A few cards to add to the stash

 I made three cards last week.  This for me is amazingly productive!   You see, I always thought that I had to block out a couple of hours at a time for crafting and nowadays - elderly dogs, elderly DH, elderly crafter - this never seems to happen.  However, a couple of weeks ago, Covid caught up with us and while the blocks of time were there, fatigue made it impossible to craft for longer than a few minutes!  I learned to leave the mess on my desk and create in short bursts.  Well, duh!    Here are the cards I made to replenish my stash: -

Stamps - Hero Arts 

Inks - Uncharted Mariner, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet

Bling - Sunny Studio 

Stencil - Vicki Boudin

This card is easy and so versatile.  I write inside "Hope your (vacation/birthday/visit/day etc) is fintastic! "

Stamps - Hero Arts

Inks - Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Ground Espresso, Rusty Hinge, Wilted Violet

Stencil - Hero Arts

I did not like the stenciled background as it was just so overwhelming so I cut it up into smaller squares and now I think the card is too busy!  In the stash it goes!

I did enjoy stenciling these balloons despite the many, pieces of masking tape I had to use to keep the card panel free from stray bits of ink!

Stamp - Hero Arts

Inks - Candied Apple, Saltwater Taffy, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade.

Stencil - Paper Rose

Bling - Sunny Studio

Well, let's see if the micro burst crafting streak continues!  Have a great week : )  Christine

Another Covid Christmas (and Hanukkah!)

 Remembering our second Covid Holiday Season!  First the Hanukkah card which I intended to be a flat shaker card, but I did NOT like it and so it morphed into a regular shaker card!

 

Stamps are from Kitchen Sink.

Nowadays, I find that making multiples of a card is therapeutic.  I get lost in the process rather than worrying about the design.  So here are my Christmas cards and I relished all the techniques involved - stamping, foiling, stenciling, die cutting, embossing...   Such fun!

 From the Spellbinders' collection.   This one was DH's favorite because, "It looks like a Christmas card should."   Another from the Spellbinders' collection:-

I did add a layer at the back of the ornaments using one of my circle dies.

These dies have an entirely different look when I used other colors like pink and red with a white glitter top layer or monochromatic gold layers on a black background.   Then I had to make some cards with a Tim Holtz die set:-

I intentionally placed the panel to one side so that the greenery spilled out onto the frame.  I should have added an extra branch on this one!   I struggled with the image since the lantern is dimensional and the candle is not.   It is what it is.   Moving on to my last card and I only made two of these:-

Loved painting the poinsettia and the scripty greeting.   

We had a white Christmas here at the beach and were housebound because of the icy roads.  We had some family with us so that was extra, extra fun but we missed all getting together and set an extra place at the table for our missing loved ones.   We do so appreciate our supportive family.    Christine : )