The Flower Challenge #24 'Anything Goes'

The Flower Challenge #24 'Anything Goes'

Today I'm sharing a card I created for The Flower Challenge. 

The flower stamp is from Rubbernecker Stamps. It's called Daisy Daydream. I googled daisies so I could see all the different colors that daisies come in. I decided to go with blue with a green center. 

I'm always so mesmerized when I go to a stamp show and stop at the Rubbernecker booth. I love watching the guy that does demos. He makes it look so easy. He always uses Ken Oliver's color burst powders. I don't have those, I have the Brusho Crystal Colors. I do like them, I just forget to pull the out and play with them. 

I used Distress Oxide inks for my watercolor. The colors I used were mowed lawn and blueprint sketch.  I used VersaFine onyx black for the sentiment. The sentiment is from the Flower Turnabout stamp by Concord & 9th. 

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Big Hugs

 

I was able to get another card created for the Simon Says Stamp 100th Flickr Challenge!

I created a bunch of backgrounds and decided to go with this one.

 

I die cut a frame using the Double Stitched Rectangle dies from Our Daily Bread.

I used foam tape to pop the frame up to create some dimension.

The flowers are a Simon Says Stamp die called Modern Flowers.

Big Hugs is also a Simon Says Die called Scripty Big Hugs.

My watercolor background was created using Distress Oxide Inks.

After the inks had dried, I used the Simon Says Stamp Stencil called Square Dance and applied some Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste. 

I love using stencils on my backgrounds!

Below are the products I used for this card

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #235

Oh my! Once again I procrastinated getting my card done and I was hustling at the last minute. I've been working on books lately and once I switch from card to book mode I find it difficult to stop and make a card. It's the same when I'm in card mode and all I want to do is make cards. I then find it hard to stop and create books. 

When I saw this stamp set that Gina from Gina K Designs used to create a card I fell in love with it! I struggle however with stamps that are multiple step stamping. I have only a few sets because I've shied away from buying them since I feel I don't stamp them very well. I'm going to keep practicing. I feel like such a beginner with this type of stamp!

This is my card for this weeks design team for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. We'd love it if you'd join us with your interpretation of the sketch below. 

I created my background using distress oxide inks. The colors I used for both the background and the flowers were fired brick, fossilized amber and spiced marmalade. I used Gina K Designs ink in jelly bean green and fresh asparagus. Stamp set is also from Gina K Designs and is called Painted Autumn. I also used the match die set. For my black edges I pulled out an older EK Success punch. 

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Mixed Media Canvas

Oh my! I have a new found love/addiction for deli paper! I've been on sites watching videos on how deli paper is used for quite a few months. I just put it in the back of my mind to try sometime. Then I found this stamp from Everyday Valentine at Joggles and I knew I had to buy it. I didn't know what I'd use it for however. When I ordered the stamp I picked up a small amount of deli paper to try. I will definitely need to buy a larger quantity.

For my base I used a 6x6" canvas panel. The background was created using Dylusions paints and my Gelli Arts gel press printing plate. I've had the 6x6" and 3x5" plates for a few years. When I went to a stamp show in June I picked up the 8x10". Love it, I'm so glad I splurged on it! I used three different paints and then printed my background. Because it's kind of a messy job I went ahead and created two more backgrounds on deli paper at the same time. I'm going to use those for canvas projects also.

I added some texture to the background with some translucent embossing paste and some stencils by accident. I meant to grab my white paste. Since you can't see the translucent, I grabbed another stencil and used the white paste. For the flowers I used some I had in my stash from Recollections. The smaller ones where already colored. The larger ones were white so I used distress ink with water on my craft mat and ran them through the ink. After they were dry I matted the sentiment with DCWV burlap, adhered the flowers and my canvas is ready to hang out in my craft room!

I had two scraps of the background paper left. Because I can't toss things, they are large enough to use for two cards. I'm going to go work on them now. I'll post them later.

