Little Guy

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I hope you've had a nice week and have a good weekend on tap.

This card was done with an image that a sweet friend stamped and sent to me a

couple years ago.  I pulled out some Zigs and colored it.  The background is kind of

free handed.  Nothing special but a fun image to color.

Challenges:

Double D - Watercolor

Cardz for Guys #385 - CAS

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Little Guy (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Watercolor (Canson), Neenah Solar White, Black

Other: Zigs, White EP, Triangle Pattern EF (PB)

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More Autumn Herbarium

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I don't know when I've had more fun playing with new products!

There isn't much color in our trees so I'm getting my "Fall fix" on cards.

You know how much I love embossing folders and I've colored the embossing on

more than one card.  Having a stamp and stencil to go with the embossing is

a brilliant idea IMHO.

The stamp is just the veins and stems of each leaf.  On this card, I stamped with

Memento Toffee Crunch ink so it wouldn't be too dark.

I still have trouble getting the stencils to always line up perfectly and found

that embossing before I colored helped.

I used blending brushes and Distress ink to add the color through the stencils, and

pretty much used the colors that the Greetery samples used.  (There are 3 stencils.)

I was glad that I got the coordinating Oblong Octagon Labels stamps and dies

and heat embossed one of the stamped frames and sentiment on vellum.

Some dimensional strips behind the frame has it popped up for a bit more dimension.

Another sample of inspiration that they had showed the stamping heat embossed

and I thought it made a very elegant card.  So I did this one...

Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card for a guy.  This one fit the bill nicely.

I did this is several colors so my stock of sympathy and thinking of you cards is

looking good for guys.  Hopefully they will stay in my stash for a long time!

Challenges:

Double D - Use Halloween Colors

Cardz 4 Guyz #378 - Autumn Fall

Just Us Girls #797 - Mood Board - inspired by the Fall leaves

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Autumn Herbarium (Grtry), Oblong Octagon Labels (Grtry)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Crackling Campfire, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Vellum

Other:  Autumn Herbarium EF & Stencils (Grtry), Oblong Octagon Labels die (Grtry), Gold EP, Foam Strips

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Autumn Herbarium (Grtry), Oblong Octagon Labels (Grtry)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Shaded Spruce, Neenah Natural

Other:  Autumn Herbarium EF (Grtry), Oblong Octagon Labels die (Grtry), Gold EP

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Wild Surprises

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

Another NBUS today and it hasn't been in that box for more than

a few months.

For the first card, I pretty much followed this fun video by Lisa Arano.

I stamped the image with Versafine ink and watercolored with Distress inks.

I have learned (the hard way) to make sure that I give the stamping plenty of time

to dry before I start watercoloring.

Smooshing the ink on a palette and picking up with a damp waterbrush works

best for me when watercoloring this image.

I love the deckled edge dies that I got from Unity too.  For a bit of distressed look, I

used a finger dauber to brush some Brushed Corduroy on the edges.

The brown piece was embossed with a textured embossing folder but doesn't

seem to show up in the photo.

And a twofer....

This time I masked the grass and flowers when I stamped the moose,

remembering to remove the tape I used to mask before I stamped.

The grass and flowers was inked with Distress Markers which madet he colors 

brighter than stamping them with black and adding color.

I watercolored some mountains behind the moose and used another of

the Deckled Dies to cut the image and another for the mat.

He's added to a piece of olive cardstock embossed with Pinewood Planks.

Two more NBUS out of the box and two cards for the guys on my birthday 

list this year.

Challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz #363 - Tic, Tac, Toe (used far left column-Animal, Texture, Brown)

Just Us Girls #757 - Word Week-Masculine

NBUS #70 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp set and die set)

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Wild Surprises (Unity)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Warm Cocoa (GKD)

Other:  Tumbled Glass, Wilted Violet Re-inker, Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies (Unity), Tasteful Texture EF (SU), Hemp Twine (Michaels)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Wild Surprises (Unity), Airy Greetings (SSS)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Salty Ocean (DI)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Old Olive

Other:  Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies (Unity), Pinewood Planks EF (SU)

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Mountains

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

Our swap theme last month for Craft Group was mountains.

It left me scratching my head!

Then I remembered this scene building set that's been sitting on the shelf for a 

few years.  It's not available from Stampin' Up anymore.  That's how long it's been

sitting there.  Although I think they retire their things way too quickly!

But I digress.

I ended up keeping this one for a Father's Day card.

