More Winged Things

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

I don't usually post twice in one day, but these challenges are closing

and I wanted to get the cards in.

There are quite a few stenciling challenges out there right now, so I got out my

Magenta Dragonfly stencil and paired it with a background from my stash.

I used Versafine Nocturne to ink these dragonflies through the stencil and

the background had a notation on the back that it was done with Brushos, a bubble

stencil and some stamping.

The design piece is crooked on the black mat to give it more of a homemade look, LOL!

It wasn't moving!  We'll just say that the dragonflies taking off caused the shift!

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - 5th Week Stencils

Just Us Girls #781 - ATG Stencil

Seize the Birthday #308 - Add a silhouette

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Cheers to You (SB), Script (?), By the Tide (ret SU)

Ink:   Marina Mist, Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Dragonfly Stencil (Magenta), Brushos (Turquoise, Sea Green), Bubbly Stencil (Kaisercraft), Opaque White Foil (SB), Glimmer Machine

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Winged Things

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Happy Monday.

This first one is for Freshly Made Sketches.  I pulled this mop up background from

my stash and added it to a watercolor card base.  Three squares were die cut from

another piece of watercolor paper and some simple flowers were stamped on top.

Butterflies were cut from the rest of the mop up background to add to the squares.

A foiled sentiment finishes it off.

I'm sending this to Freshly Made Sketches #692. Here's Narelle's sketch...

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP It's Your Day (SB), Nurturing Blooms (GKD)

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore), Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black

Other:  Stitched Butterfly Trio (PS), Stitched Square die (?), Opaque White Foil (SB)

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Generation Stamping with Group of Seven Cardmakers

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This month, the Group of Seven is stretching the inking with generation stamping

(sometimes called second generation stamping, repetitive stamping or stamping off).

It's such an easy technique to get depth in a design.  Once I got started, I

kept on going.  I apologize for the long post.

This is actually the second card I did.  I stamped the leaves on mixed media paper

so I could use my waterbrush to get a watercolored look.  I inked the leaves and 

stamped three more times without reinking, then smoothed the color with water.

For the "background" leaves, I was careful to keep cleaning my brush to 

keep them lighter.

This was my first attempt with this stamp.  I had the brilliant idea to add splatters.

It didn't look good with the daisy so I set it aside.  After a day or so, it looked

better but still not good with the daisy.   This butterfly that was in the UFO butterfly

box worked much better.

This card was done with a two part stamp (leaves and bloom).  Again I 

stamped multiple times without reinking.  I have the die for these little

flowers but I thought the freesia die cut looked better.  The little ones got

lost with all the flowers in the background.

Last is my least favorite but I decided to share it anyway.

Do go over to the Group of Seven blog and see what my creative friends have

done with this technique.  There are links to videos showing this technique and

Loll has added some good instructions.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Leaf Clusters (Alt), Super Day (PB)

Ink:   Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Kraft, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Waterbrush, Wild Flowers Stems #1 (TH), Copics (YG17, YG67, Y13, Y15, Y18, E97, C0), Lady Bug from punched circles dotted with Sharpie)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Leaf Clusters (Alt), Rose Peonies (GKD)

Ink:   Wild Wasabi, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Shaded Spruce

Other:  Waterbrush, Graceful Butterfly EF & Die Set (SSS), Re-inkers for splatter

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Wildflower Garden Add On (Alt), BP Cheers to You (SB)

Ink:   Peachy, Sherbet, Fairway, Field (SSS)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Spring Burst EF (SB), Dreamy Freesia Die (MB), Cheers to You die (SB), Gold Foil, Yellow Prills

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Wildflower (W+9 OOB), Flower Silhouettes (MFT), Banner Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Amethyst, Pearfection, Cadette (SSS)

Paper: Neenah Solar White  

Other:  Curved Stitch die (PB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Butterfly die (PB)

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Bouquet

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

This month has flown by and I'm running out of time to enter

the Flower Challenge.

