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)

Enjoy!

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Thankful Fantasy Bouquet

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

I was able to combine a couple of NBUS from my stash and get them

on a card.

I want to play more with these flower dies.

I hope I can squeeze out some time.

Challenges:

Double D - Fall Colors

The Flower Challenge #108 - Thanks

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

Paper:   Very Vanilla, Neenah Solar White, Gold Matte Foil (SSS)

Other:  Fantasy Bouquet dies (SSS), Luxe Backdrop & Border EF (SB), Mini Slimline Double Stitched dies (Kat Scrapiness), Words of Gratitude die (PB)

Enjoy!

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Season's Greetings Holly Sprig

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

Last week was super busy and today I finally had a chance to get

in the studio and make a card.

I used Verena's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and a NBUS holly die.

I followed the sketch exactly, but I like it turned on it's side too.

I die cut the holly from Neenah Solar white and added color on the leaves with 

sponge daubers.  The berries were cut from a scrap of red glimmer.

I had two holly sprigs and cut a cluster of leaves off the second to add to

the single sprig.  That left a cluster left for the inside.

I need to decide which end is up before I put the sentiment on the inside.

What do you think?

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #712 - Sketch by Verena

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripty Holiday (GKD)

Ink:   Soft Suede, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce

Paper:   Neenah Solare White, Red Glimmer, Soft Suede

Other:  Sealed Holly Sprigs die (SB), Pinewood Planks EF (SU)

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Merry Christmas Snowmen

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This Unity Snowman stamp has been in my NBUS box since last Christmas.

I don't know what took me so long to ink him up.

I stamped with Copic friendly ink and colored with Copic markers.

Then I did him in red.  Very festive.

This time I paper pieced his scarf and gave him a more masculine look.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #800 - Anything goes

Peace on Earth #99 - Anything Christmas goes (didn't use the mood board for inspiration)

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Something About Christmas (Unity), Holiday Tapestry (GKD)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Cornflower, Poppy Parade, Patterned Paper

Other:  Copics (C00, C1, C3, C10, N3, N5, G46, YG67, R29, B24, B37, YR15, YR18) (C00, C1, C3, C10, N3, N5, R24, $29, YR15, YR18, G46, YG67), Chunky White Frantage (heated from bottom)

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Festive Blooms in Purple

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

It's been a super busy week, but I squeaked out enough time to make a

card for the Flower Challenge. Whew!

This is a spankin' new to me set.  My friend Michele has used this set several times

and each time I wished for it more.  It's really a Christmas set and the poinsettia is making

an appearance in my next class, but this sweet little flower needed some time to shine too.

I cut everything from Neenah Solar White.  The flower and leaves were colored with

blending brushes and Distress ink.  I used the pierced background die too and the

stenciled leaves were done using left over ink on the brush and the outcuts of the leaves.

I used Jen M.'s sketch for Freshly Made Sketches #709 for the layout.

I don't usually do square cards but it left a good opportunity to let some of the leaves 

come off the edge and it will still fit well into an envelope. 

The Flower Challenge #107 is Add Purple

thus the choice of the flower.

And since this is a debut for this die set, I'll take it over to Darnell's

 NBUS #79

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Concord & 9th

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Villianous Potion, Peeled Paint, Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Festive Blooms Dies (C9), Essential Modern Ovals dies (SB)

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Sending You Gnome

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Last week our Craft Group met and our hostess had stamped some

gnomes for us to color and put on cards.

I was having a hard time coloring that day and ended up with gnomes in 

the trash, but I had stamped and colored some of these gnomes when my friend

had lent me the stamps and dies at an earlier time.  Those gnomes were waiting

patiently to find their place on a card.  

Freshly Made Sketches to the rescue!

Here's Narelle's sketch

The gnome was colored with Copics and the background is a new embossing 

folder that I just had to buy after seeing Donna's fabulous cards.

I'll complete the sentiment when I know what I'll send it for.  I'm thinking it would

make a good get well card.  A cup of hot tea and a good book always make me

feel better.

I'll take this to the Darnell's NBUS gallery too since this is the first time

I've used this embossing folder and Jan's gnomes.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Storytime Gnomes (SB), Sending You Phrases (Creek Bank)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Storytime Gnomes dies (SB), Copics, Cracked EF (TH), Slim Stripes die (PFS)

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Birthday Poppies

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I'm still trying to get through my NBUS box.  It seems that I take 2 steps forward

and 3 steps back.

