A New Day

A sympathy card for a friend whose mother passed away. I know she knows we're thinking of her.

I'm entering this in Addicted to Stamps and More #251 Anything Goes, SIP #108 Fabulous Flowers

The Details:  WPlus9 Beautiful Bouquets, Stamplorations New Beginning (sentiment), Ranger Watering Can Embossing Powder, Peerless Watercolors, Waltzing Mouse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die, Bazzill Fig Swirl Cardstock

THD 13 Mid-Challenge Reminder

Sometimes I don't get around to making a mid-challenge reminder card for The Heart Desires Challenge (shhhh!) but I had to this time--love the mood board so much!

For my card, I focused on the green and white patterns using a stencil and Distress Ink as the backdrop. I added texture with woodgrain patterned cardstock framed by narrow bands of black, like spokes on the umbrella. The black edges tie in nicely with the bold sentiment that is further emphasized by the sprinkling of berry dots. I love the white butterfly--subtle but oh so there.

The Details:  My Favorite Things Friends Like Us, Concord & 9th Floral & Flutter die, Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Round Ink Applicator, Eyelet Outlet Matte Red Enamel Dots, Distress Ink Twisted Citron, Memory Box stencil

My Favorite Things Friends Like Us	Concord & 9th Floral and Flutter Dies	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills	Ranger Round Ink Applicators
Ranger Multi Medium Matte	Eyelet Outlet Matte Red Enamel Dots

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Cards in Envy White Out

Time for Cards in Envy's second challenge for June. This time you're asked to use lots and lots of white on your cards.

I stuck with pure white--oh, how boring, but no! White on white is the perfect opportunity to use embossing. That 3D embossing effect is amazing, isn't it? So much detail. The sentiment is done in the same white cardstock but stacked thrice for oomph. I love the simplicity!

The Details: We R Memory Keepers Bouquet Next Level Embossing Folder, Avery Elle Sentimental die, Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Avery Elle Sentimental Dies

We R Memory Keepers Next Level Floral Embossing Folder

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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June Wedding

Today marks the second week of The Heart Desires Challenge #13.  Hope you'll play along!

I stamped the C9 bouquet on Ranger watercolor paper then crossed my fingers.  I tend to muddy watercolor--I admit I don't usually wait for it to dry between layers--but had a backup image stamped on my regular Copic paper. Good thing too. The central flower looked like donkey's butt originally so I colored it up again with Copics then fussy cut and adhered it over the ugly one. The pop of the white makes me happy sigh. I added dots of white enamel for texture and framed the piece for a bit of simple frou.

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I'm entering this in The Flower Challenge #9 Anything Goes, Simon Says Wednesday Emboss It, Addicted to Stamps and More #246 Anything Goes

The Details: Concord & 9th Hello Lovely and Happy Day, Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Dies, Ranger Watercolor Paper, Multi Medium Matte and White Enamel Accents, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Oxide Ink Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber, and Cracked Pistachio, Distress Ink Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick,Versamark, Stampendous Detail Fine White Embossing Powder, Copics for the central flower

Concord & 9th Happy Day	Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Dies	Distress Oxide Ink Peeled Paint	Distress Oxide Ink Fossilized Amber
Distress Oxide Ink Cracked Pistachio	Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade	Distress Ink Picked Raspberry	Distress Ink Mowed Lawn
VersaFine Onyx Black	Ranger Multi Medium Matte	Ranger Distress Specialty Stamping Paper

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Cards in Envy Fav Color Combo

Time for another fab challenge at Cards in Envy! We're asking you to use your favorite 2-3 colors. I hope you have a moment to join in the fun!

You will often find shades of yellow, magenta pink and blue-green in my cards. I used the colors in combination this time to create even more shades, like the two-tone tulips. So pretty! I like to create a background for my colored pieces too, sometimes an outline, almost always blue. I went with a plaid stencil that looks like wallpaper in this context.

