Penny Black Winter Berries

Hi,
Making a couple of cards for a card exchange; one of my categories is Christmas.  A couple of Christmases ago I ordered several Penny Black stamps online and I keep them like prized possessions in a special wooden box shaped like a trunk!  Although  now most of my purchases are cling or clear stamps, I tend to buy background and less trendy sentiment styles in wood.  Most valuable information!  Here is my card:

Have a wonderful day!

Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI Stampers Select White

Stamps:  PB Winter Berries, Stampabilities Sentiment

Ink:  Tsukineko Versafine Black,  SU! Marina Mist, Soft Sky

Other:  Ranger Diamond Stickles, Recollections Clear EP

Embossing Folder Watercolor Background

Hi,
I have been admiring this embossing folder technique and finally had a chance to try it.  This is such a great technique as as it is quick and simple, and you get a slightly or very different result each time you do it.
Enjoy your day,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  SU Soft Sky,  Strathmore Watercolor Paper
Ink:  Ranger Distress Faded Jeans,  Evergreen Bough,  Broken China, Versafine Onyx Black
Stamps:   SSS Summer Garden
Other:  Memory Box Dancing Tulip Die, SU Hexagon Embossing Folder, Ranger Crystal Effects

Make It Monday #166

Hi,
Have 3 days off work so I thought I 'd take part in this fun challenge!  I don't have a whole lot of PTI dyes, and I have discovered that several that  I do own are joined together, like many of the flower and leaf dyes. The biggest challenge was choosing a dye where the flowers  were at least oriented in the same direction.
So here it is, using Rosie Posie.  As usual, this was fun and whenever I partake in these challenges, I always think, why don't I do these every week?  Guess it's that little TIME  thing.
Cheers,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy
Stamps:  PTI Rosie Posie, Signature Greetings
Other:  PTI Rosie Posie Dye

Mama Elephant Summer Garden CASE Card

Hi,
Perhaps it is the new spring growth that inspired me to make (copy) some cards.  It doesn't really matter; I had fun and like what I made! Love the detail in these new Mama Elephant stamps, they are so pretty.
After seeing this card, I actually bought (ordered online) the same stencil, waited for it to arrive, and made the card.  That rarely happens as I live in Atlantic Canada and it can take 3 weeks for parcels to arrive from the US and by then I have other ideas. But this time my order arrived in 8 days! Makes for a happy girl!
Cheers,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI Stampers Select White
Stamps:  Mama Elephant Summer Garden, Hero Arts Happy Birthday
Ink:  Versafine Black, SU Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizazz, Cool Caribbean, Ranger Distress Broken China
Accessories:  Balzer Designs Stencil, Li'l Inker Tag Dye, ME Flower Dies