Six New Cards

 

I finally had time to take photos of the recent cards I created!

I was working on them before I went on a road trip over Labor Day to Kentucky to visit family. I just didn't get a chance to photo and blog them.

I'm happy to be back in the North where we don't have the humidity that they have in the South. It just about kills me, I hate it! I know we have humidity here in Minnesota, but nothing like they have there. Normally when we visit we either go in May, June or July when it's even worse. We had one day that we could tolerate and that was the first day we were there! Anyway, it was nice to see family.

Moving on.....my first card the background was created blending distress oxide inks - fired brick, worn lipstick and fossilized amber. I then spritzed the background with water to get the droplets where the water reacted. The leaves are from a die called Outline Clustered Leaves from Simon Says Stamp. The sentiment is from a stamp set by Reversed Confetti called The Most Beauty.

 

For the card above and below I used a stencil called Wonky Grid from Altenew. 

I used Brusho Crystal Colours (which are similar to Ken Oliver's Color Burst). I used the colors gamboge, turquoise and cobalt blue. I laid my stencil down then sprinkled the power over the stencil and spritzed watered over it. I set a stamp block on top for a few minutes then lifted it. I cut the panel in two for two cards. The stamp used on the top card is called Bold Colour by Visibile Image. The sentiment used on the bottom card is from Simon Says Stamp called Handlettered Encouragement.

 

 

For the card about and below I used a stencil from Altenew called Ombre Stripes.

I applied distress oxide inks over the stencil on both. The colors used for the top card are cracked pistachio, salty ocean and blueprint sketch. For the card below I used blueprint sketch, hickory smoke and wilted violet. After I blended the inks I spritzed both cards with water to get the inks to react. 

The top card uses a sentiment from Visible Image called So Much Stronger. The card below uses a stamp for Gina K Designs called Lettered and Lovely. 

 

 

For my last card I used a stencil from Gina K Designs that I applied distress oxide ink through. The colors I used are fossilized amber, ripe persimmon and candied apple. I die cut my panel using a die called double stitched rectangles from Our Daily Bread (they've changed their name to Divinity Designs LLC now). The sentiment is from Gina K Stamps called Lettered and Lovely.

I am working my way through the pile above. I'm basically just deciding what sentiments to use on them. I may decide at last minute to add stenciling, embossing paste or die cut into flowers......the possibilities are endless...... I'm trying to keep the pretty clean and simple.

I've been working on the details for a crop I'm hosting the end of October/beginning of November. This will be our second year going to this particular retreat. It's always so fun to get together with others for three nights. I never get anything done, but that's okay! I hope we keep going year after year. The place is always booked so you reserve it a year in advance. 

This year I'm going to be doing a very casual card class. So, I'm thinking of ideas so that I can make a few sample cards for them look at. We'll be doing watercolor, stencils, paste etc so all cards will turn out different. 

We also have one of the ladies doing a Chalk Couture class, so that will be fun. I took her class back in April and loved it!

That's it for now! Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks So Very Much

 

This is a second generation print that I made while playing around with my Brusho Crystal Colors a few weeks ago. One of the cards I made can be seen here. I still have another print that I have to create a card with. I slowly make my card panels into cards. I don't always know what type of sentiment I want to use. I let them sit around until one day I look at them and know exactly what I want to use. 

For this panel I took the stencil that was already full of color and pressed my panel onto it. I think it looks beautiful even if you can't make out what the original stencil look like. I like all the randomness of color. I think it made a gorgeous background. All supplies are listed below. 

Again I die cut three of the word thanks and adhered them together. I seem to be doing this with all my word dies now. I really love how it adds dimension. I also heat embossed the sentiment that I stamped.

Supplies:

Cardstock

Stamp - WPlus9 - Hand Lettered Thanks
Brusho Crystal Colours - Lemon, Rose Red, Orange
Bling - Doodlebug Design Inc Sprinkles - Beetle Black Assortment
Die - Echo Park - Sentiments Word Die Set
Stencil - Hero Arts - Large Flower Stencil

Thanks for stopping by!

Smile You Are The Best

For my card today I used Brusho Crystal Colours with a Papertrey Ink Stencil

I love how there are bare spots where the color didn't go through.

I think the random pattern is what I love the most. 

My sentiment is from an Avery Elle stamp set and the smile die is from Echo Park.

I diecut smile a few times and adhered it together for some dimension.

All supplies are listed below. 

I'm linking my card to the Anything Goes #256 challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More! today. Check out the beautiful cards their DT created!

My card is also linked to The Sisterhood of Crafters: Anything Goes! There are some beautiful cards on their blog from their DT also! Be sure to check them out!

Supplies:

Cardstock

Stamp - Avery Elle - Laurels
Die - Echo Park - Sentiments World Die Set
Die - Lawn Fawn - Everyday Sentient Banners
Bling: Doodlebug Design Inc Sprinkles - Beetle Black
Stencil - PaperTrey Ink
Brusho Crystal Colours - Turquoise, Purple, Prussian Blue

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

A Birthday Hello

Today's card is for the Simply Create Too Challenge - Use Flowers. I made some panels this past  weekend using the large flower stencil from Hero Arts. For the color I used Brusho Crystal Colours and I love how bright and cheery this turned out! The sentiment is from WPlus9 and the word die is from Echo Park. All supplies are listed below. 

I die cut the word three times and adhered it together for dimension. 

