Ranger

Other:
Art Institute Faux Snow
Glue-Helmar
Spellbinders Nestabilities-Ellen Hutson
Cuttlebug/embossing folders
Dimensionals
Silver gel pen

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Shapely Chicks

Shapely...as in card shapes *wink*

Julia challenged us to think outside our norm....it was almost painful! lol...but then I remembered a card Joanne had done using the Writer's Block Backgrounder *grin*

This is also a Sneak Peek at a fabulous set from Mona Lisa called Invitation Essentials which will be available this week on the 23rd, and another one, Frosty Friends, available tomorrow the 21st at Cornish Heritage Farms.

I also managed to combine it with a challenge I do with some friends on SCS...to make a Suspension Card with a Winter or Christmas theme. You can see all my friend's cards here. <------ and the tutorial here <------

I only inked the edges of Writer's Block then trimmed close to the brackets. The image is colored with Copic markers and snowy highlights with Inkssentials white gel pen and a white Souffle gel pen. The Art Glitter Faux Snow is glued with Glossy Accents.

The inside has Magic Paper, you know that kind when you make a mistake and have to cover it up somehow?....yeah...that's Magic Paper! I'm too honest....lol
Ok, so I got in a hurry, didn't use my stamp positioner and stamped crooked! I just stamped the Writer's Block on a folded piece of cardstock (that gave me two), this time cutting inside the brackets, then took my red marker and ran it around the egde. *wink*

I also only inked up "Date, Time, Place & RSVP" because I didn't need "For". The title is part of Warm Hearts that goes with the image and Party from Invitations Essentials!
The left hand side is Cuttlebugged with Snow Dots.

And there you have it my friends! Now, to see what "shape" the other Chicks are in, just click on each name to go to their blog.
Julia
Lisa Silver
Kristine
Alli
Carole
Joanne
Val
Michele
Lesley
Julie
Kim

Thanks for stopping!

Home Decor Challenge

Oh, this was a fun one!! Making something for the home. I got kind of carried away! I had one idea...then another...then another....well, you catch my drift *wink*



I'll give all the recipes at the end as well as the other girls who are doing this challenge. I can't wait to see what they did!!

How easy would it be to cover a light switch cover using the new Thomas Kinkade paper packs? I figured I'd find out! It was super easy! Decide what you want where on your cover plate and trace around it on the back side of the paper adding about 1/4" around the edges.
I used my ATG applicator (double sided tape) to stick the paper to the cover, mitering the corners, trimming close to the edge. (make sure you apply it around all the edges and at least 3 strips, one being in the middle)

For the switch hole, flip the cover over so you're looking at the backside, take a craft knife and make an "X"from corner to corner. Fold the pieces inward and stick down.
Hold the cover up to the light and using a piercing tool (a sharp pencil will do), poke holes where the screws go.
On the Snowman scene I added white gel pen and stardust pen.

This next project is one of the classes from CHF. Lesley had this cool tutorial making coasters using tiles. You can see how to do them here. I didn't have the supplies at the time of the class, but when I went to Lowes on Friday, I found tiles reduced(small and large)!! Woohooo....

I made this one for a housewarming gift for a friend that just moved. She can use it for a trivit or she can display it like I have here.

And my final project.....SEE, I told you I kept thinking.....................anyone smell smoke?

I have a friend that loves things with sheep. She really liked my "Home Is Where The Heart Lives" frame, so Elsie, this is for you!

Super simple. I cut my cardstock to fit the frame and stamped the hills twice, then stamped only the trees several times. I sponged the hills and sky with several distress inks.....then......
I smeared glue and sprinkled Flower Soft over the trees.
Next, I stamped the sheep and did the same. I stamped the sheep's heads on a scrap, cut them out and attached with glue dots. Stamped the sentiment and voila! Done!

The frame was a bright, bold gold, so I sprayed it with 2 Krylon colors of "Make It Stone". This let just a hint of gold show through, giving it texture and a really cool look! It takes about 15 minutes to dry.

I hope you got inspired to find something around the house to cover or stamp on and turn it into a decoration for yourself....or better yet, bright someone's day with an unexpected gift!

Click on each name to see their project!! And here's the CHF link if you'd like to play along.
Julia
Carole
Kim
Kristine
Val

RECIPES:

All Images and Thomas Kinkade Papers are Cornish Heritage Farms

Switch Covers:
Thomas Kinkade Masculine and Christmas series
Inkssentials white gel pen
Stardust gel pen
Ric Rac
Craft Knife

Tile Tivit:
Unfinished Tile- mine is approx. 5 3/4 x 5 3/4
Stazon Ink-Olive Green, Jet Black, Cactus Green, Azure
Silhouette Blooms
Nature Silhouette
Primitive Beginnings
Think Of Me
Krylon Clear Sealer

Farm Life Frame:
Purchased Frame
Primitive Beginnings
Row Of Trees
Adirondack Pitch Black
Distress Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Weathered Wood
Daubers
Glue
Flower Soft
Glue Dots
Krylon Make It Stone

Thanks For Stopping!!