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June Swap Cards

I haven't done much crafting since May! I finally cleaned my craft room Memorial Day weekend. It's not "perfect". I know I can do more organizing, but it's far better than what it was! I can actually find stuff now. I took a whole vehicle full of stuff to the Goodwill. I had a lot of organizing containers that I didn't need anymore because of the way my room is set up now. I also found craft stuff I'm no longer using, so it all went away.

A friend was over and I did some die cutting for her. That's about the extent of card making that I've had time for. I've been working on two mixed media canvas creations for my craft room wall. I'm at a stopping point until I figure out what else I want to add to them.

After cleaning my room I decided I wanted to make some more mini albums. I've wanted to do that for awhile but I just didn't know what paper collections I wanted to use. After going through all my paper I selected two different ones to start with. So that's what I've been working on. Needless to say my room is getting messy again!

I had to whip these cards out really fast in order to get them in the mail on the due date for the swap I participate in. Hopefully my partners will like them and not notice that they were made very quickly!

I went to a stamp show on June 11th and picked up some new Rubbernecker stamps. This Lilly stamp is one of them. I really like their stamps. I spent way too much at that show, so I am cut off from buying any crafting supplies for awhile!

I kept my design simple and used the same stamp for all the cards. I used Tim Holtz Distress markers to watercolor the images. The colors are very muted. Next time I use this stamp I'm going to use a different type of ink to get a brighter look. 

I used Versafine to stamp the images including the sentiments. I then embossed with clear embossing powder. 

All of the sentiments are from the Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set called Bloom & Grow with the exception of the blue card. That sentiment is from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.

I die cut both my image and the mat with another new item I purchased at the Stamp Show. These rectangle stitched dies are from Our Daily Bread.

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Fantastic Fabric Flower Tutorial

Sorry for the long stretch of non-blogging. I just haven't been up to doing much creating lately since I've been dealing with my lower back issues. Hopefully as it gets better I'll be back entering challenges once again. There won't be any blogging this week either as I have company arriving today and staying until Sunday.

I ran across this tutorial this morning that I wanted to share. I love flowers and think these will be fun to create for cards. I can't wait to try making them!

You can check out this tutorial over at Hey! Jen Renee. Have fun creating!

Flower Fun

Flowers and buttons are probably my favorite embellishments to add to cards and scrapbook layouts. I'm on a never ending search for different ways to make them. Below are some I've made recently. I still have other types of flowers I want to experiment with. I'll be sure to share them when I'm finished.

The paper ones are so easy. Getting the right amount of adhesive and spritzing them in order to squish them together gives them a ruffle look.

The fabric ones are so fun and super easy to make!

On the one above I used two fabrics. I haven't decided if I want to add anything to the center yet.

The button flowers have been a little tricky trying to find the right adhesive to hold them together. The felt flowers require a little hand sewing. I think I might try layering a couple just to add a little dimension.

Card Patterns Sketch 44

I'm down to the wire getting my card posted for the Card Patterns Sketch 44. I told myself I wasn't going to participate in any sketch challenges until I had all my Christmas cards done. When I saw this sketch however, I changed my mind. I knew right away what I wanted to do. This was a fun sketch, so I actually made two cards.

For the first card, I used patterned paper by Graphic 45. I used "Glad Tidings and Deck the Halls" from the Christmas Past Collection. Other supplies included Hero Arts Stamps - Holiday Sayings (CL343), Baby Ric Rac, Ribbon, Olive and Black Cardstock, Buttons and Flowers.

For the second card I used patterned paper from We R Memory Keepers Merry & Bright Collection called "Christmas Day and Gift Wrap". I also used Bazzill Cardstock, Hero Arts Stamps - Holiday Sayings (CL343) and Poinsettia's, Bazzill Flowers in French Vanilla, Machine Stitching, Green Sheer Ribbon and Gold Cord. The Glitter Brads are also from We R Memory Keepers.

Well, back to making more Christmas cards. I got quite a few done today, but I have many more left to make. Just goes to show that procrastination is not always the best thing. I have no one to blame but myself! I'll be posting more cards in the next few days.