IDEAS July - Anything Goes

Hi everyone.  Today's card is for the IDEAS Challenge with Darnell.  This week is "A - Anything Goes".

For my Anything Goes, I've tried a new-to-me technique.  Thanks to Tiffany Solorio for this great video.  I used a panel of alcohol inked yupo from my stash, ran it through my Gemini with the Vine Canopy embossing folder (Simon Says Stamp).  I then used a sanding block to sand off the top of the raised design, which turns white.  I love the effect and will try this with more of my AI panels that have been collecting dust. :)

I popped it up on my card front which has been stamped with a sentiment from Happy Snippets (Penny Black).

I die-cut the Ascending die (Penny Black) from black card stock and adhered it on top.

Easy peasy card using a panel from my stash. :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

IDEAS Challenge - July - Anything Goes

Can you Handle the Pressure? - Anything Goes with an optional twist of Stripes and/or Checks

  

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Stamps:  Happy Snippets (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Yupo; Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Alcohol Inks (turquoise, green, purple) - Ranger
Accessories:   Blending Solution, Vine Canopy embossing folder, Ascending die (Penny Black)

Challenges:

IDEAS July Challenge - Anything Goes

Can You Handle the Pressure? - Anything Embossing Goes

IDEAS July - Dies / Die-cuts

Hi everyone.  It's time for the next IDEAS Challenge with Darnell.  This week is "D for Dies / Die Cuts".

I'm playing with my new Garden Trellis Cover Die (Altenew).  LOVE this!  Bought it the same time as the Nature's Magic bundle from Altenew, which is used again today.  I saw a card done by Design Team Member Emily, and had to buy both the bundle and the trellis.  :) 

My son wanted to have some thank-you cards for the school admin assistants, so this is one that I made for him to give-away.  For this card, I used Distress Re-inkers to colour ... first time having a bit of success using them, but have a long way to go.  I love the vibrant colours, but I couldn't get the fade that I wanted.  I need lots of practise. :)  I used an older stamp for the sentiment, embossing in white on black card stock and then fussy-cutting it out. 

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

IDEAS July Challenge

NBUS #64 

    

                                                                         

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Stamps:  Nature's Magic (Altenew); Sentiment - retired Technique Tuesday

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew); Distress Re-inkers:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Candied Apple, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Garden Trellis Cover Die (Altenew); Nature's Magic die (Altenew); watercolour brushes, white acrylic paint pen (Posca); white embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool

Challenges:

IDEAS July Challenge - Dies / Die-cuts

NBUS Challenge #64

Many Thanks

Hi everyone.  It's great to be back on-line after moving houses and being "unplugged" for a few weeks. :)

Today I'm sharing a card I made for Emily.  She has been walking Jessie for a few years and we will miss her.  I used one of the images from Daisy Darlings from Penny Black, stamped in black and watercoloured with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, and Mowed Lawn).  The sentiment is from the Happy Snippets (Penny Black) stamp set.

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I kept this card CAS (clean and simple) as the image is so darn adorable ... and I wanted it to be the focus. :)

I'm sending this to Penny Black Saturday Challenge - May.

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Stamps:  Dainty Darlings (Penny Black); Happy Snippets (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black Pigment ink (Obsidian - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Watercolour brushes

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - May

Stencil Fun!

Hi everyone.  The other day I watched a 5-minute card video by Gina K called Magic Masking Strips with Stencils.  I really like the design of the card she made so I decided to try it for myself.  I basically copied Gina's card.  It was a fun and easy card to make.

I used three stencils (Flourish Layering by Tim Holtz; Crisscrossed Stencil by STAMPlorations; and Bubbly by Kaisercraft ) along with three colours of distress inks (Salvaged Patina, Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon).  To finish the card, I added a die cut sentiment (Painted Thanks - Simon Says Stamp) in black and coated with three coats of melted UTEE.

I'm sending this card to the August Stencil Fun Challenge.

I wanted to try another card using softer colours of ink and changing up the design.  I came up with this CAS design ...

With lots of masking, I used the Flourish Layering Stencil (Tim Holtz) only for this version.  And I used Salvaged Patina distress ink again, along with Saltwater Taffy (my FAV distress ink colour!).  This card makes me happy.  :)

I could see me making more of these, changing up the stencils, colours, and angles of sections. :)

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Stamps:  

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Salvaged Patina, Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:   Masking tape, 3 Stencils:  Flourish Layering (Tim Holtz), Crisscrossed stencil (STAMPlorations), Bubbly (Kaisercraft); blending brushes, Painted Thanks (SSS) die-cut, UTEE

Challenges:

August Stencil Fun Challenge

Cosmos

Hi everyone.  Today's card uses the Cosmos Bunch stamp and stenciling set from PinkFresh Studio.  I've made a card with the five layering stencils before and I just love how easy they are to use.  This is the first time I paired them with the matching stamp - worked great!

