Another Scrape Painting

I made quite a few scrape painting panels the day I saw Karen's tutorial on SCS.  It's very simple & doesn't make a big mess, so I just made one to use for my Impression Obsession Birthday Wishes entry.  This time I used 2 colors of DecoArt acrylic paint: Turquoise & Citrus Green. 

For the first time I used the Dina Kowal designed leaf (D13816) which I stamped in Versafine Clair Morning Mist.  Interestingly, Dina also has a scrape painting video on SCS where she made stripes instead of a circle.  I tried that, too, but will show you the card another day.  The sentiment stamp (D14779) was in my last IO order & has quickly become a favorite.  I stamped it in Versafine Clair Nocturne.  Finished off with a black mat & black Zig splatters.  Could add embellishments if I use it for a gal, but I'm thinking it may go to a guy.  I have a million ink pads, but this technique has got me shopping for more acrylic paint--haha!  Of course, that shopping is on-line or curbside pick up as Covid cases are on the rise in my state & many people are not wearing masks.  I support reopening the economy.  As one doctor said--unemployment & poverty are public health crises, too.  Not taking precautions to decrease cases & deaths is so selfish.  I get very discouraged hearing people say masks are tyranny & infringe on their rights.  Are you kidding me?!  

It's Father's Day & I'm missing my dad more than ever.  We didn't agree on everything, but I always knew he loved me.  He had strong convictions, but he wasn't arrogant.  When I was a teenager, he told me that he disagreed with one of the Oregon politicians on a particular issue.  However, he knew the man personally & that he had integrity.  Dad said that is more important & he would vote for him.  He also said "My view may be wrong."  

I'm also entering NBUS.

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More Easter Cards

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Thanks for the concern & well wishes for Fritz.  Still not himself, but doing much better.  I'm still working on Easter cards that need to be mailed soon.  Here are a couple more, starting with the other Poppystamps Powell Butterfly made when I created THIS CARD.  Really can't say I like one better than the other.  The textured gray pieces inlaid into the pink metallic outline do give a striking, elegant look which I love.  This time I used some very old wire in my stash to wrap around the body & form into the antenna.

I die cut the 2 Frantic Stamper banners & temporarily adhered the small one in place.  Then I did the dry embossing with the sweet floral folder (thank you, Lisa!).  I took them apart & embossed them separately to get a deeper impression.  A gray ink was lightly sponged on the edges & both pieces were sprayed with Shimmer Spritz.  I never tire of that look!

The small banner was backed with fun foam & attached in place.  I lightly bent up the butterfly wings & attached it with foam tape in the center.  The card is made from Soft Stone cardstock & the sentiment is Inkadinkado.  I'm entering Poppystamps,  DRU, Country View Challenges Easter/Spring & Time Out.

Next is my entry for PTI LFF.  This time the challenge is to create a project from a favorite inspiration source.  Often the challenges I enter provide the inspiration & I don't spend time going through magazines or Pinterest very often.  However, I have made cards based on items in my home including a dress, flannel sheets & a pot holder.  A few days ago I opened a new paper towel package & was immediately inspired to make a card!

I wanted a background of pink & orange with butterflies on top of it, so I started with a smooshed background of DI picked raspberry & ripe persimmon.  I did multiple layers of each color--drying in between.  Then I die cut PTI Butterfly Hope cover plate from white cardstock.  It was not the look I had in mind, so I finally opened my jar of Mother of Pearl Nuvo Mousse & spread it over the die cut with a cloth.  The sheen is beautiful & the soft goldish look works for Easter, I think.

The sentiment is made with words from W&W Big, Bold Seasons stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne.  The waterproof ink allowed me to then smoosh the sentiment strips in the same inks to match the background.  The words are matted with black & popped up with foam tape.  I added tiny black pearls to the antenna to tie in with the sentiment.  Not the usual Easter card, but I like it & hopefully the recipient will, too.  I'm also entering WAW.
 
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Easter Cards

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It's been kinda challenging at our place lately.  Fritz is having GI problems, so we've been to the vet twice & had a restless night with little sleep.  Needless to say, I haven't gotten much done.  Things are calm this afternoon, so I'm hoping to finally post a couple cards that have been waiting to be entered in some challenges.
First up is a card I started, but didn't finish for the March challenge.  Fortunately, I could make it work for the Poppystamps April challenge.

I die cut Poppystamps Powell Butterfly from a scrap I painted with leftover Rose metallic acrylic paint (making this card) & from charcoal textured cardstock.  I inlaid the pink pieces into the charcoal outline & vice versa.  Stick pins for antenna were sandwiched between the inlaid butterfly & a solid white piece I trimmed as a backer.  Soon I'll post the card I made with the other butterfly.  The background was made by die cutting Poppystamps Massa Leaf Frame from a white panel & a gray panel.  The gray die cut was inlaid into the white panel & matted with a slightly larger gray panel.  I die cut the smallest Stitched Bloom Trio from vellum 3 times & added them to the frame with a dot of Champagne Stickles.

