Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Giveaway Winners

What a GREAT week it's been!

I've had a great time creating all of this week's cards

with so many fantastic stamps by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.

I hope that you've enjoyed visiting this week

If you were already familiar with Blue Knight Rubber Stamps...

I hope that you enjoyed seeing some of their fabulous new release stamps....

and...

if Blue Knight is new to you...

I hope that you found a bit of inspiration here at my blog

and have had fun browsing the Blue Knight web site 

Today...
we're wrapping up this great week 

with announcing 2 giveaway winners!

PAM

and...ADRIANNE E

PAM....

Please choose one of the silhouette stamp sets below....

then email your choice, along with your mailing address to me at

tobellissimacards@gmail.com 

No later than Monday evening
       
  Birthday Fun             Zach & Marley

        

                   I'll Never Stop Believing   For Those Who Served                               

ADRIANNE E

Please choose either Mark & Salem...or Tracie and Bailey.

then email your choice, along with your mailing address

to me at

tobellissimacards@gmail.com
No later than Monday evening

              

           Mark & Salem               Tracie & Bailey   

****In the event that the winner(s) do not respond by Monday evening

(October 22nd)...alternate winner(s) will be chosen and announced here at the blog 

on Tuesday, October 23rd 

Thanks a bunch for following along here at my blog

during Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week!
and

thank you for all of your kind comments as well!
Have a wonderful weekend my crafty and creative friends!
Michelle.

Day 6: A Re-Cap of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week and Giveaway

Hello my crafty and creative friends!

I can't believe how quickly this week has passed!
It's already time for a re-cap of all of the cards

that I created and shared during Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week...

here at my blog.

I'm so glad that I don't have to choose a favorite stamp set...or card

because the truth is...

I enjoyed creating each of this week's cards!

There's lots to share today...
Lots of photos to go along with a re-cap of cards.

I'll be sharing a photo of each card...all 12 of them!

and will note the name of the stamp sets tat were used for the focal image.
*If you click on the name of the stamp set(s)....

you'll be linked to the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site 

where you can view all of the info for that particular stamp (set).

So...Let's get started!

(GIVEAWAY info will follow the re-cap...at the end of the blog post.

so be sure to follow along to the very end of the re-cap)

