Autumn colors with Mo

Hello there crafty friends,

Today I'm here to share with you my card made for current Mo's challenge - Autumn photo inspiration full of autumn colors. This is my most favorite theme because I'm an autumn kind of girl, love this season with all my heart :)

I used a very lovely image called Kate . I'm right into classic English novels of 19 century now and love that atmosphere, manners, words they used. So this very image seemed had come from the pages of my books. So lucky I had found her!

There's nothing hard about this card, but it looks so pretty having an image as a focal point. I just die cut several leaves out of white cardstock ( colored them with Distress inks and finger dabbers) and gold glitter cardstock. Popped up a kraft circle and the image. Added Tim Holtz Clippings Stickers which look like book scraps. Absolutely perfect for my design.

Here's challenge photo inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a gorgeous autumn day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Magical elf | Christmas card

Hello there, crafty friends!
Today I'd like to share with you my new Christmas card using Little Elf Tippi image by Mo's digital pencil.

You know that when using Mo's images I try to make the design of the card as simple as I can to focus on the colored image mainly. Colored it with alcohol markers. The sentiment here says Have a magical holiday!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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National Coffee Day

Hello there, dear crafty friends!

Today is National Coffee Day and I'm glad to show my card dedicated to this day :) I'm a coffee lover without any doubts. But I'm not that zombie type of coffee lovers who can't live without it. I'm that lover who prefers sipping flavored coffee ( mmm vanilla syrup ) somewhere in the park or in a pizza cafe creating that sort of cozy atmosphere, especially in autumn, cz it's my fave season. So this card is all about it.

To create this autumn feel I used Crackerbox&Suzy stamps:

Big Tree 1

Leaf Set ~ 2 pcs.

 

Colored the images with Chameleon pens to make them vibrant.

Inked the blue panel with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink and sprinkled with water.

Die cut the Coffee Bundle elements by Maya Road and assembled the card.

The final touches were to add clear Nuvo drops in Morning Dew color.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely peppy day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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For the tree | Christmas card

Hello there crafty friends,

It's time for inspiration with Mo's images. You know I love them so so much! This time I used For the Tree image by Mo's digital pencil.

• I stamped the background green panel with pinecones using Delicata metals inks.
• Die cut a gold square and made a thin frame out of it as I don't have thin frame dies.
• Die cut gold ornaments.
• Colored the image with Chameleon pens.
• Added some Christmas ephemera.
• The sentiment heat embossed on vellum says The Holiday with a scent of magic

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Color challenge with Mo's images

Hello there!

A new Color Challenge has started at Mo's digital challenge today. And the palette spoke to me so well, love it. 

Used here Snowman image. 

• Printed the image, colored with Chameleon pens and pencils.
• Covered the body of the snowman with Nuvo glue pen and added dry glitter.
• Inked the background with Broken China and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides.
• Die cut a snowdrift out of white glitter foamiran.
• Foam mounted the snowman and sprinkled with white gouache to imitate falling snow.
• The sentiment means Have a wonderful holiday.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Something wonderful

Hello there!

Can you imagine I've never seen lavender in real life? We have no such dreamy purple fields in Russia and I have to create my own)

I used Pussywillows image :) yes, and colored it like Lavender. We have pussywillows early in spring, it's still cold like in winter and I can't imagine bare-foot girl gathering them :)

 For the background, I used amazing lavender-themed patterned paper by Magic Creative (it's Russian brand).

Thank you so such for stopping by!

Have a dreamy day! :)

 ~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Halloween release #2 BlOG HOP| Crackerbox & Suzy stamps

Hello there, dear friends!

Today's a blog hop to celebrate a new Halloween release. It's full of very different images, so I think, everyone will find smth for oneself.

You know, I like the vibrant contrasting cards with lots of details. This card is not an exception :) There's smth mysterious in Halloween card and truly love making them. For this particular card I used:

Bats Flying By 

Cauldron

Toil and Trouble

Steps to make this card:

• Stamp the Cauldron with any grey ink to be not too dark. 
• Mask the Cauldron off. I used regular printer paper and a glue pen.
• Sponge the background with Broken China, Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink, add "Juniper Mist"  inking by Catherine Pooler and darken up the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.
• Color the Cauldron with markers and pencils you like, I did with Chameleon pens and pencils.
• Stamp the sentiment and the bats.
• Ink the edges of the card base with Jet Black Archival ink, let it dry for some minutes and place the panel on top using double-sided tape. 

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Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

~Olesya Andreyeva

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Middle finger for you | Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Hello there!

The too provocative headline? Perhaps)) Please blame Crackerbox&Suzy stamps snarky category ))

Several more days left for our August special offer - 20% discount on a Western category ( till the end of the month) and I'd like a take a chance and make another western-themed card with some hidden message ))

I had a circle left after a previous card ( you can check HERE) and couldn't just throw it away ... cz I just couldn't ))) 

So here's a list of stamps I used:

Old Town

 Cactus Smooth

More Fingers

The steps were pretty easy but I really liked the result:

• Stamp the Old Town in Jet Black Archival ink, color the top and bottom with corresponding colors of Zig brush pens blending with a wet brush leaving no harsh lines.
• Stamp the cacti with Memento ink and color them in with alcohol markers. I found them more vibrant, you can use whatever you have on hand.
• Stamp the sentiment masking off the word MORE using any black ink, I used the same Jet Black, then for the word MORE I used SSS Green Apple ink.
• Place the panel with foam tape and slip cacti in here and there.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Wild Wild West with Crackerbox & Suzy stamps

Hello there dear friends,

I'm here with a Western-themed card using Crackerbox&Suzy stamps. 

