Stamps, Paper, and Ink

Snippets of Foil with Wild Hibiscus

Hello everyone! 

I had a week or two of festivities that kept me too busy to stamp and it was very enjoyable! Made getting into my craft room again all the more fun. 

I decided to practice my coloring with Copics and pulled out the Wild Hibiscus set from Altenew stamps. I love the sketchy look of these flowers so much! Because of that, I also kept my coloring simple and not too realistic, not feeling I had to blend everything out.

Here's the first card I made. I added a strip of double sided tape on the black panel, and rubbed gold foil for a skinny line of shine. The panel is popped up onto a card base using Crisp Cantaloupe card stock. For both cards, I cut around the stamped flowers so that they hang over the black card stock behind.

Once I had all the images out on my work table, I masked the flowers for a second card, and colored it using the same markers. If I'm practicing, coloring the same images again seemed like a good idea, right? 

For the sentiments on both cards, I used the set from Altenew called Floral Frame. For the second card, I also added a strip of adhesive covered with gold foil, and added the panel to a white card base.

I also created foil accents by randomly adding wee drops of glue to the flowers, butterfly wings and circle accents on the card. When the glue was dry the foil stuck just where I wanted it. You can see it in the close up photo but it is much shinier in real life! I also added shimmer to the butterfly wings with the Wink of Stella pen. 

Hope you're off to a good week so far! Have a beautiful day. Thanks for visiting!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Just Because

  I'm happy it's Friday and it's been such a busy one! The painters are here for their second day, and at the moment we're having the new refrigerator delivered and placed in the kitchen. 

We went out for breakfast and I went out for some shopping and lunch - not a bad trade off. 

I've also been experimenting up in the craft room with a new lighting setup. 

Here's a card I made a while back just because I wanted to do some coloring. 

I stamped the beautiful floral images from the Golden Garden set from Altenew and embossed them in gold. 

I really was just playing around with this card. I found that what took me the longest was deciding how to arrange the images on the watercolor paper. The colors were added with Zig Clean Color markers. They're not usually my first choice, but someone in blogland must have inspired me to pull them out that day and I'm glad that I did. I really like the variations in color that I was able to achieve. I got a little carried away with adding ink splatters - again. 

This message is fitting for you, my readers. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Sending hugs~

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Stamps: Atenew - Golden Garden, PTI - Scripted

Paper: SU - Strawberry Slush, Very Vanilla, Ranger - watercolor

Ink: SSS - Intense Black, 

Accessories: Versamark, Gold EP, gold sequins, Zig Clean Color Markers

 

Floral Note Card Set

Hi! What's new?

We had such a fabulous weekend! We celebrated two special birthdays with our family here on our screened-in back porch with an early brunch on Monday morning. Now this morning it's much quieter as I sit out here listening to a woodpecker tapping on the glass of the bird feeder. The weather has been so wonderful I want to do everything outside! Including posting and stamping and coloring.

Last night I did a bit of coloring for the note card set that I made to give away. 

Danielle showed a great way to use black and white with a pop of color for Make It Monday. It's actually a variation of the highlighting technique but with a fun twist. 

 

I popped the colored panel on the card front with a layer of fun foam behind it. For this one, the die cut is popped up. 

I thought these sentiments from the PTI Floral Sketches stamp set would be perfect for a set of note cards. Matching envelopes are just that extra touch for this gift. Do you know what? Not having to color ALL the flowers helped this come together quickly. 

 

Here are the colors I used. The lovely flowers are from the Altenew Persian Motifs set. 

Now it's time for me to get going. I have exciting things happening today - ha ha! Cleaning out the fridge and going grocery shopping. Weeding the herb garden. Mundane tasks that I am grateful I can do.

Love and hugs to you, my friends! 

 Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Just a Note with Color Throwdown

Hello to everyone! Are you happy that it's Friday? 

I just realized it's been a week since I posted. A week without stamping?  Yep, must be summer!

I got another large box of peaches yesterday. I've made my jam, but I may just eat these delicious Flame Prince variety fruits up as they ripen and relish the last juicy sweetness of the season. One of the perks of our spring move is having a huge peach orchards just a few miles away. Bet you wish you could be eating with me.  

I did get in some crafting while watching last night's Olympic gymnastics. I stamped the leaves and flowers from the Altenew Wild Hibiscus set onto watercolor paper in black ink. I began coloring with the Zig Clean Color markers and used Copics for the yellow centers of each flower.  Then I cut them out. 

The sentiment is from W plus 9 Doodlebuds stamps. I love the pretty scalloped die cut frames from My Favorite Things that I used for the oval and the die cut panel.

I'm playing along with the fun challenge at Color Throwdown!

The design team samples for this week's colors are amazing! I was inspired by the gorgeous sample card by Wanda Guess (I love everything she makes!) to feature a bold yellow and bright shades. 

