Sending You Sunshine

 Hello!

While I have a few card inspos swirling about in my brain, we are also hosting a weekend campout, and the work starts today!  Hmmm, I'm not sure how many things I'll get done but you can bet your boots I'm going to attempt to make some of them while my brain is inspired!

Today's card came as kismet.  I was inspired by CAS Christmas - Watercolor/Sunflower, however, that proved to be too much.  I tried (sorry, Loll)!  But my coloring ran and seeped, even though I thought it was dry.  It wasn't apparent right away, so I was quite dismayed when I came back to finish it into a card!  That said, I reverted to the original intent of the product and came up with this, prior to seeing the inspiration at another challenge ~

I ink blended onto the die, then the florals were then popped onto a die background and finished with a few Nuvo drops.

The base is kraft, the background die is a remnant of that lucious paper received from Stampin!withJaydee -- it's gorgeous IRL!  And my drops?  Well, I'm not great at them, Stickles yes, but clearly Nuvo drop challenged here.  The sentiment was added on kraft with the espresso brown ink from the dark blending.

Well, that's it for me today, and this'll be heading to JUGs #841 - Stencil Week and 

NBUS #90.

 

Supplies:

   WF - Sunflower Cluster die & stencil (NBUS)

   SSS - Sparkler Scallop Frame (NBUS)

   PTI - Simply Said (a gift from Darnell)

Have a great day!

Hugs,

TK

Thinking of You Today

 Hello!

Today's card was mailed and received; it is an encouragement for healing.  The products used today are both "newbies", so this'll be entered at NBUS #90.

This card was made with the somewhat recent color challenge of orange and yellow.  However, I got a bit carried away and colored the leaves too -- oops!  Well, shucks, I'm not about to toss the card so I placed it over a beautiful coverplate that I was enabled to buy via the very person who received the card!  I added the sentiment, stamping it in orange to match the small flowers and away it went.

Supplies:

  SSS - Daisy Frame and die (NBUS)

   Ps - Diamond Oval Pinpoint background cp (NBUS)

Thank you for the visit and sweet words -- you guys always lift me up!

Hugs,

TK

Home Is Where...

 Welcome, Friends!

Today's card marks a "new chapter" for one of our daughter's.  They recently purchased a home of their own and moved in.  While moving can be overwhelming, I'm pretty sure they're loving their new home, also their first home to own.  Lots of firsts still to come, landscaping, decorating, making it just right for them.

While I used the previous colors at Color Hues, and a close layout to Freshly Made Sketches, this will actually not be entered anywhere.  I fell in love with Marcia's colors last week but I just couldn't make the card in time.  As for FMS, you were supposed to only decorate the bottom half, however I just didn't want to cut that much away from the house, I preferred the scene as I saw it.

Stamped, colored with Copics, masked and then ink blending, I added a sweet little sentiment with the congratulations inside.  That's it for me

Supplies:

   JD - Home Sweet Home stamp

   PTI - Reflections:  Hebrew 11 die (NBUS, you'll be seeing the stamp soon)

   WF - Nesting Postage die (freebie, believe it or not)

   Alt - Masonry Wall 3D ef

Welp, I guess I sent this to NBUS #90, since this is the die's first outing and it's die week over at IDEAS Calendar.

 

Have an outstanding weekend!

Hugs,

TK

Back To School

 Welcome, welcome!

Okay, I was a bit late with this card but at least I got it made and it'll be delivered today!  It's a card for my eldest daughter, the teacher -- and, boy, was it fun!

It's a flip card!  Now don't laugh, but it's my first one, and I loved making it!  Now, I did fashion it after a short video on YouTube from Unity, Jessie Scott.

I might be out on a limb, but does this work for FMS #753?  My vertical line might be a stretch but I'm going to try.  If it isn't accepted, I'm okay with that.

Can I just say how much I love that the designer made a front and a back?

First, both images (NBUS) were stamped and colored with Copics (IDEAS Calendar) and cut down with Nesting Square dies (NBUS), thank goodness for that 30% Craft Warehouse coupon!  Yep, it was one item per day for 5 days, and you can bet your bottom dollar I used one a day to get all the shapes they had.  Good choice and timing.  The base was cut and scored, NBUS coordinating papers applied.

On the inside -- I thought this sentiment would work well for a Teacher.  It was applied to another square, then the side was cut to make it look like a tear out notebook sheet.  So fun!  Now I just have to get the coffee giftcard to accompany it, for those not so good days...

  

ETA:  IDEAs Calendar wouldn't allow me to link, saying it had ended...

Supplies:

   UN - Off We Grow stamps, Apple Seeds & ABCs dsp (both NBUS)

   HA - Infinity Nesting dies (NBUS)

   MFT - Notebook edge die

Off to do yardwork for at least a couple of hours -- end of season tasks starting, but also sprucing up for our Annual Campout in two weeks.  I'll have a busy few weeks now - car show cruise this weekend, campout in two weeks, Celebration of Life the following week, then eldest daughter's 40th Birthday the following Saturday, and the next day we're off to Colorado to visit Hubbs' mom for a week!

Hope you have a great day!

Hugs,

TK

A Whimsabella Glimmerglade Win!

 Hello, Friends!

I hope your day is going swimmingly -- literally if your heat has not cooled yet.  We are starting the downward slide, if you call upper 80's "cooler" - ha!

Today's card was made with my recent win, a big thanks for the lucky draw, Darnell, and Stamping Bella for the sponsorship!

My choice of cuties was this gal called Glimmerglade ~

She's a little cutie, isn't she?!  She looks like summer, so she was my pick for today's Birthday gal.  I spotted this pp and decided I would pick the colors and run with all the party feelings it was giving me.  Stamped, colored and cut down with other papers, she's my fun for the day!

P.S.  Yes, I had to buy more while I was shopping so you'll see those soon... 😉

Sorry for the really bad photo, which goes horribly blurry to the bottom left!  I wanted to show that I used Wink of Stella on her wings and the flower centers.  This'll go to a daughter this weekend when we celebrate together.

Supplies:

   StBe - Whimsabella Glimmerglade (NBUS)

   PB - Elegant Stitched frame

   LF - Perfectly Plaid pp

   Splb - A Little Message bpp

That's it for me this fine day!  I hope you usher in a great weekend filled with much fun, great food and lotsa love.

Hugs,

TK