Poinsettia for Color Hues

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

This month our colors were chosen by the very talented Jules.  

I love these colors together and they were perfect for this NBUS background

poinsettia stamp.

I bought the background stamp a couple of years ago when Wplus9 closed up shop.

I don't know why it's taken me so long to pull it out of the NBUS box.

I had so much fun making this card that I made another using a different shade of blue

that is more aqua.  It doesn't look that different in the photo though.

For both of these cards I did an emboss resist on mixed media paper.

After wetting the paper, I dropped re-inker onto the card and used a

waterbrush to "guide" the color.  It takes awhile for it to dry, but it's well

worth the wait!

Now let's go over to Color Hues and see what the my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer Birgit have done to inspire you. 

I hope you'll create a card using Smokey Blue and Sage Green and add it to the 

gallery at Color Hues.

Please only use hues of these two colors. Neutrals are welcome.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on September 29th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Challenges:

Color Hues - Smokey Blue & Sage Green

Peace on Earth #95 ATG Christmas or be inspired my mood board below

NBUS #78 - Never Before Used Schtuff (background stamp)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Joyful Poinsettia (W+9 OOB), Tin of Tags (ret SU)

Ink:   Whisper White, Sage Shadow (DOX)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Soft Seafoam

Other:  White EP, SU Re-inkers (Bordering Blue, Sage Shadow), Layered Poinsettia Die (WF), Botanicuts Pine Bough dies (Grty), Stitched Circle Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Joyful Poinsettia (W+9 OOB)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore), Dapper Denim, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  White EP, DI Re-inker (Speckled Egg), Layered Poinsettia (WF), Eucalyptus Sprig (?), Mini Spring Cover Die (Ton)

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Wildflower Note

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I took a shallow dive into my UFO box.

I found this design piece in my UFO box and it was a good match

for the inked piece sitting on my table.  It was a test piece for this card.

And I found these embossed feathers stashed away.

Challenges:

Just us Girls - pastels

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wildflowers (W9), Vintage Ephemera (W9)

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, Shabby Shutters (DI & DM), Sahara Sand, Soft Suede (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Fresh Freesia (SU)

Other:  Spiral Border Punch (ret. SU), Feathers EF (Recollections)

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Turning the Page July 2023

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Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new month.

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

I thought I'd set up a regular post each month to share them.

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

Here's our July page using Wild Flowers stamp from Wplus9.

By the way, the calendars are clipped together and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me (bonklass(at)gmail(dot)com.

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

If your email address is not in your profile, I have no way to send this to you.

Email link is in my profile on the sidebar.

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Ink Blending on Coloured Card

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This month's zoom session was a fun one.

We stamped and embossed on colored cardstock and did some ink blending around the edges.

We started with a similar color as the cardstock and used darker shades toward the edge,

ending with black on the very edge.

My first attempt was a bust.  I'm not sure I can even salvage it.

But I was happy with this one.

I added a little bit of ink in the center of the flowers.

While I was at it...

I stamped this Penny Black stamp and embossed in white on a piece of Baja Breeze cardstock.

After brushing color around the edges and in the trees, I added some Chunky White Frantage

and heated from the back to add more snow.  A torn paper snowbank and little bird show

off the sentiment.

Then I did another and split it for two card fronts....

There was a spot that missed the stamping and embossing and some ugly splatter blotches

on this piece.   So I found a snippet of card and added a bit of ink left on my blending brush.

It made a perfect place to pop my die cut and bit of stamping for a sentiment.

Here's the second...

This time I used a strip of vellum and a foiled sentiment.

I hope you'll go to the Group of Seven Cardmakers website and check out

directions for doing this technique with a video tutorial.

And be sure to check out what the gals have done to inspire you and visit their

blogs to pick up any tips and tricks.

