Floral Cards

I love Uniko's Floral Vine stamp set, so wanted to use it for the Flowers Challenge.  I've had this design in mind for awhile, but changed it into a slimline for the challenge twist. 

I used my MISTI to stamp the image 6 times & gold heat embossed on Bristol.  I colored with multiple Zigs & didn't use any water.  I stamped the sentiment from the set, splattered with gold & added gold sequins.  Really happy with how this turned out.

I saved up gift certificates & recently got PTI Into the Blooms II & Border Bling: Skinny Diagonals Frame.  One of my college roommates is recovering from a serious illness & I wanted to let her know I'm thinking of her. 

Color Hues Yellow & Pink and PTI The Great Cover-Up touch of gold inspired my card.  The blooms were die cut from a paper pack with 2-3 shades of each color.  I inked the pink edges with Berry Sorbet & the yellow with Bright Buttercup.  The leaves were die cut from vellum & the centers were covered in yellow & pink Stickles.  

The frame was die cut from PTI adhesive gold metallic cardstock & was attached to a panel of Vintage Cream which was attached with fun foam to a Vintage Cream card.  The sentiment is from PTI Effortless Beauties.  I'm also entering The Snippets Playground (pink center & frame were cut from scraps), Time Out & WAW.

Thought you might like to see another floral card I made last month.  This one was for the ITP PTI Challenge to use pigment type inks.  

I was inspired by Melody's card with stamping on Border Bling: Tin Stitched, so that's what I did.  Bold Blooms images were stamped on Fresh Linen using Distress Oxide inks.  The sentiment is PTI Thick & Thin: Hello, the splatters are white gauche & the pearls are KaiserCraft Chino.  I tend to like cool colors, but really love how this turned out.  Maybe the summer heat is getting to me!

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A Few Cards

Uniko just had a stencil release & I really want to get the layered butterfly & the rose.  Decided to make a card for the May June Challenge using their Gerbera stencil.  Helps justify buying new ones if I've used what I have--haha!  

I began by inking a white panel with Distress Inks squeezed lemonade, candied apple & abandoned coral.  Then I started playing by adding more ink through the stencil & spreading a thin layer of white Liquid Pearls.  Nothing was turning out like I wanted, but I didn't want to start over.  I die cut the panel with the SSS thin frame, taped the pieces in place on the back & removed the frame.  Then I inked through the stencil with Versamark & embossed with Hero Arts Sparkle ep.  That was what it needed!  

The sentiment from Uniko Simply Said Blocks was matted & popped up.  I can't get most Nuvo Drops to make round drops, but recently I discovered that the Jewel Drops work fine for me.  The Limoncello drops were the perfect finishing touch.  I'm also entering WAW. 

Next is the card I sent for May CCC.  I had such fun using the Tim Holtz wreath dies & the little daisies that were included in a card I received previously from a CCC partner.  

The sentiment is from HA/GK Friendship Blooms & I used white gouache for the splatters.  Hard to tell, but the flower centers are covered in Stickles.

Here's the card I made for the ITP PTI challenge to use cardstock scraps.  I save even very small scraps of my PTI cardstock & it's amazing how often I am able to die cut from them.  For this card I die cut scraps of Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Weathervane & Smokey Shadow.  

The products are Feathered Friends 8, Twig Wreath, Harvest Berries (flower centers), Bold Blooms & Essential Sentiments.  The card base is Soft Stone & I stamped the leaves in Weathervane, the flowers in Soft Stone & the flower centers in Tropical Teal.  I added Smokey Shadow splatters, Star Dust Stickles (flower centers) & Hero Arts Blue Ombre sequins.  Amazing the difference with just rounding the corners!  I'm also entering The Snippets Playground.

I'll finish with a card for the June GK Monthly Mix Challenge.  It's been a long time since I used Karen Dunbrook's acrylic paint technique & it's always fun to see how the background turns out.  

The sentiment from GK A Big Hello was stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne.  The die cut butterfly from the set was heat embossed with JudiKins Black Diamond ep.  

Finished off with a strip of printed paper, black & white splatters and black & white Pico Embellisher dots.

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Happy June!

We used to say the nice weather started after July 4th, but that's sure not true anymore.  It's felt like summer for weeks & we're concerned about wildfires again being a problem.  So much sun has the roses blooming like crazy!

I'm really enjoying the frequent ITP PTI challenges.  Here are a few more cards I've entered.