I've inked, spritzed and stamped the mountains with Crumb Cake ink, then 

over-stamped with Pear Pizzaz.  For the mountain in the middle, I wiped ink off

the ends with my finger.

I used more stamps for the grass, stamping several times and 

adding lots of water to let the ink run.

To finish, I die cut a frame an popped it over the top after I embossed the main image.

I had die cut some of the designs for my swaps and had this frame left over.  

It was too pretty to throw away.  So I stamped some mountains and trees to go with it.  

I used lighter shades of ink or stamped off to get the feeling of distance and popped

the frame up with dimensional tape.

It was a perfect place to put this sentiment and ended up being my favorite.

Here's a peek at the cards I took to swap.

Challenges:

Cardz for Guys #349 - Father's Day

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Waterfront (SU), Let's Set Sail birds (SU)

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzaz, Mint Macaroon, Shaded Spruce, Emerald Envy (SU), Tumbled Glass Re-inker (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Shaded Spruce

Other:   Mirrored Arch Labels (Spl), Tasteful Texture EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Waterfront (SU), Blessings (PB)

Ink:   Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzaz, Mint Macaroon, Shaded Spruce, Emerald Envy, Sahara Sand, Garden Green (stamped off), Certainly Celery, Baked Brown Sugar (SU), Tumbled Glass Re-inker (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:   , Tasteful Texture EF (SU), Pinpoint Curved Cap Layers die (MB)

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Winter Birthday

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This NBUS stamp has bee waiting for over a year to see ink.

I stamped one of the branches with Soft Suede ink and colored with Arteza watercolor 

pencils.  I didn't use much water because it wasn't stamped on watercolor paper.

After all the ink was dry, I splattered some White Gouache paint over it

and added it to a card front.

We'll be doing a card similar to this in our class this week. 

Challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz #338 - Use Something New from Stash

Four Seasons - Winter

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (Winter Sketches stamp)

Simply Clean and Simple - CAS card with option of Winter

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Sketches (Greetery), Cosmos (ret TT)

Ink:   Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler Marker

Paper:   Naturals Ivory (ret SU), Cherry Cobbler, Neenah Naturals

Other:  Cherry Red, Venetian Red, Jungle Green, Jade Green, Chocolate Brown Watercolor Pencils (Arteza)

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Duck Tape Meets Alcohol Ink

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A couple of months ago our Craft Group added alcohol ink to

embossed Duck Tape.

Our demo leader had mounted Duck Tape on cardstock and dry embossed it

for us to work on.

We added alcohol ink over the top and were then to trim off the cardstock

edges.  I liked the look so I didn't trim.

It took a while to figure out what I wanted to do with the  piece.

It kept whispering to me "globe".

Then the whispers got louder and finally I listened.

I've had this stamp and die set in my NBUS box for quite a while.  It 

was way past time to use it.

I die cut the globe and stand from a snippet of brushed silver cardstock

and added it over a circle cut from a piece in the background box.

(I have boxes and boxes of stuff I need to use!)

The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed

with Pewter Embossing Powder.

I thought it was a good match for the embossed design and I have

another masculine card for my stash.

Hooray for another way to use Duck Tape!

Challenges:

Cardz 4 Guys - Add Texture to Your Card

The Male Room - Dry Embossing

Snippets - Where Sarn is hosting this time. (I used a snippet for the die cut globe)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   VersaMark, Alchol Ink

Paper:   Brushed Silver, Not Quite Navy

Other:  Duck Tape, EF (?), Beautiful World Dies (SU), Pewter EP

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Fall Botanicals for CAS Mix Up

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Is it starting to look like Fall in your neck of the woods?

The leaves are just beginning to turn here.

I have some leaves from last Fall though.  Some are pressed and

one preserved with VersaMark and clear embossing powder.

We don't get the vibrant colors of the northern states.  We see more yellow, gold and rust

mixed with lots of burgundy.

I plucked some leaves from our maple tree and pressed some between two

pieces of heavy cardstock using my Big Shot.  The bottom leaf shows that well.

As I said before, I pressed the little leaf in VersaMark and then heat embossed with

clear embossing powder.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Botanical Prints with stamping, die cutting and heat embossing

Cardz 4 Guys - Autumn Colors Birthday

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT), Forever Fern (SU-dots)

Ink:   VersaMark, Hello Honey

Paper:   Neenah, Linen, Blackberry Bliss

Other:  Maple Leaves, Big Shot, Clear EP, White EP, Stitched Rectangles (SSS)

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