Thankful

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

I'm really enjoying fall colors these days and the cooler temperatures

and less humidity.  These kind of days seem to be rare and appreciated.

Last month's calendar page paired well with this copper Thankful.  After I die

cut the calendar illustration, I embossed it with the Subtle EF.

One less thing in the UFO box.  That's always a good thing.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #839 - Die Week Thanks

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Vibrant Thanks (Power Poppy)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cajun Craze, Copper

Other:  Copics (Y11, Y15, YR12, YR15, R59, G21, G24, G46), Reflections: Numbers 6 die (PTI), Words of Gratitude die (PB), Kitchen Weave EF (Cuttlebug), Subtle EF (ret SU)

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Leaf Ring New Home

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

Whew, it's been a busy weekend but I managed to get a card done.

When I saw Narelle's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, I immediately thought of this

die in my NBUS box.  I do love a wreath and keep one on my front door.  I guess it's 

time to change it up for fall.  But today, it's a wreath to wish blessings on a new home.

The embossed background was done with a long retired Stampin' Up embossing folder.

The wreath was cut from Neenah Solar White and colored with a couple of Copics.

I cut the bow from a scrap of Calypso Coral and added a bit of ink in the center.

The camera says it's red, but my eyes say it's coral.

It will be on it's way as soon as I get the new address.

BTW here's Narelle's sketch

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Homes (ret SU)

Ink:   Calypso Coral

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Classic Leaf Ring die (SSS), Copics (G43, G46), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry)

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Butterflies for Fun

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

In my quest for the dusty blue and brown that I was looking for at Color Hues, I

made several cards using a Penny Black Butterfly.  I was really hung up on

that butterfly and not satisfied that it was what I wanted.

Here they are...

First I tried a piece of alcohol ink.  It has some blue, brown and gold.

I stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne and clear embossed before fussy cutting.

It's okay.

Next I embossed with copper and colored with Ohuhu markers.  Too dark so I tried 

some splatters.  Actually the splatters went well, but the blue was too dark for dusty blue.

So I stamped in brown and colored with Ohuhu markers using a flicking motion instead

of filling in with color and blending.  Once it was dry, I patted it with VersaMark 

and heat embossed with clear powder.

Then I gave up and made this card.

If you've stayed with me this long, I have another sort of butterfly to share from my garden.

It's a hummingbird moth.  He was constantly moving so hard to get a photo.

I'd never seen one before, just pictures.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Trio (PB), Blessings (PB), Praying for You (PTI)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC), VersaMark, Warm Cocoa (GKD)

Paper:   Warm Cocoa (GKD), Neenah Solar White, Powder (C9), Black

Other:  Clear EP, Lindy's Midnight Copper EP, Ohuhu Markers, Cracked Large EF (TH), Stitched Circles (SSS)

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Cheerful Flowers

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

My friend Nance came to play recently.  She always brings a stack of 

her new goodies to share.

One of the things she brought was a stencil and die set from Waffle Flower and

some pretty arched dies.

I went very simple with the stencil and just used one color so I could concentrate

on the visit and not the stenciling.  The whimsical flower was die cut from Neenah

Solar White and I used brushes and ink to color it.  The die set is 2 pieces, an outline

and the solid flower.  I tried to keep the outline a bit lighter on the flower.

The sentiment was cut from a scrap of Nectar cardstock and brushed with 

Grapefruit & Pimento ink for ombre look. I kept the shadow background white.

Challenges:

I.D.E.A.S. - Stencil Week

Just Us Girls - ATG using a stencil

Seize the Birthday - Dies Only

Stencil Fun - ATG using a stencil

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Blushing Bride (SU), Eucalyptus, Parsley, Buttercup, Pimento (C9)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Nectar, Grapefruit (C9)

Other:  Cheerful Flowers Stencils & Dies (Kristina Werner for C9), Sweet Sentiments (Alt), Make a Wish Arched Labels, Essential Arches (SB)

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Dusy Blue and Brown for Color Hues

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

Even though I struggled to find the right shade of blue, I ended up with 

several cards for my stash.

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

A sweet friend recently sent me a box of cardmaking goodies and this sweet stamp

was in there.  I was so excited.  It had been on my wishlist for quite a while.

I stamped it with Memento Toffee Crunch on Betterpress paper and used my

Zigs and waterbrush to color it.  The snow sparkles with Wink of Stella.  I'm not

sure why the camera saw grey.  Some chunky Frantage was heated from the back

for some snowfall.

A twofer for today.....

There were also some embossing folders in that box.  You know how much I love

embossing folders!  I still haven't tried them all out.  It's fun to have that to look

forward to!    This one embossed a strip and I had this circle aperture sitting

on the table that worked good to show off the embossing.  I used blending 

brushes to color the embossing.  The dragonfly was all done and waiting for

a place to land.  I like having a variety of sympathy cards in my stash.

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

fantastic Guest Designer Michele have done to inspire you.

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

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on September 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!

Edited to add that I'll add this to CAS Christmas - Woodland Creatures.

