Clover

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

I've been playing with a NBUS set of dies and had this clover and

blooms sitting on my table.

Our Spring clover blooms are yellow.  So I opted with yellow flowers with

the clover leaves and some other leaves that were in the set.

All were cut from mixed media paper and watercolored with Distress re-inkers.

I used Jen B.'s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #724 - see sketch below

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff (dies)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Faith, Hope, Love (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural, Kraft

Other:  Into the Blooms: Clover dies (PTI), Burlap EF (HB), Distress re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness)

Enjoy!

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Santa and Rudolph

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I found this image already colored in the package when I was looking 

for something else.

It made me think about the challenge at Peace on Earth.

So they went on a card after some cutting and trying this and that.

The sentiment was cut from the Memory Box Twiggy Alphabet.

I thought I had a Ho ho, ho die, but can't put my hands on it.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #107 - Inspired by the reindeer

Jingle Belles - Red (I hope there's enough red on this)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Selfies (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Copics, Circle Dies, Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Twiggy Alphabet dies (MB)

Enjoy!

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Wild Wood with Wood Slice

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After making this card, I wanted to do at least one more before I put the

set on the shelf.  This time I wanted to use at least one of the wood slices

included with the set.

Here's what I came up with....

Everything but the bees was cut from Neenah Solar White.  I used Distress ink and

blending brushes to color the wood slice and started to color the flowers with 

sponge daubers and ink.  I wasn't crazy about the flowers so I went over them with

Copic markers.

The little bees are very fussy.  The dies cut the body, stripes and wings separately. They

don't take much paper but they do take a steady hand to get them together.  I think you'll

be seeing them often in the future if I can keep my hands steady.

Thanks to Donna for choosing my previous card as a favorite at Freshly Made Sketches.

She inspired me with this card that she'd made.  It was what I needed to get this

set out of my NBUS box and give it a whirl, not once but twice.

Challenges:

Allsorts #843 - Embossing or ATG - Embossed background

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with embossing used option of die cuts

A Cut Above - ATG with at least 1 die cut

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs (for wood slice)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Neenah Natural

Other:  Wild Wood dies (PTI), Copice (R29, R39, YG03, YG17, G24, G46, Y15, Y17), Cracked Large EF (TH)

Enjoy!

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Peach and Teal for Color Hues

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

This month my friend Jules P. chose the colors.  What pretty colors they are too.

She chose....

I used a much loved Penny Black stamp and die for this card. It was stamped on

mixed media paper and colored with Zig Brush Markers.

I die cut twice with the matching die and glued together for stability.

The sentiment from the same set was stamped on a strip layered on a teal strip.

I always love using embossed backgrounds and this time I chose a Penny Black 

texture embossing folder and added two Hexagon frames also from Penny Black.

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

fantastic Guest Designer Gundi have done to inspire you.

I hope you'll create a card using Peach and Teal and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on February 28.

I'm also adding this to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Peaceful Time (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Tranquil Teal (GKD)

Other:  Zig Brush Markers (Persian Green, Med. Brown, Pale Orange), Peaceful Time die (PB), Texture EF (PB), Hexagon Frames (PB)

Enjoy!

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Wild Wood Birthday Wishes

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

We've had some lovely springlike weather  lately and it made me want

to get out some NBUS flowers.  Who am I kidding?  It's always a good 

time to pull out flowers!

I've die cut these from some Altenew watercolor paper and used Distress Re-inkers

as my watercolor medium.

I wanted to use Verena's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, so I tried to arrange

the flowers according to the sketch.

I had to add that extra bee to cover a smudge in the upper corner and the 

sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #723 - See sketch below

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff  (die set)

Seize the Birthday #320 - Used topping of CAS + die cuts

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Altenew)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Wild Wood (PTI), Spring Leaves Cover Die (PF), Pierced Blanket Cover Die (HBS), Distress re-inkers (Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Mustard Seed), Tombow Marker 451

Enjoy!

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