Turning the Page June 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 June 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!

Poppy Love

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Remembering those who have gone before.

Challenges:

Double D - Flowers July - December

Let's Squash It - Make some space and bring the bling

  

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Hero Arts Floral-Poppy (HA), Special Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Dried Marigold, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs (DI & DM), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah, Black

Other:  Poppy Frame Cut Dies (HA), Greenery EF (SU), Caran d'ache Supracolor pencils (Scarlet, Dk. Carmine, Olive Black, Ivory Black), Gems (ret. SU)

Seahorses

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

I found a background piece in my stash that had been splashed in watered Brushos.

I'd also inked some stamps in the watery Brushos.

The seahorses have been cut from a snippet of watercolor paper and

colored with inks and my waterbrush.

This die has been retired, but Memory Box some new ocean going dies

to choose from.

I'm slipping in at the last minute for the Memory Box Challenge.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  French Script, By the Tide (ret. SU)

Ink:   More Mustard, Cajun Craze (SU)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches Cold Press), Neenah, Tempting Turquoise (SU)

Other: Brushos, Swimming Seahorses (ret. MB), Stitched Hexagon Layers (MB), Seaweed Die (?), Nuvo Crystal Drops 

Flowers and Butterfly

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

This was quick and easy with this beautiful embossing folder from

Memory box and a die cut butterfly colored with Perfect Pearls.

I smooshed some ink on my craft sheet, spritzed with water and mixed in 

some Perfect Pearls to paint on the die cut.

The butterfly has beautiful shine. Maybe you can see it here.

Challenges:

Poppystamps Challenge - Flowers & Butterflies

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Peacock Feathers

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Stitched Butterfly Trio (PS), Perfect Pearls, Heart Bouquet EF (MB)

Roses All Over Blended

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

Today I'm joining in with Heather Telford's Floral Faves Watercolour Class.

For this card I've used one of the techniques she shared and have one

finished product to show.

I actually made quite a mess out of it.

My embossing didn't take very well as sometimes happens when I try to stamp

and heat emboss a large stamp.  I continued on with her technique of coloring.

As I was looking at it and trying to figure out how to salvage at least some of it,

the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge popped up in my email

and gave me an idea.

Instead of a balloon, I die cut an oval and was able to cover

up the bad spots with the sentiment strips.

For the bottom, I heat embossed the bottom of the card with the same stamp.

You can see it better here.

I added a small strip from the edge of the colored piece and a couple die cut leaves.

I hope that's okay.

Challenges:

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Floral Faves

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Roses All Over, Fluttering Friends (MFT)

Ink:   WOW Emboss, Crushed Curry, Primrose Petals, Rose Red (SU)

Paper:   Watercolour (Fabriano Extra White Hot Press), Neenah, Vellum

Other:  White EP, Double Stitched Oval STAX die (MFT), Grand Greenery Die (MFT), Skinny Strips Die (MFT), 

More Rainbow Inking

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

Another card using Eileen Godwin's fantastic technique and some

Lavinia stamps.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Rainbow inking through a stencil

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Fairy Orbs, Fairy Bugs (Lavinia)

Ink:   Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Faded Jeans (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Neenah, Textured, Black, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series) 

Other:  Layering Mini Stencils set 4 (TH), Sentiment Strips (SSS)

Sunflower Fun

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I love sunflowers!  They always make me smile with their bright, happy faces!

This sunflower had one petal that was really awful.

I learned not to go back in with a bright orange!

This little bee was just the right size to cover up most of the disaster.

It was inked and stamped with Distress inks on Neenah cardstock.

I used a slightly damp brush to move the ink around.

When dry, I added highlights and lowlights with watercolor pencils.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge - Favorite flower (this is definitely one of my favorites)

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes/optional CAS

Krafty Chicks - CAS week

  

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rise & Shine (PB), Smile Today (PB), Nature Walk (ret. SU)

Ink:   Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage (DI), Archival Black, Early Espresso (SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Early Espresso

Other:  Caran'  d'ache Supracolor pencils (Orange, Reddish Orange, Burnt Sienna, Umber)

More Fun with Santa

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

I'm playing with the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where I'm Jo's Guest Elf this month.

Our challenge is

I used another image from this fun Christmas sELFies stamp set from MFT.

It's been stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copics.

It fit perfectly inside a square cut with a double pierced square die.

The background has been stamped embossed more than once with a Pine Bough 

embossing folder.

I hope you'll join Jo & I at Christmas Kickstart.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Santa & Friends

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Santa

Merry Little Christmas #34 - Anything Goes

Let's Squash It - Make some space and bring the bling

  

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas sELFies (MFT), Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah, Real Red (SU)

Other:  Copics (E000, E11, R22, C00, C0, E21, E23, R24, R29, R37, G14, G46), Double Pierced Square Die (AE), White EP, Pine Bough EF (ret. SU)

More Rainbow Inking for CAS Mix Up

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

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

Our fabulous Design Team and Guest Designer, Michele have lots of inspiration

to share with you.

This time I've used Eileen Godwin's technique to add blended colors and a

Tim Holtz stencil for the background.

