It’s time for a quick peek at my Pals Paper Arts inspiration card.  It’s a style that for lack of a better name, I will call “Sparkly Grunge”! I hope that you will join me Thursday for the reveal!  In the meantime, check out this week’s Pals Artist Picks!

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Waiting for Santa

The Twins love it when I sing to them. Sometimes Muffy will even join along.  I think she is an alto.  As we were cleaning house Tuesday afternoon, I was singing holiday songs, changing the words slightly to be more “puppy-friendly”.  There were no problems with “Bark the Herald Angels Sing”.  But the moment I broke into “Here comes Santa Dog! Here comes Santa Dog…”  off to the window they flew, expecting him to be coming right down Santa Dog Lane.  It took me several minutes to convince them that there really wasn’t anybody coming to visit.  Luckily I had my camera so that I could capture the moment. Arghh!  Puppies!!!  Until next time…

 

In her favorite chair, with her ball…

The head goes down…

The eyes start to close…

Shhh! Muffy’s asleep!

I had the chance to listen to Brady and his performance. So, so beautiful! Such talent. There were some fingers flying from him and his pianist! Thanks for sharing. I’d love to hear some more someday!

Thanks for the sweet comment, Kelly! If you will send me your address, I will zip your rub-ons off in the mail in time to create quick and easy cards for the holidays!  Once again, I do appreciate everyone’s comments and support! Until next time…

It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players.  This week Lesley has designed a fabulous sketch for you. Thinking that the Skaters from Winter Post in a Designer Frame would be a perfect choice for this layout, I armed myself with Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla card stocks and matching inks.  After all, with such a trio of yummy colors, how could I go wrong! I hope you enjoy today’s card!

Finished Dimensions:  4-1/4″ wide x 5-1/2″ long

• The Power of Texture!   The Trees image from Lovely As a Tree was inked with Early Espresso and stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock.  It is a lovely image indeed.  But in a matter of seconds, with just a few cranks of the Big Shot handle and the Square Lattice Textured Impression Embossing Folder, lovely becomes warm and rich. This is the power of texture!

 

• The Poetry of Pearls! Custom tinted Basic Pearls draws the eye straight to the unique ribbon treatment.  The Cherry Cobbler color was achieved with red and brown permanent markers.

• Mad for Plaid!  A tartan pattern from Frostwood Lodge anchors the image mat. Doesn’t plaid just exude warmth? It reminds me of my undergraduate days at Monmouth (IL) College…Home of the Fighting Scots!  And yes, we had pipers with kilts! I know there are those who will disagree…but to me, there is nothing more hauntingly beautiful than bagpipe music! 

• Fabulous Frames! Want to draw attention to your image?  What better way than to frame it! The Skaters from Winter Post were inked with Cherry Cobbler and stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock.  After a few spritzes with the Color Spritzer Tool and the addition of Dazzling Details, this portrait of wintery fun was framed in an Early Espresso frame made with the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

So what do you think of today’s card?  Won’t you please leave me a comment and let me know?  In hindsight, I would have heat embossed the Skaters with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder…but hindsight is 20-20 as they say! And never forget…if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away…


End Notes:   Crystal Effects and Classic Reinkers should work for custom coloring pearls…since the Crystal Effects works as a binding agent. The next time I custom color pearls, I will try it out.
And Brady wants me to thank everyone who watched his video and sent congratulations! To say he was thrilled and happy would be an understatement!If you missed it the first time, click HERE.


Coming Soon:  Winner of the Holly and Jolly Rub-Ons.  Click HERE for details.

Stamp Sets:  Winter Post (111780), Tiny Tags (W  118091, C 118592), Lovely As a Tree (115026), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166); Inks:  Early Espresso (119670), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker (120967);  Designer Series Paper:  Frostwood Lodge (124002); Card Stock:  Early Espresso (119686), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Very Vanilla (101650); Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123130), Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123134), Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), Color Spritzer Tool (107066);  Glitz and Glam:  Very Vanilla Seam Binding (120999), Linen Thread (104199), Mini Jingle Bells (124116), Dazzling Details (124117), Basic Pearls (119247);  Other: red and brown permanent markers