Gingerbread Snowflake

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It's time to start on my Christmas card stash for this year.

I do enjoy making Christmas cards when I'm not in a rush.

I pulled out an older and well loved gingerbread boy stamp and die.

He was stamped on kraft cardstock with heat embossed "icing".

He's popped on an embossed snowflake and I thought it would be fun for him

to hold a candy cane.

While I had him out, I stamped and die cut another and added him to a snippet piece

of patterned paper.

This time I used my pinpoint snowflake plate for the background and

some tiny resin hearts for his buttons.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth #31 - I was inspired by the top left photo in the mood board.  See that little gingerbread man with his candy cane?

Can You Handle the Pressure - Dry Embossing with a twist of snow

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Gingerbread Boy (Rubber Cottage), Christmas Candy Canes (Spl)

Ink:   Whisper White, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Paper:   Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gingerbread Boy Die (RC), Christmas Candy Canes die (Spl), White EP, Clear EP, Red Sharpie, Holly Punch (MS), Holiday Sentiments 2 Glimmer Plate (Spl), Glimmer System

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Gingerbread Boy (Rubber Cottage), Christmas Candy Canes (Spl), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:  Whisper White, Real Red 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Real Red, PP (?)

Other:  White EP, Clear EP, Gingerbread Boy Die (RC), Christmas Candy Cane die (Spl), Pinpoint Snowflake Plate (MB), Resin Hearts (ret SU)

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Blue Butterfly

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I LOVE these 3D embossing folders!

This is one that's on sale at Altenew and found it's way into my cart.

I'm so glad it did.

I wiped the inside of the folder with a wet babywipe before embossing and got

a nice deep impression.

I'm on my quest to use the beautiful nature sets from Wplus9 that I bought

last year.  Unfortunately I don't have the magic in my fingers or brushes that

Dawn has.  The butterflies from this set were pretty easy though.

I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.

Coloring was done with Distress Markers.  When dry, I sprayed with Shimmering Bliss

spray that I bought years ago at a craft show.  This guy really shimmers when

the light hits him.

I used the smaller butterfly in the set on the inside and they are winging

their way to a dear friend who is dealing with health issues right now.

Challenges:

NBUS #46 (Never Before Used Schtuff) - Embossing Folder

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flora & Fauna 3 (Wplus9), Bouquet of Thanks (SSS), 

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Blue Print Sketch, Wilted Violet (DM), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media, Black

Other:  Scalloped Flowers 3D EF (Alt), Black EP, Waterbrush, Shimmering Bliss Iridescent Spray (Technique Junkies)

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Flowers for Color Hues

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I didn't get to craft for a couple of weeks and the rust set in.

It's taken a while to feel at home in the studio again.

 

I treated myself to some Wplus9 stamps late last year and for Christmas

and I am determined to use them before they sit any longer.

I've been working with the bird from this set and I'm not able to get anywhere

near Dawn's wonderful looks.  So I thought I'd give the flowers a try.

I stamped them in gold and heat embossed then colored with a Distress Marker

and my waterbrush.

To add a little more gold, I used an embossing pen to color the leaves and

added some gold heat embossing to them.

The love die was another Christmas present and was cut from gold foil

and stacked on two layers of white scrap card.

Once I had the design die cut for a slimline card (Monarch size), I thought

the corners needed a little something.  So I did some partial embossing with a

3D embossing folder.

Here's a picture that shows the shine better.

Challenges:

Color Hues #55 - Light Pink & Gold (congratulations to the new team members)

NBUS #46 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp and die)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Flora & Fauna 3 (Wplus9)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Spun Sugar (DM)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Pink Pirouette (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gold EP, Let's Have a Word - Love (Greetery), Doily 3D EF (TH), Gold Beads (SK)

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Pepperberry Thanks

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This is on the way to a sweet friend not only to thank her for her generosity

but to bring back memories of a fun time together playing with this set.

It's also a thank you to all of you who sent beautiful Christmas cards over the holidays

and who visit my blog and leave such encouraging comments. Hopefully my friend won't 

mind sharing this with you.

The die cut has been colored with Tombow Markers with some help from my

Real Red Stampin Up marker.

I'm sad that they've discontinued Distress Markers.  The Tombows act differently

and are taking some getting used to.

Challenge:

Can You Handle the Pressure:  ATG with embossing, no option

Card Recipe

Stamps: Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Pepperberry Bundle (SSS)

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Turning the Page January 2023

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Happy New Year!

Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new year.

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

I thought I'd set up a regular post each month to share them.

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

Here's our January page using the Brilliance stamp from Penny Black.

By the way, the calendars are clipped together 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 (bonklass(at)gmail(dot)com.

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

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Email link is in my profile on the sidebar.

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