Turning the Page April 2021

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

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 April 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!

Season's Greetings

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

A few months ago we did a technique on Zoom where we sponged the edge of a

design then stenciled over that.

I created some giant snowflakes.

First I stamped the row of fir trees using a mask and stamping several times.

I used a brush to add some ink to the top edge then added more ink though

a stencil.

I added some Quickie Glue pen to the snowflakes and sprinkled glitter over

them to give it some sparkle.

The die cut deer has some sponging on the edges to add dimension.

Another Christmas card for the stash.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Green Christmas

Jingle Belles - Die Cuts

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes

Rudolph Days - Anything goes 

 

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Trees (Deep Red), Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   Christmas Pine (GKD), Handsome Hunter (SU), Faded Jeans (DOX)

Paper: Naturals White (ret. SU), Christmas Pine (GKD), Neenah   

Other:  Snow Dance Stencil (PB), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystaline Rainbow Glitter (Sweet Poppy), Deer Die (?)

Memory Box Small Antilles Flowers

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

I've used this pretty Memory Box Die again.

This time I popped it on a piece of embossing and framed it.

It's a softer lilac color but the camera says differently.

and...

I colored it again with DOX inks and slipped it into an egg shaped aperture in

honor of Easter.

The background for the egg is a mop up piece from Gansai Watercolor.  The

script was done by dipping the stamp in the wet color and stamping on

the mop up.

Challenges:

Memory Box Outside the Box - Beautiful Backgrounds 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint (DM)

Paper:   Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Lavender Lace (ret. SU)

Other:  Small Antilles Floral Left Corner Die (MB), Gracious Leaves EF (MB), Frame from Delicate Pine Frame Die (MB), Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  French Script (ret. SU)

Ink:   Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet (DOX), Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)

Other:  Small Antilles Floral Left Corner Die (MB), Half a Dozen Eggs Die (MB), Square Lattice EF (ret. SU)

Tulips and More Tulips

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

I love tulips and every Spring I have to get out at least one

of my tulip stamps.

This year it's the Technique Tuesday tulips.

In red and colored with Sharpies.

In yellow for my card class. Stamped and colored with Distress Markers.

and

I stamped then die cut the hemstitch frame and there was a little ink  on the

cutting pad from the previous cutting.  I ended up with a light impression  that just

didn't look right, especially beyond the border.  So I added some 2nd generation stamping 

to make it look intentional and die cut again with the Elegant Rectangles die.

Then I added some texture to both the frame and the stamped image and didn't

like the texture on the tulips.  So I put the image on the outside of the embossing

folder and ran it through again and got most of the texture out.

I had to work for this one!

Challenges:

Inspired By Challenge - Spring into Color (Inspired by the tulips.)

Krafty Chicks - All Occasions Week 

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps: Tulips (TT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Sharpies (Red Fine Point and Ultra Fine Point, Light Green and Green Ultra Fine Point, Square Lattice EF (ret. SU), Elegant Rectangle Stax Die (MFT)  

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Tulips (TT)

Ink: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade Peeled Paint (Distress Markers)

Paper:  Neenah, Daffodil Delight

Other:  MISTI, Hemstitch Rectangles Die (Spellbinders)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps: Tulips (TT)

Ink: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade Peeled Paint (Distress Markers)

Paper:  Neenah, Daffodil Delight

Other:  MISTI, Elegant Rectangles Die (MFT)

Pattern Paper with Eucalyptus

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

Looks like I'm still thinking green!

I used a little piece of Alexandra Renke patterned paper and paired it up

with a NBUS die from Simon Says Stamp.

I've die cut the leaves from a snippet of light green and used a finger sponge dauber

to add some ink around the edges of the leaves and along the stem.

Easy peasy!

