Jumbo Mum

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As soon as I saw the sketch at The Flower Challenge, I knew exactly what I 

wanted to do with it.  Usually a sketch makes me scratch my head.

But time has been tight and I was happy to be able to use my idea and even

happier that it worked out as I'd hoped.

I stamped this beautiful mum and leaves with white ink and heat embossed it 

with white powder.  I used Distress re-inkers as watercolors and

cut the flower and leaves out with the matching dies after it dried.

After mounting it in the corner of a piece embossed with the subtle embossing

folder, I trimmed off the excess and stamped a sentiment.

Here's the sketch and the link to The Flower Challenge.

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Jumbo Spider Mum (Ton), Thoughtful Messages (SSS) 

Ink:   Whisper White, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Re-inkers (Spun Sugar, Abandoned Coral, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade), Jumbo Spider Mum die (Ton), Subtle EF (ret SU)

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Jumbo Mum in Red

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Challenges:

Color Hues - Red & Yellow

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Jumbo Mum, Easy Expressions Original (Ton)

Ink:   Whisper White, Versafine Onyx Black, Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citron (SSS)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah Solar White  

Other:  White EP, SU Re-inker (Real Red), Graceful Butterfly Set EF & Die (SSS), Large Words EF (Kwan Crafts), Stitched Rectangle Dies (SSS)

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Jumbo Spider Mum in Yellow

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I recently treated myself to a new floral stamp and die that I had been admiring

for a long time.

I stamped and heat embossed in white and added Distress Re-inkers as

watercolors.  Once it was completely dry, I die cut the flower and leaves with 

the matching dies.  (I'm really glad that I included the dies in my order!)

I found a piece of decorative paper with yellow stripes in my stash and added

the spots too by flicking ink and water off an acrylic block.  The spotted piece was 

die cut with a scalloped curve that lets some of the stripes peek out.

The birthday was die cut from yellow cardstock and stacked 2 deep then mounted

on the shadow piece die cut from vellum.  The heat embossed sentiment was done

on a piece of the yellow cardstock.

Challenges:

Flower Challenge  #83 - Spots or Stripes (I managed both)

NBUS #53 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Seize the Birthday #267 - ATG (Did not use the option)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Jumbo Spider Mum (Ton), All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   Whisper White, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade (for splatters)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Neenah Solar White, PP (?)

Other: White EP, Distress Re-Inkers (Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Jumbo Spider Mum Dies (Ton) Scallop Borders Die (PPP)

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Sending Thanks

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I'm past due on getting thank you cards out for Christmas gifts.

Here's a few.

Using some embossed and lightly sanded foil with a Glimmered and Stenciled Butterfly.

Two from last year's January Calendar.

I stamped more flowers on the first one.  So glad I wrote down what I used!

I won two packages of Washi Taper from The Peace on Earth Challenge in November.

One package had this beautiful glittery Washi.  I used a NBUS sentiment set to

stamp, emboss and die cut the thanks.  A very sparkly & shiny card!

On a happy note, my friend Bobby Hagen and her hubby stopped by for lunch yesterday.

We had such a nice visit and chatted so much that we forgot to get a photo.

Hopefully we can get together again while they're in NC.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Metallic Confections (TH), Silver Foil, Black (SU)

Other:  Layered Leaves EF (SU), Sending Die (SSS), Small Butterflies Foil Plate, Dies & Stencils (Pinkfresh Studios), Glimmer Hot Foil System (Splbndr), Grand Greenery Die (MFT)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Full Bloom, 

Ink:   Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler

Other:  Stitched Square Die (SSS), Sentimental Elle-ments Die (AE) , Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Full Bloom

Ink:   Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler

Other:  Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Yana's Special Sentiments Glimmer Plate & Die (Splbndr),Glimmer Hot Foil System Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Perfect Pairs Essentials (PTI)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah, Solar White

Other:  Washi Tape, Gold EP, Perfect Pairs Essentials Die (PTI)

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Thankful

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Wishing all of you a lovely day of giving thanks for our many blessings.

More about this guy later.

I'm especially thankful for this wonderful crafting community.

Thank you for all your encouragement and love.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Spring Birds (SSS), Easy Expressions (The Ton)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah, Watercolor (Arches Cold Press)

Other: Copic Markers, Round Foliage Window Layering Die (The Ton), Mini Sprig Cover Die (Ton), Subtle EF (SU)

Poinsettias

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My favorite Christmas flower is the poinsettia.

I know that the red "petal" are the leaves of this beautiful plant and

the flowers are those tiny little blooms in the center.

This little poinsettia has been cut from a piece of Inka Gold smoosh in my stash

and added to a ring of leaves that were part of my win at last month's

Birthday Bash at the Flower Challenge.

It was so much fun shopping at The Ton and you haven't seen the last of

this sweet circle of leaves.

The photo doesn't do this justice.  We all know that our cameras don't

like to show shine.

Speaking of shine...

This poinsettia started out as foiling with a Glimmer plate on mixed media paper

and watercolored with Distress inks.

The frames and sentiment have been foiled too.

Then I added some leaves cut from gold foil cardstock.

In case you want to see the shine of the leaves, take a look...

Now I'd better slip over to this month's Flower Challenge with one of these.

I'm still undecided which it will be.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #62 - Add leaves

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Natural White, Gold Foil 

Other: Round Foliage Window Layering Die (The Ton), Layered Poinsettia Die (Splbnd), Inka Gold, Gold EP, Subtle EF (SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Merry Christmas Messages (HA)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media (poinsettia), Neenah

Other:  Glimmer Poinsettias, Starburst Foil, Gilded Nested Rectangles Glimmer Plate & Dies (Spellbinders), Gold EP

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