Turning the Page June 2023

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 each month to share them.

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

Here's our June page using the Dragonfly Quatrefoil stamp from Deep Red.

By the way, the calendars are clipped together 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 (bonklass(at)gmail(dot)com.

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

If your email address is not in your profile, I have no way to send this to you.

Email link is in my profile on the sidebar.

Enjoy!

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Blue and Purple

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

I have a couple of cards to share today using some Deep Red stamps.

 

First up is a dragonfly stamped onto patterned paper and cut out.

The paper gave him wings of blue and purple but I added a bit of colored pencils

to his wings to intensify the colors.  I colored the flowers with the same pencils.

To add thickness and shine, I smacked him into a VersaMark pad and used

clear embossing to give him some shine.

Color hues is honoring the memory of a Design Team member who

recently passed away from cancer.  These were her favorite colors and she loved

gardening, flowers and CAS cards.

a twofer.....

This card was stamped with the Butterfly Flourish stamp in black and

clear embossed.  I used blending brushes to add color randomly around the piece.

Such a simple technique that we're using at CAS Mix Up this month.

Another simple technique to add contrast to the edges of the design piece is

to lay the piece on scrap paper and run a Black Sharpie along the edges.

Challenges:

Color Hues #46 - Blue & Purple

CAS Mix Up - Emboss Resist

NBUS #41 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Dragonfly stamp first outing)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Dragonfly Quatrefoil (Deep Red), Sentiment Strips (Alt.)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Patterned Paper (Ink Drops Vivid-Craft Consortium)

Other:  Rectangle Dies (Waffle Flower), Tasteful Texture EF (SU), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils ( 155 Blue Jeans, 111 Mauve, 110 Lilac), Clear EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Butterfly Flourish (Deep Red), Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Wilted Violet, Speckled Egg (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Clear EP, White Gelly Roll pen, Blending Brushes, Black Sharpie, Foam Sheet, Tasteful Textile EF (SU)

Enjoy!

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Wishing you Butterfly Mornings

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

Years ago I worked in a needle crafting store and we had a cross stitch pattern

with this quote on it.  I always loved the quote but never actually used it.

I've been on the lookout for a stamp with the saying for a long time and

finally found one.  Isn't the font beautiful?

The butterfly was stamped in black on some patterned paper, then splattered with some

peach ink by flicking the end of a marker against a piece of acetate.

I splattered a bit on the background too.

  No die, but it was pretty easy to fussy cut that butterfly.

The colors are from the Color Hues Challenge #45

There are so many beautiful peach and gray cards in that gallery.

Do go take a look.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Mornings & Wildflower Afternoons (Crafty Individuals), Queen Anne's Lace (SU), Butterfly Flourish (Deep Red)

Ink:   Smoky Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black, Peach Parfait Marker (ret SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Peach Parfait

Other:  Acetate to splatter 

Enjoy!

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Turning the Page June 2022

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 last day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our June page using Butterfly Flourish by Deep Red.

 By the way, the calendars are 4 ½ inches by 7 inches.

They can be clipped together 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 (bonklass(at)gmail(dot)com.

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

If your email address is not in your profile, I have no way to send this to you.

 

Email link is in my profile on the sidebar.

Enjoy!

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the contact form in the upper right sidebar.

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Thanks to all who have subscribed to my blog by email.

Your sweet and thoughtful comments warm my heart!

Ducks in Flight

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

There's still time to join in at the CAS Mix Up June Challenge.

The lovely Viv is hosting the challenge this month and she's chosen...

This is a watercoloring challenge this month.

It's taken me several tries to get these ducks to look right, but

perseverance finally paid off.

I've stamped with Archival ink, done a watercolor wash for the sky, then

colored the ducks with markers, blending with my waterbrush.

I remembered this cattail die that a friend had given me and

cut it from the same piece of Mixed Media Pad cover and the background.

You can't tell in the photo, but it has lovely texture.

The challenge ends on the 24th.  I hope you'll join us at

CAS Mix Up.

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Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Ducks (Deep Red), Celebrate Everyday (HA)

Ink:   Watering Can (Archival), Cherry Cobbler (SU), Faded Jeans (DI), Fired Brick, Pumice Stone (DM), Black Marker (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Merry Merlot (SU), Cover from Strathmore Mixed Media pad

Other:  Cattails Die (?)

Butterfly Flourish

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

I stamped this beautiful image and let it dry, then lightly added some

Distress Ink with a blending brush.

The butterfly was stamped again on a snippet of patterned paper from

my stash and fussy cut to add over the top. I did the same thing for the

butterfly body.  The antenna are bits of black twine.