Hope you have a wonderful day. I so appreciate you coming by to see what I'm creating. Thanks! 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

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 I've been busy with these last days of summer and loving times with friends and family, making freezer jam with the yummy peaches that grow nearby, and being outside when it's not too hot. We haven't been on the water in a couple of weeks due to the temps, but I've hopes that it will cool off soon. 

With a last name of Beach, a water scene is always a good bet for a birthday! I'm using my new Wave Border Die and Dockside stamps from W Plus 9 today. 

 When I saw the challenge at the Color Throwdown today and this adorable inspiration photo, my creative direction was set. 

Many of you may remember my frequent posts when our puppy Josie was new (they are HERE), and this reminds me so much of her. Its the ears! Blowin' in the wind!

I began with Watercolor paper and used a wet on wet wash using Altenew inks in shades of aqua and blue. After die cutting two borders of waves, I adhered them to the front of my card, popping up the second layer. I just love the way these inks work together! I also added some tiny spatters of black ink to the waves and sky. 

After adding my focal point, I still thought my card needed something, so I added the enamel dots. Here it is before the dots - I"m still not sure which one I like better. Thoughts? 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. 

I will be entering this to Tabitha's and Julie's challenges that are going on right now at Splitcoaststampers as part of the Dare to Get Dirty event. It's a fun chance to stamp along with a wonderful group of people! You can find out about it HERE.  

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

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When I am lacking MOJO there is nothing I like better than creating a card with the same layout as one that I just made. It is easy to create something when you have a layout in mind - especially if you've just used it. I have several of these pairs listed on my sidebar under the category of Twice is Nice. 

As soon as I had finished yesterday's card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge (see it HERE if you missed it) I got the idea to create this one. 

I die cut tags of Vellum card stock and stamped roses in layers from the Altenew Vintage Roses set. I love these images and yellow roses are my favorite. Die cuts from Altenew are the best for lining up exactly with the stamped image so I really like using them.

I sponged Distress inks onto white card stock for the leaves - no stamping. I added highlights with markers. 

That's it for today, hope this sparks your creativity!

I'd love to hear from you!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

As You See It Challenge has a special theme of "celebrate" in honor of their 100th challenge. I'm playing along. 

Stamps: Altenew - Vintage Roses and coordinating dies, Simon Says Stamp 

Paper: Bazzill Kraft Foil Gold Paper from the SSS April Card Kit, Neenah White, SU - Card Stock Vellum

Ink: Hero Arts Butter Bar, Simon Says Stamp SUnkist, SU - Crushed Curry, Distress Inks - Cracked Pistachio, Shabby Shutters

Accessories: Gold thread, SU - Bitty Banners die

 

Painted Pink

Hi, how are things with you today?  I have on my rose tinted glasses today as you will soon see! 

Since I had the black and white striped paper and Zig markers out on my desk last night, I pulled out the Altenew Painted Flowers set that has (never-been-used) NBUS and made a quick card. 

 

I didn't know if I could color the stamps with the Zig markers, but that is exactly what I did. I love that I have three shades of pink for this, so I gave it a try. The watercolored effect is nice and almost translucent but with bright hues. Love that! Click the picture to zoom in on the details. 

The sequins are pink metallic and look pink IRL. The sentiment from Simon Says Stamps is embossed with white.

I was inspired by the sketch this week at Sweet Sunday. 

Wow, how's that for an interesting sketch, you wonder? This week we are choosing any sketch from the past. I chose sketch 197. 

 

Thanks so much for visiting today. I hope you've been inspired! I always appreciate you spending time to stop by here to see what I've been making. 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Stamps: Painted Flowers by Altenew, Happy and Smile - Simon Says Stamp

Paper: DSP - 6x6 paper pack by Penny Black 

Accessories: Zig Real Color Brush Markers, SSS - Stitched Circle Dies, SU - banner punch, SSS - Sequins Crystal

Hello with Vintage Roses

Hello friends! 

I'm just popping in with a quick share for today using the Vintage Roses set from Altenew. I love these flowers that you create with layered stamping and the way the MISTI tool makes lining them up so much easier. 

 

 After I realized how much I liked stamping the roses, I hesitated to buy the matching dies but I am so glad that I did! They come with a labeled packet containing a magnet for easy storage and a velcro closure. What I like best is that the cut line of the die is the inside line, so when you lay the die over your image you immediately see exactly how to line them up for perfect cuts every time. And there are SIXTEEN of them!

It seems I can hardly make a card lately without sequins or at least a bit of sparkle somewhere! Playing along with Mojo Monday.

 

Thanks so very much for stopping by my blog today. Make it a great day! 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Stamps: Altenew - Vintage Roses and dies

Paper: DSP from Stampin' Up! - and Simple Stories - Vintage Bliss

Ink: SU 0 Regal Rose, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Circle Dies, Wplus 9 - Handlettered Hello Die