Memory Box and Poppystamps

I used my favorite paper from Your Paper Insider Box 12 to make an entry for Memory Box I Can't Be- "Leaf "It Is Fall!  You can see the gold shimmer in my IG post. 

I used Memory Box Tall Frilly Leaf Stems I'd previously die cut and brushed with green metallic sprays.  I cut some more and brushed them with gold metallic watercolor.  I left the ends of the stems free for movement when I glued them to the top of the card.  Memory Box Just a Note Posh Script shadow was die cut from the panel.  The words were die cut from the same cardstock, stacked, covered with glaze and glued in place.  I added the smallest Birch Press Simple Butterfly Contour Layers die cut from vellum and some gold dots.  I'm also entering DCD and SSS Wed.

I made another notecard without a sentiment to enter Poppystamps Keep it Simple, JUGS, Time Out (Fall is my favorite season) and SSS Wed. I recently got Poppystamps Nordic Basket die and decided to make it into a basket for Fall leaves and flowers.  

I die cut it from kraft cardstock and trimmed off the handle so it wouldn't look like an Easter basket.  I added a couple extra diecuts to make it more like chipboard and inked the edges with Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate.  The smallest flowers from Poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set were inked with PTI Harvest Gold and Summer Sunrise.  The bigger flowers were inked with Amethyst Allure.  The leaves from Poppystamps Orchard Leaves were inked with PTI Ripe Avocado and Simply Chartreuse.  I glued the bottom of the basket to Pinkfresh Nested Hexagons: Double Stitch.  Then I arranged and glued the leaves and flowers, gently lifting the ends.  

Decided against embellishments and just added dots of Goldenrod Stickles to the little blooms. 

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Orange and Green

I wasn't planning to make orange flowers for Color Hues #17, as I generally use orange for leaves and pumpkins.  But I wanted to make a card using SSS stamps to try Therese's faux watercolor technique from a Card Summit tutorial.  Thought it might work with SSS Spring Flowers.  

You ink up the wrong side of the clear stamp, spritz heavily with water and stamp.  You really want the ink to move and not just make a solid blob, which happens if you don't use enough water.  When it's dry, stamp over the area using the right side of the stamp and die cut the image.  I used Altenew Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, Firefly and Grass Field inks.  I added white and black splatters.  The Soft Stone and black rectangles were die cut with Gina K Master Layouts 2.  Poppystamps Scribble Hello fit my design perfectly.  I'm also entering Die Cut Divas. 

So frustrating that we haven't been able to get our Covid 19 vaccine yet.  As I said before, I'll never forgive Trump for giving RFK power over our health care system.  Total dangerous disaster!

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Notecard

I'm having trouble getting back into the swing of things after a short vacation.  I was determined to make a card and here it is.

I used 3 papers from Your Paper Insider's Box 12 which they generously sent to me.  The dies are from PTI, Penny Black, SSS and Poppystamps.  I decided against adding a sentiment and will just write a note inside.  I'm entering JUGS, DCD and WAW. 

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Another Z Fold and Friendship

Decided to make another simple Z Fold card.  This time I used the 2007 Penny Black Woodblock stamp called star dance.  Surprise, surprise--another wreath! 😉 

I stamped in Versafine Clair Green Oasis.  Then I drew over the bow and stars with Pentel gold Sparkle Pop pen.  You can see the beautiful sparkle in my IG post.  Here's a view where you can see the Z.  

The sentiment and scalloped circle frame are Pinkfresh.  I used SSS Fluted Forest Decor 3D folder for the dry embossed panels.  I'm entering DCD, SSS Wednesday and WBW.   

I'm also sharing my August exchange card for CCC a couple days early.  I love stencils, including SSS Layered Flowers.  

I tried to use the color option of Fuchsia, Tangerine & Violet.  As soon as I tried a small area with my orangy ink, I knew it wasn't what I liked.  So instead, I used CN9 Grape Soda, Fig, Tidepool and Oceanside.  Luckily, I had enough good area to use with my new Penny Black Curvature die.  Thought this little 2013 Penny Black sentiment was perfect.  I added some Stickles and tied on white crochet thread.  I'm entering JUGS and WAW.

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Christmas, Anniversary and Birthday

I decided to make a card from a leftover 2024 tag.  I added a gold glitter layer to the poinsettias from TH Seasonal Sketch dies.  I removed a green cord bow and left the TH Funky Wreath on vellum with Scrapbook.com words as it was. 

The focal point was attached to a circle dry embossed with TH Texture Fades Poinsettia folder.  That was attached to a slightly larger circle card.  Have to say, I like the card much better than the tag because of the glitter poinsettia layer and the dry embossing.  There's still time to join Jo and me at Christmas Kickstart: Wreath it Up.  I'm entering Word Art Wednesday.

