Friday, September 30, 2022

Turning the Page October 2022

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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 October page using Sweetest Sound 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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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Dainty Leaves

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We've been keeping an eye on Hurricane Ian and  Our hearts and prayers go out 
to all those affected by the storm. 


I've been wanting to do some leaves for the Altenew Inspiration Challenge
and finally got to it.  I think the challenge closes tomorrow.

This pretty leaf die had been sitting in my NBUS box for a few months.
It was past time to try it out.

There are two branches in the set and I cut them both twice from
watercolor paper.  To color them, I used three colors (shown below) from
my Altenew 36 pan set of watercolors.

While the leaves were drying I hunted down a background that I'd cut
when Bobby came to visit.  I'd managed to keep it pretty much intact with
some tape on the back. I love how it made such a pretty background for my
leaf bouquet!  It's now on my ever growing wishlist.

I've used some rolled glue dots behind some of the leaves and left other
leaves to stand out for lots of dimension.

Challenges:
Double D - Things That Fall
NBUS #42 - Never Before Used Schtuff

  



Card Recipe
Stamps:  Dotted Blooms (ALT)
Ink:   Chocolate Chip
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Strathmore)
Other:  Dainty Leaves Die (ALT), Diamond Frames Cover Die (ALT), Altenew Watercolor 36 pan set (Bamboo, Pink Diamond, Coral Berry)


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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Merriest Wishes

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This little guy is on his way to deliver some Christmas treats.
He's from a NBUS set of critters.  I wanted to see if I could get four cards
from one stamping.  One done.  Three to go.

I found some of these houses in my Christmas UFO box and stamped a wreath
over the door to make it more festive.  The snowy sky was in my background box
and some torn paper for snowbanks made a winter wonderland for my
hedgie to travel in.

Now on to the other three sweet critters.

Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge - Snow or Trees
Christmas Kickstart  #66: Home for the Holidays
NBUS #42 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Hedgehog)
Penny Black Saturday - ATG Option of Food and/or Drink (Imaginary food in his box)
Rudolph Days - ATG Christmas


 


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Holly Jolly Critters (PB), Merry Up (PB), Holiday Home (ret SU)
Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Paper:  Neenah, Marina Mist
Other:  Copics, Frantage Chunky EP, Holiday Home Dies (ret SU)


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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Boo

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Halloween is almost upon us.

Again, my friend Michele sparked an idea with this card and the vellum ghost.


My ghosts were die cut from white cardstock and twice from vellum

I didn't want the BOO cut out of the vellum so I taped a piece of cardstock behind the
BOO on the die.  It embossed a little, but easy to hide.

I used some snippets of glitter paper and a lighter purple for the letters.

I used an old spider web stamp that I've removed from the block and inked with 
silver ink.  Then I laid the paper on the stamp to ink it up 
and heat embossed with clear powder.

When I set this on my desk, the vellum ghosts light up for a nice spooky look.


Challenges:
Snippets : Snippets of Glitter Paper & Gorgeous Grape
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge : ATG Halloween (The BEST place for Halloween inspiration)


 


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Spider Web (?)
Ink:   Encore Silver
Paper:   Purple Rain (MFT), Neenah Solar White, Vellum, Snippets of Glitter & Gorgeous Grape
Other:  Ghost Boo Die (SSS), Clear EP, Googly Eyes


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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Golden Ornament

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We are having a taste of Fall here in central NC.
And that means that Christmas is right around the corner!

Time to "get 'em done"!


I used a retired embossing folder and die for the pine branches here, coloring both
with a sponge dauber and two shades of green ink.

My favorite ornament was die cut and a glittery snowflake popped on top
adds some sparkle to the shine.



Challenges:
CAS Christmas - Sparkle and/or Shine: I have both here.
Peace on Earth Christmas #24: Inspiration photo below

 




Card Recipe
Stamps:  
Ink:   Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness
Paper:   Neenah, Soft Seafoam, Gold Glimmer (SU)
Other:  Pine Bough EF (ret SU), Pretty Pines Die (ret. SU), Ornaments 2 (Elizabeth Crafts), Holiday Sentiments Glimmer Plate (Splbndr), Snowflake Die (IO)


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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Hollyhocks and Gesso

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We're using gesso at CAS Mix Up this month and this card came about
from playing with this medium.

I had seen something a few years ago about using gesso to lighten a background.
You can see that post here.

So while I had the gesso out, I thought I'd give it a try.


I went in a different direction though.  I picked out a Brusho background from my stash
that hadn't worked out and decided to see if I could make a usable background from that.

The technique calls for smooshing a background into gesso that's been spread on a
craft sheet and spritzed with water.

This is what it looked like after the first smooshing.

It was still too much for a background.

So I smooshed it again in more gesso and water and got this result.


Now here's where I went in a totally different direction.

The colors reactivated with the watery gesso and what was left on my craft mat was 
so pretty that I grabbed a piece of cardstock and smooshed it in the leftover color to mop it up. 

After that was dried (and the mess cleaned up), I used this hollyhock stamp, inked with 
Distress Ink, spritzed with water and stamped onto the background.
This technique is usually a disaster for me, but this time I had the right amount
of water.  It left some watery blobs that I sopped up with the corner of a paper towel.  
When it dried, I had just the look I wanted.

I just happen to have the die that matches the flowers so I cut one and colored
it by swiping the ink pad directly on the die cut.




