Sending Blessings

Happy Sunday, all!

Part 2 with the new Leaves All Around stencil and die set from the Greetery's 

newest release. This time with dimension, and the Jumbo moth.

I love the framing of any element, especially a sentiment. And this beautiful die

does it perfectly. I tried to mute my citrus colors, but it just wasn't happening.

 Kept going brighter and brighter, and then defined the leaves and blooms with pencil, 

for even more color.

I go where the card leads me. Sometimes, it's an idea that comes alive just as I planned.

Truly, most of the time it's an evolved effort!

Loving this release. It's brought such joy to a busy, stressed summer!

My moth used both wing dies, and like I said went from a pale guy to this 

bright showoff.

Hard to see, but the embossed copper sentiment is on a piece of vellum. Such a 

sweet script, rather animated like the fluttering moth!

I know of so many that could use a blessing right now. May have to do 

a few of these cards!

Enjoy your Sunday!

 

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!

PTI July '18 Blog Hop

It's Blog Hop time at PapertreyInk, and our inspiration photo is a 

joyous splatter of salt sea pattern and a brilliant combo of unexpected color.

From the first sighting of Reef Builders I was hooked! The detailing is amazing and I LOVE each

and every die to bits!

Lots of layers and plenty of sea elements for a card going to a dear friend.

Hop along all day on the PTI blog. 

Looking forward to waves and waves of inspiration! (couldn't resist!)

Below is a list of PTI supplies used. Just click on what you like and 

it'll take you to the PTI store.

Papertrey Ink: Scallop Stackers: Large Die

Papertrey Ink - Reef Builder Die

Papertrey Ink - Salt Air: Fauna Die

Salt Air: Fauna Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Salt Air: Flora Die

Salt Air: Flora Stamp SetSalt Air Sentiments Mini Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Oval 2 Die

Perfect Match Enchanted Evening Cardstock (24 sheets)

Bitty Big: Berry Sorbet Color Collection (24 sheets)

Perfect Match Spring Rain - Inkpad

Perfect Match Blueberry Sky - Inkpad

Perfect Match Aqua Mist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Berry Sorbet - Inkpad

Perfect Match Pale Peony - Inkpad

Love You

It's such a beautiful day today. Not at all like our winters in the valley.

Plenty of cool, crisp sunshine has me dreaming of my roses' first blooms.

PapertreyInk has a sketch challenge on their blog celebrating their 

11th Anniversary!

Each of the team members has a sketch recipe for us to choose from,

and I chose Dawn McVey's.

I loved Dawn's arrangement of flowers and layers on a stenciled 

background, and had fun with combining Farmer's Market Florals with

Dawn's own Gran's Garden leaf fronds.

I created the stenciled bg with one of the Modern Background Stencils,

inked with Distress Oxides: Peacock Feathers & Frayed Burlap.

The 'love you' banner is from Stemmed Statements with a sentiment from

You Have My Heart.

Here's a peek at the inside, stamped with images from You Have My Heart.

Sending this card out today, so I did a coordinating envelope, and inked the edges.

Thank you for visiting today, and hope your day is a 'crafty' one!

Mixing Up a Batch of Thanks

Our challenge this week at PTI's MIM is to created a shadowed sentiment.

Lizzie expertly shows us how on her video here:

Make It Monday #310: Shadowed Sentiments

I was celebrating the arrival of my PTI order, with the Life is What You Bake It set,

and decided to create my card around it.

My bg is a stenciled plaid created with the Horizontal Stripe Coverplate die.

The die cut vellum was first stenciled with Spring Rain, then the vellum stencil was

turned and stenciled with Bright Buttercup.

One of the corners from Floral Flaps gave me an 'awning' over the

spoons and sentiment.

Love this technique, and can't wait to do it again!

Have a great week!

He Is Risen!

Create Along With Us is PapertreyInk's Challenge

during release week. Wonderful excuse to case

the 'masters' and their wonderful projects!

Always, the hardest part is choosing between them!

Betsy Veldman's use of the new lace set, and it's 

stencils, inspired me to case some of her brilliance.

Betsy used a brayer to apply ink to her stencil,

 and then onto her card with herdie cut machine. 

I intend to try this, but did my card the old fashioned way.

I inked my paper with the stencil in place.

I used a couple of stencils from Make It Market: Garden Gate.

I cased her application of flowers, 

(Make It Market Mini: Bloom and Grow),

and her centered sentiment (Easter Alleluias),

over the stenciling.

You can see Betsy's card here:

Introducing the Make it Market Lovely Lace Mini Kit...

Play along here, on Nichole's blog:

Create Along With Us: April 2017

Thinking of You

Happy 2017 everyone!

Looking forward to a year full of creating. 

And seeing what you create too!

Completely thrilled to be joining the team at Happy Little Stampers

as they launch a new Watercolor Challenge.

The month of January hosts this beauty from Barb Houser as our muse:

Because Barb used stenciling, just had to add the technique

to my card. But it's optional, you don't have to add it.

Butterfly stamp from HLS' new set, Especially For You.

Made a stencil from the butterfly (5 of them!) and dabbed on

my colors. Lastly, a spray from Lindy's Stamp Gang; 

Starburst: Furry Navel Peach.

(the coppery color with a shimmer)

Next stamped 3 butterflies with Ranger Archival Ink and

used my Zigs to color just one piece of their wings in aqua and navy.

Added my watercolor piece to a bg black & white plaid from PTI.

The sentiment was added, and finally a few sequins to finish.

There are several wonderful videos on HLS to help you create

the perfect watercolor.

Hope you play along with HLS' newest challenge.

Looking forward to seeing your entry.

OH! And there's a $15. gift certificate to our winner. (Yay!)

Join in the fun here:

HLS January Watercolour Challenge

Give Thanks

Melissa Phillips shares her talents for creating beautiful backgrounds

with die cut stencil shapes.

Her attention to detail wins me every time.

And it's always delightful to learn her secrets!

Melissa used an ordinary paper towel to apply her inks to the 

die cut stencils. I did some of my background like she showed us,

and part with sponges.

Make It Market: Garden Gate provided the die cut stencil, and 

fall leaves for my background.

Friendship Jar: Fillers (smaller pumpkins)

Autumn Pumpkins (larger pumpkins), & sentiment 

All the pumpkins were die cut, stamped with Hero Arts Wet Cement,

then copic colored.

Make It Monday #264: Die-cut Stencil Shapes

Also playing along with:

Inspired By All The Little Things featuring Marisa Ritzen!

All those gorgeous velvet pumpkins!

Thank you for stopping by.

Hope your week is full of happy crafting!

Tag You're It

Hi there TYI fans! 

Time for a new challenge, and just look what our muse brought us!

Didn't stray far from the talented Amy Tsuruta's tag/card.

Soft pretty pink and blue, like Amy's and a fun new tag from 

Reverse Confetti. (Topped Off Tag)

Rose Garden stamps and dies also from Reverse Confetti.

Sentiment: PTI 2015 Birthday tags.

Background created from PTI's Woodblock Prints Stencil.

PTI: Don't Forget to Write (Make It Market) card and stitched layer.