Tractor Christmas

Late this past Saturday night my husband had a special request for a Christmas card for his boss. His boss loves John Deere tractors and they use them daily for work, he has a collection of antique JD tractors and he also restores them. Of course my creative brain went into overdrive. A masculine card, with a tractor and Christmas themed....uh boy - I have my work cut out for me! Gulp! 

Thankfully, High Hopes Rubber Stamps has two tractors in their stamp line up - now I just had to wait for him to choose which one he wanted me to use. Oh and did I mention he wants to give it to him at his Christmas party next Saturday? Hubby chose the antique style tractor and this is the card I came up with. Here's hoping the boss likes it! 

              I did some creative masking (the stamp comes with flowers by the wheels) and stamped the tractor on alcohol marker friendly paper. After I hand drew a few of the lines to complete the wheels, I coloured the stamp with Copic alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it. I followed the same process with the Farm Background stamp as I didn't want the whole scene in the stamp. 

Once the colouring and fussy cutting was done, I die cut some snow banks using a hills die and layered them on my card base. Paper from Recollections was perfect for a snowy sky background behind the farm. Patterned paper from Memory Box was perfect for the 5.5" x 5.5" card base. 

I added some twine under the scene, stamped the sentiment and added it to the card. Before adding the sentiment, I watered down some white paint and splattered it on the scene to create a "it's snowing" effect. Enamel dots finish off my card.                  

Card Recipe

Stamp - Tractor (T067), Farm Background (R106) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Merry Wishes (FLL009)

Patterned Paper - Woodsy Plaid - Memory Box, Say Freeze - Recollections

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, hills dies - Whimsy Stamps, Your Next Stamp, twine, enamel dots, white acrylic paint

Copic List

Smoke Stacks/Tires  - T2 T4 T6 T8 Y11 Y15 Y18 Y26

Tractor - G14 G09 G28

Seat - G14 G09 G28 T2 T4 T6 T8

Silo - T2 T4 T6 T8

Trees - E34 E35 E29 YG61 YG63 YG67 YG17 YG67 G29

Fence - E23 E25 E27

Barn - R24 R27 R28 R59 T1 T4 T6 T8

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Happy Birthday Bluebird

 On Sunday the weather was cold, rainy and grey so I headed to my craft room for some colouring. I wanted to colour something that made me smile and brightened my day. I went through some images I had stamped and keep in a future colouring folder and found "Bluebird" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. A perfect stamp to colour on a dreary day and make a card to add to my birthday card stash.

I coloured this cute bird with Copic markers after stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper. When the colouring was done, I cut it out with a rectangle die. Then, I took a circle die, put over top of the space I wanted it to surround and traced the inside of the die with a pencil. Next, I grabbed my exacto knife and fussy cut around everything on the inside of the circle. Yes I questioned my sanity after starting but at that point I was committed.

After the cutting was done, I found some patterned paper from Echo Park and my stash that were perfect for my 5.5" x 5.5" card design. The frame around the edge of the stamped image was created by taking two larger rectangle dies, laying them inside each other, taping them down and running them through my die cut machine.  The sentiment is from a larger stamp that I masked off to get the part of the sentiment I wanted and ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bluebird (TLF015) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pirates Birthday (F147)

Patterned Paper -Coffee & Friends - Echo Park, stash

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, circle die, rectangle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Leaves - YGO YG63 YG67 G99

Flowers - E01 E02 E95 E99 Y00 Y11 Y15

Branch - E34 E35 E29

Bird -B12 B14 B16 B97 Y11 Y15 Y17E40 E41 E42 E43

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Birthday Iris

  The weather is grey and rainy where I live today so I decided to have a play in my craft room with something that makes me happy to brighten up my day. I love flowers - don't do well growing them but I do love them. Roses are my favourite but I also have grown very fond of Iris so I planted some this summer. 

I also need birthday cards for my stash so when I saw this Iris stamp in my stash I decided it was perfect for a birthday card and to brighten my day. 

                                                      

I coloured the stamp with Copic markers after stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper and cut it out using a chain oval die. I found some paper from Lawn Fawn and Honey Bee Stamps that were perfect for my card design and cut them out to fit my 5.5" x 5.5" card base. Some twine, a fussy cut butterfly from my stash, sentiment and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp - Flowers For Jan - Flourishes

Sentiment - Happy Birthday Script - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Rainbow Ever After - Lawn Fawn, Playful Pastels - Honey Bee

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Big and Small Chain Oval die - Gina Marie Designs, butterfly - stash, twine, enamel dots

Copic List

Leaves/Stems - YGO3 YG17 YG67 BG99

Flowers - V12 V15 V17 V99

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Christmas Believe

I not sure which I need more of .... snowman or penguin Christmas cards. I have friends and family who love them so I end up colouring a lot of each every year. Thankfully, High Hopes Rubber Stamps has lots of snowman stamps. "Believe Snowman"  is one of my favourites and I make at least one card (it's usually more <smile>) with this stamp every year. 

