Turning the Page September 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 September 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!

Shaped Partridge for Christmas Kickstart

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

I have another card using the Power Poppy Partridge in a Pear Tree digi stamp.

I printed it out and colored with Zigs then used my Elegant Rectangle STAX

dies to cut it out and make a shaped card.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #36 - Christmas Birds 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Partridge in a Pear Tree (PP digital)

Ink:   

Paper: Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)   

Other:  Zig CCRBM, Caran d'ache Supracolor Watercolor Pencils. Tumbled Glass Re-inker (for wash), Elegant Rectangle STAX die (MFT)

Power Poppy Bee Hive

For the first Creative Confetti challenge this month, Barbara asked us too....

I veered away from a flower this time because I had this awesome NBUS 

Bee Kind Toile stamp set that I got with my winnings a couple of month's ago

from this challenge.  I thought a yellow bee hive would look awesome with

that ultramarine background.

I used a Zig to color the bee hive, a gold Gelly Roll pen to color the

table legs and Brusho powder with a drop or two of water to  get that

deep blue background.

I'm lovin' all the little bees in this set and I've already used them, so maybe

this isn't NBUS after all.  But the gold thin circle die was NBUS.

Oh, and the bees' wings shimmer with WOS.

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bee Kind Toile (PP)

Ink:   Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore 300 series), Neenah Eames Furniture, Gold Foil (SU)

Other: Elegant Rectangle STAX (MFT), Infinity Circles (HA), Circle Thin Frame (SSS), Brusho (Ultramarine), Zig CCRBM (Yellow), Gold Gelly Roll Pen, Clear Wink of Stella 

Print Making Butterfly

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

I've really been enjoying Kathy Racoosin's Print Making-Coloring technique but my

backgrounds always end up without much actual print but with a good wash background.

I Zoomed with some friends not long ago and we tried this technique together.

My dear and talented friend Loll, suggested using Distress ink smooshed onto a 

palette to do our coloring.

It took several tries but I finally got a Print Making background where I can see

the prints.  I found that Arches Cold Press really works best for the die cuts.  

Intense color on the die cuts also helps.

If you'd like to see more examples of this technique check out the

cards my friends have made.  You can click on their name to follow along.

Brenda

Christine

Darnell

Loll

Susan

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Kind Words (Verve OOB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Sea Glass (GKD), Pine Needles (DI)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches CP for die cuts - Fabriano Extra White HP for background)

Other:  Moonlit Butterfly, Kaleidoscope Butterfly Dies (MB)

Memory Box Merry Christmas

Hi.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I recently borrowed a mini compressor from a friend and played

with alcohol inks! I used the compressor to blow the ink and alcohol around.

Where the ink was thick and sticky, I rubbed some Deco foil. I love the look! 

I've cut this beautiful ornament from the alcohol pieces and popped it atop

 a new embossing folder from Memory Box. Thanks for the enabling, Tina.  I

think I'll be using this a lot!

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - PQR are for...(Red Ornament)

Memory Box #64 - Happy Holidays

Rudolph Days - Anything Goes Christmas

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripty Holiday (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Gold Foil (SU), Neenah, Yupo

Other:  Alcohol Ink (Ranger), Deco Foil, Cabrini Ornament (MB), Glorious Leaves EF (MB), Gold EP

Shimmery, Sparkly Magnolias

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

A very sweet, dear friend recently sent me this Alexandra Renke Magnolia Duo die.

I was so excited to have it and couldn't wait to try it out!

After die cutting from watercolor paper, I watercolored the flower and bud 

with Distress Oxide inks,

Since the Flower Challenge was asking for sparkle this month, I added a good coat

of Wink of Stella.  Can you see the shimmer?

I remembered some rose colored Glimmer paper and die cut the blooms from it

and the stems from bits of Champagne Glimmer.

It certainly has sparkle!

