Velvet Star

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I've had another chance to play with that velvet paper.

I remembered that I had a sheet of similar paper in white that came in a 

kit several years ago.  I put them together and came up with this card.

I was inspired by the Mood Board at the Peace on Earth Challenge.

I love the red and white and spotted those sweet stars in the top right corner.

Originally I was going to cut a red plaid star and discovered the back side of the 

paper would be perfect to hang a star from.  So I went with the velvet paper.

There are already pine branches on the paper but I wanted more so I stamped

some with an old wood mount stamp.

I spent far too much time trying different sentiments and finally gave up and 

went without.  Maybe I'll discover the perfect one before it goes out.  There's a little

bit of time to figure that out.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas:  A is for ATG Christmas, B is for Bright

Peace on Earth #105: Inspired by the Stars in the upper right and the red and white on upper left

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pine Branch (Inkadinkadoo)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce

Paper:   Kraft, Gray Texture (?), Velvet (AZ & SSS), Patterned Paper (Scrapbook Customs)

Other:  Stitched Star Basic (Dress My Craft), A2 Thin Frames, Linen Thread

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Shortbread Shapes Love

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I've been having fun with a NBUS embossing folder.

I kept to a simple color pattern for this valentine adding a primitive heart 

and a Cheery Lynn fern.  The tiny gems add just a bit of bling.

Next up....

This time I embossed some Cotton Candy cardstock and patted over the embossing

with a white pigment ink pad.  You can really see that lovely snowflake design.

I added a white Glimmer bow and love die cut and butterfly cut from Rose Glimmer.

Last but not least....

Along the same lines, I made a  card for friends planning a Valentine Wedding.

The bride has chosen royal blue and silver for the wedding colors.

 It's a large embossing folder and I made this card 5 x 7 so I could use the whole thing.  

The heart was cut from an older die and backed with vellum.  The bow and

sentiment were cut from blue foil.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use embossing folder (Did not use the twist of all white)

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Love Always (Stampendous)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF (Grtry), Prim Heart die (SB), Pair of Ferns (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White, Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   Cotton Candy, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Rose Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Regency Bow No. 1, die, Let's Have a Word: Love die (Grtry), Dreamy Butterfly (MB)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blue Foil, Vellum

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Regency Bow 1 die, Let's Have a Word-Love die (Grtry), La-Rue Heart die (MB)

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Velvet Valentine

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My friend Marcia is always enticing and enabling me.  When she posted this card,

I had to email her and ask for a link to this velvety paper.

Of course being the sweet friend that she is, she quickly sent it to me.

Thanks, my friend.

I cut a piece in quarters and added one piece to some 80 pound Neenah and 

cut a heart.  Some gold foil worked great for the scalloped heart to

CASE Marcia's card.

I embossed the red heart but it doesn't show in the photo.  It feels good too.

It's so soft and velvety.  I do love texture!

I used Jen M.'s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for my layout.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Gold Foil, Velvet Paper (AZ)

Other:  Nested Hearts & Nested Scalloped Hearts (Scrapbook.Com), Large Words EF (Kwan Crafts), Small Love You die (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU), Park Lane Vines EF

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Red and Pink for Color Hues

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

This month Julie B. picked our colors.  She chose....

This bear die had been sitting in my NBUS box for almost a year.  I had intended to

use it during Christmas, but never go to it.

Lucky for me it works great for Julie's challenge and for a valentine

for one of the grandchildren.

I die cut the pieces from scraps of cardstock.  Her sweater was embossed with

hearts and then I covered it up with arms.  Her scarf is red glimmer paper and the 

heart (which covers a divot in the front) is cut from rose glimmer paper.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer, my friend JoAnn, have done to inspire you.

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

Color Hues.

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

Also joining in at Darnell's NBUS Challenge - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mandala Blossoms (SSS)

Ink:   Real Red, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cotton Candy (SSS), Rustic White (PTI), Red Glimmer, Rose Glimmer (ret SU), Woodgrain (TH), Black, Grout Gray (MFT)

Other:  Festive Friends dies (SB), Stitched Squares die (SSS), Triple Heart Punch (ret SU)

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Turning the Page February 2026

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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 February 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.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Winsomely, Footnotes (PB)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Smokey Slate

Other:  Copics (R29, R37, R39, R59, G28, G29)

Touch Up:  Caran d'ache (Dk Carmine), Arteza (Hazlenut Brown, Micron Pen (005 Black, 01 Brown), Damp Brush over petals, Stamp music with Smokey Slate

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Happy Birthday Luke

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

I hope you are all still safe and warm.  It looks like we may

get another punch of winter weather.  Ooph!

That little guy that we spent our days with when I retired has grown up.

It doesn't seem possible that he is a man now!

I used the Monarch size for his birthday card, cutting it a little bigger to

allow for a pocket inside to hold some cash.

The streamers and trophy dies are from the Greetery and I used scraps of

cardstock and gold foil to cut them from.  All are placed on a Happy Birthday

embossed background.

