My First Roundabout

Roundabout stamps have been out for a couple of years, but I just got my first one. I thought the images of wrapped boxes and gift bags, party hats and balloons were just too cute! And the cake and cupcakes! 

I inked the main image up a couple weeks ago - when it was still cool enough to spend an afternoon coloring on the back porch. 

I used Zig Clean Color markers for coloring the small images, accenting at random with Shimmer pen or Nuvo drops.

I assembled the card today, making a Z fold and adding the sweet ellie at the bottom. She was colored with Copic markers. I think this card will make someone happy!

I will list the supplies below. Hope you are doing well today. Thanks so much for coming by! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

 Supplies used:

Stamps: Newton's Nook - Birthday Roundabout Circle and sentiment; MFT - BB Birthday Buds

Paper: Neenah Solar White, PTI - Bitty Big Paper Packs, Harvest Gold

Clean and Simple Thanks with Masking

Hello, welcome to a new week at my blog! I am so glad you've come for a visit. The air conditioning is on, and the little fan in my craft room too. Makes me think staying right here is the best place to be on this very very HOT day. Summer has come to my neck of the woods. Today's card began with masking a corner of the card front, and inking just that corner lightly. 

I used post-it tape to mask along the left side and along the bottom of the card front. I stamped then needed to mask the kiosk and the balloons images. Having those dies made it very easy to create a mask! After inking and the reveal, I used Copics to color the store front, canopy and balloons keeping it very simple. I wanted the red and white of the awning and the balloons to stand out.

I added the word thanks and the flowers and milk can as die cuts, thinking it just needed a bit of dimension. Additionally, I used Wink of Stella to add sparkle to the balloons, and clear Nuvo Drops on the milk can to add a metallic shine.

It's Clean and Simple week at The Paper Players and here is the inspiration photo from Joanne.

I wanted to add a metal element to my thank you card, and things went from there, incorporating the red and white stripes and what looked to me like a boardwalk at the beach scene. My creation is a bit of a more literal take on the photo than usual. But it sure helped me to think outside of the box! And I loved using a neglected stamp set to boot.

I hope that you're staying cool where you are! If it stays this hot, I may be doing lots of stamping this week, so come back soon!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: HERO arts - My Monthly Hero Kit from January 2019

WPlus9 - Hand-lettered Thanks stamps and die

Paper: Bristol Smooth

INK: Gina K amalgam black; DOX - Cracked Pistachio, Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass; COPIC markers

Accessories: WOS, Nuvo Drops in Morning Dew, Gina K Masking Magic Sheets

 

Oopsie Daisies! A few more flowers....

Hello to you today, it's Friday!  I hope you are doing well. 

I spent a long time cleaning up my craft room last night. After days of not putting things away there was a bunch of stuff out there! I felt I just could not put away these daisies I had stamped and left there for another day. My friend Leslie calls these UFO'S (unfinished objects) and it's great having them put together on a card. 

The stamps are also NBUS,  "Oopsie Daisy" set from The Greetery. I seem to have gone a bit overboard lately in supporting my favorite small businesses so I have LOTS of never been used supplies. Stamping is good therapy but in my case, I'm not sure its cheaper, HA! To balance things out, I'm selling a good bit of my very old stamps on ebay. So you won't think I'm a hoarder. 

Back to the card!

I am coming to you with a grateful heart. I'm thankful for goodness, beauty, a new day and the health to enjoy it. 

And I'm thankful for you! Hang in there, stay well!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Greetery - Oopsie Daisy; Waffle Flower - Potted Lily

Paper: DSP is from PTI, Old Olive Textured Card Stock (SU)

Ink: WPlus9 - V.I.P.pink, Shell Pink, Little Piggy, Hayride, Miami Spice

Accessories: coordinating dies, enamel heart

Playing along with these challenges today! 

CAS(E) This Sketch

NBUS with Darnell and so many others!