Thank you dear friend.  I will enjoy this die for a long time to come.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #47 - Add Sparkle

NBUS #17 - Never Before Used Schtuff

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Tiny Sayings (Ali)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Seedless Preseerves, Peeled Paint (DOX)

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore 300 series)

Other:  Two Magnolias (AR), Stitched Rectangles Die (SSS), Clear Wink of Stella

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Rose Glimmer, Champagne Glimmer (SU), Neenah Natural

Other:  Two Magnolia Dies (AR), Large Letters EF (Kwan Crafts, Double Pierced Rectangle Dies (AE)

Merry Christmas Bear

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

I found this fun bear in my Christmas UFO box.  The birches were in there too, 

and the stamped snowflakes.  They went together pretty well, I think.

I die cut the Merry Christmas banner and it was done.

I love it when I can use up some of those UFOs!

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations August - Animals

Jingle Belles - Use cardstock-no patterned paper

  

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Pines (SU)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Crumb Cake, Real Red (SU), Watercolor (Strathmore), Textured

Other:  Birch Die (TH), Bear Die (Spellbinders Kit), Holiday Word Edgers (IO), Red Felt

Sunny Twofer

Hi there.  I hope you are well and I'm glad you stopped by!

I'm playing in the Twofer Challenge today.

 

I dug out my one sunshine die and cut it from some bright yellow Brusho background.

For the first card, I die cut three sunshines and layered them. I also die cut

a stem and leaves from a Tim Holtz flower set.

I colored the stem while it was laying on a piece of watercolor paper and

let the color run off.  While it was good and wet, I turned it upside down and

pressed it onto the watercolor paper.

Since the flower was already colored, I spritzed one and pressed it onto the

watercolor background.

I used some prills for the flower seeds and stamped a

birthday sentiment.

For my twofer, I stamped and used Copics to color the sweet hedgehog

sitting on a flower.

The background was a mop up piece and I placed the hedgie

looking at the sun.  Actually he's looking at a bird flying over.  We

should never look directly at the sun!

I have a new computer and the colors look a bit off to me.  I hope they look

fine from your end.  I never know how my words are going to look either.

The keyboard keeps playing tricks on me! 😉

Challenges

Krafty Chicks - Clean and Simple Week

Penny Black Saturday Challenge. - ATG with option of "Make the Sentiment the Focus"

Penny Black and More - Say It With Flowers

Twofer #30 - Sun/Moon

Double D Challenge- Sunflowers 

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Birthday Love (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor (TH), Neenah

Other:  Stitched Sun Die (LI -OOB), Bountiful Sunflower (for stem-for stem), Brushos, Prills

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Just for You (PB), Many Everyday Messages (HA)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Daffodil Delight (SU), Neenah

Other:  Stitched Sun Die (LI -OOB), Copics (E0000, E000, E00, E01, E13, E25, Y13, Y15, YG95, R81, R83, R29), Double Pierced Rectangle Die (AE), Brusho Mop Up piece

Hot Summer Sunflower

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

Sunflowers are blooming around here.  They seem to love the hot Summer temps!

That's what Poppystamps is looking for this month.

I've die cut this gorgeous sunflower and colored it with Zigs and let the 

color run off onto a piece of watercolor paper.  For good measure, I've spritzed the

colored flower and pressed it face down on the background too.  You can watch

Kathy Racoosin do this technique here.

Sunflowers always make me smile.  I hope this makes you smile too!

A big thank you to Poppystamps for my win last month.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Kind Words (Verve)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip (SU)

Paper:   Daffodil Delight (SU), Watercolor (Strathmore 300 series)

Other:  Bountiful Sunflower (PS), Zig CCRBM (Lemon Yellow, Yellow, Bright Yellow, Lt Green, Olive Green, Dark Brown), White Gel Pen

Four Calling Birds

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

I've been working on my Christmas card stash.

I've pulled out an old wood mount stamp that I love.  It gave me another option

for Susan's 12 Days of Christmas challenge.