3D embossing folders are all the rage & I do love them.  I actually got some of the first ones that came out a few years ago by WRMK.  This one is Geometric & makes a beautiful background.  

I was surprised it wasn't overpowering with these small PTI Friendly Flowers die cuts. The sentiment is Wonderful Words: Hello and the inks are Sweet Blush, Pale Peony & Green Parakeet.  I entered the challenge to create a Hello card.

Next is the card I entered for the challenge to make a celebrate card with a blended background.  I used Distress Oxides kitsch flamingo, shaded lilac & salvaged patina--love this combo!  

Framed in Florals was heat embossed with JudiKins Black Diamond powder which has sparkle. The word from Essential Sentiments was black embossed. Shimmer mist & sparkling clear sequins make it definitely a girly card!

My brother in law is recovering from hip replacement surgery & this is the card I made for him using PFS Dainty Blossoms which includes these leafy dies that work great for a guy or a gal.  Since I wanted the die cuts to stay white, I blended the background so it was the darkest behind them.  

Doesn't lucky clover & cracked pistachio look beautiful together?  I really do love blending Distress Oxides!  I splashed some water for texture & added white Pico Embellisher dots.  The sentiment from Altenew Flower Vine was stamped on a strip I die cut with PFS Color Block Stripes.  I'm entering PFS May Challenge & The Snippets Playground since I used white scraps for the die cuts.

My last card is for Stamplorations Spring Fling, Stamplorations Never-ending Anything Goes & WAW.  I've used this design with ink blended stripes, but wanted to see if I could do it with Altenew Watercolor markers.  This is my 3rd attempt, but it was worth it!  I was even able to use the other side of the watercolor panel that was a mess--yay!  

The Stamplorations stamps designed by Deepti are Blossom Sprays 1 and Frames & Flowers.  Everything was black embossed & the panel was die cut with AJVD dotted rectangle.  I added small black splatters & black Pico Embellisher dots. 

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A Few More Cards

Happy Memorial Day weekend to my US friends.  Giving thanks for the ultimate sacrifice so many have given to keep our country free.  We'll be staying home & probably inside with the air conditioning to keep us cool--if the forecast is right!

Here's a card made with PTI Friendly Flowers.  I've never used the dies without the matching stamps, but I wanted to enter the challenge to create a card with blended flowers.  

Actually, I love how it turned out!  The background Scalloped Stackers: Large die cut is from my friend, Vikki.  The inks are Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Melon Berry & Spring Moss.  I did use dot stamps from Harvest Berries for the flower centers.  The PTI sentiment die was cut from vellum & Classic Kraft.  I double clear embossed the letters to make them stand out more.  Love the KaiserCraft Chino pearls I've had forever!

Next is the card I made for the challenge to make a friend card with different patterns.  I used some very old 12x12 sheets of MME Wild Asparagus designer paper--so beautiful!  

Feathered Friends 8 is so sweet & easy to assemble.  I did a bit of ink blending on the head & tail. 

The sentiment is from Wildflower Garden & the tag is also PTI.  I stamped leaves from Bold Blooms on the solid panel using Versamark.

I was lucky to win a gift certificate from the new company called Pigment Craft.  Here's my first card made with Frame Builder: Hello stamps/stencils/dies.  

Love how it's open at one end.  I used these inks: PTI Berry Sorbet & Aqua Mist, MFT Peach Bellini & C9 Clover & Grapefruit.  I added a Gina Marie die cut panel & a woodgrain vellum PTI die cut frame to a panel of Soft Stone.  Then I mounted the frame stacked 3 high & embellished with a sparkle pen.  The sentiment from another Pigment stamp set called Cup of Happy was stamped in Versafine Clair Morning Mist & the tiny black hearts are Gina K.

Recently I learned to heat my laminator at least 20 minutes before using it for foiling.  I did have much better results & here's a card I made for May Rudolph Days.  

I used gold foil on a striped Gina K toner sheet for the background.  The MFT poinsettia was die cut from a plain toner sheet & foiled with beautiful red & green Gina K specialty foils.  Wish you could see it in person as it changes in the light.  

The SSS toner sentiment strip is also gold foiled & I used gold sequins to finish it off.  It's not 100% perfect, but I'll still be sending it this year.  I'm also entering The Snippets Playground (red cardstock scraps) & SSS Wednesday.

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