Friday, April 19, 2024

Pink and Yellow

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I recently found a box of flowers stickers deep in the cupboard.
In it were several different styles and sizes of daisies.

Pairing one (or two) up with a salted background in my stash, came
together for a card for the Color Hues challenge.


This is an A6 size and a bit larger than I usually make.  
I'm trying to use up some envelopes.

The salted background was made by wetting a piece of cold press 
watercolor paper and sprinkling Color Burst Powders over it.

When it was completely blended and still wet, I sprinkled some coarse salt
over top and let it dry.  When dry, I brushed the salt off and it left this fun design.

I stacked a smaller daisy over the top of a larger one for a little more depth.
I'm not sure if I'm crazy about it, but it's not coming apart.


Challenges:
Color Hues #85 (Yellow and Pink)





Card Recipe
Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (ret PTI)
Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Arches cold press)
Other:  Colorburst Powders (Razzle Berry, Lemon Drop), Coarse salt, Hemstitch Rectangle Die (Spl), Daisy Stickers (?)


Enjoy!


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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Happy Anniversary Leaves

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This week Darnell's I.D.E.A.S is Embossing.
She's come up with this fun way to start off the week with a starting point
for a card.


I've embossed a piece of Black Mixed Media paper and added a bit of
watercolor with Metallic Watercolor Paint to the raised parts.

I thought it made a very dramatic background and added some die cut leaves
over top. I love how the die embosses the leaves as it cuts.


Challenges:




Card Recipe
Stamps:  BP Fancy Sentiment Strips Plate (Spl)
Ink:   
Paper:   Black, Mixed Media, Betterpress Porcelain
Other: Vine Canopy EF (SSS), Metallic Watercolor Paint (Alt), BP Fancy Sentiment Strips Die (Spl), Privet Branch Die (SSS)


Enjoy!


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Monday, April 15, 2024

Red Poinsettia

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Today's card came from my UFO box.  It was from this calendar page.
I'm not sure if it was from the actual calendar or if it was a test piece.
It's been in there for a long time.


I didn't like the colors and with nothing to lose, I decided to color over it with my
Ohuhu markers to see if I could improve it.  I was glad I did.

I added some gold foil mini dots to the center and some gold splatter and
a sentiment from the stash.

The background piece had been set aside because I got overzealous with splatters.
I decided it wasn't so bad if I covered most of it up.  

Another Christmas card added to my stash.

Challenges:
ABC Christmas - I is for Inky
Jingle Belles - Use something recycled (calendar page)
Krafty Chicks - Christmas week
Peace on Earth #61 - STG  optional mood board below

 
  



Card Recipe
Stamps:  Red Delight (PB), Easy Holiday Expressions (Ton)
Ink:   Versafine, Scattered Straw, Festive Berries, Peeled Paint)
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Real Red
Other:  Ohuhu Markers (R4, R7, R8, G1, G2, GY3), Gold Color Shine (Heidi Swapp)


Enjoy!


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Saturday, April 13, 2024

Kitty

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Challenges:
Color Throwdown #788 - Pink, Green, Yellow
Double D - Cute Little Animals

 







Card Recipe
Stamps:  Bubbly (PB)
Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Regal Rose
Other:  Copics (W0, W1, W2, W5, RV02, RV13, Y18, YG07, G14), Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die (MFT), Stitched Swirls Cover Plate (LI-OOB), Mini Everyday Sentiments Foil Plate (Spl) Black Foil (Spl)


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Friday, April 12, 2024

Bright Blossoms

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I am loving the colors that Cindy chose for Color Hues #84, Peach and Green.


I was going through some of my dies a while back and found this die that I'd forgotten about.
So I put it in my "need to use" pile.  These colors worked perfectly for it.

I had the outline already cut from white cardstock in the envelope and cut another
from a scrap of mixed media paper, keeping the inside pieces intact.

I love coloring die cuts and one of my favorite ways to do it is sitting on a piece of
mixed media paper so my over-wash gives me a perfectly colored background.

I used the left over watered ink for splatters and let it all dry.

I snipped off the flowers from the white die cut and glued over the base piece.

The sentiment is from my favorite Betterpress sentiment set.



Challenges:
Color Hues #84 - Peach and Green
The Flower Challenge #90 - Add Layers (2 layers for the flowers, frame and sentiment)
Seize the Birthday #281 - Any Color and Green

  







Card Recipe
Stamps:  Fancy Sentiment Strips Pressplate (Spl)
Ink:   BP Black, Peach Parfait, Certainly Celery re-inkers (SU)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), BP Porcelain, Neenah Solar White
Other:  Bright Blossoms Die, Essential Arches Dies, Betterpress System (Spl)


Enjoy!


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