                                                                                      

                         

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic sketch markers and cut the stamp out with a slash stitched die. I added some Star Dust Stickles the to the snow and icicles - I like a bit of sparkle on my Christmas cards. Patterned paper from Echo Park was perfect to create my card design with. After cutting the layers, everything was glued together and glued down on the card. I stamped the sentiment and added it under the ribbon bow. Some enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Believe Snowman (TLF006) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Scripty Merry Christmas (FLL007)

Patterned Paper -Jingle All The Way - Echo Park

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Star Dust Stickles, ribbon - Stampin' Up, enamel dots, slash stitched round square die - Gina Marie Designs

Copic List

Buttons/Hat - T2 T4 T6 T8

Snow - B0000 B000 B00

Birds - R05 R17 R37

Carrot - Y21 Y35 Y38

Sign - E34 E35 E29

Branches/Houses - E43 E55 E47

Scarf - G40 G82 G43 G99

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Prairie Bouquet Birthday

 Last weekend I spent some time practicing colouring flowers. I had found a few stamps at a Thrift store so I took a break from Christmas cards to colour a few up. This weekend my goal is to get some cards made with my practice colourings. First up is this birthday card featuring Pure Prairie Bouquet from Power Poppy Stamps.

                                                        

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp leaving a thin white edge - yes I questioned my decision to fussy cut this stamp more than a few times while cutting. I wanted to keep the card design pretty clean and simple because the stamp has a lot going on. I cut some white card stock, stamped some script and then cut it down the middle with a hill border die. All papers are edged with Old Paper Distress ink. Next, I positioned the sentiment where I wanted it and stamped it directly on to the card stock using my Misti. Some simple enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp - Pure  Prairie Bouquet - Power Poppy Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Birthday Script - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - New Day - Echo Park

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, hill border die - YNS, enamel dots, Old Paper Distress ink, script stamp - Kaisercraft

Copic List

Leaves/Stems - YGO3 YG17 YG67 BG99

Flowers - C0 C1 C2 Y11 Y15 YR23 Y26 BV00 BV02 BV04 BV08 R81 R83 R85 R89 V12 V15 V17 V99 B21 B24 B26 

Grass - E41 E42 E33 E35 E29

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Penguin Christmas

It's looking a lot like Christmas in my craft room! Growing up we always had an artificial tree but I had a lot of friends and family who made it a tradition to go out as a family and get a real tree. This stamp called Penguins Carry The Tree from Whimsy Stamps reminds me of the fun stories my friends told of their adventures to find the perfect tree. 

                                                       

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamps and went around the edges with a black marker to get any white I had missed. It is hard to see in the pictures but I added Star Dust Stickles to the hats as well. I used the stitched border trio to cut some snow banks and added them to my card bases created with patterned papers from Photo Play, Echo Park and my stash. Sentiments, twine, glittery snowflakes and enamel dots were added to both cards to finish them off. 

Stamp - Penguins Carry The Tree - Whimsy Stamps

Sentiment - Holiday Mini Sentiments - Whimsy Stamps

Patterned Paper - Kringle & Co - Photo Play, Winter - Echo Park, stash

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, stitched border trio die - Whimsy Stamps, twine, enamel dots, snowflake dies - snowflake border die - Whimsy Stamps, mini snowflakes dies - Gina Marie Designs, Star Dust Stickles

Copic List

Penguins - T2 T4 T6 T8

Feet/Beaks - Y11 Y15 YR23 Y26

Trees - E34 E35 E29 YG61 YG62 YG67 G46 G28 G29

Hats/Scarves - R24 R27 R37 R59 B12 B14 B16 B97

Snow - B000 B00 B52

Shading - C1 C2

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He Gnomes.....

 I have a few people on my Christmas card list who love gnomes so the "Santa's List" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps was perfect for a card for one of them. High Hopes has a few different Christmas gnomes to choose from so it was a tough choice......but I will definitely be colouring more of them!

                           

I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I added some sparkle to his hat with Star Dust Stickles and set him aside to dry. Patterned paper from three different companies came together to help put the design together and a notebook edge die gave me the "Santa is taking notes" look I was hoping for. I added some fishtail banner ends to add some interest to the card and finished it off with the sentiment, twine and enamel dots. The stamp is added with foam pop dots to help give the card some dimension. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Santa's List (R154) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - He Gnomes (FLL010)

Patterned Paper -Kringle & Co - Photo Play, Christmas Delivery - Carta Bella, Wood & Notebook Basics - Simple Stories

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Star Dust Stickles, twine, notebook edge die - My Creative Time Dies, fishtail banner die, foam pop dots, enamel dots

Copic List

Suit - R24 R27 R37 R59

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Boots - T4 T6 T8

Beard - C1 C2

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