CTS 50: Four Seasons

This is the first time I have inked this stamp up, and I've had it way too long. I'm a bird fanatic and must say this little bird is soOo cute in person. I cannot believe I haven't used him yet, and there are 3 other seasons for me to look forward to using!

Stamps: Four Seasons, Grateful Greetings

Ink: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Ivory Naturals and Crumb Cake cardstock

Tools: Large scallop punch, 1" circle punch, sponge daubers, 

Extras: 1 1/4" striped grosgrain in Chocolate Chip, orange glitter

I thought this would be the perfect stamp set for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. It's not entirely obvious in the picture but I added some random orange glitter to the leaves. Here's a closer view of my birdie...

I sponged the edges of the scallop with chocolate chip. After inking up the stamp in More Mustard, I then dragged my Cajun Craze marker over it randomly. Then colored my bird and branch.

 

Thanks for checking me out! Happy Fall to you!

SUO 81 & CFC 117: Pheasant Love

Although Thanksgiving in Canada has already passed, I think I'm still under the umbrella for the American Thanksgiving! Why is it that I always am more inspired to create cards for an holiday after the fact? Not sure, but I still use that inspiration to push out a few more cards.

I thought this pheasant of mine would make some nice cards that had more of a masculine look, as the SUO challenge this week suggested. I also incorporated some faux stitching in line with the challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays. I was trying to stick to one layer.

(I had also incorporated the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, but missed the deadline, lol...oopss!)

The first of my birds is embossed with not silver but pewter embossing powder. It turns out like a bit of a tarnished silver despite how silvery it looks in the picture below.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Autumn Days

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso

Paper: Textured Very Vanilla cardstock

Tools: Embossing heat tool, stamp-ma-jig

Extras: Pewter embossing powder

For the card in Crushed Curry cardstock I chose to use a mix of both gold and Early Espresso embossing powders. 

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Autumn Days

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso

Paper: Crushed Curry cardstock

Tools: Embossing heat tool, stamp-ma-jig

Extras: Gold and Early Esprsso embossing powder

On my last bird I used all gold, and chose to color in my birds feather's in Garden Green and Cajun Craze. As you can see, I ended up distressing the borders and mounting it on Crushed Curry also.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Autumn Days

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso, Garden Green and Cajun Craze 

Paper: Crushed Curry andTextured Very Vanilla cardstock

Tools: Embossing heat tool, stamp-ma-jig

Extras: Gold embossing powder

Happy Thanksgiving!