Sweetly Scented Times Two

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I inked the stamp with Distress Ink Cubes, lightly spritzed and stamped

using my MISTI.  A damp brush works well to smooth out the color.

Ala Jill Foster and my friend Leslie, I added a bit of ink left over on a brush to the

bottom corner and some light stamping of grass.

The splatters were done with the corner of a stamp and I stamped off on scrap

before stamping on the card.

I added a butterfly embellishment and some gem embellishments to

finish it off.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #105 - Focus on flowers add embellishment

When I opened the stamp case, I found a stamped image.  It was a practice for this

month's calendar page.  I put it on a card too.

It was cut at an odd angle but the hexagon frame took care of that.

I'll add a sentiment when I need to sent it.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use dry embossing with a twist of Summer Fun

Simply Clean & Simple - Didn't use the option of cute animals

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Sweetly Scented, Delicate Silhouettes, Blessings (all PB)

Ink:   Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint,Wild Honey (DI), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Mixed Media, Kraft

Other:  Bright Butterflies die (SSS), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Dk Carmine), Lucy's Little Things (rainbow jewels)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Sweetly Scented (PB)

Ink:   Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Texture EF (PB), Hexagon Frame die (PB), Pierced Blanket Cover (Picket Fence)

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Enjoy

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I've had some more fun with the Garden Trio set from Penny Black.

I've stamped the flowers on mixed media cardstock with Memento Toffee Crunch ink

for a no-line watercolor look and colored with Distress re-inkers.

After the watercolor was dry, I touched up the color with a watercolor pencil 

and Cuused the matching dies to cut the flowers out.

I also cut a piece of Neenah solar white with the Curved Stitch die and embossed

it with a Stampin' Up embossing folder (ret.).

For a little something extra, I added some stenciling in the background.

The enjoy die cut sentiment was watercolored using the same re-inker.

I finished this card off with a few purple rhinestones.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #787 - Use a Floral Die Cut

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - 2nd week Die Cuts

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms (blooms here)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Garden Trio (PB)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Wilted Violet DOX

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Distress Re-inkers (Wilted Violet, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Indigo Blue), Garden Trio Die (PB), Hooray Die Set (PB), Curved Stitch Die (PB), Dainty Diamonds EF (ret SU), Texture Mesh Stencil (ret MB)

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A Sketchy Christmas

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When I saw the sketch at Jingle Belles, I thought of this set of

Ephemera and patterned paper that I bought several years ago.

I am so bad about using my patterned paper but this time, I made myself cut into it!

The bauble was from a matching ephemera set.  It has a beautiful sheen to it.

I would love a bauble like this to put on my tree.

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Sketch

Peace on Earth - See the deer on the mood board?

Love Those Pretty Papers - ATG using decorative paper. Did not use the Summer option

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Simple Strips Christmas (TE)

Ink:   Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Winter Valley DP (Stamperia), Real Re

Other:  Winter Valley Ephemera (Samperia), Simple Strips Die (TE), Whimsy Bloom Bouquet (AS), Stitched Deckle Die (Unity)

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Especially for You

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

Here's the last of my playtime with Bibi's Butterflies.

Yesterday I shared several shaped cards.

Today the butterfly landed on an A2 card base.

I again embossed the butterfly and adorned it with die cut flowers.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #786 - CASE a designer (I CASEd Lisa's Butterfly card)

Triple B - Butterfly (Didn't use the colors on the mood board

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Fancy Sentiments PP (SB)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Scraps of Colored cardstock and patterned paper, Gold Foil

Other:  So Many Butterflies dies (SB), Vine Canopy EF (SSS), Mini Blooms & Sprigs dies (SB), Leaf Punch (MS), Mini Circle Punches, Gold Thread

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A Bevy of Butterflies

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A while back, Donna Mikasa posted this butterfly card and I LOVED it! 

Still do.  Thank you for the inspiration and enablement, Donna.

I found the die online and ordered it.  As usual it sat in my NBUS box

for too long.

Finally....I cut some butterfly shaped cards in various colors and we made 

butterfly cards in Craft Group this month.

This was my example and very close to Donna's design.

We used the same embossing folder that Donna used as I couldn't get any more

perfect than that.  

I'd die cut lots of flowers in different colors so the gals could arrange them however

they wanted and make the card theirs.

I had an assortment of different colored sticky rhinestones for them to use in the

center of the flowers.  Some of us punched tiny circles from the scraps of gold foil.

I'd had these wires of pink beads for a few years and was glad to finally find a

use for them.

For variety, I cut some from different colors.

I cut quite a few extras.

For a brighter version I cut from yellow cardstock and lightly sponged with

yellow ink before adding the flowers.

This one has white ink sponged on the embossing and a piece of vellum cut

with one of the smaller dies from this set.

I love the soft blue with the purplish flowers!

This yellow butterfly has white inked sponged over top and a copper paper body.

I'll be back soon with another card using this butterfly.

I really had fun with this set!

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. (week 1 Ink - I've inked over the embossing)

NBUS #77 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Krafty Chicks #779 - ATG

Card Recipe

Stamps: BP Cheers to You (SB) 

Ink:   Whisper White, Crushed Curry

Paper:   Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Light Blue, Vellum, Copper Paper, Gold Foil cardstock

Other:  Floral Festoon EF (SSS), So Many Butterflies dies (SB), Mini Blooms & Sprigs dies (SB), Gold Foil (SB)

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Anemone Glimmer Blooms

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A sweet friend sent me the Anemone Blooms Glimmer Plate & Die set

for my birthday.  Thanks again to my sweet friend!

Sometimes my Glimmer machine and I don't get along, but this time it

worked perfectly!  I foiled on a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock with thoughts

to leaving it plain.  But then I wondered how it would work with sponging the

inside of the petals white.

