Turning the Page December 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 December page using Sweet Poppy Damask Baubles & Bows Stencil.

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.

Time to do a new calendar.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Window Shaker

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

While looking through my NBUS box, I found some die cut windows

that a friend and I shared a l-o-n-g time ago.  We think is was five or six years.

Finally an idea of what to do with them hit.

(We'd long forgotten what made us buy them.)

I don't often do shaker cards but they were the perfect project for these die cuts.

While I was at it, I did all four of my windows using different color combinations.

The bows from The Greetery are new to me thanks to a sweet friend sending 

me some of her die cut bows.  They convinced me that I needed some.

The shaker elements are sequins I found at the thrift store and some glittery, sparkly bits

another friend gave me for my birthday.

The glitter does stick to the acetate, even after using and embossing buddy, but

I like how it resembles frost.

These gorgeous bows were cut from foil and glitter cardstock.

My camera doesn't like the sparkle, shine and reflection of the acetate,

but I love it!

Challenges:

Inspired By #197 - Color Challenge (Blue, White & Green)

Peace on Earth Christmas #4 - used the mood board below

Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bitty Christmas Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Garden Green

Paper:   Neenah, Various Foil and Glitter snippets

Other:  Fit to be Tied (Greetery), Window Die Cuts (?), Noel Die, Greenery Die (ret. SU), Glitter & Sequin Sparkles (WOW) 

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Thankful

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

Wishing all of you a lovely day of giving thanks for our many blessings.

More about this guy later.

I'm especially thankful for this wonderful crafting community.

Thank you for all your encouragement and love.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Spring Birds (SSS), Easy Expressions (The Ton)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Watercolor (Arches Cold Press)

Other: Copic Markers, Round Foliage Window Layering Die (The Ton), Mini Sprig Cover Die (Ton), Subtle EF (SU)

Poinsettias

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

My favorite Christmas flower is the poinsettia.

I know that the red "petal" are the leaves of this beautiful plant and

the flowers are those tiny little blooms in the center.

This little poinsettia has been cut from a piece of Inka Gold smoosh in my stash

and added to a ring of leaves that were part of my win at last month's

Birthday Bash at the Flower Challenge.

It was so much fun shopping at The Ton and you haven't seen the last of

this sweet circle of leaves.

The photo doesn't do this justice.  We all know that our cameras don't

like to show shine.

Speaking of shine...

This poinsettia started out as foiling with a Glimmer plate on mixed media paper

and watercolored with Distress inks.

The frames and sentiment have been foiled too.

Then I added some leaves cut from gold foil cardstock.

In case you want to see the shine of the leaves, take a look...

Now I'd better slip over to this month's Flower Challenge with one of these.

I'm still undecided which it will be.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #62 - Add leaves

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Natural White, Gold Foil 

Other: Round Foliage Window Layering Die (The Ton), Layered Poinsettia Die (Splbnd), Inka Gold, Gold EP, Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Merry Christmas Messages (HA)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media (poinsettia), Neenah

Other:  Glimmer Poinsettias, Starburst Foil, Gilded Nested Rectangles Glimmer Plate & Dies (Spellbinders), Gold EP

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Winterberry Merry Christmas

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

It's almost time to start sending out Christmas cards and I still need a few.

So I'm grabbing every chance I get to get in the studio and work on them.

I think I need to work a little faster!

When I saw the Inspired By Challenge photo this week, the candles made me 

think of the background I'd done a few weeks ago with Paper Glaze and a stencil.

The white glaze puts me in mind of a candle.

So I die cut a berry branch from mixed media paper, my Distress Markers and waterbrush

and colored it up.

Challenges:

Inspired By Challenge #196 - Christmas Splendor

Penny Black Saturday - ATG 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Distress Markers (Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Barn Door, Vintage Photo

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series

Other:  Snowdrop White Paper Glaze (Picket Fence), Mini Stencil Set 32 (TH), Winter Berry Branch (PB)

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Starry Sky

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

I tried my hand at Stencil Monoprint again.

It still comes out very messy for me.

I have really enjoyed seeing all the crisp prints in the gallery at

CAS Mix Up.  Maybe one day, I'll get that result.  This time we'll just say

that I was looking for a impressionist look.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Christmas Critter

CAS Mix Up - Stencil Monoprint

Card Recipe

Stamps: Holiday Snippets (PB) 

Ink:   Speckled Eff, Prize Ribbon (DI), Not Quite Navy (SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Mixed Media

Other:  Mini Stencil Set 31, Reindeer & Trees dies (?), Copics (E13, E23, E25), Dazzling Details, Subtle EF (SU)

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Gingham Trees

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

I have another twofer and just skidding in under the wire for 

one challenge.

When I saw the mood board at the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #3, I

knew I had to play along.

I had a couple of pieces of decorative paper in black and white checks and

a fun tree die that needed to see some action.

While looking for something to use for a background, I found this piece of

stencil monoprint in my background basket that worked great.

After I had die cut the stitched rectangle from it, I thought the leftover piece

would be perfect as a frame for another stencil monoprint that must have been

a first pull because it was darker.

