Turning the Page November 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 November page using French Foliage (ret. SU)

 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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Snowstorm

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I got started with snowflakes and couldn't stop!

Then I couldn't decide which to share.  So I share them all.

The first two use some of the last bits of Tonic blue foil.

The one above uses some glitter paper found at the Dollar Tree.

The last one has some white ink lightly sponged over the embossed image.

This is a great technique for the 3D Embossing.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG (Didn't use the Pumpkins option)

Winter Wonderland - Let it Snow

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blue Foil, Glitter Paper ($ Tree), Marina Mist, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer

Other:  Stitched Alpine Snowflakes Dies (PS), Winter Snowflakes 3D EF (SZX), Snowflake EF (MS), Wonderful Words Die (ret PTI), Special Merry Christmas Die (MB), Fancy Peace Die (Alt.)

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Painted Harvest Wreath

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It's almost November and the push is on to finish the Christmas cards.

I have two to share with you today.

The Painted Harvest flower that I used here work beautifully as a wreath.

I'm happy to get more mileage out of this set!

And even more on a second card....

and a card for my last class.

A good boost to my Christmas card stash!

If you need inspiration, check out these challenges.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth - ATG Christmas (Inspired by wreathes in mood board)

Krafty Chicks - All Occassions

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps: Painted Harvest (ret SU) 

Ink:   Mint Macaroon, Gumball Green, Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Holiday Words EF (Quick Kutz)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret SU), Signature Christmas (ret PTI)

Ink:   Pistachio Pudding, Wild Wasabi, Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gumball Green, Red Foil

Other:  Bow Die (?), Tasteful Textile EF (ret SU)

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Happy Birthday Lovely Lady

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Today is a special friend's birthday and she is a very lovely lady!

This started as an experiment and honestly at first I thought it was an experiment gone bad!

I'm trying not to be rash and just trash things that I'm not happy with and instead challenge

myself to find a fix.  This time my watercolor pencils came to the rescue.

I'm glad I didn't throw it away!

The experiment was to cover a piece of Yupo with gesso.  It gave the Yupo a lot of "tooth"

and texture.  Then I put this NBUS stamp in my MISTI and inked it up with Distress Markers.

The gesso took the ink pretty well but it was pretty blah looking.

(I should have taken a picture of it then but I was still in a throw it out mood.)

Like I said before, watercolor pencils came to the rescue to add dimension to

the illustration.

This same dear friend made me a card one time with the corner torn and I loved

the look so I thought I'd tear a corner of the design.  You CAN'T tear Yupo!

So the deckle edged scissors that I have kept forever came to the rescue.

I hope she doesn't mind that the script stamping is at a slant.  It wasn't intentional.

I still can't seem to do things in a straight line.  Actually it looks like the sentiment is slightly 

off kilter.  She'll know it's from her slightly skewed friend.

Challenges:

NBUS #43 - Never Before Used Schuff (stamp)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - ATG

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Garden Variety & Carefree Wishes (PB), French Script (Darkroom Door),

Ink:   Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Bundled Sage, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Yupo, Pale Papaya (SU)

Other:  Gesso, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (English Red, Olive Black, Brown), Decorative Scissors (can't tear Yupo)

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Hello Mums

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Darlene & Diane have another challenge that started this month....

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game.

Good luck in your latest endeavor, ladies!

My sweet friend Bobby inspired this card.

Now stencils aren't my favorite technique, but my stencil box would seem to

belie that fact.  LOL, I keep accumulating them, but then setting them aside and

forgetting about them.  Diane & Darlene are going to try to change that.

This will be an Anything Goes Challenge with an optional theme.

This month's option is Halloween Colors.

Another favorite challenge Color Hues is asking for Orange & Green this time around.

I used a NBUS stencil that a friend enabled me to buy, and sponged parts of it with 

Spiced Marmalade DOX ink.  When I was happy with the placement of the flowers, 

I added some Rusty Hinge ink to the centers.  Then I used another stencil for the leaves, 

moving it where I  thought I needed to fill in.  I went back in on the leaves with a bit 

of the orange ink that was left over on my mini blending brush.

I added a stamped, embossed and die cut sentiment from my stash and a 

sub-sentiment on contrasting cardstock that matches the outlining of the design piece.

Here's that shine.

Challenges:

Color Hues - Orange & Green

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game - ATG/Halloween Colors

NBUS #43 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Perfect Pairs Essentials (PTI)

Ink:   Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint (DOX), Rusty Hinge (DI), Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cajun Craze

Other:  Mums Stencil (Scrapbook.com), Leaves Stencil (SSS), Perfect Pairs Dies (PTI), Gold EP

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Spooky Serenity

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Switching gears with a Halloween card.

 

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge is always Anything Goes with a

different option each  month.  I love the challenge of the option but this month's

Spooky challenge almost stumped me.