For this card I used a stamp and die set that a treasured friend sent me for my birthday.

She knows how much I like poppies!

I stamped the layered stamps on watercolor paper and blended the colors with

a waterbrush and Distress re-inkers used as watercolors.  I love the intense color

I was able to get.

I embossed a piece of Naturals White cardstock with my linen embossing folder.

Die cut the watercolored poppies and popped them on the embossed panel.

A foiled sentiment finishes it off.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #786 - CAS

NBUS #78 - Never Before Used Sctuff

Seize the Birthday #313 - Use Embossing

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Poppy Fields (EH &ALT), PP It's Your Day

Ink:   Toffee Crunch

Paper:  Watercolor (Arches HP), Black, Naturals cardstock

Other:  Poppy Fields dies (EH & ALT), Morning Blossom die (SSS for stems), Burlap EF (HB), Distress re-inkers (Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple, Barn Door), White Foil

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Poinsettia for Color Hues

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

It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues.

This month our colors were chosen by the very talented Jules.  

I love these colors together and they were perfect for this NBUS background

poinsettia stamp.

I bought the background stamp a couple of years ago when Wplus9 closed up shop.

I don't know why it's taken me so long to pull it out of the NBUS box.

I had so much fun making this card that I made another using a different shade of blue

that is more aqua.  It doesn't look that different in the photo though.

For both of these cards I did an emboss resist on mixed media paper.

After wetting the paper, I dropped re-inker onto the card and used a

waterbrush to "guide" the color.  It takes awhile for it to dry, but it's well

worth the wait!

Now let's go over to Color Hues and see what the my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer Birgit have done to inspire you. 

I hope you'll create a card using Smokey Blue and Sage Green and add it to the 

gallery at Color Hues.

Please only use hues of these two colors. Neutrals are welcome.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on September 29th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Challenges:

Color Hues - Smokey Blue & Sage Green

Peace on Earth #95 ATG Christmas or be inspired my mood board below

NBUS #78 - Never Before Used Schtuff (background stamp)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Joyful Poinsettia (W+9 OOB), Tin of Tags (ret SU)

Ink:   Whisper White, Sage Shadow (DOX)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Soft Seafoam

Other:  White EP, SU Re-inkers (Bordering Blue, Sage Shadow), Layered Poinsettia Die (WF), Botanicuts Pine Bough dies (Grty), Stitched Circle Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Joyful Poinsettia (W+9 OOB)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Dapper Denim, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  White EP, DI Re-inker (Speckled Egg), Layered Poinsettia (WF), Eucalyptus Sprig (?), Mini Spring Cover Die (Ton)

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Orange and Green for Color Hues

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

Time for another challenge at Color Hues.

This time the challenge is brought to us by my talented friend Karen.

She chose.....

I finally got those NBUS poppies cut and colored!

I die cut them from mixed media paper and used Distress Re-inkers as watercolor

and used some of the diluted Marmalade re-inker in the background.

Now let's go over to Color Hues and see what the my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designe Lisa K. have done to inspire you. 

I hope you'll create a card using Yellow & Green and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues.

Please only use hues of these two colors. Neutrals are welcome.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on September 14th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Challenges:

Color Hues #117 - Orange & Green

NBUS #78 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mini Everyday Sentiments PP (SB)

Ink:   

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Into the Blooms-Poppies die (PTI), Distress Re-inkers (Spiced Marmalade, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss), White Foil (SB), Pierced Blanket Cover Die (PF)

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Blessing

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

I noticed a bit of red in the maple tree a couple of days ago.

I love fall and all the warm colors that come with it.

The feeling went with me to the studio.

I love the colors at Color Throwdown but wasn't quite sure what to do with it.

The maple leaves gave me an idea.

I pulled out my leaf dies and found some colored and some plain leaves already

cut and ready to go.  Some re-inkers and water took care of the plain ones.

(There was an aqua leaf already colored.)

I had this NBUS stamp and die waiting to be used and it seemed a perfect place

to plant some leaves.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown #839 - Aqua, Red & White

Time Out Challenges #296 - Friendship, Encouragement, Support

NBUS #77 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp and label die)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Reflections Numbers 6 (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Pool Party, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Reflections Numbers 6 die (PTI), Leaves dies (MFT & Cross Cut)

Enjoy!

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