The Flower Challenge #71 Circle/Circles Reminder

 

Hello! It's reminder time at the Flower Challenge.

This month it's Circle/Circles. Use a circle with your card.

The circle on this card is cut with 2 sizes of circles (Memory Box), which

forms a frame. It hi lights the clear embossed print of the stamped image

(The Greetery). I added a bit of white pencil to the framed part of the 

stamped image, and glued on some sparkly bits.

The beautiful rose is Altenew's, and the outside frame is The Greetery's. 

The card is a special one made for our granddaughter, Karly, just married.

The Flower Challenge #71 Reminder

Be Merry

 

Another card for the 'Dear Veteran' project through our church.

What's not to bring a smile looking at this noble deer?

Tim Holtz deer head, the Greetery wood slice and postage die, Poppystamps mistletoe

and Be Merry, Memory Box plaid paper.

Hope your week is well and crafty! (The best kind!)

Fa La La...

 

Christmas Greetings dear friends! 

Just when I thought all was done and mailed, our women's pastor at church

sent out a call for cards for vets. Veterans have done so much for us and some

are in homes or hospitals, and need a little cheering. So happy cards it is...

This was an easy card to do, assembly line style, and one card quickly became 20.

The festive papers are Poppystamps, die cut with the Greetery's Postage die.

I don't know where I was last year when these gnomes from SSS came on the

scene, but I saw tags Marcia Hill made for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, and

ordered them. Fa la la is from Memory Box. And all the snowflakes are are from

the Greetery's Snowflake Sworie.

These fun cards took no time to do, and I loved pairing the gnomes cap with

 a colorful bottom! 

I'm so thankful for the hard work of Denise Baronian, our women's pastor.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve!

The Card Concept: Summer Harvest

Hello! The Card Concept is back folks, although they had a summer edition. We

begin again with fall,

And we have this challenge photo to inspire.

My inspiration came from the sunflowers, and this is my card,

Marybeth Lopez included this embossed sunflower in her recent 12 Kits package, and I

saved it for this post. Magnificent Sunflower by Memory Box was embossed and ready

to paint! I chose to use my Metallic watercolors and call this card, Mixed Media.

The luminance is amazing! Sentiment by a new stampset called Beatitudes 1 by

Stamp Simply.

Background paper: Memory Box.

The Card Concept designer have some gorgeous inspiration for you. Be

sure to read our rules, and come have fun with our fall challenge!

See you in the lineup!

12 Kits of Occasions: August

Welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions August post!

Today it's all about 'leaves', and our hostess, Marybeth Lopez,

(marybethstimeforpaper) gifted her teammates with leaves of hope

for a much needed fall!

As you probably know, we in California have been in a firestorm lately, and can't wait

for cooler wetter weather. I pray every day for those whose lives are on the line

fighting these awful fires. 

Marybeth included a wood grained pattern paper in pastels, and I think I

used everyone for my cards!

I loved the large Altenew letters spelling out 'HUGS' and used an Altenew stamp

to decorate them.

Bold leaves to frame a scripture verse 

And another scripture, with a bouquet and bow from the Greetery.

The other designers are sure to wow with inspiration, be sure to

visit them, and spread a little love while you're there!

Keeping Christmas: August

Welcome to August's post of Keeping Christmas. We're a group of friends who post

Christmas ideas for cards, tags and Christmas decorations each month. Hope my

post today inspires you. The holidays couldn't come quick enough for me.

I've used a new Memory Box embossing folder called, Magnificent

Poinsettia. It touts a 3D image creation, and believe me, it's an impressive

embossing!

The first card, is embossed on Kraft, with white pencil with shading. My sentiment

is a new die from Poppystamps, Holly Merry Christmas. And that dp is also

new from Memory Box. Has a gold stripe running through each paper in the pack.

Card #2 was painted with metallic watercolors. Take a closer look for the sheen.

The impression made by the folder is super deep and textural. Let me just say, I use

a die cutting machine that adjusts for the thickness of the embossing folder.

The last card was touched lightly with copics, and then 'painted' with glue,

and sprinkled with glitter.

Each card has an envelope, a promise I made myself when I started with the Keeping

Christmas crew.

The Greetery has a trio of Christmas stencils for the flap of an envelope, one

of which is poinsettia. 