Dawn

Chicks In The Adirondacks

No, it's not a group vacation (oh wouldn't that be FUN!!)... it's Adirondack ink! And there's a sale too, September 5-18!!

It will be interesting to see all the ideas using this ink, so be sure to check out the other chicks...I'll link them later *wink*
Here's mine....I said I'd do watercolor.
I just stared playing and this is what happened!

I started by stamping the house from Primitive Christmas on Natural Smooth Prism cs with Versamark and Adirondack Pitch Black, embossed with clear embossing powder, then watercolored it with Adirondack Pesto reinker.

I really like how my sky turned out...here's how I did it.

I lightly watercolored a base color around the house with Adirondack Denim, Sail Boat Blue and Stream.
Then taking my waterbrush, I dripped water along an imaginary horizontal line just above the rooftop and dropped Sail Boat Blue into the puddles. I let this run wherever it wanted, pulling a little bit down with my waterbrush toward the 'ground line'. Then I did the same at the top with Denim.
When I had the colors to my liking, I blotted my piece on copypaper then set it aside to dry. (I did help it a bit with my heat gun...no patience!!)

Since it's a 'night scene', I cut out the windows and smooshed some Lemonade ink on cardstock and stuck it behind the windows. Masking the house, I stamped Starry Night and the 'Snow' dots from Primitive Christmas using my Pearl Paint Dabber.

Let the tearing begin! I tore up lots of scrap pieces for my 'snow drifts, curling the torn edges and attaching them to my scene. I applied Liquid Applique, Puff Paint...or whatever you want to call it and heated it gently with my heat gun to puff it. I added some Crystal Stickles to the snow, Stardust gel pen to the windows and set it aside to dry.

For the sign, I stamped Wood Grain backgrounder in Latte and Mushroom, then took the Latte pad and drug it across the cardstock here and there.
I stamped the sign from Winter Signage in Pitch Black, then using Versamark and Pitch Black, stamped the sentiment and embossed with clear ep... added Puff Paint and Stickles and attached it with dimensionals to my scene.

I thought the warm, tweedy look from the Scrapblock Paper Pack was the perfect layer.

Hope you had as much fun looking and reading this as I did creating it for you!

Now, let's see what the other girls did!!
Julia
Joanne
Kristine
Lisa Silver
Julie
Jen
Kim
Alli
Michele
Becky
Val

Thanks for stopping!

Chicks Have A Sketch Challenge

Mona Lisa gave us this sketch and as soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do! A Suspension card using Beate's tutorial and the Thomas Kinkade Christmas Series Papers.

A little Stickles, some Stardust gel pen, dry embossing the sentiment and it was done!

I won't go into the LONG story of getting my Nestabilities sandwich stuck in my Wizard.... NO, we won't go there!! Let's just say, stooopid mistake and I'm happy that Spellbinders has a PDF on how to get the old style UNstuck! *wink*

Stop by and see what the other girls did.
Julie
Kim
Sherrie
Lisa Silver
Jen
Michele

Do You Have A Favorite Product?

This week the Challenge Chicks are using their favorite CHF product. Do you know how hard it was to pick I have so many I use daily! But I settled on Leafing and Gel Pens.

I hope you'll be able to see the White and Stardust gel pens, it was hard to get a good picture!
I'll start with the Thomas Kinkade ornament using the Christmas Series Paper Pack. Talk about a quick decoration! I think I'll hang this on my back door.

I used my Sakura White Gel pen to enhance the snow on the Snowman's hat and arm, the porch railing, bushes and the trees.
The Sakura Stardust pen added fabulous frosty windows and shiny tree lights.
A Krylon Gold Leafing pen was used around the edge.

I used 'Welcome' and only inked up 'Friends' (forever friends) from Classic Essential Expressions to finish off my cute decoration!

I can't wait to see what the rest of the girls did with their favorites! I always learn something and get some fresh ideas
I'll have links at the end of this post so you can blog hop.

My second project is using Sandra Kuck's, Ready For Christmas. This tree just calls for gel pens! Once again I'm afraid you can't see the bling from the Stardust pen and the White gel pen on the pearls and the eyelet trim on her dress.

I like her in blue too! All colored with Prismacolor pencils blended using a colorless blending pencil. You'll just have to use your imagination, each light or glowing spot has Stardust pen on it. I used it on the ornaments on the sentiment from Christmas Expressions too.

Again I used my Krylon Gold Leafing pen to edge the ovals...it just adds so much!

Ok...are you ready for this blog list? It's a FULL one!!

Julia
Alli
Kristine
Michele
Kim
Joanne
Lori
Sherrie
Carole
Becky
Val
Julie

Have FUN and Thanks for stopping!