Turning the Page September 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 September page using Penny Black Rise & Shine stamp.

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!

Dreamy Freesia, Berries & Blossoms

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

I have struggled to find time to color and was finally able to 

get some markers and water going.

This stamp set has been in my NBUS box way too long.  I hope to get around to

doing the other berries in the set soon.

I used Distress markers and my waterbrush for the main image

and re-inker for the wash background.

And squeaking in just under the wire, I used another NBUS.

This time it's a die.  I'm loving the new textured dies!

I used an alcohol inked piece where I dropped alcohol ink on Yupo, added

some alcohol and used the blower to move the ink around.  I rubbed

some Deco foil over the sticky areas.

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes (Didn't do the optional Interactive)

Memory Box Outside the Box - White Focal Point

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

30 Day Coloring Challenge

 

 

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Berries Delight, Sprinkles & Smiles (PB)

Ink:   Archival Jet Black, Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon, Bundled Sage, Tea Dye,Gathered Twigs (DM), Rustic Wilderness (DI) 

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah

Other:  Tumbled Glass, Wilted Violet re-inker for wash), White Posca Pen (splatters), Caran D'ache Supracolor pencils

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Midnight Muse

Paper:   Yupo, Neenah

Other:  Dreamy Freesia Die (MB), Alcohol Inks (Stonewash, Indigo (Ranger),Deco Foil, Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrappiness), Subtle EF (SU), Skinny Strips Die (MFT)

Glimmer Christmas

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

This seems to be the year for foil for me.

I joined friends to use our Glimmer Foil Systems and borrowed this fabulous 

Christmas tree foiling plate.

Then I had to do another.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Photo Inspiration (Inspired by the Christmas tree)

 

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah

Other: Christmas Tree Glimmer Plate (Ali) , Green Glimmer Foil (Spellbinder), Primary Apple Red EP (WOW), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Subtle EF (SU), Dot Sparklers Stickers (Stampendous)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah, Natural, Green Foil ($ store)

Other: Glimmer Foil Plate (Ali), Glimmer Foil (Spellbinder), Gold EP, Stitched Rectangle Dies (SSS), Skinny Strip Die (MFT)

Coloring Again

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

It's been a super busy month and I'm afraid I haven't done much coloring.

I have finished something though.  Finally!

Several of you have commented that you like to see the process.

So here are a couple pictures as I went along. 

Used Distress Markers and my waterbrush to color the no-line

version of this flower from the Altenew Coloring Book.

Added shading with Watercolor Pencils.

When it was all finished, I had trouble deciding what to do with it.

I added a thin frame and some splatters.

I wish I hadn't done the splatters.

30 Day Coloring Challenge

I think there's still time to join in at

The Flower Challenge

with my die cut frame.

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Special Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor, Neenah Naturals, Black

Other:  Altenew Coloring Book, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Burnt Siena, Dk Carmine), Tumbled Glass re-inker (for wash), A2 Thin Frames (SSS)

Foiled Friend

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

I've been having a lot of fun embossing foil!

I love this 3D embossing folder and it makes such a quick and easy card.

A pass through the Big Shot and a light sanding is all it took.

The butterfly was die cut from a snippet left over from another embossed background.

Earlier this week I Zoomed with friends and we all embossed and sanded (or not)

foil and shared what we'd done.  A fun technique is even more fun when shared with friends!

Here's a few more that I've done.  (Did I mention that it's habit forming?)

For the Christmas stash.

And using the other half of the embossed piece.

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Gold Foil (Hobby Lobby), Metallic Confections (TH)

Other:  Fallen Leaves 3D EF (Sizzix), Sanding Block, Gold EP, Sanding Block, Dreamy Butterfly (MB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Metallic Confections (TH), Neenah 

Other:  Texture Fades Botanicals EF (TH), Sanding Block, Dreamy Butterfly (MB), Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  In The Meadow (PTI)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Tonic Silky Sky Satin Cardstock, Neenah, Vellum

Other:  Winter Snowflakes Textured Impressions EF (Sizzix), Sanding Block, White EP, Silver Twine

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper: Tonic Silky Sky Satin Cardstock, Neenah, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Silver Glimmer (SU)  

Other:  Winter Snowflakes Textured Impressions EF (Sizzix), Sanding Block, Snowflake die (IO), Wonderful Words Holiday Die Collection (PTI)

Twofer Dog/Cat Reminder

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

Sadly, this is the last post for The Twofer Challenge.

It's been a fun four years!

Thank you Darnell.

This month's challenge is Dog/Cat.

Darnell has also decided to add a couple of prizes for winners of a random draw.

• Newton's Nook ~ Newton Loves Cake stamp AND die set.
  
• Stampendous ~ Dog Kisses stamp set only

  

(Be sure to have two different designs to be eligible.  Explanation is at the challenge site.)

I've used a NBUS Lavinia stamp for both of my cards.

First up...

I watched this fantastic video by Tracey and just had to try the technique.

I did an alcohol ink background on Yupo, squeezed some alcohol lift solution on top, 

and brayered it over the whole piece.  Then I laid a piece of cardstock on top and

pressed it down.  When I lifted I had a beautiful print background that was a bit

darker than I wanted.

