Snowman Convention

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This party group was in my UFO box all colored and ready to go on a card.

I stamped it a long time ago when my friend Nance came to visit and brought

this stamp along.  I colored with Copics (I think)

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Dashing Through the Snow

Rudolph Days - ATG Christmas

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Frozen Fellowship (ret Newtons Nook) 

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Bermuda Bay, Betterpress

Other:  Betterpress Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips, Pinpoint Snowflake Plate (MB), A2 Thin Frames (SSS)

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Playdate with Nance

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When my friend Nance came to play, she brought some of her recent purchases

 and I shared some of mine.  I've been seeing these postage stamp die, stamps and

stencils all over Blogland, some done by my favorite artists.  I was delighted to be able

to give them a try!

And since it's Stencil week at Darnell's I.D.E.A.S., I'll join her too.

My friends are so inspiring!

I think Waffle Flower needs to start designing stamps for the USPS!

They are much prettier than the post office offers.

She also brought her Spellbinders Towering Blooms Die.

I die cut all the pieces from Neenah Solar White cardstock while she was here

and colored the next day.

To color, I used blending brushes and Simon Says ink.

Instead of using it as two flowers, I layered both.  I wish I had placed it a bit

higher on the card base, but it's not moving now.

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Fifth Monday is Stencil Week

Just Us Girls - Stencil Week

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Sending You Phrases )Creek Bank)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other:  Postage Collage Blocks Die, Postage Collage Wild Flower Stencil (WF), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Lilac, Amethyst, Iris, Aspen, Sage, Field (SSS), Rusty Hinge (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black Licorice (MFT)

Other: Towering Blooms Die (SB), Gouache for splatter

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July Group of Seven Cardmakers

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I'm back again....

This month our Group of Seven Cardmakers tried a very different technique that 

our friend Jenny had used.  We couldn't find a name for it so Darnell, our word person 

was consulted and came up with Kaleidoscope.

I thought about putting my design in a circle to mimic a kaleidoscope, but

opted for a hexagon instead.

I took a bit of a shortcut and pulled a watercolor background from my never ending

background stash.  I used a background stamp and heat embossed the image on said

piece.  Then I cut the image into one half inch strips, lined them up in a random 

fashion onto a piece of cardstock and placed it behind the hexagon aperture.

Next up is another shortcut using patterned paper.

Then I wondered how it would look on a dry embossed piece.

It turned out to be my favorite.

I used this NBUS snowflake that I stamped, heat embossed, die cut and 

watercolored on top.

I caught a photo of the tag before the snowflake landed on it so you could 

actually see the pattern.

You can check out better instructions and the cards my GO7 friends and Jenny have 

done at The Group of Seven Cardmakers blog.  If you try this technique, 

we'd love for you to link it up with us.

Challenges:

NBUS #64 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Peace on Earth #68 - See Mood Board Below

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Rose Leaves Background (IO), Choose Joy (PTI)

Ink:   Whisper White, Emerald Envy

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (TH)

Other:  White EP, Stitched Hexagon Layers (MB), Etched Laurel Leaves (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Folk Snowflake (PFS)

Ink:   Night of Navy

Paper:   Night of Navy, Neenah Solar White, Patterned Paper (?)

Other:  Stitched Alpine Snowflakes (PS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  BP Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips (Spl), Folk Snowflake (PFS)

Ink:   Betterpress Black, Whisper White, Prize Ribbon, Wilted Violet (DI)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Winter Snowflakes EF (Szx), Folk Snowflake Die (PFS), White EP, WOS, Scallop Border Die, Corner Rounder

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Seize the Birthday Tic Tac Toe

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I'm excited to be Guest Designing today with the fabulous team from

Seize the Birthday.

The challenge this time is a Tic Tac Toe board.

I chose a diagonal column: Stripes, Clean & Simple, Sentiment without the word birthday

I had die cut this arched piece from a smooshed piece for a different card and didn't use it

so it was laying on the table.  Same thing for the fern. They kind of fell together and

looked good so that was a good starting point.

I wanted to keep this CAS and needed stripes, so I found a stiped embossing folder

and had textured stripes for the background.

The fern looked a bit lonely so I die cut some flowers and colored them

to take the stage with the fern.

The sentiment was easy since this plate presses and the die cuts a group of

birthday sentiments at the same time.  I have a box full of various 

foiled and pressed birthday sentiments.

Thank you for the invitation.  It's always a pleasure to join you.

Let's go see what the talented designers did at

Seize the Birthday

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Cheers to You (foiled)

Ink:   Pumice Stone (smooshing), Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, Wilted Violet, Villianous Potion (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Essential Arches (SB) Sword Fern Die (SSS), Wildflower Stems #2 (TH), Stripes EF (ret SU)

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More Die Cut Poppies

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I wanted to use my poppy die before I put it on the shelf and I loved the 

colors I used for the last poppy card, but I went monochromatic on this one, using

just Calypso Coral.

I didn't do the watercoloring on a mixed media piece and tried to add the

same background look as on  my last card.  It does not work as well on

regular cardstock!

I hope I can remember that!

I die cut and colored another set with yellow.

