Thursday, April 16, 2026

Coral and Green for Color Hues

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

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


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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Monday, April 13, 2026

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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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Have a Sweet Day

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

I have really been enjoying this Perky Flower die.


Challenges:
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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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Spring Garden

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

Surprise!  I bet that you thought there would be tulips in my spring garden!


But I had this stencil out when Seize the Birthday asked me to guest design for
their challenge this week. Thanks so much for the honor, my friends.


 

Let's go see the spring gardens the Design Team and other Surprise Party Guest
have done at Seize the Birthday.

Oh, and that lady bug is another die from the Alex Syberia Cheerful Meadow set.
I do love these dies!


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Fun Birthday Sentiments (HLS OOB)
Ink:   Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler (SU)
Paper:   Neenah Solar White
Other:  Wild Blooms Stencil (PTI), Burlap EF (HB), Cheerful Meadow die (AS), Stitched Squares die (SSS)


Enjoy!


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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Hello, Friend

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

I'm still enjoying the Cheerful Meadows die set from Alex Syberia.


I've die cut from mixed media paper and colored with re-inkers used as watercolors.

I am loving the layering on these die cuts and the details in the dies.


Challenges:
CAS Colours & Sketches #582 - Melon Mambo, Shy Shamrock, Summer Splash  (I don't have two of the colors so I'm taking a guess based on the beautiful inspiration cards.)








Card Recipe
Stamps:  Scripty Sentiments (Inky Antics)
Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)
Other:  Cheerful Meadows dies (AS), Distress re-inkers (Mowed Lawn, Festive Berries, Peacock Feathers), Notched Corner Frames (PFS), Black Micron Pen, White Gel Pen


Enjoy!


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