St Nick

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

This St Nick die set has been sitting in my NBUS box for over a year.

Darlene and Diane gave me a good reason to get it out.

I raided my scrap bags for colored cardstock and cut away!

So many little pieces to put back together.  I do love a puzzle though!

I added some ink blending to all the pieces before assembling.

Since this Santa is so tall, I thought he would work great as a money holder.

I cut and folded for a Monarch size slimline card, adding an extra 1 1/2 inch

to long side.  That 1 1/2 inch is folded up to hold the money.

The Merry Christmas die he's standing on is from an old and long retired

Stampin' Up! die set.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #122 - See mood board below

NBUS #91 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Embossing week

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red, Scraps

Other:  St Nick dies (SB), Flurry of Snowflakes EF (SB), Holiday Word Edgers (ret SU), 

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Happy Fall

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

I'm so excited that Fall is here!  I love the colors and the smells of fallen leaves.

Not much color here but leaves are falling.  They're mostly yellow and brown. Hopefully

some cooler weather will encourage brighter colors.

I recently had a gathering of stamping with friends and this was one of the cards

we did.  I added a butterfly to this one since it will go to my aunt.  She loves butterflies!

I used a new to me pumpkin die from Penny Black and die cut from  yellow cardstock 

and cut the flowers from the same piece.  We brushed color around the edges leaving

it lighter in the center.  It was all placed on a new to me embossing folder.

I'm so glad to lighten the load in the NBUS box!

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an embossing folder

Four Seasons - Fall

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Embossing Week

NBUS #90 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Penny Black Saturday - Use Penny Black items/option of die cuts

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Mum's the Word (PTI) 

Ink:   Warm Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green

Paper:   Natural (MFT), Neenah Natural, Lemon Tart (PTI), Granny Apple Green (SU)

Other:  Pumpkin Blooms (PB), Stitching Butterflies (SSS), Tomei Branch die (PS), Oak Forest EF (SB), Tiny Tendril die (MB)

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Leaf Ring New Home

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

Whew, it's been a busy weekend but I managed to get a card done.

When I saw Narelle's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, I immediately thought of this

die in my NBUS box.  I do love a wreath and keep one on my front door.  I guess it's 

time to change it up for fall.  But today, it's a wreath to wish blessings on a new home.

The embossed background was done with a long retired Stampin' Up embossing folder.

The wreath was cut from Neenah Solar White and colored with a couple of Copics.

I cut the bow from a scrap of Calypso Coral and added a bit of ink in the center.

The camera says it's red, but my eyes say it's coral.

It will be on it's way as soon as I get the new address.

BTW here's Narelle's sketch

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Homes (ret SU)

Ink:   Calypso Coral

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Classic Leaf Ring die (SSS), Copics (G43, G46), Fit to be Tied die (Grtry)

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Good Luck

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

I have something I think will make you smile.  It made me smile and

I hope my brother will smile when he opens it.

This fun guy was stamped with Memento ink and colored with Ohuhu Alcohol Markers.

I cut the image with a deckled die and used a smaller stitched deckle die to

emboss on it to draw the eye in to the image.

I found this random piece of patterned paper.  I think it's the last of a package

of paper that came with a kit.  All those candles helped me to decide which of

the fun sentiments to use.

I punched some dots from the stripes on the reverse side of this paper.

Challenges:

I.D.E.A.S. - ATG

NBUS #89 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp)

Seize the Birthday #332 - Funny/Punny

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Still Kickin' (Unity)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Pumpkin Pie, Patterned Paper (?)

Other:  Ohuhu Markers (WG01, WG10, E44, YR19, Y19, BG114), Deckle & Stitches dies (Unity), 1/8" Circle Punch, White EP

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Freshly Picked Just for You

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

I hope you're having a nice weekend.  Even though I'm retired, the weekends

are still something to look forward to.

This week Cécile gave us this sketch to work with...

I used a new die set from Papertrey ink to die cut this flower and the leaves.  I cut

the flower from a light coral pink cardstock and ink blended around the edges with

some darker shades of ink.  The leaves were cut from Eucalyptus cardstock 

and also ink blended.

I arranged it all on a piece of die cut mesh.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #750 - sketch above

NBUS #89 - Never Before Used Schtuff (flower die)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments (Grtry)

Ink:   Grapefruit, Pimento, Poppy, Sunbeam, Eucalyptus, Parsley (C9), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Nectar, Eucalyptus (C9)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Freshly Picked (PTI), Burlap Texture die (Alt), Subtle EF (ret SU)

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Thanksgiving Feathers

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

I am so ready for fall.  Unfortunately it doesn't seem like fall is

ready to show up.  But, in the studio it can be any season I want.

I had a set of feather dies in my NBUS box and added an older feather die to

make a trio of feathers.  They were cut from some mixed media paper and

smooshed in puddles of watered ink.  I'm not sure what kind of bird they would 

have come from,  Maybe a turkey?  I was in the mood for fall colors and I didn't

even think about a bird until they were done.

I dipped the edges of the colored feathers in VersaMark and added gold embossing

powder and heated. The photo doesn't show the golden edges very well.

They were added on an embossed background and I added some tiny gold punched 

circles into the embossing.