This month they are asking for embossing (either heat or dry) on our floral cards.

No problem there!  I die cut some favorite flowers from mixed media paper used 

a combination of brushing ink on them and watercoloring with Distress re-inkers.

When the flowers were dry, I placed them on an piece of cardstock embossed 

with a doily die.  I love how the poppy dies embossing texture into the flowers!

Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Anything goes week

Flower Challenge #103 - Add embossing

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday (did not use the option of fancy fold)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Super Day (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Real Red, Garden Green (SU), Sunbeam (SSS)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Morning Bloosoms, Iceland Poppies dies (SSS), Doily EF (TH), Distress re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Abandoned Coral, Rustic Wilderness)

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Poinsettias

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I am woefully behind on making Christmas cards!

For those of you who think it's too early to think about Christmas cards, I feel

like the first half of this year has flown by and that only leaves a moment before

I need to get those cards in the mail!  So here's some for the stash.

First up was done using Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

I used Distress re-inkers (listed below) to get a rich color and actually went over

the petals with some Real Red re-inker.

No stem for this poinsettia, but it represented with the thin gold strip that

separates the two background panels.

This actually was the last card I did.  Before that I'd done another using last

week's sketch.  I was too slow to be able to add it to the gallery. 

A week goes by way too quickly!

So here are two more....

This is a great sketch and one I'll use again and again.

The poinsettias were cut from watercolor paper and smooshed into spritzed distress in

on my palette, then shaped and put together with a drop of glue in the center

of the flower.

The embossing is the same for all three.

This one used the same colors but more water.

I'll take this pink poinsettia to the Peace on Earth Challenge.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

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

Other:  Layered Poinsettia (WF), Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness), Gracious Leaves EF (MB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Wonderful Words Holiday die (ret PTI)

Card Recipe (card 2)        

Stamps:  BP Mistletoe Greetings (SB)

Ink:   

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other: Layered Poinsettia (WF), Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness), Mistletoe Greetings Die (SB), Champagne Foil, Gracious Leaves EF (MB), Subtle EF (ret SU) 

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

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

Other:  Layered Poinsettia (WF), Distress re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness), Greetings die (PB), Holiday Blooms dies (SB), Gracious Leaves EF (MB)

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Fabulous

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

It's really hot and humid here these days.  Summer has arrived!

Here's where I'd like to be....

I'll have to settle for dreaming for now, but watercoloring this image was fun.

I've stamped with Memento ink on mixed media paper and colored with

Distress re-inkers and my waterbrush.

I used a sentiment from the set and topped with two thin frames.

Challenges:

Double D - Let's go to the Beach

Just Us Girls #780 - Mood Board below

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Shoreline Friendship (Unity)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Blueberry Bushel

Other:  Zigs, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean (Distress Re-inkers), A2 Thin Frames (SSS)

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Kokeshi Dolls

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I had a special treat last week.  My friend Nanc' (Scrapper@heart) came for a visit.

It was a real treat to meet her in person!  We spent some crafty time sharing some dies, 

embossing folders, press plates and stamps.  I cut some of Nanc's Kokeshi dolls 

dies and I've had so much fun putting them together.  It brought back memories of 

happy times playing with paper dolls when I was a kid.

My first doll is a CASE of another friend Michele's card.  I pressed the background

by inking the plate with Warm Glow ink.  The doll itself was cut from various

colors of cardstock.

Somehow I missed die cutting the little fan and went on a hunt for a 

substitution in the studio.  I found a bag of colored feathers I'd bought at

the thrift store and made feather fans.

For this card, I pressed the parasols with Watering Can Archival ink.  It came out

much darker than I wanted so I pressed it on a new piece of cardstock without re-inking.

Much better!

I framed her up with a Scrolled Punch & Pierce piece that I had cut previously.

I love when I find something that works for a card without much effort!

Lastly.....and my favorite of them all....