I always wanted to make a continuous landscape card made on different layers. So here it is. 

Instructions:

1. I stamped the Old Town image onto a card base.
2. Using a pencil I marked the same position of the stamp but for the panel which was slightly smaller than a card base.
3. Die cut a circle out of the panel.
4. Colored the background with Zig brush pens and a white gel pen without water.
5. Popped up the panel with foam tape and layered with the base to make a continuous landscape. 
6. Stamped the Cactus Smooth image, colored with Chameleon pens.
7. Added a sentiment sticker to complete the card.

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Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Get well card with Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Hello there dear friends,

I'm here again to show you the card made with Crackerbox&Suzy stamps. 

I used:

Frog being Sick by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps. 

Get Well Soon tiny by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps. 

Potion Bottles set of 2 by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps. 

The card was pretty simple to make. I just stamped all the mages, colored them in with Chameleon pens and pencils. Then assembled the images the way the looked pretty and that was it.

This month of June we have a special offer for you!

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Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Have a nice day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Work of Art | Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Hello there crafty friends,

Today I'm here with a piece of great news. Today is our Vicky Briggs's ( the owner of Crackerbox&Suzy stamps) birthday!! YAY! And I made my card thinking of her. 

I stamped the tree with black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Colored with alcohol markers. Added white gel pen.

Sponged the card base with Broken China Distress Oxide ink to highlight the tree against it. Made a shaker element with pink Flower soft. Remember this material? :)) I looove it! It seems like some pink blossoms are falling from the tree. Very pretty in real life.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Motivating sign with Mo's image

Hello there,

Sometimes life is very challenging and you need a reminder to calm down and go on working/ living. The perfect image for it is Yoga by Mo's digital pencil. 

I printed out an image, colored it with Chameleon pens and pencils. Fussy cut with scissors.

Added two circle panels and die cut butterflies (MFT Flying Butterflies die). I also adhered doubled thread between the two panels to hang the sign later.

Here it is, hanging on my square shelves.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day! Don't forget to stop and think for a while about your inner control and balance, it helps, I promise :)

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Coffee Blog Hop | Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Hello there crafty friends,

Today is a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm here to feature Crackerbox&Suzy stamps. All the details you can find  ---- HERE :)

I used here : Cupcake Lady stamp by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

I remember the time I drew this stamp and it still makes me smile)) weird cupcake lady))

This card is super easy to recreate:

- Stamp the image, color it with any medium you like. I did with Chameleon pens and pencils.

- Die cut coffee cups with Maya Road Coffee Bundle set.

- Die cut a circle out of patterned paper.

- Die cut speech bubbles and stamp the sentiments in them. I did my own. Drew them, cut out with scissors and wrote down the sentiments by hand.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

P.S. In case you've missed me here, I'm more active on my Instagram  ---- would be glad to see you there :)

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Easter card

Hello there!

Easter in Russia this year is on April 28. So we have a month to be ready for this holiday. There are lots of customs and traditions for it. I don't follow all of them but I do some. For example, we have a Clean Thursday right before Easter. On this day you should tidy the entire flat/ house, clean yourself ( in any way you prefer 😊) and color the eggs. I don't color the eggs so early, I prefer them freshly colored and boiled. We also bake a special Easter cake with white icing and colored sprinkles. '

That's what I wanted to represent on my card :)

I used: 

Egg Solid & Outline stamp by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Cake Slice  stamp by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Easter wishes (sentiment)  stamp by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Pussy Willow  stamp by Crackerbox&Suzy stamps

Process: 

• Stamp the images, color them in. I used Chameleon pens onto Copic X-press paper.
• Cut a circle panel as well as some lace like pattern. I used Mimicut Lace is Grace die.
• Sponge the card base with Broken China and Salty Ocean Distress Oxides.
• Adhere the panel with lace on top ( but first, let the inks dry completely)
•  Make a cluster with cut out images.
• Cover the icing with Crackle Accents by Ranger, add sequins and White Blizzard drops by Nuvo right on them.

Shop ----HERE! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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Friend in need

Hello there!
It's time to show you a card using my most favorite digital stamps - by Maurie Manning, this one is called Dogs in a boat.

I printed out an image, colored it with Chameleon pens and pencils. 

Cut it out with my scissors leaving a small white border.

Sponged the background with Worn Lipstick and Broken China Distress Oxide inks, using a slightly wet towel tapped the background to create fluffy clouds. Then outlined them a bit with a white pencil.

Die cut a words Friend ( Fanciful Hello Friend dies by Maya Road) and covered it with Wink of Stella glitter brush pen.

Adhered the image to the background using foam tape to pop it up. Covered the dogs' noses with Morning Dew clear drops by Nuvo. As a finishing touch, I added several sequins by Studio Katia.

This card was also made as a dt project for Memuaris challenge called Streamlets - Paperships to celebrate first signs of Spring. And your task is to use any signs of water, droplets, puddles, as well as ships (real or paper ones). You can add your project  HERE ( in links) till March 31.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a lovely springy day!

~ Olesya Andreyeva

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