Challenges:

Double D - Feathers

I.D.E.A.S. - Die Week

NBUS #89 - Never Before Used Schtuff

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Thankful for Fall (PTI)

Ink:   Warm Cocoa (GKD), VersaMark

Paper:   Fine Linen (PTI), Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Distress re-inkers (Carved Pumpkin, Tea Dye, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo), Jumbo Curiosity Feather die (Grtry), Feather die (HA), Feathers on the side EF (Darice), Gold EP, Linen Thread

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Geranium Prayer

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

A sweet friend treated me for my birthday and since this was top of my list,

it was her treat and I have really been enjoying it!

When I saw Kim's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #747 last week, these blooms fit

right in and they were sitting on my table ready to go. I went topsy, turvy with the sketch.

I hope Kim doesn't mind.  Here's the sketch...

I die cut them from Altenew watercolor paper.  It's the package with individual sheets

and I find it's perfect for die cut flowers.  The blooms were watercolored

with Distress Re-inkers and assembled when dry.

The embossed background was in one of my birthday cards and set aside for the

perfect place to add it.

I'm also sharing with Darnell's NBUS #89 (where I was one of the lucky winners of her

Mutual Appreciation Celebration last month.  It didn't take long to cash in that GC.

Thank you for your inspiring challenge and support, my friend.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Praying for You Sentiments II (PTI)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   Watercolor (ALT), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Into the Blooms: Geraniums (PTI), Distress Re-inkers (Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Barn Door, Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles), Praying for You Sentiments II die (PTI)

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Sunflower Birthday

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

Another new week.  I hope you had a lovely weekend with some crafty time.

I had a play with some new to me ink and paper.

I die cut Sunflower Serenade from Neenah Solar white and used 

Buttercup ink from Concord & 9th to add color to the petals.

I am really happy with the color and how it blends.

I used their Eucalyptus and Rainforest ink for the leaves and to stamp

the sentiment and was happy with how the ink works with stamps too.

The base of the card and outer circle were cut from Buttercup cardstock.

The inner circle is new to me too and Jen's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

gave me the perfect opportunity to try it out.

What's your favorite kind of ink?

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #746 - See sketch below

NBUS #88 Mutual Appreciation Challenge- Never Before Used Schtuff - Decorative Circle die

Seize the Birthday #331 - Square Card & Not White Base (or ATG Birthday)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Many Everyday Messages (HA)

Ink:   Buttercup, Eucalyptus, Rainforest (C9), Early Espresso (SU)

Paper:   Buttercup (C9), Milk Chocolate (MFT), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Sunflower Serenade dies (SB), Spotlight on Nature die SU), Infinity Circle die (HA), Burlap EF (HB)

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Snowman Hugs

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

I really need to ramp up the Christmas cards now that July is here.

It seems like it comes quicker each year.

I saw a couple of challenges that wanted to see snow and I just happened to have this

stamp in my NBUS box.  So it was the perfect time to get some ink on it.

I stamped with alcohol friendly black ink and colored with my Ohuhu Markers.

I love that they have a brush tip and a bullet tip for those tight spaces!

I used a cloud stencil for the background but then went over it with more ink.

Some chunky Frantage embossing powder helps the feeling of snow falling.

I stamped again with alcohol friendly gray ink.  White it's out, might as well to

get another Christmas card done.

This time I used more green colors than teal and a very light inking in the background.

I embossed some snow on the framing this time.  Sort of a reverse snow globe.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas - Linda is asking for a snowman (I hope it's okay to have more than one.)

NBUS  #88 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Peace on Earth #115 - I was inspired by the bottom right picture on the moodboard

   

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Christmas Time (Nellie Snellen), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Speckled Egg (DI), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Stately EF (ret Craft Concepts)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Christmas Time (Nellie Snellen), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Memento Gray Flannel, Christmas Pine (GKD), Speckled Egg (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, Stitched Circle die (SSS), Kars Snowfall EF (ret Cuttlebug), WOS

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Cheerful and Brighter Days

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

Recently two friends had surgery.

I had been playing with some new Alex Syberia die sets and pulled

out another set that's just a little bit older, and they seemed to be just

the ticket for feel better cards.

For this first card, I paired the new to me Winter Foliage dies with that sweet bird from 

the Cheerful Meadow set.

The foliage was cut from white cardstock and the ink was brushed on with

blender brushes.  The bird was cut from mixed media paper and watercolored 

with Distress Ink.

For the second card, I used the same bird die and a sweet rainbow.  All were

cut from mixed media paper and watercolored with Distress Re-inkers.

I wish you cheerful, brighter days too.

Challenges:

Double D - Potpourri (see mood board below.  I was inspired by the rainbow & arches.

NBUS #88 - Never Before Used Schtuff (This is a special month at NBUS! Be sure to check it out)

Triple B - ATG Birds, Butterflies & Blooms (didn't use the phot inspiration)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  From my Heart (Stampendous)

Ink:   Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral, Rustic Wilderness (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Cheerful Meadow dies, Winter Foliage (AS), Regency Swirls EF (Gemini), Stitched Hexagons dies (MB)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Weather Together (ret SU)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Quirky Rainbow dies, Cheerful Meadow dies (AS), Distress Re-inkers

 Enjoy!

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