Dragonfly Birthday Wishes

 Hello, Everyone!

Today I've got a couple of cards, one that will go to CAS Mix-Up - Things with Wings.

I started with a couple of panels out of my unused panels box, one watercolored with a bit of pearls, and another with brushos.  Once I cut the frame from both panels, I decided I wanted a complementary color for the inside rectangle and used the other panel for it.  Using the negative rectangle from the brusho panel, I cut out my base dragonfly and added a leftover vellum top dragonfly. 

I left the sentiment simple, to keep it CAS.  This one is already in the mail.

I made this next card first, but with a stamp set instead of the die, using both parts of my watercolor panel for the frame and rectangle, and changing up the layout.  Both cards used watercolor panels and brusho panels.  I think I prefer the top card only because the dragonfly allows you to see the brushos better - what do you think?

Supplies:

   Card 1 ~ Honey Bee - Truly Great Friends die, CAS Friday - Everyday Dragonfly

   Card 2 ~ Honey Bee - Truly Great Friends, die, Clearly Besotted - Dragonfly Collage, Alt. - Birthday Greetings

Well, that's it for me today.  Not much accomplished but I do hope I get back in my craft room soon!

Hugs,

TK

The Fondest Memories

Wow!  Has anyone seen my days?  I mean, I can't seem to find them lately -- haha!  Helping Hubbs on a house project on weekends, and of course the cooking and cleaning -- I feel like a superheroe sometimes!  I'm playing hookie tomorrow though to go on a motorcycle ride -- woot woot!  

Ok then, onto the card!  

A "new to me" technique, that I found quite fun, inspired by the challenge at

 CAS Mix Up - Stencil Monoprint.

I used Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Red Barn and Wild Honey DIs.  I'm not sure why but I think my indoor lighting changed the greens to brownish...  While I didn't sufficiently spritz the inks, I didn't want to oversoak my inks either.  The result is a crackled finish in places, and I actually love it.  Maybe I'm just ecstatic that I didn't have a total failure!  Either way, I think this'll go to Hubbs.

Supplies:

   SSS - Autumn Splendor stencil

   TE - Thanksgiving Blessings (sentiment)

   MFT - Wonky Stitched Rectangles

Well I'm off to another load of laundry!  Thanks for the visit, Friends.  I'll be seeing you soon hopefully.

Hugs,

TK

Thankful for Autumn Colors

 Hello!

Today I have a card for a challenge that I don't often get to play in, though I wish I did!  This card will go to CAS Mix Up:  Autumn Colors!  Drumroll please...

OK, I didn't actually need the drumroll but I enjoyed it 😁  I realize this didn't take rocket science, but I do like the card!  I merely "painted" stripes across the w/c paper, then did some ink smooshing with the leftover colors onto another piece of w/c card.  I used the secondary piece to die cut several layers of the sentiment.  I heat embossed the mondo leaf onto vellum and heat embossed it.  And a close-up ~

All layered up on the woodgrain c/s -- pretty fall colors.

Supplies:

   E by E - Mondo Leafa

   SSS - Thankful die

Thank you all for the wonderful visit!  Be blessed, be safe!

Hugs,

TK

Best Wishes & a Butterfly

 Hello, Dear Friends!  I'm popping in to wish a friend Happy Birthday, it's already mailed and received (a true miracle she got it early), especially since ours takes about 4-7 days any more and that's within the continental US!

Stamped, heat embossed, water colored, stamped with a sentiment, and then die cut the 2-layer butterflies for the top, and double matted everything.  The bottom layer of the butterfly is actually a "smooshed" panel to add a little fun, and the top layer is a light blue vellum.  A closer look below might help...

As for the color choices, this too was a color challenge (bright pink, light turquoise and black) but for the life of me I can't remember where!  Oh well, I'm thankful for the inspiration anyway...  Since this is water colored, and fits the theme over at CAS MixUp - Flight, it'll be heading that way next, I just  hope there's enough open space.  

