Thank You

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

As we finish off the old year and look forward to the new,

I want to take a moment to thank you for visiting my blog and all the inspiration

and encouragement you give me.

Thank you too to all the people who keep our challenges going and the design teams

who provide us with inspiration.

I wish you all health, happiness and creativity in the New Year.

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Cones & Berries (PB), Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip (SU), Real Red Marker

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, DSP (ret)

Other:  Border Builder Dies (ret LI)

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Torn Edge for Group of Seven Cardmakers

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

I hope if you celebrate Christmas it was a joyous holiday for you and

best wishes for a creative and happy New Year.

This month we had a Design Element at Group of Seven.

We tore some paper for our cards.

I've done three cards

First up is a birthday card for hubby.

I've layered some torn vellum with torn woodgrain paper on a background from my stash.

Then some torn vellum over snowflakes from my UFO box.

The stamped snowflake as well as the die cut snowflake, were embossed with 

Distress Embossing Glaze.

Finally are some more elements from my UFO box for a Monarch size

slimline card.

The stamped trees were the starting point for some torn snowdrifts edged

with Dazzling Details.  Snowy has a paper pieced scarf and hat and

snuggles in the snowdrift.  I added some snowfall with Chunky White Frantage.

Challenges:

Group of Seven Cardmakers (Torn Edge)

Penny Black Saturday - (Penny Black Products-Christmas)

Double D - (Winter-Snow Scene)

Simply Clean & Simple - ATG CAS

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Easy Expressions Original (Ton)

Ink:   VersaMark, Rustic Wilderness

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media, Woodgrain (TH), Vellum, Garden Green, Baked Brown Sugar (SU)

Other:  Botanicuts Pine Bough (Greetery), Easy Expressions Die (ton), Lindy's Magicals Powders

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Dazzling Snowflake (HA)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum, Silver Foil

Other:  Speckled Egg Distress Embossing Glaze, Snowflake Duo Die (PB), Many Thanks Die (PB), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  All Things Evergreen, Snowy, Merry Up (all PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Mossy Meadow, Soft Seafoam (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, DSP (ret SU)

Other:  Frosty's Snow Die (PB), Dazzling Details (SU), Chunky White EP (Stamplorations)

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Pink and Silver

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

It's been a busy month and I was determined to do a card for Color Hues.

Pink and silver reminded me of my granddaughter, Emmy, who has a birthday

coming up.

I got really ambitious and made her a shaker card.

I had the perfect glitter from WOW for the shakers.  It has tiny silver stars mixed

with the silver glitter.

I used patterned paper for the background and after cutting a circle from it,

I embossed it with a NBUS embossing folder.

Some of the shake stars found their way to the center of the embossed flowers.

I also used a NBUS die that a friend had recently gifted me.

I couldn't decide between white or silver for the Happy Birthday circle so I used both

and offset the white so the silver shows a bit.  The angle of the photo doesn't

seem to show that though.

I used layers of die cut circles for depth instead of foam.  The fine shakers

have room to move but hopefully the glitter won't escape.

I didn't photograph the inside but it's a money holder with a pocket to hold

a crisp bill. They always fit.

Challenges:

Color Hues #77 - Pink & Silver

NBUS #57 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Embossing Folder & Die)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Ink Drops Vivid (Craft Consortium), Neenah Solar White, Silver Foil (SU)

Other:  Criss Cross Motif 3D EF (Spl), Round of Happy Die (CP), WOW Sparkles (Gold Rush), Infinity Circles (HA)

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Joyful Deer

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

I hope you are enjoying preparations for holidays if you celebrate them,

and are taking time to take a deep breath and enjoy!

This sweet deer looks like that's just what she's doing.

I had some kits left from my last class and this sweet deer was a perfect fit.

My Copic coloring is looking a little rough.  Some of my markers are

drying out and the nibs are getting rough.

Challenges:

Double D - Christmas Animals

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Joyeux Noel (Trinity), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Shaded Spruce

Other:  Flurry of Snowflakes EF (Spl), Essential Arches (Spl), Copics (E13, E23, E33, E25, YG93, YG95, YG97, E000, R29, G14, YG17, B0000), Ultrafine Black Sharpie (for doodles)

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Winter Bird for Craft Group

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

We just had our December Craft Group meeting.

Our swap them was winter.

Here are my swaps.

I CASEd this card that made me go to Unity and order this stamp.

I used the emboss resist technique and watercolor background.

After embossing the branches, I smooshed into Distress Oxide ink spritzed

with water.  I dried and smooshed some more until I was happy with them.

The sweet bird has been stamped and watercolored.

Here's a closeup of one.  I colored his hat blue and matted the layers with kraft.

I left off a sentiment so my friends could add their own.

Challenges:

Triple B-Birds, Butterflies & Blooms - I wasn't inspired by the mood board but wondering how this bird would look in black and white. Hmm...

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Bird Swag (Unity), Ornamental Pine, Christmas Pines, Forever Fern (ret SU), 

Ink:   VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Speckled Egg, Brushed Corduroy (DOX), Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo (DM), Real Red Marker

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Taken with Teal (ret SU), Desert Storm (Neenah)

Other:  White EP, Stitched Square Die (SSS), Resin Heart (ret SU)

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Chilly and Freezy

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

Chilly and Freezy came to live with me last Christmas and got set aside

into my NBUS box where they waited patiently to come out to play.

I had these backgrounds left over from my Christmas card class and decided that these

fun characters would fit perfectly.

I've die cut and colored all the pieces with Copic markers then popped them on top

of the backgrounds that had been die cut.  We used a circle and brushed with ink for the sky.