Supplies:

Cardstock

Stamp - WPlus9 - Hand Lettered Hello
Die - Echo Park - Sentiments Word Die Set
Die - Taylored Expressions - Stitched Banner Stacklets
Bling - Doodlebug Designs Sprinkles - Bumblebee assortment
Stencil - Hero Arts - Large Flower Stencil
Brusho Crystal Colours - Lemon, Rose Red, Orange

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello

 

 This card almost got filed in the trash. I bought some Faber-Castell glass bead glitter gel to try. This was my first experiment with it. I used the same butterfly stencil from Heidi Swapp that I used for this card. While letting it dry I thought it looked pretty cool. The next morning I decided I wanted to add some color. I put the stencil back on top of the butterflies and sprinkled several Brusho colors over the top and sprinkled with water.

After looking at it I think I was a little heavy handed with the color. I didn't want to waste it though because it didn't look that bad that it couldn't be trimmed down a little to make a card. I added a strip of yellow glitter paper but I don't think you can see that it's glittery in the photo. Next time I work with this glitter gel and decide to color it I'm going to be a little lighter with the color.

Thanks for stopping by!

Get Well Soon

 

I thought I'd use my Brusho Colours with a stencil and I love the effect! The butterfly stencil I used is from Heidi Swapp. I used three colors, but I don't remember the names of the ones I used! Two different blues and a purple. The sentiment is from a set by Hero Arts called Messages With Flourish (CL738).

My next post will show another card using the same stencil except with a different medium.

Thanks for stopping by!

Fun Backgrounds

Thought I'd share some of the cards I made over the weekend. The card above is made using one of the dies from the Scribbles & Splat from Sizzix & Tim Holtz. The word die is from Simon Says Stamp which was also used on the card below.

The word die below is also from Simon Says Stamp. 

The die above is from Memory Box and the one below is from Simon Says Stamp.

The die above is also from Simon Says Stamp. All the backgrounds except the second card were created using Distress Inks and a piece of acetate. For that card I used Brusho powders. 

I'm getting addicted to creating these backgrounds. I love how every one is so different! 

Cards Made At A Crop

I was fortunate to be able to attend a four day, three night crop July 23rd through July 26th. I've signed up for crops in the last few years and have had to cancel because of things that made it impossible for me to attend. There were 14 women that attended. I had a great time, met some new people and look forward to the next one I'm going to. That one will hold 40 people and there are already 32 signed up.

I didn't get much done. Ten cards, that's it. I think I laughed more than I crafted. That's okay though. I don't ever plan to get a lot done when I go to these things. 

We stayed at Besehive in Swanville, MN. For a lot of the ladies this was their third time going. The accommodations were wonderful. The crop room was large and the beds were comfortable. I was also impressed by how well stocked the kitchen was. Credit has to be given to the host of the crop, Tasha, for doing such a fantastic job of putting this altogether. This was her third year hosting. She had promised me a birthday cake the last two years and had planned to make one this year. Time was short so she ordered one and it was delicious! I asked for chocolate and she came through. It was a chocolate cake with chocolate filling and chocolate frosting. I don't have a photo, but it had a scissor and buttons on it to represent scrapbooking. It was so cute! 

I've been neglectful with my blog the last three months. I haven't had time to do any of the sketch challenges I love so much or any crafting at all. I've been working on getting the rest of the boxes unpacked (I've lived in my town home for only a year!). I also worked on my garage going through containers and donating items I'm never going to use. I still have a few things around the house that need my attention and I'm slowly chipping away at them. My craft room is always the room that suffers. Slowly I'm getting it in order. I've been going through my craft supplies with a fine tooth comb and have beens listing items in my Etsy store that I'm not going to use or are duplicates. I've also been working on organizing all of my craft supplies in a program called Evernote. I have to give credit to a group I belong to on Facebook called Stamping Enablers for starting this process for me. I've also been inspired by Jennifer McGuire to organize my stamps and dies the way she does.  Going forward I hope to be able to craft a little, do a few challenges and work on my organizing as time permits. Being able to do sketch challenges will allow me to blog more. 

Sorry for such a long post. Let's move on to the cards I created below. For the first card I used a Penny Black Cling Stamp called Gentle Whisper. I used Tim Holtz distress inks and then spritzed lightly with water for the water color look. I also used water color paper. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp called Handwritten Borders.

 

This next card uses a new stamp set I picked up called Color Layering Butterflies from Hero Arts. I didn't pick the die up that matches this stamp set at first. I went back yesterday and bought it. I can't wait to make some more butterflies and try it out! I used Ranger's Dye Inks and the colors are so vibrant.

   

This card uses a new stamp set I picked up on the way to the crop at Crafts Direct in Waite Park, MN. I love that store! The set is called Enamor by Penny Black. I used a distress ink to stamp the image. The sentiment is from the same set. The patterned background paper is from a paper pad by Ki Memories called Autumn Flowers that I picked up in the bargain section. 32 sheets of paper for two bucks, what a deal!

   

For the next seven cards I created the backgrounds using Brusho Crystal Colours. I am in love with them! I first learned about them from a group I belong to Facebook. I started researching them and knew that they would be something I'd like to work with. I used watercolor paper and all of my card bases for all the cards are either from PaperTrey Ink or Simon Says Stamp. All the sentiments for the cards below are from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous. I'll list the name of the stamp set below each card in case you're wondering what it is. 

 

Urban Chic

 

Urban Chic

 

French Memories

French Memories

Stuff To Say

 

Flights of Fancy

 

Good Thoughts

Thanks for stopping by!