Never Give Up! Never Surrender!! Bubbles Shaker Card Journey

Hello!  

Today I'm shaking things up with a "beachy" shaker card!  I had to have the Stamper's Anonymous Bubbles set by Tim Holtz because it was different and versatile!  I show a few uses for it, but I'm sure there are many more!

Here's the tutorial:  (most supplies are linked below AFIL- thank you!!)  At the end there is a short, but really cute surprise video:)

Take care and I'll be back soon!!

Gale

Clean and Simple Spooky Halloween Tree- "A Blog Named Hero" Challenge Inspiration!

 Hello again!

This month's challenge is Clean and Simple and this card "mostly" is!  I wound up having to glue the scene to the background, but that's our little secret:)

I stamped the tree on white cardstock with black ink (supplies are linked below--(AFIL-thank you!!) and clear heat embossed it.

Next, I stamped the bird from last month's My Monthly Hero Kit in various spots and embossed as well. Then, I blended distress oxides in Halloween night colors.  Wipe with a dry cloth to brighten the black embossing.  I diecut the panel with an oval die and placed on my cardbase (clean and simple cards are supposed to have a lot of white space.)  

Finally, I took the sentiment from that same kit and white heat embossed on pitch black cardstock.

That's all there was to this!  Easy, peasy lemon squeezy!!

Hurry to enter the challenge at ABlogNamedHero.com as there are only a few days left until the drawing!  Stay tuned for the next month's challenge coming soon!

Here are the supplies I used:

Hope you are staying well!!

Gale

Oxide Inks & Paper Layering Koi---Just Cards Video Hop!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to my stop on the "Just Cards" Video Hop!  The folks participating are listed below the video link and will also be listed under the video on my YouTube channel in the description box.  Just click on the link below with the arrow to get to the video!  (Video won't be "live" until 2 p.m. on Weds. Feb. 28th! I had to post this early because I can't trust the timer and am going to be out:(  Don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you won't miss any future videos!)

This month's theme is "masculine."  The products used are listed at the bottom of the page.  Thanks for "hopping" by!

Please hop to the other stops and enjoy!  Show us some love with subscribing, liking and commenting!  

Gale:  https://youtu.be/Vg6iO-YOgk0   You are here!
Christine:  https://youtu.be/1Nwyq0Ylfdc
Nadine:  https://youtu.be/ziNU_cTemdk
Alicia:  https://youtu.be/a634OS0s9gk
Koren:  https://youtu.be/iy7xqcSKgQE
Linda:  https://youtu.be/Nb45FgRzayE
Anna:  https://youtu.be/ZjCFywdfrW0
Monica:  https://youtu.be/DTvW_AB8Djc
Terri:  https://youtu.be/t_OBdAhqMVo

Here are the products I used:  Just click on the links for more info!

Have an awesome day!
Gale

Gale's Gallery XXIX: Oxide Inks & Other New Toys!

Hello again!

I know, back to back galleries, but I promise to have something for you other guys shortly!  It's just that March is National Craft Month and I have been celebrating it with some new stuff...  I have taken off a week from work to paint the kitchen, so I am sure something funny will arise....

Let's jump right in...

Hero Arts "Paper Layering Koi" set with Ranger Distress Oxide Inks Broken China, Cracked Pistachio and Fossilized Amber on cold press watercolor paper.  

In Loving Memory of Mary LoBianco (1957-2017)

Simon Says Stamp "Some Bunny" set from March kit release.  Background is Distress Oxide (Cracked Pistachio, Broken China Mowed Lawn.) Memento Tuxedo black ink critters colored with Copic Markers.  I added some Wink of Stella and Diamond Glaze to the eggs though it's hard to see here.  I am really not a good colorer, but will keep trying to get better at shading.  Part of the problem is I don't have three markers in the same family, part of it is me...

The Distress Oxide inks are a pigment/dye combination.  They dry chalk-like without rubbing off. The magic happens when you add water.  You can layer these inks as long as you dry after every layer.  I highly recommend anyone interested in learning about these to either go to the Ranger website and/or watch Jennifer McGuire's You Tube video that hits the high spots of what these inks can do.  I really didn't think I needed them, but they really are different then anything else there is.

This card doesn't feature anything new, but I had fun stepping out of my "style"...

This card features Tim Holtz's Stampers Anonymous "Crazy Cats" and "Crazy Sentiments" sets.  Not sure I will have reason to use these much, but hey, they were on sale...LOL!  I used regular Distress Inks on the background attempting to simulate a video tutorial by Sandy Allnock and pretty much failed.  But still a cute card!  I need to get a TV in my craft room as I forget stuff!

The guilt is setting in, so I must go work on that kitchen!  

Until next time,

Gale