Lovely Christmas 1

It's been too long since my last post. I've been so busy and don't have access to the computer as muchas I'd like. I'll head home on Monday and I'm really hoping my DS, who has a bad cold, will feel better by then. Last time I came to Iceland he was sick half the time we stayed here and was sick the day we flew back to the US and it was not easy travelling for hours with a sick child. I hope I wont have to go throught that again, this time we have to spend a night in Boston on the way home.

Anyway, here's one of my favorite stampsets, Lovely as a Tree.

I also used the retired set Snowflake Spots. The colors are Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. I stamped the trees first and then made the sky. You can use a sponge, a sponge dauber or a brayer to make the blue sky. I used a sponge. I used a sponge dauber on the card insert. If you think it's missing something you can cover the tree image with Versamark and pour Iridescent Ice over it and heat set it and it's sparkle like a fresh fallen snow.

We've got snow here in Iceland now and my DS loves playing in it. I took him to a preschool where I used to work and he played in the snow with the kids while I caught up with my old co-workers.

This picture is from Friday afternoon, it looks likeit's taken at night but it was 6 pm and I had to use the flash because he was moving to fast for my camera.

This'll have to do for now, we're expecting company tomorrow and I've got to pack my things too.

I plan on posting again next weekend :)

TFL

Punch Pals and Monday Mailer

Finally I get a chance to blog. I've been in Iceland for a week and already seen a little bit of snow and we had an earthquake here in my town less than an hour ago, 2.8 on Richter scale. Just a small one and short.
Today's cards are from the Punch Pals stamp set. I've only got two to show you and then a couple of Monday Mailers from Jen.


The card base here is Bravo Burgundy, then we have Naturals White and Always Artichoke designer paper (retired). I stamped the penguins with Stazon and colored them in with my Watercolor Wonder Crayons and a blender pen. I do not color straight on the image with the crayons, I dab my blender pen on the bottom of the crayon to pick up the color and then color the image.

I used the same technique to color the snowman in. Except I used a marker for the holly. I popped up the image and used the spiral punch on the side. The card base is Night of Navy, then Bashful Blue and Naturals White. Stazon and Night of Navy ink. Pretty simple.


Here are the Monday Mailers from Jen. She used the Upsy Daisy stamp set on the first card and Pocket Silhouettes on the second card (third and fourth card for September). She used my favorite Designer Paper on both cards,Urban Garden, and the colors are Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White. She used the scallop border punch on the second card.
Very pretty cards, I think I'm going to have to get the Upsy Daisy stamp set now!

I'll try to post again soon, I've got a busy week ahead but hopefully I'll get a few minutes to use the computer.

TFL