Supplies:

   SSS - Spring Flowers stamp, Chrissy & Leanna Buatterfly dies

   PB - Simple Stackers die

Thank you, have a wonderful day and hopefully your heat isn't as hot as ours has been lately!

Hugs,

TK

Paper Pieced Iris

 Hello!

Sorry to cut this short, hope all is well with all of you, but I'm here to post quickly before I miss the challenges (again...).

I used the paper piecing part of the challenge from CAS Mix Up - April and the colors I got from Color Hues #16, plus it's an NBUS stamp set (actually new to me), so I'll send it over there too!  Now the colors are "the" Pantone colors of 2021, but if you know a certain someone, I KNOW these colors tug at her heart, as it does mine   ;0)

And a close-up ~

I'm going to leave this without the sentiment, however I think it might go to Mom for Mother's Day, so I'll add one later.

  

Supplies:

   SSS - Sketch Iris (NBUS)

   LI - Stitched Rectangles

   Paper - SSS Spring Kit 2016 & HB Log Cabin

Thank you for popping in -- I'm hoping to see you all soon!

Hugs,

TK

Happy Fall Birthday

We meet again!  I'm here to post a card, sent to a friend and to wish her all the best blessings a day can hold  - Happy Birthday!

I started with a fall theme, a couple NBUS items and a challenge from a friend.  You see, I had just posted my last card which used an "off the edge" element, but had a Copic colored image JUST before having the new challenge post with the same element but with water colors -- DOH!  It happens...  So here's what I came up with ~

I started with the heat embossed stamped and then did some loose watercoloring with DOs, added in some metallic watercolors, then cut it down to a fitting size. Hmmm didn't feel right yet, so I made a panel with the bg die, and added a snippet of complementing color behind but opted to leave the sentiment off the front. 

I will enter these at ~

   

Supplies:

   EbyE - Mondo Oak Leaf (NBUS)

   MB - Pinpoint Leaf (also NBUS)

Thanks for spending a moment with me, visits are always appreciated especially in these times.  Stay safe, and choose joy!

Hugs,

TK

Hello, Sweet Friend!

 Hello again!  Another quick post because the challenge ends 10/24 - I'm hoping that means later in the day and NOT at the stroke of midnight tonight!  So onto the card... I really wanted to enter this challenge because I saw so many wonderful cards, so here's my "make" ~

Tone on tone, and stencil to boot!  I just got this sunflower stamp, I had really wanted one through the summer when I saw so many creations.  Finally it ended up in my cart, so I knew I had to use it.  I did an "artsy" (hah) ink blending for the upper portion of the card in  yellow; then went back in with amber and my stencil going diagonal, two ways.  I had my flower stamped and colored with Copics, fussy cut it out and went around it with black marker.  And then thinking of Darnell, or should I say Hammy, I went back and winked the center in gold.  It was then popped up and the sentiment stamped.  Here's another shot so hopefully you can see the WoS...

This will be going to:

   

 

Supplies:

   HB - Sweet Sunflowers (NBUS, actually new to me)

   MFT - All Lined Up stencil

Thanks for popping in and thanks for the love!

Hugs,

TK

Joy, Joy, Joy!

Hello, Friends!  I'm here again with another "set" of 3, but this time I can't really choose which one I want to showcase first so I just may have to do 3 full size and let you choose!  These cards showcase a newly purchased sentiment stamp I lOvE!  I love the script, I love the saying -- what else can I say?!  While all 3 are very different, there's just something about each one.   So here they are...

A little die cutting and some clear stamping here so as not to detract from that sentiment...

A little heat embossing, glitter tape and foil tape...

Some heat embossing, partial die cutting and gorgeous washi tape...  Ok, ok, this one might be my fave!  And because it has a couple different techniques, I'll be sending this one over to CAS Mix UP December 2017

Here's to hoping your holidays are shaping up nicely and you're enjoying the season without the rush!

