Pink Christmas

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It's October and Breast Cancer Awareness month so there's lots of pink cards out there.

 

I pulled out  a stencil that had been in my collection for a long time, but I'm

not sure that I ever used it.  I love it though and it makes lovely poinsettias.

I masked off the leaves with some low tack tape while I stenciled the flowers,

then moved the tap to the flowers to stencil the leaves.  I missed a spot in the middle

so I added a few more leaves there and it was a good place for a die cut.

I have an embossing folder that is a near perfect match so I added an

embossed background and die cut and framed the flowers.

The gals at Jingle Belles are donating $2.00 each for every entry in this challenge.

They've been doing this every year and I know it is helping to make great strides in the

treatment of breast cancer.  My Mom had breast cancer in 1968 and I am so thankful that

there are better and more successful treatments for breast cancer now.

Thank you Belles!

Challenges:  

Inkspriational #300 - Matching Envelope

Jingle Belles - Dreaming of a pink Christmas

Krafty Chicks #685 - Christmas

Tic Tac Toe #229 - Used bottom row (Matching Envelope, Die Cut, Stencil

 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick, Rustic Wilderness, Wild Honey (DI)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Poinsettia Layering Stencil (TH), Greetings Die (PB), Elegant Layers Dies (MFT)

Enjoy!

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Bluebird and Berries

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I've been busy making Halloween cards but took a break to

do a Christmas card.

When I saw the Color Hues challenge was Blue & Coral, I immediately thought

of bluebirds and berries.

I die cut this Chickadee from watercolor paper and by leaving the cap off

 I could make it into a bluebird.

I used Distress Markers and my waterbrush to do the coloring on the bird and 

the berry branch.  I did a second coat on the berries to give them a reddish look. 

Then I added some sparkle paste to the berries to give this a frosty feel.

The embossing folder has an area in the middle for a sentiment and since it's

a double size embossing folder, it's easy to emboss to have the perfect spot for

a sentiment.

Challenges:

Color Hues #73 - Coral and Blue

Peace on Earth Christmas - ATG Christmas

 

I'll be back with some Halloween cards soon.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Season's Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar (SU), Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Abandoned Coral, Brushed Corduroy  (DM)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Layered Chickadee die (SSS), Winterberry Sprig die (MB), Holiday Floral Swag EF (Spl), Sparkle Paste (MS)

Enjoy!

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Paper Wings for JUGS

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I am so excited to be Guest Designing for Just Us Girls this month.

I have a soft spot for butterflies and my stamp and die collection reflects that.

Recently I saw a stamp set on the Unity Stamp site that I "needed" to have.

When I saw the challenge for Just Us Girls with these colors...

I knew it was time to use this new butterfly set.  I think I may have set a record for 

the least amount of time a new stamp stayed in the NBUS box!  In fact, it didn't even

make it to the NBUS box!

Did you notice the number of this JUGS challenge?

It's the 700th week of their challenge.

Whew! That's a lot of challenges!

"Some of the design team members wanted to celebrate this 700th challenge.  There are some surprise prizes on a few of their blogs.  Please pop on over and see who is playing along.  In order to win any of these prizes, you must play in this challenge, comment on this blog and the blog of the design team member who is giving a prize.  You may comment on as many of the DT blogs as you'd like."

I've stamped and embossed the butterfly on watercolor paper and colored on with Zigs, then

fussy cut it out. The background was done with Distress Oxide inks on a piece of acetate, 

spritzed and pressed unto a piece of mixed media paper.  The set also comes with these 

sweet silhouette flowers.

I've popped up the outside frame and inset the design piece back inside.

It will go to a very special lady for her birthday.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #700 - Color Challenge (see above)

Krafty Chicks #684 - Stamp Act

NBUS #55 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Triple B - Butterfly

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Paper Wings (Unity) Handwritten Notes (ret PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Baked Brown Sugar (ret SU), Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans (DOX)

Paper: Watercolor (Altenew), Mixed Media (Strathnore), Kraft   

Other:  Acetate, Double Pierced Rectangles (ret Avery Elle), Black EP

Enjoy!

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A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies

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These embossed butterflies are so much fun to work with!

I've used blending brushes and ink cubes to color each in a different shade.

I did the ink blending on a piece of cardstock.  The run off makes a matching background. 

Challenges:

AAA Birthday #54 - Favourite Colors (I have lots of favorites)

Seize the Birthday #270 - Repetitive Die Cuts 

Simon Says Monday - Add Some Texture

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Simon Says Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Graceful Butterflies Die & EF (SSS), Blending Brushes, White EP

Enjoy!

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More Coneflowers

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When I made this card, I cut and embossed a few more flowers and backgrounds.

  I finally got around to getting them on cards.

The flowers were all die cut from Neena Solar White and colored with my

Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils.  After coloring it sharpened the pencil and gently

swiped the side of the point over t petals.  I used the same technique for the cone

atop the flower.  I used the stem from the Alstromeria Bunch die and colored it with pencils.

It sits on a background of Neenah Solar White that was embossed with the 

matching embossing folder.  I love the texture the embossing folder gives to the die cut too.

I added a bit of stamped and heat embossed script around some of the edges.  You

have to look close to see that in the photo.

And a twofer....

I did the die cut flowers the same way but embossed on watercolor paper and lightly 

colored the raised flowers with my Supracolor Pencils.

Then I covered two of them up with the die cut flowers.

Challenges:

Can you Handle the Pressure - Embossing with option of Bee

Simon Says Monday - Add some texture

Triple B October - Bloom

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Easy Expressions Original (Ton), Honeybee Home (SU), Texture Stamp (DD)

Ink:   Whisper White, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Brilliant Coneflower 3D EF & Die (SSS), Alstroemeria Bunch (SSS), White EP, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Salmon Pink, Bordeaux Red, Yellow, Moss Green, Olive Grey)

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