JOY

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

How are you coming on your Christmas cards?

When my sweet friend Michele came to visit, she brought her night and day pine press plates 

and they were the first things I dug into.  I had a new set of ink cubes from 

Pinkfresh Studios and we found that they worked beautifully with the Betterpress system.

This was my absolute favorite of the two plates.  It inks the background and leaves the

pine boughs looking white and snowy.

The Immense Joy die cut was a fun surprise in the mail and I thought they went

together beautifully paired with my favorite Nativity die.

I used a little chunky gold embossing powder on the center of the O and heated 

from the back for a "starry" backdrop and layered the white die cut slightly offset

from a gold die cut.

I'm hoping to find these press plates half price one of these days (wink)!

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #753 - Word Week (Joy)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Day and Night Pine plate (SB)

Ink:   Sage (PFS)

Paper:   Watercolor (Canson), PB Porcelain, Gold Foil

Other: Immense Joy die (PB), Nativity die (?), Chunky White & Gold EP (Stmp)

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Hemlock Chickadee

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

I don't mean to alarm you, but do you realize that we're more than halfway

though November and Christmas is just around the corner?

I used to do a lot of different crafts and loved to use the hemlock cones that I

would collect at my Dad's house in VT in the summertime.  I still have a kissing

ball made with these cones and an artificial sprig of mistletoe.

When this die set went on sale, I couldn't resist.

The branches and chickadee were cut from mixed media paper and

watercolored.  I cut the hemlock cones from kraft and added a bit of color

with a marker at the tops.  They are very tiny and my fingers had as much color

as the cones when I was finished.

I put it all together on a piece of kraft embossed and ink swiped for a

snowy forest background.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - W is for Watercolor or X is for Xylophone

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Third Monday is Embossing

Krafty Chicks #742 - Christmas

NBUS #68 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Hemlock Cones & Chickadee die)

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips (Spl)

Ink:   Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo, Smoky Gray, Basic Gray, Crisp Cantaloupe, Peach Parfait (SU), Black Marker (SU), Whisper White, BP Black (Spl)

Paper:   Kraft, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Hemlock Cones & Chickadee dies, Scrolled Punch & Pierce Plate, Mirrored Arch Labels (all SB), Tall Pines 3D EF (SSS), Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips Die (Spl), Sparkle Texture Effects (MS)  

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Pink and Aqua for Color Hues

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

I am so excited to be part of the Design Team at Color Hues!

It's one of my favorite challenges and I'm thrilled to join these talented 

designers to bring you inspiration using the chosen colors.

For my first card as a Color Hues designer, I chose to use this sweet

Sing Joy elfette!

My sweet friend Marcia chose the fantastic colors of Pink and Aqua for this challenge.

I'm calling this little gal Joy as she has a joyous spirit and sings with all her heart.

She was stamped on Mixed Media Paper with Memento ink and watercolored using

Stampin' Up inks.  I used the die to cut her out and cut the sentiment too, adding

a little ink to shade it.  Her hat brim and pom-pom are winked.

Snowfall was added using chunky white embossing powder and heating from 

underneath so it didn't blow away.

There's a special Guest Designer, Teresa, joining us for this challenge.  Do check out

her fun card and see the wonderful inspiration that the rest of the team has to

share with you.  Then I hope you'll join us using any hue of these two colors.

Neutrals are always welcome.  The challenge closes on November 29th.

How can you use these colors?  I hope to see you in the 

Color Hues gallery.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sing Joy (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana (SU), Tattered Rose, Tea Die, Vintage Photo (DM)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette, Silver Glimmer

Other:  Sing Joy Cutouts (PB), Stitched Rectangle die (SSS), Snowflake EF (MS), Snowflake Die (IO), Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), WOS

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Gingerbread Bouquet

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

I'm squeaking in at the last minute with this card.

Gingerbread is a staple for our Cookie Day and this gingerbread man stamp

and die is always among my Christmas cards.

The bouquet is new and I had fun coloring and arranging all the pieces.

I stamped the edging with white pigment ink and heat embossed, then used a

stencil to add some cracks in the cookie.

The enamel buttons and black dots were in my stash.  All of the greenery and

candy canes were cut from white Neenah and inked up with finger daubers.

A pierced cover plate provided the background.

Added to add.  I don't need to decide whether to eat the head or feet first.  I claim

all the broken pieces (on the real thing, not the paper version).

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #75 - Inspired by the gingerbread on mood board below

Jingle Belles - Christmas Feast

NBUS #68 - Never Before Used Schtuff ( Spellbinders Dies)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gingerbread Boy (Rubber Cottage), BP Plate Merry & Bright Sentiments (foiled)

Ink:   Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Real Red

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gingerbread Boy Die (RC), White EP, Textured Peeled Paint Stencil (MB), Christmas Bird Poinsettia Dies (SB), Pinpoint Snowflake Plate (MB), Glimmer Machine, Gold Foil

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Snowflake Faith, Hope, & Peace

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

I had classes last week and this was made from a leftover.

