Gilding Flakes with Group of Seven Cardmakers

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This month the Group of Seven Cardmakers are focusing on gilding flakes on acetate.

Gilding flakes are not my favorite.  But this time I got better results than I usually do.  I think

it may be because I used my fingers to rub off the excess flakes instead of the scrubby thing.

It does have a nice shine to it.

I inked the stamp with some Flitter Glue and stamped it on a piece of acetate.

It's important to wash the glue off immediately.  I hope I got it all off.  I used a

toothbrush to get into the crannies.

The glue stays tacky so there isn't a big rush to get the gilding flakes on it.

My pot has some quite large flakes in it so I was able to cover the glue quickly.

When it was covered with flakes, I used my fingers to rub off the excess and a 

Swifter to get the excess off the acetate.

Both sides look nice and in the video, it shows putting it over an aperture.

Instead I framed it and used foam tape to elevate it over a background piece

from my stash that was a Brusho mop up.  I should have done the aperture 

because the foam tape has made it too thick to mail.

A word of warning when using gilding flakes.  Don't have a fan going in the room!

And have a vacuum handy!  Oh, and Brenda says not to cough.  I imagine sneezing

could cause all kinds of flakey fall out too.

There's a video on the Group of Seven post and my teamies have some 

much better examples to inspire you.  There's a linky there too, if you want

to try gilding flakes on acetate and show us what you do.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Soft Wings (PB)

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Acetate, Mixed Media

Other:  FlitterGlu (IndigoBlu), Gold Gilding Flakes ($ store), Stitched Rectangle & A2 Thin Frames dies (SSS), Burlap EF (HB)

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Stencil Happy

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Seeing a couple of stencil challenges, I thought it was high time to put

some of that stash of stencils to use.

I wanted to go bright and happy.  I think I succeeded.

I used the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches.  I hope this is CAS enough.  

Using a stencil and sketch took me out of my comfort zone.

It was fun!

Challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches #558 - (see sketch below)

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Anything Goes Week

Just Us Girls #772 - Stencil Week

Seize the Birthday #304 - Stenciling

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: BP Cheers to You Sentiments (SB) 

Ink:   BP Black (SB), Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Abandoned Coral (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White Pattern Paper (DB)

Other:  Fading Florals Stencil (SSS), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Naples Yellow, Dk Carmine, Sepia)

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Anchor Birthday

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It's been a really busy week but I found a few minutes to make a card.

I used the sketch that Jen T. offered up at Freshly Made Sketches.

It's perfect for using some of that hoard of papers in my stash.

I'm afraid that nearly everything used on this card is no longer available.

But it's a great sketch to use up some of that paper.  I think I might make some more.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #683 - See below

Krafty Chicks #765 - Masculine

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper (did not use the option of Springtime)

The Male Room #197 - Geometric (I have squares and diamonds)

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Cinnamon Cider, Gold Foil, World of Good Specialty Paper (ret SU)

Other:  Gold EP, Sailing Home Die (ret SU), Twine (?)

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Dreamy Wisteria

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Sadly I needed another sympathy card.  It seems like I'm needing more

of these lately.  I have some in my stash, but this is for a very special person

and it warranted a special card made just for her.

I found the stenciled wisteria in my UFO box.  It was a past calendar page and

the coloring was a little too bright so I added a piece of vellum over top

and framed it.  It was impossible to get a good photo with the vellum.

The butterfly was in with the die and had been cut from a shimmery paper.

I wanted to leave the front uncluttered so I added the sentiment inside the card.

Challenges:

Memory Box #118 - Butterflies

Stencil Fun - ATG using stencils

Time Out #286 - Use at least 2 of the words in the prompt below (I used stencil and floral)

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Shabby Shutters (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum

Other:  Wisteria Stencil (TCW), Notched Corner Frames (PFS), Subtle Texture EF (ret SU), Dreamy Butterfly (MB)

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Blossom Vine Times Two

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I hope you had a lovely Easter.

My dear friend, Michele has joined the Design Team at Freshly Made Sketches.

I'm not much of a sketch person, but I'm joining in.

I usually don't have a layout in mind when I start a card.  I have a stamp or die and

once I've done whatever I'm going to do with that, I decide how to lay it out.

For this card, I knew I wanted a white background and there was a new 

embossing folder on my table, so I started with that.

I cut the embossed background on the diagonal, thinking I remembered the sketch.

Oops.  So I embossed another, kept it whole and cut narrow strips to show the

sketch.  I started with yellow strips to go along with the Color Throwdown,

but I decided I didn't like that and added a white strip over top with just a 

smidge of the yellow showing.

I watercolored the flowers and tucked in a little yellow sequin flower between the layers.

Then I went to work putting the diagonal embossed piece on a card.

Another flower tucked in just fine and since the die has two flowers, I had a

home for that last flower.

