Acorn Almanac for Fun

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

I was recently quite taken with a stamp from Unity.

Trying to get the look I wanted, I ended up with several cards.

So grab a cup (or glass) of your favorite beverage for a lengthy show.

This was the first one.  I stamped with Sepia ink and embossed with a new to me

matte clear embossing powder on mixed media paper.

The camera is seeing it much darker than it actually is.  The border is Cajun Craze-

more rust than brown and the leaves and acorns are lighter too.

The second one was done the same way but embossed with gold. This one has a border

of dark brown.  I used acetate to smoosh some ink into the background on both of them.

I didn't like the embossed caps on the acorns so I stamped some more acorns with

black ink and colored them in, fussy cut and popped them up.

The third ended up being my favorite.  It was the second attempt.  The first attempt

was a mess.  More on that later.

This time no embossing.  Just stamping, coloring with Zigs and my waterbrush. 

I did a wet on wet wash around the mage and added some splatters.

I added a bow (not as wonky as it looks) and some little copper punched circles.

Again the actual colors are lighter.

Finally....

I'm not even sure if I would send this one.  It's the result of trying to die cut 

before the splatters dry.  Those little splatters became ugly smudges!

I salvaged some of it.  You can see the results of cutting before drying.

And the worst got cut off.

It was a fun play with this stamp set and not all on the same day.

I hope you have some fun creating this weekend.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Acorn Almanac (Unity)

Ink:   Versafine Sepia, Encore Gold, Vesafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural

Other:  Zigs CCRBM, Matte Clear EP, Gold EP, Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies (Unity), Essential Arches Dies (SB), Stitched Circle Dies (SSS), Oak Forest EF (SB)

Enjoy!

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Poinsettia Joy

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I had some leftover strips of embossed vellum and I knew if I tried to put them

back in the paper box, they would get messed up.  Solution: put them on a card.

But them what to put with them?  One of my many poinsettias of course.

This poinsettia is from Concord &  9th.  The set has a background and this

layered poinsettia as well as berries and greenery.  It's a fantastic set of dies!

For this card I used the poinsettia and berries.  The silver sprig was already a

leftover from one of my friend's gatherings.

I cut the poinsettia from Neenah Solar White and ink blended with

red and green ink.  It's popped up on the front with a dimensional.

The sentiment is always the hardest part for me.  Nothing was working.

Then I thought of a tag.  That was the best solution.

It turned out to be one of my favorite cards.  And the pretty silver embossed

vellum found a happy place.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Poinsettia (A great challenge, Col)

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S.- 1st week of the month get inky

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green (SU)   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Embossed Vellum (ret SU), Silver Foil, Gold Foil, White Glimmer

Other:  Festive Blooms (C9), Pinpoint Main Street Tags (PS), Joy die (Elizabeth Crafts)

Enjoy!

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Treasured Garden

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I had pulled this die set out to use.  It's been in the NBUS box for a month 

or so now.  I die cut the blooms from mixed media paper and colored with

Zig markers and a waterbrush.

When I saw Kim's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #756, I thought

these pieces would fit into this sketch beautifully.  See if you agree.

I had a few pieces left over and put them on another card.

I didn't follow the sketch for this one.

Card Recipe

Stamps:

Ink:   Betterpress Black (SB)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Treasured Garden (SC), Zig CCRBM, Charming Flora Cover Die (AS), Betterpress Plate, Border Die (2024 Advent Calendar)

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Awesome Mum

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Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Here's a card I did with our Craft Group last Wednesday.  It's always so

much fun to get together with these gals! 

This time I was hosting and this is one of the projects I had for them to do.

The heat embossing makes for some easy watercoloring.  The die to cut the 

flower and leaves makes it even easier.  No need to be neat!

I had an extra, just in case, and colored it up afterwards with my Zigs.

I lent the stamp and die to one of the gals that wanted to do some at home. It was easy

to fussy cut this flower. Phew!  It's on it's way to a friend with some medical worries.

I don't know about you, but I have plans to do some cardmaking today.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #335 - Birthday card/Use Fall Colors

Krafty Chicks #840 - Birthday

Four Seasons - Fall

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mandala Blossoms (SSS), Jumbo Mum (Ton), French Foliage (ret SU)

Ink: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Dried Marigold

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Watercolor Cards (Strathmore) (thanks Sandy), Copper

Other:  White EP, Distress Re-inkers (Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon, Peeled Paint), Autumn Serenade EF (SB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Jumbo Mum (Ton), Praying for You Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:  Whisper White, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  White EP, Zigs (Lt Violet, Purple, Olive Green, Deep Green), Argyle Plaid EF (SB)

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Amber and Burnt Red for Color Hues

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

This month our talented Steph picked our colors.  She chose....

Aren't these beautiful fall colors?

They were perfect for this Papertrey Ink bird die set that recently arrived in

my craft room.

I die cut this plump little guy from a piece of Crushed Curry textured cardstock that

I'd been hoarding for a 'few' years.  I added a bit of ink blending around the edges

and plopped him on a branch watercolored in shades of red.

I punched some bits of gold metallic cardstock to add to the background 

and leaves.

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

fantastic Guest Designer Crystal have done to inspire you.

Your card and or project can use ANY HUE of the TWO Colors selected for you, 

and of course, neutrals are welcome.  

Our Neutrals are: white, black, grey, kraft, brown, cream, and metallics. 

Remember that green is not a neutral. 

I hope you'll create a card using Amber & Burnt Red and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on October 14th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Just a Note (?)

Ink:   Dk Cranberry w Fired Brick (GKD & DI), Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Brushed Corduroy, Aged Mahogany)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Crushed Curry Textured (ret SU), Watercolor (Strathmore)

Other:  Vine Canopy EF (SSS), Privet Branch die (SSS), Simply Birds Die (PTI)

Enjoy!

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