Freshly Picked Just for You

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I hope you're having a nice weekend.  Even though I'm retired, the weekends

are still something to look forward to.

This week Cécile gave us this sketch to work with...

I used a new die set from Papertrey ink to die cut this flower and the leaves.  I cut

the flower from a light coral pink cardstock and ink blended around the edges with

some darker shades of ink.  The leaves were cut from Eucalyptus cardstock 

and also ink blended.

I arranged it all on a piece of die cut mesh.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #750 - sketch above

NBUS #89 - Never Before Used Schtuff (flower die)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments (Grtry)

Ink:   Grapefruit, Pimento, Poppy, Sunbeam, Eucalyptus, Parsley (C9), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Nectar, Eucalyptus (C9)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Freshly Picked (PTI), Burlap Texture die (Alt), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Embossed Daisies

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A few weeks ago I received an unexpected gift from a sweet, sweet friend.

She had cleaned out her craft room and I was lucky enough to receive the

benefit of her industriousness!  This embossing folder was in the box

along with several others.  I do love embossing folders!

I embossed a piece of my new favorite yellow cardstock and patted my

white inkpad over the raised parts.  I kept turning the piece and patting until

I was happy with the coverage.  Then I took a tiny blending brush and after inking

it, I tapped it on the centers.  Some twine, a sentiment tucked among the flowers

and a die cut bee finished it off nicely.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an embossing folder/twist of bees

Double D - Used the colors of the lemons

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Just Sentiments: Summer Mini (PTI)

Ink:   White, Pumpkin Pie (SU), Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   C9 Buttercup, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Fresh Daisies EF (SSS), Buzzing Bumblebees die (MB), Sharpies (to color bee)

Enjoy!

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Last of the Geraniums

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Fun Friday uses the last of the geranium die cuts. I think this is my favorite

of all the geranium cards.

I used some more of the Ohuhu colored blooms and a new to me flower pot die.

The pot was cut from a scrap of beige cardstock, colored with an Ohuhu marker

and touched up with Distress ink.

I'm loving the teeny sentiments that fit on a little tag.  Sometimes there's

not a good place for a sentiment and a little tag does the trick.

I hope you have a great weekend without any severe storms or heat.

Craft and have fun!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Market Basket Sentiments (Grtry)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC), Rusty Hinge (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette (ret SU), Beige (?)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Geraniums dies (PTI, Pretty Pot die (Grtry), Ohuhu Markers (R22, R23, R28, G310, G410, E46), Mini Label Tag die (SB), Linen Thread, Love to Layer: Sweet Scallop dies (PTI)

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Out to Sea

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My friend Bobby is hosting the current Just Us Girls Challenge and

as usual, I'm almost too late to join in.  But I think I can make it.

Here's Bobby's challenge...

Bobby's card gave me inspiration for this card.  I die cut and left the die in the

cut paper and used the die as a stencil to color it.

I wonder if it's cool at the beach?

I used blending brushes to add color to the pieces and carefully added glue to

get it mounted to another piece of cardstock.

I chose to make a sunrise scene.  Or it could be sunset.

Check out Bobby's card and the rest of the Design Team.

There's still a few hours to join in at

Just Us Girls

Also sharing with Penny Black Saturday Challenge

and sharing with  The Four Seasons August

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea (GKD), Sunbeam (SSS), (pink on brush over the yellow for orange), Spring Rain (PTI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pacific Point (SU)

Other:  Out to Sea die (PB), Ohuhu Alcohol Markers (B111, B114, BGY13), Linked EF (PB), Sentiment is computer generated

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Vintage Ornaments

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Are you ready to start another week?

They seem to fly by!

Freshly Made Sketches always stretches my creativity and this week was

no exception.  But I've go to say that I'm always glad I played along and 

have a card design that I would have never come up with on my own.

This week, Jen B's sketch with the angled strip was unexpected.

the Design Team has wonderful inspiration to help.  I loved Donna's 

pumpkins (as you'll see below), but wanted to be a little more original.  So I

started looking through my Christmas dies for something that would be

a good size and found these sweet little ornaments.

Inspired by the colors of Donna's pumpkins, I found some scrap pieces of cardstock

and cut the pieces.  Each ornament has coordination strips etc. to add texture

and dimension.  I added a bit of ink around the edges and touches of gold

I've done a lot of cards with the strip going horizontally or even vertically.  The 

diagonal strip is a little different and I like it!

Then...

since I'm so ready for fall, I had to try to do one with pumpkins.

I stuck to yellow and orange since they are Marcia's Color Hues colors. 

I wish I could say hello to fall, but we've still got some hot summer to get through.

I'll just have to spend more time crafting in the studio.

Do check out the Freshly Made Sketches challenge

and the Color Hues challenge too.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Merry Christmas (IO)

Ink:   Tidepool (GKD), Grapefruit (C9), Dk Orchid (GKD)

Paper:   Sea Glass (SSS), Nectar (C9), Fresh Freesia (SU), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil bits

Other:  Curio Attic Ornaments (Grtry), Wintry EF (SU), Gold EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Pumpkin Pie (SU), Warm Cocoa, Butterscotch (GKD)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, PP (?), So Saffron, Warm Cocoa (GKD)

Other:  Stitched Pumpkins dies (LF), Seasonal Decor die (SB), Cozy Fall Trio die (CP), Fall Leaves EF (HB)

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