The Flower Challenge: #71 Circle/Circles

 

Hi and welcome to August! We have a new challenge on The Flower Challenge Blog.

Use a circle or circles with your main star, flower.

I needed a sympathy card for a friend who lost her mother recently, and thought of

encircling my sentiment (The Greetery) with a circle.

This is one of my favorite circles to use, it's by Altenew and it's called: Mid Century

Frame Die. 

The card also features one of my old time favorite techniques, clear embossing

on a dark card stock. I stamped Altenew's Dot Art on the corners of my 3 3/4 x 5" panel

and glued it to a panel of silver cardstock cut just a hair bigger. That panel was 

added to my card base. 

The beautiful rose is also Altenew, Open Bloom 3D Die Set.

I began with die cutting the flower from watercolor card stock, and lightly colored it 

with my watercolors. Didn't like it, and went over the pieces with Distressed Oxide ink.

The slight texture of the pieces looked like felt when I assembled the flower. 

Loved the result!

Don't you love happy accidents?

Hope you have some ideas for adding circles to your cards, and play along

with our latest challenge. We love to see your creative genius!

Have a wonderful, crafty week!

Sending Prayers

Hi everyone. I've made a card for a very sad purpose today.

A cousin of mine has died after a long fight with breast cancer.

Sending her parents this card, made following Betsy's technique,

'Ombre Watercolor Backgrounds.'

I love the soft look of the background, and tried it Betsy's way with 3 shades

of green. Second time around added honeynut and stuck with that little bit of 

color change.

My cousin was full of faith, and during the worst of it, always managed

to encourage everyone around her. I will miss her, but I know I'll see her again!

Take care, my friends. This gift called life is all too fleeting!

Forest Floor: Spring Stamp Set

Meadow Greens Stamp Set

Pen & Ink Stamp Set

Perfect Match Prairie Grass - Inkpad

Perfect Match Ripe Avocado - Inkpad

Perfect Match Honey Nut - Inkpad

Flowers in Reverse: MIM with Dawn

Hi! I'm playing along with Dawn McVey and Papertrey's MIM,

where we're challenged to feature our flowers in reverse. Instead of Dawn's usual 

bold colorful florals, she keeps them white, and adds color to the

accenting leaves.

I did 2 cards, with die cut elements Dawn suggested we do

before assembling our card. 

1st card is built on a trellis created with Coverplate Stripes Diagonal.

Heather first showed us this during one of PTI's releases. 

Going through my PTI sets, I didn't find enough pierced greenery, so I used a Neat & 

Tangled Flower Medallion Builder die.

With that exception, all else is Papertrey.

2nd card uses the background stamp, Text & Texture: Roses.

So many left over die cuts, I could do several more cards! 

All products listed below will take you to the PTI shop. 

Play along on PTI's blog, MIM.

Text & Texture: Roses Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Cover Plate: Stripes Diagonal Die

Forest Floor: Spring Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Forest Floor: Spring Die

Papertrey Ink - Especially You Die

Papertrey Ink - Bloomers Die

Garden Party Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Garden Party Die

Gathered Garden Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Gathered Garden Die

Leave It Be Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Leave It Be Die

Perfect Match Green Parakeet - Inkpad

Perfect Match New Leaf - Inkpad

Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores - Inkpad

Perfect Match Aqua Mist - Inkpad

Papertrey Ink - Stemmed Statements Die

Stemmed Statements Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Doily Details A Punch-Out Tool

Papertrey Ink - Doily Details B Punch-Out Tool

Papertrey Ink - Doily Details C Punch-Out Tool

Perfect Match Green Parakeet Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Honestly, it took me almost as much time to list all my supplies as it did

to make the cards! (ha!)

The patterned paper is PTI's older dot paper. And the dots are Nuvo Crystal Dots.

Anything I forgot, just ask, I'd be glad to help! 

Happy Crafting!

The First Ever 'Twofer Card Challenge #1

I'm excited to be playing along at the Very First Ever 'Twofer Card Challenge', 

which just happens to be the brainchild of Darnell Krauss of djkardcreations.com.

Our challenge is to create 2 cards using one stamp, with a 'feather' theme.

Here's my 'twofer'

With the feathers and sentiment from Clearly Besotted: Fancy Feathers,

my 1st card could be for a special announcement.

My pink inks are the closest to happy brights as I could get, with

Tim Holtz' Distress Oxides: Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry,

Abandoned Coral & Candied Apple.

PTI Cardstock, Tag Sale #8 & Vellum.

Card 2

Same feathers from the Fancy Feathers set, this time a sympathy card.

White embossed and watercolored 

Banner: PTI's Stemmed Statements

Cardstock: PTI

Watercolor paper:Arches Coldpress

2 cards, same stampset. Brilliant challenge!

Check out this new card challenge, and all the inspiration from

the fabulous designers here:

Twofer Card Challenge #1

and don't forget to play along. The winner gets to be a guest on a future 'twofer'.

Happy Crafting!

Psalm 91:4

Mondays are the best day of the week, for those of us who

can't do without PTI's Make It Monday.

Today Ashley showed us the coolest technique called

Emboss Resist Shadow Sentiments.

Such a great way to make the sentiment stand out!

A friend is in the hospital, and this card goes to her.

Betsy's Year of the Psalms: March furnished the sentiment I used on

a Mix & Mat: Scallops die.

First stamped with Dark Indigo, then versa mark and clear embossed,

the image is moved down slightly, and clear embossed again for the

shadow effect. 

When the sponge inking is applied, the shadow pops!

My sentiment block is on a die cut and sponge inked 

Cover Plate: Center Stage.

The feathers were fussy cut with a few popped up with foam.

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

Thanks, Ashley!

Make It Monday #291: Emboss Resist Shadow Sentiments

Praying for You

Definitely one of the hardest cards to make is a

sympathy card, especially for a friend that recently lost

a son.

I am so thankful for the words and images to convey comfort

to my friend.

ColourQ has a challenge this week with these colors

Top 3, rather dark and somber, yes, but with gold and white,

it lifts the spirit, and brings hope.

Melissa Phillips, here, (stamp spritzing...) reminded me of the gracefully drawn feathers of PTI's Feather Finery. Together with the sentiments 

from Graceful Greetings 2,

and Walk by Faith, I hope my friend is reminded that we are always

near to the source of comfort and healing.

The imagery of God's massive wings sheltering His own is one

I love!

Like I said, this was a hard one!

Blessings!

colourQ challenge #351...

Paper Sweeties February 2016 Release Party!

Today's the day the beautiful stamp set, Thinking of You,

and Thinking of You Sweet Cuts is released!

I filled my Sweet Cuts frame from Thinking of You with a sentiment

letting someone I care about know how I feel.

This set is full of words to form a sentiment.

Hope you have been inspired, and hope you come back tomorrow

for the rewind!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir
Nancy Salkeld 

PTI December Blog Hop Post 2, MIM #194: Sympathy Cards & Stamped Borders

Silver & Gold for the Blog Hop &

MIM Stamped Borders for Sympathy Cards

2nd post for the Blog Hop

PTI Products: Pretty Petals, & Keep It Simple: Sympathy Stamp Sets

Wine Tag Die

Shimmer cardstock

Silver and gold inks & embossing powders

Rushing to get this one into the hop!

December 2014 Blog Hop

Make It Monday #194: Sympathy Cards & Stamped Borders