Welcome to my blog for October! This year is just moving at lightning speed, isn't it? I've been spending many hours with my bees this year! It has been a hard year for a lot of my beekeeping friends. At the beginning of the season there was an unusual increase in the amount of swarming and now we are combatting the Varroa mite! I am treating one of my hives for the second time right now - hoping that I can get both of them through the winter. My header for this month is one of my foraging girls out searching for some food to bring home. Asters and Goldenrod are the main sources for the bees right now.
The October theme for Christmas Craft Creations is music! You are all bound to have something music-related in your stash? Why don't you come join in the fun? For my card this month, I made some home-made sheet music and my stamp is the Rubbernecker Caroling Penguins.
Such a cheery bunch, aren't they?
I began by stamping the image with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink using my stamping platform. I had recently acquired the Nuvo Brush Script markers, so decided to give them a go. They were fun to use, putting a little on my easy clean mat and then using a waterbrush to apply to the image. The colored image was then put back in the stamp platform and was inked again with the same ink and heat embossed with Sparkle embossing powder before being die cut with the coordinating die.
Nuvo Glitter Accents Fresh Snowfall was added to the pompom of the tall penguins hat for a little dimension and sparkle.
On to my sheet music! I just ran off a freebie sheet on my printer and then antiqued it with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink using one of my blending brushes.
Next, the holly sprigs were cut from green cardstock using the Winterland Holly die from CottageCutz.
The sheet music was layered to green cardstock. The penguins were attached with tape and foam tape and the holly sprigs were attached likewise. Red berries were die cut from red cardstock and attached to the holly sprigs with some Best Glue Ever.
The card front was layered to a red card base and and I stamped my inside sentiment (also Rubbernecker stamps) on to white cardstock.
To finish I added some Winter Cranberry Glitter Accents to the berries.
This was a lot of fun to make. I really hope you've been inspired to join along in the
CCC Challenge
Below is the list of products that I used in my card today:
Caroling Penguins (Rubbernecker)
Caroling Penguins die (Rubbernecker)
Seasons of Gladness (Rubbernecker)
Versafine Clair Nocturne ink
Nuvo Brush Script markers
Sparkle embossing powder (EP107)
Winterland Holly die (Cottage Cutz)
Printed Sheet music
Frayed burlap Distress Ink
Scraperfect Best Glue Ever
Nuvo Glitter Accents Winter Cranberry
Nuvo Glitter Accents Fresh Snowfall
I'd like to join in the following challenges:
Till next time, stay safe!
Shona
