Turning the Page May 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 May 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.

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Enjoy!

Feathered Cardinal for Rudolph Days

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

It's time for Maureen's (Scraps of Life by Scrappymo) Rudolph Days where we're challenged 

to do a Christmas card to share the end of each month (25th to the end).

I used a NBUS cardinal die that I've cut from red cardstock and sponged

with more color.  The background is gesso applies through a stencil.

Challenges:

Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas (25th of the month to the end of the month)

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Christmas Craft Creations - No Stamping

 

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Festive Berries, Crackling Campfire, Fired Brick, Black Soot (DI)

Paper:   Poppy Parade, Black, So Saffron, Crumbcake, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

Other:  Gesso, Flourish Stencil (TH), Feathered Cardinal Die (TH), Holiday Word Script Die (TH), Flower Stems #1 Die (TH)

Splendid Poppy Stems

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

It's been a busy month and I didn't think I'd get to some of my favorite challenges,

but I managed a bit of creative time after all.

The Memory Box Challenge this month is to use paint.

I love to watercolor and sometimes use watercolor paint as in the piece I die

cut these new to me pretty poppies from.  The stems are from a piece of dirty pour 

done with acrylic paint.

I love the detail on these flowers!

It was pretty quick if you don't count that I had to try 4 (yes 4) times to

get that sentiment to come out.  White embossing on black can be tricky!

Challenges:

Memory Box Outside the Box - Paint

NBUS  - Never Before Used Schtuff

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sentiment Strips (Alt)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Black Licorice (MFT), Watercolor (Canson)

Other:  Splendid Poppy Stems (MB), White EP, Stately EF (ret. Craft Concepts)

Whittle Rainbow Birds

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

These rainbow birds were cut from a piece of watercolor that Jack did.  He painted wide

strips of shimmery color that worked perfectly for the Poppystamps Challenge to use

rainbow colors.

I've embossed three strips with three different embossing folders then die cut

the bottom with this scallop die.  Then I added some stick die cuts for the birds

to perch on.

Since there wasn't any violet paint, I stamped the sentiment with Gorgeous Grape.

Challenges:

Day of the Month Card Club - Find a Rainbow Day

Poppystamps - Sending Rainbows

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Every Day Sentiments (HA)

Ink:   Gorgeous Grape (SU)

Paper:   Grout Gray (MFT), Neenah, Watercolor (Canson)

Other:  Sparkling Pastelles (US ArtQuest), Whittle Birds, Stick Frames Dies (PS), Heart Bouquet, Gracious Leaves EF (MB), Tasteful Texture EF (SU), Scallop Borders #2 (Pretty Pink Posh)

Stencil, Coloring & Die Cuts

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

I've finished my cards from the piece I was coloring in this post.

For this card, I found a piece of alcohol inked background that picked up the violet color

and cut a layered butterfly from it.

The sentiment is gold embossed and mounted with a very narrow edge of gold on

a snippet of the alcohol inked piece.

The second piece made me think of this seahorse.  I did cut him from copper foil

and used a piece of matte copper for the sea grass.

You can see how it shines in the next photo.

I've been trying to color a bit every day but the days seem too short to get photos

and write a blog post too!

Challenges:

10 Day Coloring Challenge - Color everyday

Krafty Chicks #556 - All Occasions (birthday)

 

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   WOW Embossing, Tumbled Glass

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches Cold Press), Glossy, Orchid Opulence, Gold Foil

Other:  Floral Stencil (Lavinia), Caran D'ache Supracolor Pencils (Mauve, Turquoise Blue), Alcohol ink, Kaleidoscope & Moonlight Butterfly Dies (MB), Circle Thin Framelits (SSS), Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tumbled Glass

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches Cold Press), Neenah, Copper Foil (SU), Matte Copper Foil (?)

Other: Flora Stencil (Lavinia), Seahorse Die (Gina Marie), Sea Grass Die (?)

Foiling for Christmas

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

Last week I zoomed with friends and we did some simple foiling.

I got two cards made from that session.

First up...

A super simple technique.  Just crumple that thin foil in your hands and

splatter a little "snow". It made a great background for Santa and his sleigh!

A better look at the shine...

I love how it looks like hills in the background!

Another technique.

This time I used a sticky sheet mounted on a piece of cardstock.  I left the backing

on and die cut with this mistletoe die.  Then I peeled off the backing from the leaves and

burnished with green foil. I did the same thing with the berries using a tiny piece of 

red foil.

I had a new embossing folder that I used for the background and the sentiment is

heat embossed with gold and mounted on another little piece of red foil adhered

to cardstock with the sticky paper.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - You Sleigh Me

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Sledges

NBUS #25 - Never Before Used Schtuff (embossing folder)

 

 

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Merry Christmas (IO)

Ink:   Midnight Muse (SU)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Foil Sheets (Ranger), White Gouache (WN), Sleigh Scene Die (IO), Kars Snowflake EF (ret.)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mixed Christmas Sentiments (ret.)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Mistletoe Bundle Dies (MB), Dainty Diamonds EF (SU), Double Sided Sticky Paper (Sookwang), Foil Sheets (Ranger)

More Stronger Together

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Remember the card that left a frame for later?

