CCC - January - Ribbon or Twine

Hello there!  It's time for the reminder post over on the Christmas Craft Creations blog.  Our theme this time is Ribbon or Twine.  

I created my first slim line card for this one.  I used some Unity stamps and kept it pretty simple.  I used Distress ink/oxides and a waterbrush to color the poinsettia.  Easy peasy!

Supplies:
Unity Stamp Co - Let's Get Merry stamp kit
Unity Stamp Co - Barn Wall background stamp
Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick
Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Hickory Smoke
waterbrush
Tim Holtz stamping platform
Tim Holtz -Stitched rectangle die
Glisten Stickles (center of poinsettia)
pink twine

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at CCC.

Cindy----

CCAYR - January - Starts with 'A' or 'B'

 Hello there!  Happy New Year!  It's time for another wonderful challenge over on the Christmas Crafts All Year Round blog.  Our theme this month is Starts with 'A' or 'B'.  

It was my first time to play with the Tim Holtz Deck the Halls dies.  I'm not going to lie-- it was a challenge.  You will need 3 shades of red for the ribbon and 3 shades of green for the leaves.  You also need to cut two of everything for the leaves to end up with the four leaves like I have it here.  And also you will need to cut the berry stems more than once and the berries more than once.  

Supplies:
Tim Holtz - Stacked Deckle die
Tim Holtz - Deck the Halls, Colorize die
Tim Holtz - Holiday Words - Script
My Mind's Eye - Cozy Christmas - book paper
Glossy Accents + Distress Stickles - on berries
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at CCAYR.

Cindy---

MIU #45- Bleaching

 Hello there!  Happy New Year!  It's time for another wonderful challenge over on the Mix it Up blog.  Our theme this month is Bleaching.

I started by ink blending the background with Broken China Distress ink.  Then I stamped the image in Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder.  I then heat set it.  I used a waterbrush to wet parts of the flowers and then I blotted the water/ink off with a paper towel.  I added some stitching and some splatters to finish it off.

Supplies:
Distress ink - Broken China
Distress oxide - Hickory Smoke -splatters
Unity Stamp Co - My Condolences stamp kit
waterbrush
Versamark ink
Ranger white embossing pwd + heat tool
Misti
Singer Sewing machine -Zig zag stitch and straight stitch
Tim Holtz - Shadow Script #2 die

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at MIU.

Cindy---

MLC - January - Jingle

 Hello there! Happy New Year to you and yours!  I hope this year goes a bit better than the last!  It's time for another wonderful challenge over on the Merry Little Christmas blog.  Our theme is always Anything Goes Christmas.

I have a really clean and simple one this time.  I'm loving these Alphanumeric Shadow dies by Tim Holtz!!

Supplies:
Tim Holtz - Stacked Deckle die
Tim Holtz - Alphanumeric Shadow -Upper dies
Impression Obsession - stamp set
My Mind's Eye - Cozy Christmas collection

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at MLC.

Cindy---