Turning the Page February 2019

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 last 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 are clipped together 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.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Corbel Trees

Hello.  I have a couple of cards today that were made with gifts

from Santa some sweet friends.

I had long admired this tree die and was so excited to receive it!

I made a very quick and simple card with it.  Lots of sparkle too.

Then I cut if from a piece of this snowfall embossing and popped it over

a piece of green foil another friend had given me. The green cord was another gift.

You can see the green better here.

Another friend gave me this green sparkly embossing powder.

The camera didn't catch the sparkle but it's there.

I am blessed with such good and generous friends.  Not only in the gifts they give,

but in their love and caring.

Thank you dear friends.

Jingle Belles latest challenge is

"Look What Santa Brought Me"

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Vintage Christmas Post (HA)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Silver Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Corbel Tree Collage Die (SSS), Silver EP (SU), Silver Cord (ret. SU)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Gumball Green (SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Gold Foil ($ Store)

Other:  Corbel Tree Collage Die (SSS), WOW Lime Ricky EP (CP), Kars Snowflakes EF (ret. Cuttlebug), Green Cord (gift)

Happy 25th Anniversary

Hello and welcome.

Today I have a card using one of my favorite heart dies.

When I saw the Memory Box Outside the Box Challenge,

I immediately thought of this heart.  Since I will be needing a 25th anniversary card

in the near future, silver seemed the best way to go.

I die cut the LaRue heart from silver foil and fussy cut a piece

of velum to put behind it.

The background has a cut out from another Memory Box die

and the number 25 is heat embossed with silver.

All of this is on a piece of Brushed Silver card stock.

Here's a picture that shows some of the shimmer better.

I added a bit of card jewelry with that large rhinestone.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Memorable Moments (ret. SU)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Silver Foil (SU),Brushed Silver (ret. SU)

Other:  La Rue Heart Die Die, Distressed Windham Collage Die (both MB), Rhinestone (SU)

Welcome New Baby

Hi there.  I hope you're doing well and having lots of craft time!

Not long ago one of my girls wanted to know if I had some baby cards.

We couldn't find any. Gasp!

I have one now.

This Penny Black pup was stamped and colored with watercolor pencils.

His balloons are cut from some snippets of Inka Gold Smoosh.  I used some for 

the larger circle too.  The balloon strings are hand drawn. 

A little dry embossing and a loopy sentiment and I have a baby card.

I'll take this to....

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

'Anything Goes'

or
'Something New'
(New Year, New Home, New Baby, New Job, New Stash...)

Penny Black and More Challenge
New Beginnings

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Critter Party (PB), Handwritten Borders (SSS)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)

Other:  Double Stitched Circles Die (Lil' Inker), Infinity Circles (HA), Embossing Folder (ret. SU), Balloon Dies (?)

With Love to Di

Hello friends.

Today is the start of a special event! Di's friend Darnell from across the pond has initiated a surprise Blog Hop to thank Di for the SEVEN years she has managed the Snippets Playground where we go to share our use of those bits of paper left over from past projects, and generally have an amazing and fun time!  Di and the gang are so supportive and it's always a pleasure to visit there.

I used an Inka Gold Smooshed background from my stash, cut it down and

used an old punch to get that decorative edge.

The hearts were left over from a project a couple of years ago and the die cut sentiment

was cut from another snippet of Inka Gold Smoosh.

  I used two hearts and glued the center of one atop the other then lifted the edges

of the top one for some dimension.

The love is stacked for added dimension.

Thanks for doing this Darnell! What a wonderful idea to honor a
lovely and generous lady!

The Blog Hop for Di is over at Darnell's Blog

You can visit Di's Playground here.  Don't forget the keys

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Deepest Sympathy (HA)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)

Other:  Inka Gold, Heart Scroll Die (Serendipity), Love You Die (SSS)

Twofer Fluffy Chicks

Hi.  I hope your week is starting off well.

Today I have a Twofer

Here's Darnell's Twofer Challenge #12

This Dina Kowal stamp from Impression Obsession tickled my fancy
a while back.  It seemed like a great opportunity to ink it up.

First up is a friendly chick all decked out in pink.

I think she'll be a good way to say "feel better soon".

She's been stamped with Versafine gray ink and colored with Zigs.

And my twofer dressed in yellow sparkles.

You can see the shimmer better here.

All this shimmery fun will be a good way to say "happy birthday".

There's still a few days day left to join in at the Twofer Challenge.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Fluffy Chicken  (IO), Agapanthus (Technique Tuesday)

Ink:   Versafine (Smokey Gray, Onyx Black)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Basic Black (SU), Neenah (110 lb. solar white)

Other: Zig CCRBM (#25 pink, #26 lt. pink, #70 orange), Feathers on Side EF (Darice)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Fluffy Chicken (IO), Smile Today (PB)

Ink:   Versafine (Smokey Gray, Onyx Black)

Paper: Mixed Medai, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black (SU)  

Other: Zig CCRBM (#50, yellow, #51 lemon yellow, #52 bright yellow), Fun Frames Rectangles (Alt.), Clear WOS

Salted Winter Trees

Hello Friends.  Welcome to my blog.

It's pretty chilly here today.  A good day to stay inside and craft!

I'm still using some of that last batch of salted backgrounds and a

familiar layout.  The last for a while, I promise.

I explain how to do the salted background on this post.

Linking to

CAS Watercolour and CAS Christmas

  

Challenges close midnight (PST) on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  A Better World (PB)

Ink:   Not Quite Navy (SU)

Paper:   Not Quite Navy, Real Red (SU), Watercolour (Arches 140 lb. cold press), Neenah, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Tall Trees Die (Frantic Stamper), Star of Wonder Die (MB), Watercolors  (Gansai Tambi), Salt (Coarse Sea Salt, Pink Himalayan), Dazzling Details (SU)

Pink and Gray Blossoms

Hello friends. I hope you're having a good weekend.

