Thanksgiving Cards

Finally made a card with PTI's Fall Bouquet stamps and dies.  The PTI September Challenge colors are Sweet Blush, Harvest Gold and Orange Zest. 

Fun to use my Sweet Blush and Orange Zest patterned papers a friend gave me.  I also used Sweet Blush cardstock and ink, Harvest Gold cardstock and ink and Orange Zest ink.  The pumpkin, flower cluster and sentiment (Take 3 Fall) were white embossed.  I used second generation stamping with Orange Zest for the outline of the sunflower and leaves before using the solid stamps with Harvest Gold.  The flower center was filled with Stickles.  I need a new Sweet Blush ink cube, so had to stamp the leafy branches multiple times using my MISTI.  Cover Plate: Herringbone was cut from Sweet Blush cardstock and Shape Shifters: Circle 3 from vellum.  I found tiny gems in my stash to finish off this card with more layers than I usually make, but I really enjoyed putting it together.  

As I was looking for an old card in my blog, I came across some I'd made using my neglected Distress Paints.  That inspired me to pull them out for another Thanksgiving card.

I used a wet flat brush with peeled paint, fired brick, abandoned coral and wild honey.  Poppystamps Whittle Field and Trees die was cut from a shimmery copper brown paper which is really beautiful in person.  I found just the right sentiment in GKD Autumn Wreath Builder.  Versafine Clair Pinecone stamped perfectly on the paint, although I did double stamp just to be sure it was completely inked.  I seldom use color block techniques, so it was fun to do something different.  I'm entering JUGS using the picture of the trees in the top center of the mood board.  Also entering Time Out since Fall colors here are shades of green, red, orange and yellow.  The trees have really started changing colors in the last 2 weeks.  My card is also going in the galleries for Poppystamps, SSS Monday and WAW.

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Halloween and Friendship

I'm honored Nonni asked me to join her Vintage Vibes Card Making Hop on IG.  It's not a style I make very often, but I have the perfect Halloween paper by Graphic 45.  

My dear friend, Betty, sent me home with several sheets the first time I visited her.  I darkened the edges of the panel and added brown Distress Stickles to the sunflower centers.  For the mat, I embossed brown cardstock with Altenew's Playful Leaves folder.  I inked and lightly distressed the edges before adding the light tan lace and pearls from my stash.  If you use IG, check out the creations of the many talented designers.  You can find the list of participants in my IG post.  I'm entering WAW. 

Next is my idea of a seasonal transition card with flowers and what I call dusty ink colors.  I've only made one card with SSS Long Stem Florals and I didn't use the stencils.  

Love the look of these images and it's really fun to add color with the stencils.  The inks I used are Altenew's Glacier Iris, Amethyst, Dusty Pink and Sagestone.  I die cut the panel with PFS Nesting Postage Rectangle and splattered with black ink.  Thought the font of this Verve sentiment went perfectly with the flowers.  Pretty sure that Verve stamp set had never been used and it has lots of wonderful small sentiment stamps.  I'm entering SSS IG, SSS Flickr, WAW and NBUS.

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Papertrey Ink, Altenew and SSS

Decided to make another entry for the August PTI challenge.  This card is very different than my first one and gave me a chance to use some of my PTI cardstock and printed paper.  

PTI 2018 Beautiful Birthday is such a fun stamp set.  I used PTI inks Pure Poppy, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Summer Sunrise and Terracotta Tile.  I added Stickles to the flames for a bit of sparkle.  I brushed PTI Border Bling: Diamonds diecut with Tropical Teal and glued it to the Tropical Teal rectangle.  I matted the cake panel with Green Parakeet cardstock.  Really love the look of the Pure Poppy dotted cardstock layer.  I'm almost out of Green Parakeet cardstock, but had enough to cover the card front.  I stamped the PTI Tiny Tags sentiment in Pure Poppy and matted it with a larger Pure Poppy circle diecut.

Our wonderful doctor of many years is retiring.  We're sad for us, but happy for her.  Decided to use the Altenew August Inspiration Challenge colors for her card.  I can't get enough of Altenew's Chateau Blooms stencils. 

The inks I used are Altenew Rouge, Memento Lilac Posies and Lawn Fawn Manatee.  The flowers and buds were then heat embossed with clear sparkle powder.  You can see it in my IG post.  I die cut the center of the panel with an Altenew Nesting Oval, added thin foam tape and attached it back in place.  Love how the black mat shows enough to help define the oval.  I didn't like so much white around the sentiment from Painted Greetings, so just used the gray ink left on my brush around the edges.  What a difference!  The stems from Branches and Berries die set were cut from vellum and I used gray pearls for embellishment.  I'm also entering WAW.

I had fun using my Lindy's Flat Fabio sprays to make a birthday card for SSS Flickr #250.  

SSS Beautiful Buttercup was die cut from papers I colored with these sprays:  Pink Ladies Pink, Pineapple Paradise and Caribbean Blue.  The flower edges were covered in matching Stickles.  I used SSS Leaf Tumble folder for the background and sprayed it with Flat Fabio Luscious Lime.  To get the design to show, I rubbed a green ink pad over the raised edges.  The vellum die cut is PTI Love to Layer:  Soft Ridges and the sentiment is from PTI Tuck It.  I'm also entering SSS Monday.