Here's a peek at the inside.

I'll tuck a piece of money into the pocket before we give it to him.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #319 - Topping of Rainbow Colors

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Various Birthday

Ink:   A rainbow of colors

Paper:   Tranquil Teal (GKD), Scraps of cardstock and matte gold foil

Other:  Happy Birthday EF (CB), Twisted Crepe dies (Grtry), Trophy die (Grtry freebie)

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Winter Birthday

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So far our storm has produced sleet and not a lot of freezing rain.

We are warm and still have power.  As I write this the precipitation has

started again.  They are predicting freezing rain again.  Hopefully it won't

cause problems for us.  However, this storm has caused a lot of problems

all across the country.  Prayers go out to those without power in these

freezing conditions.

So today was a crafting day...

I am still enjoying those Greetery dies and embossing folders that I got

for Christmas.

The die cut oval was embossed with the center of the Shortbread Shapes Snowflake.

I patted over the embossing with a white inkpad to highlight the snowflakes and

added a tiny snowflake sequin to the center.

Challenges:

AAA Birthday Game #81 - Winter Birthday

Krafty Chicks #804 - Masculine Card

Time Out Chllenges #305 - Your favorite technique (embossing)

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Super Day (PB)

Ink:   Tranquil Teal (GKD), Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Tranquil Teal

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Capsule Basics die (Grtry)

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Petal Perfection

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

The weather reports are all predicting some really cold temperatures

and freezing precipitation over much of the United States.  We are as

prepared as we can be and expecting freezing rain.  Hopefully we won't lose

power but in case we do, I'm posting this card now.

I used Jen T.'s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches to make a birthday card for

my sister-in-law.

I used the stencil from the Petal Perfection stencil and die set to color some

flowers and die cut them to arrange in place of the circles in Jen's sketch.

Since I used a stencil, I'll share this at Just Us Girls where Bobby is asking for

anything using a stencil.

I pray that we all stay safe through this storm and maybe get some

crafty time during it.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   Elegant Eggplant, Wilted Violet, Bundled Sage

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Large Words EF (Kwan Crafts), Petal Perfection Stencils and Die (PFS)

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Snowy Baubles

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Challenges:

Inkspirational #359 - Shades of Blue

Jingle Belles - Something old (sentiment) & Something new (ornaments were bought recently)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sentiment (OOB)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Ice Blue Foil, White Shimmer

Other:  Silver EP, Millbrook Ornament die (MB), Holiday Floral Sway EF (SB)

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Snowman Hugs

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

We finally had a little snowstorm.  It lasted about 10 minutes.

It was so pretty!

Not enough for a snowman so I had to go with paper.

I found some blues in my background box.  I think they were mop ups, but I 

hadn't written down what I did.

I cut an oval and embossed it then swiped some white ink over the raised snowflakes.

This little bundled snowman was a Christmas present.

The layout is Judy's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colors from Inkspirational.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #719 - Judy's sketch below

Inkspirational #359 - Visual Prompt-Shades of Blue

Peace on Earth #104 - Snowmen

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snow Flourish (IO-OOB)

Ink:   Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel 

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media, Watercolor, White Glimmer  

Other:  Capsule Basics die, Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF (Grtry), Bundled Snowman die (SSS), Kars Snow EF (ret Cuttlebug)

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Happy Birthday Double D

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

I've been having lots of fun playing with some Christmas presents.

The Rosemal collection really caught my eye and I asked Santa for it for my

Christmas gift.  I'm so glad he complied!

The embossing is amazing and you know how much I love my embossing folders.

 The flowers were cut from mixed media paper and colored with re-inkers.

I love all the details and dimension that the die cut pieces add!

Happy Birthday Double D!

It doesn't seem like it could be TEN YEARS that we've been enjoying 

Darlene and Diane's Double D Challenge!

Thank you for ten years of fun, ladies.  I hope there will be many more years

of challenges from you!

Challenges:

Double D - Tenth Birthday (woot woot)

NBUS #82 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

The balloons in the top left were my inspiration.  The sweet pink flowers on the white balloon and white and gold balloons in the bouquet really spoke to me. 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rosemal Reflections (Grtry)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Fabriano), Matte Gold (SSS), Tickled Pink (MFT)

Other:  Capsule Basics die, Rosemal Reflections EF, Rosemal Reflections Details die, Regency Bows 1 die (all Greetery), Distress re-inkers

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Blue and White for Color Hues

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

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

This month Carol picked our colors.  She chose....

This Nordic bird keeps flitting over and landing on my cards!

This time he's making an appearance on a birthday card for a sweet niece.

He's simply cut from some of that sparkly blue cardstock that was gifted to me.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer, my talented friend Bobby have done to inspire you.

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

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on January 29th.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Hand Lettered Holiday (MFT)

Ink:   Pacific Point

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Blue Sparkle, Shimmery White

Other:  Nordic Birds die (Grtry), Sealed Holly Sprigs die (SB), Holiday Floral Swag EF (SB)

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