Harvey and Me

 

Anybody else head over heels with Tim Holtz' newest release? Love, love love, 

Harvey. He's a sweet, petite soldier guy, you can colorize any way you like. And

I like! So much do I like Harvey, I did 3 cards, and plan to do more.

Harvey can be dressed and festooned, with or without eyes and a mustache, boots, gold, boots,

any color, and anything else you want to add. 

Harvey no. 1 is dressed in bright red. And I borrowed the idea of putting him in front of

TH's iron gates, from one of the TH designers, which are really for Halloween, but are so 

darn clever I couldn't resist.

The background, ah yes, the background. Well, I don't know what it is. I found the 

embossed panel in my stash, rubbed pine oxide ink over it, then lightly rubbed copper

paste over the lifted images.

The banner is a combo of TH Deck the Halls and a leftover banner from the

Greetery (Joy to the World?)

Card 2, features Harvey on a swag built with dies from Holiday Brushstroke 3.

All over Tree Rings EF. Let me just say, this panel started off white. Then rubbed 

with Oxide Inks until I was happy.  

Be Merry: The Greetery

Harvey no. 3 took me the longest. I don't know, every thing I did just didn't

see to come together. I was finally happy with this version. 

Here's the recipe:

Background: TH Layered Plaid, which is 3 dies

Oval: Memory Box

Background in pink: TH Pine Branches

Harvey

Candy Cane & Presents: TH Santa's Helper

and Tree: Twig & Stump

thanks for hanging in, hope you enjoyed!

The Card Concept: Homestyle Holiday

Hi! It's Holiday time on the Card Concept challenge blog!

We have a rustic, homestyle holiday photo this time

to inspire us, and I was drawn to the folksy warmth and sparkle of the 

Christmas tree.

I love creating layers for a scene, and stenciling Nuvo's glitter paste on PTI's dark navy 

cardstock was the perfect start for my layered and mixed media card.

In the Meadow die (snowy hills) embossed with Stampendous: Shabby Blue Embossing powder.

PapertreyInk:

Fairy Tale Christmas Stencil Collection (set of 5)

Papertrey Ink - Mix & Mat: Plaid Die 

Make It Market Kit: Fairy Tale Christmas Pre-Order

Make It Market Mini Kit: Holiday Folk

Play along for 2 weeks on the Card Concept blog, and don't forget to tell us

what style you used to create your card. Remember, you can combine them

or use one your own!

Merry Monday #124 Presents/Gifts!

Merry Monday's challenge this week was to use a present or gifts

on our card.

We're into September, and thinking holiday is 

a welcome relief to our 

warm dry weather.

I took inspiration from the rustic brown paper packages 

tied with string!

Also love to get out my Melissa Phillips files, 

and her layering with vellum!

Believe stamp set Santa, paper pieced. 

Pencil colored robe, to mimic plaid.

Fuzzy glitter on whites.

Gifts are stamped, and colored with white gel, green copic (leaves), and red Stickles.

Double tree, bottom from In the Meadow, top from Believe

Looking at all the Christmas stash on my worktable just makes me happy! 

Merry Monday #124 {Presents/Gifts!}