Shopping our stash   This is a new one for me, such a great idea! Calling for UFO's

A Sign of Hope

I can't get enough flowers these days, it seems! They keep coming up in my cards. I tried planting  some daisies in my small garden but when I look out in the morning some critter has lopped the blooms off! 

I like stamped flowers, I can make them any color I like, HA! Today I pulled out the blues and went to work Copic Coloring the large floral spray in the Bouquet Builder 3 set (Waffle Flower.) 

I selected and fussy cut the flowers I wanted to frame the label die cut with. Adding pops of bold colors and stripes helps the focal point to stand out. Gold confetti dots and a bit of sparkle are the only embellishments. 

I loved this sentiment from Penny Black called "Blooming Sentiments."  I think it's a great one for these days, especially for a gardener or anyone who needs encouragement.  I've been feeling a bit "blue" myself today. Maybe I should have colored everything bright yellow! 

The sun has come out to shine for just a little bit. You know what they say about the sun..... it will come out tomorrow! It's only a day away.  I will go out for a walk now with a certain song resonating! Good thing I like that one! Sending you cyber hugs and well wishes.

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

I'm happily playing along with Amy's great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  My card uses the sketch on a vertical card base. OOPS?

Also joining Darnell's Challenge at NBUS as both stamp sets have never been used  until now!

Other supplies: 

Pacific Point card stock - SU

DSP - Honeybee Back to Basics

Label Die - Sissex

Pretty Pink Posh - Metallic Gold Confetti Mix

Celebrating You today!

Hello fellow crafters, here I am and it's the middle of the week already, don't know how that happens!

I do know there's a card to share, coming right up! 

I saw these colors offered at the challenge at The Paper Players and had some time to think about what I would use. 

At first I thought of Christmas, but ruled that out for now. Opting for my favorites - flowers, I pulled out these pretty tulips from the Greetery set called Budding Beauties Spring. 

 I colored them with several layers of inking to get the shaded effect. The detail is built right into the stamps! I used sponge daubers to apply the layers using Distress Oxide inks in reds and greens. 

I played along with the challenge at The Paper Players.

Supplies from The Greetery will be listed below and if you have any questions I'd be happy to answer in the comments. Thanks so much for your visit today!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Budding Beauties Spring, Sentiment Suite Birthday and matching dies, Fit to be Tied die

Relax You're on Beach Time

As I sit on our screened porch in the sunshine the sign that displays the title of my post is right next to the computer. Of course I love this sign because it has my name on it! I get many comments when I have to give my name (BEACH) along the lines of "Oh, that's where I wish I was right now!"

I love making a card with a beach theme. 

This one combines bold stripes, classic nauticals and a scene with a great sketch.  Using the Fenceline Summer set (PTI), I stamped and fussy cut the images. Some of the stamps include layers for added detail. The sentiment is from The Greetery and I white embossed it on red card stock to give a pop of color. 

Inspiration comes from Narelle at Freshly Made Sketches today.

I hope that wherever you are you can take a relaxing breath and enjoy the beauty around you. I appreciate your visit so much!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

ETA:  I am beginning to use the new blogger to compose my posts and I would like your feedback if there's any that you want to give. I'm not quite sure I'm getting the hang of it yet! And I miss my slightly larger font size. 

Sunshine and Rainbows

The challenge at The Paper Players is Sunshine and Rainbows. I love that theme! 

I rummaged through my stash and pulled out the perfect frame die. It's retired, I've had it for years! 
I'm really making a point of using a mix of old and new supplies. The frame die includes the hello (positive) and  sunshine (negative.) 
A sheet from JJ Bolton's Rainbow Pad Sampler (Waffle Flower Crafts) provides a colorful backdrop and the stripes in the inlaid word.
All that was left was figuring out what to put inside the frame. I stamped the elephant, and using masking, I created the sky background with Distress Inks. 
I sure hope this card brightens your day!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Stamps: WPlus9 - Bubble Talk is no longer available!