Teamwork

Hi everyone.  I started my card with a NBUS stamp that I bought not long ago.  This is called Teamwork (by Anita Jerum from Colorado Craft).  I  just love this fun scene of everyone working together to get these snowmen made.  Adorable!

I stamped in black ink and heat embossed with clear before adding soft sponging for the sky and watercolouring the image with my Zig markers.  I used the same stamp set for the sentiment that is stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in red.  To finish, I used my white Posca pen to add stripes and dots details to the scarfs and hats and then splattered with diluted white acrylic paint for the falling snow.

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I'm sending this to April Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes.  I try to play along each month to keep my stash building throughout the year.

And I'm also sending this to NBUS Challenge #37.  First time using this stamp set!

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Stamps:  Teamwork (Colorado Craft)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Salvaged Patina distress ink (Tim Holtz); Versamark; Zig markers
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, sponge, watercolour paint brushes; Red embossing powder (WOW!), White acrylic pen (Posca)

Challenges:
April Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

NBUS Challenge #37

Season's Greetings

Hi everyone.  A quick and easy card made today to play along with two challenges.  I'm just slipping in under the wire for JUGS #628 - Red, Black and White.

I really wanted to play along with this classic colour combination.  And to start me off is the wonderful challenge this month from Christmas Craft Creations April Challenge - Tartan / Plaid.  They are celebrating their 2nd birthday!  Congrats to the team!!

I started with some lovely buffalo plaid paper.  I added a simple white die-cut of snowy trees (AliExpress) on top and a die-cut sentiment, Season's Greetings Line Border from Lawn Fawn as the bottom.  The main panel is popped up on the card base for added dimension.

Simple but oh-so perfect for Christmas!

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Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Buffalo Plaid patterned paper (Carta Bella); black card stock (SU!)

Accessories:   Tree border die (AliExpress), Season's Greetings Line Border (Lawn Fawn)

Challenges:
JUGS #628 - Red, Black and White

Christmas Craft Creations April Challenge - Tartan / Plaid

Penny Black - Farm Fresh

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another two cards using one of the new images from the Penny Black Springtime 2022 Release.  This time I'm using the Farm Fresh (40-834) stamp set.  This is a set of three imaegs, but I have only used one for both my cards for today.

I LOVE this gorgeous jug of lavender.  It's so rustic and pretty at the same time.  For the card above, I kept the design CAS (clean and simple) so that the image is the star.  I only added a small grounding of watercolour and a sentiment (Not Older, Better 30-896) to finish.

I inked the image using distress markers (Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs), spritzed with a fine mist of water and stamped onto a piece of mixed media card.  I used a small paint brush to move the ink around.  Stamped again to re-define the lines and then added the grounding at the bottom.  I thought the leaves needed a bit more colour so used a wet liner brush to add some wisps of Rustic Wilderness ink.  I stamped the sentiment in Peeled Paint ink.

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I'm sending the above card over to Color Hues #39 - Purple and Green.  This is my second entry ito the challenge ... love this colour combo!

For my second card, I used the same image, but only inked up the top portion (stems and flowers), using distress markers (Peeled Paint, Candied Apple).

I stamped once at the bottom of my mixed media paper and then stamped again without re-inking, higher up and slightly to the right.  I repeated that again for another stamping at the bottom right and more of the second generation stamping higher.  I added a few more of the light images to fill in my garden.  I softly sponged around the plants with more of the Peeled Paint ink and sponged the sky with Tumbled Glass ink.  I stamped the sentiment (another stamp from the Not Older, Better 30-896 set), using black ink, heat embossing in clear so it stood out among the flowers. :)  To finish I added a frame (Semi-Circle Stackers 51-706) and popped the panel up with foam.

I'm sending the second card over to PB Saturday Challenge for April - Anything Penny Black Goes.

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Farm Fresh (40-834)

Not Older, Better (30-896)

Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

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Card #1:

Stamps:  Farm Fresh; Not Older, Better (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress markers / ink:  Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   water mister, paint brushes

Card #2:

Stamps:  Farm Fresh; Not Older, Better (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress markers / ink:  Peeled Paint, Candied Apple, Tumbled Glass (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: water mister, paint brushes, sponges, clear embossing powder, heat tool, Semi-Circle Stackers frame (Penny Black)

Challenges:
Color Hues #39 - Purple and Green

PBSC - Anything Goes

Flora Thistle

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a quick card I made just for fun. :)  I wanted to use my Lavinia Flora Stencil that I've had for ages, but not used yet.  I LOVE the design from this stencil!  

I thought it would pair well with the Thistle stamp (Serendipity Stamps) and so used the colours of the thistle for my background.  I masked the right and bottom edges of my card front and then lightly sponged distress inks (Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet).  I removed my masks and stamped the thistle in black ink and clear heat embossed before watercolouring with more of the same distress ink colours.  To finish, I stamped the sentiment from Bouquet of Thanks (retired) from Simon Says Stamp in black ink, again heat embossing in clear so it really stands out next to the stenciling.

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I'm sending this over to the NBUS Challenge #37 (never-before-used-schtuff).

And I'm sending this over to Color Hues #39 Challenge - Purple and Green!

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Stamps:  Thistle (Serendipity Stamps); Bouquet of Thanks - retired (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Flora stencil (Lavinia), sponge brushes, Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, waterbrushes

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge #37

Color Hues #39 - Purple and Green

Penny Black - Pansies

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card made with a new release from Penny Black called Pansies (40-818).

I do love pansies ... they have those cute little faces. :)  I researched colours of pansies.  There are so many!!  But I loved the combination of pink and dark pink (of course!). :)

I made a few smooshed backgrounds last week using distress inks; Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, and Wilted Violet.  This background was the second pull, using the leftover inks which means the colours are light.  I thought it worked well with the pink pansies.