Thanks Loll.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Snow Happy (CC), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Soft Suede (SU)

Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain, Kraft, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Zigs (Oatmeal, Beige, Lt. Brown, Grey Brown, Gray Tint, Blue Gray), White Posca Pen, Chunky Frantage, Wink of Stella, Double Frames die (PB), Linen Thread (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Bouquet of Thanks (MFT)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar (SU), Spring Rain (PTI), VersaMark

Paper:   Primitive White (PTI), Neenah Solar White, Kraft

Other:  Dragonfly (MB), White, Blue & Silver EP, Floral Centerpiece EF (SSS)

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Turning the Page September 2026

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

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 September 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:  Wonderful Wings (SU), Script (W+9)

Ink:   Versafine Clair Nocturne embossed with clear

Other:  Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed (DI)

Touch Up:  Mask butterfly and stamp Script with Sahara Sand

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Daisy Birthday

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

I hope you had a nice weekend.  I got in a quick bit of crafty time.....

to do a card using my dear, sweet friend Michele's sketch at

Freshly Made Sketches

The daisy is three pieces die cut from watercolor paper and colored with re-inkers

and a waterbrush.  The smaller square has a light smooshing of the same 

re-inker watered down and picked up with acetate.

The background square was embossed and patted with a white inkpad.  I should

have used a smaller square for the flower so more of the embossing would show.

The Design Team has wonderful inspiration, as always.  Let's see all the

creative beauties in the gallery.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (ret PTI) 

Ink:   Gorgeous Grape, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Fresh Freesia (SU), Watercolor (Alt)

Other:  Dewdrop Daisy (SSS), Pepperberry Bundle EF (SSS), Stitched Squares (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU), Fresh Freesia & Daffodil Re-inkers

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Attic Ornaments for Friday Fun

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

This week has flown by.  It seems like they go faster and faster.

I started out with this card....

cutting each ornament out of two kinds of glimmer or foil cardstock.

So I had leftover pieces and needed to put them on cards.  So...

and this...

There might have been a couple more, but I'll save those for later.

Have a great weekend.  I hope you get some crafty time.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, various foil & glimmer cardstock

Other:  Vintage Ornaments EF (SB), Greetery Curio  Divider & Details, Attic Ornaments, Ribbon Frame, Pine Bough and Shortbread Shapes Tag

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Sunflower Garden

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When I saw the mood board at Just Us Girls, I really zeroed in

on the sunflowers.  They are such a happy flower!

Here's the board...

Sunflowers and butterflies make me happy.  Hopefully this card will 

make someone else happy.

I used a stencil that does a whole background.  I even got it lined up right

on the first try!  I added some stamped splatters too and just one butterfly today.

Let's go over to Just Us Girls and enjoy the Design Team's lovely inspiration

pieces and that luscious gallery!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Botanical Silhouettes (ret PTI), Splatters (?)

Ink:   Buttercup, Parsley, Eucalyptus, Rain Forest, Pimento (C9), Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry (SU), Sweet Mango (GKD)

Paper:   Hammermill, Neenah Solar White, Buttercup

Other:  Sunflower Garden stencil (PTI), Decorative Sentiments die (Emily Moore), Stitching Butterflies dies (SSS), White Gel Pen

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Good Luck

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

I have something I think will make you smile.  It made me smile and

I hope my brother will smile when he opens it.

This fun guy was stamped with Memento ink and colored with Ohuhu Alcohol Markers.

I cut the image with a deckled die and used a smaller stitched deckle die to

emboss on it to draw the eye in to the image.

I found this random piece of patterned paper.  I think it's the last of a package

of paper that came with a kit.  All those candles helped me to decide which of

the fun sentiments to use.

I punched some dots from the stripes on the reverse side of this paper.

Challenges:

I.D.E.A.S. - ATG

NBUS #89 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp)

Seize the Birthday #332 - Funny/Punny

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Still Kickin' (Unity)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pumpkin Pie, Patterned Paper (?)

Other:  Ohuhu Markers (WG01, WG10, E44, YR19, Y19, BG114), Deckle & Stitches dies (Unity), 1/8" Circle Punch, White EP

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Freshly Picked Just for You

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

I hope you're having a nice weekend.  Even though I'm retired, the weekends

are still something to look forward to.

This week Cécile gave us this sketch to work with...

I used a new die set from Papertrey ink to die cut this flower and the leaves.  I cut

the flower from a light coral pink cardstock and ink blended around the edges with

some darker shades of ink.  The leaves were cut from Eucalyptus cardstock 

and also ink blended.

I arranged it all on a piece of die cut mesh.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #750 - sketch above

NBUS #89 - Never Before Used Schtuff (flower die)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments (Grtry)

Ink:   Grapefruit, Pimento, Poppy, Sunbeam, Eucalyptus, Parsley (C9), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Nectar, Eucalyptus (C9)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Freshly Picked (PTI), Burlap Texture die (Alt), Subtle EF (ret SU)

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Embossed Daisies

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

A few weeks ago I received an unexpected gift from a sweet, sweet friend.

She had cleaned out her craft room and I was lucky enough to receive the

benefit of her industriousness!  This embossing folder was in the box

along with several others.  I do love embossing folders!

I embossed a piece of my new favorite yellow cardstock and patted my

white inkpad over the raised parts.  I kept turning the piece and patting until

I was happy with the coverage.  Then I took a tiny blending brush and after inking

it, I tapped it on the centers.  Some twine, a sentiment tucked among the flowers

and a die cut bee finished it off nicely.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an embossing folder/twist of bees

Double D - Used the colors of the lemons

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Just Sentiments: Summer Mini (PTI)

Ink:   White, Pumpkin Pie (SU), Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   C9 Buttercup, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Fresh Daisies EF (SSS), Buzzing Bumblebees die (MB), Sharpies (to color bee)

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