Rosebuds

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I had some die cut rosebuds left from my last class.

I colored these pink like we did in the class.

They were cut from mixed media paper.  We colored them using finger daubers to add

ink then touching with a damp watercolor brush.  It's a good way to get a watercolor look 

for those that are hesitant to do watercoloring.

I added some splattering and added them over a stitched, die cut heart.

There were two more left...

I used the same technique to color them but used red ink instead of pink and

added them over a larger die cut heart.

The embossed backgrounds don't show up well in the photos, but it's there.

Challenges:

Double D - Hearts

The Flower Challenge #99 - Feature the Color Pink

Triple B - Blooms

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  (?)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi 

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

Other:  Bouquet Accessories die (HA), Stitched Up Heart die (Unity), Dainty Diamonds EF (SU), Leaf Punch (MS), Gingham Ribbon (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Field Flowers (ret SU)

Ink:   Lumberjack Plaid, Bundled Sage (DI), Wild Wasabi (SU)

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

Other:  Bouquet Accessories die (HA), Delicate Fern die (MB), Stitched Up Heart die (Unity), Dainty Diamonds EF (SU), Black Twine

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Two Frogs

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I've been having some fun with a NBUS stamp from Unity.

I did both a masculine and a feminine version.

First up the masculine version.  This was a take off of a card we did in my last class.

The frog is stamped and heat embossed with clear powder, then watercolored.

The navy piece is dry embossed.  It didn't want to show up well in the photo.

One side of it didn't emboss for some reason (user error, I'm sure) so I cut that

part off and added it green background.

Since I had another frog stamped, I decided to make a feminine version...

I stenciled some hearts in the background and added this one on a pink heart.

I gave him a crown cut from White and heat embossed with gold. I've added inside that 

"you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince".  It goes to my teenage granddaughter.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - I used the twist of something that begins with the letter F (Frog)

Just Us Girls #761 - Use a Die Cut Heart

NBUS #71= Never Before Used Schtuff

Stencil Fun - Use Stencils with option of pink or red

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Feelin' Foggy (Unity)

Ink:   Versafine Clair Nocturne, Gumball Green (SU)

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Clear EP, Curved Point Pinpoint Layers die (MB), Checkered Scallops EF (SB), Heart Punch (ret SU), Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Feelin' Froggy (Unity), Keep it Simple-Valentine (PTI) 

Ink:   Versafine Claire Nocturne, Pretty in Pink (SU)

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Tickled Pink (MFT)

Other:  Clear EP, Gold EP, Stitched Up Heart die (Unity), Happy die (Paper Roses), Red Sharpie

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Dainty Floral Heart

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Challenges:

Simply CAS - Clean & Simple with option of love/hearts

Time Out #281 - Stitch, Heart, Layer

The Flower Challenge #99 - Feature the Colour Pink

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Holiday Wishes (ret SU)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media smooshed with Melon Mambo & Frost White paint

Other:  Heart Bouquet EF (MB), Double Stitch Loving Heart Cutout Die (MB), Potpourri Flowers Die (PS), Forever Fern Dies (SU), Simply Succulents Die (SU) 

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Christmas Hearts

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

I have a NBUS stamp that got some use this week.

First I stamped on Black, heat embossed and filled some of the circles with gems.

A narrow gold mat finished was all it needed.  

Then I stamped it on vanilla cardstock.  Same technique but a different look.  I added

a die cut bow to this one.

The cards are a bit larger than usual, 4 1/2" x 6 1/4"

With Valentine's Day coming up and being my turn to host our Craft Group, I did

a bit of surgery on the stamp and we did art work for the holiday.

Now which one should I share with these challenges?

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - Anything Christmas

Peace on Earth -  Heart

NBUS #71 - Never Before Used Schtuff

 

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Big Bubble Heart (Woodware)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Black (MFT), Vanilla (SU), Gold Foil, Red Foil

Other:  Gold EP, Gems (TH), Fit to Be Tied (Grtry)

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Krafty Heart

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

I'm still working through my Valentine UFOs...

This week's Just Us Girls Challenge is to CASE a Designer and there were lots of

fantastic cards to choose from.  My UFO box yielded this krafty heart pair that I thought

would work to CASE my friend Bobby's card.  Here's what she did...

I have an embossed background and instead of a bear, I have a heart cut from 

corrugated kraft and the red heart the bear is holding shows up in the die cut berries and

itty, bitty heart.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #760 - CASE a Designer - My friend Bobby

Krafty Chicks #753 - Anything Goes

  

Card Recipe

Stamps: XOXO (?)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White, Sparkle, Real Red, Corrugated

Other:  Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies (SU), Winterberry Sprigs Die (PS), Gold & Red Sharpies, Confetti Heart Border Punch, Plaid EF

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