06-25-3

 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!

06-25-24-2

 Hello Again...

There was last nights early morning card and this one made this afternoon. So it feels like two different days...but the calendar disagrees!

Its been quite some time since I took an adventure making a card...did something uncomfortable.  For me its water colors...the little blips of color that do magic when wet.  Its been quite a bit since I did some unrestrained coloring.

I used Altenews Starry Flowers, and my oft neglected watercolors to come up with this card:

This card is going to the gallery at Altenew's June Inspiration Challenge.

  

When is the last time you pushed yourself or did a technique that was a bit uncomfortable?

Thanks for visiting.

 

 

6/25/24

 Hello--

Another bit of relief from the heat and I headed upstairs to make a card for my FIL to give to his golfing buddy for his milestone birthday next month.

The golf bag is from Whipper Snapper designs, and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.  I used the swiss dots embossing folder to create my "golf ball" using the debossed side to mimic the ball dimples.  I added some texture with heat embossing on the card base.

This card will be visiting the gallery at Can you handle the pressure, with the optional theme of sports.

Thanks so much for visiting.

06-16-24

 Hello-

Here's to the Dad's.

 A browse through the SU last chance stuff in April put this die set on sale at a significant amount off.  It is a die set that goes with a stamp set. But only 3 of the 12 dies cut any of the stamped images. I love this pirate ship, and its not difficult to put together.

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06-02-24-2

 Hello-

I was able to keep the mojo going and have two more cards. One for Color Throwdown and one for Freshly Made Sketches.

First up for Color Throwdown:

 Thanks to Linda for the letterpress sentiment.  The pot and geraniums are from Greetery.

 

 

 

 Next up, for Freshly Made Sketches:

Stamp set is Color and Contour from Stampin Up.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by...again!

06-02-24

 Greetings,

WOW its June already.  I swear each year goes by faster that ever.

I have a birthday card for a July birthday, so there had to be fireworks and patriotic colors.

The fireworks are gold embossed, and the image is colored with copics in a neutral palet to let the red, white and blue come through.  I'll be sending this clean and layered birthday kitty off to Seize the Birthday and The Card Concept.

    

Thanks so much for visiting.

5-28-24

 Hello-

I love polka dots so when I saw Double D's challenge, I knew I would have to play along.

 I love those cute PI images from MFT. The paper is also from MFT. Copic coloring.

 

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05-26-24

 Hello-

There is a wedding in the family next month, and a chance to get out a lovely Greetery set for the card.

It will be visiting  Just Us Girls and As You See It.

This card took time to put together, but I think the results are worth it.

 

Thanks to to Greta for sending along the lovely embossed piece behind the focal point, the flowers matched perfectly to the stenciled image.

 

Thanks so much for visiting.

5-25-24

 Greetings,

Another male card and the level of difficulty is higher as its for a 4 year old.  All of my weak points...lol

For this one, I again relied on some designer paper and a fun stamp and punch set from Stampin UP.

(Submarine Life, Whale of a time) 

Thanks for stopping by.

05-22-24

Hello-

I spent a few days organizing my messy craft room. I had bins on the floor bins on the desk, bins in my light box, stuff to put away and just general mess.  Today, I got to play in a sweetly organized space, YAY!

This card is going to Triple B....I rarely do bird cards, but this one was fun.

 

Its a thank you card inside. This is an old SU set Hey Chick. Peggy and I recently swapped a few sets. I love this chicken shes a fun gal I can tell.  I cut all the pieces in white and used markers for the coloring giving the dic cuts a bit of a rustic feel.

Triple B gave us a lovely moodboard, but I went with other colors...I've never seen a purple chicken, and this card was screaming to be made.

 Thanks for stopping by!