Turning the Page July 2020

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 July 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.

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me (bonklass(at)gmail(dot)com.

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

If your email address is not in your profile, I have no way to send this to you.

Email link is in my profile on the sidebar.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Cardinal Christmas Tree

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by.

I have another Christmas card for my stash.

I've used another of the Power Poppy Digital stamps and watercolored with

Twimarkers and my waterbrush.

The background is a wet on wet wash using reinker with

lots of water.

A little Chunky Frantage heated from underneath added a bit of snow.

This scene reminds me of the shelf outside my grandma's window where

she fed the birds.  I still love watching the birds.

Challenges:

Jingle Belles:  Get in shape

Power Poppy Creative Confetti:  Shape Up

June Rudolph Days: Anything Goes Christmas

  

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Cardinal Couple (PP), Signature Christmas (PTI) 

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah

Other:  Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee), Mini Embossing Die (Nicole), Arteza Twimarkers (Poppy Red, Ruby Red, Orange, Latte Brown, Army Brown, Caramel Brown, Moss Green, Pine Green, Mint Green, Pale Green, Bumble Bee Yellow), Caron d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Silver), Tumbled Glass reinker, Chunky Frantage, Linen Thread (SU)

Happy Birthday Loll

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

Today I'm celebrating the birthday of my cherished friend, Loll.

Happy Birthday, my friend.

I've inked this Technique Tuesday stamp with Distress Markers and ink pads

and used a damp waterbrush to blend the colors.  Where I needed more color,

I smooshed ink on my palette and picked up the ink with my waterbrush.

I hope you have a wonderful day, dear friend.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks: All Occasions 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rhododendron (TT), Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   Warm Glow (GKD), Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 100 series)

Other:  Stitched Square Die (LI), Caran D'ache Supracolor Pencils (9 Dk Carmine, 239 Spruct Green), Subtle EF (SU), White Gel Pen, WOS

More Flowers in Bloom

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

I think I'm on time for the MFT Sketch Challenge this time.  Usually when I'm

ready to post, the challenge is over.  The weeks go by too fast!

This is one of my favorite stamps to color.  I use Distress markers to ink

the stamp and added color from Distress ink smooshed on my palette.

To color the strips, I first wet them, and added some of the lightest pink

ink from my palette then dipped it in the other colors that were pretty wet.

I added some black dots in the center of the flowers to tie in the black sentiment.

Wish I hadn't done that.  The splatters worked out okay though.

Challenges:

MFT Color Challenge 144 

MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge 495

  

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flowers in Bloom (MFT)

Ink:   Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Scattered Straw, Forest Moss (DM and DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah

Other:  

Memory Box Birthday

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

This is a CASE of a card by Joy Taylor

I stamped both sizes of the flowers from the Watching the World Bloom

stamp set from Memory Box with white craft ink and heat embossed.

Then I cut a circle from the embossed piece and a sheet of foam

cut a bit smaller than the design piece.

The solid butterfly and a circle insert were cut from vellum

and the butterfly outline was cut from Neenah.

Challenges:

AAA Birthday #14 - Use Vellum/Birthday

Memory Box Outside the Box - Birthday

NBUS #15 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Butterfy)

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Watching the World Bloom (MB), Handwritten Notes (PTI)

Ink:   Whisper White, Smokey Gray

Paper:   Neenah, Bashful Blue, Vellum

Other:  Drifting Side Butterfly Die (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), White EP, Sequins (SSS)

Floral Stem on Vellum

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

I've pulled out my favorite Poppystamps die and added it to a

piece of watercolored vellum I did at last year's retreat.

The die cuts two flower heads and I've popped one on top with a dimensional

and added some yellow prills to the center.

Quick and easy.  My favorite kind!

Challenges:

AAA Birthday #14 - Use Vellum

Krafty Chicks #512 - CAS (Clean and Simple)

Poppystamps #69 - Clean and Simple

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (ret. PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah, Vellum

Other:  Floral Stem Collage (PS), Prills, Candy Dots (ret. SU)

Garden Wishes

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

I colored this beautiful digital image with Arteza Twimarkers and water.

Since I'd printed it pretty large, I cut it in half.  Then I cut it in half again.

The other two pieces will be used later.

Challenges:

Lisa's Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge: Share a flower you wish you had in your garden

Seize the Birthday #193 - Birthday with Topping

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Garden Fireworks (PP Digi), Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   WOW Embossing, Tumbled Glass Re-inker for wash

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah, Basic Black

Other:  Arteza Twimarkers (Ruby Red, Sage Green, Moss Green, Olive Green, Ultramarine Blue, Sapphire Blue, Raw Umber), Brick EF (TH), White EP, Twine (FSJ)

Blissful Navy

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

I hope you and yours are well.

This NBUS stamp has finally seen ink.

Do you buy stamping stuff and then take forever to use it too?

I used Distress markers to ink this stamp after securing in my MISTI.

Then I smooshed some ink on my palette and picked up color with a damp 

waterbrush to fill in the flowers and leaves.

I decided to wait on the sentiment because I'm not sure what I'll use it for.

Challenges:

NBUS Challenge #15 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes or Spots and/or Stripes

The Flower Challenge #45 - Colour Navy + One Other

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bliss (PB)  

Ink:   Chipped Sapphire, Peeled Paint (DM)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Night of Navy, Neenah

Other:  Subtle EF (SU), Elegant Rectangles STAX (MFT)

Bubbles and Baubles

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

I have a Twofer today.

This month's Twofer Challenge is

First my bubbles.....

I believe I first saw these Bubble Chicks at the Twofer Challenge.

