Inspired by Friends

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

Last fall I was inspired by my friend Michele's die cut Chrysanthemum Washi die cuts.

She is so generous and sent me some to play with.  You can see the cards I made here.

I had so much fun with those die cuts that I couldn't talk myself out of ordering 

some of  that beautiful Washi tape and the die.  I order the Dahlias and quickly sent 

some die cuts to Michele.  I also sent some to Marcia and Bobby and 

asked them to inspire me with their Dahlia Die Cuts.

I had to play too!

For my first card, I started with a base embossed with the Deco Hot Foil Plate

that's also from Pinkfresh Studio.  

I added a gold diamond frame and just popped the largest image from the

Washi Tape on top.  I pulled out a foiled sentiment that seemed to work well.

Can you see the gold highlights in the Washi images?

This next card has some Hot Foiling done with the Essential Duo Lines Circle Plate

that was in my NBUS box.  After foiling, I die cut the card front and used some

scraps of foam to lift the frame.  I stamped and embossed a sentiment in the center

of the circle, and added another of these beautiful die cuts to the card front.

This Washi Tape and the dies make beautiful cards very quickly.

I'm eyeing some more of their designs and trying hard not to order more before

I use this roll up.  I think you'll be seeing more cards using this Washi very soon.

Now, I hope you'll go visit these wonderful, creative friends if you haven't 

already seen their cards.

Bobby

Marcia

Michele

I can't wait to see what they did!

Challenges:

NBUS #49 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Washi, Circle Hot Foil Plate)

Pinkfresh Studio April 2023 - Flowers

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Dahlia Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Diamond Florals Frame Die (Spl), Special Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die (Spl), Gold Foil (Spl)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Encouragement Phrases (Rubbernecker)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Dahlia Washi & Die (PFS), Essential Duo Lines Glimmer Circles Plate (Spl), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Inspired by Friends

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

A while ago I posted some Christmas wreath cards using a sunflower stamp.

You can see that post here.

My friend Marcia had the stamp set (unfortunately it is retired) and took it

to our friend Michele's house for a play date.

Thank you for inviting me to play along.

I inked the wreath in some very old colors from Stampin' Up (Sage Shadow & 

Handsome Hunter).  The inkpads aren't very juicy so the dark green didn't

overpower the sage.  I die cut the image and stamped a sentiment finishing up with

a piece of patterned paper from my stash.

This time I used Sage Shadow and Shaded Spruce. The darker color was a little

too dark and I feared I'd ruined it, but once it dried, it was passable.  I die cut it into a

stitched circle and mounted it on a Cherry Cobbler circle that was a bit bigger.

The embossed background was in my stash and a perfect fit.

Finally, I used the leftover from the die cut circle and embossed it to make

a frame for another wreath.  This one was inked with Mint Macaroon and Gumball Green.

I had this silver sparkle NOEL in my stash and cut a bow to match.  The dots on 

the inner circle are from Nuvo Drops.

They always inspire me and very often cause a shopping spree with their gorgeous cards.

If you haven't already visited them, do go to see what my friends have done with this stamp set.

I can't wait to check them out myself!

Marcia

Michele

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret SU), Scribble Christmas (TH)

Ink:  Sage Shadow, Handsome Hunter, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler, PP (?)

Other:  Border Builders Die (LI-OOB), Bow Die (?), Nuvo Crystal Drops (Simply White)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret SU)

Ink:   Sage Shadow, Handsome Hunter, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler

Other:  Tis the Season Die (Creative Expressions), Timeworn Type EF (SU), Stitched Circle Die (LI), Circle Die (SSS), Bow Die (?), Nuvo Crystal Drops (Simply White)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Painted Harvest (ret SU)

Ink:   Mint Macaroon, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Silver Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Stitched Circle Die (LI), Noel Die (ret SU), Bow Die (?), Kars Snowflake EF (ret), Nuvo Crystal Drops (Simply White)

Enjoy!

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