What's the Buzz?

 

All 'a-buzz' about the new honey jar from The Greetery... 

Hi there! I had several honey jars on my craft table, and decided to play with different

jar toppers. The honey jar can be left open or topped with a cloth like bonnet and string.

I went 'country' with this card and paired the honey jar with The Greetery's

Oopsie Daisy. 'Dipped' my honey stick with colored GA, (a technique I explain

in my previous post).

The honeycomb background corners are just the perfect accent for the jar.

Have a sweet weekend!

A Jar of Sunshine

 

Hi and hope you're enjoying The Greetery's newest as much as I am.

I had some fun with the Jumbo Jar. It features 3 dies, just perfect for

creating a shaker.

I love how the Container Garden stamps fit perfectly within the Jumbo Jar,

and I paired an older set, Oopsie Daisy with the card.

It's easy to make a card from the jar by positioning the top of the die sandwich so it 

isn't cut. The folded card is then cut twice. You do have to run it through a couple 

of times. The inside dp is from Papertrey, an older linen stripe.

I had the hardest time photographing this set. Couldn't capture the colors, might have

 been the acetate.The matching envelope was first lightly inked with Distress 

Speckled Egg (the background of the card too), and then stamped. 

Betsy includes a color stamping guide, so helpful!

The sweet little bee was cut from yellow cardstock, and filled in with a black 

sharpie. The wings are blue vellum.

Fun card to make, and I hope receive!

The Card Concept: Cozy Cottage

Hi Card Concept fans! 

We have a new challenge on the blog today: Cozy Cottage

I love the warmth of the country nook in the photo and tried to reproduce 

that feel on my card. So many ways to go with design.

Lots of layers and textures with PTI's BG Basics: Super Gingham, picking up the 

blue check curtains.

And then there's the stamps and coordinating dies from the Greetery.

The images almost stamp themselves! 1st time using so many of the

stamps on my card. Oopsie Daisy, Bountiful Wreath, Robin & Wren.

Because I love layering, these 3, 4 & 5 step stamping are what makes 

depth and realistic form so successful. 

Sentiment: Greetery's Comforting Commands.

Greetery's Crimped Frame Die

Play along on the Card Concept Blog. Our challenges are 2 weeks long.

We'd love to see how you're inspired!

The Card Concept #120 {Cozy Cottage}

Hang in There!

Hello everyone!

I'm participating in a couple of things today,

PTI's MIM with Ashley, and Masking Sentiments,

and a blog hop fundraiser for Lea Lawson's son, called, Layton's legacy,

The fundraiser is to supply the NICU in Minnesota, Starbucks cards

for parents who have children there.

Ashley shows us some masking tricks, and I used them to create a special card

for someone to receive at the card drive. 

I'm happy to let them know there are those who care.

My own granddaughter was born at 29 weeks.

We have an amazing children's hospital her in Central CA, and Reagan 

spent 5 weeks there. The care she received in the NICU was exceptional,

and saved her life. 

I thank God for her and those whose training and care gave us our beautiful Reagan!

You can read about the blog hop, and Lea's Card Drive and Fundraiser here:

Lea Lawson’s

Layton's Legacy

Perfect Plaid Stencil Collection (set of 4)

Fresh Bouquet Stamp Set

Make It Market: Nostalgic Notions

PapertreyInk May 2017 Blog Hop

PTI Blog Hop, with this inspiration

Nichole features the all over patterns of 'Irtsya'.

If you go to her website, she has other patterns and color combos.

Loved the way she softly colors her images, then adds

just a sprinkling of splatter. 

Started with the daisies from Friendship Jar Fillers,

masked them, and added flora from Gathered Garden and Gran's Garden.

I don't need a 'get well' right now, but the sentiment from 

Graceful Greetings 11 fit perfectly! Never looking a gift horse in the mouth,

that's what ended up on my one layer card.

Splatters courtesy of a toothbrush dipped in paint, and a few sequins

and done!

Play along on Nichole's Blog here:

May 2017 Blog Hop

Getting a late start to the hop today, had grandma duty this morning,

and barely getting posted this afternoon!

Can't wait to see what all of you have done.

This was challenging. Worked on it a few days before I was pleased.

You all never fail to amaze me, so I'm off to view!

Just Us Girls #309, & The Card Concept #39 Daisies

Playing along with JUGS Challenge

My card is a loose CASE from Danielle Flanders' card here:

Release day...

I created a bg of daisies, watercoloring them with Zig Clean Color brushes

(a new toy!)

Enclosed: Apple stamps and dies from PTI

Daisies from Friendship Jar: Fillers, also PTI

Inside apple colored with Ranger inks

All Cardstock PTI, including strip of vellum.

Just Us Girls #309 - Word Week

Also entering in the Card Concept, just back from vacation!

I'd say Clean & Layered.

The Card Concept #39 {Daisies}

MIM #206 Stamping and Mixing Patterns

This week's MIM is sheer joy!

Loving patterns and layers, it tickles to have Danielle

show us how and what and some of her tricks to create magic on a card.

1st off, create a coordinating set of papers.

Danielle suggested starting with the larger imaged paper.

Danielle's signature style is using bright clear colors,

and I tried to keep that look when I chose yellows, aquas, and Berry Sorbet.

The large group of daisies is from Friendship Jar Fillers, and the smaller posies

from Brushed Blooms.

First stamped the daisies and colored them with Loew Cornell Watercolors.

Smaller triple blooms stamped in Hero Arts Wet Cement.

I ended up with 5 stamped papers, just because I was in my happy place doing them!

Didn't use all 5 in my card, but I have plenty do 3 more cards for sure!

Starting on left, Arrows from Heather's new Noted set,

so is the grey chevron pattern, splashed with Yellows.

Top patterns from Happy Trails,  and Melon Berry dots from Polka Dot Basics.

Used 3 of the 5 pattern papers, and a cutout of the daisies.

Also added a fussy cut of the top daisy.

Had some tags from Cuppa Love die left over from the Blog Hop, so stamped a heart

from Bubble Talk in Aqua Mist, and 'you're Super' in Smokey Shadow.

Glossy Accents on the daisy centers.

Can't wait to do this again with other stamps!

Like I said, pure joy!

You need to see Danielle's video, to catch her tips, here:

Make It Monday #206: Stamping and Mixing Patterns