Challenges:

Color Trowdown #831 - Sage Yellow & Coral

Freshly Made Sketches #682 - See sketch below

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

NBUS #73 - First time out for this embossing Folder

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Out on a Limb (PTI)

Ink:   Sage (PFS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Fabriano hot press)

Other:  Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Blossom Vine die (SSS), Leaf Flourish Die (SSS), Distress Re-inkers (Abandoned Coral, Bundled Sage, Pine Needles), Double Stitched Circle die (LI), Flower Sequins (?), 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Fancy Sayings (CB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Fabriano)

Other:  Floral Festoon EF (SSS), Blossom Vine die (SSS), Leaf Flourish Die (SSS), Distress Re-inkers (Abandoned Coral, Bundled Sage, Pine Needles), Nesting Slim Labels (Alt),  Flower Sequins (?), 

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Easter Blessings

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Because He Lives

God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;

He came to love, heal and forgive;

He lived and died to buy my pardon,

An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

How sweet to hold a newborn baby,

And feel the pride and joy he brings;

But greater still the calm assurance:

This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

And then one day, I'll cross the river,

I'll fight life's final war with pain;

And then, as death gives way to victory,

I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

                                               Gloria Gaither / William J. Gaither

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More Easter Eggs

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I used some old calendar pages for some Easter eggs.

Sometimes it's hard to find a good way to cut the design, but I discovered

that these flowers worked perfectly for the largest egg in my set.

I sponged some ink around the edges and cut a smaller egg and a bunny along

with some grass.

For this egg, I brushed the egg with what was leftover on the brush and added

a bow and Easter sentiment offset with white and pink cardstock.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #339 - Mood Board-Decorated Egg

I.D.E.A.S. - Die Cuts

Just Us Girls #771 - Inspired by Easter eggs on mood board

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Just Sentiments - Easter (PTI), Splatters (?), Easter Blossoms (ret SU)

Ink:  Broken China (DOX), So Saffron, Wild Wasabi (SU), Worn Lipstick (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Certainly Celery

Other:  Half a Dozen Eggs dies (MB), Palm Fancy Die (HA), Stitched Bunny die (LI), Grassland Border die (MB), Hydrangea Punch (MS), Butterfly Punch (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Easter Blossoms (ret SU), Splatters (?)

Ink:   Worn Lipstick (DI), Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Regal Rose

Other:  Half a Dozen Eggs (MB), Easter die (Grtry), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry), Texture EF (PB), White EP

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Easter Flowers

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Today I have two Easter cards that were made from leftover pieces.

The Easter egg was done so long ago that I can't remember how I did it.  Probably

I smooshed it into a bit of leftover ink.  The paper is textured and shiny and I

have no idea where it came from.  It makes a pretty Easter egg though.

The crocus bud was also a leftover.  I die cut another crocus from the set and

sponged a bit of ink on the pieces, then touched it with a slightly damp waterbrush.

I had a snippet of the shiny textured cardstock to stamp the sentiment on.

After I die cut it, I added a bit of leftover color on the waterbrush to the label 

to make it blend in.

Another card with an assortments of leftovers.

The tulips were laying on the table as well as the notched corner die cut.

I embossed the dark card in the background but my camera is not seeing it.

I stacked two Easter die cuts and added to the front.

Challenges:

Double D - Springtime Flowers

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Just Sentiments - Easter (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive

Paper:   Neenah, Fresh Freesia, Texture (?)

Other:  Botanicuts Crocus (Grtry), Half Dozen Eggs die (MB), Spring Leaves Pierced Cover Plate (HB), Simply Succulents Label (SU)

Card Recipe  (card 2)

Stamps:  Tulips (WF)

Ink:   Shadow Gray Archival

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Rich Razzleberry

Other:  Tulips Die (WF), Notched Corner Frames die (PFS), Easter Die (Grtry), Linked EF (PB)

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Hummingbird Hello for Color Hues

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It's time for a new Color Hues Challenge.

This time our amazing Nancy has chosen Lilac and Aqua for us to play with.

At first these colors stumped me.  Then I had an idea, and when I got started,

I went in a totally different direction.  So much for ideas!

My lilac ink has more of a pinkish hue, so I had to add a darker purple to try to bring

it around.  Fortunately we can use any hue of these colors.

I smooshed ink onto a palette to color the hummingbird.  I also used it to do a wash 

in the background and to add splatters.  The flower was inked and stamped

more than once without reinking.  Then I went over it with a wet brush to

give it a looser look. 

While I was at it, I did another bird in these colors.  Maybe you'll see that one later.

My super talented teammates are sure to inspire you with their fantastic

creations and we are joined this month by the equally talented Caroline.

I hope you'll check us out and join in at Color Hues.

The challenge ends April 29th at 9:00 AM EDT.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wildflowers (W+9)

Ink:   Seafoam, Lilac, Orchid, Violet (SSS), Baked Brown Sugar (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Natural (ret MFT)

Other:  Delicate Florals Hummingbird dies (SB)

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Whimsy Blooms Bouquet

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I've had a play with a NBUS die that I got for Christmas.

It's taken me a while to get to it.

My sweet friend Michele inspired me to get this die when I saw this post.

The leaves work beautifully for mistletoe but I really loved the third card in her post

where she used it as a bouquet.

I die cut the pieces (there's a lot of pieces!) from watercolor paper and colored

with Distress inks.

That bow really clinched the decision to get this set.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown #830 - Yellow, Mint & Lavender

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

Just Us Girls #770 - Word Week YOU

NBUS #73 - Never Before Used Schtuff ( Dies)

Seize the Birthday #303 - Layer It

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripty Sayings (GKD)

Ink:   Versafine Vintage Sepia, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Fabriano Artistico)

Other:  Whimsy Blooms Bouquet dies (Alex Syberia), Pierced Blanket Cover Die (Picket Fence)

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