Sunflower Thanks

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

Wow, this month has sped by and I'm just under the wire for a couple of challenges.

My friend Nance and I recently had a playdate and this came from one of the

beautiful embossing folders she brought.

I embossed it with Strathmore watercolor paper so I could watercolor, then

colored with my Zigs and a waterbrush.

Feeling very Fallish these days, I pulled out my copper foil for the sentiment

and some little punched dots.

I don't know what took me so long to get this done.

Too many fun things to do and so little time!

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #97 - Thanks

The Four Seasons - Fall

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Watercolor (Strathmore 300 series), Neenah Natural, Copper Foil 

Other:  Sunflower Embossing Folder (Erin Lee Creative), Zigs (yellow, bright yellow, deep red, olive green, dark brown), Yana's Wonderful Scripted Sentiments, Yana's Layered Scripted Sentiments (SB), Punches

Enjoy!

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Birthday Hearts

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January is already half over! The time seems to fly by!

Today's cards use the Spellbinders December Club's  3D embossing folder.

This folder will emboss two different patterns at the same time.

My classes this month are mainly for Valentine's Day but several of the stampers

don't have much need for valentines so I like to try to give them good options

for other occasions too.  Both work great for a birthday.

They are both embossed on Fresh Freesia cardstock and lightly daubed with

white and Fresh Freesia ink.

Some gold die cut and stamped sentiments and tiny punched circles from the scraps

of gold cardstock add some elegance.

On this one, I used a white gel pen in the center of some of the flowers.

Challenges:

NBUS #58 - Never Before Used Schtuff (new EF)

Seize the Birthday #275 - Birthday card with option of Dry & Wet Embossing

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   Whisper White, Fresh Freesia

Paper:   Fresh Freesia, Gold Foil, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Two Hearts as One 3D EF (SPL), Happy Die (Paper Roses), Happy Birthday Poe Script Die (PS), Gold EP, White Gel Pen

Enjoy!

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More Coloring of Dry Embossing

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

Another technique for July's Group of Seven Cardmakers

Coloring Embossing Folders.

This time I used Inkpad Swiping by Erum Tasneem.

Spellbinders Seahorse Garden fits perfectly with their Scattered Shells 3D Embossing Folder.

I really love the look of colored embossing and enjoy all the ways of doing it

for my cards.  I'm sure you'll be seeing more of it in the future.

You can see other examples and fantastic inspiration at 

Group of Seven Cardmakers.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Seahorse Garden (Spl)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Ivory Pigment (GKD), Purple Delight (Versafine Clair)

Paper:   Island Indigo, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Scattered Seashells 3D EF (Spl), Seahorse Garden Die, Gold EP

Enjoy!

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Patchwork 3D Embossing Folder

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Now that my May 3D embossing folder is on the way, it's past

time to have a play with last month's Patchwork embossing folder.

I love all the different designs in this folder!

I cut a half piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and embossed.

Then I cut out the largest design in the middle and the different designs that

surrounded it.

For this card, I colored the largest section with detail brushes and ink, matted

it with a matching pink cardstock and mounted it onto an A2 embossed piece.

I used one of the side designs to add the sentiment to.

I used another of the edge patterns for the second card.  This time I colored another

piece from the edge and popped a die cut and colored flower behind.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG Embossing folder with twist of floral

The Flower Challenge #80 - Pretty Pastels

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Bee Kind Toile (PP)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters, Mustard Seed (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette, Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Patchwork 3D EF (Spl), Yana's Wonderful Scripted Sentiments Die (Spl), Detail Brushes (Alt)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette

Other:  Patchwork 3D EF (Spl), Envelope Accessories Die, Bouquet Accessories Die (both HA), Caran d'Ache Supracolor Pencils (Dk Carmine, Yellow, Sapphire Blue, Olive Black)

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Magnolia Ballerina and Dahlia

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It looks like spring has arrived here in Central North Carolina.

I've been seeing tulip trees (Jane Magnolias) blooming all over along with

the Bradford Pears and cherry trees.  Now the pine pollen has started.  It looks and feels

like late March or April!  I'm not complaining.  So many of you are having record snows.

I got this kit last spring and I'm hoping to give it a good workout now that spring

has come again.

This time used the 3D embossing folder with Neenah Solar White.  I colored using

small daubers.  All that was left was to stamp a sentiment and mount it.

I have a twofer using a different image...

This image was on a card in a recent Altenew order.  Jack wanted me to color with him

so I colored this with Copics.  After I colored it, I splattered with a white Posca pen and

a black Stampin' Up marker.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Spring (card 1)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Magnolia Ballerina (Alt)

Ink:   Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush, Versafine Smokey Gray

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette

Other:  Magnolia Ballerina 3D EF (Alt)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Dotted Blooms (Alt)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Neenah, Black

Other:  Dahlia Bright Eyes print (Alt), Copics, White Posca Pen, Black SU Marker, A2 Thin Frames Die (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU), White Gel Pen

Enjoy!