DAY #1 CARDS

BIRTHDAY FUN

I'LL NEVER STOP BELIEVING

I'LL NEVER STOP BELIEVING

AND

BIRTHDAY FUN

ZACH AND MARLEY

~~~~~~

DAY #2 CARD

FOR THOSE WHO SERVED

DAY #3

I'LL NEVER STOP BELIEVING

YOU & ME

The card...

and the YOU & ME card making video tutorial

DAY#4

MARK & SALEM

TRACIE & BAILEY

DAY #5

PEACEFUL  LAKE

SAILBOATS

SAILBOATS

WOW!
What a week it has been!
Looking back at all of the cards that I've created during 

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week 

reminds me of the creative joy that each stamp set brought me!

I hope that you've found a bit of inspiration here at my blog...

and enjoyed seeing each stamp set in action!

Now it's time for me to do a re-cap about the giveaway
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps is offering this wonderful GIVEAWAY!

* If you have a USA mailing address....leave  comment below

*2 winners will be chosen and announced here at the blog tomorrow...
so don't forget to check in here tomorrow to see who the winners are!

Winner #1 will choose one of the silhouette stamp sets below:

Winner #2 will have the opportunity to choose either 

Mark & Salem OR Tracie & Bailey

Before you head off to post a comment to be "in" on the giveaway...

I'd like to say thank you ...

I'm so glad that you've joined me here at my blog

for Blue Knight  Rubber Stamps Week!
I've appreciated all of the comments you've share here at the blog

as well as via Facebook.
Wishing each of you a wonderful day!
Michelle.

DAY 5: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week & GIVEAWAY

Hello my crafty friends!
Can you believe that it's already Day 5 of 

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week & GIVEAWAY, here at my blog?

Somehow, while I've been enjoying creating cards....

This week passed too quickly!

Here's a little summary of what is yet to come...
Today...I'll be sharing 3 new cards..
Tomorrow...I will share a re-cap of ALL of this weeks cards
Saturday...The 2 GIVEAWAY Winners will be announced here at the blog.
Sunday....I'll be a mope...feeling sad...because Blue Knight Week will be over.

But today....I'm VERY excited!
I am LOVING the stamps that I used to create today's cards.
Love Love Love

Wanna see the Blue Knight stamps?
Here they are...

Peaceful Lake (left)...... and Sailboats (right)
     

I also used  a Happy Birthday sentiment
from the Best Wishes stamp set

When I placed my order at Blue Knight Rubber Stamps 

for all of the stamps that I used for this week's cards

I also picked up a set of 48 Royal & Langnickel Soft Pastels.
When I saw them on the Blue Knight web site, 

I was reminded of how much I used to enjoy coloring with pastels.
As I got more into pencil coloring...alcohol marker coloring and water coloring
I drifted away from using soft pastels.
I'm guessing that I haven't used pastels in about 15 years.
I thought that it was time to work with soft pastels again...
So...I ordered the set of 48 Soft Pastels...and a supply of Fantastix!

   

I  immediately reached for the pastels when creating the Peaceful Lake card...
Because I wanted to add a soft porcelain color tint to the image.
(not heavy darker coloring)
The soft pastels allowed me to achieve that look.
I also used the Heidi Pettie Cloud Stencil to create a cloudy sky

with the pastels
(A very different cloudy look as compared to using the stencil

with ink pads and Clarity Stencil Brushes...
which is how I usually create cloudy skies)

When the coloring was complete...

I chose a print and solid cherry colored card stock for matting.
And...

this is what I wound up with!

Did I mention that I want to be on the shore of this lake right now!
"Peaceful Lake" is the ideal name for this stamp.
Reuniting with soft pastel coloring was wonderful...
and I was reminded about WHY it's so enjoyable...and relaxing.

After I created the Peaceful Lake card...

I created 2 cards with the gorgeous Sailboats stamp set.
Here's something extra awesome about the sailboats stamp set...
It consists of two sailboat stamps...
one large...one small.
I loved that I had the option of creating cards with 2 different sized images.

I added color to the sailboat cards with Copic markers 

and did some basic layering and matting.
I chose a great ivory map print for one of the cards

and added knotted cotton twine to the other.
I added clouds to the sky with the Heidi Pettie Cloud stencil

and ink lifted from an ink pad with Clarity Stencil Brushes.
I am so pleased with both cards.

I LOVE them.

And never want to send them to anyone!
I want to keep them...forever!
(Did I just say that out loud?)

But alas...it was time to set the Peaceful Lake aside...
and ink up the Sailboats!

Look at this gorgeous image!
Be still my heart!
And the Cloud Stencil?
How did I ever live without this stencil!
(Secret: Since discovering this stencil at the Blue Knight web site last Spring...

I have started hoarding them...Yes...I have 3 Cloud Stencils..."Just in case")

In case of what...I do not know...

But...I have 3...just in case,.

You can see the knotted cotton twine nicely in this photo

as well as the matting.
The cherry red card stock was perfect,I think....

 for picking up the red on the boat.

After the love affair with the large sailboat...
