Sweet Friendship

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I did some more strawberry cards while I had that die set out.

The strawberries were cut from mixed media paper and colored with Stampin' Up inkpads.

I smoosh the ink into the inside of the cover and pick up with my waterbrush.

I used a white gel pen to lighten the seeds and then topped them off with a

Neon Yellow Sharpie.

And one more....

This time I cut them from a light green cardstock and used blending brushes to

add color.  A touch with a barely damp waterbrush blends the color. 

I've had this burlap die in my NBUS box for who knows how long!

It has finally made it's debut.

This sentiment stamp was inked with markers, huffed and thankfully

stamped well first try.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #774 - Word Week - Fruit

NBUS #74 - Never Before Used Schtuff 

Word Power - Make the sentiment the focus

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 2 - Dies

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Faith (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green Garden Green, Daffodil Delight (SU)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Strawberries (Elizabeth Craft), Reflections - Numbers 6 Die (PTI), White Gel Pen, Neon Yellow Sharpie

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:  Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green Garden Green, Daffodil Delight (SU) 

Paper:   Soft Seafoam, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory

Other:  Strawberries (EC), Burlap Die (Alt), White Gel Pen, Neon Yellow Sharpie, SU Markers (Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red)

Enjoy!

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Ginkgo Happiness

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Did you know that the Ginkgo tree is believed to be a living fossil and a symbol

of peace, hope and vitality?  According to Google that's the case.

It seemed to me that it was perfect paired with this Irish blessing.

I found this blessing as a digi image at Etsy, since I didn't have a stamp with it.

The ginkgo was die cut from watercolor paper and I used Distress re-inkers and

a waterbrush to color it.  There are two pieces to each leaf so I used a darker color

on the base and lighter color on the top piece.

Since the sentiment was already printed on the cardstock, I let it sit for a day to

make sure the ink was good and dry, then embossed the whole piece.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an embossing folder - twist of Lucky or St. Patrick's Day

Just Us Girls #766 - Word Week - Green

Word Power - Make the sentiment the focus of the card

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Irish Blessing Digi (Crafty AKel)

Ink:   Rustic Wilderness, Twisted Citron

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Sealed Ginkgo (SB), Burlap EF (HB)

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Love and Laughter

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Another card done with leftovers from my last class.

The card my friends did had red flowers on vanilla.

I had a piece of die cut background I'd tried in white and decided against

using it.  So I did a little bit of ink blending with ink left on a blending brush

and added the die cut to it.

I had in mind to use this as an anniversary card for my brother and SIL and 

my SIL is a blue gal.  So I went with blue flowers.

I love that my Valentine Class yields anniversary cards too.

Diane and Darlene have a new challenge!  These ladies are amazing!

This time they challenge us to use our neglected stuff.

The die cut in the background has been hanging around since 2021. I may have 

used it once or twice.  I'm glad I kept it around though.

Challenges:

Word Power - Make the sentiment the main focal point of the card

The Neglected Stuff - Using stuff we've had an not used for awhile.

 

Here's a picture of the card my friends did..

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Special Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Marina Mist

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Old Olive, Soft Sky

Other:  Potted Succulents die (SU), Double Stitched Oval die (MFT), Potpourri Flower Set (PS), Leafy Sprig die (PS), Prills

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Peace on Earth

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When Michele came, she brought lots of Betterpress Plates.

I did a lot of pressing!  Here's the results from one of the plates.

Actually it results from two of the plates.  The trees were pressed with a LDRS

press plate, die cut and popped up with foam tape.  I've used chunky embossing

powder, heated from underneath to make a snowy scene.

Of course I had to press another and it resulted in my favorite.

I pulled out my Nativity dies and this was in the envelope.  It was done long ago

and not used.  What a nice surprise and a perfect fit.

Challenges:

Word Power #9 - Make the sentiment the focus of the card

Sparkles #164 - Make the sentiment the focus

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Inspired by Anything Goes this week

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Press Plates: Peace on Earth (SB), Evergreen Row (LDRS)

Ink:   Betterpress Black, Lush Forest (PFS)

Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain, Christmas Pine (GKD)

Other:  Hemstitch Rectangle (SB), Evergreen Row Die (LDRS), Chunky White EP (Stampendous), 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Press Plate Peace on Earth (SB)

Ink:   Betterpress Black

Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain (SB), Neenah Solar White, Watercolor, Gold Foil

Other:  Nativity Circle Die (MB), Infinity Circles (HA), Inka Gold

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Follow Your Heart

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I will apologize in advance.  This is from a retired stamp.

My friend Julia sent me a beautiful birthday card last year that had this quote on it.

What wonderful words to live by!

I've been hunting for the stamp since then and finally found it on Ebay.

I am excited to say that it is the real thing and didn't look like it had ever been used.

The magnolias were in my UFO box and almost made it into the trash.  But they worked

great as a background for the lovely quote. 

The magnolias were stamped with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and colored with Zigs.

The quote was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and heat embossed with clear powder.

This seems so appropriate right now as the magnolias (tulip trees) are in full bloom.

Something new and beautiful opens up each day in the spring.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #706 - Stamps

Word Power #3 - Making the sentiment the focus of the card

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Follow Your Heart (ret IO), Magnolia Blossoms (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Zigs (28 Pale Pink, 81 Lt. Violet, 64 Oatmeal, 51 Lemon Yellow), Clear EP

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