Golden Baubles

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Two more Christmas cards.

I had some more embossed vellum from several years ago.  This vellum has gold

embossing instead of silver.

I've used gold foil and glimmer paper to cut some Curio Attic Ornaments

from the Greetery. 

Sorry for the glare.  It's so hard to get a good photo of foil or glitter!

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #121 - See bottom left on mood board below

Krafty Chicks #841 - ATG Christmas

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Matte Gold Foil (SSS), Print Vellum (ret SU), Gold Glimmer

Other:  Curio Attic Ornaments, Curio Divider & Details Die, Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Labels, Botanicuts: Pine Bough die (all Grtry), Foiled Sentiment (Alt), Joy die (Elizabeth Crafts)

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Silent Night

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I hope you had a good weekend.

I had some patterned paper pieces sitting on my desk and when I saw Jen M's sketch

at Freshly Made Sketches, these pieces just screamed "use me".

Here's the sketch...

Another piece went for this one...

I dipped the edges of the patterned paper in VersaMark and then in gold

embossing powder and heated it up. A very subtle edging.

Just a few hours left to join in.  Hope to see you in the gallery!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Sing a Song of Christmas (Grty)

Ink:   Night of Navy, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, White Texture, Gold Foil, Patterned paper

Other:  Nativity (AE), Gold EP, Star of Wonder die (MB), Subtle EF (ret SU_

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Jewish Celebrations (ret SU)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Patterned Paper, Scraps of Gold and Shimmery White

Other:  Menorah Die (AM), Gold EP

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Spooky Hugs

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With fall comes Halloween.

This jack-o-lantern die was in a box from a friends downsizing.  He's a scary one!

When I added some leftover gray ink on the yellow background his eyes

were really scary.  I'm not sure the googly eyes make his less or more scary!

He's going over to Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge then into the mail and

off my desk.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Life of the Party (TH)

Ink:   Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Buttercup

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Scraps of yellow and peach

Other:  Thinlits Jack-o-lantern (TH), Spiderweb EF (SU), White EP, Betterpress Sentiment

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Acorn Almanac for Fun

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I was recently quite taken with a stamp from Unity.

Trying to get the look I wanted, I ended up with several cards.

So grab a cup (or glass) of your favorite beverage for a lengthy show.

This was the first one.  I stamped with Sepia ink and embossed with a new to me

matte clear embossing powder on mixed media paper.

The camera is seeing it much darker than it actually is.  The border is Cajun Craze-

more rust than brown and the leaves and acorns are lighter too.

The second one was done the same way but embossed with gold. This one has a border

of dark brown.  I used acetate to smoosh some ink into the background on both of them.

I didn't like the embossed caps on the acorns so I stamped some more acorns with

black ink and colored them in, fussy cut and popped them up.

The third ended up being my favorite.  It was the second attempt.  The first attempt

was a mess.  More on that later.

This time no embossing.  Just stamping, coloring with Zigs and my waterbrush. 

I did a wet on wet wash around the mage and added some splatters.

I added a bow (not as wonky as it looks) and some little copper punched circles.

Again the actual colors are lighter.

Finally....

I'm not even sure if I would send this one.  It's the result of trying to die cut 

before the splatters dry.  Those little splatters became ugly smudges!

I salvaged some of it.  You can see the results of cutting before drying.

And the worst got cut off.

It was a fun play with this stamp set and not all on the same day.

I hope you have some fun creating this weekend.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Acorn Almanac (Unity)

Ink:   Versafine Sepia, Encore Gold, Vesafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural

Other:  Zigs CCRBM, Matte Clear EP, Gold EP, Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies (Unity), Essential Arches Dies (SB), Stitched Circle Dies (SSS), Oak Forest EF (SB)

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Poinsettia Joy

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I had some leftover strips of embossed vellum and I knew if I tried to put them

back in the paper box, they would get messed up.  Solution: put them on a card.

But them what to put with them?  One of my many poinsettias of course.

This poinsettia is from Concord &  9th.  The set has a background and this

layered poinsettia as well as berries and greenery.  It's a fantastic set of dies!

For this card I used the poinsettia and berries.  The silver sprig was already a

leftover from one of my friend's gatherings.

I cut the poinsettia from Neenah Solar White and ink blended with

red and green ink.  It's popped up on the front with a dimensional.

The sentiment is always the hardest part for me.  Nothing was working.

Then I thought of a tag.  That was the best solution.

It turned out to be one of my favorite cards.  And the pretty silver embossed

vellum found a happy place.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Poinsettia (A great challenge, Col)

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S.- 1st week of the month get inky

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green (SU)   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Embossed Vellum (ret SU), Silver Foil, Gold Foil, White Glimmer

Other:  Festive Blooms (C9), Pinpoint Main Street Tags (PS), Joy die (Elizabeth Crafts)

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Treasured Garden

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I had pulled this die set out to use.  It's been in the NBUS box for a month 

or so now.  I die cut the blooms from mixed media paper and colored with

Zig markers and a waterbrush.

