Star of Wonder

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

I hope you had a nice weekend.  We had some much needed rain and the 

promise of a couple of cooler and less humid days.  I'm looking forward to that.

Karren's Freshly Made Sketch #753 has so many possibilities!

I've always loved this star.  It's one of those retired Stampin' Up sets that I haven't

been able to part with.  I hope I've captured some of the shine.

The star an sentiment are heat embossed with silver and I've added a shadow of

silver foil behind them.  I had another silver label and added it behind the

star to make it stand out a little better.  I do love a mostly white card!

I know the team has wonderful inspiration. Now I'm going to check out the gallery.

I'm sure it's just as inspiring!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Star of Light (ret SU)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Silver Foil 

Other:  Star of Light die (ret SU), Snowflake EF (MS), Silver EP, Decorative Sentiment dies (EMD)

Enjoy!

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In Full Bloom for Fall

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Today is a the anniversary of a sad and frightening day in our country.

Remembering those who lost their lives and those who survived the horrors.

On a more cheerful note....

This stamp has been in my NBUS box for too long.  I finally ordered the die set to

go with it and gave it a go.

I inked the stamp with Concord & 9th inks on watercolor paper and after stamping, 

did a bit of blending with a waterbrush.  After it dried, I used a watercolor pencil to

add a little detail, die cut and layered a couple of the flowers.

It was a perfect fit with the embossed Molded Frame.

The sentiment is from the same set.

A twofer....

Last month our Craft Group picked some flowers from Kim's pots and pounded them

into watercolor paper.  I have done a similar technique using the Big Shot.  In some ways 

this worked better.  It didn't seem to be as messy.  This was the best of the three that

I tried to do.  Kim suggested touching it up with fine line pens, pencils or markers.  I

used pencils and a very fine Micron pen.  After masking the flowers, I used one of

the stems from the above stamp set and went over it with a damp watercolor brush

to diffuse the color a bit.  It's all mounted on a smooshed watercolor base.

I hope you get some weekend craftiness!

Card Recipe

Stamps: In Full Bloom (PTI) 

Ink:   Buttercup, Pimento, Parsley, Rainforest (C9)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Altenew)

Other:  In Full Bloom dies (PTI), Molded Frame EF (SB), Buzzing Bumblebees dies (MB)

Enjoy!

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Thankful

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

I'm really enjoying fall colors these days and the cooler temperatures

and less humidity.  These kind of days seem to be rare and appreciated.

Last month's calendar page paired well with this copper Thankful.  After I die

cut the calendar illustration, I embossed it with the Subtle EF.

One less thing in the UFO box.  That's always a good thing.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #839 - Die Week Thanks

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Vibrant Thanks (Power Poppy)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cajun Craze, Copper

Other:  Copics (Y11, Y15, YR12, YR15, R59, G21, G24, G46), Reflections: Numbers 6 die (PTI), Words of Gratitude die (PB), Kitchen Weave EF (Cuttlebug), Subtle EF (ret SU)

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Leaf Ring New Home

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Whew, it's been a busy weekend but I managed to get a card done.

When I saw Narelle's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, I immediately thought of this

die in my NBUS box.  I do love a wreath and keep one on my front door.  I guess it's 

time to change it up for fall.  But today, it's a wreath to wish blessings on a new home.

The embossed background was done with a long retired Stampin' Up embossing folder.

The wreath was cut from Neenah Solar White and colored with a couple of Copics.

I cut the bow from a scrap of Calypso Coral and added a bit of ink in the center.

The camera says it's red, but my eyes say it's coral.

It will be on it's way as soon as I get the new address.

BTW here's Narelle's sketch

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Homes (ret SU)

Ink:   Calypso Coral

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Classic Leaf Ring die (SSS), Copics (G43, G46), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry)

Enjoy!

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Butterflies for Fun

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

In my quest for the dusty blue and brown that I was looking for at Color Hues, I

made several cards using a Penny Black Butterfly.  I was really hung up on

that butterfly and not satisfied that it was what I wanted.

Here they are...

First I tried a piece of alcohol ink.  It has some blue, brown and gold.

I stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne and clear embossed before fussy cutting.

It's okay.

Next I embossed with copper and colored with Ohuhu markers.  Too dark so I tried 

some splatters.  Actually the splatters went well, but the blue was too dark for dusty blue.

So I stamped in brown and colored with Ohuhu markers using a flicking motion instead

of filling in with color and blending.  Once it was dry, I patted it with VersaMark 

and heat embossed with clear powder.

Then I gave up and made this card.

If you've stayed with me this long, I have another sort of butterfly to share from my garden.

It's a hummingbird moth.  He was constantly moving so hard to get a photo.

I'd never seen one before, just pictures.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Trio (PB), Blessings (PB), Praying for You (PTI)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC), VersaMark, Warm Cocoa (GKD)

Paper:   Warm Cocoa (GKD), Neenah Solar White, Powder (C9), Black

Other:  Clear EP, Lindy's Midnight Copper EP, Ohuhu Markers, Cracked Large EF (TH), Stitched Circles (SSS)

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