So I squirted some more alcohol life on the Yupo, brayered and pulled another piece.

(I found that this technique works well with alcohol ink backgrounds in my stash too.)

I used some VersaFine Clair ink to stamp flowers and VersaFine Onyx Black

for Mooch (the cat) and the little butterfly.  The ground was sponged with more

VersaFine Clair.

For my Twofer....

Halloween is coming all too soon.

This time I used a background piece from my stash that was done with 

paper towel transfer in a nice orange and yellow.

I sponged some Hickory Smoke around the edge and followed with

Black Soot on the outer edges.  

Mooch was stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black and so were the trees that

were a birthday gift from a sweet friend.

I had added a circle mask before I sponged to place a moon on the design

and used a NBUS flying witch die cut to the moon for Mooch to gaze at.

A piece of alcohol ink from my stash worked great for a thin frame and 

die cut Beware.

You have until the 24th to join in our last challenge.

I sure hope to see your Twofer cards in the gallery!

Other Challenges:

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Two Old Bats Halloween - Anything Halloween

 

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Mooch, Fairy Orchids, Butterflies (Lavinia), Songbird (Inky Antics)

Ink:   Alcohol Ink (Ranger), VersaFine Onyx Black, Verdant, Purple Delight, Warm Breeze (VersaFine Clair)

Paper:  Neenah, Black

Other: Alcohol Ink Lift (Ranger), Subtle EF (SU) 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Mooch, Sacred Tree (Lavinia), Pocket Silhouettes (ret. SU)

Ink:   VersaFine Onyx Black, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot (DI)

Paper:   Black, Alcohol Inked Photo Paper

Other:  Infinity Circles Dies (HA), Circle Thin Frames Dies (SSS), Scary Words Die, Witchy Moon Die  (Frantic Stamper), White Gelli Roll Pen

More Stencil Stamping for CAS Mix Up

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

There's still time to stamp through a stencil for the 

CAS Mix Up Challenge

Jenny is hosting this month and the team and our Guest Designers Bobby & Michele

have some awesome inspiration for you!

I taped my stencil over a piece of Neenah cardstock and used my 

blending brushes to add some Peeled Paint Distress Oxide ink through the stencil.

Using the same brush I added a bit of Rustic Wilderness along the base

of each frond and let the ink dry.

I replaced the stencil and inked up my new Crackle Cover a Card stamp 

in Rustic Wilderness ink and stamped through the stencil.  Removed the stencil 

and let the ink dry.

To add some gold, I inked the same stamp with Encore Gold ink and stamped through 

the stencil then used my Wow Embossing Marker along the edges of the fronds, 

and heat embossed with gold powder.

A couple of offset white thin Frames finish off my design.

Thanks for a fun challenge, Jenny!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Crackle Cover a Card (IO), Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Peeled Paint, Rustic Wildnerness DOX (TH), Encore Gold, Wow Embossing Marker

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Mini Ferns Stencil (Crafters Workshop), Gold EP, A2 Thin Frames, (SSS)

Embossing with Foil & 3D Folders

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

A while back my friend Marcia did this fabulous post that got me all fired up

to try the technique.

Warning! It's hard to stop at one!

The technique is simple.  Use your 3D embossing folder to emboss a piece

of foil cardstock.  Take a sanding block and lightly sand off some of the shine on

the raised design.  You can cut the A2 card front sized foil in half and get a

second card.  Here's a link to Jennifer McGuire's video showing the technique.

Using the other half of the embossing.

Had to try it with this fantastic blue foil.

So then I had to go shopping for some more 3D Embossing Folders so 

I could share this technique with friends.

Barb's cards

Carolyn's cards

Jan's card

Linda's cards

Then Nance came to play.  You can see one of her cards here. 

And I'm not through yet!  More to come.

Challenge:

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Dies R Us - Anything Goes Dies that are sold at DRU

Jingle Belles - Cardstock Christmas

  

 

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Card Recipe (Green)

Stamps:  Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Gumball Green, Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah, Foil Cardstock (HL), Gold Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Gracious Leaves 3D EF (MB), Mistletoe Bundle Dies (MB), Tis the Season Die (Creative Expressions

Card Recipe (Blue) 

Stamps:  Special Sentiments (PB), Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Ink:   Tempting Turquoise, Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah, Silky Sky Satin Cardstock (Tonic), Gold Foil, Silver Foil cardstocks (SU)

Other:  3D Texture Fades Botanical EF (TH), Dreamy Die (MB), Flower Stens #1 (TH)

Coloring with Concord and 9th

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

I'm coloring again.

Day 6

Day7

Finished

I'm still not comfortable with the Gansai Tambi Watercolors

but I keep on trying.

A couple of you mentioned the scissors in your comments.

A friend had these scissors at my last class and I commented on how I'd

been looking for a pair at the thrift shop because they made me think of my 

grandmother who had a pair like this.  My friend gave me these scissors.

I have awesome friends!

I wonder what happened to Grandma's scissors?

30 Day Coloring Challenge

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Songbird (C&9), Every Day Sentiments (HA)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black

Other:  Gansai Tambi Watercolors (61, 66, 42, 20, 139), Double Stitched Circle Dies (LI-OOB), Circle Dies (SU), Leaf Die (?)