Now is later....

I fussy cut a piece from another colored image and added it to the frame.

I also colored and fussy cut one of the flower images from this set.

The leaves were inked with Tombow Markers and the flowers were inked 

with Distress Markers.  I used a damp waterbrush to blend the ink.

I tried to dot some fake splatters.  It was a bad idea!

And while I had the stamp out, another card...

And here they are together.  A Twofer.

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Stronger Together (SSS), Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Ink:   Tombow Markers (126 Lt. Olive, 26 Yellow Gold for leaves), Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn (DI-for flowers), Old Olive (for sentiment-SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah

Other:  Stitched Rectangles Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Stronger Together (SSS), Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Tombow Markers (26 Yellow Gold, 126 Lt. Olive), Soft Suede (sentiment & splatter-SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah, Old Olive

Other:  Subtle EF, Simply Scored (SU)

10 Day Coloring Challenge

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

Kathy Racoosin is in Day 4 of her 10 Day Coloring Challenge

and I've just had a chance to participate.

I love to color and find it so relaxing.

I'd color and do nothing else....but life happens!

Finally, I sat down and tried the technique that Kathy used on day 1.

Here's what I did...

I used a Lavinia stencil and lightly blended Tumbled Glass Distress Ink through it.

I veered from Kathy's technique because this stencil covered more area than

her stencil did.  I chose the pencil colors and decided I would cut this piece in half.

One side uses blue and violet.  The other side has blue and green and I added

some color with my Caran d'ache Supracolor pencils.

After blending with water, this is what it looked like.

Hopefully this will end up on two cards.

Stay tuned to see if that happens.

Challenges:

10 Day Coloring Challenge - Enjoy coloring every day

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tumbled Glass (DI)

Paper:   Watercolor (TH)

Other:  Flora Stencil (Lavinia), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Mauve, Light Olive, Turquoise Blue

Upcycling for Jingle Belles

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This was super quick and easy.  I cut the image from a store bought Christmas

card I had received and popped it on a card base.

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Use at least one recycled element

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  

More Paper Piecing for CAS Mix Up

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

My mixed media are Paper Piecing, Stamping and Die Cutting.

There's still time to join in at CAS Mix Up where the lovely Linda is asking for

I've had lots of fun playing with this stamp set. 

Thanks again Sandy!

I confess that my first try with this was a total disaster.

I tried to cut each petal individually.

It looked like the flower had gone to seed.

Ugh!

So I started over and went with the whole flower and added the bottom part.

This looks so much better!

Our Design Team has some awesome inspiration for you!

I hope you'll join us with your paper piecing.

The challenge ends on the 24th.

Another card with an idea I saw on Google.

I used the cover to the paper pad.

This is one package of paper I've used and not hoarded.

I kinda wish I had some left.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Paper Piecing

Addicted to CAS - Flower

Krafty Chicks #555 - CAS

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Stronger Together (SSS), Handwritten Borders (SSS)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Patterned Paper (Moda Scrap Let Your Soul Bloom)

Other:   Subtle EF (SU), Scallop Borders 2 Die (Pretty Pink Posh)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Bouquet of Thanks (SSS)

Ink:  Chocolate Chip (SU)

Paper:  Neenah, Cover and snippet from Moda Scrap Let Your Soul Bloom)

Other:  Small Hello Die (SSS)

Snowman Fun

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

I had snow much fun coloring this card!

I can't help but laugh at this fun image.

I've colored with Copics, added some chunky Frantage heated from the  back,

and a simple sentiment.

I colored their scarves in rainbow colors for

Trina's challenge at CAS Christmas.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Rainbow Colors

Krafty Chicks - Christmas - C0-winner of the Golden Egg Award 

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas sELFies (MFT), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Copics (C00, C0, C2, C5, C7, R29, YR07, YR15, Y15, YG17, B21, B23 V09, V05, RV13), Frantage Chunky White EP (Stampendous)

Coming up Daisies

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

I used my NBUS Slim Strips Dies from Pinkfresh Studio to cut strips from a

snippet of Neenah and colored them with various Distress inks and my blending brushes.

After they were lined up, I popped on a couple die cut daisies that I'd sponged some

color on.

Easy and fun and I love having a die to cut these strips with.  Somehow I never

seem to get narrow strips cut evenly!  The set has strip dies in three sizes so

I think I'll get lots of use from them.  They're long enough for slimline cards too.

Challenges:

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Handwritten Borders (SSS)

Ink:   Spun Sugar, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Slim Strips Die (Pinkfresh Studio), Daisy Silhouette (MB)