Sunflower Garden

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

When I saw the mood board at Just Us Girls, I really zeroed in

on the sunflowers.  They are such a happy flower!

Here's the board...

Sunflowers and butterflies make me happy.  Hopefully this card will 

make someone else happy.

I used a stencil that does a whole background.  I even got it lined up right

on the first try!  I added some stamped splatters too and just one butterfly today.

Let's go over to Just Us Girls and enjoy the Design Team's lovely inspiration

pieces and that luscious gallery!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Botanical Silhouettes (ret PTI), Splatters (?)

Ink:   Buttercup, Parsley, Eucalyptus, Rain Forest, Pimento (C9), Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry (SU), Sweet Mango (GKD)

Paper:   Hammermill, Neenah Solar White, Buttercup

Other:  Sunflower Garden stencil (PTI), Decorative Sentiments die (Emily Moore), Stitching Butterflies dies (SSS), White Gel Pen

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Freshly Picked Just for You

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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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Last of the Geraniums

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

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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Geraniums for Fun

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

It's Friday again.  The weeks fly by!

This week I've been playing with the geranium dies from Papertrey Ink.

I posted this card earlier this week, but I wasn't through with it.

I had a few die cut blooms left from the previous card.  They needed a home, and

I needed a Thinking of You card.

This time I cut the blooms from colored cardstock, added a bit of sponging for

dimension and added to a pretty die cut that the same friend who gave the

geranium die also gave me.  I have the best friends!

For this card, I cut the blooms from a background made by smooshing

Brushos and water.  It's almost too concentrated so I added splatters. (I

also added splatters to my glasses too! LOL)

I still have some die cut petals and a big set of Ohuhu markers to try.

So many fun toys, so little time!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Thinking of You (PB)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC)

Paper:   Watercolor (Alt), Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Into the Blooms: Geraniums, Border Bling die (PTI), Distress re-inkers (barn door, rustic wilderness), White Nuvo Drops

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Just Sentiments: Birthday (PTI)

Ink:   Rainforest, Parsley, Grapefruit, Buttercup, Pimento (C9)

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

Other:  Into the Blooms: Geraniums, Love to Layer: Soft Ridges (both PTI), Lattice die (no name)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Faith (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Butterscotch (GKD)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media with Brusho

Other:  Into the Blooms: Geraniums, Love to Layer: Soft Ridges (both PTI), Graceful Butterfly die & EF set (SSS)

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Lemons

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

The last week we had lots of much needed rain and very little sunshine.

So I have another sunshiny card.

I used some lemon dies from Papertrey Ink and a sweet piece of gingham 

patterned paper that was a gift from a friend.

I used different flowers than were in the die set.  I thought these were better

for the scale of this card.

Challenges:

Double D - Fruit

Four Seasons - Summer (See Mood Board below)

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Sunbeam (SSS), Gumball Green (ret SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Yellow Gingham (?), Lemon Drop (GKD), Cinnamon Cider (SU), Watercolor Note Card (ret SU)

Other:  Lemon Blossom dies (PTI), Seaside Wishes small starfish die (SU), Ruffles & Dashes dies (CP), Blossom Punch, 1/8” Circle Punch, 1/4 scallop circle punch, Wild Wood dies (PTI)

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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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Deer to Me

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

Ooh, it's been hot.  The air conditioner is having trouble keeping the heat

at bay upstairs in my craft room.  But I managed to get a card done.

Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches nearly stumped me.

I think I made it harder on myself because I needed to make an anniversary card

for my DH.  We have been married a l-o-n-g time and that anniversary is looming!

Here's the sketch

I remembered a pad of decorative paper that has some pretty scenes in it and looked

through to see if I could find one that would work. 

It took a couple of tries, but I found one that worked and cut it up and rearranged it

to make some hills with a sunrise/sunset over the hills.

Then there was the problem of finding a die cut to go with it.  My only tree die 

didn't work, but these deer did.  I had to do a little surgery on one of them as one is

supposed to be me and she deer don't have antlers.

Once I got the hills figured out the rest was easy.  A little sponging on the deer

was all that was needed.

In the end, I'm happy with the card and enjoyed the challenge.

Thanks, Michele!