I added some splatters and a couple of thin frames.

My mixed media are Paper Piecing, Stamping, Ink Blending, Splattering,

and Die Cutting.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Paper Piecing

NBUS #25 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Flourish (Deep Red), Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Speckled Egg, Tattered Rose (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Black Licorice (MFT), Patterned Paper

Other:  A2 Thin Frames (SSS), Black Paint & White Gouache for splatters

Season's Greetings

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

A few months ago we did a technique on Zoom where we sponged the edge of a

design then stenciled over that.

I created some giant snowflakes.

First I stamped the row of fir trees using a mask and stamping several times.

I used a brush to add some ink to the top edge then added more ink though

a stencil.

I added some Quickie Glue pen to the snowflakes and sprinkled glitter over

them to give it some sparkle.

The die cut deer has some sponging on the edges to add dimension.

Another Christmas card for the stash.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Green Christmas

Jingle Belles - Die Cuts

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes

Rudolph Days - Anything goes 

 

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Trees (Deep Red), Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:   Christmas Pine (GKD), Handsome Hunter (SU), Faded Jeans (DOX)

Paper: Naturals White (ret. SU), Christmas Pine (GKD), Neenah   

Other:  Snow Dance Stencil (PB), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystaline Rainbow Glitter (Sweet Poppy), Deer Die (?)

Winter Trees for CAS Christmas

Hi There.  I hope you are having a good week.

There's still time to join in.

Susan is hosting our CAS Christmas challenge this month and asked for...

I pulled out some NBUS stamps from Deep Red. 

It was a perfect opportunity to ink them up.

I've inked, sprtized and stamped the pine trees.

Then stamped again.

I masked the pines and stamped the hardwoods with gray ink so

they would fade into the distance.

The sky is a wet on wet wash and I sketched the fence in and painted it.

The bird is a bit too big for this scene but he does add some color.

Our amazing Design Team and equally amazing  Guest Designer, Lyn

have some awesome inspiration for you.

Check it out then I hope you'll join in at

CAS Christmas.

The challenge is open until the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Pines, Winter Trees (Deep Red), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, Iced Spruce, Weathered Wood, Tumbled Glass (DI), Real Red (SU)

Paper:  Smokey Slate (SU), Watercolor (TH) 

Other: Woodgrain EF (SU), Cheery Cardinals (PS) 

Frosty the Snowman

Hello friends.  I'm so glad you could stop by!

I found this This stamp is by Deep Red Big Red snowman stamp around Christmas last year 

and didn't get a chance to use it.

I'm glad to have an excuse to break him out!

I stamped him with Smokey Gray Versafine ink and

colored him with Zigs and a water brush.

As usual, I went outside the lines with the red and had

to perform surgery.

I kind of like the look of him popped up and framed.

CAS Christmas is doing snowmen this month.

I'll pop him in the gallery.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Frosty the Snowman (Deep Red), Vintage Christmas Past (HA)

Ink:   Smokey Gray, Onyx Black (VF)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Zig CCRBM, Stitched Frames (MFT), Kars Snowfall EF (retired Cuttlebug)

Candle Glow for Merry Monday

Hi.

I'm coming in just under the wire with my Christmas cards for this week.

Actually they're for last week since today is Sunday.


Here's the first.

Colleen gave us a beautiful inspiration picture this week at

Merry Monday

I zeroed in on the candles (I've had this NBUS candle stamp for ages), domed shape (which I turned upside down or right side up ATCMB), the dark background and snowfall.

I would have played with the birds if I'd had time.

I used a card base of Midnight Muse, sponged some Whisper White pigment ink 

around the edges and splattered with White Distress Paint.

I'd stamped the candles on a piece of mixed media paper and watercolored

using Distress Markers swiped on a palette and picked up with a waterbrush.

When I tried to paint the dark background with the glow around the candles,

it was a DISASTER! Ugh!

So I fussy cut the candles, found a background piece of watercolor that

would work, die cut it and a "window frame", and added it to the dark card base.

Not what I intended but kind of what I was hoping for.

The second card was simpler.

I stamped on an already cut out stitched rectangle of mixed media paper,

watercolored it using the same technique and didn't try for the dark background.

Both pieces are backed with foam for dimension.

I'd better hurry and get this in before they shut down.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Candles (Deep Red), Christmas Sentiments (Kaisercraft), Mixed Christmas Sentiments (HLS)

Ink:   Shabby Shutters, Pine Needles, Festive Berries, Barn Door, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo (DM), Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Midnight Muse (SU), Neena

Other:  Anytime Tags (Little Inker), Stitched Rectangles (SSS), White EP (SU)