Challenges:

AAA Birthday - Patterned Paper

NBUS #24 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Eucalyptus Leaves)

Pixie's Snippet Playground - Use snippets

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Agapanthus (TT)

Ink:  Mowed Lawn (DI), Soft Suede (SU) 

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Alexandra Renke (ret.), Snippets

Other:  Eucalyptus Leaves Die (SSS), Subtle EF (SU)

Bunnies

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

I had some happy mail a couple of days ago.

I had admired an embossing folder a friend had used and she sent

me a few background pieces.

The cane/basket weave design seemed perfect for these sweet bunnies.

The bunnies are Washi Tape by Alexandra Renke.

I've stuck it on some cardstock and die cut a little rectangle with two of the bunnies.

I'll take these little lovelies over to Inspired By Challenge #166

Flossie got rolled out of bed, but she's getting ready to jump back!

Or maybe she'll chase that butterfly instead.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Neenah, Pink Pirouette (SU), Kraft     

Other:  Cane EF (gift), Washi Tape (Alexandra Renke OOS), Frame Die (?), Leaves Dies (?)

Unfolding

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

It's been busy around here! Now that I've been vaccinated, I'm out and about more.

I've seen more people in the last week than I'd seen in person for the last year.

It's a good feeling and it's like no time had gone by.

I hope you're getting to the spot where you can get out and visit family

and friends again.  Please do it safely for yourself and those who haven't been

able to get their vaccination yet.

Here's a very simple card with a little watercoloring.

I used Gina K. Designs Warm Glow ink to stamp with for a

no-line coloring look using Zigs for the coloring.

I die cut the piece with this beautiful Elegant Stitching Frame from Penny Black

that was a wonderful gift.

I'm taking this to Penny Black Saturday Challenge

'Anything Goes'
or
'Flowers'

Krafty Chicks - CAS Week

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Unfolding (PB)

Ink:   Warm Glow (GKD)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Neenah Solar White, Dark Red (?) 

Other:  Elegant Stitching Frames Die (PB), Tasteful Textile EF (SU), Zig CCRBM (26 Lt. Pink, 29 Geranium Red, 53 Yellow Green, 46 Mid Green) Tumbled Glass re-inker, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Dk Carmine, Burnt Sienna, Spruce Green)

Going Green

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

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I used these pretty leaves from Penny Black.

Sponged color on green cardstock branch.  Sentiments gold embossed.

And then....

a few less leaves and an added bird.

Die cut bird watercolored with Distress Markers and waterbrush.  Sentiment gold embossed.

Then....

Sentiment gold heat embossed

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - A stamped image

Inspired by Challenge -  Lucky Rainbow (I was inspired by the green)

Seize the Birthday - 3 Shades of Green (Two shades with generational stamping, green cardstock with ink sponged on edges.)

 

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Floral Silhouette, Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Garden Green, Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah, Pine (GKD)

Other:  Gold EP, Airy Die (PB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Floral Silhouette, Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Garden Green, Encore Gold

Paper:   Garden Green (SU), Neenah

Other:  Woodland Branch Die (MB), Birds Looking Up (Serendipity/IO)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Floral Silhouette (PB), Amaryllis (TT)

Ink:   Garden Green, Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Pine (GKD)

Other:  Die (?)

More Print Making for CAS Mix Up

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

Have you joined in our celebration at CAS Mix Up yet?

There's still time.

I'm hosting this month and I'm loving all the beautiful cards in the gallery.

Do check out the gallery and the wonderful inspiration cards by our

talented Design Team and Guest Designer, Ros.

I hope you'll join us and hopefully win one of the prizes.

 The challenge closes on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray, Bundled Sage, Evergreen Bough, Mermaid Lagoon, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry (DI for watercoloring)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches cold press), Mixed Media (Strathmore for background, Neenah

Other:  Eucalyptus Die (?), Fresh Daisy Die (SSS), Elegant Rectangle STAX dies (MFT), Caran d'ache Supracolor pencils, Subtle EF (SU)

Purple Spring

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

Spring is almost here.

At least we hope so!

The Flower Challenge is asking for...

I used this NBUS stencil that a dear friend gifted me and  inked the

wisteria up in purple ink.