A NBUS Lavinia stamp tops it off.

When I trimmed the black piece a little, I had these curly pieces.

I'm not sure I'm crazy about them.  They look a little snakey.

What do you think?

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Rainbow Ink Blending with Stencils.

NBUS #26 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Single Glow Flower (Lavinia), Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:  Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet (DI), Archival Jet Black, Versamark 

Paper:  Neenah, Black Licorice (MFT)

Other:  Blending Brushes, Straight Edge, Layering Mini Stencil Set 4 (TH), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystaline Rainbow Super Fine Satin Glitter (Sweet Poppy)

Remembrance Poppy

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

Today I'm playing cards with my dear friend, Michele (I Card Everyone).

This is our challenge....

·         Memorial Day  - in memory of someone

·         Poppies – any brand

·         Must include a die cut – may be a word, the poppy, or even a frame

·         Friendship card

I am remembering my childhood friend who passed away from cancer many years ago.

She is still close in my heart.  We shared so many happy times together.

My poppy is from Hero Arts and it was inked with Tombow markers.  I used a waterbrush 

to move the color around adding swipes on a palette to pick up and add where 

I needed more color.  My Caron d'ache pencils work well to add extra depth and 

definition to the flowers.

  I have the die too, but chose to use a

die cut thin frame instead.

I am so thankful for friends I've lost and friends that share my life now.

That includes Michele and all of you dear friends.

I can't wait to how Michele has answered this challenge.

Let's go look, shall we?

Challenges:

Playing Cards with Friends - In memory of someone, Poppies, Die Cut, Friendship Card

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Hero Arts Florals Poppy (HA), Botanical Silhouettes (PTI)

Ink:   Tombow Markers (933, 885, 847, 177, 126, 879), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah, Black

Other:  Tumbled Glass re-inker (for wash), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Scarlet, Dk Carmine, Olive Black, Ivory Black), Double Pierced Rectangle (Avery Elle), A2 Thin Frames (SSS), Subtle EF (SU)

Mistletoe for CAS Christmas

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I love all the detail in this die! 

Before I've colored this like holly.  Today it's posing as mistletoe.

A few pearls work well for berries.

I love this letterpress foil frame that a sweet friend sent it to me!

(Guess what's landing in my shopping cart?)

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - J is for Jewels (Pearls)

CAS Christmas - Foliage and Berries

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness (DI) for watercoloring

Paper:   Neenah, Piece of framing done with Spellbinders Glimmer Foiling system, Watercolor (TH), Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Mistletoe Bundle Die (MB), Tis the Season Die (Creative Expressioins), Gold Cord, Pearls

Cupcakes for Twofer

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

It's time for another Twofer Challenge!

This month's challenge is....

My first card is either a late Valentine or I'm way ahead for next year.

I used a bubble background from a playdate with Jack.

We put a little dish soap in a cup of water and added some drops of food coloring! 

When you lay a piece of cardstock on the bubbles, you get a wonderful, fun background!

I stamped the cupcake with the letters on the background then stamped again

on some pattern paper so I could paper piece the cupcake.

For my Twofer...

I stamped the cupcake, heat embossed it and colored with Copics.

Shaker cards are always a challenge but fun to give, so I decided to tackle it.

The sequins don't want to shake around much.  I think all but two are stuck

to the edges.  Some of the shakers are stuck to the cupcake intentionally.

Some are not.

The background was embossed with a die.

There's some shimmery sugar on the icing.  Unfortunately the acetate and

shimmer together wouldn't cooperate for a good photo.

I was happy with how the Happy Birthday circle fit in the aperture.

I can't wait for you to see what our Guest Designers and talented Design Team

have done for your amazement and inspiration.

Hope to see your cakes and/or cupcakes in the gallery!

And if you'd like to join in a fun recipe exchange, feel free to add

your favorite cake or cupcake recipe to your post when you play!

I used to bake cakes and cupcakes all the time (me and Duncan Hines that is).

Then I was introduced to card making and the cakes and cupcakes were left behind.

Once a year I bake my hubby's favorite pound cake.

You can see my cake recipe below my card recipe at the bottom of this post.

Challenges:

The Twofer Challenge #38

NBUS #26 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Little Love (Colorado Craft)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Gingham Linen Paper (Doodlebug), Bubble Print

Other:  Clear EP, Cross My Heart EF (Cuttlebug)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Little Love (Colorado Craft)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  White EP, Copics (BG11, R81), Party Confetti Fancy Coverplate (HA), Happy Birthday Circle Frame die (MFT), Double Stitched Circle Die (LI, OOB), Acetate, Foam Sheet, Sequins (SU), WOS

Pound Cake

2 sticks butter

3 cups sugar

8 oz. cup of sour cream

6 eggs

3 cups flour

1 tsp. almond or vanilla extract

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs one at a time mixing in. Add sour cream and flour alternately.  Add almond or vanilla extract and mix in.  Pour in greased tube or Bundt pan and bake at 325 for 1 hour and 40 minutes turning pan after one hour.