I stamped the image in black ink and then used the stencils to sponge in the colours for the leaves and flowers.  I used a Posca pen to add white centers to the flowers.

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I'm sending this over to Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #4, following their colours on the optional mood board.

I'm also sending the card to NBUS Challenge #50 (never-before-used-schtuff) - this is the first time I've inked up the stamp.

... and I'm playing along with May Stencil Fun Challenge - where the option this month is Flowers!

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Stamps:  Cosmos Bunch (PinkFresh Studio)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black Obsidian (Altenew); Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Dusty Concord, Peacock Feathers (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Cosmos Bunch Layering Stencils (PinkFresh Studio), sponges, white acrylic paint pen (Posca)   

Challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge with Mood Board #4

NBUS Challenge #50

May Stencil Fun Challenge - option Flowers

Cards of Thanks

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a few thank you cards that I made for my surgeon and nurses who cared for me during my recent hospital stay.

I'm still recovering and will be for a few more months.  In the meantime, my mojo is gone missing ... hopefully temporarily. :)  I decided it would be best if I CASED some of my previous cards, although I tried to add some changes to each of them.

The card above is for my surgeon that performed my heart valve replacement.  And below are a few more cards I made for some of the nurses that looked after me during my week stay at the hospital.  The rest of the cards I sent were from my stash.

... and ... this was a card I made for a playday with my friends Susan and Christine, that we had to postpone.  Smooshed distress inks and gesso with prints made from die-cuts.  LOVE these colours! :)

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Penny Black - Courier

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card using the new die from Penny Black - Courier (51-734).  I've also used one of the new stamps from the So Thankful set (30-914), masking off a bit to have a simple "Thanks".

Before I created the bird on the branch, I worked on the background.  This is a stencil monoprint of the Penny Black Promenade stencil (25-001), which I've had for ages. :)  For the stencil monoprint, I randomly pressed two colours of distress inks (Peeled Paint, Chipped Sapphire) onto the stencil; spritzed with water and then flipped the wet side of the inky stencil onto a piece of mixed media paper.  I blotted with paper towel (which keeps the cutout of the stencil design clean white), leaving the background with lots of colour.  This is my favourite stencil technique. :)  

Blotting all the excess ink and water created a soft, dreamy looking leavy background for my lovely bird on a branch die, which I sponged with more Chipped Sapphire distress ink on the bird's body, along with two shades of brown ink for the branch.  I die-cut a second bird, using just the wing to glue on top of my bird to add dimension.

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Courier (51-734)

So Thankful (30-914)

Promenade Stencil (25-001)

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Stamps:  So Thankful (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Peeled Paint, Chipped Sapphire (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Promenade stencil (Penny Black); Courier die (Penny Black)

Penny Black - Blooming

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another of the new release from Penny Black.  This image is called Blooming (40-850) and I love the large size, this time having it go off the edge.  The lovely shape of the flowers could be several different kinds of flowers.  Today I made them into Himalayan Blue Poppies, watercoloured with Distress Inks:  Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn.  I added some Black Soot ink to the centers and sponged more of the mowed lawn in opposite corners.  

The sentiment is from another new release, So Thankful (30-914), and it finishes my simple watercoloured card.

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I started my card using the colours from the latest challenge at Color Hues (#43).  Love this combination!

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Blooming (40-850)

So Thankful (30-914)

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Stamps:  Blooming, So Thankful (both Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, sponge

Challenges:

Color Hues #43 - Blue and Green

Penny Black - Duet

Hi everyone.  Today I've used a few different die-cuts to create this pretty thank you card.  The die-cut flowers are from the latest release from Penny Black, Duet ((51-736). 

I die-cut two sets of the flowers from mixed media paper and sponged each with distress inks: Worn Lipstick, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn.

I then stamped the jug in black ink from the set called Country Charisma (30-690), heat embossing in clear.  The jug was cut out using the matching die (Country Charisma (51-634), before using a Versamark pen to add random clear ink and heat embossing with Fractured Ice embossing powder (Allure).

Using an exacto knife, I cut a small slit near the top of the jug to weave through the stems from the flowers.  The whole jug of flowers was popped up over the sweet thank you sentiment (So Thankful  30-914).

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Adding this to the Snippets Challenge #430 ... I used snippets for everything except the card base. :)  So happy to be playing along after missing a few challenges! :)

And sending it also to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for June.

And to the Simon Says Wednesday challenge - this week is Add a Sentiment.  I think the sentiment is perfect for this bunch of flowers in a jug.

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Duet (51-736)

Country Charisma (30-690)

Country Charisma cut out (51-634)

So Thankful (30-914)

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Stamps:  Country Charisma; So Thankful (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Worn Lipstick, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Duet die (Penny Black); Country Charisma cut out (Penny Black); Clear embossing powder (Tim Holtz); Fractured Ice embossing powder (Allure), sponges

Challenges:
Snippets Challenge #430

PBSC June Challenge

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add a Sentiment