I did it in blue too.  Looks like there was a blizzard on this one.

I've stamped both with Memento ink and colored with Copics.

The sentiments are computer generated and I used some

heat embossing and dry embossing.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - 12 Days of Christmas 

Christmas Kickstart - Snow is Falling

Krafty Chicks #520 - Christmas 

 

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Birds (ret. Inkadinkado)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Brilliant Blue (SU), Neenah

Other:  Kars Snowflake EF (ret. Cuttlebug), Chunky White Frantage EP (Stampendous), Double Pierced Rectangle die (AE), Copics (B23, B24, Y17, E13, R29, R39, W4, W5, Y15, B0000, C0)

Smell the Sea for CAS Mix Up

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

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

We're doing watercolor this month and Loll has challenge us with...

Our talented Design Team is joined by our Guest Designer, Brenda,

and there's wonderful inspiration there.

To make this piece, I liberally

wet Arches Watercolor paper and dropped in Gansai Tambi Watercolors 

and let the color move.  I sprayed with Shimmer Mist to add some sparkle and

help the color move some more.

When it was completely dry, stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.

The seagulls were die cut and colored with Arteza watercolor pencils

and a waterbrush.

I mounted the finished piece on piece of foam then onto 

the back of a mixed media pad cover.

Hope to see your beach cards in the gallery at

CAS Mix Up.

Challenge closes on the 24th.

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Smell the Sea (Lindsay Ostrom/IO)

Ink:   Wow Emb.

Paper:   Arches Cold Press, Strathmore Watercolor (for gulls), Back of mixed media pad cover

Other:  Gansai Tambi Watercolor (56 Marine Green, 57 Turquoise Green), Sea Birds Die (IO), Arteza Watercolor Pencils ( Pewter, Smoke Gray, Dolphin Gray and Rust Orange), Shimmer Spray (ret. SU)

Sending Gnome Hugs

Hi there.  I hope you're doing well.

A while back, my friend Nance came over for a day of coloring while 

socially distancing.  It's good that I have a large room so we can easily keep our distance.

We kept our masks on too.

She brought some of her NBUS stamps and let me ink them up.

This gnome was one of them.

I stamped him with Memento ink on mixed media paper and colored him

with Zigs and my waterbrush.

Since I want to send this to a friend, I opted to use a sentiment from

a Simon Says Stamp set instead of the thanks stamp that came with the gnome.

Nance had gifted me with a gnome stamp a year or so ago.  He's been stamped

with Distress markers and colored. He's waited patiently to be added to a card.

Challenges:

Sunday Stamps - Color Challenge

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Flowery Gnomes (SB), Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Grapesicle (MFT), Gorgeous Grape (SU)

Other:  Zig CCRBM (83 Lilac, 80 Violet, 53 Yellow Green, 46 Mid Green, 40 Green, 37 Cornflower Blue, 51 Lemon Yellow, 52 Bright Yellow), Subtle EF (SU), Double Pierced Rectangle Die (Avery Elle)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Gnome on a Swing (SB), Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Brushed Corduroy, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Ripe Persimmon, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet, Hickory Smoke, Pumice Stone (Distress Markers), Tumbled Glass Distress re-inker (for wash) Gorgeous Grape (SU) Caran d'ache supracolor pencils

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore Cold Press 300 series), Bashful Blue, Neenah

Other:  Oval Punches (SU), Woodland EF (SU)

A Partridge in a Pear Tree for CAS Christmas

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by! Susan is hosting the CAS Christmas challenge this month.

I used a Power Poppy Digital Image and watercolored it with a
combination of Zigs and Watercolor Pencils.

I ended up with some smudges on the frame. These snowflake sequins I've been

hoarding, came in handy!  I added a tiny rhinestone to the center of each.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Partridge in a Pear Tree (PP digital)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)   

Other:  Zig CCRBM, Caran d'ache Supracolor Watercolor Pencils. Double Pierced Rectangle Die (Avery Elle)