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Holly Berries

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Are you staying safe and healthy?
I hope so.

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas.

Dear Loll is hosting this month and she chose...

Our Design Team and Guest Designer, Lynne have done up some

beautiful winter berries cards.  I hope you'll check them out.

This holly die had been sitting in my NBUS box for quite some time

and this was a perfect opportunity to have a play with it.

I die cut from some Arches cold press watercolor paper and used

some re-inkers with my waterbrush to color this holly up.

A Distress marker worked well for the stem.

When it was all dry, I splattered with some white gouache paint.

This pretty frame was also in my NBUS box.

It's a die and matching embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

A friend and I bought it together.  She took possession of the oval set

and I got the rectangle.  It's nice to have friends to share with!

Challenges:

CAS Christmas: Winter Berries

NBUS Challenge #14: Use New Schtuff

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Handsome Hunter (SU), Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo Distress Markers

Paper:   Neenah, Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. cold press)

Other:  Holly and Berry Branch (PB), Heirloom Frames Die and EF (SU), Gardenn Green, Real Red Re-inkers , White Gouache Paint (Windsor Newton)

Emboss and Color Poppies

The Queen for the Day challenge over at SCS  is Arizona Maine.  (See previous post for another card CASEing Angela.)  She's one fantastic stamper!  I really loved this card when I saw it.  I don't have this particular stamp although I would love to have it.  A few months back we did this technique at our stamping group in Roanoke Rapids.  I was delighted to be able to use the background poppy stamp that one of the ladies brought, but had never colored it.  I pulled it out and had some fun.

The technique is the same, but this background was embossed with black instead of white and I used warmer colors.

The colors are from the Paper Players challenge this week and they were perfect for this project.

I used Stampin' Up! markers to color the flowers.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps: Poppies (Hero Arts), Petite Pairs
Ink:  VersaMark, Jet Black StazOn, SU Markers (Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade)
Paper:  Whisper White
Other:  Black EP, Stripes EF, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon (retired), Large Oval Punch


When we were working on the embossing, there was a lot of static in the tables.  Black embossing powder was going everywhere.  I thought I could make a mess with embossing powde!.  Multiply that by 8 and imagine!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Enjoy!

Dynamic Duos Meets the Queen

Queen for the Day at SCS last week was Arizona Maine (Angela).  I've been drooling over Angela's creations since she came on the scene at SCS.   You might want to check out her gallery.  This is the card that I CASEd.  And here's what I came up with.

I used the bold and sassy colors from the Dynamic Duos challenge this week.

The circle background image was stamped with Whisper White Craft ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Then I used a combination of Watercolor Crayons and markers to color the images.

Part of the flower spray, from Thoughts and Prayers, was inked with markers and stamped so the circle design would look like a continuation.

I ended up with a smudge on one side of the design piece so I cut it off and just happened to have this Old Olive card with some of the front cut off.  They were a good match so I adhered the design piece so that a bit of the back of the card shows. I think it needs something else and I'm not sure what.  Maybe some scoring on the green card front.

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Serene Silhouettes, Thoughts and Prayers, Kindness Matters (sentiment)

Ink:  Whisper White, Old Olive, SU Markers (Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive)

Paper:  Old Olive, Whisper White

Other:  White EP, Old Olive Ribbon (retired)

It didn't turn out as I imagined, but I'll go with it.  It's quite different from my usual layouts and it's fun to break away and try something different.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Enjoy!

Color and Emboss

I did this card last week but didn't get a chance to show it to you.  I used this technique that Joan shared with us for the Technique Lover's Challenge.  Basically, you color your embossing folder before you emboss your design.

I used the colors from last week's color challenge, also at SCS.  The colors were Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery and So Saffron with White or Vanilla.  We could add a flower for dessert.

I used the new Flower Garden Embossing folder.  You can find it on page 24 of the Summer Mini catalog.  I used markers to color the debossed side of the folder and ran it through the BIG GUY.  I touched it up a bit with the markers and a blender pen since the colors were so light that they didn't show up well.  To do it again, I would use much brighter colors.

Card Recipe

Ink:  SU Markers (Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Certainly Celery)

Paper:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride

Accessories:  Big Shot, Square Lattice EF & Flower Garden EF, Ticket Corner Punch, White Taffeta Ribbon

This card is a little larger than normal. It measures 4 1/2" x 6 3/8" and fits in the large envelopes that Stampin' Up! used to sell.  I wish they still sold them.  I really like this size.

I've been busy making baby thank you notes for DD Baby Shower this weekend.  I find that they're a welcome gift for the expectant mother. They're almost finished and I'm hoping to get a chance to stamp for fun tomorrow.

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit.  I really appreciate all the comments I've received today.

Enjoy!

Bonnie