Each stenciled envelope completes my card, and will help make life 

a little easier during the Christmas rush.

Memory Box also has glitter paper I used for this card. 

My supplies will link you to the store. 

Be sure to visit each of the other designers for more inspiration!

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)

 Claire Broadwater

 Lori Tecler

 Nance Salkeld

 Nina Forsyth

 Nancy Guse

 Marybeth Lopez

 Nancy Penir

 Carol Hintermeier 

Supplies

2393 Holly Merry Christmas craft die

GP1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

PP1009 Christmas Plaid 6x6 pack

You Are a Blessing

Good Sunday to you all! 

Had some time to create a card for the Flower Challenge, where the theme this month

 is to Add Sparkle.

Lots of shine and sparkle with the Greetery's new watering can.

It's not always easy to photograph sparkle, but here's a better shot of the

glitter spray and glitter glue I used.

My 'copper' watering can got some sparkle too with green and copper embossing powder.

I only used 2 of the 3 stamping steps for my copper embossed can, and versamarked

onto a teal card stock die cut.

The tiny tag is from PTI, and the sentiment can be found among the 

scripture verses in the Stamp Simply Words of Encouragement stamp set.

I'm so grateful for scripture and faith sentiments from the stamp companies.

They make it easy to send God's blessings across the miles!

Hope your week is full of God's Grace!

Supplies:

The Greetery: Sprinkled With Kindness,  Budding Beauties, Fresh Floral 

Background Stamp

PTI: Nestitng Basics: Oval, Nesting Basics Pierced Oval

Stamp Simply: Words of Encouragement

Imagine: Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray, Sparkle

Memory Box: Fairy Sugar Lavender Ice

Altenew: Inks

Prima: Metalic Watercolors

Stampendous: PearlLustre Peridot Embossing Powder

Tonic Studios: Nuvo Copper Blush EP

The Flower Challenge #47 Add Sparkle

Keeping Christmas: July

Christmas in July!

Welcome friends to 'Keeping Christmas', July's post. So happy you stopped by

for a visit... I have a pair of Christmas cards, hopefully to bring you some cheer.

1st in frosty blues,

2nd in Petal pinks.

All stamps and dies from the Greetery today. 

Look close, and you can see some Fairy Sugar Glitter Glue (Lavender Ice), from

Memory Box, just to add a bit of sparkle.

A single jewel for each card, on a snowflake.

And a matching envelope for each card, will make it easier during the 

busiest time of the year.

Hope a bit of Christmas cheer brightened your day. Need a bit more?

How about Angela Landsbury singing, We Need a Little Christmas,

from Aunty Mame...

Angela Lansbury - We Need A Little Christmas (from the Broadway musical MAME)

Honestly love that woman!

Here's a list of the other Keeping Christmas designers:

Be sure to stop by and see what they have for you today.

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)

 Claire Broadwater

 Lori Tecler

 Nance Salkeld

 Nina Forsyth

 Nancy Guse

 Marybeth Lopez

 Nancy Penir

 Carol Hintermeier 

And a list of Supplies:

The Greetery: Frosty Corners Dies, Fir & Foliage, Nordic Frames,

Pine Blossom (Sentiment), Envelopes, EnvelopeFlap Stencils

Open Studio (Memory Box): Fairy Sugar Lavender Ice

Altenew: Inks

Ranger: Distress Oxide Inks (sponged)

The Card Concept: Blessings

Hi my friends. It's time for a new challenge at the Card Concept.

I don't know about you, but who can resist a photo with a bouquet of

flowers? That and the silver in the photo inspired my Blessings card.

I've had Altenew's gorgeous Open Bloom 3D Die Set sitting on my desk since 

before Christmas. Finally had the chance to play with them!

The background panel is a stencil from Memory Box called Leafy Jumble.

I lightly inked the corners, then stenciled on silver paste. When dry, I added

droplets.

I don't know why it took me so long to use this set. But I don't know if I can

put it away! The final flower is gorgeous, isn't it? Can't wait to try more colors.

 I cut all the pieces from white cardstock and inked them with 

Altenew pinks and greens. 

Play along at the Card Concept blog.

Our challenges are for 2 weeks.

My sentiment, 'Blessings' is for all of you...

Be blessed, and stay safe and well!