Thanks for stopping by and thank you for all your wonderful comments too!

Hugs,

TK

CAS MixUp - January 2017

A couple cards to join in the fun over at CAS MixUp card challenge.  I made two so wanted to post them together.  I tried a "new to me" technique called Shaving Cream technique.  While it was quite messy, I did have the optional bonus of having my craft room smell like a freshly shaved face for about 3 days - LOL!  It was fun and I made quite a few panels in different colors; however both these cards are with the same colored panels.

The first card up:
   Shave Cream technique (liquid ink refills)
   Die cutting and Inlaid dies
   Stamping, Embossing with powder

Second card:

   Shave Cream technique (liquid ink refills)

   Die cutting

   Dry embossing  (LF Stitched Borders "NBUS")

   Stamping  (PTI Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday)

These cards will both go to:

Edited to Add:  I guess I've learned another valuable lesson!  Today I learned that you must use different blog posts to link up additional cards to the same challenge!  I guess it doesn't really surprise me, but I posted my cards in one post, thinking I was saving myself some time.  So, now the first was linked and the second is strictly for viewing   :o)

I've also just noticed that my card is distinctly similar to Loll's!  Yikes! She's the Master!  I will say there was no intention of this, in fact I usually do not look at the "examples" until after so as not to be swayed!  I would say "great minds think alike" but clearly a Master is the best!

Wow, Thanks to Cat Craig, I've learned something else!  She helped me link both cards...

Hope you enjoyed your visit, and please come back again soon!  Your visits and comments mean the world to me!

Hugs,

TK

  

CAS MixUp - December, Fusion - It's Christmas, AND Merry Monday #226

Another card to share, one that is winging its way to the recipient, and hopefully there!  I sponged a background, die cut the snowbank and applied a glitter using double-sided adhesive paper, then die cut and colored the other elements.  After everything was together, I added the sentiment.  Here she be!

This fits nicely into two challenges, so they be headed to:

   CAS Mix-Up (Dec.) - Stamping, sponging, diecuts, Copic coloring and glitter

   Fusion (It's Christmas) -I used both the sketch (which I flipped on the short side), and the photo (the sparkle on the pillow, and white).   Pooh! I missed it -- been caught up in jury duty and when I get home it's too late!!!

     

ETA: Bobby encouraged me to join in at Merry Monday #226 - Winter Fun since I missed out on Fusion!  Thanks for the invite, Bobby!

Products - 

   Stamps:  MFT Toasty Greetings (& dies); MCS Joy To The World (sentiment)

   Die:  PTI In The Meadow (NBUS)

   Ink:  Memento Black, Altenew Sea Glass, HA Silver

   Misc:  Copics, ultrafine glitter, Neenah 80#

Hope everyone is staying safe, warm, and enjoying their holiday time abundantly!  See you around, and thanks for spending a bit of your day with me!

Hugs,

TK

CAS Mix Up - October

Well, well, I finally made it again!  I've really been wanting to try this "new to me" ghosting technique, and I found a little inspiration (ok, a LOT) in Loll's card, below...

It's a beauty, right!?!  She is just soooo amazing!!!  I needed to stock up on a few "encouragement" type cards, because I had donated a bunch , so I made this...

I made this baby to send over to CAS Mix Up, and super excited because I thought I could also enter the new "sister" challenge CAS Watercolour, but alas I learned that it had a theme of Autumn.  Anywhooo I started with a Bristol panel, and watercolored with Brushos.  BTW I think I'm in love with this color! Then I went back and did the new-to-me ghosting technique with a stencil and water, and let that dry.  I die cut a couple flowers, layered by 3, and stamped a little sentiment.  This was quite fun!

Products -

   Paper:  Bristol smooth, PTI Limeade Ice

   Brushos:  Sea Green

   Stencil:  SSS Gingham
   Die;  Essentials by Ellen Wild Garden

   Ink:  PTI Enchanted Evening, Limeade Ice

Well, thanks for stopping by! Hopefully I'll get to posting a couple more, plus visiting everyone else!  Have a great day!

