The Flower Challenge Thanks

 

For the month of November, The Flower  Challenge is asking for the word Thanks.

All die cuts for my card sample today. Courtesy of Spellbinders.

The Flower Challenge #97 - Thanks

Tapestry Roses

 

Hello, and hope you're enjoying the end of a very hot summer. 

I finally had some time to play with The Greetery's latest release, and decided

to start with the Roses Tapestry Stencil Set.

...and  couldn't stop! Once the stenciling was done, ran each card through the

Aida Cloth Texture Plate. 

Honestly would have played with this set for days,

but knew I had to make a card, so,

After adding some trims and bobbits, ended up with a thank you card.

I  sew wanted my tapestry to  be the star, but those haughty little red handled 

scissors just had to steal the show. 

Seriously can't believe the detail on these darlings.  In this case, die cut 2 pair, and 

red embossed one, before cutting the handles and gluing them to the silver pair.

Also red embossed the the brad.

I had almost as fun photographing the card with little sewing notions!

I did  one panel on brown cardstock, first laying down a heavy coat of white

(distress oxide Picket Fence), then adding layers of color.

Stay tuned for this one...

A Thank You Card

 

Well hello stamping sisters! It feels like family when I'm blogging or visiting some of your

blogs! 

There's a new company on the horizon... Pigment is a Canadian Craft Co., and I'm 

thinking their fresh style and sweet simple images are going to catch on with all!

With my very first order was this irresistible apron die. I LOVE vintage aprons, have a few

from my mom and grandmother, and couldn't be more in love with the details to the shape.

One problem... I forgot to order the stamp set that went with the die! (Please tell me

you've done that while ordering too!)

I decided to give my apron a vintage wallpaper print, and used another of Pigment's new

stamp sets, called, Blooming Floral. Flowers are copic colored and hi lighted with white

pencil. Look closely at the top of the pocket, and you'll see a vellum 'ruffle' cut from

the hem shaped scallop. 

 The apron strings are from the top of the apron die, I snipped them off and added them to the

waist. The top straps were included in the die set, just folded them over and added gems

to be the buttons. 

FYI: The stamp set was in a new order, together with  a couple more 'irresistibles'. 

Hope your week (and weekend) is extra crafty... it's the best!

Pigment Craft Co. 

Apron Strings 

Dashing Sentiments

Blooming Floral

Bitty Dot Stencil

My Cup Runneth Over

Like visiting an old friend, running across an old and much loved stamp set

that hasn't seen ink in a long time, brings joy to this stamper. 

MIM this week had me going through my PTI sets and finding an oldie,

Tea For Two Additions.

Our hostess this Monday is Stephanie, and she challenged us to Add color to our Outline Images.

The Tea for Two set has solid, or nearly solid images, and the outline and sentiment I 

wanted to use. 

I added the little flower from Stitching garden, and a leafy image from the 2018

Anniversary Set.

The following are the sets I used. If you click them, it will take you to the sets

in the PTI shop.

Tea for Two Additions Stamp Set

2018 Anniversary Stamp Set: Mixed Bouquet

Stitching Garden Stamp Set

Thanks for visiting, and have great week!

HLS October Watercolor Challenge: Optional Gold!

Hi everyone! It's October 1st and time for another HLS Watercolor Challenge!

This time, with an optional twist... Gold.

Watercolor + Gold = yes please!

My die cut grand leaf is from PapertreyInk, and is called Enclosed: Leaf.

From watercolor paper I cut the leaf, and wet painted with my pan watercolors. Then gold embossed the 2nd or top rim and sentiment with gold embossing powder.

The panel is Wonky Stitched from My Favorite Things.

The leaf veins were first stamped and then spritzed with water.

Sequins from Buttons Galore and More.

Play along all month for a $20. gc at Happy Little Stampers!

See you in the lineup!

Thankful

The Card Concept's challenge is 'Thanksgiving'.

Oh, the patterns! Love them, and the colors too!

Card Concept asks that you choose one of their 

many styles when creating your card.

Their designers give you so much inspiration to choose from.

Clean and Layered is my card.

I watercolored the panel from Botanical Blocks (PTI),

and layered it over several card stocks to mimic the table setting in the 

challenge photo.

Button and Twine also PTI.

'Thankful' from PTI's First Fruits (retired I think)

banner from PTI's Tag Sale #10

The Card Concept #62- Thanksgiving

edited to add to:

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge is Thanks.

Stamp-A-Faire 2016 Pointillism Play with Heather Nichols

It's still Stamp-A-Faire in my house, so thankful I have 

more time!

Heather Nichols shows us some 'Pointillism Play' with our stamps.

This beautiful stamp set was last year's Stamp-a-Faire exclusive.

The tiny little stamps and sentiment are also included in the set.

Background Basics: Galaxy creates her runway.

Clear Wink of Stella adds a bit of bling.

SAF 2015: Pointillism Play with Heather Nichols

Sending thanks

Playing along with the Card Concept,

where the challenge is to use one of their styles, and this inspiration:

We didn't have to use purple, but I loved the picture's fresh spring hues,

so I went with the lilac colors.

The Ton: Sending Peonies

Ranger: Liquid Platinum Embossing powder.

Zig Clean Color watercolor pens

WM sequins

going with Mixed Media because of the watercolors for my style.

Play along here:

The Card Concept #54 {Spring Flowers}

Edited to play along with the Cas Mix Up Challenge for May: 

(Thank  you Betty!)

CAS Mix Up May Challenge

Color Pop Fortune Teller

It's Day 8 of Papertrey's 9th Year Celebration, and today's challenge 

has us using a paper fortune teller game we used to play as children.

My grandchildren still play this game, and love it!

Number 5 was my chosen number, and the color Simply Chartruese.

4th month for birthday, and got Spring Rain & Royal Velvet. 

Nichole said we could pick an addition color, and next to Royal Velvet was Berry Sorbet.

Used my Zig Watercolors, and the colors closest to my 4 on

a Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheet.

Embroidered Frames Hexagon stamped with Spring Rain,

Sentiment: Thank You Kindly.

6a00d8341c64e753ef01b7c74560b7970b-pi