Our 46th anniversary is next week and I wanted to make something different for hubby's card this year.  I HAD to have TE Create in Quads: Mistletoe, but hadn't yet opened the package. 😊 Thought mistletoe in his favorite colors would be perfect!  

The Altenew inks are Grass Field, Mountain Pine, Caribbean Sky and Sapphire.  I die cut AJVD "love" die from a vellum panel to use as a guide for where to place the die on my stenciled panel.  The word was stacked 3 high, covered with glaze and glued in place.  I die cut MB Parker Lowercase Alphabet letters to spell "you" and stacked them 3 high.  The card front edges were inked to match.  If you look close, you'll see 2 tiny Gina K white heart embellishments where a bow often goes.  Fresh and simple with interest, so I'm happy and think hubby will like it, too.  I'm entering Just Us Girls and SSS Wednesday.

I saw that my cardmaking friend, Linda, is the hostess at Seize the Birthday.  Her theme is Black & White, which I haven't done in quite awhile.  Always fun to combine challenges and FMS gave me a great layout.

The black and white mats were die cut with Gina K Master Layouts 1 & 2.  I used partial diecutting with a long stitched AJVD rectangle die to get the size I needed for my flowers which are from PTI Simple Stems.  I actually used acrylic blocks and Versafine Clair Nocturne ink for the stamping and had no problem.  The card looks very crisp and clean in person.  Took a bit, but I finally found exactly the sentiment I wanted in Uniko's Simply Said Blocks.  I added a tiny clear gem at the base of each bloom. 

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Square and Z Fold

I'm grateful Your Paper Insider sent me Box 12 to use and show you.  I'll post my first card later.  Today's card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #700.  The first time I entered was November 2013, Challenge #111.  Here's that card:

This is really still my kind of card.  No surprise I used dry embossing for the background.  Those MFT rolled roses made from felt would be on my cards today if mailing costs weren't so high.  

Back to my current card.

I cut 4 squares of the beautiful White and Red Flowers: Yuzenshi paper and matted them with dark brown cardstock in my stash.  The little branches were die cut from the same brown paper.  To keep from covering up much of the background, I used a scrap of my vellum for the shadow of SSS Happy Autumn die.  The Gold Diamond Glitter paper in the box was perfect for the card front and letters.  You can see the sparkle and shine in my IG post.  And yes, I'm ready for Autumn's cooler weather!

Next is my first Z Fold card--yay!  I'm a slow cardmaker, so I don't usually make fun fold cards.  However, I watched a video recently and thought the simple version was something I could do.  Here's what I came up with using some favorite Altenew products.

I cut a white panel in 2 and lined the pieces back up in the Flower Bed embossing folder.  Sweet Bouquet was colored with the matching stencils using Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Cosmic Berry, Firefly, Forest Glades, Shadow Creek and Citrus Burst.  I splattered the bouquet with SSS Splatter Medium and added yellow Stickles to all the flower centers--focal point and background.  The sentiment from the stamp set fit perfectly inside.  I did add cardstock layers to the bouquet to make it sturdy enough to have only the left side attached.  You can see details and sparkle in my IG post.  This is another card for the Altenew August Challenge and I'm entering DCD where Altenew is the sponsor.

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Poppystamps and Pinkfresh

Fun to use some favorite older dies to enter Poppystamps August Summer Daze Challenge.  My card was inspired by all the green leaves and butterflies we see in summer.  No, I haven't seen a pink glittery butterfly--artistic license! 😀

I used Freida Curve, Dotted Curve and Scribble Hello along with Memory Box Moonlight Butterfly and Kaleidoscope Butterfly.  The green cardstocks are from Memory Box Greenery Cardstock Pack and the shimmer pink is from Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad.  The detail butterfly was cut from pink glitter tape attached to copy paper.  Scribble Hello is stacked and clear embossed.  I added white paint pen dots in the background, which do add interest and texture in person.  You can see details in my IG post video.

My next card is for the August Pinkfresh Challenge and to remind you there's still time to enter Christmas Kickstart Wreath it Up.  I loved PFS Layered Wreath die the first time I saw it and eventually I added it to my stash.  I use it every year and this time I added it to a panel of the 2015 Christmas Wishes paper pack.  I'll probably cry when I use it up, but that will be awhile.  I definitely admire it a lot more than I use it! 

The bottom wreath is vellum and the top is PTI Ocean Tides--almost a perfect match.  This is my first card using the new SSS Splatter Medium.  It's very liquid and I need to try it some more.  Not sure my results are much different than when I add water to white gouache.  Definitely have to be careful not to spill the little jar.  I used 2 different dies to get 2 sizes of berries.  I had just enough sheer, red ribbon to make the bow.  You can see details in my IG post video.

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