Then I saw this Serenity die in my collection and thought I could make it work.

I found a background that I think had been done with Lindy's Magicals. That

bit of blue you can see in the background has a nice shimmer.

Another background of watercolor worked for a big ole full moon.

I had to dip into some other brands of dies to get the bat and ghosts.

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - ATG/Option Spooky

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - ATG Halloween

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Black Licorice (MFT), Watercolor (Strathmore), Mixed Media (Strathmore), Naturals White (ret SU)

Other:  Lindy's Magicals, Serenity Die (PB), Ghost Dies (Frantic Stamper), Bat Die (Splbndr), 2 1/2 Circle Punch

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Poinsettia Peace

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A special friend is responsible for this card.  She recently included this embossed piece

with some other awesome pieces to play with.  She also provided this fabulous die

as a prize for a challenge a while back.  Seeing this beautiful peace die cut on

one of her cards led me to adding it to my own collection.

Thank you, my friend!

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #67 - Poinsettias and Posies

Krafty Chicks #633 - Christmas

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Real Red, Gold Foil

Other:  EF (?), Poinsettia 3D Die (Alt), Fancy Peace Die (Alt), micro beads

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Pink for Christmas

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Every year in October the Jingle Belles gals honor

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

with pink Christmas cards.

These generous gals, Stephanie & Lauren donate $2.00 for

every card entered to the Breast Cancer Research Center.

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Pink Christmas

Krafty Chicks #633 - Christmas

NBUS #43 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Tree Die)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Handy Christmas Greetings (Amy R)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Rose Glimmer, Brushed Copper

Other: Fir Trees with Frame Dies (AR), Mini Slimline Double Stitched Die (Kat Scrap), Border Builders (Lil Inkers OOB), Kars Snowflake EF (ret Cuttlebug), Copper EP, In the Meadow Die (PTI)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Handy Christmas Greetings (Amy R)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Inkdrops -Vivid (Craft Consortium), Vellum

Other:  Fir Trees with Frame (AR), Peek-a-boo Square Window (MFT), Kars Snowflake EF (ret Cuttlebug), Gold EP, Gold Stickers

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Lilies for Peace

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Our hearts are heavy in central North Carolina right now.

The tragedy of mass shooting came to our area.  Five people dead, plus the gunman and 

another in critical condition.  The most tragic thing about this situation is that the gunman

is 15 years old.  My heart breaks for all these families involved and the neighborhood

where this took place.

Praying for peace.

These lilies were embossed with Altenew's 3D Embossing folder and colored using

the stencil and Distress inks.

Challenges:

Altenew Inspiration Challenge:  Using these colors

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Feathered Lilies (Alt)

Ink:   Warm Glow (GKD), Victorian Velvet, Crushed Olive, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Feathered Lilies Layered Stencil & EF (Alt), Stencil Brushes (i crafter)

  

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Fall Flowers

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I love the colors of Fall and enjoy using them on cards.

I had long admired cards done with this stamp but missed getting the set before it

was retired.  A friend had it and we worked out a swap.  I'm so happy we did!

I love the way it stamps.

For this card, I paired it with the Fern 3D embossing folder, added a bit of textured ribbon

and a bow from linen thread.  It makes a perfect card for a Fall Birthday!

For this card, I used a layout I'd seen online and added a die cut fern to the background.

I've also stacked the die cut Thankful on the pumpkin cardstock for a bit of contrast.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with Embossing (Didn't use the option)

Double D - Octoberfest (Inspired by the photo in the bottom right)

The Flower Challenge #73 - Use a Sentiment and HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY!

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret. SU), Cosmo (TT)

Ink:   , Old Olive

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie

Other:  Fern 3D EF (SU), Linen Thread, Ribbon (stash)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret SU), Lots of Thanks (SSS)

Ink:  Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pumpkin Pie

Other:  Linen/Canvas Plate (PTI), Words of Gratitude Die (PB), Delicate Fern (ret MB)

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Sparkly Pine Cones

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I love these botanicuts from The Greetery!

The pine boughs were cut from Neenah and sponged with Distress Oxide ink.

The pinecones were colored with Copics.

I added some Snow-Tex I found on clearance at Michaels to the pine cones

and added some fine glitter.  The pine boughs have glitter too.

Challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown -  Color Challenge - Brown, Green & White

Peace on Earth Christmas #25 - Inspired by bottom left of mood board

Winter Wonderland - Let it Snow

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Season's Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Soft Suede, Rustic Wilderness DOX, Vintage Photo DI

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Botanicuts Pine Bough (Greetery), Copics (E23, E25), Snow-Tex (Deco Art) Crystalina Rainbow Super Fine Glitter (Sweet Poppy), Gold Sparkle Crystals (Studio Katia)

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