Daisies for the Wishes

 Welcome, Friends!

Anybody out there scorching as much as me?  Ha!  A hundred degree temps and plenty of wildfire smoke throughout WA, OR and ID have us wishing for Fall!  I pray that anyone else in the same situation has air-conditioned comfort and breathing relief, along with safety soon.

One would think that today's card came together pretty quickly, but that isn't how my brain works!  Quite a few indecisions along the way make these take way longer than the ordinary person, but I just do what I'm told...

Stamped and colored with a light Copic gray for the center and depth on the "folds", plus Wink of Stella for shine, then masked so I could ink blend the rest of the panel.  It was then cut with an old large rotary cutter that came with an additional scoring wheel and a wavy wheel, which was used.  A secondary, complimentary panel was added and everything placed on a square 5.5" card.  Hindsight, I was given the thought that if I had made this 4.25" square I could mail it in a standard envelope - doh!  Lesson learned, but it is winging it's way to the Birthday girl now.

My close-up was supposed to show the glimmer in the center but it did not...  This is much prettier IRL.

An NBUS stamp (sorry, this had to stay hidden until after your early close), a sketch (sorry, another one missed) and so I came up with sending this to Darnell's IDEAs calendar for Anything Goes and Triple B for the patriotic colors and blooms.

 

 

Supplies:

   UN - Daisy, Defined stamp (NBUS)

Thanks for the visit!  I hope your day is amazing.

Hugs,

TK

Across The Miles

 Winter Greetings!

Oh!  Not yet?  It must be these Christmas cards I've been making - lol.

I started with an idea of using a snowman, an unused stamp, colored it with Copics, added some new patterned paper and ta-da!  Ok, maybe not quite that easy.  The image, pp and base card were all die cut with a dome die, then adhered together.  I love the look of the card, but decided to add glossy accents to the heart, plus stabilize the top "hinge" a bit more by adding pp to the inside.

This card will go to Peace On Earth #116, because I took the antiqued colors from the top two photos, and CAS Christmas challenge!

 

After putting all my stuff away and photographing my card, I decided that I wanted a second card using mostly the same products.  So here's the second card ~

This card uses the same image, a different die, other new pp and a different sentiment.  The heart was glossied on this card too.  This card will visit NBUS #88 - Mutual Appreciation and IDEAs Calendar for Anything Goes this week!

 

Ugh!  I missed NBUS, as I ready it ended tomorrow!!!

Supplies:

   Card #1 - UN Across The Miles stamp and Holiday Encore pp (both NBUS); WF Nested Dome dies and MFT Blueprints 27

   Card #2 - UN Across The Miles; MFT Elegant Stax dies, TE In & Out Christmas sentiment and CB Welcome Winter pp

Hump Day!  We're over the hump and the day is nearing done, I hope your week goes well.

Hugs,

TK

A Tree for a Trio

 Hello and welcome!

Today's card was made for a few challenges but it all started with the thought that I better get in gear with some Christmas cards!  Then, I really wanted to make it into a couple of challenges, let's just say that this card fit quite a few but I'll not be selfish and keep it to three:  Inspiration #372 - Christmas in July; NBUS #88 - Mutual Appreciation; and JUGS #833 - Stencil week ~

A hot foiled tree in champagne, ink blending, partial die-cutting and popped up on a complementary pp panel.  So, do you think it complements?  I know, it's kinda out there and not what I had envisioned, yet it was the panel that I kept coming back to!

And a close-up for the shine.  On the stencils, I did not use the "inner" stencils for more detail, instead I opted to just hand-blend my own depth and I rather like it!  In the words of Vicki D, "yep, it works for me!"

  

 

Supplies:

   PFS - Festive Foliage suite (NBUS)

   Splb - Holiday Florals gp (sentiment)

   HB - Great Outdoors pp

Well, I'm off to see a few challenges?  I hope to see you there!

Hugs,

TK

Celebrate You!

 Good day, Fine Feathered Friends!

OK, so you're not birds but I am glad you're here!

Today's card has been posted and hopefully received ~

I fell in love with the Color Hues challenge Cream & Gold, and couldn't let it go by without another card, even though I was too late to enter so this will be sent to Triple B - July.  It features an older rose bouquet, heat embossed in gold on alabaster cs.  I then used the stencils to use a light cream ink to blend all of it, making the buds a bit darker.  After inking, I quickly applied Gold Perfect Pearls to add color and shine to the buds.  It was added over/under/between a golden glitter frame, in varying heights using glue and foam tapes.

The sentiment was heat embossed as well and popped over the stems.  Another Birthday card wishing someone special a great day!

While using blooms, I obviously opted not for the patriotic content or look on this card.

Supplies:

   PFS - Delicate Rosebuds suite, Fancy Rectangle Frame dies

Thanks for the visit, I'm so glad you stopped by!  Have a wonderful day.

A Sketch - with Cream & Gold

 Hello!

Well, I'll get right to it because I already missed Freshly Made Sketches ~

Yep, you may recognize the sketch even though I scooted mine over to the left to line up with the left side.  A bit of heat embossing, two "frames" cut and then a foiled sentiment brought this one all together.  Next time Freshly Made Sketches!  However, you can see that I used the Color Hues colors, as well.

Sorry my cardstock looks white, it is in fact cream (the exact same as above)!  I blame the photographer - ha!  I loved the colors at Color Hues, so I had to make another card.  This card was heat embossed on cream, frame cut out of Ivory glitter, then the sentiment gold foiled and layered.  This will also go to MFT #11 Sketch Challenge.

For a little something extra, the gold bow and gold pearls were added.  Again, my card looks white but it is not...

Had enough of this color mix?  Not me... I'll have another one soon.  This challenge allowed me to get several cards out that I was going to be needing, all next month!  Check - done - whew.

 

Supplies:

   Card #1 - MFT Roses All Over bg stamp, Elegant Rectangle Stax and Splb Essential Glimmer Sentiments hfp

   Card #2 - MFT Roses All Over bg stamp, PFS Dotted Fancy Frame die and Splb You Are Everything pp/die

That's everything for today!  See you soon.

Hugs,

TK