JANUARY 2019 DESIGNER'S CHOICE CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Happy New Year, House friends!!! 

We begin a new year, and a new month of weekly challenges from The House That Stamps Built.  

You're invited to join the challenges all month long, any time during the month.  At the end of the month, one of the entries will be drawn to win a $25.00 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions Stamps.  

To begin this month, Esther has a designer's choice challenge for us and she has selected "snow globe" as her challenge.  

I love this snow globe stamp.  It's RI#8902-L "Moose Snow Globe".  Repeat Impressions has a fabulous collection of snow globe stamps, and I'm sure you can find one you'd love to add to your collection.  The snowy background was created by stamping in white gouache for more texture using RI#8914 "Snowflake Solid (sm)", #8916-E "Snowflake Outline (sm)", #8917-I "Snowflake Outline (lg)" .   The sentiment is RI#424-G "Wishing You a Season".

I was inspired to try and create a no line coloring technique of the Moose Snow Globe with Faber-Castell Polychromos color pencils after watching a video by Debby Hughes.  I loved the process and changed a few things, such as where Debby used a white gel pen for highlighting, I used a Posca pen.  

I used a nesting torn edge die by Penny Black to frame the globe panel.  

Come on over and join us as we take Esther's challenge of "snow globe".  All the details are at The House.  

For more incredible snow globe creations please visit my team mates blogs.  They have some awsome things to show you.   

Donna - Heather - Joy - Laurie - Esther - Shirley

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

JANUARY 2019 TECHNIQUE JUNKIES STAMPS NEW RELEASE

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2019!  

I'm so excited to be posting today with some projects I've created using the stamps from the newest 2019 Technique Junkies Stamps , and I'm happy to be a part of this design team and the loads of creativity that come packaged by these designers with these stamps.  To see all their blogs, head on over to the Technique Junkies Blog where we're all listed and you can link there and say hello.

All of the new January 2019 stamps are discounted 15% from today until January 8.  Don't miss out on the discount if you find any of these stamps you love and want to add to your collection.  

Here are a few cards I created using the new stamps.  I hope you like them.

Stamps used Caladiums and Own Kind of Beautiful.

Better With Coffee set of 6

Paris Post Cards, French Sentiments Set of 4, combined with Veiled Woman.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you've found some inspiration here today.  Don't forget to grab any or all the new release stamps for 15% discount (no code needed) and for other stamps and supplies in the Technique Junkies Stamps store, please feel free to use my personal discount code TJ10Cheri for 10% off those product.  

  

MY PICKS OF THE WEEK FOR THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Happy New Year, everyone!!!!  

I'm here with my stamp picks for the week of December 31.  The stamps are discounted at 20% so grab them while you can.  

The stamps I've selected for you are RI#10201-W "Flower Power Background", 10307-H "Patti's Flower Outline", #10303-H "Kathy's Flower Outline", #10313-H "Daisy Outline Large", and #2501-H "Happy Birthday From..."

Here's how I put them together on a monochromatic card.

Here are the supplies and the process for creating this card

Supplies:  VersaMark Ink, embossing buddy, card stock, vellum, scissors, embossing powder, Copic Markers (or coloring medium of you choice) and a heat gun (not shown).  

After treating a teal card stock panel with an embossing buddy, Flower Power Background stamp was inked with VersaMark and stamped on the panel.  (I used a MISTI stamp positioner).  I sprinkled white embossing powder over the panel and heat embossed it.  

The three outline individual flower stamps were stamped the same way only onto a piece of vellum paper that is heat tolerant. (Bazzill makes one).  I then fussy cut the vellum pieces.   

Here's another look at the end result after putting the card together.  As a final detail and for more dimension I used Ranger Enamel Accents. 

  Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to grab these stamps while they're discounted 20% from today until Sunday, January 6.