It's a trio of Daisy Days! featuring The Greetery

 Hello,  I'm finding myself quarantined in the craft room so I'm making the best of it! In the heat of summer is when I really don't mind doing a little extra stamping. I'd like to focus on one set of supplies this week and make at least three cards with it to stretch myself and get more use out of one set. 

My focus this week is from The Greetery: the Print Shop Daisy Days stamps, die cuts and stencils. 

I used Distress inks in tumbled glass, broken china, peacock feathers, mowed lawn and cracked pistachio to fill in the stencils. I partially die cut the large image on the left side, and slid an aqua panel underneath the die cut parts. 

A few extra flowers were die cut for dimension and layered on top. The sentiment is from the Comforting Commands stamp set. These daisies will surely bring someone a smile! 

This is a new set, so I will be entering this at NBUS! 

I'll be back tomorrow with day 2 of Daisy Days. Hope you will visit again! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

 

The Paper Players #596 Make it ONE Layer

 Hi there! It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players #596! Our lovely hostess Jaydee has chosen a one layer CAS challenge for us this week. It's been a long time since I've made a truly one layer card. I came up with an idea that's a bit different. Hope you like it! 

I've been playing around with some freehand loose watercoloring over this past year. Using strokes and blobs of color in a random fashion to create flowers and leaves in a bouquet using just paints and a paintbrush. I took one of my practice pages and decided to make it into today's card.

I went back in after the first layers were dry to add just a few details. The idea is to keep the images loose - and flowing - and not too detailed. I kind of make up the composition as I go.

The only stamping is the lovely sentiment from Penny Black stamps. I am absolutely only a beginner - playing at the watercoloring, so just know that. It's fun to try something new! If you are at all interested in learning to paint, you must check out the videos by Dawn Woleslagle HERE. 

Got covid last week and that was NO FUN! Still not over it and then there's more time to quarantine. I know I will be feeling better when I feel like stamping again! Hope you can find some crafty time and join us! 

Stay well, friends!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Blue and Green for Color Hues #43

Hello, how are you doing? Hope things are going well! Today is a new challenge at Color Hues and if you checked earlier you may have seen my incomplete post. Photos only! I unfortunately have COVID and am quite a bit under the weather. But as you can see, I have some jewel tones of blue and green to brighten your day! 

This card uses a technique called ink lifting which begins a background inked and blended on heavy card stock. I use Vicki Boutin Foundations Mixed Media and DOX inks. After it was thoroughly dry, I heat embossed the Spring Flowers background stamp (SSS) in white. 

 

Going in to some of the flowers and buds with a damp paintbrush removed ink and brought out gradations of wonderful hues that vary according to the amount of water. 

 I love this effect and will be using this again. It takes a bit of time but the effort is worth it. Thanks for visiting!

Happy Colors for The Paper Players #595

 Hello friends, it's time for a great Color Challenge at The Paper Players #595 and you will love it! Claire has chosen Real Red, Pacific Point, and White for us to use this time around. That suggests some bright and fun options for you and we hope you'll play along! 

My card began with a background that I made using a diagonal striped stencil and DOX inks in shades of blue. I die cut a few clouds from that panel but set aside the rest so that I could use a solid card base of Pacific Point for accuracy. 

I colored this sweet image of the girl and her umbrella with Copic markers. I've been admiring these stamps for years and finally ordered them (MFTstamps BB Rain or Shine). Using them for the first time is fun! Adding this also to NBUS.

Have some crafty time if you can, we'd love to have you join us! See you soon.  

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Happy Summer for The Paper Players #594

Welcome to my blog and a new challenge at The Paper Players! The lovely ladies give us good reason to pull out our stamps weekly to create something unique! This week our theme is Food and/or Beverages. I was inspired this very moment to grab a cookie or two as I write this post, HA! How will you be moved? 

I love these lemons and bitty flowers from The Greetery and created a summer scene using Lemon Blossoms stamps and dies, and Sprinkled with Kindness.  I inked them up with Altenew Inks. I used a woodgrain background for a rustic look. 

The breeze on my back porch made for some happy creative time today! Wishing the same for you! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Thanks so much for taking a peek and your kind comments! 

I will also play with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge that asks for flowers, twine and free. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Rainbow Blossoms for a Friend

I know that when the flowers bloom and the weather turns warm it means lots of outside time for most of you. It happens to be very very hot here this week and I am trying to spend a bit of time in the craft studio enjoying the air conditioning and my stamps! That doesn't keep me from stamping colorful armfuls of flowers!

Finding it easier to keep the mojo coming when I stamp more often, this is a quick take on the challenge at Fusion where I was inspired by the rainbow colors in pastel shades and circles in the sketch. The sentiment circle was lightly inked with Kitsch Flamingo.

I'm also linking this new stamp with the NBUS challenge where it's a new month and the gallery has lots of room for your projects with new supplies. I appreciate your visit, wishing you a great day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used:  
Stamps: Penny Black -  Loveliness, From My Heart

Paper:  MFT Pretty in Plaid 6x6 Paper Pad
Ink:  Gina K amalgam ink, Zig Real Color Markers
Accessories - Little Things - Cherry Blossom Crystal Collection

Color Hues #42 Black and Yellow

Welcome to my blog! June 1st is a special day! It's the beginning of my favorite month of the year, and the start to a new challenge at Color Hues! 

Black and yellow. Flowers? Bees? Butterflies?  How about a humorous birthday? 

 

I love the masculine vibes in the MFT stamps and dies called Get Down to Basics. I like how this looks in black and yellow! 

All the images were stamped, colored with Copic markers, die cut and assembled on the card front. For extra detail I added some DSP and Glossy Accents to the smiley face. The main sentiment was embossed with white ink. On the inside it continues with "OFFICE MEMO: You're Awesome!"

Speaking of awesome, be sure to visit the blog to see inspiration from the team that can't be beat! Thanks for your visit here today!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!