Attic Ornaments for Friday Fun

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

This week has flown by.  It seems like they go faster and faster.

I started out with this card....

cutting each ornament out of two kinds of glimmer or foil cardstock.

So I had leftover pieces and needed to put them on cards.  So...

and this...

There might have been a couple more, but I'll save those for later.

Have a great weekend.  I hope you get some crafty time.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, various foil & glimmer cardstock

Other:  Vintage Ornaments EF (SB), Greetery Curio  Divider & Details, Attic Ornaments, Ribbon Frame, Pine Bough and Shortbread Shapes Tag

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Last of the Geraniums

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Fun Friday uses the last of the geranium die cuts. I think this is my favorite

of all the geranium cards.

I used some more of the Ohuhu colored blooms and a new to me flower pot die.

The pot was cut from a scrap of beige cardstock, colored with an Ohuhu marker

and touched up with Distress ink.

I'm loving the teeny sentiments that fit on a little tag.  Sometimes there's

not a good place for a sentiment and a little tag does the trick.

I hope you have a great weekend without any severe storms or heat.

Craft and have fun!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Market Basket Sentiments (Grtry)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC), Rusty Hinge (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette (ret SU), Beige (?)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Geraniums dies (PTI, Pretty Pot die (Grtry), Ohuhu Markers (R22, R23, R28, G310, G410, E46), Mini Label Tag die (SB), Linen Thread, Love to Layer: Sweet Scallop dies (PTI)

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Vintage Ornaments

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Are you ready to start another week?

They seem to fly by!

Freshly Made Sketches always stretches my creativity and this week was

no exception.  But I've go to say that I'm always glad I played along and 

have a card design that I would have never come up with on my own.

This week, Jen B's sketch with the angled strip was unexpected.

the Design Team has wonderful inspiration to help.  I loved Donna's 

pumpkins (as you'll see below), but wanted to be a little more original.  So I

started looking through my Christmas dies for something that would be

a good size and found these sweet little ornaments.

Inspired by the colors of Donna's pumpkins, I found some scrap pieces of cardstock

and cut the pieces.  Each ornament has coordination strips etc. to add texture

and dimension.  I added a bit of ink around the edges and touches of gold

I've done a lot of cards with the strip going horizontally or even vertically.  The 

diagonal strip is a little different and I like it!

Then...

since I'm so ready for fall, I had to try to do one with pumpkins.

I stuck to yellow and orange since they are Marcia's Color Hues colors. 

I wish I could say hello to fall, but we've still got some hot summer to get through.

I'll just have to spend more time crafting in the studio.

Do check out the Freshly Made Sketches challenge

and the Color Hues challenge too.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Merry Christmas (IO)

Ink:   Tidepool (GKD), Grapefruit (C9), Dk Orchid (GKD)

Paper:   Sea Glass (SSS), Nectar (C9), Fresh Freesia (SU), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil bits

Other:  Curio Attic Ornaments (Grtry), Wintry EF (SU), Gold EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Pumpkin Pie (SU), Warm Cocoa, Butterscotch (GKD)

Paper:   Neenah Natural, PP (?), So Saffron, Warm Cocoa (GKD)

Other:  Stitched Pumpkins dies (LF), Seasonal Decor die (SB), Cozy Fall Trio die (CP), Fall Leaves EF (HB)

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Shortbread Shapes Spring

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It's a Fun Friday with play with the Greetery's Shortbread Shapes Rectangles: Spring series.

I really enjoyed playing with the dies and embossing folders so it's a long post.

After die cutting and embossing a piece of Pool Party cardstock with the

Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles Spring embossing folder, I patted over the top with a 

white pigment ink pad to let all that texture show.

The flowers were die cut from Neenah Solar White and colored with Copics.

The shaped card was made with the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles die and embossed, 

then the pool party embossing.

Another shaped card.  This time I die cut and embossed some watercolor paper

with the inside die and watercolored all those itty, bitty flowers.

The colored squares were added on top of the matching die cut background.

Since I didn't use all the colored die cuts, I made another card using three of

the leftovers.

I placed them on a piece of textured cardstock that a friend had shared with me.

It's a divine shade of yellow and just right for a spring card.  (I used the same

cardstock for the bow on the card above.)

I had one more colored square and an embossed panel that combined to make

another note card.  Super simple.

I hope you've enjoyed all of these spring cards.

I really enjoyed creating them.

Thank you for hanging out with me today.  I hope you have some fun too!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Fun Birthday Sentiments (HLS OOB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pool Party

Other:  Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles die, Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles Spring EF, Bigger Botanicals: Genista, Wax Flowers (all Greetery), Copics (RV55, RV66, Y13, Y15, Y18, G20, G21, G24, G94), Label dies (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Canson), Textured Yellow (?)

Other: Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles die, Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles Spring EF, Distress re-inkers

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  (?)

Ink:   Blueberry Bushel

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Yellow Texture (?), Watercolor (Canson)

Other:  Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles die, Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles Spring EF (Grtry), Distress re-inkers

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Bashful Blue (ret SU), Watercolor (Canson)

Other:  Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles die, Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles Spring EF (Grtry), Distress re-inkers, Subtle EF (ret SU)

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On Your Special Day

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I've been busy doing yard work and spring cleaning. (I hate to think how

many springs have gone by since I did that!)  I did find a bit of time in

the craft room though.