It was time to create a card with the smaller sailboat.
If you thought that I was over the moon enough for the larger sailboat card
take a seat for what's about to come...

Me...and some genuine stamp loving lunacy.
Holy Schmoly.
This card makes my little card making heart go skip a beat.

Oh my..

The sailboat....The clouds...The map print card stock...

The kraft card stock matting...the hint of red beneath the image layer...
and the hand-cut matted sentiment banner.
For me..it's true love.

 I was so happy to be feeling the love 

as I created his last card for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps week! 

This is a card that I will make many of ...
Exactly as you see it here....

Just to keep on hand.

This has been a fun and inspiring week for me.
Creating cards with so many new Blue Knight stamps was wonderful!
I'm looking forward to sharing a recap with you tomorrow.
I hope that you found a little bit of inspiration of your own

here at my blog this week

and took time to visit the Blue Knight Rubber stamps web site HERE.
Don't forget to order the Cloud Stencil!
Or order 3...like me!

But before you head over to the web site...
Take a sec to post a fast comment below to be in on the 2 giveaways.
On Saturday, two winners will be announced here at my blog.

the first winner will have the opportunity to choose one of the silhouette stamps shown below
And the second winner will choose either Mark and Salem or Tracie and Bailey.

             

Thanks for visiting today...

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for the full week re-cap!
Michelle.

DAY 4: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week & GIVEAWAY

Hello my crafty friends!
Welcome to day 4 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps & GIVEAWAY here at my blog!

I have been having the best time this week...

 sharing cards that I've created with so many terrific Blue Knight stamps...

and today...
I am excited x's 10!

I love to color images...
Pencils coloring...
Water coloring...
Alcohol marker coloring...
Pastels...
Inks...
Pigments
I love it all!

All of this coloring-love could only mean that

I was really looking forward to inking up

Mark & Salem...and Tracie & Bailey....

and getting busy with some coloring!

But first...let me introduce you to
 Mark & Salem.......and  Tracie and Bailey
(You can find both stamps HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site)

              

The sentiments used when creating today's cards are
Legendary (left)...... and Once in a Lifetime (right)
             
After enjoying silhouette stamping for a few days
my crafty little hands were eager to pick up some markers

and get bust coloring!
and...
This is what I whipped up!

I love blue and tan together..

and decided to make that the color palette for this card.
I chose some nice masculine style prints that went well with the image colors

and matted the prints and sentiment piece with navy and kraft colored card stock.
I stamped the image...trimmed it..and double matted it with a print and navy card stock...
but first...I inked the edges a bit/
I die cut the image piece with a large tag die 

and used the tag die as a stencil for inking the edges of the die cut tag.
I added a small hole to the top of the tag with my Crop-a-dile

and added some raw twine to finish the tag.
I positioned the image tag with fun foam for added lift and dimension.

I loved coloring this image and creating this card

and I am thrilled that Blue Knight has a great selection of images

that highlight physically challenged children

After Mark & Salem were colored and transformed into a card..
It was time to create a card with Tracie & Bailey!
*Yay...more coloring!*

I colored this image with Copic markers as well...

but instead of choosing a print...
I opted to create my own background
(One that would go with the colors and mood of the image...

as well as complementing the flowers on Tracie's pants.

So...I got out my Ken Oliver Colorburst Inks pads...

my Ken Oliver Stencil Brushes

a little spray bottle of water..

and a Sheena Douglass retro style stencil...

and I got busy creating the background.

The magic happened when the inked card stock was spritzed with water

and left to dry.
The colors blend and move and transform themselves !
Once the spritzed piece had dried..I added some stenciled flowers

Spritzed lightly again...

Let the piece dry...

and then...

I created this card...
(I love this sentiment!)
The image piece was die cut with a double stitched rectangle die...

I used the die...as I did with the card above...

as a stencil for creating the background by brushing ink onto the card stock.
(I matted the image piece, the sentiment and the inked background piece 

with the same deep turquoise card stock.)
The matted image piece was positioned with fun foam for added dimension.
I stamped this wonderful sentiment onto white card stock
 Trimmed it to size...inked the edges a bit... then matted  the sentiment piece

and positioned it with foam dimensionals.

I couldn't be happier with this inked....spritzed and stenciled background!
The colors are perfect
(thank you Ken Oliver Colorburst Inks)
The reactive qualities of the spritzed ink gave me the exact look that I was going for!
and..

