Brain Waves

Sunday, 15 December 2013

Penny Black Sketch N Stash

I combined some Penny Black Stamps that I have not used very often with some glittery embossing powder that is new for me this winter. The sentiment is part of the Penny Black set and I am not sure I have used it before. The pink flower was free with a magazine many months ago. The feathers are from my stash.

This card is for the Sketch N Stash and Penny Black Saturday December challenges.

Saturday, 14 December 2013

Christmas Critter

I made a Birthday card with the Cricut Dinosaur a few days ago and now I have a cute Christmas card for our niece's little boy. The dinosaur is a single purchase from Cricut the trees are die cut, the holly is punched and the sentiment is computer generated and cut by hand.

This card is being entered in the FCCB challenge this week - FCCB190 Holiday Cards.

High Hopes Metal

OK I am mad. I die cut a piece of coke can for my metal on this card to fit with this weeks High Hopes challenge - number 198. The image from High Hopes has been in my stash for ages but I think it is great and the sentiment is from Kraftin Kimmie who is the person who introduced me to High Hopes stamps originally. The colouring isn't great as I didn't choose the right card to work on but I think it will pass and the recipients will like it.

Hope all your festive plans are progressing but you still have time to think about the Christmas story.

Janine

Thursday, 12 December 2013

MFP December Blog Hop - Family

Dec. Blog Hop!

The red team shared their work last week and if you haven't checked it out then please do - they showed off some lovely new butterfly stamps. The blue team are sharing this week the other new releases this month. The Marks Finest Papers blog is the place to see the details.

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured Dec. 10

Calm and Wisdom

Featured Dec. 11

Bow Hunting

Featured Dec. 12

Family

I have rubbed some gold onto the embossing but you can't see it in the photo.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All three winners will be announced on Dec. 14, 2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Dec. 13, 2013

Here's the Design Team:

Lois

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

MFP December Blog Hop - Bow Hunting

Dec. Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured Dec. 10

Calm and Wisdom

Featured Dec. 11

Bow Hunting

I am not into hunting at all but I was still able to use this set with some elements from other MFP sets for some wintry cards. The poinsettia, label and snowflake dies are from Spellbinders, the fern die from Impression Obsession and the foliage die from Penny Black.

Featured Dec. 12

Family

Here's the Design Team:

Lois

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Special Day - Angie's Birthday.

Today is hopefully a lovely day for my friend Angie. We have never met, maybe one day, but she has been a good friend to me. She is due to be going out with other local friends today and I hope she has fun. She had a wonderful weekend away with her family.

This is the card I made for her using the newly released MFP set called Butterfly Essence and Huge Blooms. I used a pink sparkly embossing powder on it, and Copics to add colour.

detail - showing sparkle

inside

Thank you for looking and please check out the post below for the MFP blog hop.

MFP December Blog Hop - Calm and Wisdom

Dec. Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured Dec. 10

Calm and Wisdom

This set has grown on me while I worked with it. My first card is paper pieced and I used the sentiment from the set on the inside which you can see below the card front.