Garden Treasure

Dear Ones~
I have been making way too many sympathy cards lately. And this is another one. I will be entering this in the Altenew May Inspiration Challenge. Here is their inspiration photo:

And here's my card:

I love the colors in the photo, one of my favorite combinations.  I have used the Altenew stamp set called Garden Treasure. As with many of Altenew sets, this one has companion dies. I layered the white background card stock onto gold and then cut an oval to reveal the patterned paper beneath.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Stash Gold Card Stock

SU Layering Oval Die

Colorbök Modern Millinery Patterned Paper

Altenew Garden Treasure Stamp and Die Set

SU Inks In:

*Pink Pirrouette

*Melon Mambo

*Cherry Cobbler

*Pear Pizzazz

*Wild Wasabi

*Always Artichoke

*Basic Black

GKD Fabulous Flowers for Greeting

GKD Gold Embossing Powder

Stash Pearls

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to make another card. I appreciate your sweet comments, they make me so happy!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Mod Squad Challenge -Positively Negative

Dear Ones~
This week over at The Mod Squad Challenge it is my great good pleasure to be the host. For the challenge I have chosen the technique Positively Negative. My challenge is for you to create 2 different images, one light and one dark, then cut them in half and connect the POSITIVE and the NEGATIVE together. Confused? Read on, it will all become clear.

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A $20 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store.

 Here is my first example:

As you can see, I stamped the feather from the Gina K Designs stamp set Fine Feathers on white card stock with Gina K Designs Blue Lagoon Ink. Then I stamped it again on Blue Lagoon card stock with Versamark and heat embossed with white powder. I then cut each image in half and attached the positive (white card stock) to the negative (Blue Lagoon) card stock. The patterned paper is from Gina K Designs Here Comes the Sun patterned paper pack.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx, White and Blue Lagoon Card Stock

GKD Here Comes the Sun Patterned Paper
GKD Fine Feathers Stamp Set
Versamark Ink

GKE White Embossing Powder

GKD Blue Lagoon and Black Onyx Ink

Nuvo Crystal Drops

And here is my next example:

Same steps with the stamps here. For this card I used an older Gina K Designs butterfly stamp from the set called Birthday Blessings. Inks and card stock are Gina K Designs Red Hot. The patterned paper is again from the Here Comes the Sun patterned paper.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Red Hot and White Card Stock

GKD Here Comes the Sun Patterned Paper

GKD Birthday Blessings Stamp

GKD Red Hot Ink
Versamark Ink

GKD White Embossing Powder

SU Nesting Circles Die

Martha Stewart Lacy Punch

Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder 

Stash Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to head on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. I can't wait to see your wonderful creations, and I adore your comments.

Hugs~

~judy~

 

Wetlands Silhouette

Dear Ones~
This will be a quick-y today. I have a lot to do, but wanted to get in on the Stamp TV Monday Challenge. The challenge is Scenic Silhouettes - make a scene with an inked background and silhouette images.

Here is my card:

I thought this background made with Oxide Inks reminded me of a marsh-y area where there might be cattails and red winged blackbirds. I love the blues and greens. That border is a die by My Favorite Things called Stepped Up Chevron.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Jellybean Green Card

GKD Blue Lagoon Card

GKD White Card

GKD Black Onyx Card

Distress Oxide Inks

GKD The Wetlands Stamp

MFT Stepped Up Chevron Die

Black Nuvo Crystal Drops

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate all your lovely comments. I hope you have a great week.

Hugs~

~judy~

Just Us Girls #391- Wild Card

Dear Ones~
This week is Wild Card Week over at Just Us Girls, and I am the host. Since it's the fifth Saturday of the month, I get to choose the topic for our challenge. I have chosen the technique PAPER PIECING.  For this technique a portion of an image is usually stamped on patterned paper, fussy cut, and adhered to the original image for a patterned look.

Here's my example:

Here I chose to stamp and fussy the dress on this image. I used the same patterned paper as the background. I colored her with Copics and used Stickles on the sun and Pearl Nuvo Crystal Drops for embellishment. The image is from the GKD Sunkissed Autumn Kit, and unfortunately it is retired.

