Christmas Deer - embossing, Distress marker spritz

My card today is a Spellbinders reindeer on a background of Distress marker spritzed over embossed sentiments from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Colour - mixed media, die cutting

Tiles made with re-inker on wet gesso festoon my card with the lovely colours of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps hybrid inks.

Gingerbread House - 3D papercrafting, stencil embossing

For this holiday season, I decided to make a Gingerbread House but with paper and stamping and other non-edibles. The Gingerbread people and the Mermaid Scales stencil from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps were the start of my inspiration. I added in die cuts from Spellbinders, Elizabeth Craft Designs, and Sizzix with Nuvo drops, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Snow-Tex, and Glamor Dust.

Fairy Birthday

A fairy wish for a happy birthday, my card features a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set coloured with Nuvo alcohol markers and paired with die cuts from Memory Box and Spellbinders.

Feed Your Soul - TTCRD, foiled embossing

A new challenge on the Through the Craftroom Door blog! Today's sponsor is TTCRD with a gift card for the winner.

For my project, I had food on my mind when I embossed and foiled a cutlery background stamp from Hero Arts, a cloche die from Spellbinders, and foody sentiments from Impression Obsession on a background paper from Hero Arts.

Christmas Seals detail - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, embossing, stencilling, stencil embossing

For the month of September, I am a Guest designer on the Kraftin' Kimmie design team! This means I get to help showcase sneak peeks for the September release! I can't wait to show you the rest of the sneak peeks I have for this week, but this card is all about Christmas Seals.

For more information about the release sneak peeks and the blog hop, check out my main post for day 2: https://rijacki.blogspot.com/2019/09/holday-wishes-christmas-seals-kks.html. This post goes into the details about how I made the Christmas Seals card.

Life is a Circus - alcohol ink, gift box, art crayon, emboss resist

For an Art Nuvo style gift box, I used a stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, dies from Spellbinders, backgrounds made with alcohol ink and Marabu art crayons on an emboss resist, and a bit of ribbon.

Surf Day - watercolour, coloured pencil, stencilling

"Hee-hee-hee, Wipe Out!" cue epic drum solo. Newton is enjoying his summer and life one wave at a time. My surf-tastic birthday card features Newton's Nook stamps and stencil with Distress marker and Cosmic Shimmer colouring, Distress Oxides stencilling, and Tombow pencil colouring inside.

Bartholomew - Sheepski Designs, coloured pencil, decoupage, mixed media

My inspiration project for this month's Sheepski Designs challenge is a steampunk kitty with cogs on a transformed cigar box. Bartholomew is a new image now available in the Etsy shop that I've coloured with Prismacolour pencils on tracing paper and decoupaged along with a bunch of cogs.

The challenge for August 2018 on the Sheepski Designs blog is Animal Madness! You don't need to use a Sheepski Designs image, but we love to see her images. Come join us in the challenge.

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Magical - watercolour marker, alcohol ink, embossing

Birthdays are special, filled with rainbows and magic. My magical card features a wizard from Newton's Nook coloured with Distress markers conjuring a birthday greeting filled with Spellbinders die cuts and embossing, a glittery Simon Says sentiment, and an alcohol ink rainbow.

Anchor - stencilling

In the turmoil of life, it's good to have someone who is your anchor to ground you and keep you safe. My card features stamp, stencil, and inks from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps with Bo Bunny glitter paste, embossing, and Spellbinders die.

Adventure - coloured pencil, embossing, easel card

My travel-inspired card features a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps set and inks with Prismacolour pencil colouring, Spellbinders dies, and Stampin' up embossing folder.

Morning - coloured pencil, stencilling, embossing

As part of the reward for my recent challenge win for the Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhymes, I was asked to be a guest designer! The sponsor for the challenge is Scribble Designs.

July Morning by Uriah Heep

There I was on a July morning

Looking for love

With the strength

Of a new day dawning

And the beautiful sun

At the sound

Of the first bird singing

I was leaving for home

With the storm

And the night behind me

And a road of my own

With the day came the resolution

I'll be looking for you

La la la la

I created a glimpse of dawn with a Sunny Flower from Scribble Designs (one of the many wonderful freebie stamps) using Koh-i-Noor pencils, MFT stencil, Nuvo embellishment mouse, Distress markers with spritzer tool, Distress Oxide spray, Spellbinders die, and Stampin' Up embossing folder. The inside sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co.

Cake? - stencilling, watercolour marker

The best part of a birthcake day is the cake!

My birthday card features stencils and stamps from Newton's Nook, Cosmic Shimmer, Nuvo mousse, and Distress markers.

Foxes - alcohol ink markers

A snuggly fox couple for a Christmas card featuring a Newton's Nook stamp set and colouring with Nuvo alcohol markers.

Dogwood - die cutting, flower shaping

We recently found out our former neighbour has cancer. I made this card for her for us and our other neighbours to send to her. Our little street is dotted with dogwood trees, so I wanted to have them prominent on the card for her. The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, the dogwood die is Spellbinders.

Buckaroo - coloured pencil, stencilling, metal colouring, embossing

Wahoo!! Hey, Lil; Buckaroo, I hope you have a Happy Birthday. My card features a long retired stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps along with Kimmie stencil and inks, Spellbinders dies, and a butterfly from Tim Holtz. I used Prismacolor pencils for the no lines colouring.

Enjoy - alcohol marker

A bit of sunshine, Enjoy! My card features a long retired stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie coloured with Spectrum Noir markers.

Friend Like You - Sheepski Designs, alcohol marker, embossing, die cutting

We all need that one friend who totally gets us and goofs with us. 

June's theme for the Sheepski Designs challenge blog celebrates Someone Special, be they friend, loved one, or just a someone special you want to honour. My inspiration card for June is about friendship and features Bad Hare Day coloured with Copic markers and paired with a Spellbinders die and stamp set.

#BestDayEver - coloured pencil, paper piecing, stencilling

A text from a loved one while you're out of a beautiful day? #BestDayEver

My card features stamps, stencils, and inks from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps as well as paper piecing with mulberry paper, Prismacolor pencil colouring, and die cuts from Spellbinders and Stampin' Up.