Hmmm...okay I promise its the last post for today...
After my stressing watercoloring session...I decided to pull out the Avery Elle Kracken stamp I've had a while and have been wanting to play with. But I had no ideas until I saw the sketch at Just Add Ink. I turned the sketch to landscape design. Time is running out so I had to post again today.
Here is the sketch:
So now I end the day on a happy note...maybe. Laundry awaits...
If you visited again...thank you so much!
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Its been a while since I posted. And it was hard to get back into the groove. I still need to make Christmas cards, but thought I'd throw in a Thanksgiving card today. As I looked out my window the sun was coming over the house and a golden glow hit the trees in back...
So leaves and Thanksgiving are my starting points for this card. I cut several large leaves from the Greetery in white and pounced some ink on. sss Schoolhouse red, sss orange peel, and sss green leaf.
To blend it all together and add that golden light I added sss duckling at the end.
I cut and inked up 4 leaves, and decorated the front leaving room for my SU die cut sentiment.
The card will be visiting galleries for Just Us Girls, Just Add Ink, and Fourseasons Fall.
On a personal note---
Hubs and I visited my Dad and family in Utah for a few weeks in October. This time we did not drive across the country but flew instead. For me this was a big step. Covid changed me from the fearless lets do it to a very cautious person. The thought of flying confined with so many other people gave me concerns. However, I knew my knees would not be happy cramped for 4 days of car travel. I did splurge and get seating at the very front of the flight. Much more leg room, and wider seats made it easier for me to maneuver around. An added bonus, I didn't feel all the people around us. Although the flight was full and I saw everyone getting on the plane I did not freak out! YAY.
In about 4 hours we were in Salt Lake. We had a few days of sight seeing, a birthday party, a poker tournament with my Dad along with some leaf peeping. Then I got sick...not covid...but it was a respiratory virus. I was in bed a couple of days and taking it easy a few more. But that left time to hang out and play with the dog, and pet the cats even Digger who is a one man cat. Digger allowed pets, a first time in 10 years.
Fortunately hubs didn't get sick until after we got home; this was a first as he usually gets sick west of the Mississippi and then shares it with me. I am looking forward to our next flight out...even though I can now never sit back in economy again. I've been spoiled...will have to watch for another bargain.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
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The heat has kept me downstairs for a bit along with more TV binging. I went through Homeland, I am a lover of spy/political thriller novels, movies and tv so this was seat gluing for me. Now I am trying to go a bit slower through Billions. It has grabbed my attention. Pre-Season football has started and I had my first football nap of the season on Sunday...sleeping 1/2 way through the first quarter to the last 5 minutes of the fourth. But, I did manage to get a few cards made.
I have cards to share to these three challenges: Just Add Ink, Fourseasons, and AAA Birthday.
First up:
Next up is Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is anything goes.
And my third card goes to AAA Birthday:
AAA has anything goes as well
Thanks for visiting! Hope you are staying cool.
Happy Palm Sunday...
I have a card today for Just Add Ink. And since I used an embossing folder for the base, it will also visit Can you Handle the pressure -Easter.
Peggy sent me some die cuts, which I colored using the pouncing method with sponge tipped applicators.
I added some color to the bunny with copics, and colored the carrot and stems by pouncing on ink. I cut an oval for a focal area, and embossed the base with a basket weave folder.
Thanks so much for visiting.
PS...
I am sure many of you have seen the "new" mushroom shaped sponge daubers out there...
I went to Amazon and searched mushroom shaped make up applicators and got some cute little ones for the more delicate stencils and dies. No idea if they'd work well or not...but they were beautiful and fast in adding coverage. One can also find the big ones for more coverage.
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The temps are starting to come down some, so I am spending more time upstairs. It seems the humidity seems to linger upstairs so even with the AC the stickiness bugs me and I tend to stay downstairs where it is cooler.
