Blue Christmas

The only stamping that will be happening soon will be quick stamping.  This card is a case of a couple that I've seen online.  Very easy!  Punch a "moon" out of a large post-it and leave the moon piece on the card while you sponge over it with various blue inks.  Then swap the moon piece out, and put down the big post-it piece with the missing "moon" and sponge the moon in a light yellow.  Stamp your trees and Santa scene, add some layered mats, and you're done!

Wandering Words stamp set, a 1-1/4" circle punch and post-it, Lovely as a Tree stamps, sponges and a post-it note mask.

Christmas Cardinal - SAS card #3

Here is Stamp-a-Stack card offering #3.  The cardinal is colored in with markers after being stamped in black Stazon ink on shimmery white cardstock.  I wouldn't normally have put black on a Christmas card, but it seemed like the best way to tie in the black on the bird, and in the end, I liked how it turned out!

Stamp the Old Olive layer using the branch silhouette stamp, add a little ribbon for some more festive cheer, and you're done!  To give the branches more dimension, just follow the hatching/shading lines that the stamp's artist already included, coloring them in with a darker shade of green than the rest of the branches/leaves.  The only other thing I might add is some Crystal Effects to the berries - since everything papercrafted can benefit from Crystal Effects!  :)

Punch happy - SAS card two

This is the quickie card mentioned yesterday.  This card uses the set Christmas Punch.

It's so easy that there's not much to say about this card. :) A stamped background, and a main image stamped and punched, some ribbon and matting and it's done!

Thanks for stopping in!

Updated 10/28/09 with another look at this card in blue

What do you think?  Which do you like better?

Winter wonderland - SAS card one

I managed to put down the wool and do some stamping last night! This is the first card offering for my stamp-a-stack on November 7. 

This card uses the sets Winter Post and Teeny Tiny Wishes.  With coloring and glittering, this card is slightly more labor intensive, but with the use of punches for the sentiment (no worries about stamping it straight) and simple layers, it's still a pretty quick offering.  Tomorrow's card is simpler yet!

If you liked my felt offering, you can now see those on their own blog.  I think they're going to be frequent enough, and I wanted to keep them separate.  You can either click here, or use the Felting Through the Tulips button/icon in the menu on the right.

I'll be back to stamping soon. Promise.

Last night I tried needlefelting! I bought a kit from Fancy Tiger last night on my way home from work, and after dinner, I whipped this little guy right up! The kit includes enough wool for two owls. The wings aren't even part of the original pattern, and I was able to fashion them pretty easily after making the rest of the bird. Not including the wings, he's about 1 3/4" across, with the wings, about 3".

Can't stop by the store? They have an etsy shop where you can buy kits like the one I used!

All you need is wool roving, a barbed needle and a foam block. Some repetitive stabbing/poking and it starts to "felt" the wool, making it essentially (I think) hold on to itself.

Seen below are some progressive photos of the process. Isn't he cute? I think I'll be making some more today. I'm going to stay inside since it's only 20 degrees so far and it's supposed to snow.