Bouquet

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

This month has flown by and I'm running out of time to enter

the Flower Challenge.

This month they are asking for embossing (either heat or dry) on our floral cards.

No problem there!  I die cut some favorite flowers from mixed media paper used 

a combination of brushing ink on them and watercoloring with Distress re-inkers.

When the flowers were dry, I placed them on an piece of cardstock embossed 

with a doily die.  I love how the poppy dies embossing texture into the flowers!

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Anything goes week

Flower Challenge #103 - Add embossing

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday (did not use the option of fancy fold)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Super Day (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Real Red, Garden Green (SU), Sunbeam (SSS)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Morning Bloosoms, Iceland Poppies dies (SSS), Doily EF (TH), Distress re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Abandoned Coral, Rustic Wilderness)

Enjoy!

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Poinsettias

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I am woefully behind on making Christmas cards!

For those of you who think it's too early to think about Christmas cards, I feel

like the first half of this year has flown by and that only leaves a moment before

I need to get those cards in the mail!  So here's some for the stash.

First up was done using Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

I used Distress re-inkers (listed below) to get a rich color and actually went over

the petals with some Real Red re-inker.

No stem for this poinsettia, but it represented with the thin gold strip that

separates the two background panels.

This actually was the last card I did.  Before that I'd done another using last

week's sketch.  I was too slow to be able to add it to the gallery. 

A week goes by way too quickly!

So here are two more....

This is a great sketch and one I'll use again and again.

The poinsettias were cut from watercolor paper and smooshed into spritzed distress in

on my palette, then shaped and put together with a drop of glue in the center

of the flower.

The embossing is the same for all three.

This one used the same colors but more water.

I'll take this pink poinsettia to the Peace on Earth Challenge.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Glimmer

Other:  Layered Poinsettia (WF), Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness), Gracious Leaves EF (MB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Wonderful Words Holiday die (ret PTI)

Card Recipe (card 2)        

Stamps:  BP Mistletoe Greetings (SB)

Ink:   

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other: Layered Poinsettia (WF), Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness), Mistletoe Greetings Die (SB), Champagne Foil, Gracious Leaves EF (MB), Subtle EF (ret SU) 

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Glimmer

Other:  Layered Poinsettia (WF), Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness), Greetings die (PB), Holiday Blooms dies (SB), Gracious Leaves EF (MB)

Enjoy!

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Fabulous

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's really hot and humid here these days.  Summer has arrived!

Here's where I'd like to be....

I'll have to settle for dreaming for now, but watercoloring this image was fun.

I've stamped with Memento ink on mixed media paper and colored with

Distress re-inkers and my waterbrush.

I used a sentiment from the set and topped with two thin frames.

Challenges:

Double D - Let's go to the Beach

Just Us Girls #780 - Mood Board below

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Shoreline Friendship (Unity)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Blueberry Bushel

Other:  Zigs, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean (Distress Re-inkers), A2 Thin Frames (SSS)

Enjoy!

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Kokeshi Dolls

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I had a special treat last week.  My friend Nanc' (Scrapper@heart) came for a visit.

It was a real treat to meet her in person!  We spent some crafty time sharing some dies, 

embossing folders, press plates and stamps.  I cut some of Nanc's Kokeshi dolls 

dies and I've had so much fun putting them together.  It brought back memories of 

happy times playing with paper dolls when I was a kid.

My first doll is a CASE of another friend Michele's card.  I pressed the background

by inking the plate with Warm Glow ink.  The doll itself was cut from various

colors of cardstock.

Somehow I missed die cutting the little fan and went on a hunt for a 

substitution in the studio.  I found a bag of colored feathers I'd bought at

the thrift store and made feather fans.

For this card, I pressed the parasols with Watering Can Archival ink.  It came out

much darker than I wanted so I pressed it on a new piece of cardstock without re-inking.

Much better!

I framed her up with a Scrolled Punch & Pierce piece that I had cut previously.

I love when I find something that works for a card without much effort!

Lastly.....and my favorite of them all....

I cut some pieces from watercolor paper and adorned the dress with an

embossing folder and gold foil trim for a more elegant feel.

I found a piece of patterned paper that I thought worked well and added

some gold foil strips to ground her.

I'm going to take this last card to a couple of Darlene and Diane's challenges.

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with embossing

Those Pretty Papers - ATG using Patterned Paper

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PP Parasols (SB)

Ink:   Warm Glow (GKD), Watering Can Archival (Ranger)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blush, Crushed Curry, Blueberry Bushel, Black, Watercolor (Alt), Gold Foil, Patterned Paper (Artistically Inked ret SU)

Other:  Kokeshi Dolls dies (SB), Notched Corner Frames (PFS), Fluted Classic Ovals dies (SB), Scrolled Punch & Pierce Die (SB), Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Feathers (?) 

Come back soon, Nanc'!

Enjoy!

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Peach and Cobalt with Color Hues

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues.

This time Stef has chosen an interesting color combination.

This is the closest cardstock I have to peach.

I think this chick is questioning my choice!

Let's see what the rest of this fabulous team has designed to inspire us,

along with our very talented Guest Designer Teresa S.

I hope you'll join us with your Peach & Cobalt creations at

Color Hues.

This challenge is open until June 29th.

Other Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 3 - Embossing

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flock Talk (Unity), Just for You (?)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Pale Papaya (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Geo Screen EF (SB), Deckle Stitching Nesting Die (Unity), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Cobalt, Apricot)

Enjoy!

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