I recently got the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle: Spring embossing folder and die.  So

when I saw Kim's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, this set popped into my mind.

Here's the sketch...

except my squares were bigger.  So I adjusted and I hope that's okay with Kim.

I embossed and die cut some Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock and swiped over the raised parts with

a white inkpad.  The squares are on top of a Subtle embossed piece of Blushing Bride.

This flower die found it's way into that order and was cut from a snippet of 

Neenah Solar White and colored with Ohuhu markers.  I pulled out a Betterpressed sentiment

to put on top.  Oh, and I added a bit of glitter to the flower.

Let's go over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what the 

Design Team and participants have done.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blushing Bride, Crisp Cantaloupe, Watercolor (Canson)

Other:  Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle, Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Spring EF, Bigger Botanicals: Genista (all Grtry), A Little Message BP plate (SB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Ohuhu Markers

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Tangled Tulips

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Are tulips blooming where you are?  They've gone by here, but

they bloom on in the Craft Room.

I've paired them with my Rosemal Reflections embossing folder for a special

birthday card.  It's very similar to the one that I did for my granddaughter's birthday.

Her aunts oohed and aahed over that, so this one will go to one of her aunts.

I cut all the flower pieces from Neenah Solar White and colored with Copics.

Sorry, but I didn't note the colors.  Sometimes I keep trying a color and then pull

out another and before long, they are all over the table.

Challenges:

NBUS #86 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Tangled Tulips Details die

Seize the Birthday #325 - Primarily Pink

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rosemal Reflections (Grtry)

Ink:  Morning Mist (VC) 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cotton Candy (SSS)

Other:  Rosemal Reflections EF, Tangled Tulips Details dies, Capsul Basics die (all Grtry)

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Easter Wishes

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Because He Lives

God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;

He came to love, heal and forgive;

He lived and died to buy my pardon,

An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

How sweet to hold a newborn baby,

And feel the pride and joy he brings;

But greater still the calm assurance:

This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

And then one day, I'll cross the river,

I'll fight life's final war with pain;

And then, as death gives way to victory,

I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives!

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!

                                               Gloria Gaither / William J. Gaither

Everything was die cut from white cardstock and ink blended with finger daubers

and Distress inks.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Botanicuts: Crocus (Grtry), Classy Frames die (PB), Texture EF (PB), Easter die (Grtry))

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Shortbread Shapes Love

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

I've been having fun with a NBUS embossing folder.

I kept to a simple color pattern for this valentine adding a primitive heart 

and a Cheery Lynn fern.  The tiny gems add just a bit of bling.

Next up....

This time I embossed some Cotton Candy cardstock and patted over the embossing

with a white pigment ink pad.  You can really see that lovely snowflake design.

I added a white Glimmer bow and love die cut and butterfly cut from Rose Glimmer.

Last but not least....

Along the same lines, I made a  card for friends planning a Valentine Wedding.

The bride has chosen royal blue and silver for the wedding colors.

 It's a large embossing folder and I made this card 5 x 7 so I could use the whole thing.  

The heart was cut from an older die and backed with vellum.  The bow and

sentiment were cut from blue foil.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use embossing folder (Did not use the twist of all white)

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Love Always (Stampendous)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF (Grtry), Prim Heart die (SB), Pair of Ferns (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Whisper White, Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   Cotton Candy, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Rose Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Regency Bow No. 1, die, Let's Have a Word: Love die (Grtry), Dreamy Butterfly (MB)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blue Foil, Vellum

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Regency Bow 1 die, Let's Have a Word-Love die (Grtry), La-Rue Heart die (MB)

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Happy Birthday Luke

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

I hope you are all still safe and warm.  It looks like we may

get another punch of winter weather.  Ooph!

That little guy that we spent our days with when I retired has grown up.

It doesn't seem possible that he is a man now!

I used the Monarch size for his birthday card, cutting it a little bigger to

allow for a pocket inside to hold some cash.

The streamers and trophy dies are from the Greetery and I used scraps of

cardstock and gold foil to cut them from.  All are placed on a Happy Birthday

embossed background.

Here's a peek at the inside.

I'll tuck a piece of money into the pocket before we give it to him.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #319 - Topping of Rainbow Colors

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Various Birthday

Ink:   A rainbow of colors

Paper:   Tranquil Teal (GKD), Scraps of cardstock and matte gold foil

Other:  Happy Birthday EF (CB), Twisted Crepe dies (Grtry), Trophy die (Grtry freebie)

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Winter Birthday

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So far our storm has produced sleet and not a lot of freezing rain.

We are warm and still have power.  As I write this the precipitation has

started again.  They are predicting freezing rain again.  Hopefully it won't

cause problems for us.  However, this storm has caused a lot of problems

all across the country.  Prayers go out to those without power in these

freezing conditions.

So today was a crafting day...

I am still enjoying those Greetery dies and embossing folders that I got

for Christmas.

The die cut oval was embossed with the center of the Shortbread Shapes Snowflake.

I patted over the embossing with a white inkpad to highlight the snowflakes and

added a tiny snowflake sequin to the center.

Challenges:

AAA Birthday Game #81 - Winter Birthday

Krafty Chicks #804 - Masculine Card

Time Out Chllenges #305 - Your favorite technique (embossing)

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Super Day (PB)

Ink:   Tranquil Teal (GKD), Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Tranquil Teal

Other:  Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF, Capsule Basics die (Grtry)

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