I have some flowers to brighten up your day.

The Flower Challenge is asking for pink and gray this month. So that
was my starting point.

And I wanted to enter the Stamplorations CAS Challenge this month.
I picked out a Stamplorations stamp that would work.  They have a color twist
of using burgundy, so I thought these flowers would be a good choice.

Craft Stampers Take It Make It Challenge is Anything Goes but must
have stamping.

I've stamped with gray ink and watercolored the flowers.  I used mainly pink
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and added some Burgundy that
I swiped from a Stampin' Up! marker on my palette and picked up
with my brush to add some depth to the flowers.

I was happy with the way it turned out and thought it looked best on a gray card base.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.  It took me longer to decide on a
sentiment than it did to paint the flowers!  Do you have that problem?

I cut the image around the frame and added to a slightly larger
piece of white cardstock.

I added some splatters of white paint.  I had some splots but was able
to blot them with the corner of a paper towel and cover the yucks with the Zigs.

The whole design piece has some foam behind it to pop it up.

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Blossoming (Stamplorations), Botanical Silhouettes (PTI)

Ink:   Smokey Gray (Versafine), Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Smoky Slate (SU)

Other:  Zig CCRBM (#26 Lt. Pink, #90 Gray), SU Marker (Bravo Burgundy), White Distress Paint, White EP (SU)

Snowflake Shaker for CAS Christmas

Hello friends.

There's still time to join in at CAS Christmas.

Christine is hosting our challenge this month and she chose...

also joining in at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

My snowflakes are stamped and heat embossed in white on a piece

of mixed media paper.

I smooshed some Distress Ink that onto my palette, picked up the color

with a water brush and dropped into a wet background.

I die cut the frame from some Neenah and a foam sheet and adhered

them with a piece of window sheet in between.  This made a pocket to hold some silver 

sequins and micro beads.

I adhered the snowflake piece over the shakers and onto a card base.

The sentiment is stamped and embossed with silver.

Now it's your turn to put some blue and silver on a Christmas card

and get that Christmas stash started.  You'll be glad you did come time to

mail your cards!

Our fantastic Design Team and Guest Designer, Kaja have wonderful

inspiration pieces to share with you at the challenge site.

I hope you'll check out CAS Christmas and join the gallery.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snowflakes (various), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU), Encore Silver, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Window Sheet (SU)

Other:  Lots of Labels Framelits (SU), Sequins, Microbeads, Silver Twine, Foam Sheet (stash)

Winter Fenceline CAS Watercolour

Hello friends.

There’s still time to join in at CAS Watercolour Challenge.

This month’s challenge is hosted by my friend Susan

I've used this serene stamp by Serendipity, stamping with Versafine Onyx Black.

I let the ink dry for a while then watercolored with Distress inks smooshed

onto a palette and picked up with a water brush and painted onto wet paper.

If you look close you can see that the tree branches have been glossified

with some Nuvo Crystal Glaze for an icy look.

Unfortunately my sympathy stash is getting low.

The Design Team, including our fabulous Guest Designer, Janet have

some more wonderful inspiration pieces for you.

Hope you'll  join in the fun at CAS Watercolour. 

Challenge ends on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Fenceline (Serendipity), Tiny Sayings (AE)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, (weathered wood, hickory smoke, worn lipstick, abandoned coral (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah (110 lb. solar white)

Other:  Nuvo Crystal Glaze

Bokeh Wishes for CAS Mix Up Reminder

Hello friends.

There’s still time to join in at CAS Mix Up.

My Mixed Media are: Bokeh, Stenciling, Brusho, Watercolor, Stamping and Die Cutting

This month’s challenge is hosted by Nancy

Sadly this is Nancy's last post as a Designer for CAS Mix Up.

We will miss her here but we'll still be seeing her over at CAS Stencil.

I pulled out a background using Brusho crystals and sponged white ink through a stencil.

After I die cut a circle for this card, I had a little piece left and used that

as well as the bit of stem I'd cut from the bottom of the flowers and

have a twofer.

I'm also joining in at our new sister challenge

CAS Stencil Challenge

I have sponged with white ink through a stencil.

The CAS Mix Up Design Team, including our fabulous Guest Designer, Viv have

some more wonderful inspiration pieces for you.

Hope you'll  join in the fun at CAS Mix Up.

Challenge ends on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Agapanthus (TT)

Ink:   Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Mixed Medis (Strathmore 400 series)

Other:  Brushos, Bubbly Stencil (Kaisercraft), Double Stitched Circles (Lil Inker), Verona Bouquet (MB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Botanical Silhouettes (PTI)

Ink:   Basic Gray (SU)

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)

Other:  Bubbly Stencil (Kaisercraft), Pierced Rectangle Die (Avery Elle)

Stenciled Sympathy

Hello friends.  I'm glad you could stop by.

I find I'm very short of sympathy cards and need to send a couple.

My dear friend Loll has started a new CAS Stencil Challenge

Another friend gave me a new stencil for Christmas.

How lucky was that?

I sponged some Crumb Cake ink through the stencil, stamped a sentiment

and found this butterfly already cut from Inka Gold Smoosh

and wishing for a home.

I have lots of NBUS stencils that I need to pull out

and give some love.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Deepest Sympathy (HA)

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Soft Suede (SU)

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)

Other:  Stencil (gift), Stitched Butterfly Trio Die (PS), Inka Gold