Challenges:

Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Flora & Fauna III (W+9), Easy Expressions Original (Ton)

Ink:   Whisper White, Victorian Velvet, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Black Soot (DI)

Paper:   Fresh Freesia (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  White EP, Easy Expressions Original Die (Ton), A2 Thin Frames Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Snow Dust (PB), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Black Soot

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Baja Breeze

Other:  White EP, Chunky White Frantage (Stmp), Delicate Pine Frame Bird (MB)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Hand Drawn Snowflakes (HA), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Whisper White, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Prize Ribbon, Black Soot (DI)

Paper:   Blue (?), Silver Foil

Other:  White EP, Silver EP, Fancy Peace Die (Alt), Flurry of Snowflakes EF (Spl), White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)

Card Recipe (card 4)

Stamps:  Hand Drawn Snowflakes (HA), Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Whisper White, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Prize Ribbon, Black Soot (DI)

Paper:   Blue (?), Silver Foil, Vellum

Other:  White EP, Flurry of Snowflakes EF (Spl), Perfect Sentiments Holiday Foil Plate & Die (PFS),

Silver Foil (Spl), White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)

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Wildflowers with Butterflies

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A just for fun card playing with my Wplus9 sets.

I started out inking the Scripted Background stamp, spritzing and stamping on the 

background.  I used the same technique with the flowers and leaves.

These butterflies were stamped with Versafine Onyx black onto vellum and 

heat embossed with clear powder.  I colored on the backside with Copic Markers.

These stamps work beautifully with this dreamy vintage style.

I think I'll go have some more fun with this set...

And there's a new challenge around by the D&D gals.

It's called Triple B and they want to see Birds, Blooms or Butterflies.

Another fun challenge from these gals!

Challenges:

NBUS #48 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Triple B March Challenge - ATG with Birds, Blooms and/or Butterfly

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripted Backgrounds, Wild Flowers, Flora & Fauna 3 (all W9)

Ink:   Antiique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Wilted Violet, Bundled Sage (DM), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Vellum

Other:  Clear EP, Copic Markers (B26, B29)

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Merry Ornament

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Another Christmas card for the stash.

A sweet friend sent me this die a year or two ago.  I had cut it out from some 

Neenah Solar White and wasn't sure where to go from there.  So I put it back in the

NBUS box.  I found it the other day and was determined to get it on a card.

I tried it with various alcohol inked backgrounds and decided on this one.

Fortunately, I thought to cut the piece behind the ornament from the middle so I 

could use the rest as a narrow frame.  I had a little piece of leftover embossing sitting

on the table that fit behind the outcut.  

I used some tiny snippets of gold foil to die cut the merry and a bow from

another set and stamped and heat embossed the wishes.

I found these little pine sprigs already cut and tucked them behind the bow.

Glad to have given this die a spin and have another Christmas card too.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Baubles

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Endless Wishes (ret SU)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Yupo, Gold Foil, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer

Other: Ranger Alcohol Ink (Sailboat, Indigo, Amethyst), Wplus9 Merry Ornament Shaker, Mini Sprig Cover Die (Ton), Gold EP, Whirl Wreath (PB)

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Bluebird for a Friend

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I'm still enjoying these Wplus9 stamps.

Challenges:

Double D  - Birds

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Just Breathe (W9)

Ink:   Archival Shadow Gray, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Watercolor (Strathmore) , Neenah Solar White 

Other:  Altenew Watercolor Pans (Persian Blue, Forest Glades, Coral Berry, Citrus Burst), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils, Elegant Rectangle STAX dies (MFT)

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Valentines for the Guys

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A couple of valentines for the men in my life.

For hubby...

and for that grown grandson...

Background of both is double embossed first with the Subtle EF then with 

the Woodland EF.

Both use the Woodslice Hearts Dies from the Greetery.  It's a NBUS set.

And the "bluebird" turned Carolina Wren is also NBUS from Wplus9.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - Using an embossing folder with a twist of hearts.