The Details:  Flourishes Tulip for Friends, VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Memento Tuxedo Black, Carta Bella Plaid stencil, Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies, Copics, Poptone Sno Cone cardstock

Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies

Carta Bella Plaid Stencil

Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

VersaFine Onyx Black

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THD Challenge 12

The Heart Desires Challenge #12 has begun--such a bright and colorful mood board! How are you inspired? Come on over and show us!

There was so much to choose from that I pulled in lots of elements--the gold, the flowers, the purse.

• I stretched my supplies by using the Lawn Fawn Simple Road Border die to create both the curved edge and the sassy gold piping. Squee!
• I quilted the purse using one of the WRMK next level embossing folders
• To create the illusion of a purse that can open, I attached the flap only at the top using Sookwang Tape; the 3D embossing helps kick up the bottom.
• Dude, did I mention the card looks like a purse?!

I'm entering this in Watercooler Wednesday 117 Heidi's Feminine Anything Goes, Simon Says Wednesday Hint of Pink,

The Details:  Neat and Tangled You Can Do Anything die, Lawn Fawn Simple Road Border die, Waffle Flower Flowers Circle Inverted die and Lacy Layers die, We R Memory Keepers Next Level Geometric embossing folder, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Recollections Gold Mirror Board, mystery butterfly die, Sookwang (Scor) Tape, mystery designer paper, Memory Box Garden Peony Blossoms stencil

Lawn Fawn Simple Road Border Die	Neat & Tangled You Can Do Anything Die	Waffle Flower Lacy Layers Dies	Waffle Flower - Flower Circles Inverted dies
We R Memory Keepers Geometric Next Level EF	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass	Ranger Round Ink Applicators	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills

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THD Challenge 11

The Heart Desires Challenge #11 is has begun! I love this mood board--so much inspiration to choose from! How are you inspired? Come on over and show us!

I embossed the flowers in gold, because why not, and used Zigs to color them. I originally embossed the sentiment directly onto the card front but it didn't come out as clearly as I liked (gold and black powders don't play nice) so I stamped it separately then fussy cut. Love the stripe against all that floral beauty.

The Details: Concord and 9th You're My Person, Doodlebug Black/White Striped Washi and enamel dots, VersaFine Onyx Black, Stampendous Black Detail Fine Embossing Powder, Versamark, Ranger Gold Embossing Powder, Zigs

Concord & 9th You're My Person

Doodlebug B/W Stripe Washi

VersaFine Onyx Black

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Lacy Snowflake

Today I'm combining a brand new snowflake die with fantastic gold washi and a holiday sentiment that I bought last year on holiday clearance. It pays to go through your stash every once in a while--you literally never know what you might find!

I'm entering this in Weekly Christmas Card Challenges #4 Photo Inspiration, CASology #233 Glisten, Shopping Our Stash #287 All That Glitters is Gold

The Details:  Hero Arts Under the Mistletoe, Gina Marie Designs Snowflake die, washi, Memento Tuxedo Black

Vintage Gold Christmas

Okay, so here's the thing.  When I make a card, I usually have only a vague idea of what I want to do or use.  In this case, I had been using Delicata on another card and then I wondered how it would look stamped out using the Concord & 9th Stripe Builder set.  That turned out very cool.  Glitzy but soft.  So let's keep going with that theme and stamp and emboss a tree in gold.  Dreamy.  Sorta boring tho.  Let's distress the edges!  Big whoop.  Still boring.  Let's spatter some Peerless gold "snow" here, there, and (unfortunately) frickin' everywhere.  Mmm, liking this.  Ribbon!  I ran the Delicata over seam binding with fantastic results.  I love the look of that perfectly matched ribbon.  The sentiment is so fab in that bold black and perfectly balanced by the tree and bow. 

I'm entering this in City Crafter #341 The Tree is Up! -- Dang!  Missed the deadline!

The Details:  Concord and 9th O Christmas Tree and Stripe Builder, Delicata Golden Glitz, Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Watercolor Paper and Clear Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder, Peerless Transparent Metallic Gold, Hug Snug Seam Binding, Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Concord & 9th O Christmas Tree	Tsukineko Delicata Golden GlitzInk	VersaFine Onyx Black	Ranger Watercolor Paper
Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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