the overlay of stenciled flowers pulled it all together, I think.

Creating each of today's cards was so enjoyable!

I got to Color...create a background with reactive ink...
I got to do some die cutting and stenciling.
I got to envision today's cards in my head...

and I got to create them...exactly as I had wanted them to be!
Now that's the stuff that card making dreams are made of!

and...
I'd love for YOU to have a chance to dream up your own Mark and Tracie cards
So...
if you have a USA mailing address...be sure to post a comment below
(and below each of this weeks Blue Knight Rubber Stamps blog posts)
You'll get one giveaway entry for each daily comment.
At the end of the week...2 winners will be chosen
One winner will choose one of the silhouette stamps below
and 

one winner will choose either Mark or Tracie
          

So...don't forget to post a comment today...
(**It's not too late to visit the prior Blue Knight Week posts here at my blog

to post  comments for additional GIVEAWAY entries!)

Thanks for visiting today...

Wishing you a wonderful day!
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow 

for Day 5 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week!
Michelle.

Day 3: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week , a GIVEAWAY and a Video Tutorial

Hello my crafty friends!

Welcome to Day 3 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps & GIVEAWAY Week, 

here at my blog!

The week is passing quickly....
and I'm having a great time creating cards with so many terrific stamps!
I hope that you've been enjoying this special week as well.

Today I'm sharing 2 cards...(and a speedy video tutorial)
Both cards are happy...cheerful..fun and bright 

and have lots of little details that make each one pop and sparkle and shine.

I've got lots to share today...
So I am going to jump right in...

and start the sharing!

Today's card were created with some great Blue Knight Rubber Stamps sets...

The first card was created with

the You & Me stamp set

  

and the second card...the shaker card...was created with the following stamp sets...
I'll Never Stop Believing (left).....and....Best Wishes (right)

        

The first card that I'm sharing today

was created with the You & Me stamp set.
and...it's also the card featured in this video tutorial.

I just love this large stamp

and the pairings of so many recognizable duos!
I, myself, am an Ethel...to 3 of my dearest red headed Lucy friends

with whom I have been known to get into many antics with since childhood!
(What are the chances that my 3 closest dearest lifelong childhood friends would all have red hair!)
This being said...it makes sense that I would opt to create a Lucy & Ethel card!

The video that I've shared above will show you how to create this window card

with a dynamic duo of your choice being the highlighted name.
I think that this stamp is so clever and versatile.
I'm so glad that I've added it to my stamp-stash.

I hand cut a small glittery arrow as an embellishment...

...and added the You & Me sentiment to the inside of the card.

You'll be amazed at how easy it was to create this card...

So be sure to check out the video (above)

After Lucy and Ethel were complete...
I created another a bright shimmery  card.

I have to say that I am NOT a big shaker card person...
BUT...I made a shaker card!
I started out by creating a foiled mat layer with

the start pattern from

Gina K's Foil Mates Stars and Stripes Background foil-able elements.
I chose a rainbow foil...so the foiled stars have lots of varied color.
I chose bright pink and black card stock colors for matting.
I used my MISTI stamping tool and Gina K's AMALGAM INK to stamp the image.
(My new favorite ink for silhouette stamping

because it gives a nice solid jet black image)
Once the image was stamped..
I die cut it with a stitched rectangle die

and matted it with black card stock.

Next...I created the shaker pouch by adding sequins to the pouch and sealing it.
(I used a cello-envelope for the shaker pouch)
I die cut a rectangle "window" in the center of the foiled piece

and used fun foam to position the foiled star piece.
I also stamped the sentiment and created  quadruple matting for the sentiment

with foiled pieces and card stock pieces.

This was a fun card to create!
I'm so glad that I created a shaker card ...

The first, for me...in a very long long time.

And now..
it's time to remind you about the giveaway.

If you have a USA address...

just leave a comment below to be "in" on the giveaway.
2 Winners will be chosen and announced here at the blog on Saturday
Winner #1 will have the opportunity to choose one of the silhouette stamps on the left...
and winner #2 will have the opportunity to choose one of the stamps on the right
(Mark and Salem...or Tracie and Bailey)
**You'll have an entry to each comment that you post 

each day during Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week....

There's still time to visit prior blog posts and to post a comment.
       

Thanks a bunch for visiting today my crafty and creative friends!

I hope that you've found a little bit of inspiration here at my blog today!
See you tomorrow for Day #4 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week!
Michelle.