Velvet Star

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I've had another chance to play with that velvet paper.

I remembered that I had a sheet of similar paper in white that came in a 

kit several years ago.  I put them together and came up with this card.

I was inspired by the Mood Board at the Peace on Earth Challenge.

I love the red and white and spotted those sweet stars in the top right corner.

Originally I was going to cut a red plaid star and discovered the back side of the 

paper would be perfect to hang a star from.  So I went with the velvet paper.

There are already pine branches on the paper but I wanted more so I stamped

some with an old wood mount stamp.

I spent far too much time trying different sentiments and finally gave up and 

went without.  Maybe I'll discover the perfect one before it goes out.  There's a little

bit of time to figure that out.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas:  A is for ATG Christmas, B is for Bright

Peace on Earth #105: Inspired by the Stars in the upper right and the red and white on upper left

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pine Branch (Inkadinkadoo)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce

Paper:   Kraft, Gray Texture (?), Velvet (AZ & SSS), Patterned Paper (Scrapbook Customs)

Other:  Stitched Star Basic (Dress My Craft), A2 Thin Frames, Linen Thread

Enjoy!

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Shortbread Shapes Love

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I've been having fun with a NBUS embossing folder.

I kept to a simple color pattern for this valentine adding a primitive heart 

and a Cheery Lynn fern.  The tiny gems add just a bit of bling.

Next up....

This time I embossed some Cotton Candy cardstock and patted over the embossing

with a white pigment ink pad.  You can really see that lovely snowflake design.

I added a white Glimmer bow and love die cut and butterfly cut from Rose Glimmer.

Last but not least....

Along the same lines, I made a  card for friends planning a Valentine Wedding.

The bride has chosen royal blue and silver for the wedding colors.

 It's a large embossing folder and I made this card 5 x 7 so I could use the whole thing.  

The heart was cut from an older die and backed with vellum.  The bow and

sentiment were cut from blue foil.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use embossing folder (Did not use the twist of all white)

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Love Always (Stampendous)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF (Grtry), Prim Heart die (SB), Pair of Ferns (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White, Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   Cotton Candy, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Rose Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Regency Bow No. 1, die, Let's Have a Word: Love die (Grtry), Dreamy Butterfly (MB)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blue Foil, Vellum

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Regency Bow 1 die, Let's Have a Word-Love die (Grtry), La-Rue Heart die (MB)

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Velvet Valentine

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My friend Marcia is always enticing and enabling me.  When she posted this card,

I had to email her and ask for a link to this velvety paper.

Of course being the sweet friend that she is, she quickly sent it to me.

Thanks, my friend.

I cut a piece in quarters and added one piece to some 80 pound Neenah and 

cut a heart.  Some gold foil worked great for the scalloped heart to

CASE Marcia's card.

I embossed the red heart but it doesn't show in the photo.  It feels good too.

It's so soft and velvety.  I do love texture!

I used Jen M.'s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for my layout.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Gold Foil, Velvet Paper (AZ)

Other:  Nested Hearts & Nested Scalloped Hearts (Scrapbook.Com), Large Words EF (Kwan Crafts), Small Love You die (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU), Park Lane Vines EF

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Red and Pink for Color Hues

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

This month Julie B. picked our colors.  She chose....

This bear die had been sitting in my NBUS box for almost a year.  I had intended to

use it during Christmas, but never go to it.

Lucky for me it works great for Julie's challenge and for a valentine

for one of the grandchildren.

I die cut the pieces from scraps of cardstock.  Her sweater was embossed with

hearts and then I covered it up with arms.  Her scarf is red glimmer paper and the 

heart (which covers a divot in the front) is cut from rose glimmer paper.

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

fantastic Guest Designer, my friend JoAnn, have done to inspire you.

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

Color Hues.

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

Also joining in at Darnell's NBUS Challenge - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mandala Blossoms (SSS)

Ink:   Real Red, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cotton Candy (SSS), Rustic White (PTI), Red Glimmer, Rose Glimmer (ret SU), Woodgrain (TH), Black, Grout Gray (MFT)

Other:  Festive Friends dies (SB), Stitched Squares die (SSS), Triple Heart Punch (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Turning the Page February 2026

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Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new month.

 

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

 

I thought I'd set up a regular post on the first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our February page.

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

 

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Winsomely, Footnotes (PB)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Smokey Slate

Other:  Copics (R29, R37, R39, R59, G28, G29)

Touch Up:  Caran d'ache (Dk Carmine), Arteza (Hazlenut Brown, Micron Pen (005 Black, 01 Brown), Damp Brush over petals, Stamp music with Smokey Slate

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