Now I'd better get it over to Freshly Made Sketches before they lock the door.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bouquet of Thanks (SSS)

Ink:   Whisper White, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs (DOX)

Paper:   Thoughtful Journey DSP (SU), Natural (MFT)

Other:  Deer to Me dies (PTI), White EP

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Spring Garden

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

Surprise!  I bet that you thought there would be tulips in my spring garden!

But I had this stencil out when Seize the Birthday asked me to guest design for

their challenge this week. Thanks so much for the honor, my friends.

 

Let's go see the spring gardens the Design Team and other Surprise Party Guest

have done at Seize the Birthday.

Oh, and that lady bug is another die from the Alex Syberia Cheerful Meadow set.

I do love these dies!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Fun Birthday Sentiments (HLS OOB)

Ink:   Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Wild Blooms Stencil (PTI), Burlap EF (HB), Cheerful Meadow die (AS), Stitched Squares die (SSS)

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Green and Gold for Color Hues

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

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

This month my super talented friend Karen picked our colors.  She chose....

My thoughts went to St. Patrick's Day that is coming up.  I'm not Irish, but

I love the Irish Blessings and shamrocks.  This die set didn't include a four leaf clover,

but I have a dogwood die that worked just fine to bring a little luck to this card.

I did another while I was at it....

More green on this one.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designers Darnell & Donna have done to inspire you.

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

Color Hues.

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

Card Recipe  (Card 1)

Stamps:  Irish Blessing Digi (Crafty AKel) 

Ink:   

Paper:  Speckled Eggshell (LF), Field (MFT), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Clover dies (PTI), Burlap EF (HB), Distress re-inkers (Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness), Gold twine (May Arts), Narrow Gold stickers (?), Gold pearls

Card Recipe (Card 2)

Stamps:  May Your Thoughts (Rubber Cottage)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Field, Speckled Eggshell (LF)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Clover (PTI), Anytime Tags (LI OOB)

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Clover

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

I've been playing with a NBUS set of dies and had this clover and

blooms sitting on my table.

Our Spring clover blooms are yellow.  So I opted with yellow flowers with

the clover leaves and some other leaves that were in the set.

All were cut from mixed media paper and watercolored with Distress re-inkers.

I used Jen B.'s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #724 - see sketch below

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff (dies)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Faith, Hope, Love (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural, Kraft

Other:  Into the Blooms: Clover dies (PTI), Burlap EF (HB), Distress re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness)

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Wild Wood with Wood Slice

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

After making this card, I wanted to do at least one more before I put the

set on the shelf.  This time I wanted to use at least one of the wood slices

included with the set.

Here's what I came up with....

Everything but the bees was cut from Neenah Solar White.  I used Distress ink and

blending brushes to color the wood slice and started to color the flowers with 

sponge daubers and ink.  I wasn't crazy about the flowers so I went over them with

Copic markers.

The little bees are very fussy.  The dies cut the body, stripes and wings separately. They

don't take much paper but they do take a steady hand to get them together.  I think you'll

be seeing them often in the future if I can keep my hands steady.

Thanks to Donna for choosing my previous card as a favorite at Freshly Made Sketches.

She inspired me with this card that she'd made.  It was what I needed to get this

set out of my NBUS box and give it a whirl, not once but twice.

Challenges:

Allsorts #843 - Embossing or ATG - Embossed background

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with embossing used option of die cuts

A Cut Above - ATG with at least 1 die cut

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs (for wood slice)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Neenah Natural

Other:  Wild Wood dies (PTI), Copice (R29, R39, YG03, YG17, G24, G46, Y15, Y17), Cracked Large EF (TH)

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Wild Wood Birthday Wishes

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

We've had some lovely springlike weather  lately and it made me want

to get out some NBUS flowers.  Who am I kidding?  It's always a good 

time to pull out flowers!

I've die cut these from some Altenew watercolor paper and used Distress Re-inkers

as my watercolor medium.

I wanted to use Verena's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, so I tried to arrange

the flowers according to the sketch.

I had to add that extra bee to cover a smudge in the upper corner and the 

sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #723 - See sketch below

NBUS #83 - Never Before Used Schtuff  (die set)

Seize the Birthday #320 - Used topping of CAS + die cuts

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Altenew)

Other:  Into the Blooms: Wild Wood (PTI), Spring Leaves Cover Die (PF), Pierced Blanket Cover Die (HBS), Distress re-inkers (Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Mustard Seed), Tombow Marker 451

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