Red and Kraft for Color Hues

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Another year and another Color Hues Challenge, this time brought to us by Sheri.

Here are the colors that Sheri picked.

My first thought was a winter scene and I do need cards for winter birthdays,

but Valentine's Day is right around the corner and as fast as the time is

rushing by, I didn't think it was too early to start on valentines.

I die cut two hearts.  One was cut from a piece of red plaid and the other

from Kraft cardstock.  I cut off the top of the Kraft heart, embossed the bottom with

the subtle embossing folder and added it to the bottom of the plaid.

For extra stability, I cut another heart from Kraft and added it to the back 

of the heart.

I added some little sprigs that were hanging around to give the heart a little

more something.  The background was from a play date with Nance.  The 

pine embossing keeps with the masculine feel.

The love is an old Penny Black die and cut from a snippet of red cardstock.

It's actually two layers for stability.

Our talented Guest Designer, Stefanie Severin and our awesome

Design Team have lots of inspiration for you.  I hope you'll check them out

and join us at Color Hues.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper: Kraft, Neenah Solar White, DSP (ret SU), Real Red, Gold Foil (SU)  

Other:  Pine Cones & Berries 3D EF (SB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Heartfelt Die (PB), Winterberry Sprig (MB), Sweet & Sassy Framelits (ret SU), Holiday Blooms (SB), Dreamtine Creations gold dots

Enjoy!

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Turning the Page January 2025

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Happy New Year!

I hope 2025 brings you good health and happiness.

Here's our January page.

 

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

 

I thought I'd set up a regular post on the first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

 

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Messenger (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Copics (B21, B23, B24, B26, YG63, YG67, E23, E25, C00, C1, C8), White Gel Pen, Chunky Frantage EP

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Season's Greetings

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Tis the season for snow.

I hope we see some here in central NC.

This may be the only way I see snow this season.

I've die cut a rectangle and embossed a piece of blue cardstock.

To get a snowy look, I lightly dragged a white inkpad over the embossed trees.

Some chunky white embossing powder sprinkled on and heated from the back

created some snow.

The birches were added to the inside of the frame and the frame has been

popped up a bit on foam so I could add a piece of acetate and some snowy sequins.

The foam doesn't have a lot of depth so the shakers are kind of stuck, but that's okay.

It won't require extra postage to mail.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG Using Embossing Folder with option of Winter

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Merry & Bright Plate (SB)

Ink:   Whisper White    

Paper:   Baja Breeze, Neenah Solar White, Real Red

Other:  Double Pierced Rectangle (AE), Birches Die (IO), Tall Pines EF (SSS), Chunky White Frantage

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Ombre for Group of Seven Cardmakers

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I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and now we are running pell-mell into 

the new year.  I hope as you look back over 2024 you have had more good than bad

and that 2025 will be a good year for all of us. 

This month the Group Of Seven gals are using Ombre as our Design Element.

It's such an easy technique and has a great impact on cards.

For my first card, I used a NBUS die and brushed on color from light to dark on

the petals and leaves.  I set that aside and used a mask and Distress ink to make

an ombre background staying with the same colors.

While it was all on the table, I decided to do another...

This time I went more playful with this sweet bird.

I used the same technique for the background on the first card but going with

more intense color.  The bird was stamped with Copic friendly 

ink and colored with Copics.

There are some video links at the Group of Seven website to illustrate different

ombre techniques if you'd like to try.  The rest of the GO7 gals have some fantastic examples

to inspire you. Or maybe you'd like to try your own ombre technique. 

There's a link at the post where you can add your cards if you'd like. 

I'm also going to add this to Darnell's NBUS challenge since the peony die

has been patiently waiting in the NBUS box.

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Old Olive (SU), (Background) Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Flower (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Divine Peony (SSS), Marvelous Masks Rectangles (Colorful Life Designs)

Card Recipe  (card 2)

Stamps:  Flock Talk (Unity), Super Day (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:Copics (BG000, BG11, BG15, BG13, BF18, E01, E21, E23), Stitched Shapes Die (ret SU), Infinity Circles (HA), Marvelous Masks Rectangles (Colorful Life Designs)

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Blessed Christmas

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I hope that today is a very special day for you.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Luke 2:4-20

May you have the gift of Faith

The blessing of Hope

And the Peace of His Love

at Christmas and all through the year.

Enjoy!

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