Easter

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Wishing you a blessed Easter

1. Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia!
   Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
   Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
   Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!
2. Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
   Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
   Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
   Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
3. Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
   Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
   Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
   Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!
4.                                  Charles Wesley

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Sweet Blue Poppy

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It's been a busy month with a class and I'm finally free to do some coloring.

I used the Color Hues colors that Carol chose - Cream and Blue and a NBUS stamp.

I've stamped with Archival ink onto hot press watercolor paper as it has a creamy color 

and colored with my Altenew watercolors.

When it was dry, I masked the flowers and leaves and lightly stamped script

in the background with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  It's the creamiest color I could find.

Then I splattered.  I was able to Breathe when I didn't ruin it!

The tearing was because I thought it would look good and not because there was

a splotch in that upper corner...this time.

Challenges:

Color Hues #83 - Cream and Blue

NBUS #60 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Poppy DL (small) - Sweet Poppy, Scripted Backgrounds, Just Breathe (both Wplus9)

Ink:   Shadow Gray Archival, Versafine Onyx Black, Antique Linen (DI)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches Hot Press), Black, Neenah Natural

Other:  Altenew 36 pan Watercolors (Persian Blue, Industrial Diamond), Black Ultrafine Sharpie, White Gel Pen, Black Acrylic Paint, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Ultramarine)

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Cover Die Eclipse Technique for Group of Seven

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

We used a different (to me) technique at the Group of Seven Cardmakers 

this month.  I will admit that I did some shopping to get some cover plates

that I though would work for this technique.

After seeing Julia's gorgeous blue and white card I wondered how patterned paper

would work for this technique.  This pack of paper has two pieces of some designs, one

of paper and one of vellum.  I used the vellum piece as the base and die cut the paper.

In hindsight, I think I would like it better if I used the darker piece as the base.

I used a plaid die to cut the top piece and glued it to a piece of cardstock.

Then I lined the die cut piece over the base, lining up the designs.

Then...

I had two past calendar pages with this sunflower in my UFO box.  I like this better

with more white around the design.  I think it makes the design stand out better.

And my favorite...

More past calendar pages and the other plaid die.

I hope you'll go to the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog to see what the

the fantastic designs the rest of the group has done.  You'll find a link to a video

tutorial by Gina K Designs to help with the technique.

Challenges:

Group of Seven Cardmakers - Coverplate Eclipse

NBUS #60 - (Never Before Used Schtuff - Both Coverplates)

Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Patterned Paper (?), Neenah Natural, Red, Black

Other:  Layered Plaid Die (TH), Yana's Wonderful Scripted Sentiments (Spl)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret SU), Fancy Greetings (Alt)

Ink:   So Saffron Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Chocolate Chip (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Crushed Curry

Other:  Jack Frost Cover Plate (CP), Clear EP

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Trio (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed (DM)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Blender Pen, Layered Plaid Die (TH), A2 Thin Frames (SSS)

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Chocolate Bunny

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Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on it's way.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Spring

Memory Box #105 - Spring

Tic Tac Toe #243 - Silke's Board (used left hand column (Easter Eggs, Pastel Colors, Grass)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Springtime Fun (PS)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, PP (MS), So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green (SU), Milk Chocolate (MFT), Granny 

Other:  Wishful Bunny (MB), Woven Basket (MB), Grassland Border, (PS), Stitched Egg Medley (PS), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Bunnies & Bows (ret LI)

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Santa Magic

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

Here's another for my Christmas stash.

My friend Nance brought this stamp to share a long time ago.  

I finally got it colored and put on a card.

I've cut it with the largest die from Elegant STAX by MFT.

A few die cut and punched stars and strips of gold foil added a bit more magic.

I'm joining in with Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Fourth Monday Anything Goes, where she has

challenged herself.  It's a good way to get inspired!

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #60 - ATG Christmas (See mood board below)

Rudolph Days - ATG Christmas

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Magic of Christmas (Stamps Happen)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Copics (G21, G24, G28, YG17, YG67, C00, R29, R37, RV00, E25, C10), Gelli Roll Gold, Elegant Rectangle STAX die (MFT)

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Black-eyed Susans

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The Black-eyed Susan is one of my favorite flowers.

When I was a kid, the meadow behind our house was full of them in the Summer

and since they weren't in my Mom's garden, I could pick all I wanted.

These were all colored and in my UFO box. They are from a Digital Stamp by Power Poppy and I'd colored them when we were staying with our grandsons.  When I got home, 

I was on to something else and they were put up for later.

This one was printed in grayscale and colored with Copics.

I cut it with an elongated hexagon die and fussy cut a larger hexagon to

put behind the design.  The cover plate background was also in my UFO box

waiting for the right design to go with it.

And....

This one was printed light, (I'm not sure how I did that!) and colored with

Caran'dache Supracolor Pencils with a light wash of Tumbled Glass re-inker 

in the background.

I added them behind a frame cut with a circle die and added a thin circle frame

and thin strips of cardstock to bring out the yellow in the design.

This one doesn't say birthday but can be used for almost any occasion.

