Hello! Popping in with a quick share of a card that I made for Color Throwdown and Paper Players. Will also add it to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of anything goes. Let's have a look.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
autumn frame...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
spooky manor...
Hello everyone! Happy day before Halloween! I'm not a huge fan of Halloween, but I just couldn't resist creating a somewhat spooky scene with the new Birch Press Design Littletown Spooky Manor and Wavy Hillside dies. Today would have been my day to post on the Birch Press Design blog, but the blog is still down so I'm posting here. Let's have a look at my card.
Friday, October 25, 2024
more clean and simple mixed media...
Hello! I'm back and like the title of my post says I have more cards created in a clean and simple style that feature some mixed media! Love combining things that don't seem like they belong together, lol. Let's have a look at what I made.
This next card is for Color Throwdown and I will also be adding it to the Just Us Girls gallery as I added a little bit of stenciling. Take a look.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
hey pumpkin...
Hello, again! Here to share a card that I made for the current Paper Players challenge to create a clean and simple card with a tag on it. I'm also going to post it to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of Halloween. Let's have a look at what I made.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
halloween greetings
Hello! Popping back in with another card for a few challenges: Color Throwdown, Just Us Girls and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. Let's have a look at what I made.
That's it for me! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.
Friday, October 18, 2024
celebrate today...
Hello friends! I'm popping in to share a card that was supposed to be posted to the Birch Press Design blog on Wednesday, October 16th. Unfortunately, the BPD blog was hacked and Dave, the owner of Birch Press Design was forced to remove the entire blog! I decided to share what I made here so those of you who aren't on Instagram or don't want to go to the BPD Facebook page can see what I made. So here we go!
Well, that is it for me! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Saturday, October 12, 2024
merry & bright...
Hello! I'm popping in with a card for Freshly Made Sketches that I made using products from Evergreen Season by 49 and Market. I think this also fits the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge to add texture. I have lots of texture in those layers, lol! Let's have a look!
Thursday, October 10, 2024
sweet wishes release...
Hello, hello! Did you see? Simon Says Stamp has a brand new release called Sweet Wishes. You can find the complete collection of products right here. Simon Says Stamp generously sent me the beautiful Sketched Leaves stamp set and I created two projects with the set. I went full on autumn colors mode for both projects. Let's have a look at the first one.
For the card I started off by stamping the maple leaf on watercolor paper with VersaMark watermark ink, applying gold embossing powder and then heat setting it. I then used my Tonic Studio Aqua Flow pens in autumn shades of red, yellow and brown for the background. Once the piece was dry, I die cut it with a rectangle die and then sprayed it with distress mica sprays in Harvest Moon, Mulled Cider and Fallen Acorn. I roughed up the edges for a more rustic look. I embossed the sentiment in gold on vellum, trimmed it down and tore one edge. I wrapped the other edge around the back of my panel, secured it with glue dots and tied the bow. The panel was then adhered to an off-white cardstock base. Adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge to add texture.
I really had alot of fun creating my next project. Let's have a look at it.
When I first saw the stamp set I knew that I wanted to create a decor type piece with it. I went with a tag design using a Stampers Anonymous #8 thick board tag with a distress #8 heavy stock tag on top. For this piece I used distress oxide inks in Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber, Bundled Sage and Gathered Twigs. I blended on the inks to my liking and then splattered the tag with water. I let the tag dry for a bit and then stamped on the three leaves using VersaFine CLAIR Acorn ink. I finished the tag with lots of splatters foundry wax in the color Gilded. I heat set the splatters to give them shine and make them permanent. The edges of the tag were also roughed up for a more rustic look. You don't see it in the photo, but I used some Tim Holtz washi tape to cover the sides of the thickboard tag for a more finished look. Then I adhered the inkblended tag using Multi Matte Medium and let it dry.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
fall cards...
Hello, hello! Popping in with a couple of fall themed cards to share. I thought our normal wet and dreary fall weather had arrived the other day, but nope! We are back to sun and relatively warm temperatures. It's a little annoying as I really want to wear my warm and cozy tops, but some days it is too warm! Oh well, I'm sure the wet and cold will be here soon enough, lol! And I should not be complaining anyway, my corner of the world has not faced the devastation that the southeast has! Absolutely sickened by the response of the current administration, as well! Anyway, you came here to see cards, so here they are.
Friday, September 27, 2024
cozy hugs...
Hello, hello! I'm back with another card that I made using one of the laser cuts from the 49 and Market Vintage Orchard set. When I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this particular laser cut immediately came to mind. Let's have a look at what I made.
As you can see the card is very simple. I die cut kraft cardstock with a rectangle die. I added splatters of Gilded foundry wax and then heat set the splatters with my heat tool. Sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp Cozy Autumn Hugs stamp set and was stamped using VersaFine CLAIR Acorn in. I used thin foam squares on the back of the laser cut and placed it on my panel.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Birch Press Design
Hello! Popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today. Here is a little peek of what I created.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Autumn and Christmas
Hello! Popping in to share two cards that I made for the Sunday Stamps and Paper Players challenges, as well as the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. One card features autumn and the other features Christmas. Both were made with products from 49 and Market. First up is the autumn card.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
just a note...
Hello! Popping in with a quick share today of a card that I made for the September Pinkfresh Studio challenge to use a wreath and for the Paper Players challenge of a clean and simple design with either plants or animals. I went with plants. Have a look.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Birch Press Design Post
Hello, hello! Hope your September is going well. I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today. Here is a little peek of what I created.
Hope you will head over to the Birch Press blog to see what I created. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
hello... you're amazing
Hello, hello! Hope all is well in your world. Autumn is on the way in my corner of the world and with that in mind I decided to take up the Color Hues challenge and create a card with the colors of rust and green. Let's have a look at what I made.
Back in July, I think, I got a Simon Says Stamp card kit and instead of letting it sit around like I did with one I got last year I decided to use the beautiful floral image in the set for my card. I used Tonic Studios aqua flow pens and a wet paint brush to do the coloring. I first stamped the image on watercolor cardstock using VersaFine CLAIR Nocturne ink and then got to coloring. I laid down a layer of yellow and then layered red over the top to get the rusty color I was going for. For the flower centers I used a combination of the yellow and red along with some brown thrown in for a rust that was more brown than orange like the flowers.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
stenciled cards...
Hey there! I'm stopping in to share two cards that feature stenciling. One card is for the current Color Throwdown challenge and the other is for the current Sunday Stamps and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenges. First up in the card for Color Throwdown.