I wasn't crazy about the effect but after adding some white watercolor pencil,

I liked it better.

Using Linda's Freshly Made Sketch #697, I added some strips of gold foil

and liked it even better.

I foiled the included sentiment on a scrap of cardstock and used the die to cut it out.

That's all it needed.

A twofer....

This time I foiled it on Neenah Solar White cardstock and die cut the image.

This time I colored with Copic markers and added it to a stenciled background.

A thin frame and foiled sentiment made a birthday card with my favorite color.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #697 - Sketch is below

Seize the Birthday #310 - Use Your Favorite Color

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Blackberry Bliss, Gold Foil

Other:  Anemone Blooms Glimmer Plate (SB), Gold Foil (SB), White Caran dache Supracolor pencil

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   So Saffron

Paper:   Neenah Solar White Crushed Curry

Other:  Anemone Blooms Glimmer Plate & Die (SB), Gold Foil, A2 Thin Frames die (SSS), Moroccan Lattice Stencil (Kite)

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Fabulous as a Flamingo

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It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues.  Here's my card...

This time our lovely Carol has chosen these colors for us to use....

The flamingo was cut from a pale pink cardstock and I brushed some darker

pinks over the body and wing.  Doing the face and beak was a little fiddly and

since then I have decided it's much easier to use a Sharpie for the beak and eye.

Now let's go over to Color Hues and see what the my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer Arlene have done to inspire you. 

I hope you'll create a card using Pink and Grey and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues.

Please only use hues of these two colors. Neutrals are welcome.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on August 14th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flamingo Wish (HA)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette, Gray Texture (?)

Other:  Feathered Friends 12 (PTI), Feather Spiral EF (SSS)

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Turning the Page August 2025

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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 first day of each month to share them.

 

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

 

Here's our August page.

 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.

August Recipe

Stamps: Sweetly Scented (PB), Splatter (?)

Ink:  Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs (Distress Minis & Markers), So Saffron (SU)

Other: 

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Happy Christmas for Time Out

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

I was very excited to win the Time Out #289 challenge.

It came with a gift certificate to Lawn Fawn and a chance to be

their Guest Designer for this challenge.

Thanks so much ladies!

Here's my card....

The challenge for this round is.....

I chose Transport, Star and Book (The Polar Express).  I was going to tear a snowbank, but instead used

this die and emboss set for some snowy trees.

The background was done with Lindy Powders and lots of water. I used

the Screaming Banshee black powder that separates into lots of colors to make

a beautiful night sky. I was able to pick up some of the shine from the mica powder

that's in this powder too.

This challenge is sponsored by Newton's Nook and ends on August 13th.

Winner is chosen by the Design Team and wins a $25.00 gift certificate to

Newton's Nook.

Thanks to Time Out for letting me Guest Design with them and for

the lovely prize.

I can't wait to see what the Time Out team has chosen as their pick twos.

Let's go take a look....

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Black, So Saffron, Gold Glitter

Other:  Dash Away All (TH), Lindy's Magicals (Screaming Banshee Black), Pine Landscape EF & Die set (SSS), Mistletoe Greetings PP (SB), Gold Foil

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Christmas Baubles

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I've made very few Christmas cards this year and now that

July is nearly over, it's past time to start.

When I saw that Christmas Kickstart is celebrating their 100th challenge,

I knew I needed to thank Jo for all the challenges she's put forth and that I've enjoyed.

This time she and her elf, Jo, are looking for spots, dots and circles.

I've had this stamp and die set in my NBUS box for over a year and it's 

way past time to get it out.  And it has circles.

For my first card, I CASEd a card by Barbara Tarayao.

I stamped the ornaments with Antique Linen ink first and masked one to 

stamp the second.  Then I added Candied Apple and Barn Door ink with a waterbrush.

All went well until I added some wash to the background.

It looked like these baubles were laying in a mud puddle!

My first thought was to toss the whole thing, but I wasn't unhappy with

the baubles.  So I got out my scissors and fussy cut the ornaments out.

I had that envelope of Christmas odds and ends sitting out and there were

some lovely embossed pieces that I had embossed when my friend Nance came

to visit last fall.

For a twofer, I used the colors from the Color Throwdown Challenge #837

for a non-traditional Christmas card. (Oops.  Too late)

This time I die cut the baubles from colored cardstock and embossed the

poinsettias on each.  I used a Quickie Glue Pen over the embossed images

and sprinkled with fine glitter.  

And a threefer.....

The baubles were cut from blue cardstock. I embossed and ink swiped two of them

with snowflakes and added a die cut snowflake on top.  I stamped and heat embossed

the sentiment on the third.  To add a bit of sparkle to match the toppers, I cut a circle

that's just a bit bigger out of glitter paper and a piece to mat the background too.

I'll join my friend Darnell at her NBUS #76 Never Before Used Schtuff

Also joining in Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. since the 4th Monday is Anything Goes.

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Holiday Messages Ornament (SSS)

Ink:   Antique Linen, Whisper White

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Watercolor (Strathmore), Gold Foil, Shimmery White

Other:  Distress Re-inkers (Candied Apple, Barn Door), White EP, Poinsettia Parade Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Christmas Pine (SU), Christmas Cheer (Rubbernecker)

Ink:   Going Gray, Memento Tuxedo Black, Embossing Pen

Paper:   Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Holiday Messages Ornament die (SSS), Scenic Poinsettia EF (SB), Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter, Gold EP

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Holiday Messages Ornament (SSS)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Marina Mist, Silver Glitter

Other:  Holiday Messages Ornament Die (SSS), Circle Dies, Snowflake Dies, White EP, Snowflake EF, Pinpoint Snowflake Plate (MB)

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