Online Card Classes Spring Card Camp 2022 -- Day 10

I made some time to participate in Online Classes Spring Card Camp 2022 with this

one project for Day 10 -- Rainbows and Patterns.

 

I got the rainbow part, but not the pattern. I started off with a pattern but in the

end, I added more sprigs and pretty much winged it. Sorry, Gina!

I used Altenew's Branches and Berries Die Set and colored them with Zig markers

and a waterbrush. The branches were arranged on a square card base and the

sentiment was stamped in the middle of the wreath.

The bottom corners of the card were rounded off and the card was finished off with

iridescent sequins.

And I can proudly share this participant badge, even though I "winged it".

Thanks for stopping by!

CASology Week 403 -- BOTANICAL

I seem to be entering challenges more often, and the reason being I'm discovering

products that I've purchased that were "hidden", aka buried under even newer goodies. 

 

The theme for CASology is BOTANICAL so I chose Simon Says Stamp's Fine Textured 

Leaf Dies for my project.

 

After die cutting some fronds from watercolor cardstock, I colored them with

Zig markers and a water brush. I mounted them on a Reverse Wonky Rectangle

panel and finished off with the Gina K Designs sentiment.

I know the colors are somewhat non traditional, but it's such a dreary day here 

that no amount of greens or yellows could brighten it up for me. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero May 2022 Challenge -- Get Scrappy

 

It's been a while since I've joined a Hero Arts challenge. This month the Stay Crafty 

Challenge is Get Scrappy, to use your scraps on your project.

Everything except the Thank You Message Cover Die was a leftover scrap. I have 

several alcohol ink backgrounds and chose one to place behind the cover die.

 

 

I wanted to "dress up" the panel and found some Spellbinders flowers and leaves in a

scrap bowl on my desk. After popping up the panel, I tucked in some leaves and

adhered the flowers on the panel.

It felt good to participate in a Hero Arts challenge and use up some scraps, too.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

The Flower Challenge #68 -- Use a Number

This month's challenge theme at The Flower Challenge #68 is to Use a Number.

 

 

 

Here's my card using the new Lovely Layers Peony Honey Cuts for the bloom, and

one of my favorite number dies--Penny Black's By the Numbers.

 

The numbers die was debossed into a white card stock top folding card and set

aside. The peony and leaves were diecut from white card stock then colored 

with inks. The flower was assembled and spattered with gold ink.

The bloom and leaves were adhered to the debossed panel and finished off with

the white embossed sentiment.

This was probably a lazy way of adding a number so I may redeem myself and

enter another card. Stay tuned, and thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: So honored that my card was chosen as the Challenge winner! 

Huge thanks to the Flower Challenge design team and congrats to the Top Picks

and Honorable Mention.

The Flower Challenge 67 -- Add a Heart

I was about to mail a card to a friend who is recuperating from surgery, and happened

to see that the latest Flower Challenge was to Add a Heart. I decided to enter my card.

Can you spot the heart?

I embossed a panel with the new Sizzix Doily 3D Embossing Folder, then added the

Lovely Layers Tulip from Honey Bee Stamps. I finished off the card with the sentiment

from Pinkfresh Studio. 

Now do you see the heart? I'm not sure if this card will qualify for the challenge, 

but I'm sending it off with good wishes to my friend. Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as a Top Pick! Thank you, TFC!

 

The Flower Challenge 65 -- Occasions

This month's theme at  The Flower Challenge 65 is OCCASIONS.

 

I've been playing with Altenew's new Blobby Roses Stencil Bundle and thought I'd link up

to the challenge. Here's my entry for a birthday.

The stencil is full sized and you can use it as a background or cut out individual blossoms

with matching dies, which is what I did. I used Altenew inks and layered colors, then

cut out some blooms.

The panel is Concord & 9th's Stitched Stripe Card Front Die. The sentiment is a hybrid

using Yana's Layered Script Sentiments and MFT's (discontinued) Label Maker

Sentiments. Some sparkling sequins finished off the card.

I might link up a second card using the stencil "as is". Stay tuned! 

Thanks for stoppin' by.

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #193 -- Love is in the Air

I'm linking up a project to Simon Says Stamp's Flickr Challenge #193 which is 

Love is in the Air. I used some older Simon Says Stamp products which, I'm happy to

report, are still available in their online store.

 

I stenciled in hearts from their Bursting Hearts Stencil in pinks and oranges on

watercolor card stock. After spritzing on some water, I let it dry and cut out a slimline

panel mainly because I didn't want to "waste" the heart background.

The sentiment was cut from white cardstock and gold for the shadow. After adhering

the sentiment to the panel, it was finished off with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

I can now chalk up my first Valentine card for the year--it may also be my only one 😆

Thanks for stopping by!

The Flower Challenge 64 -- Monochrome

I'm entering this card in The Flower Challenge 64 --Monochrome. 

 

 

 

I kept it pretty simple with several shades of orange on The Stamp Market's

Ready to Bloom Die. I inked and die cut it twice, then layered them on a kraft

card base, popping up the second layer. I rounded off a corner and finished off 

with a simple sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting!

So Thankful

Happy New Year! I am so in love with Papertrey Ink's Feathered Friends series. 

When I think back (way back!) my first pet was an olive green budgie, so birds 

were always a fave.

 

I recently acquired Feathered Friends 13 and I'm not familiar with what type of

bird he is, but I've turned him into a red breasted robin. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

 

I assembled the bird after coloring him with inks and daubers. For the background

I used branches from Penny Black's Nestled set and I was going to color them but

decided to leave them white for an embossed look. 

 

 I finished off the card with a sentiment from a Spellbinders stamp set.

Here's wishing you a Happy 2022. I am so thankful for your visits here and

for your sweet comments too!

Believe in the Magic of Christmas

 I'm sharing my last holiday card for the year and a technique I learned from the

recent Online Card Class. Richard Breaks shared some amazing Aurora borealis skies

and I couldn't resist giving it a try. 

 

I started with a rather dark cardstock from my scrap pile and blended blues and

Distress Oxide inks for the glow. I spattered some stars, then added the glittery

"believe" and silver embossed the second part of the sentiment. 

I finished off the card with a star that came from a Hero Arts retro die set. I don't 

think it was intended to be a star but it worked for my card.

The sky passed the test with my husband when I asked him what the design was

supposed to be. Decades ago, he would travel to Alaska for his sales job and got to see

 the Aurora borealis in person o I was quite pleased with his answer.

I'd like to take this time to with you a very Merry Christmas and I hope Santa

brings you what you wish for!