Happy Birthday Pam!

Today is my friend Pam's birthday, and I hope she is having a lovely day. To make her card, I used a stamp from Art Impressions Windows to the World collection. This one is called "With a Friend." It's perfect for Pam because she enjoys working in her amazingly beautiful garden, and she has some lovely kittie companions as well.

I stamped the image on watercolor cardstock, and colored the scene with Tombow markers. I pulled out the colors with a water brush. I love these stamps because they color up so quickly and easily.

I used a background that I had previously made. You can see that post here. I matted both the square and the background panels with PTI Terracotta Tile cardstock. I die cut the background with my new favorite die from The Greetery GD-M-016 Crimped Frame die.

Products Used:

Art Impressions Windows to the World stamp With a Friend

Various Tombow markers

Distress ink: Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey,

The Greetery GD-M-016 Crimped Frame die

Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron

Versafine Onyx Black ink

PTI Terracotta Tile cardstock

Strathmore watercolor cardstock

Neenah Solar White 80# & 110# cardstock

#AltenewLove

I'm interrupting my blogposts of more cards using the Distress Oxide glaze technique (which will continue very soon) to show you this. The most amazing thing happened yesterday when our mail came. I got a little envelope from Altenew Stamp Company. I thought hm...did I order something that I forgot about? But this envelope was a small, card sized one. I opened it, and inside was a little stamp set, and definitely something I would have bought. There was a letter thanking me for being a valued customer, and get this...the stamp set was personalized. I mean that they made a stamp out of my name! I am so amazed and thrilled by this.

Here's the stamp set they sent me

Isn't it amazing? It's like they know me and chose something I would love, and it has my name! Wow.

I was so excited that I went in and made a card with it right away. I know I will use this a lot. Thank you Altenew!

I feel like I won the lottery! Yes, I love Altenew stamps and inks, but they had me at quality products and great customer service.

I wanted to share this with all of you, first to tell you that Altenew is such a great company; but also, I hope you like my card. It came together so quickly, and was a lot of fun to make. 

I stamped the floral image with Versamark ink onto watercolor cardstock, and embossed it with JudiKins Gold Detail embossing powder. I colored the flowers and leaves with Tombow markers and used a water brush to pull out the color. It was fun and very fast and easy. Love! If you have a smallish floral stamp, you can also make a similar card.

Products Used:

The Dianne Johnson stamp set :-)

Altenew ALT1504 Garden Hydrangea Stamp set (for the sentiment)

Die-Namics MFT-847 Inside/Outside Stitched Rectangles

Hero Arts DI198 Infinity Nesting Rectangles

Tombow Markers 905, 126, 177

Niji water brush

Veramark ink

Versafine Onyx Black ink

JudiKins Gold Detail embossing powder

Papertrey Berry Sorbet cardstock

Core'dinations 80# White Canvas cardstock

Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock

various sequins

Snowman Tags

I have another tag to show you, and this one is a little different. I wanted to put a topper on the money envelopes I'm giving my grandsons. They get aa few toys also, but I always like to give them a little money. They are good savers. There are 4 of them.

I love these cute little snowmen. They are from Penny Black, 2521K Snowy, and the die is 51-266 Frosty's Snow. I colored them with Tombow markers and a water brush. For their bodies, I highlighted the snow with a blue marker, 835; for the white part of their hats, I used a neutral gray N75. For the red scarf and hat I used 451, and a watered down bit of that for their noses and cheeks. For the green scarf and hat I used 195; for the blue one 476. Since I needed a 4th and couldn't decide on another color I liked, I decided to make his scarf striped, so I used the 195 green, plus 443 Teal.

This stamp comes only on wood, so I converted it to cling. I stamped all four snowmen out onto Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock using my MISTI tool and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I embossed them with clear embossing powder before coloring.

Since I was going to die cut them out, I didn't need to worry about positioning, so I stamped 2 to a page.

The coloring was fast and easy

For the envelopes, I chose the Lawn Fawn LF1284 Small Stitched Envelope for the 3 youngest boys. I made a pillow box for the older boy.

I'm in the middle of making more cards, and I will show you another card soon!

Products Used

Penny Black 2521K Snowy

Penny Black 51-266 Frosty's Snow

Lawn Fawn LF1284 Small Stitched Envelope

Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock

Tombow Markers: 835, N75, 451, 195, 476, 443

Niji Water Brush

Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock

Versafine Onyx Black ink

JudiKins clear detail embossing powder