Turning the Page July 2022

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 July page using Blossom Branch by Penny Black.

 By the way, the calendars are 4 ½ inches by 7 inches.

They can be 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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Coming up Roses

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Ink:   Versamark Onyx Black, For Watercoloring (Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Rustic Wilderness (DI swiped on palette), Tumbled Glass, Wilted Violet (Distress re-inker for wash)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media Pad Cover

Other:  Altenew Watercolor Color Book, Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS)

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Four for Christmas

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

I don't usually post so many cards at one time, but challenges are closing soon

and now that the year is half over (gasp), I need to build up that

Christmas stash.

First up for Christmas Kickstart #63 - Pawfectly Pawsome

I've colored with Copics and added some stenciled some snowflakes

in the background.  The trio is framed with a die cut.

Next in line is for Jingle Belles - The Man with the Bag.

I used a NBUS Santa stamp for this one.  He's also colored with Copics.

The frame was sitting on my table and I ran a red Sharpie around the opening.

To get the little candy canes going in both directions, I stamped on a piece of acetate

and pressed a snippet of cardstock over it.  It didn't stamp well but was easy to color in

with an Ultra Thin Sharpie and fussy cut.

For Peace on Earth #18 - ATG Christmas/Mood Board below,

Snowy is wearing a paper pieced scarf and cap.  The embossed vellum was in my 

Christmas UFO box.  Snowy was colored with Copics and die cut before being

tucked into some torn snowdrifts.

Finally, for Rudolph Days - ATG Christmas 

is a remake of a past Christmas card that I'd disassembled because I wasn't

happy with it.  I popped it on another embossed piece from my UFO box

and stamped a sentiment.  I like this much better than before.

If you have stuck with me through all this, thank you.

  

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Furry Christmas (SSS)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Weathered Wood (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Cherry Cobbler

Other:  Copics (R29, R37, G21, G14, E11, E13, E23, E25, W0, W1, W2, C0, C2, N3, N5, 100), Layering Mini Stencil #31 (TH), Winter Stencil (Echo Park), Holiday Frames Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Jolly St. Nick (Whipper Snapper), Christmas Sentiments (PB), Jolly Bingo Bits (ret. SU)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Real Red

Other: Copics (R29, R37, R00, E000, E01, C00, C0, W0, W00), Elongated Dotted Hexagons (Studio Katia), Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Snowy (PB), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Vellum, Black, DSP (ret. SU)

Other: Copics (C00, C0, R00, YR07), Pine Bough EF (ret SU), Frost's Snow Die (PB)

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Birds (ret. Inkadinkado)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler (SU), Neenah

Other:  Double Pierced Rectangle die (AE), Copics (B23, B24, Y17, E13, R29, R39, W4, W5, Y15, B0000, C0), Chunky White Frantage EP (Stampendous), Pine Bough EF (ret.  SU)

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Celebrating Loll

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

Today is my sweet friend Loll's birthday.

I love these watercolor designs from Altenew.  The coloring book is great to take along

on vacation with some Distress Markers or a pan watercolor set and a waterbrush.

I used the no-line version for this card and colored with Distress Markers.

Happy Birthday my sweet friend.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Weather Together (ret SU)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce (SU), Distress Markers (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Altenew  Watercolor Coloring Book, Tumbled Glass re-inker for wash (DI), Sweet & Sassy Framelits (ret SU)

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On the Beach

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

Summer has certainly arrived in North Carolina and I'd love to be

sitting near the water.

This would be a better view!

As you know, I've been cleaning out my UFO (UnFinished Objects) box.  I'm

almost finished.  Whew, it was pretty full.  Some of the fullness was because of my

calendars.  I can't bear to throw out the pages when the month is done.  So I throw it in

the UFO box and worry about it later.

This image was from June of 2020. 

When I saw the challenge at Double D and that row of colorful beach chairs,

I had an aha moment with this image.

All I had to do was color the chairs with colored pencils and pop it in a

die cut frame.

I left off the sentiment until I need it.

Thanks Double D for helping me place this UFO.

Challenges:

Double D - Beach Time

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Beach for Two (Rubber Cottage)

Ink:   Archival Shadow Gray

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Raspberry Red, Yellow, Golden Ochre, Turquoise, Beige, Warm Gray, Gray, Sky Blue, Greenish Blue, Scarlet, Black)

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Feathered Lilies

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I have been enjoying this Feathered Lilies kit the last couple of weeks and I've used

all the components of this kit.  This time I stamped it on Neenah Solar White with

Copic friendly ink and colored with Copic Markers.

After it was colored I used the die to cut it out and tucked it into the

embossing folder to add texture.

I used a NBUS stencil on the background and even was brave enough

to add some black splatters.

Challenges:

Altenew Inspiration Challenge: Inspired by photo

Four Seasons - ATG Summer

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Feathered Lilies (Alt)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Copic Markers (G14, G17, RV52, RV55, R35, Y18), Feathered Lilies Die & EF (Alt), Wavy Grid Stencil (Alt)

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Thinking of You

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

A while back my friend Nance invited me to her house to play with paper glaze.

It's like a pearlescent embossing paste and comes in different colors.  It's so creamy

and goes through a stencil like a dream!

I used Snowdrop White through this leaf stencil.  Long after it had dried, I

lightly sponged some color around it.

I found this piece of alcohol ink in my stash and used that to color this bird.

I love how the design of the ink looks like a wing!