When I saw Kim's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #756, I thought

these pieces would fit into this sketch beautifully.  See if you agree.

I had a few pieces left over and put them on another card.

I didn't follow the sketch for this one.

Card Recipe

Stamps:

Ink:   Betterpress Black (SB)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Treasured Garden (SC), Zig CCRBM, Charming Flora Cover Die (AS), Betterpress Plate, Border Die (2024 Advent Calendar)

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Awesome Mum

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Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Here's a card I did with our Craft Group last Wednesday.  It's always so

much fun to get together with these gals! 

This time I was hosting and this is one of the projects I had for them to do.

The heat embossing makes for some easy watercoloring.  The die to cut the 

flower and leaves makes it even easier.  No need to be neat!

I had an extra, just in case, and colored it up afterwards with my Zigs.

I lent the stamp and die to one of the gals that wanted to do some at home. It was easy

to fussy cut this flower. Phew!  It's on it's way to a friend with some medical worries.

I don't know about you, but I have plans to do some cardmaking today.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #335 - Birthday card/Use Fall Colors

Krafty Chicks #840 - Birthday

Four Seasons - Fall

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mandala Blossoms (SSS), Jumbo Mum (Ton), French Foliage (ret SU)

Ink: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Dried Marigold

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Watercolor Cards (Strathmore) (thanks Sandy), Copper

Other:  White EP, Distress Re-inkers (Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon, Peeled Paint), Autumn Serenade EF (SB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Jumbo Mum (Ton), Praying for You Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:  Whisper White, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  White EP, Zigs (Lt Violet, Purple, Olive Green, Deep Green), Argyle Plaid EF (SB)

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Amber and Burnt Red for Color Hues

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

This month our talented Steph picked our colors.  She chose....

Aren't these beautiful fall colors?

They were perfect for this Papertrey Ink bird die set that recently arrived in

my craft room.

I die cut this plump little guy from a piece of Crushed Curry textured cardstock that

I'd been hoarding for a 'few' years.  I added a bit of ink blending around the edges

and plopped him on a branch watercolored in shades of red.

I punched some bits of gold metallic cardstock to add to the background 

and leaves.

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

fantastic Guest Designer Crystal have done to inspire you.

Your card and or project can use ANY HUE of the TWO Colors selected for you, 

and of course, neutrals are welcome.  

Our Neutrals are: white, black, grey, kraft, brown, cream, and metallics. 

Remember that green is not a neutral. 

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

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on October 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:  Just a Note (?)

Ink:   Dk Cranberry w Fired Brick (GKD & DI), Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Brushed Corduroy, Aged Mahogany)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Crushed Curry Textured (ret SU), Watercolor (Strathmore)

Other:  Vine Canopy EF (SSS), Privet Branch die (SSS), Simply Birds Die (PTI)

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Turning the Page October 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 October 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:  Bejeweled (PB)

Ink:   Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Carved Pumpkin, Peeled Paint (DI & DM)

Other:

Touch Up: Aged Mahogany THWCP over center of largest flower

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Dragonfly Hello

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Today I've turned a sunflower into a daisy...a blue daisy.

And a pretty dragonfly stopped by to visit.  He was cut from Neenah Solar White

and his wings were ink blended.  I'm loving these colors so I kept the background

in the same.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #842 - ATG with a Stencil

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea, Tranquil Teal (GKD)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea (GKD)

Other:  Jumbo Curiosity Dragonfly die (Grtry), Spotlight on Nature die (SU), Infinity Circle die (HA), Sunflower Garden Stencil (PTI), Kitchen Weave EF (Cuttlebug)

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Happy Fall

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

I've recently become enamored with Papertrey Ink dies and when I saw 

that they had a challenge, I was disappointed that I didn't have the ink or paper

in the colors that they were asking for.  Then, I saw that they are offering a paper

pack with paper and cardstock of their challenge colors.

What a great idea and it gives me an opportunity to try their colors (of course I

had to add some ink to the order).  Thank you Papertrey Ink.

While I was at it, I made another card...

This time I put the flowers in a vase and added pumpkins.

Isn't this polka-dot paper fun?

As usual I'm up to the last minute to enter.  I had to get the paper pack after all.

The Design Team has done some wonderful Fall and Halloween cards.

Papertrey Ink September Inspiration Challenge

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Just Sentiments: Happy Fall (PTI)

Ink:   Harvest Gold, Orange Zest, Honey Nut

Paper:   September Challenge Pack (PTI), Rustic White 

Other: Into the Blooms: Fall Boot and Freshly Picked dies (PTI)

 

 Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Wreath for All Seasons (ret PTI)

Ink:   Honey Nut, Sweet Blush, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest (PTI), Twisted Citron (DI)

Paper:   September Challenge Pack, Rustic White (PTI), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops, Vase Collection 1, Into the Blooms: Fall Boot Die Collection (PTI)

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