Penny Black - Floral Silhouettes

Hi everyone.  I have a super CAS card for you today using one of the beautiful images from the Floral Silhouette Stamp set (30-563).

I think this is a very peaceful and soothing monocromatic design.  It could be used for a lot of different occasions.

I stamped two of the flowers (off set from each other) in smoky slate ink (softer gray).  I stamped one more of the same image over top, in the center of the other two flowers, in granite gray ink (darker gray).  The sentiment is stamped using the lighter gray ink.

Close-up ...

Thanks for stopping by!

Products:

Floral Silhouette (30-563) - Penny Black

Special Sentiments (30-574) - Penny Black

Stamps:  Floral Silhouette; Special Sentiments (both from Penny Black)
Paper:  White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Smoky Slake; Granite Gray (Stampin' Up!)

At the Beach

Hi everyone.  Adding another card to the CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Beach (Watercolouring).

Another new stamp set!! :)  I thought this would be so fun to play with .  It's easy too.  I just inked up the stamps separately and stamped onto mixed media paper.  Then I took a water brush and moved the inks around to create a watercoloured card. :)  I think it would have blended better if I spritzed the inked stamps with a light mist of water before stamping, but I was working outside on my deck (enjoying the sunshine) and my mister was in my studio.  I was too lazy to go get it! :)

Close-up ...

Since this is a new stamp set (and the sentiment is new too), I'm adding my card to the NBUS #17 challenge.  I've been pretty busy using NBUS stamps and dies this month! :)

Products
Waterfront stamp set (Stampin' Up!)
Ocean Wisdom (Stampendous)

Stamps:  Waterfront (SU!); Ocean Wisdom (Stampendous)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Distress Inks:  Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  water brush, stamping blocks

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Beach
NBUS #17 Challenge

Experimenting with Embossing Glazes

Hi everyone.  I have three cards to share with you today.  They are all the same design.  The only difference is the colour of the bell.

These cards are from a play day with Susan and Christine, using embossing glaze.  I started by stamping Christmas Story in a soft gray for the background.  I used a new Sweet Poppy Stencil - Bell to add embossing paste over top.  Then sprinkled embossing glaze (broken china for above card) and heat set while the paste was still wet.  It adds some lovely texture as the paste bubbles and bursts.

The next card uses fired brick embossing glaze ...

It wasn't until I was cropping my photos, that I noticed the bell above is a reverse the first blue bell.  The stencils are made of steel and I hadn't noticed that I turned it over. :)  I like it both ways. :)

For the final bell I used speckled egg embossing glaze. This is a very subtle colour so it doesn't show up as much at the above two, but it is pretty (even more so in real life).

I'll be making more of these bells in the different colours. :)

Check out the embossing glaze cards done Susan and Christine during our session.  You'll be inspired!

Since this is a new-to-me never-before-used-schtuff I will be heading over to the NBUS #17 gallery ...

Thanks for stopping by!

Products

Bell Stencil (Sweet Poppy)

Christmas Story (Penny Black)
Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media paper (140 lb.) - Blick Art Materials

Stamps:  Christmas Story (Penny Black)
Paper:  White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories & Tools:  Bell stencil (Sweet Poppy), White embossing paste (Dreamweaver), Stencil Pal, Embossing Glazes: Broken China, Fired Brick, Speckled Egg, Hickory Smoke (Tim Holtz), heat tool

Challenges:
NBUS #17 Challenge

Old Letter Rose

Hi everyone.  Today I've used a beautiful stamp I received for my birthday from a very sweet stamping friend.

Isn't it gorgeous??!!  It definitely has a vintage look, so I used colours that reflected that.  Stamped in Rich Cocoa Archival ink and watercoloured using distress inks.  I sponged the background lightly with gathered twigs ink and then used a water brush to move the ink around.  To finish, I added two coats of clear Wink of Stella to the rose.  It really shines in real life, but hard to capture in a photo.

Close-up ...

I made this for The Flower Challenge #47 - Add Sparkle, where my dear friend Darnell is Guest Designing this month.  

This is a new-to-me stamp and my first stamp from Joy Crafts.  I'm sending this over to the NBUS #17 (never-before-used-schtuff) challenge.

Products

Old Letter Rose 1 (Joy Crafts) - this is a shop in the UK.  I have not used this shop but Joy Crafts doesn't sell their own stamps so just linking for your info.

Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media paper (140 lb.) - Blick Art Materials

* * * * *

Sharing Before and After Photos of Jessie.

She wasn't able to get to the groomers for several months because of Covid.

She finally got in the other day.  Now she is trimmed short for the summer heat. :)

 

                                   BEFORE                                                         AFTER

Stamps:  Old Letter Rose 1 (Joy Crafts)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Srathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Ranger Archival); Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:   water brush, sponge

Challenges:
The Flower Challenge #47 - Add Sparkle

NBUS #17 Challenge