Strawberries

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We're getting fresh strawberries right now.  It seems like it's much earlier

than we used to get them.  That doesn't keep us from enjoying them

It's no wonder when I saw Michelle L.'s sketch at 

Freshly Made Sketches #732, 

that strawberries popped into my mind.  Here's the sketch....

I've used the leaves to represent the largest circle, the strawberries for the lowest circle,

and the flowers for the top circle.  Looking at the sketch again, I think one flower would

have been enough.  Too late now.

I hope I haven't veered too far off the sketch!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Berry Blessings (ret SU)

Ink:   Handsome Hunter

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Strawberries die (Elizabeth Crafts), Copics (R34, R29, R39, YG03, YG17, Y13, Y15, Y000), Checkered Scallops EF (SB), White Gel Pen, Neon Yellow Sharpie

Enjoy!

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More Cherry Blossoms

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After I made this card, I kept on playing with the embossing folder and die set.

No challenges, just the result of some relaxing fun.

Using Donna's sketch again.  I cut the rectangles from pink paper and inked

the raised flowers with a darker shade of pink ink.

This background was  done the same way of the previous card with the addition

of a few die cut and embossed blossoms along with a sweet butterfly.

This time I patted a white pigment ink pad over the raised embossing on medium blue.

The buttercups in the lawn inspired this one.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Take Care (ret SU)

Ink:   Elegant Eggplant, Wilted Violet (what was left on the brush), Carnation (SSS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Petal Pink (SU)

Other:  Cherry Blossoms EF & Die (SSS), Bright Dragonfly die (SSS), Stitched Rectangles die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Inspiration Collection (OOB)

Ink:   Morning Mist (VC), Carnation (SSS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Petal Pink (SU)

Other:  Cherry Blossoms EF & die (SSS), Stitching Butterfly die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Reflections: Romans 15:13

Ink:   Morning Mist (VC), Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Marina Mist (SU), Seashell (SSS)

Other:  Cherry Blossoms EF & die (SSS), Love to Layer: Soft Ridges (PTI)

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  

Ink:   BP Black, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight (SU)

Other:  Cherry Blossoms EF & die (SSS), Caran d'ache pencil (Fast Orange), Meadow Clover die (MB), Large Words EF (Kwan), Stitched Arch Stax (MFT), Betterpress Fancy Sentiment plate & die (SB)

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Coral and Green for Color Hues

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

This month Sheri picked our colors.  She chose....

I recently got a new fancy die.  It's a background die with additional dies for the flowers.

I die cut the background and enough of the flowers to add to the top and colored

all with Distress re-inkers used as watercolor.

When it was all painted and dried, I put the flowers together (isn't the dimension fantastic?)

and added the flowers over top.  Then I added it to a

card base with dimensionals for a 'floating frame'.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer Kelly have done to inspire you.

I hope you'll create a card using Coral & Green and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on April 29th.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Bold Backgrounds: Vintage Roses (HB), Distress Re-inkers (Abandoned Coral, Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron)

Enjoy!

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Cherry Blossoms

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I hope you had a nice weekend and found some time to get creative.

This card was made with a new Simon Says Stamp embossing folder and die set.

I love being able to get the embossed details in the die cuts and when they

offered a discount on their embossing folders, I gave in to the temptation.

I thought that Donna's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches would be a good

fit for these little blooms.

Here's her sketch....

I used the smallest stitched rectangle die and cut six from Solar White Cardstock. 

Then on to the embossing folder.  The die cuts three so I cut once from mixed

media paper and colored with Distress Re-inkers used as watercolor.  The leaves

were from another die.

After the flowers had dried, I used a white gel pen to highlight details and a

tiny gem for the center to tie the flowers to the sentiment strip.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #731 - sketch by Donna

NBUS #85 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Embossing folder and die

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sentiment Strips (Alt)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Cherry Blossoms EF & Die (SSS), Distress re-inkers (Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron), Subtle EF, Stitched Rectangles die (SSS), Fantasy Bouquet die (SSS)

Enjoy!

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Have a Sweet Day

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

I have really been enjoying this Perky Flower die.

Challenges:

Colorful Options - Yellow

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Four Petal Sweet Day Flower (SB)

Ink:   Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, So Saffron

Other:  Perky Flower die (SSS), Essential Modern Ovals die (SB), Into the Bloom: Wildwood (PTI), Tile Reflections EF (SB)

Enjoy!

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