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Stencil: Embossing Paste/Gel- (My mixed media are stencil, paper glaze, sponging, die cutting, alcohol ink, splattering and stamping.

Color Hues #43 - Blue & Green

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Thinking of You (Alt.)

Ink:   VersaMark, Bundled Sage (DOX)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Yupo, Snippet of Copper (?)

Other:  Alcohol Ink (Stonewash, Caramel), Blower (TH), Bird Die (Stamplorations), Leafy Row Mini Slimline Stencil (Stamplorations), Paper Glaze (Snowdrop White - Picket Fence), Gold EP, Chunky Gold Frantage (Stampendous)

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A Twist of Bird

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

I've taken advantage of a challenge to make a card for my 

dear sister-in-law's birthday.  She loves cardinals.

It's actually a CASE of this card by Debbie Hughes at Lime Doodle Design.

I've used a 3D embossing folder and wiped the inside with a baby wipe

before running through my Big Shot with Bristol paper to get a deep impression.  

When it was totally dry, I added a bit of color to the background and set it aside.

I stamped and die cut the cardinal, branch and birdhouse from 

watercolor paper and colored with Distress inks and markers.

Lots of dimensionals were used to put this together so it has

lots of dimension.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with embossing folder/option of bird

Simon Says - Add a sentiment

 

Card Recipe

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

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Pumice Stone, Antique Linen for stamping, Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Pine Needles, Broken China (DI & DM), Black Marker (SU)

Paper:   Bristol (?), Watercolor (Arches CP), Bashful Blue

Other:  Layered Leaves 3D EF (ret. SU), Spring Birds Dies (SSS)

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Up, Up and Away

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

I'm Guest Designing again at Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

This challenge is always Anything Goes using Penny Black items with an

optional theme.  This month's theme is TRANSPORT.

This sweet kitty is being transported through the sky with a balloon bouquet.

See her waving? The stamp gives her an expression of surprise.

I turned it into a smile because it looks like fun.

I've stamped her with Memento ink and used my Zigs to

color the image.

I'll send it to my friend that moved to Denver recently.

And then I found this Party Cat & mouse in my UFO box all colored

and ready to go.

The little mouse is on a wobbler on his way to deliver a cash gift.  :-)

I hope to see you in the gallery at

Penny Black Saturday.

Other Challenges: 

Penny Black Saturday - ATG/Optional Transport

Krafty Chicks #616 - CAS

Snippets Playground - Use your snippets

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bubbly, Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Gingham-Linen DP (Doodlebug), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Zigs (26 lt. pink, 50 yellow, 70 orange, 45 pale green, 36 lt. blue, 83 lilac, 94 gray brown)

Wonky Stitched Rect. Die (MFT) 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Bubbly Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Snippets of colored cardstock

Other:  Nested Wacky Stitch Squares (Cottage Cutz), Quilted Stitch Spirals (LI-OOB), Wobble (AI)

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Cleaning out the UFOs

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

I've been busy as a bee in the studio.

Last weekend I was looking for a die cut that I did when Bobby was here.

I looked in my UFO (UnFinished Objects) box.  What a mess!

No die cut (not that one anyway), but a whole lot else!

I should have taken a picture before I relocated things.

Some went in the cases with the stamps, some went in the trash,

some went into the holiday UFO boxes, and the rest are in the process

of being used on cards. 

I didn't find that die cut though.

I must have put it in a VERY safe place!

I'll be sharing some of the cards that came from these bits and pieces.

I've done a lot but here are the first two.

 

The shaker pouch and frame were in the box.  The butterfly (a perfect color match) 

was tucked in the envelope with the die.  Two UFOs used for this one.

The background for this card was done with rubber bands.  I had done an

extra when I did this card.  I had stamped with VersaMark and used gold embossing

powder to heat set.  I added some splatters to the design with a retired stamp 

by stamping with VersaMark and heat embossing with blue embossing powder.

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with a sparkly gold

embossing powder.  Another butterfly from the stash in the envelope perched

on top.

Both butterflies are cut from foil. 

Challenges:

Memory Box - Metallic Mania 

As best I can remember....

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Special Sentiments (PB), Gorgeous Grunge (ret. SU)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Tonic Silky Sky Satin Cardstock

Other:  Dreamy Butterfly (MB), Gold EP, Something Borrowed EP (WOW for CP)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Tonic Silky Sky Satin Cardstock

Other:  Dreamy Butterfly Die (MB), Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Fuse Tool (WRMK), Micro beads (?)

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Glass Bead Garden for CAS Mix Up

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

There's still time to use your embossing pastes or gels

and join in at CAS Mix Up.

I've used glass bead gel again...

I used a Tim Holtz stencil and Distress Ink to add color to a piece of Neenah cardstock.

I cleaned the stencil and placed it back over the image and added some

Glass Bead Gel through the stencil with a palette knife.  The gel is clear and the

colors show through beautifully. 

(It is important to wash the stencil immediately

after using the gel!)

I learned not to try to cut through the dried image with my Cutterpillar.

The gel stuck to the rotary blade and I had to get it off and clean it.

So a word to the wise, cut your piece before you add the gel!

Our Design Team has created some beautiful cards with pastes and gels

using a variety of techniques.  Do check them out and I hope you'll

join the fun at CAS Mix Up!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick (DI), Versafine Onyx Blac,

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Wildflower Stencil (TH), Glass Bead Gel (Golden)

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