Ingenious Inkling

Love Snow

There's a new Challenge today at Shopping Our Stash - Winter Fun!  

 

I chose to scan & print vintage sledding image from a Winter Ideals Magazine. (I scanned so I could remove the poem that made the photo impossible to trim the image to card size).  I went in with Distress Oxide Ink to add a bit more aging to the paper color and to highlight the sledders.

 

 

I went in with pastel pencils to add color to my sledders.  Look look reminded me of some pictures of me when I was very young that appeared to be printed in black and white with coloring added after (pre-Photoshop LOL).  I finished with a vintage Northwoods Rubber Stamp sentiment (that I've been using since at least 2007).

 

 

I'm linking-up at the Winter Fun Challenge at Cupcake Inspiration.

With my sledding, I'm also linking-up at the Creatalicious Challenge where the theme is Winter Sports.  Additionally, I'm joining the Little Red Wagon Baby It's Cold Outside Challenge.

What's your favorite way to have some Winter Fun?  Come share it with us.

Woodblock Wednesday

Today I'm joining Amy T for her Woodblock Wednesday Challenge.

 

When I saw the colors at the Just Us Girls Challenge, I knew the papers from the Bo Bunny Whiteout Collection would be perfect.

 

 

I chose a dark blue snowy paper for the background, and trimmed two ticket strips from another piece that featured the two shades of blue.

 

 

I used two woodblock stamps - the snowman from Savvy and a vintage A Muse sentiment ... and as you can tell they are much loved & much used. 

I used a layout from the Sunday Stamp Challenge with a bonus challenge to make it a Celebration Card.  Since I needed a masculine birthday card, that was perfection.

 

 

I used layered stitched circles instead of the heart from the sketch.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Ice Ice Baby Challenge at Challenge Up Your Life & the Baby It's Cold Outside Challenge at Little Red Wagon.

Snowflake Hope

For the new year, I did a purge and re-sorting of my gel printed, inked & painted backgrounds, so that hopefully they'll be more accessible, and I'll use more of them in 2023. 

I started with this wonderful painted and salted background on kraft paper of watercolor paint over gesso that I made some extras for an art journaling class.

 

 

Next I die cut two more Gel Printed background for layers 1 & 2 of the Birch Press Mini Snowflake Frame Layer Set (topping it with white cardstock for layer 3).  I added a pearl in the middle and finished with a Hope sentiment from Birch Press Rainbow Days Lingo Notes.

Since I did a good job of Using my Stuff, I'm linking at up the Real or Faux Stitching Challenge at Use Your Stuff Challenge.

Let It Snow

The December Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is - Let It Snow.

 

 

I stamped all of the snowflakes from Gina K. Designs Blizzard stamp set in Medium Lilac Ink on lilac cardstock using my MISTI and then trimmed it into a slimline card.

 

 

I added some enamel dots in the centers of some of the larger snowflakes and then finished with a sentiment from Gina K. Designs Holiday Wreath Builder stamped on an ink-blended panel in my scrap stash in Dark Lilac Ink.

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp Ice Cold Challenge.

Holly Jolly Christmas

The newest challenge theme at Shopping Our Stash is all about the little things.  We're asking you to dig deep into your stash and create with old-school favorites like Eyelets, Brads, Ribbons and/or Buttons.

 

 

I went with a combination of buttons & velvet ribbon for my fun little snowman.

 

I kept it clean & simple with a Taylored Expressions Simple Strip Sentiment.

Check out the other Design Team Member cards for lots of awesome inspiration ... and then shopping deep in your stash and give those oldies but goodies some love.

Snowflakes

I had fun joining Carissa Wiley's Snowflake Class at Pinkfresh Studio yesterday.

So many ideas from this card design that I plan to use again ... the embossed sentiments on Vellum are perfection.

 

 

More learning on card number two.  I love the purple ink blend with a bit of dark blue at the top ... and the Vellum snowflakes are magical.

 

 

Always grateful for some learning time in the studio.

Sepia Winter Fun

We're still creating cards featuring all of the ways you can have Fun in the Winter at Jingle Belles.  

This time I went searching through my vintage Ideals magazine collection and found this Sepia illustration of all sorts of Winter Fun from skating to drinking hot cocoa (I do love my cocoa with lots of marshmallows).

 

 

I added lots of Tim Holtz Sticker Sentiments, which to me made it feel sort of like a page out of a Richard Scarry book.  Those were my absolutely favorite as a kid ... learning new things, appreciating all of the art, and reading all of the text.

Do you remember dressing-up in layers until you looked like the Michelin Man to play outside for hours?  So much fun.

Rainbow Snowboarding

This week at Jingle Belles we're making cards that feature ways to have FUN during the winter time. 

You might enjoy skiing, ice skating or sledding … or you might be more about sitting inside watching the snowfall from your favorite chair while drinking hot cocoa and reading a book. Whatever says winter fun for you, include it on your card & tell us why you (or the recipient) enjoy it.

While I have never snowboarded, I have several people on my Christmas card list who love the sport.  This 1997 Stampington & Company Snowboarder is one of the oldest stamps I have in my stash, and I still think he looks just as great today. 

I inked-him using four ink colors to create a rainbow with the overlap for the Caffeinated Christmas Challenge theme of Rainbow.  To bring in the Coffee, I stamped a tiny coffee cup from Hero Arts Kelly's Coffee & Donuts and placed it on the end of the snowboard.

 

 

My layout is the sketch from the Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge. 

 

 

I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders for my snowy slopes and finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Dashing with Reindeer inked in reverse rainbow order.

 

Frozen Flakes Peace

The December Challenge at Poppy Stamps is Happy Holly Days.

 

 

I pulled out some Memory Box glitter paper and cardstock for the card base & die cut the Poppy Stamps Frozen Flakes from the glitter paper.

 

 

The sentiment is Poppy Stamps Tidings of Joy.

 

 

I'm also joining the Inkspirational Challenge where the Word Prompt is Ice.

Snow

The December Memory Box Challenge is Snow.

 

 

I started with the Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree (looks like the exact one I have is discontinued but here's a Frosted Pine Tree or Frosted Christmas Trio).  In looking at the picture on the outside of the package, it felt like there should be two dies inside, but instead there was just one that cut out the Christmas Tree Outline.  I researched on-line and realized I would need to use the Die to create the "frosted" part of the tree.  

I applied Snowdrop White Paper Glaze through the die to get the snowy look on the branches and then sprinkled on some white glitter while it was wet.

 

 

I used the Memory Box Pinpoint Snowflake Piercing Plate for the sky and then added a white glitter base.  

Next came the cute little Reindeer from Memory Box Dashing with Reindeer stamped on light brown cardstock & Die Cut before I colored with markers before adding a Memory Box Red Fairy Jewel for a nose.

I finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Typewriter Holiday Elements.