Hugs,
TK

Playing Kards with Michele

Dear, sweet Michele asked me to do a "Play Cards with Friends" post with her today, and I was thrilled!  We had chatted on the phone Monday, while playing with some supplies and I sorta talked her through  Ink Smooshing an embossing folder.  Immediately, she went in an additional direction and now we're going to post the kards we made out of our "playing". Soooo (drumroll please)...

...here's my kard!  I used two colors of distress ink to ink up my ef, then spritzed with water, inserted my watercolor paper and pressed with my hands.  After 30 seconds or so, this is what I opened up.  I then trimmed it down a bit and mounted it offset, cut a diagonal strip, ink blended and added my sentiment, then mounted that.  I also inked another sentiment to go inside, because this will be my Mother's Day kard!  My mom doesn't have internet, so she doesn't see anything that I make until she gets it so I'm safe.  :oP

Edited to add:  I did run my original argyle folder through the die machine, but while playing, ingenius Michele came up with that idea and loved it (give her the credit for this one)! So on second watercolor paper, I did just that using the mostly debossed side of the card.  However, not as pretty IMHO.  I think the original, mostly embossed side on this folder would work much better.  Just have fun it it!!!

EF:  Darice Bold Daisy

Ink:  Distress Inks - Wild Honey and Mustard Seed

Stamps:  ME Blessed, MCS (out of business) Chunky Alphabet and PTI My Mother, My Friend

Die:  Li'l Inker On the Diagonal

I'll be sending this to a couple challenges:

   Stamplorations CAS: March - Anything Goes, twist of Yellow

   CAS Mix Up: March - Watercolor, Stamping & (my choice) Die cut

 
   

I hope you all hop over to Michele's to see her kard!  I'm sure she made something amazing, as always!  Again, thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments that bless my socks off!

TK

NBUS #6, CAS Mix-Up, SSS Wednesday

Well I'm just in the knick of time for Darnell's NBUS Challenge, so I better get right to it.  My dad's in the hospital, so I put together this card for him..

I started with a panel that I watercolor smooshed using distress inks and an embossing folder, then matted with a couple of papers, mounted on foam tape and applied to cardbase.  I then used ep to write my sentiment onto vellum, attaching underneath the sentiment only.

Edited to add:  I had seen this technique year's ago (don't even remember where), but resurrected it since I'm in love with this ef!  Sorry I can't get credit!  P.S.  I did not run the ef through a Big Shot or any other machine, just used the pattern after I smoothed and spritzed onto the emboss side (both sides are the same on this folder).

This card is playing in:

NBUS #6 - EF, the script, and an inside sentiment

CAS Mix-Up: March - Stamping, watercolor and heat embossing (my choice)

SSS Wednesday (3/10) - A Bit o' Green

Ink: DI Faded Jeans & Mowed Lawn, PTI Enchanted Evening
EF:  Darice Argyle
    Sentiments:  Concord & 9th - Sophisticated script, PTI - Inside & Out Well Wishes and Beautiful       Blessings

Thanks for dropping by, hope you don't mind that this was such a quick post!

TK

NBUS #6, CAS Mix Up - March

Well howdy, howdy! How'd I get two done in one day??? Well, I didn't really but I'm getting them posted!  So here it goes...

I stamped the image in VersaMark, heat embossed then water colored the image, chomped the corners, mounted on foam, mounted to cs.  Here it is!

And a little close up to show you the sparkle in the EP, please don't notice the fact that I still need to lotsa practice with my Zigs.    :oP

CS:  PTI Soft Stone, Strathmore CP

Stamp:  Clearly Besotted - Beautiful Friend 

EP:  Ranger Princess Gold

Zigs, Versamark

Challenges:

NBUS #6

CAS Mix Up March '16

     

Thanks, as always!

TK