Here are the Ingredients:

 Sunkissed Autumn Stamps

SU Island Indigo Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

HOTP Pretty Little Posies Patterned Paper

Die-namics Delicate Doily Die

SU Balloon Pop Up Die for Ribbon

Copic Markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our April Guest Designer Laurie and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our April challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of June!!   Good luck, and I hope to see you there. 

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

~judy~

 

100 Wonderful Years

Dear Ones~
It's a beautiful day here in Northern Michigan. I went on a 2-mile walk, it felt wonderful.

This card has been made for a very special lady who will be turning 100 very soon. I also made it for the Power Poppy Power & Spark Challenge. This month we are asked to pick a sketch. Here are the sketches we can chose from.

 Here is my card:

This image is from the Power Poppy digi set called Rose and Chamomille. I printed it out and colored it with my Prismacolors. Then I die cut it into an oval and fussy cut one side of the rose. I recently found some liquid stuff called Embossing Dabber by Ranger. It comes in a bottle and you are supposed to dab it onto your paper and use it like Versamark for heat embossing. I discovered that you can paint it on the edge of things with a paint brush and then sprinkle with embossing powder for a pretty embossed edge. Here I did it in gold along the fussy cut edge of the rose. I also did some gold foiling for the greeting with my laminator. Wish the gold showed up better, but there you just are.

Here's a close up of the heat embossing:

 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx and White Card Stock

Core'dinations Dots & Stripes Patterned Paper

Kaiser Craft Shine Bright Patterned Paper

Power Poppy Rose & Chamomille Digi Image

SU Oval Nesting Dies

Prismacolor Pencils

Ranger Embossing Dabber Liquid

GKD Gold Embossing Powder

Stash Gold Foil

White Nuvo Crystal Drops

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your comments. I'm off to write a couple more blogs.

Hugs~

~judy~

Just Us Girls #390 - Photo Week

Dear Ones~
This week is photo week over at Just Us Girls, and our gal Chris has provided us with this really cool photo to use for inspiration.

And here's my card:

I studied and studied that photo. There is so much going on and so many possibilities. I finally chose to focus on the gray and yellow, and the sort of geometric designs through out. I stamped the background zigzag strip with a stamp from Paper Wishes using Basic Gray ink from Stampin' Up. Then I just shuffled through my patterned papers until I found something I liked and finished it off by embellishing with some die cut flowers and leaves.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Stash Gray and Yellow Card Stock

Kaiser Craft Shining Bright Patterned Papers

HOTP Happy Patterns Stamp

SU Basic Gray Ink

SU Botanical Builder Framelits

GKD The Wetlands Stamp for Greeting

Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful examples that our April Guest Designer Laurie, and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our April challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of June!!   Good luck, and I hope to see you there. 

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

~judy~

Communing with Fireflies

Dear Ones~
Today's offering was made for the Double D Challenge. This time we are invited to use a silhouette on our card. These tiles are wonderful for inspiration!!

 

Here is my card~

I just adore this cute little fairy by Lavinia Stamps. Can't you just see her talking to the fireflies? I sponged the background on GKD ivory Card Stock with Distress Oxides and sprinkled with water. There were many different stamps used on this card. I wanted to give the feeling of the fairy walking through the forest on a warm summer evening. She is carrying a treasure because it makes her happy. For the fireflies I stamped an image that is just little circles and heat embossed with silver. Then I applied some Stickles to give them more sparkle.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Ivory Card Stock

SU Rich Razzleberry Card Stock

Stash Silver Card Stock

Distress Oxide Inks

Lavinia Dandelion Fairy Stamp

GKD Holiday Frame Fillers Stamp

GKD By the Sea 2 Stamp

GKD Branching Out Stamp

GKD Triple Play Frame Stamp

Stickles and Silver Embossing Powder

It has been cold and rainy all day here. A great day to play in my craft room. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for stopping by. Your comments always make me smile!

Hugs~

~judy~