The background was in the box.  I'm not sure what die was used.  I'm pretty sure

it was was done by a friend.  With the yellow peeking through, it made a

perfect background for the yellow poppies. This die cut fern is another favorite

die of mine.  

The Group of Seven Cardmakers are showing monochromatic cards this month

so I'm adding the first card to that gallery.

Adding the second card to Simon Says Monday

Add a Sentiment

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bamboo Beauty (SU)

Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Blush Blossom

Other:  Iceland Poppies, Anytime Tags (LI), Macramé EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   (Flowers) Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Garden Green (SU), (fern) Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other:  Iceland Poppies (SSS), Sword Fern (SSS), Honeycomb Die (?)

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Seaside Wishes Mini Slimline

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The background was embossed and lightly rubbed with white pigment ink.

The sand dollars were stamped, die cut and embossed.  I watercolored a little pink over the

 beige in homage to the mood board. And do you see the beach girl's legs on this card?

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use embossing

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - 4th week of the month-ATG

Just Us Girls #736 - Bobby's Mood Board

Tic Tac Toe #252 - Betty's Board (Center Column - Die Cuts, Free, Any Sentiment)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Seaside Wishes (SU), BP Plate It's Your Day (SB)

Ink:   Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Betterpress Black, Saltwater Taffy, Rusty Hinge (DI)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Coastal Cabana

Other:  Seaside Wishes Dies (SU), So Swirly EF (SU)

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Red and Green

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I thought about doing a Christmas card with the Color Hues colors, but decided

to use a piece from my UFO box instead.

This started with a sample I did for my May 2024 calendar page.

The image was stamped with Copic friendly ink and colored with red and green Copics.

Challenges:

Color Hues #91 - Red and Green

Krafty Chicks #725 - CAS

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wild Rose (TT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Everyday Sentiments II Glimmer Plate (Spl), Copics (R30, R24, R29, G29, G46), Prismacolor Pencil (Tuscan Red), Black Ultrafine Sharpie, White Gel Pen, Hemstitch Rectangles Die (Spl):  

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Hello Bee

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

I found this design piece in my UFO box.  I think it was a leftover from a class.

It only took a few minutes to put it on a summertime card.

I didn't use to like bees, but I've learned how important they are to our environment and

worry when they aren't covering my lantana.  It seems like they're not as plentiful as they 

used to be, but there are always some enjoying it.

Here's the card we did in a 2022 class.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #735 - Word Week - Summertime

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Honeybee Home (SU), Thick and Thin Background (MFT)

Ink:   Bashful Blue, Crushed Curry

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Scallop Borders (PPP), BP Fancy Sentiment Strips Plate and Die, Honey Bee Blossoms Die (SU), Hexagon Element Stencil made from Die (SSS), Small Hexagon Cluster Die (SSS) 

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Anemone Cluster

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I love coloring die cuts and I love embossing.  It's not surprising that I LOVE

a combination of the two.

The sets that have dies that can be embossed are such fun!

First I die cut the flowers from mixed media paper.  Then I placed them in the 

corresponding place in the embossing folder and embossed.  

I also embossed a piece for the background.

I watercolored the flowers with Distress ink smooshed on my palette and picked

up with a damp waterbrush keeping the color in the center of the flowers.

If I lose any of the dimension by coloring, it's easy to place the flowers back

in the embossing folder and emboss them again.

I die cut and embossed some extra flowers...

 colored and stacked them to make a fuller flower for a CAS version.

I'm joining my friend Darnell with her I.D.E.A.S. inspiration.

The 3rd Monday of the month is Embossing (either dry or wet) 

Challenges:

Inkspirational #320 - (card 2) Feature product from two or more stamp companies (SSS, SB, PB)

Seize the Birthday #287 - ATG birthday (did not use the option of fruits)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tattered Rose (DI), Antique Linen (DOX)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural

Other:  Anemone Cluster EF & Die (SSS), Brown Micron, Worn Lipstick, Brushed Corduroy Re-inker (for splatters), Sentiment Strips Glimmer (SB), Gold Foil 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Sprinkles and Smiles (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Tattered Rose (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Petal Pink

Other:  Anemone Cluster EF & Die(SSS), Micron Pen, Tile Reflection EF (SB)

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Christmas Pine

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

My apologies to those of you who don't like seeing Christmas cards in the summer.

It helps me to make Christmas cards all year so I don't have a big push

in December.  I got caught one year and learned my lesson.

I found this tree all cut out and glued together in the folder with the die.  The little

birds were cut too and waiting to perch on some snowy branches.

A snippet of a background was a perfect fit and I liked how it looked on the dark navy

background.  The background was pierced with my snowflake backplate.  The photo refuses

to show the subtle pattern.

I pieced the sentiment from two different sets. Amazingly it came out straight.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #88 - Festive Frames

Krafty Chicks #724 - Christmas

Peace on Earth #67 - See mood board below

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Snippets, Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Midnight Muse

Paper:   Midnight Muse, Garden Green, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Red Glimmer, Mixed Media

Other:  Delicate Pine Frame Die (MB), Pinpoint Snowflake Plate (MB), Brushos

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