When Stamping Bella had that good sale a while back, I treated myself to

both the stamps and the dies.  This was the perfect opportunity to get them out

of that NBUS box!

I stamped them with Memento ink and colored with Copic Markers.

A bubbly stencil with a bit of ink brushed through added interest to the

background and the die cut chicks fit perfectly in these die cut squares.

I can send this as a birthday card or to cheer someone up.

Next up is a Christmas card.  I used a marker to ink just the bubble part

of one of the floating chicks and cut the bubble off from the chick holding one.

There are extra smaller bubble stamps and dies in the set that I used for

the third bauble.  Again, I colored with Copics.

This time I colored the bird to be a Tufted Titmouse.

I've covered the baubles with Crystal Glaze and it blended the red into

the white streaks. I have since added some streaks with gouache paint, 

but lazy me didn't take another photo.

Challenges:

Twofer #28 - Circles/Bubbles

NBUS #15 - Never Before Used Schtuff

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bubble Chicks (Stamping Bella)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Tumbled Glass, Wilted Violet for sponging (DI)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Bubble Chick Dies (SB), Square Window Trio Die (Honey Bee), Subtle EF (SU), Copic Sketch Markers (Y13, Y15, Y17, YR15, YR18, B0000, BV0000, RV00, B000)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bubble Chicks (SB), Christmas Pines (SU)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, , Gumball Green (SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Gumball Green

Other:  Bubble Chick Dies (SB), Copic Sketch Markers (N3, N5, N7, C0, YR12, G12, G14, G17, R22, R24, R29), Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Gold and White Gelli Roll Pens)

More Embossed Vellum for CAS Mix Up

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

There's still time to join in with Susan's Challenge at

CAS Mix Up

This time I stamped a NBUS fun bird stamp and colored with Copic Markers.

I stamped again on vellum and heat embossed.

The vellum softens the look of the birds and I love the dreamy look!

Super easy and a good way to soften some over-bright coloring. ;-)

The challenge is open until June 24th.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Embossed Vellum

NBUS #15 - Never Before Used Schtuff

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Three Little Birds (IO), Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:  WOW Embossing,  Blueberry Bushel (SU))

Paper:   Neenah, Cardstock Vellum (SU)

Other:  White EP, Copic Markers, Double Pierced Rectangles (Avery Elle)

Gnome for Christmas

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

This little guy is going to Christmas Kickstart. #32 - Care to Tag Along

This gnome die was in the NBUS box and needed to see some action.

I die cut him from watercolor paper and use Distress Markers to color him.

By using the markers directly on the die cut, I got a deep, saturated color that

I just touched with a damp waterbrush.

The beard and nose were done by swiping color on my palette and picking up

with a waterbrush.

The card base was cut twice with a tag die.  After scoring one piece just below the

top curve and dry embossing the other, I adhered the top domes together.

The scoring helps to make it stand like a card.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #32 - Care to Tag Along

Krafty Chicks #511 - Christmas Week

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bauble Stamp Set (magazine freebie), Oh What Fun (ret. SU)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce (SU), Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Brushed Corduroy, Spun Sugar, Pumice Stone (DM)

Paper:   Neenah, Watercolor (Strathmore)

Other:  Pinpoint Main Street Tags (PS), Gnome Die (SSS)

Oh Ribbon Tree

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

I have another Christmas card today.

We're almost halfway through the year and Christmas

will be here all too soon!

To make this card, I added some Sookwang tape vertically over a 

scrap of Neenah cardstock.  Then I pressed the ribbon horizontally.

When the whole piece was covered, I die cut it with a pennant die.

The ribbon has wonderful texture!

For the snowflake on top, I used a piece of canvas that is for crafts.

I'm sorry, but there are just some pieces in my bag of cork, fabric and wood

so I don't know where it came from.  I also cut the snowflake from a

snippet of crumb cake cardstock and glued them to each other a little

offside.  This time I did it intentionally! LOL

I used a larger die to emboss the card front and decorated the tree

with some red glitter glue.

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - Christmas Trees

Jingle Belles - Tie a Holiday Ribbon

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)

Ink:   Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Paper:   Crumb Cake, Naturals White (SU), Neenah

Other:  Ribbon (Michaels), Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee), Snowflake Die (IO)

Bells for CAS Christmas

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

Today I have two cards for CAS Christmas.

My sweet friend Linda  (Lin's Crafty Corner) is hosting this month and she chose...

I chose to use these bells from an old Stampin' Up set and the words from

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. They've been heat embossed 

in gold on textured paper.

For the first card, I die cut the bells with a Stitched Arch die
and cut a larger arch from Gold Foil.

For the second card, I did the same thing but placed both the bells
and sentiment on the same piece and die cut them with the
Elegant Rectangle STAX also with a gold foil mat.

I die cut the background with the largest of the Elegant Rectangle dies, 

scored the back piece and glued the two pieces together.

The scoring helps the card to stand up.

It was hard to capture the shine of the embossing and gold foil

but they are very shiny IRL.

The Design Team and Guest Designer, my friend LeAnne,

have some wonderful cards to amaze and inspire you.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Bells

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bells and Boughs (SU), Fanciful and Scripted Greetings ( OOB Amy R)

Ink:  WOW Emb. 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Linen (PTI), Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Gold EP, Stitched Arch STAX  dies (MFT)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bells and Boughs (SU), Fanciful and Scripted Greetings ( OOB Amy R)

Ink:   WOW Emb

Paper:   Neenah Classic Natural, Neenah Eames, Gold Foil (SU)

Other:Gold EP, Elegant Rectange STAX dies (MFT)