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Hi everyone.  Today I'm posting without a card ... I know, it's crazy, right??!! :)

I have been using the Feedburner Email Subscription Service since I started my blog in 2011.  It is part of the Google Blogspot offerings and it has worked well for me.

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Thanks for your patience!

Penny Black - Thriving

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing one of the four images from the new stamp Thriving (30-811).

I love lilacs and this is such a beautiful image. 

 

I placed the stamp in my Misti and inked with distress inks (Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn), both markers and ink pads.  I misted lightly with water and stamped onto mixed media paper.  A small paint brush was used to move some of the colour around, and more ink was added to intensify the colours. Added a Square Frame (51-517)  and stamped a sentiment (Happy Snippets 30-358) in purple ink.

Sendng this card over to The Flower Challenge #56 - Use your Favourite Flower.  I love so many flowers, it's been hard to choose just one, so I keep making cards. :)

I wanted to make a second card using this same image.  I used the same layout but changed up the medium and colours. 

This time I started with Navy card stock (sorry, it looks black in the photo).  Stamped the image and heat embossed in silver.  Coloured the image with Mica Powders that I received as a gift from a sweet friend.  I mixed the Mica Powders with Gum Arabic (4:1 ratio), which adds binding to the medium so that it won't rub off the card stock.  Used a paint brush to added two shades of blue to the flower head (Sky Blue, French Blue) and Lettuce Green to the leaves.  Cut the image to size to fit inside the Simple Stacker frame (51-613).  The Mica Powders are so shimmery and beautiful but hard to capture in a photo.  Added a simple sentiment (Happy Snippets) and heat embossed in silver to finish the card.

Sending the second card over to NBUS #26 Challenge.  First time using this stamp today!

I'll be back with more cards using the other beautiful images from this set!

Penny Black Product Links

Thriving (30-811)

Square Frame (51-517)

Happy Snippets (30-358)

Simple Stackers (51-613)

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It was Jessie's 2nd birthday on Saturday.

Time flies!

She was looking very fluffy when Alejandro

took this series of photos.

Card #1:  Just For You

Stamps:  Thriving, Happy Snippets (both Penny Black)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Paint brush, Square Frame (Penny Black)

Card #2:  Hugs

Stamps:  Thriving, Happy Snippets (both Penny Black)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:   Versamark; Mica Powders:  Sky Blue, French Blue, Lettuce Green (Arteza)
Accessories:  Silver embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paint brush, Simple Stackers frame (Penny Black)

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #56 - Use your Favourite Flower

NBUS #26 Challenge

CAS Challenges May Reminder

Hi everyone.  It's already the middle of May and time for reminder cards for both CAS Mix Up and CAS Christmas.  

First up, CAS Mix Up's challenge is host by Susan and I've had a lot of fun ink blending with rainbow colors this month.  The gallery is so pretty!!  Thanks for a great challenge Susan!

Susan is our host.

I used a Fishscale stencil that I made with my Silhouette Cameo.  The image is from Silhouette America.  I placed the stencil over my regular white card stock and secured with tape.  I used my blending brushes (LOVE THEM! - thanks Trina!), to sponge in the colours of the rainbow using Distress Inks (Candied Appled, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet).  I removed the stencil, washed and dried it and placed it back over the design.  I coated the stenciling with Glass Bead gel using a palette knife.  Removed the stencil again and immediately had it in water.  The glass bead gel takes a little while to dry, but it is so worth the time.  It's so sparkly!

To finish, I added a silhouette die-cut made from a die I received from a dear friend and stamped the sentiment (Bloom Sketches - STAMPlorations - retired) on a black sentiment banner.

The close-up shows the sparkle from the glass bead gel ...

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Here's my reminder card for CAS Christmas.  Christine is our host this month.

I love foliage and berry cards for Christmas.  I make a lot of them.  Today I used just a few die-cuts to make a very CAS design.  Adding foil gives the card an elegant look.

I've used double-sided sheets (Sookwang) to cover an A2 card front.  I left the cover on and will keep it handy to die-cut images when I make future cards.  For the one today, I die-cut Holly Branch (Penny Black), removed the cover and then used scraps to first cover the whole holly branch with bright green Deco Foil.  I used red foil card stock to punch out the berries and NOEL and then adhered everything to my card front.

Simple, easy design!

Product Links

Holly Branches - Penny Black

Christmas Phrases - Little B

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I hope you'll check out the challenge blogs to see the amazing cards from our Designers, Guest Designers, and participants.  If you haven't had time to play along, there's over a week left before both challenges close on the 24th at midnight PST.  Come join us!

CAS Mix Up Reminder - Oh Happy Day!
Stamps:  Bloom Sketches - retired (STAMPlorations)
Paper:  White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  Fishscale Stencil (Silhoutte America), Silhouette Cameo, blending brushes, Glass Bead gel (Golden), palette knife, Silhouette Flower die (gift from friend), White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool


CAS Christmas Reminder - Foiled Christmas
Stamps:  ---

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)

Ink:  ---
Accessories:  Green Foil (DecoFoil); Sookwang sheet; Holly Branches die (Penny Black), Red foil card stock (Tonic), 1/8" hole punch, Christmas Phrases dies (Little B)


Challenges:
CAS Mix Up May Challenge - Rainbow Ink Blending
CAS Christmas May Challenge - Foliage and Berries

The Flower Challenge #56 Reminder

Hi eveyone.  It's already half way through May so time for a reminder card for The Flower Challenge #56.

This time I went for my favourite flower that is in bloom all over the Vancouver area in April/May ... Cherry Blossoms.  They only bloom for about 3 weeks and then they are gone until the next year.  The trees are just filled with the delicate blooms ... some white, some pale pink, and some dark pink.  

I used the Cherry Blossom die (Penny Black).  Die-cut three times from watercolour paper, and watercoloured all the same using Delicata gold ink for the branches and leaves; Distress inks Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry for the blossoms.  Used one of the watercoloured die-cuts to create a background print of lots of blossoms and shaped the other two using a sponge mat and stylus to add depth and dimension.  Adhered the two shaped branches overtop of the prints.  Added a simple Hello sentiment (Happy Messages - Stampendous) stamped in gold for the sentiment. 

Close-up ...

So happy to have our Guest Designer, BozenA (ArtCardBox) joining us with a reminder card.!  Please check out the challenge blog to see the amazing flower cards from our Designers and Guest Designer, BozenA.

Hope to see you in the gallery!

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A few photos of cherry blossom trees in Vancouver, B.C.  Of the approx. 90,000 flowering trees in Vancouver, 40,000 are cherry blossom trees from Japan.

  

Product Links

Cherry Blossom die (Penny Black)

Happy Messages (Stampendous)

Stamps:  Happy Messages (Stampendous)

Paper:   Hot Press Watercolour paper (Arches 140 lb.)
Ink:   Delicata Gold; Distress Inks: Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Cherry Blossom die (Penny Black), water mister, water brush

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #56 - Favourite Flower