I stamped my pansies in black ink and heat embossed with clear before watercolouring using my Gansai Tambi paints.  I rarely use these paints ... they work so differently from my usual distress inks.  It will take me a while to get comfortable with them.  I used a deep pinky red, watered down to create the soft pink and used with less water for the darker pink of my flowers.  I used leaf green for the stems and leaves and added a very bright yellow orange for the stamens of my flowers.

Once the panel was watercoloured, I cut it into an angled panel to place over my card base.  I stamped my sentiment (Faith.Hope.Love 30-800) in black ink with clear embossing, on a white strip of card stock so it stood out against the pansies.  I then popped up the panel with foam onto my card base.  I really like how this image fills the angled panel.

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I'm sending this card over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for April - Anything Goes with Optional "Easter".  I definitely used Easter colours. :)

And I'm also sending this to Color Hues #38 - Pink and Green Challenge.

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Pansies (40-818)

Faith.Hope.Love (30-800)

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Stamps:  Pansies (Penny Black); Faith.Hope.Love. (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz); Gansia Tambi watercolour paints (Kuretake)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Paint brushes (Blick Art Maerials)

Challenges:
PBSC - Anything Goes - optional "Easter"

Color Hues #38 - Pink and Green

Just Us Girls #627

Hi everyone.  This week is Trend Week at Just Us Girls - #627 Use Foil on your Alcohol Inked Cards. 

My talented friend Ina is hosting and my dear friend Mac is Guest Designing.  I just had to play along!  I haven't used my AIs for ages and so this challenge was the perfect prompt for me to pull them out.  

Have to say that I stuck with my favourite combination of colours (Wild Plum - Ranger; Sunset Orange and Sunbright Yellow - Pinata alcohol inks).  I first squirted some blending solution on a piece of Yupo and then added my inks, moving them around by tilting my panel.  I added more as they dried and was able to get a few sticky areas where the ink pooled and dried so my silver foil would stick.

I added a silver foil card stock die-cut (Leafy Branch - Simon Says Stamp), along with one of the All Things Happy Sentiment Strips - also Simon Says Stamp).    

Close-up ...  It's difficult to photograph yupo and AIs with all the shine.  This was the best close-up I could get.

I hope you'll pull out your AIs and foil and give this a try.  Then come join in the fun at JUGS Challenge #627.

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A few new pics of Jessie and Violeta.

They were busy playing for a few hours and then this happened ...

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Paper:   Yupo; White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Silver Foil Card Stock

Ink:   Alcohol Inks:  Wild Plum (Ranger); Sunset Orange, Sunbright Yellow (Pinata)
Accessories:   Blending Solution, Silver Foil (DecoFoil); Leafy Branch die (Simon Says Stamp), Sentiment Strip (Simon Says Stamp)

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #627 - Use Foil on Your Alcohol Inked cards

Penny Black - Iris Elegance

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card using one of the stamps from Penny Black's Springtime 2022 release, Iris Elegance (40-848).  I do love irises, and this is such a beautiful image.

I started by creating a soft multi-coloured background, smooshing with DOX inks (Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Wilted Violet).  I then stamped the image in white pigment ink, heat embossing in white.  I used my liquid watercolours for the iris (Violet) and then finished adding the stamens and leaves in distress inks (Mustard Seed, Rustic Wilderness).

To finish, I stamped the sentiment (another new release called Not Older, Better - (30-896) ... lots of wonderful sentiments in this set.

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I'm sending this card over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for April - Anything Goes with optional "Easter".  

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Iris Elegance (40-848)                        Not Older, Better (30-896)

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Stamps:  Iris Elegance; Not Older, Better (both Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Bristol Paper (Strathmore)
Ink:   White Pigment (Hero Arts); DOX Inks (Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz)Violet Watercolour Liquid Concentrate (Blick Art); Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Water mister, white embossing powder, heat tool, paint brushes 

Challenges:
PBSC April Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Gord

Hi everyone.  It's hubby's birthday today and I wanted to try something a little different.  After being inspired by a few friends that have started watercolouring their own images and another friend has recently purchased an instructional booklet on watercolouring, I thought I'd give it a try.  This is my first attempt ... and I have a LONG, LONG way to go.  :)

I watched THIS VIDEO and tried using some of her techniques to create my own scene.  I decided to use Bristol paper and inks to watercolour and I believe I would have gotten better results with watercolour paper and watercolour paints.  So I will be using them next time.  I have lots ... just the inks were right in front of me. :)

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Stamps:  Happy Birthday (Greetings - Cavallini & Co)

Paper:   Bristol Paper (Strathmore); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Rustic Wilderness, Mustard Seed, Black Soot (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Watercolour brushes, white embossing powder, heat tool   

Stay Curious

Hi everyone.  Another adorable image from Anita Jeram (Colorado Craft Company).  This image reminded me of Jessie, so I HAD to buy it! :)  I can just see her with her head stuck in a pot, trying to find something yummy to snack on. :)

I kept this very CAS so that the image was the star.  Watercoloured with distress inks, I finished the design by softly sponging clouds in the sky using a stencil.

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Because this is the first outing for the stamp, I'm adding this card to the NBUS Challenge #37 (never-before-used-schtuff).  I have a LOT of NBUS, so try to join in the challenge at least once a month.  At this rate, it will take me about 20 years to get through my current NBUS pile. :)

And, I'm sending this card over to CAS on Friday Challenge #228 - Stencil.

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Stamps:  Stay Curious (Colorado Craft Company)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Rusty Hinge, Tumbled Glass (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paint brushes, sponge, Rolling Clouds stencil (MFT)

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge #37

CAS on Friday #228 - Stencil