On the second card, I stamped the "snow" with a Gorgeous Grunge stamp 

and embossing ink, then embossed with white powder for a snowy look.

One more to use up the backgrounds.  This time I added a sleigh die that's been in my

collection for years.  I cut one layer from darker red and the top layer from bright red.

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - Add a Hat

Christmas Kickstart - Christmassy

Jingle Belles - ATG Christmas

NBUS #57 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Peace on Earth - Inspired by top left

  

Here's a peek at the card we did in the class.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Silver Glimmer

Other: Chilly & Freezy Dies (TH), Copic Markers (C00, C2, , V04, V15, E23, YR14, YR07, B21, B23, C10), Stitched Circle Trees (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), White EP, Star of Wonder Die (MB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other: Chilly & Freezy Dies (TH), Copic Markers (C00, C2, R29, R29, YG07, YG17, E23, YR14, YR07, C10) , Stitched Circle Trees (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), White EP, Perfect Sentiments Holiday Foil Plate & Die (PFS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Silver Glimmer

Other: Sleigh Die (Gina Marie), Star of Wonder Die (MB), Stitched Circle Trees (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), Holiday Sentiments 2 Foil Plate (Spl)

  

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Layered Poinsettias

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

Here's a couple of cards using leftover kits from my last class with a little twist.

It's a great way to add to my Christmas card stash.

I turned this from a landscape to portrait orientation.  I had to cut one side of the label

and use a different sentiment.

It's hard to tell by the photo, but I've sponged ink along the edges of the colored

cardstock to add depth to the petals.

This one was cut from a piece of smooshed paper in my background stash with a little

sponging on the edges.

Here's a peek at the card we did in class.  It was a CASE of this card by my 

talented friend, Michele.  Thank you for the inspiration always, my friend.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with embossing/option Christmas

The Flower Challenge #87 - Use Gold (I have gold beads in the centers)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gift Tag Christmas (Studio Katia)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce, Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Shaded Spruce, Real Red

Other:  Layered Poinsettia Dies (WF), Scenic Poinsettias EF (Spl), Nesting Slim Labels (Alt), Gold Microbeads

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Signature Christmas (PTI)

Ink:   Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media Ink Smooshed (Strathmore 400 Series)

Other:  Layered Poinsettia Dies (WF), Scenic Poinsettias EF (Spl), Nesting Slim Labels (Alt)

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Altenew Sweet Spray

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

Altenew sent me this fantastic stamp, die, stencil and embossing folder set

and asked me to design some cards with it.  This is a set that is exclusive to Scrapbook.com.

What a treat!

First off...

I inked the stamp twice with Pumice Stone Distress ink and stamped on a piece of

watercolor paper.  Then I used my Altenew 36 Color Watercolor set to color.

The die came in handy for cutting it out and the background was embossed with

the beautiful 3D embossing folder.

After assembling, I used a white gel pen to add a few dots and heat embossed and 

die cut the sweet little sentiment.

Next up...

I embossed a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with this awesome

embossing folder and using the stencils as a guide, brushed some ink on the flowers

on one corner.  I brushed color on a leftover strip of Neenah for the dividing strip.

Finally for a softer look...

I embossed and diagonally cut another piece of white cardstock and used the stencil

to color on corner with Altenew Detail Blending Brushes.  

I cut the other corner with a Nesting Slim Labels Die and left it white.

I used the next larger die to cut a piece of vellum and mounted the embossed label, 

cut a small hole in the top and inserted the little bookmark in the pocket.

Thank you to Altenew for this opportunity to Guest Design for you.

I love this sweet set!

You can find this set only at Scrapbook.com.

Altenew Sweet Spray Stamp

Altenew Sweet Spray Dies

Altenew Sweet Spray Simple Coloring Stencils 2 in 1 set.

Altenew Sweet Spray Embossing Folder 3D

Altenew Sweet Spray Die, Embossing Folder and Stencil Bundle

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Sweet Spray (Alt)

Ink:   Pumice Stone (DI)

Paper:   Watercolor (Alt), Black)

Other:  Sweet Spray Die & EF (Alt), Altenew Watercolors ( Bamboo, Purple, Wine, Citrus Burst, Freash Lemon

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Rustic Wilderness, Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other: Sweet Spray Embossing Folder & Stencil (Alt), Sweet Sentiments Die (Alt) Nuvo Crystal Drops (Simply White)

Card Recipe (Card 3)

Stamps:  Magnolia Ballerina (Alt)

Ink:   Archival Shadow Grey, Worn Lipstick, Bundled Sage (DOX)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Vellum 

Other: Sweet Spray Embossing Folder & Stencil (Alt), Detail Blending Brushes (Alt), Nesting Slim Labels Dies (Alt)

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Joyful Embossed

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

'Tis the season for quick and easy Christmas cards.

I had some leftover kits from my last class and thought I'd give them

a little twist.  It's a great way to add to my Christmas card stash.

I've used the Joyful die from Simon Says Stamp and shamefully CASEd Kristina Werner.

This is so easy to mass produce and yet make each unique by changing the embossing

folder or color and adding a bird or two.

I die cut a bunch of the Joyful die from gold and got them glued together and it was

smooth sailing from there.

This was even more QACAS.  Just embossing without needing to ink over and it makes

for an elegant card.

Here's the card we did in class.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Embossing with option of Christmas

Krafty Chicks - Anything Goes

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   White Pigment

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Emerald Envy (SU), Gold Foil, Red Glimmer

Other:  Joyful Frame die (SSS), Vine Canopy EF (SSS), Singing Birds Die (MB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Joyful Frame die (SSS), Scenic Poinsettias EF (Spl)

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