Winsomely Fresh

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Back to my NBUS box for a Penny Black stamp and die.

I inked the single flower with Warm Glow ink for a no-line watercolor look and colored

with Arteza Twimarkers.  I was glad that I'd bought the die too and used it

to cut out the flowers since I'd inked up several.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to plant them on two 

different embossed pieces.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #685 - Sketch by Linda

NBUS #74 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Simply Clean & Simple - CAS with option of flowers

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winsomely (PB), Thinking of You (Alt)

Ink:   Warm Glow (GKD), Baked Brown Sugar (SU)

Paper:   Watercolor (Fabriano), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Arteza Twimarkers (Ruby Red, Moss Green, Jungle Green, Hazlenut Brown), Winsomely Die (PB), Tile Reflection EF (SB), Subtle EF (SU)

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Birthday Blooms

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My friend Bobby chose flowers for the Just Us Girls Die week challenge.

I couldn't not play along.

I had another play with this Whimsy Blooms Bouquet die.  The pieces were cut

from watercolor paper and colored with re-inkers and my waterbrush.

I am still loving this bow!

Challenges:

AAA Birthday #73 - Happy 6th Birthday

Just us Girls #773 - Flower dies

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Carefree Wishes (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray

Paper:   Watercolor (Fabriano), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Whimsy Blooms Bouquet (AS), Distress re-inkers (Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss), Sparkly Diamonds Coverplate (PFS)

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Strawberries

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It's strawberry season around here.  Fresh strawberries are always

welcome in our house and we've been eating a lot of them lately.

It reminded me of a die set that had been in my NBUS box for a couple of years.

My talented friend Leslie enabled me to buy this set when I saw 

her strawberry card back in 2023.

I die cut from mixed media paper and watercolored using Stampin' Up ink pads.

I squished the color in the lid and picked it up with my waterbrush to color.

After it was dry, I used a white gel pen for the seeds and let that dry, then

touched it with a Neon Yellow Sharpie.

A little sponging with darker ink around the edges gave them some depth.

I had an embossed piece left from this card and used the same sketch.

This time I used a hexagon die cut instead of a circle and the vines instead of

that scallop strip.  I hope it's okay to take some liberties with the sketch.

Challenges:

Allsorts #822 - Inspired by a song (Strawberry Fields Forever by the Beatles)

Freshly Made Sketches #684 - Sketch below

I.D.E.A.S. - Week 1 ink (used as watercolor)

Inkspirational #340 - Seasonal (spring here)

NBUS #74 - Never Before Used Schtuff

  

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Strawberries dies (Elizabeth Crafts), Texture EF (PB), Stitched Hexagon Die (MB)

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Blue Garden

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It's been a while since I've used a brush stroke stamp.

I was pretty rusty....

But I managed a passable loose watercolor look.

Challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches #559 - Colours (light blue, dark blue & green)

Freshly Made Sketches #684 - Sketch by Jen M below

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snippets, Garden Variety (both PB)

Ink:   Blueberry Bushel

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Blueberry Bushel, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Tom Bow Markers (526, 565, 126, 177), Infinity Circles die (HA), Double Stitch Circles (LI), Texture EF (PB)

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Blue and Yellow Irises for Color Hues

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

It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues.

This time sweet Marcia chose these colors for us to use.

I think I got carried away from my usual CAS style.

Sometimes it's fun to try something different.

First I stamped the irises with Antique Linen Distress ink so I could see where I

wanted to color.  Then I used my Arteza markers to ink the blooms and stems and used

a damp waterbrush to pull the color into the flowers.  I used a combination of markers

direct to paper and swiped on a palette to add shading.

When the coloring was finished and dry, I die cut the piece and added it to a thin

border of yellow and placed on a piece of decorative paper with a light linen print.

You can see a bit of the pattern in the top left corner.

The thin frame was cut twice and I offset them for added interest.

Finally I added some watercolor to a scrap of mixed media and cut the butterflies.

My super talented teammates are sure to inspire you with their fantastic creations

and we are joined this month by my dear friend and equally talented, Nance.

I hope you'll check us out and join in at Color Hues.

The challenge ends May 14th at 9:00 AM EDT.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  PAF - Iris (Alt), Sentiment (?)

Ink:   Antique Linen, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, DSP, Daffodil Delight  

Other:  Arteza Twi-markers (Periwinkle Blue, Sapphire Blue, Sapphire Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Latte Brown), Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Hexagon Frame (?), Butterflies dies (PB)

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