Again I have two cards for you which were inspired by three challenges. In order of challenge closing:
Less is More has a theme of Butterflies. I hope just one will do... I used the sketch from Just Add Ink for the card design,
My second card goes to Double D Challenges with a Theme of Lighthouse.
Time to go make some food, thanks so very much for stopping by!
Hello- Back in the crafty space for a few hours today. Two cards for two challenges each.
I have quite a few August birthdays, thankfully later this month so I can get them made and mailed.
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Wow a second card and post in one day. You guessed it...a face time crafting session with Peggy -- she inspires me to make pretty things.
This is a mini slimline card 3.25 by 6.25 its off just a bit from the traditional measurements, since it has to fit in an envelope I got online touted to be a mini slimline and yes I checked the envelope measurements when I ordered it...but I didn't think about needing room for the card to slide in. Hence my card is a bit smaller.
This card is going to visit two challenges calling for slim line cards - Freshly Made Sketches and Just add ink. I've used Bigger Blooms from the Greetery for my florals and the sentiment comes from CTMH. I scribbled the frame on the white panel and deliberately had my blooms overflow the white panel to the cards edge. I used altenew inks they make double and triple layer stamping so much easier. And of course I had to add a bit of PPP bling.
One last note - I added FOLLOW IT to my blog sidebar, you can sign up there to continue to get my blog by email once feedburner closes down. I've seen a few bloggers have moved over to it and I joined the pack.
Thank much for coming to visit...enjoy the holiday weekend my friends in the USA.
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I have a card for three challenges. It will be visiting Freshly Made Sketches, Watercooler Wednesday, and Just Add Ink.
I used two embossing folders - Stampin Up's Subtle Dynamics on the card base and Simon Says Stamp's Floral Centerpiece. The gems are from Pretty Pink Posh and the fish tail die is MFT, the hello die is from Simons - an old favorite. I added delicata gold ink to some flower centers and the hello is diecut from shiny gold paper.
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Seeing the flowers and the yellow door on Just Add Ink, I knew I had to make a card. I pulled out a new to me stamp set from Stampin Up called Floral Essence. It had line and full color image stamps. I went the quick route with the full color blooms and leaves for this card. I added a piece of designer paper also from SU (I think it is pattern play.)
The flowers were stamped and fussy cut along with several leaves. Some leaves were stamped on the front panel. I laid out the flower and added leaves here and there. The designer paper was added to that panel and all were cut down to be placed on an A2 card base. The sentiment was stamped in the green of the leaves and added at the end.
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As I was reading through challenge blogs, three coalesced in my mind's eye for a card rather quickly. This rarely happens but when it does I know I need to make the card pronto! Especially since it was a MAN card! Whoo Hoo!
The challenges are Just Add Ink (feathers and leaves) The Male Room (wood) and Watercooler Wednesday (masculine).
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One card for two challenges; blended background and colorful are the themes at Just add Ink and Stamping Sensations.
I am not much for coloring people...beyond my skills. But these cute little PI gals from MFT are easy. This one is so cute - Peggy sent me some stamped and die cut images. I'm this one will have to join my stash full time at some point. Copic coloring, MFT dies for the snow drifts and Sugar Pea Designs for the sentiment.
Thanks so much for visiting.
Hello.
Somehow my culled down Christmas card list exploded. I think there are some mischievous elves loose in my crafty space and they keep adding addressed but unfilled envelopes to my stack!
This card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, the add "S" (I chose silver) at Just Add Ink and it is a holiday card so it goes to Watercooler Wednesday whose theme this week is Occasions.
I bought this cool textured silver wrapping paper and used some for the sliver bits on my card. I changed the direction of the cuts so some had vertical texture and some had horizontal texture. The Joy die is from MFT.
Hi Again...
Three more challenges got me going on another card tonight. This card is visiting the galleries for:
Tic Tac Toe Challenge, Just Add Ink, and Freshly Made Sketches.
I started with the sketch, the sentiment comes from Just add Ink and the elements come from Tic Tac Toe Challenge the top row specifically.
