Teamwork

Hi everyone.  I started my card with a NBUS stamp that I bought not long ago.  This is called Teamwork (by Anita Jerum from Colorado Craft).  I  just love this fun scene of everyone working together to get these snowmen made.  Adorable!

I stamped in black ink and heat embossed with clear before adding soft sponging for the sky and watercolouring the image with my Zig markers.  I used the same stamp set for the sentiment that is stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in red.  To finish, I used my white Posca pen to add stripes and dots details to the scarfs and hats and then splattered with diluted white acrylic paint for the falling snow.

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I'm sending this to April Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes.  I try to play along each month to keep my stash building throughout the year.

And I'm also sending this to NBUS Challenge #37.  First time using this stamp set!

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Stamps:  Teamwork (Colorado Craft)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Salvaged Patina distress ink (Tim Holtz); Versamark; Zig markers
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, sponge, watercolour paint brushes; Red embossing powder (WOW!), White acrylic pen (Posca)

Challenges:
April Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

NBUS Challenge #37

Season's Greetings

Hi everyone.  A quick and easy card made today to play along with two challenges.  I'm just slipping in under the wire for JUGS #628 - Red, Black and White.

I really wanted to play along with this classic colour combination.  And to start me off is the wonderful challenge this month from Christmas Craft Creations April Challenge - Tartan / Plaid.  They are celebrating their 2nd birthday!  Congrats to the team!!

I started with some lovely buffalo plaid paper.  I added a simple white die-cut of snowy trees (AliExpress) on top and a die-cut sentiment, Season's Greetings Line Border from Lawn Fawn as the bottom.  The main panel is popped up on the card base for added dimension.

Simple but oh-so perfect for Christmas!

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Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Buffalo Plaid patterned paper (Carta Bella); black card stock (SU!)

Accessories:   Tree border die (AliExpress), Season's Greetings Line Border (Lawn Fawn)

Challenges:
JUGS #628 - Red, Black and White

Christmas Craft Creations April Challenge - Tartan / Plaid

Penny Black - Farm Fresh

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another two cards using one of the new images from the Penny Black Springtime 2022 Release.  This time I'm using the Farm Fresh (40-834) stamp set.  This is a set of three imaegs, but I have only used one for both my cards for today.

I LOVE this gorgeous jug of lavender.  It's so rustic and pretty at the same time.  For the card above, I kept the design CAS (clean and simple) so that the image is the star.  I only added a small grounding of watercolour and a sentiment (Not Older, Better 30-896) to finish.

I inked the image using distress markers (Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs), spritzed with a fine mist of water and stamped onto a piece of mixed media card.  I used a small paint brush to move the ink around.  Stamped again to re-define the lines and then added the grounding at the bottom.  I thought the leaves needed a bit more colour so used a wet liner brush to add some wisps of Rustic Wilderness ink.  I stamped the sentiment in Peeled Paint ink.

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I'm sending the above card over to Color Hues #39 - Purple and Green.  This is my second entry ito the challenge ... love this colour combo!

For my second card, I used the same image, but only inked up the top portion (stems and flowers), using distress markers (Peeled Paint, Candied Apple).

I stamped once at the bottom of my mixed media paper and then stamped again without re-inking, higher up and slightly to the right.  I repeated that again for another stamping at the bottom right and more of the second generation stamping higher.  I added a few more of the light images to fill in my garden.  I softly sponged around the plants with more of the Peeled Paint ink and sponged the sky with Tumbled Glass ink.  I stamped the sentiment (another stamp from the Not Older, Better 30-896 set), using black ink, heat embossing in clear so it stood out among the flowers. :)  To finish I added a frame (Semi-Circle Stackers 51-706) and popped the panel up with foam.

I'm sending the second card over to PB Saturday Challenge for April - Anything Penny Black Goes.

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Penny Black Products

Farm Fresh (40-834)

Not Older, Better (30-896)

Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

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Card #1:

Stamps:  Farm Fresh; Not Older, Better (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress markers / ink:  Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   water mister, paint brushes

Card #2:

Stamps:  Farm Fresh; Not Older, Better (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress markers / ink:  Peeled Paint, Candied Apple, Tumbled Glass (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: water mister, paint brushes, sponges, clear embossing powder, heat tool, Semi-Circle Stackers frame (Penny Black)

Challenges:
Color Hues #39 - Purple and Green

PBSC - Anything Goes

Flora Thistle

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a quick card I made just for fun. :)  I wanted to use my Lavinia Flora Stencil that I've had for ages, but not used yet.  I LOVE the design from this stencil!  

I thought it would pair well with the Thistle stamp (Serendipity Stamps) and so used the colours of the thistle for my background.  I masked the right and bottom edges of my card front and then lightly sponged distress inks (Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet).  I removed my masks and stamped the thistle in black ink and clear heat embossed before watercolouring with more of the same distress ink colours.  To finish, I stamped the sentiment from Bouquet of Thanks (retired) from Simon Says Stamp in black ink, again heat embossing in clear so it really stands out next to the stenciling.

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I'm sending this over to the NBUS Challenge #37 (never-before-used-schtuff).

And I'm sending this over to Color Hues #39 Challenge - Purple and Green!

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Stamps:  Thistle (Serendipity Stamps); Bouquet of Thanks - retired (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Flora stencil (Lavinia), sponge brushes, Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, waterbrushes

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge #37

Color Hues #39 - Purple and Green