October Giveaway Starts Today... Hello from Alaska!

Hello and welcome!

Happy October! I can't believe so much of this year has just flown by! I've been playing with distress inks to make some galaxy cards! And because I live in Alaska I've made them Alaska themed!

My card uses lots of Ranger distress inks and Perfect Pearls spray for the shimmery background and Simon Says Stamp die cut star! The mountain scene is an older Great Impressions stamp that I love to use on Alaska type cards! It's not Denali by any means, but it reminds me of Alaska! I backed the mountain scene with glitter black cardstock and foam mounted it to a Gina K Designs heavy weight cardstock. The HELLO and "from" is from Winnie and Walter "The Big, the Bold and the Happy" set. I wrote the word ALASKA because I don't have a stamp... yet! I decided to keep the background with color and the mountain scene just black and white or it would be too busy with both of them colored. I used Judikins diamond glaze on the star and sprinkled dark blue glitter on it before it dried for a little extra sparkle.

I've had requests from customers for Alaska themed cards and so I will continue with that venue for awhile!

GIVEAWAY*GIVEAWAY*GIVEAWAY*GIVEAWAY

Spellbinders Lacey Circles dies (5), assortment of stamps including Dot, Dot, Dot from Stampin' Up.

This giveaway will run through October 18th and I will pick a winner on October 19th!

To win all you have to do is:

1. Comment on this post below for one entry.

2. Comment and/or like giveaway photo on my Instagram account for one entry (Alaska.Kris)

3. Comment and/or like giveaway post on my Facebook page for one entry. (Alaska Forget Me Not Designs)

4. BONUS ENTRY: For a bonus (4th) entry, repost on your blog, Instagram account or Facebook page about my giveaway and leave the link in the comments on this post only.

That is four entries total per person. You have until midnight Alaska time October 18th to do one or all four ways of entering for this giveaway. I will pick a winner and contact them on October 19th. Sorry USA entries only due to shipping costs.

I would love it if you followed me on all my social media but it isn't required for the monthly giveaways. I make cards for the love of creating and love to follow, like and comment on the blogs and other social media accounts of those who love to do the same. That is all.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless!

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CHALLENGES:

Great Impressions October Challenge: Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps & More: Clean and Simple
Aud Sentiment Challenge Blog: Anything Goes & a Sentiment

September Giveaway Winner... A Reworked Moose Card

Hello and welcome,

I had this card for sale originally with just the moose and the "Hello" sentiment stamped in Hero Arts Cup O'Joe brown ink but decided to rework it with Prisma color pencils and masked off the moose then added mountains and trees from an older Great Impressions stamp! Now I know my coloring needs help but I need to practice so here's one of my practice pieces that I can send to a friend!

And this is where the MISTI tool is invaluable... after coloring the image I lost the details on the moose, so I used my MISTI to align the moose stamp up again and restamp it in Versafine detail black ink! It proved to give me back the details I wanted and give a sort of 3D effect to the moose! Here are a couple of close up shots of the moose... he looks like he's looking back at ya! I used a black Sakura Glaze pen (for 3D effect too) to touch up his eye to give it more life-like appearance! I used Glossy Accents over the "Hello" to add some shine and texture!

Are you ready for the giveaway winner....

CAROL CASAVANT

who commented on my Facebook post! Congratulations again, Carol! I also "know" Carol from Instagram! She won my February blog giveaway too so don't forget to enter monthly! I've contacted Carol and the goodies will soon be on their way to her!

My next giveaway starts October 2... this coming weekend! Remember if you follow my blog, Instagram account or art business on Facebook you'll automatically get notified of posts including the giveaway posts!

Thanks again everyone and God bless you!
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CHALLENGES:
AAA Cards: Game #74 Masking
Great Impressions Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
The Male Room Challenge #45: Leaves or Trees