Irises

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As I write this, my neighbors yard is full of blooming irises.

That inspired me to pull out my favorite iris die and make my own garden inside.

For this first card, I used the outcut to stencil some flowers on the background 

with Distress ink.  Then I touched them with a damp waterbrush to give it

a dreamy watercolor look.

I've watercolored the die cut with bolder colors to add on top.

Since I'd cut three irises and have two friends who love irises, I made another

birthday card with them.

This time I used the die to emboss the background and added some geometric sponging

in one corner.  I also did some very light sponging through the die cut to the 

embossing in the background.  A foiled sentiment finished it off.

Challenges:

Color Hues #62 - Purple & Green

Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black Product - no option

Seize the Birthday - Birthday-no toppings

Tic Tac Toe - Middle Vertical Row (Die Cut, Free, Embossing)

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   Victorian Velvet, Wilted Violet, Aged Mahogany, Peeled Paint

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Neenah Solar White, Grapesicle MFT)

Other:  Single Iris Die (PB), Elegant Stitching Frames (PB), Happy Birthday Poe Script Die (MB)

Enjoy!

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More Washi Tape Dahlias

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

I'm still working my way through this beautiful Washi Tape.

The rolls are so big!  There was enough for  friends, a class and still some left over.

First up....

Sometimes I get wrinkles when I mount the tape on cardstock so I die cut anyway

and can always salvage a few.  It worked out well so I could put two of this flower

on one card.  I hot foiled a diamond frame to bring out the gold highlights in the tape

and mounted it all on these pierced diamonds.

This card uses a background foiled with the Art Deco Hot Foiled Plate.

The piece was left over from another card that I intended to use the whole piece

for a background. I didn't mean to cut a smaller rectangle but it turned out to be

a happy accident as I got two cards from my foiling.

Here's the other Art Deco background...

The cardinal is a very old Stampin' Up stamp that recently got colored with Copics.

Challenges:

Pinkfresh Studios April Challenge - Flowers

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Thoughtful Messages (SSS)  

Ink:   Encore Gold 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Vellum

Other: Dahlia Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Sparkling Diamonds Plate (PFS), Diamond Floral Frame Hot Foil Plate & Die (Spl), Gold Foil (Spl), Yana's Scripted Sentiments Die (Spl)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Soft Seafoam, Gold Foil

Other:  Dahlia Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Gold Foil, Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die (PFS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Beauty of the Season (ret SU), Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Encore Gold

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Copics, Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Gold Foil (Spl), Gold EF

Enjoy!

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Alstroemeria Stems Birthday Wishes

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A special card for a sweet friend.

I believe she likes purple and I'm loving these Alstroemeria dies.

I watercolored the flowers with Distress Markers and my waterbrush.

You can tell that I colored the flowers at different times. LOL.

Isn't it funny how that can make such a big difference?

But no two flowers are exactly alike so we'll go with these.

I hope she enjoys this card as much as I enjoyed making it for her.

Challenges:

4 Seasons - ATG Spring

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms (Blooms)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  All Occasions (Jane's Doodles)

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Gorgeous Grape (for sentiment)

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

Other:  Alstroemeria Stem Die (SSS), Dainty Diamonds EF (SU)

Enjoy!

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Inspired by Friends

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Last fall I was inspired by my friend Michele's die cut Chrysanthemum Washi die cuts.

She is so generous and sent me some to play with.  You can see the cards I made here.

I had so much fun with those die cuts that I couldn't talk myself out of ordering 

some of  that beautiful Washi tape and the die.  I order the Dahlias and quickly sent 

some die cuts to Michele.  I also sent some to Marcia and Bobby and 

asked them to inspire me with their Dahlia Die Cuts.

I had to play too!

For my first card, I started with a base embossed with the Deco Hot Foil Plate

that's also from Pinkfresh Studio.  

I added a gold diamond frame and just popped the largest image from the

Washi Tape on top.  I pulled out a foiled sentiment that seemed to work well.

Can you see the gold highlights in the Washi images?

This next card has some Hot Foiling done with the Essential Duo Lines Circle Plate

that was in my NBUS box.  After foiling, I die cut the card front and used some

scraps of foam to lift the frame.  I stamped and embossed a sentiment in the center

of the circle, and added another of these beautiful die cuts to the card front.

This Washi Tape and the dies make beautiful cards very quickly.

I'm eyeing some more of their designs and trying hard not to order more before

I use this roll up.  I think you'll be seeing more cards using this Washi very soon.

Now, I hope you'll go visit these wonderful, creative friends if you haven't 

already seen their cards.

Bobby

Marcia

Michele

I can't wait to see what they did!

Challenges:

NBUS #49 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Washi, Circle Hot Foil Plate)

Pinkfresh Studio April 2023 - Flowers

 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Dahlia Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Diamond Florals Frame Die (Spl), Special Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die (Spl), Gold Foil (Spl)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Encouragement Phrases (Rubbernecker)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Dahlia Washi & Die (PFS), Essential Duo Lines Glimmer Circles Plate (Spl), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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Darling Viola

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

I was the lucky winner at Can You Handle the Pressure recently

and put that embossing folder to quick use!

I was able to get two cards out of one embossed panel.

Both cards are very similar and use the sweet Darling Viola die that has

four petals to mimic the embossed flowers.

In both cases I die cut from Mixed Media paper and colored with my

newly discovered Arteza Twimarkers.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG using an embossing folder

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Botanical Silhouettes (PTI)

Ink:   Concord Crush

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

Other:  Floral EF (Park Lane), Darling Viola Die (PS), Arteza Twimarkers (Amethyst Purple, Olive), White Gelliroll Pen), Many Thanks Die (PB)

Enjoy!

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