Sweet Friendship

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

I did some more strawberry cards while I had that die set out.

The strawberries were cut from mixed media paper and colored with Stampin' Up inkpads.

I smoosh the ink into the inside of the cover and pick up with my waterbrush.

I used a white gel pen to lighten the seeds and then topped them off with a

Neon Yellow Sharpie.

And one more....

This time I cut them from a light green cardstock and used blending brushes to

add color.  A touch with a barely damp waterbrush blends the color. 

I've had this burlap die in my NBUS box for who knows how long!

It has finally made it's debut.

This sentiment stamp was inked with markers, huffed and thankfully

stamped well first try.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #774 - Word Week - Fruit

NBUS #74 - Never Before Used Schtuff 

Word Power - Make the sentiment the focus

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 2 - Dies

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Faith (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green Garden Green, Daffodil Delight (SU)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Strawberries (Elizabeth Craft), Reflections - Numbers 6 Die (PTI), White Gel Pen, Neon Yellow Sharpie

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:  Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green Garden Green, Daffodil Delight (SU) 

Paper:   Soft Seafoam, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory

Other:  Strawberries (EC), Burlap Die (Alt), White Gel Pen, Neon Yellow Sharpie, SU Markers (Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red)

Enjoy!

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Strawberries

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

It's strawberry season around here.  Fresh strawberries are always

welcome in our house and we've been eating a lot of them lately.

It reminded me of a die set that had been in my NBUS box for a couple of years.

My talented friend Leslie enabled me to buy this set when I saw 

her strawberry card back in 2023.

I die cut from mixed media paper and watercolored using Stampin' Up ink pads.

I squished the color in the lid and picked it up with my waterbrush to color.

After it was dry, I used a white gel pen for the seeds and let that dry, then

touched it with a Neon Yellow Sharpie.

A little sponging with darker ink around the edges gave them some depth.

I had an embossed piece left from this card and used the same sketch.

This time I used a hexagon die cut instead of a circle and the vines instead of

that scallop strip.  I hope it's okay to take some liberties with the sketch.

Challenges:

Allsorts #822 - Inspired by a song (Strawberry Fields Forever by the Beatles)

Freshly Made Sketches #684 - Sketch below

I.D.E.A.S. - Week 1 ink (used as watercolor)

Inkspirational #340 - Seasonal (spring here)

NBUS #74 - Never Before Used Schtuff

  

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Strawberries dies (Elizabeth Crafts), Texture EF (PB), Stitched Hexagon Die (MB)

Enjoy!

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Golden Ornament

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We are having a taste of Fall here in central NC.

And that means that Christmas is right around the corner!

Time to "get 'em done"!

I used a retired embossing folder and die for the pine branches here, coloring both

with a sponge dauber and two shades of green ink.

My favorite ornament was die cut and a glittery snowflake popped on top

adds some sparkle to the shine.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Sparkle and/or Shine: I have both here.

Peace on Earth Christmas #24: Inspiration photo below

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness

Paper:   Neenah, Soft Seafoam, Gold Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Pine Bough EF (ret SU), Pretty Pines Die (ret. SU), Ornaments 2 (Elizabeth Crafts), Holiday Sentiments Glimmer Plate (Splbndr), Snowflake Die (IO)

Enjoy!

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Merry and Aqua

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

Just a reminder that there's still time to join in at CAS Mix Up.

Here's a little inspiration for you.

This background was in my UFO box.  I vaguely remember stamping with one of

my friend Nance's background stamp and heat embossing.

It looked like linked Christmas ornaments to me so I took it in that direction

and lightly sponged some Peacock Feathers ink over an area in the middle,

fading out to the edges.

I found a snippet of watercolor smoosh in my background box and die cut an

ornament from it.  The ornament was then covered with Nuvo Crystal Glaze

My mixed media are stamping, heat embossing, sponging (emboss resist), and die cutting.

The challenge this month at CAS Mix Up is for mixed media using

emboss resist.  Our very talented host is Nancy and she and the rest of the team

have some fabulous inspiration cards to share with you on the challenge site.

I used the rest of the watercolor smoosh snippet to cut another ornament for a twofer.

This background was also in my UFO box.   I think this was from Nance too.

This time I added a gold die cut topper and a different die cut Merry.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Emboss resist plus stamping and one other mixed media

Peace on Earth #21 - ATG Christmas (inspired by the mood board below)

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with Embossing

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Background (?)

Ink:   VersaMark, Peacock Feathers (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor, Gold Glimmer, Gold Foil, Linen

Other:  Clear EP, Ornaments 2 Die (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Holiday Words Script Die (TH), Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Gold Twine

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Watercolor

Other:  Ornaments 2 (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Snowflake Background die (?), Merry Frame die (SSS), Gold Twine

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Purple, Gold & White for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

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

I'm excited to be Guest Designing for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown!

This week's challenge is

To get my deep purple, I die cut the ornament from Gorgeous Grape cardstock,

smooshed it on my VersaMark pad, sprinkled clear powder and heat embossed.

I also used it around the edge of another piece of cardstock and embossed to use

as a piece of matting.

The sentiment is embossed with gold.

How would you use these colors?

I hope you'll join in at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Other Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - Heat Embossing

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Merry Little Christmas -  Anything Goes

 

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sparkle & Shine (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah, Gold Foil, Gorgeous Grape

Other:  Clear EP, Ornaments 2 Dies (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Gracious Leaves EF (MB)