It won't be long before we need to get those Christmas cards out!

I've got to say that I LOVE the look of the pressed sentiments foiled!

I've used two different snowflake embossing folders and layered all 

three of the dies in this snowflake set.

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Second Monday is Dies

Just Us Girls #752 - Color Challenge (Gold, White & Blue)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips (SB)

Ink:   

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Soft Sky, White & Gold Glimmer  

Other:  Glimmer Machine (SB), Gold Foil (SB), Winter Snowflakes EF (SX), Flurry of Snowflakes EF (SB), Star of Wonder Die (MB), Stitched Alpine Snowflakes Dies (PS)

Thank you to all our Veterans

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Warm and Cozy

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

This guy might be too warm and cozy.  It looks to me like he's melting.

At least he looks happy about it.

I've had this image for so long that I'm not sure where it came from.

I suspect it was a stamp that Nance brought for me to try out.

Anyway, it had been waiting for ink and it was finally time to get to it.

I didn't write down the Copic colors I used.  I try to remember to do that, but 

sometimes I slip up.

Challenges:

Double D - Warm and Cozy

Time Out #276 - Cozy

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mr. Frosty (Woodware)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Flurry of Snowflakes EF (Spl), Copics, Holiday Sentiments II Glimmer Plate (Spl), White Foil

  

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Happy Cow

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

I thought I'd bring you a big grin.

Some weeks need an extra reminder to smile!

I sent this to my nephew who has a dairy farm.

Challenges:

Simply Clean & Simple - Did not use the Christmas option

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Someone Left the Gate Open (Unity), Crazy Talk (TH), Leaves (ret SU)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Sepia

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Recycled Checks

Other:  Wonky Stitched Rectangles (MFT), Colored Pencils, Copic 

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Merry & Bright

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

Recently I saw this tree on Susan's card and though I'm on a spending freeze,

it came to reside in my Christmas collection.

I thought it would be perfect for a Black and Red Challenge.

The tree was stamped and embossed. The shine gives the photo a bit of a gray look.

I assure you it is very black and shiny.

Challenges:

Color Hues #98 - Red & Black

Krafty Chicks #740 - ATG

NBUS #68 - Never Before Used Schtuff

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Joy (Lavinia), What the Doodle Ornaments (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Clear EP, Double Pierced Rectangles Die (AE), Gems (various), Stars (Queen & Co)

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Faith Can Move Mountains

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

The trees are so pretty these days and I love seeing the leaves

gently falling to the ground.

I'm not too keen on raking but fortunately we have someone who

does that for us these days.

I've really enjoyed this embossing folder.  This time I gently sponged color on

the raised portions and added a bird and branch along with a sentiment

that I hope will be encouragement to a friend who has recently had a stroke.

I'm sure that coming back from that is like climbing a mountain.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an Embossing Folder (didn't use the option of pumpkins)

I.D.E.A.S. - Use Ink

Just Us Girls #751 - CASEing  (CASEd Lisa with the bird & Bobby with the Fall Leaves)

Triple B - Bird

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Blessings (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Autumn Serenade EF (SB), Leafy Sprig die (SB), Little Chickadee die (SB), Copics (W0, W2, N5, E93, E0000)

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Turning the Page November 2024

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 first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our November page using Cones & Berries by Penny Black

colored with Distress Ink.

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and 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

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

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Happy Halloween

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

Or Happy Boo-Day as a friend of mine calls it.

This is a variation on this card.  I guess you could say that I CASEd myself!

When black cats prowl

and pumpkins gleam,

may luck by yours on

HALLOWEEN!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Pumpkins & Ghosts (SB), Best Witches (ret GKD)

Ink:   BP Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green

Paper:   BP Porcelain, Granny Apple Green, Glitter Paper

Other:  Frightful Things Dies (TH),

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Happy Fall Birthday

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

Since it's almost time to turn the page on the calendar again,

here's a card from September's calendar.

I have a lot of Fall birthdays on my list and this page made a QACAS card

in a jiffy!

The paper was in a free gift pad I received last year.  Perfect for this time of year.

Challenges:

Love Those Pretty Papers - ATG using patterned paper: optional Halloween colors

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday (did not use the feather option)

Triple B - ATG with Butterfly, Bird and/or Bloom (didn't follow the mood board below but isn't it pretty?)

   

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Paper Wings (Unity), Gorgeous Grunge (SU), Cosmos (TT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Hello Honey

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Violet Studio

Other:  Copics (Y35, Y38, YR07), Prismicolor Pencil (Sienna Brown)

  

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