I cut some pieces from watercolor paper and adorned the dress with an

embossing folder and gold foil trim for a more elegant feel.

I found a piece of patterned paper that I thought worked well and added

some gold foil strips to ground her.

I'm going to take this last card to a couple of Darlene and Diane's challenges.

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with embossing

Those Pretty Papers - ATG using Patterned Paper

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PP Parasols (SB)

Ink:   Warm Glow (GKD), Watering Can Archival (Ranger)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blush, Crushed Curry, Blueberry Bushel, Black, Watercolor (Alt), Gold Foil, Patterned Paper (Artistically Inked ret SU)

Other:  Kokeshi Dolls dies (SB), Notched Corner Frames (PFS), Fluted Classic Ovals dies (SB), Scrolled Punch & Pierce Die (SB), Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Feathers (?) 

Come back soon, Nanc'!

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Peach and Cobalt with Color Hues

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

This time Stef has chosen an interesting color combination.

This is the closest cardstock I have to peach.

I think this chick is questioning my choice!

Let's see what the rest of this fabulous team has designed to inspire us,

along with our very talented Guest Designer Teresa S.

I hope you'll join us with your Peach & Cobalt creations at

Color Hues.

This challenge is open until June 29th.

Other Challenges:

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 3 - Embossing

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flock Talk (Unity), Just for You (?)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Pale Papaya (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Geo Screen EF (SB), Deckle Stitching Nesting Die (Unity), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Cobalt, Apricot)

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Diamond Botanicals X Two

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I finally got to a NBUS stamp and die set from 2021.

Sadly, it's probably been retired in the meantime.

First up...

I stamped and heat embossed with white and watercolored with Arteza Twimarkers.

I cut the frame with the matching die and used one of the sentiments from the

set in the center.  For the dots, I added some color to a scrap of mixed media paper

and die cut with tiny circle punches.

And since I am way behind on making Christmas cards.....

I stamped this one with Memento Toffee Crunch and again colored with

the Twimarkers.  A Penny Black sentiment fit perfectly inside the frame

and the dots were cut from a scrap of red foil cardstock.

Challenges:

Double D - Frames

NBUS #75 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Diamond Botanicals (TE)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Mixed Media, Watercolor (Strathmore)

Other: Diamond Botanicals Die (TE), Arteza Twimarkers (Olive Green, Cornflower, Violet)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Diamond Botanicals (TE), Season's Gifts (PB)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Handsome Hunter

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Cover from Mixed Media Pad

Other:  Diamond Botanicals die (TE), Arteza Twimarkers (Pine Green, Olive Green, Forest Green, Jungle Green, Ruby Red, Raw Umber)

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Freshly Made Squares

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

I'm almost late to the party at Freshly Made Sketches this week.

I think I can squeak in.

Cécile offered this week's sketch.  I rarely make a square card, but I thought it

would be fun for a change.  Thanks for challenging me, Cécile.

On this first card, the leaves go a little over the edge but it will go in an A2 envelope

so I don't think that will be a problem.

I used a Penny Black die that has been in my collection for years.

After shaking the dust off, I die cut it twice from mixed media paper

and watercolored with Distress re-inkers.

I trimmed it down to fit behind and on top of the smaller square and layered

the two flowers to give more dimension.

While I was going through my dies I found a couple more that were pretty

dusty and actually had some leaves and flowers already cut in the pouch.

So I made another square card and added another layer to the sketch just for fun.

The flowers are watercolored and I sponged color on the leaves.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #689 - Sketch below

The Neglected Stuff - All these dies are years old

Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black Product

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - 2nd week of the month is Dies

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Elegant die (PB), Double Pierced Squares die (AE), Distress re-inkers (Picked Raspberry, Evergreen Bough, Forest Moss), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (Card 2)

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB), Serene (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Wilted Violet, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Airy die (PB), Tall Flowers die (PB), Micron Pen, White Gel Pen

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