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Forgotten Dies

Thanks to the theme at JUGS, I found just what I needed to make my brother-in-law's birthday card.  In 2017 a friend sent me several dies when she was destashing.  Among them was Penny Black's Fancy Fish which is still available and on sale!  

I was delighted to get these unique and wonderful dies.  My brother-in-law spent every day fishing when our 2 families vacationed together at Shasta Lake.  I used the top fish for his 2017 card and then forgot about the dies.  This is the first time I've used the bottom fish.  Both of them were stacked 2 high making them more like chipboard.  The printed paper was in a stack of similar designs of different colors recently given to me by a friend.  This sheet made me think of  the ocean.  I searched for the right sentiment and finally realized I could use just the letters from the birthday die in Altenew's Essential Sentiment Strips.  Perfect size for my vertical greeting.  Pretty sure my BIL (and my sister) are going to like this card.  So fun to have something come together in the end like you want.  I'm also entering NBUS.

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Be Merry

Poppystamps June challenge is about to close and I just finished my card.  Luckily, our new printer works so much better.  

I matted the photo of Fritz with some very old PTI Pure Poppy printed paper and attached it to a card sprayed with Distress Spritz Fired Brick--beautiful shimmer.  The background in the photo was green grass, so I used a blue Copic to cover it--worked great. The little Popppystamps Shasta Twigs were brushed with New Leaf and Poppystamps Small Blooming Poinsettia was brushed with Pure Poppy.  The flower center was colored with a silver glitter pen.  Poppystamps Be Merry letters were brushed with Pure Poppy to match.  This will be our vet's Christmas card.  We're so grateful for his care of Fritz when he got vestibular syndrome.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.

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Celebrate

Fun to get out my Zig Watercolor Brush Markers to make a sweet floral card for several challenges.  The stamp is from Poppystamps Friends and Flowers clear set.  I stamped it on Bristol paper in Versafine Clair Acorn.  Then I colored with Light Pink and Light Carmine using the blender brush and no water.  It doesn't show in the photo, but I also brushed the blooms with shimmer--so beautiful in person.  You can get an idea from my IG post. 

The sentiment from Altenew's Sweet Bouquet was stamped in Acorn and embossed with clear matte powder.  I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Dotted Scallop Rectangles to die cut the panels.  So glad I saw the light pink paper in my stash.  Hard to see, but it actually has very light white or pink polka dots.  The edges of the card front were brushed with vintage photo Distress Oxide.  Finished off with 3 PTI rainstones.  I'm entering JUGS Case a DT Week.  I was inspired by Lisa's card with scallops, stamped focal point, polka dots and pink/tan/white color combo.  I'm also entering Poppystamps Inspired by Nature, DCD Celebration, SSS Monday Feminine, SSS Wednesday ATG and WAW ATG.

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Card Chain Challenge and Easter

I signed up to send my March CCC card to my friend, Mia.  Knowing it takes a long time for her to get mail from me, I sent it pretty early in the month.  So far, she hasn't gotten it, but hopefully she will soon.  

The card front is cardstock covered with a piece of rice paper from an older SSS kit.  All I did was splatter the beautiful paper with light gold watercolor.  I randomly brushed the Alexandra Renke wreath with the same watercolor.  

The Memory Box word shadow was lightly brushed with Distress Oxide vintage photo.  After I added the cream cardstock letters, I brushed the whole thing with the light gold watercolor.  I'm entering WAW.  

I made a couple of blue and white Easter cards this year.  When I was a kid, navy and white was a popular color combo for Easter.  The first card was made with the reverse piece after I foiled a Unity toner card front with a beautiful blue specialty foil.  It foiled perfectly to a white Poly-Glaze sheet.

I'm entering WAW from another platform.

My other card was made with SSS Cherry Blossom embossing folder.  I simply added a dot of blue Stickles to the center of each flower.  As you've probably noticed, Poppystamps Proper Happy Easter got a lot of use this year!

I'm entering SSS Monday.  

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Birthday and Easter

I seldom make shaker cards, but here's my second one this year!  Arlene recently posted a card made with a large balloon die.  That reminded me that I have an old one by Winnie and Walter.  I didn't use her design for this card, but that will be coming.  I got a wonderful surprise when I pulled out my die set.  Stuck to the back was a small poinsettia die set I lost at least 3 years ago.  I accepted that I'd never see it again and now it's back in my stasht!  I have several poinsettias, but I was really sad to loose this one because it's size is just right for many cards.

Anyway, my shaker is for Time Out's In the Clear Challenge.  I wanted more of an elegant look, so I die cut the balloon from SSS Matte Champagne cardstock. 

The background is a beautiful printed paper a friend gave to me.  I used an assortment of goodies for the shaker element and a piece of packaging for the cover.  

The bow and the Altenew Essential Sentiment Strip were cut from a scrap of the same printed paper.  Now to make something with the pretty metallic balloon diecut!

I'm also entering SSS Wednesday and WAW.

This is one of the quick Easter cards I made using the other panel of gorgeous Washi from The Ton that my friend Betty gave me long ago.  

I used a scalloped Elizabeth Craft Design rectangle die, SSS butterfly die cut from vellum and Poppystamps Proper Happy Easter.  I'm entering SSS Monday since I heat embossed the sentiment letters with Avery Elle Rose Gold powder.

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