Challenges:

AAA Birthday - Geometric

Seize the Birthday #279 - No Toppings

  

 Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Black-eyed Susans Digi (PP), Handwritten Notes (PTI)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other:  Copics (Y13, Y15, Y18, YG03, YG63, YG67), Elongated Dotted Hexagons Die (Studio Katia), Detail Pincushion Cover Plate Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Black-eyed Susans Digi (PP), Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other: Infinity Circle Die (HA), Circle Thin Frames (SSS), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Lemon Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Dark Carmine, Khaki Green, Spruce Green, Umber), Subtle EF (ret SU), White Gel Pen

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Sparkly Christmas

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This Merry Christmas was a challenge!

I found the die on clearance but was disappointed when it came and I realized that

the letters come out separate. They did cut well from the glitter paper though.

I cut the backing from vellum but it really curled once the letters were glued on.

So it sat in my UFO box for a while.

Recently I went through a phase of either use it or lose it!

This embossed piece was also waiting for a home and the two seemed to work great.

It looks like it's crooked in this picture but I didn't notice that until just now.

Hopefully it will be sent out this year.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - E is for Embossing

Jingle Belles - Bling on the Holidays (Glitter paper)

Krafty Chicks #707 - Christmas

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Red Glitter, Vellum

Other:  Flowering Christmas Tree Burst EF (Spl), Merry Christmas Die (Spl) 

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Two Blossoms on a Doily

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

I let Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. challenge slip by yesterday.

Mondays come around way too fast!

Anyway, the third Monday is Embossing Folders which I have a lot of and

love an excuse to play with them.

I die cut two of these Morning Blossom flowers from white cardstock and used

blending brushes and Simon Says Pawsitively Saturated inks to color them.

This doily embossing folder makes such a deep impression!

Thanks for giving me an excuse to pull out an old favorite embossing folder, Darnell.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Embossing (no twist of bling)

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Embossing 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Amaryllis (TT)

Ink:   Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrine, Guava, Cheecky, Cappuccino, Flower Colors left on brushes

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Doily 3D EF (TH), Morning Blossom Die (SSS), Fit to be Tied Die (Grty)  

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Smile

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

I've had fun with these little birds and you'll be seeing them again very soon.

They've been stamped with Copic Friendly ink and colored with Copic Markers.

The patterned paper was in a package a sweet friend sent.  I love that yellow plaid!

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #718 - Collaboration with Time Out #259 - Birds

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Three Little Birds (IO), Simple Strips Background (TE)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Yellow Plaid PP (gift)

Other:  Perfect Polka Dots EF (ret SU), Copics

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Follow Your Heart

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

I will apologize in advance.  This is from a retired stamp.

My friend Julia sent me a beautiful birthday card last year that had this quote on it.

What wonderful words to live by!

I've been hunting for the stamp since then and finally found it on Ebay.

I am excited to say that it is the real thing and didn't look like it had ever been used.

The magnolias were in my UFO box and almost made it into the trash.  But they worked

great as a background for the lovely quote. 

The magnolias were stamped with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and colored with Zigs.

The quote was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and heat embossed with clear powder.

This seems so appropriate right now as the magnolias (tulip trees) are in full bloom.

Something new and beautiful opens up each day in the spring.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #706 - Stamps

Word Power #3 - Making the sentiment the focus of the card

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Follow Your Heart (ret IO), Magnolia Blossoms (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Zigs (28 Pale Pink, 81 Lt. Violet, 64 Oatmeal, 51 Lemon Yellow), Clear EP

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Easter Crocuses

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

I am so blessed!

A very sweet and dear friend recently shared some of her stash with me.

Among the MANY things she sent were these Crocus Dies that I had been

drooling over wanting for quite some time.

I went right to work with them...

I had some scraps of Fresh Freesia cardstock laying around.

I die cut the two largest crocuses and a couple of buds from the Freesia and

again from green since the leaf dies are connected to the flowers.

(Personally I think they should be separate so there wouldn't be as much waste.)

Just sayin'.

I sponged some ink on the die cuts and shaped the flowers a bit before

putting them together.

The frame die was in the same gift box and I was delighted to see that these

sweet images of spring fit in there perfectly.

And a twofer....

This time I CASEd the layout from another friend's card that I have been enjoying.

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Die Cuts

Double D - First Signs of Spring

Inkspirational #311 - CAS (didn't use the option of balloons.

Tic Tac Toe #242 - Diagonal CAS, Free, Favorite Color

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Fresh Freesia, Wild Wasabi (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Fresh Freesia, Wild Wasabi

Other:  Botanicuts Crocus (Grtry), Script Easter (SK), Dainty Diamonds EF (ret SU), Fun Floral Sidkick Frame (PS)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Indescribable Gift (ret SU)

Ink:   VersaMark, Fresh Freesia, Wild Wasabi (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Fresh Freesia, Wild Wasabi (SU)

Other:  Botanicuts Crocus (Grtry), Spring Leaves Coverplate (Honey Bee), Stitched Circles (PB), White EP

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