Wild Wood Thank You

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

It looks like it's going to be a hot week.  I'll be spending a lot of time in

the craft room trying to stay cool.

When I saw Amy's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, I immediately though of the

wood slices from Papertrey Ink's Wild Wood set.  It was a perfect way to use

up some of those little scraps of cardstock left over from past projects.

It didn't take long to do a bit on inking on the flowers, leaves and wood slice.

Those little bees take more time, but they are so worth it.

Speaking of bees.  We still aren't seeing any bees on the lantana.  We've had a few

butterflies but no bees.  We're worried about what's happened to the bees!

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #742 - see below

Inkspirational #329 - Use Leftovers

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bouquet of Thanks (MFT)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar

Paper: Neenah Natural, Scraps from scrap bag

Other:  Into the Blooms: Wild Wood, Burlap EF

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The Flowers and the Bees

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

Some of my sweet, sweet friends shared their Betterpress images with me.

I love coloring them and it's a good day when I can pull one out.

This time it's an Altenew image colored with Tombow Markers.

After I colored it and die cut it, I realized that the design had way too much on 

the top and not enough on the bottom.

I tried my hummingbird dies but they were either too big or facing the wrong direction.

Then I thought of bees.

After searching my stash, I landed on these bees from the Greetery.

Life IS beautiful with friends like you.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #823 - Word Week

Inkspirational #367 - Visual Prompt (Flowers)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Dainty Flower Garden Pressplate (Alt)

Ink:   Betterpress Black

Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Tombow Markers (055, 985, 126, 245, 723, 817), Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers Dies (MB), Curio Summer Findings (Greetery)

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Easter Egg

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

Easter is almost here.

I used my largest egg die to cut this Easter ornament and embossed it.

I have a stencil for the embossed flower.  I need more practice inking through

a stencil and lining the sets up.

A little sponging around the edges and an inked bow finish it off.

Challenges:

AAA #311 - CAS with something that begins with E

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use embossing folder

Inkspirational #364 - CAS with option of something that begins with E

Just Us Girls #817 - Die week - Easter or Spring

Simply Clean & Simple - CAS card

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrus, Pearfection, Field (SSS)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Vintage Lace EF & Stencil (Alt), Subtle EF (ret SU), Half a Dozen Eggs die (MB), Easter die (StudioKatia)

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Snowman Hugs

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

We finally had a little snowstorm.  It lasted about 10 minutes.

It was so pretty!

Not enough for a snowman so I had to go with paper.

I found some blues in my background box.  I think they were mop ups, but I 

hadn't written down what I did.

I cut an oval and embossed it then swiped some white ink over the raised snowflakes.

This little bundled snowman was a Christmas present.

The layout is Judy's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colors from Inkspirational.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #719 - Judy's sketch below

Inkspirational #359 - Visual Prompt-Shades of Blue

Peace on Earth #104 - Snowmen

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snow Flourish (IO-OOB)

Ink:   Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel 

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media, Watercolor, White Glimmer  

Other:  Capsule Basics die, Shortbread Shapes Snowflake EF (Grtry), Bundled Snowman die (SSS), Kars Snow EF (ret Cuttlebug)

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Gingerbread

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Gingerbread Men always have a place in our Cookie Day routine.

I started making them when our girls were little and they still make an

appearance at Christmas.  The grandchildren had so much fun decorating and seeing 

who could get the most icing and candies on each one!  Now they are "too big" to

decorate gingerbread men so we invite the children next door to come and help us out.

But today, it's gingerbread on a card.

This NBUS Gingerbread Man Embossing Folder with Die arrived a few days ago.

My photo doesn't catch the embossing well, but the background has embossed 

gingerbread men and the little guy in the foreground is also embossed.

I used an embossing pen for the "icing" on the arms and feet, Ultrafine

Sharpies for the details and a blending brush to add color to the die cut.

And last year's gingerbread man wanted to come out and play...

Last year he made an appearance in felt and decorated our Cookie Day aprons.

He's on that embossed background that seems to be camera shy.

I cut him out of Brown Sugar cardstock and brushed some Toffee ink around the

edges.  I used the same ink to stencil some "cracks" over him.  They were too dark

so I swiped him with a sponge dauber that had a little white ink in it.  

Do you remember the story of the Gingerbread Man?  It was a favorite of my girls

when they were little. "Run, run as fast as you can...."

This gingerbread man is celebrating the Peace on Earth Challenge's 100th Challenge.

