Quilted Thanks

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This Amaryllis never made it to the front of a Christmas card, but I think it makes a stunning Christmas thank you.   After coloring the image (Penny Black) I cut it out to fit on top of  a die cut piece of red vellum.

I mounted it on a quilt cut card base and added the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.

I think my friend will enjoy the card as much as I am enjoying her gift.

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Tis the season

I have fallen in love with coloring, and it is all because of Kelly Latevola of You and Your Big Dreams. Her colored images are so gorgeous.  I need lots of practice still, but even I can see I am improving.

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Christmas Greetings

This darling girl is Holiday Anya 3 by The Greeting Farm.

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Muse Challenge 140

You might think this card is for Muse Christmas Visions, but no, its for the original Muse Challenge #140.  Once I saw Ardyth's adorable card:

 

I knew I wanted to do something mostly in black and white, but also something graphic and fairly clean. I couldn't help myself from adding a matting layer, but I am very happy with the results.

I've used Penny Black's Seasons Wishes and I replaced the stamped star with an epoxy one, which was colored with copic's and some wink of stella. The image was clear embossed over onyx black versafine ink.

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Friends

I had such a busy schedule while in California, that it was difficult to get to see any of my girlfriends. Most of my time was spent with my Dad. I did manage to squeeze in Lunch with some friends the last day I was in town.  Most of my friends live about 40 miles from my Dad's home so it requires several hours to get in a lunch or dinner when I visit.

I had prepped some watercolor paper with embossed images before traveling to California, just in case I had an itch to do some coloring.  I took my box of water colors with and on the 2nd to last day of my trip I finally had an hour to sit down and paint.

Upon my return to Maryland, I made the pieces into cards and sent them off to the gals that were able to make it to lunch that last day.  It was wonderful to see my girlfriends again.

Stamp set is from Simon Says Stamp -Favorite Flowers.  I heat embossed the flowers and leaves in white, then used watercolor paints to add color.   Sentiment is inked with Versafine Onyx Black. Cardstock is Stampin Up.

Floral stamp set is from Penny Black-Softly.  I heat embossed the flowers and leaves in white, then used watercolor paints to add color.   Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp- Favorite Flowers and is inked with Versafine Onyx Black. Cardstock is Stampin Up.

 Floral stamp set is from Penny Black-Delightful.  I heat embossed the flowers and leaves in brown, then used watercolor paints to add color.   Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp- Favorite Flowers and is inked with Versafine Onyx Black. Cardstock and pearls are Stampin Up.

 Floral stamp set is from Penny Black-Delightful.  I heat embossed the flowers and leaves in brown, then used watercolor paints to add color.   Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp- Favorite Flowers and is inked with Versafine Onyx Black. Cardstock and pearls are Stampin Up.

Floral stamp set is from Hero Arts Butterfly and Flowers.  I heat embossed the flowers and leaves in black, then used watercolor paints to add color.   Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp- Favorite Flowers and is inked with Versafine Onyx Black. Cardstock is Stampin Up.

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Sending Hugs

I love this Penny Black stamp, I recently added it to my stash.  I can see a lot of cards from this set. I used Wink of Stella markers to color the image.  The sentiment comes from the Hero Arts set CL586.

I tried to get a bit of the glitz in the picture. I added enamel dots for some texture, and a strip of green cardstock on the left side for some contrast and balance.

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Still Loving the watercoloring

I cannot seem to get away from my watercolors.  I love this medium, and the dreamy quality of the cards. Hubs and I recently had a day trip and we stopped by a craft store in Great Mills MD, called The Creative Nook. I had three stamps in mind when I walked in and she had all three in stock as well as a die I had recently seen used.  So I walked out with all four.

For the first time, I got them home, inventoried, and used within the same week! WOOT!

This features the Penny Black stamp Delightful, sentiment stamp by Simon Says Stamp, Distress Watercolor paper and Distress Inks, gems are by Stampin Up.

I grabbed a couple of mini distress ink sets at Michaels a few weeks ago when they were 40% off your entire purchase.  These are so quick and easy to use on an acrylic block for painting. 

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Wishing you well

I have been working on a big cleaning project, and progress is being maid made. So I rewarded myself with some time in the craft room.  I made this card for my MIL. The stamp set was acquired through a blog comment win of a Simon Says Stamp Gift Card back in August.  I've finally made the time to ink it up. Thank you again Melissa. You can check out her blog Love My Scraps at this link.

The stamp set is Flower Gallery by Penny Black. There are several flower stamps and a thank you sentiment in the set.  I did some coloring with Copic markers, some inking with distress inks, a Hero Arts sentiment and a few pearls, and voila...a card she will love.  Thanks for stopping by.

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OLW 110 Squares

Hi, today I played along with One Layer Wednesday, the theme is Squares. My square is actually white space inside a rectangle.

I taped off the rectangular area, then placed a punch masking tape square to the left side. I misted granite Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels, Stamped the sentiment with Memento London Fog ink. Then I took my masks away and stamped a small flower.  The flower was colored with Distress Markers in Fired Brick and Barn Door.  I then outlined it with a black Sharpie. Stamps were from the Penny Black set 30-031 Flower Gallery.

I wanted subtle with a color pop...I think I achieved it.

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Mini Cards...and more

Hello, a couple of weekends ago, Penny Black had a weekend challenge to make mini cards.  I have exactly 3 Penny Black stamps/sets here in Maryland. First I had to figure out exactly what a mini card was...found a post that mentioned 1/2 of an A2 card. So I gave it a go.  I actually fell in love with these sweet little cards...
what is it about small things?

Both cards use the paisley background, I stamped it with VersaMark, and hit it with the heat gun.  The images were stamped and colored with Spectrum Alcohol markers. Spellbinder dies were used to cut the shapes, emboss the edges, and provide a guide for the inside inking with Distress Inks. I stamped the sentiments, and added some baby Martha Stewart pearls in coordinating shades.

And now for the more part. My hubs often brings or sends me flowers.  I keep them in the entryway because it is a wonderful welcome into the house.  I have a pretty little vase, that I love. It never gets used unless a flower gets a broken stem.  So while watching football, I made some paper flowers for the cute little vase.  I keep it on my craft table, flanked by the mini cards. It makes me smile.

Thank you all for stopping by. Have a wonderful week.

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