Floral Love

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

I'm excited to be Guest Designing at AAA Colourful today and it's a special day

for them.  Happy 1st Birthday, AAA Colourful! 

Here is the colour board for this month.

 I understand that there are prizes to be won, so be sure to join in

for a chance to win.  They have very talented Designers and I know you'll

be inspired when you see them.

To make this card, I stamped and heat embossed with a floral background stamp and

used a wet on wet technique for the colors.  I die cut a heart from the background

and added it back in with some foam behind it.  I believe that's called the eclipse technique.

I used deep purple cardstock for the die cut love and sentiment strips.

Challenges:

AAA Colourful #13 - See Colors Above

NBUS #71 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Floral Wishes stamp)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Floral Wishes (GKD)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Concord Crush

Other:  White EP, Alt. Watercolors (Crimson, Citrus Burst, Persian Blue, Forest Glade, Lavender Fields, Midnight Violet), Let's Have a Word Love Die (Grtry)

Enjoy!

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Shiny Tree

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

Thank you for all the Thanksgiving wishes.

It was truly a day to be thankful

And now the Christmas rush begins...

 

I love Gina K Designs' for quick and elegant Christmas cards.

The hardest part of doing these cards is making sure ALL the embossing

powder is melted.

Sometimes I ink around the edges, but this time, I left it and just added

a strip of gold foil at top and bottom.  I was glad I saved those leftover strips.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas #52 - The top right picture of the mood board.

Krafty Chicks #691 - All Occasion (Christmas)

Simply Clean and Simple - ATG (did not use the option)

  

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Sparkle & Shine (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Dapper Denim, Gold Foil

Other:Gold EP, Gold stickers:  

Enjoy!

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Elegant Christmas

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

Here's a quick and easy card with a NBUS stamp that has been waiting for ink

far too long!

I stamped on red cardstock with Encore Gold ink and heat embossed.

I repeated the process with the sentiment.

Then I inked a bit around the edges to draw the eye inward.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas - Inspired by all that red

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

NBUS #56 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Tapestry Stamp

  

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Holiday Tapestry (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:  Real Red, Gold Foil 

Other:  Gold EP  

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Luna Moth Birthday

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

When we were moving into our house, we had a special visitor one evening.

Hubby came called me outside to see this...

It was huge for a moth and oh so beautiful! 

I took it as a good omen of happiness in this house and never forgot the

beauty of it.

Of course I kept on the lookout for a stamp of a Luna Moth and

finally found one at Gina Kay Designs and it was on sale.

Another stroke of good luck.

I stamped on mixed media paper and heat embossed, then colored with

Distress markers and ink.  I took a little creative license using navy along the

edges rather than purple because Color Hues is celebrating their 2nd birthday

and asking for Navy & Lime Green.

Happy Birthday Color Hues!

His body has some white metallic watercolor over the blue so it has a

lovely shimmer.

Challenges:

Can you Handle the Pressure - ATG with Embossing Folder

Color Hues - Navy & Lime Green

Seize the Birthday #246 - Collaboration with Color Hues

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  New Beginnings (GKD), Scripty Sayings (GKD)

Ink:   Whisper White, Twisted Citrus, Chipped Sapphire (DM & DI), Blueberry Bushel    

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah, Solar White, Blueberry Bushel, 

Other:  White EP, New Beginnings Die (GKD), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Ultramarine), Timeworn Type EF (SU), Altenew Metallic Watercolor

Enjoy!

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Sparkle and Shine Purple and Gold

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

I've done a shameless CASE of this card by Sheri Gilson.

She is hosting the Christmas in July challenge at Gina K Designs this month.

I used a different background color since the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

is asking for Purple, Gold & White this week.

I started with a piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and heat embossed this 

elegant ornament.  I've heat embossed the sentiment on a snippet of white cardstock.

To draw the eye to the ornament, I sponged the edges with Wilted Violet and 

Elegant Eggplant ink.

The outer layer is white cardstock with gold heat embossed edges.

Thank you Sheri for the awesome inspiration!

Challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Deep Purple, Gold & White

Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - Christmas in July

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff (Ornament Stamp)

 

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sparkle & Shine (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Wilted Violet (DI), Elegant Eggplant (SU)

Paper:   Gorgeous Grape (SU), Neenah

Other:  Gold EP

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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Enjoy!

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)