I cut the piece in half and die two mini slimline cards.

I added some ink blending around the stenciled design.

Here's the second.

I used a technique by Eileen Godwin for this one.

It's a bookmark tied on a card base.

The card bases are a mini slimline 6 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Maybe a good Easter card....

It's the first outing for the stencil and the rabbit so I'll share this with

NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff)

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Springtime Fun (PS), Backyard Basics (ret. SU)

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Shabby Shutters (DI), Encore Gold, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah, Gorgeous Grape (SU), Grapesicle (MFT), Vellum

Other:  Wisteria Stencil (TCW), Blending Brushes, Backyard Basics Die (ret. SU), White EP, Gold EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Lola (Lavinia)

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Shabby Shutters (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah, Gorgeous Grape

Other: Wisteria Stencil (TCW), Circle Mask, Crystaline Rainbow Superfine Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Blending Brushes, Needlepoint Border EF (ret. SU) 

Prancing Reindeer

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

I have another Christmas card to share today.

I'm so glad my Christmas stash is growing!

I found this guy hanging out in my Christmas UFO box.

He was cut from corrugated cardboard but I chose the smooth side to show.

The corrugation pops him up a bit.

The background was stamped with a Christmas background stamp, 

splattered with red ink and die cut with a Deckled Edge die.

I sponged around the edges of the die cut and a bit on the deer too.

I love the kraft, red and white color combination and

my dear friend Loll chose this as the challenge at

CAS Christmas

I love this color combo so much that I did another.

How's your Christmas stash coming along?

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Christmas Background (Stampendous)

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Paper:   Naturals White, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Other:  Prancing Deer (TH Bigz), Corrugated Cardboard, Snowfall EF (ret. Cuttlebug), Deckle Edge Die (Splbndr)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Winter Cottage (Alt), Season's Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler Marker (SU)

Paper:   Naturals White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Other: Pine Bough EF (SU)

Your Choice for Twofer

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

It's time for another Twofer Challenge!

This month's challenge is a little different.

 

My choice is WREATH.

First up is a New Home card.

I inked the leaves on this NUBS wreath with different colors of Distress Markers and

used a damp waterbrush to pull the color into the leaves.  I followed up with some

watercolor pencils and splatter.  Of course I stamped the sentiment crooked.  So I tried again

and die cut it to pop over the boo boo.  The Whittle birds was watercolored with some of

the same markers and my waterbrush.

I recently bought some more patterned paper to hoard. Wonder of wonders, I actually

let myself cut into a piece of it!  And I die cut the design piece to show off a bit of the paper.

For my twofer...

I stamped the wreath off the edge of Mixed Media paper and heat embossed with gold powder

before watercoloring the leaves with Arteza Twimarkers.

What?  Where's the shine?

Oh, here it is...

What will you choose?

Be sure to tell us what your choice is and make two different designs for two different

occasions using the same stamp, die or stencil.

Check out what our fantastic design team and Guest Designer, my dear friend Nancy,

have done to inspire you.

I hope to see you in the Twofer Gallery.

Challenges:

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (wreath stamp)

Twofer #36 - Wreath

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Greenery Invites (Art Impressions), Take Care (ret. SU)

Ink:   Shabby Shutters, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles (DM), Shaded Spruce (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Gingham-linen rainbow petite prints paper pad (Doodlebug), Neenah

Other:  Scallop Borders Die (Pretty Pink Posh), Whittle Birds (PS), Double Pierced Rectangle Die (AE), Caran d'ache Supracolor II pencils

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Greenery Invites (AI), Sentiment (?)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Real Red Marker (SU), Arteza Twimarkers (Forest Green, Olive Green, Moss Green) 

Paper:   Mixed Media, Christmas Pine (GKD), Gold Foil (SU), Neenah Natural 110 lb. 

Other:  Gold EP, Corner Rounder Punch (?), Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), Gold Twine (ret. SU)