Four Seasons - Winter

NBUS #47 - Never Before Used Schtuff

   

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tea Die (DI), Garden Green

Paper:   Shaded Spruce, Neenah Natural, Cajun Craze

Other:  Blue Bird Die (W9), Woodslice Hearts dies, Botanicuts Pine Bough dies, Nordic Frames die (Grtry), Woodland EF, Subtle EF (ret SU)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Tea Die (DI), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Cherry Cobbler, Neenah Natural

Other:  Woodslice Hearts dies, Let's Have a Word Love die (Grtry), Woodland EF, Subtle EF (ret SU), Birds dies (MB)

 

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Flora and Fauna for the Birds

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A couple of weeks ago I shared a couple of cards using the Wplus9

Flora and Fauna 3 stamps.  You can see them here and here.

Today I'm sharing the results with the bird from this set.

This was not my first try, but perseverance won out to something usable.

I stamped with Antique Linen Distress ink and started coloring with Zigs.

I was struggling with the colors so I switched to my Altenew watercolors.  I still am

not satisfied with the large flower, but it's as good as it's going to get.

The next card is a CASE of a card by my friend Michele.

You can see it here.  She used Dawn's technique that you can see here.

I've tried this technique before with no success.  Michele suggested the Tim Holtz 

mini mister and that did help a lot.

I inked the stamp with Distress Markers and spritzed before pressing onto 

watercolor paper.  I used the MISTI so I could get multiple stampings.

Finally,

I tried the spritz technique with this bird and it didn't work.  So I re-inked the stamp with

Distress Markers and smooshed more ink on a palette to pick up and watercolor the image.

Thankfully, I was able to put this back in the MISTI for a re-do!

The flowers with this bird were barely passable and I had the brilliant idea to

add splatters.  Then I realized that snow would not be falling on  blooming cosmos.

So I fussy cut this bird out from the offending flowers and added some snowflakes

leftover from a past project.

That's five cards from this stamp set.

I had so much fun playing with it.

Thanks to Dawn of Wplus9 for restocking this stamp set.

She may need to restock again.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Flora and Fauna 3 (W9), Just Breathe (W9)

Ink:   Antique Linen (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor (Fabriano Artistico Extra White), Black, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Zig CCRBM (Carmine Red, Oatmeal, Bright Yellow, Mustard), Altenew watercolors (Paper Bag, Mocha, Forest Glade, Lavender Fields), Copic Multiliner .03 (Sepia), Elegant Frames Dies (MFT), Subtle EF (ret SU), Black Acrylic Paint (for splatters), Tumbled Glass re-inkers (DI)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Flora and Fauna 3 (W9), Just Breathe (W9)

Ink:    Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry (DM), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor (Fabriano Artistico Extra White), Neenah Solar White, Soft Sky

Other:  Zigs (Bright Yellow, Pale Orange, Mini Mister (TH), Infinity Circles Die (HA), Thin Frames Circles Die (SSS), Tumbled Glass re-inkers (DI)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Flora and Fauna 3 (W9), Easy Expressions Original (Ton)

Ink:    Versafine Onyx Black, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet

Paper:   Watercolor (Fabriano Artistico Extra White), Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Brick EF (TH), Snowflakes  Dies (IO), Shimmer Spray (Technique Junkies), White Acrylic Paint, Easy Expressions Original Die (Ton)

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Vintage Ephemera Bird

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I promised to be back soon with the bird from the Wplus9 Vintage Ephemera.

Here he is...

I've paired him with the Scripted Background stamp from the same company.

It's been inked with Bundled Sage DOX ink and spritzed before stamping.

The bird was inked with Distress Markers and the color moved around with a damp brush,

then fussy cut when dry.

I used the Eclipse Technique to cut a heart from the background and cut another

from a bit of foam.  Glued together and put back in, it gives added dimension.

Finally I added my favorite die cut pine boughs and a sentiment from another

Wplus9 set.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripted Background (W9), Vintage Ephemera (W9), Flora & Fauna 3 (W9)

Ink:   Bundled Sage, Vintage Photo (DOX), Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire (DM), Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles (DI), Night of Navy

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Night of Navy

Other:   Botanicuts Pine Bough (Greetery), Heart Die (ret SU)

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