Card Recipe
Stamps:  Full Bloom Hollyhocks (IO), Banner Sentiments (PB)
Ink:   Aged Mahogany (DI), Versafine Onyx Black
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Neenah Natural
Other:  Gesso, Hollyhocks Die (IO), Linen/Canvas Coverplate (PTI)


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Monday, September 19, 2022

More Fun with Gesso

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This Christmas tree came out kind of wonky, but I like it anyway.

I used a stencil to smoosh gesso on kraft cardstock.

When the gesso was dry, I replaced the stencil and used a sponge dauber to
add some Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink over the gesso.

I cleaned the stencil again while the ink dried and replaced it to trace around
the edges with a Heat Active Pen and gold foil.  Obviously I didn't have the stencil
placed exactly right which caused the wonkiness.  To add some sparkle, I winked the tree.

At this point I almost tossed the whole thing.  I decided instead to sponge
some white ink around the tree and add some Chunky White embossing powder.
heating from below for snow.

An added gold mat convinced me that this was a keeper.

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up - Gesso with a Stencil 
CAS Christmas - Sparkle and/or Shine

And a twofer....


Another card using gesso through a stencil.  This time I let the gesso dry then used
Blending Brushes to add ink.  A damp paper towel removed the color from the gesso.




 






Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps:  Noel (OOB)
Ink:   Whisper White, Rustic Wilderness (DOX), Gathered Twigs (DI)
Paper:   Crumb Cake (SU), Gold Foil (SU)
Other:  Christmas Trees Stencil (Artplorations), Gold Stencil Paste, Heat Active Pen (Crafts & Co), White EP, Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), Wink of Stella, Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps:  Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)
Ink:  Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet (DI), Whisper White
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Neenah Natural, Black
Other:  Gesso, Layering Mini Stencil Set 4 (TH), Flower Stems 1 Die (TH), White EP


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Saturday, September 17, 2022

Vaseline

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A few weeks ago, Christine led us in a Zoom using Vaseline
on our stamps.  Sound intriguing?

  
We smooshed some Vaseline on a mat and picked it up with a sponge to add a light coat to our stamps
or through a stencil on Yupo.  I used a stamp.

Then we dropped some 91% alcohol or Blending Solution on Yupo and dropped alcohol inks
into the alcohol.  I used my Tim Holtz puffer to move the ink around adding more ink
and puffing until I was happy with the background.

When the ink was dry, we used a soft cloth to rub over top and wipe off the Vaseline which
had acted as a resist.


I tried something different with this one and colored the resist with Copics.

Copics don't work great on Yupo and left a lot of streaks.  It worked out okay for this bird
but I don't think I'd try that again.



Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps:  Soft Wings (PB)
Ink:   Alcohol Ink (Butterscotch, Sunset Orange, Shell Pink)
Paper:   Yupo, Gold Foil, Neenah Natural
Other: Vaseline, 91% Alcohol, TH Puffer, Thin Frames Rectangles (SSS)

 Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps:  Perched Hummingbird (IO)
Ink:   Alcohol Ink (Shell Pink, Cloudy Blue, Lemonade)
Paper:   Yupo, Emerald Envy, Neenah Solar White
Other:  Vaseline, Copic Markers (G14, G46, E13, E23, E25, E27, R24, R37, N7), Sharpie Black Ultra Fine



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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Sparkly Poinsettia

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

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


Hilary is hosting the challenge and she's asking for us to use Gesso with a stencil
on our CAS cards.


I used a Time Holtz stencil and applied Gesso through it onto a piece of
heavy black cardstock.

It's best to use a light hand with the Gesso and build it up slowly.
Unfortunately I didn't realize that at the time and had some oozing under
the stencil that made for a messy look.

While doing this during a Zoom session, Christine suggested using a
black marker to "clean it up".  It worked really well!
Thanks Christine.

I decided to leave this white instead of coloring over the Gesso and went
for sparkle instead.

I replaced the stencil and sponged some glue over the petals, removed the stencil,
 then sprinkled some white glitter over top.  I replaced the stencil and daubed some glue
over the center, removed the stencil and sprinkled gold glitter.

The sentiment has been stamped and heat embossed.

I'm still finding glitter in the studio!

Check out what the rest of the Design team has done and
I hope you'll join us at CAS Mix Up.

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up - Stencil using Gesso
CAS Christmas - Sparkle and/or Shine
Flower Challenge - Add Sparkle (Flower must be main image)
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (Stencil)

 
 


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)
Ink:   Whisper White
Paper:   Black Licorice (MFT)
Other:  Gesso, Glitter


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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Double Stamped Vellum for Christmas

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More with the Double Stamped Vellum.


I added a little embossing in the corner and a shiny foil sentiment.


This one took a bit of a different turn.  I had a piece that had been watercolored (poorly
watercolored), and I had tried to smoosh it in some gesso to tone it down.
Well, that didn't really help.  But placing it behind the double stamped vellum gave
another dimension and a good place to use this mishap.

Challenges:
Jingle Belles - Embossing
Peace on Earth #23 - ATG Christmas 

 



Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps:  Pine Bough Stamp (Indinkado)
Ink:   Whisper White, Gumball Green
Paper:   Vellum, Neenah Solar White, Green Foil
Other:   White EP, Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrap), Special Merry Christmas Die (MB), Pine Bough EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps:  Pine Bough (Inkado), Brilliance (PB)
Ink:   Whisper White, Gumball Green
Paper:   Vellum, Neenah Solar White, Green Foil
Other:  White EP, Stitched Rectangle Dies (SSS), Special Merry Christmas (MB)


Enjoy!


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