Congratulations to the dynamic duo of Darlene and Diane who have created and

offer this fantastic challenge!

Challenges:

Inkspirational #355 - Inspired by the gingerbread man on mood board

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff (1st gingerbread man die & embossing folder)

Peace on Earth - Inspired by Mood Board

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Baubles (?)

Ink:   Real Red, Gingerbread (SSS)

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White, Natural (MFT)

Other:  Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Decorative Sentiment Dies tag(EMD)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Real Red, Memento Toffee Crunch

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red

Other:  Gingerbread Man die (SSS), Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Sweet die (SSS)

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Bountiful Blessing

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When Nance came to craft a few weeks ago, she brought this sweet House Mouse

stamp she had just bought.  I stamped it while she was here and just got around 

to coloring it.

I stamped it with Memento ink and colored with Copics.

I used a die that came with a Glimmer plate.  To get the narrow border, I traced

around the outside on a piece of brown and fussy cut.  It's all popped over a

background of embossed leaves.

Since there was a lot of room between the image and sentiment, I found a

piece of orange twine to put in between.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #352 - Seasonal

Four Seasons - Fall

House-Mouse and Friends Monday #451 - ATG using House Mouse-option to use purple or orange

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Hats Off to You (House Mouse/SB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Brown

Other:  Copics (E33, E13, E25, YR12, YR09, E93), Fall Leaves EF (HB), Gilded Nested Rectangles die (SB), Twine (stash)

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More Gnomes

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

Another gnome found his way to a card.

The gnome and mushrooms were colored with Copics and die cut.

I need to borrow the set again to do a sentiment.

Inkspirational Challenge #351

I was inspired by the mushrooms.

Just because I have one more gnome to share....

I did this background at the Craft Group meeting.  The gnome I colored there 

didn't make it to a card, but I discovered I had this one that I'd colored previously

and he was a perfect fit.

This is the sentiment I have in mind for the first card. Or maybe something else.

I'll take this one to Krafty Chicks #788 - Birthday

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Storytime Gnomes (SB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Kraft

Other:  Storytime Gnomes dies (SB), Mushroom Stems, Cracked EF (TH), Copic Markers, Gold Metallic pen

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Joy Wreath

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

I'm trying to build my Christmas stash.  I got off to a slow start this year.

For this card, I pulled out an old wreath die that I've had for years and haven't 

used enough.  I don't know why because it's fun to color.

After die cutting from Neenah Solar White, I colored with Copics.

It was placed on an embossed background, topped with a red die cut bow, and 

finished with a die cut Joy from the same set.

This particular die has been discontinued, but there are lots of other 

wreath dies on the market.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #101 -  Let's Wreath it Up

Inkspirational #348 - Clean and Simple

Neglected Stuff - Not used in a long time

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Kraft, Real Red

Other:  Joy Wreath dies (CP), Copics (G43, G12, G29, G46, G99, YG67, E13, R29), Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Whimsy Blooms Bouquet bow (AS)

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Three Pink Flowers

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A quick card with leftovers from my last class.

The flowers were cut from Neenah Solar White and ink brushed to add color.

Leaves were cut from patterned paper.  I used a different embossing folder

and sentiment.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #345 - Three of the Same

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Faith, Hope, Love (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty in Pink (SU)

Paper:   Pink Pirouette, Neenah Solar White, Patterned Paper (?), Black

Other: Flower Family die (PB), Linked EF (PB), Dignified die (PB)

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Orange, Green and Turquoise

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

I wasn't too sure about this color combinations, but I LOVE it!

Thank you Amy for challenging us to use these colors!

To color my die cut flower, I smooshed some Distress Ink on a palette and picked up

color with a waterbrush.  I built up color until I was happy with it and set it aside

to let it dry.

My background piece is Tempting Turquoise. (The camera makes it look more blue,

but it is turquoise.

The layered die cut background is from a new die set by Emily Moore Designs.

I've got to say that I am loving this set of dies!

The itty, bitty gems were a thrift shop find.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown #834 - Green, Turquoise, & Orange

Just Us Girls #778 - Layered Die Cuts 

NBUS #75 - Never Before Used Schtuff (background dies)

Edited to add: 

Inkspirational #343 -Mood Board Below (Thanks for the tip, Carol.)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (ret PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Spiced Marmalade, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss (DI)

Paper:  Tempting Turquoise, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Alstroemeria Stem (SSS), Decorative Sentiment Dies (Emily Moore Designs), Teeny gems (?)

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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)

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