So here's the twofer...

I think I like this one better.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Stencil Monoprint

Peace on Earth Christmas - ATG Christmas (I used the mood board for inspiration)

Stamplorations Stencil Challenge - Must use a stencil

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah, MM (Strathmore), Black, DSP (SU)

Other:  Christmas Trees 1 (Stamplorations/Sanns Lippert), Tall Pine Trees Die (Frantic Stamper), Cheery Cardinals Die (PS), Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrappiness)

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Critters and Plaid

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

I have a couple of Christmas cards to share today.

First up is a couple of little critters from Penny Black that I've stamped and colored 

with Copic Markers.

The image was a little too big for the die cut circle, so I cut around the end of

the scarf so it could hang out of the circle.

This is for the CAS Christmas challenge where Barb has chosen critters for the theme.

And a twofer....

A couple of weeks ago I went to play at my friend Nance's house.

She had some Paper Glaze from Picket Fence that she wanted me to try.

It is so creamy and has a lovely shine!

For this card I used a plaid stencil and the Mint Hydrangea glaze.

I've used this die cut spray colored with Copics and a beautiful bow that

a sweet friend sent me when I commented on how much I liked her bows.

(Needless to say I have this die on the way now. Thanks for the enabling Barb.)

I thought this was perfect for another entry into the Inspired By Challenge

for the second inspiration picture.  I was inspired by the soft green and

greenery with berries.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Christmas Critters

Inspired By - Inspiration Photo Below

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Jolly Friends, Season's Gifts (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Copics (W1, W4, W5, R29, R37, YG17, R20), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Spruce Green), Posca Pen, Chunky Frantage (Stampendous), Stitched Circles Die (PB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:  Whisper White

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Neenah, Real Red

Other:  Winter Garland Die (PB), Copics (G24, G28, G29, BG18, E23, R29), Picket Fence Paper Glaze (Mint Hydrangea), Mini Stencil Set 32 (TH), Merry Frame Die (SSS)

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More Stencil Monoprint for CAS Mix Up

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

I have another stencil monoprint today.

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

I've used Brushos again on this climbing vine stencil.  After sprinkling on the stencil

and spritzing with water, I flipped it over on a piece of mixed media paper

and pressed down.

I've added a narrow mat and a leafy vine die cut from an alcohol ink

background.  A stamped and embossed sentiment finished it off.

Our talented design team has some awesome inspiration for you

and there's lots more in the gallery.  I hope you'll go visit and do a

stencil monoprint.  Then join in with us at CAS Mix Up.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snippets (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah, Yupo

Other:  Mini Climbing Vine Stencil (TCW), Brusho, Simple Leaf Flourish Die (MFT), Alcohol Ink, Subtle EF (SU), Gold EP

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Back to Christmas

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

With Christmas fast approaching, I'm back to doing Christmas cards.

This was Inspired By this lovely photo.

I love the kraft and white color scheme and reversed the colors of the tree and 

snowflake beside the sign.  And I've addedtexture to the tree inspired 

by the afghan on the couch and shiplap wall.

I love this champagne glitter paper. It sparkles but isn't as bright as the gold.

I've randomly used the WOW embossing pen on the tree and heat embossed

for a little added sparkle and shine.

You can see the sparkle better here.

Challenges:

Inspired By #195 - White Christmas

Krafty Chicks #585 - Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Neenah Solar White, Champagne Glimmer (SU), Crumb Cake Textured  (SU)

Other:  WOW Embossing Pen, Gold Tinsel EP (Ranger), Little Snowflakes (IO), Double Pierced Rectangle Die (AE), Greenery EF (SU), White EP

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Back to Fall

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

I thought I'd take a break from Christmas cards.

I think chrysanthemums are so pretty in the Fall and I have a hard time

choosing between the button mums and daisy mums.

Today I choose the daisy mum and added a bit of burlap ribbon for

a rustic Fall feel.

I recently had a session or two watching video tutorials, die cutting and shaping flowers

using my NBUS dies from Susan's Autumn Flora collection.

I also used them to decorate these Dollar Store pumpkins for my

Craft Group swap.  I saved one of the daisy mums for my card.

Top view

Challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches #445

Four Seasons - ATG Fall

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah, Susan's Garden Specialty Cardstock (Splbndr)

Other:  Button & Daisy Chrysanthemum by Susan Tierney-Cockburn (Splbndr), Leaves Dies (?), Burlap Ribbon (SU), Styrofoam & re-inker for center of flowers

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Rustic Wreath

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

The rush for getting Christmas cards done is on!

Fortunately there are lots of challenges out there that spur me on.

I used a retired Stampin' Up die for the wreath and a Penny Black die

for the greenery.  After coloring the greenery with Copics, 

I found a snippet of plaid ribbon to tie up with string.

The sentiment is heat embossed on a sign hanging from the wreath.

Challenges:

Inspired By #194 Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mixed Christmas Sentiments (HLS)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals White (SU), Milk Chocolate (GKD)

Other:  Swirly Scribbles Die (SU), Winter Garland Die (PB), Copics, Pinewood Planks EF (SU), White EP

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