The butterfly was mounted with foam tape & I added some clear Pico Embellisher as dew drops.  The Easter greeting will be inside.  I'm also entering DRU, DCD & Time Out.


Gray & pink is one of my favorite color combos, so I used it again for this card.

The Abstract Petals MFT stencil was used with Heidi Swapp white Art Screen Ink which has a beautiful sheen.  The banner was die cut with MFT Fishtail Flags & the next size up was used for the mat.  Both the mat & the Impression Obsession die cut sentiment were foiled with Gina K Twinkling Pink.

The flag was added to a gray panel & I arranged MFT Wild Greenery white die cuts behind the sentiment.  Lots of pretty sparkle & shine in person for this one.  I'm entering Country View Challenges Easter/Spring,  MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge, ModSquad Challenge & SSS Monday.

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Variety of cards

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My first card is for the Altenew March Inspiration Challenge.  I'm really having fun doing some cross stitching again.  This time I used the Altenew Pegboard Canvas Cover Die & a tulip pattern from MFT.  I didn't center the pattern on my die cut, but thankfully I was able to make a frame so I could use my completed piece.  Next time I'll be more careful with my counting.

 
The sentiment from Altenew Painted Greetings was stamped in Versafine Clair Morning Mist & trimmed into a tag.  I added a crochet thread bow & a pearl stick pin before attaching it with foam tape.  Think I'll use an Easter sentiment inside.  I'm also entering HA National Craft Month, SSS Wednesday & SSS Work it Wednesday.

Next is my card for PTI LFF.   This week we are to pick a favorite MIM challenge & one of my favorites was Dawn's Painted Brushstroke Backgrounds.  I have lots of acrylic paint that I almost never use.  Several of them are metallics & I chose periwinkle, emerald green, rose & pearl lace.  Hard to capture the sheen, but it's beautiful in real life. 

I used PTI Bold Borders: Foliage Die to frame the stripes.  The rest of the green paint in my palette was brushed onto a white scrap & used for the die cut sentiment.  The center white rectangle was stamped in Soft Stone with the dotted image from Your Beautiful Birthday.  I would never have thought of that without seeing Rebecca do it here. 

Finished off with Crystal Stickles on the leaves.  I don't use that glitter glue very often since it has a pinkish cast--perfect for this card.  Love these colors for Easter, so that will be the sentiment inside.  I'm also entering SSS Monday & SSS Wednesday.

Last is a card using a couple leftover SSS Spring Flowers leafy image die cuts done when I was playing with Distress Markers.  The images are gold embossed & the sentiment from SSS Thoughtful Messages is brown embossed.  I added gold splatters & gold Pico Embellisher dots.

 
Took me forever to figure out the design of this simple card, but at least I'm happy with the final result.  I send lots of friendship cards, but think I'll save this one until Fall.  I'm entering SSS Flickr Challenge 120, SSS Wednesday & The Snippets Playground.

 
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Cornelia's Inspiration MUSE Card

Late to bed & work tomorrow with someone I am not fond of, but we don't always get what we want. Anyway, I stayed up to make a last minute entry for the Muse challenge.  I saw Cornelia's neat card earlier in the week & it's been on my mind.  I really wanted to pull out my gorgeous Lumiere paints & play along.  They have a wonderful shimmer.  The sentiment stamped on vellum is from the Hero Arts set Friends are Treasures. I added splats of Memento Tuxedo Black using my water brush which works like a charm. Finished off with some black dots. I'll also add this to the Anything Goes challenge at SSS Wed. Thanks for your visit!

Splash of Emerald

I'm one of the many people who love the splash of color challenges.  This week's PDCC splash is Emerald Green.  It just so happens that I have 8 jars of Lumiere Metallic Acrylic paints including Pearl Emerald.  I've had them for over 10 years & they just sit in my craft closet.  I've admired some backgrounds done with paints & decided this was the time to give it a try.  I used a foam brush to swipe it onto a scrap of white cardstock & let it dry over night.  It has a gorgeous shimmer you can't really see in the photo unfortunately.  Then I stamped & embossed the fun sentiment from Hero Arts Find Joy clear set.  I wasn't happy with the plain white card front, so I stamped the Hero Arts Fabulous Flourish (admired it forever & finally just broke my "no more woodblock stamps" rule--LOL--won't be the last time either!) in Memento Tuxedo black in 2 corners.  Took me a long time to decide whether to add the strip of ribbon & if so, which one.  In the end I chose this simple stitched grograin & was happy with the result.  Finished off with clear gems & attached the focal point with foam tape.  Since this is my first card using paint & the Flourish stamp, I'm also entering this month's Hero Arts challenge.  Thanks so much for taking a look at my work & letting me know what you think.