HBD2U - feminine style

Hello and welcome!

I'm here again -- back to creating, yay...

Today's card has been given to our daughter, so we're safe to post now.  I took my inspiration/technique from Group of Seven Cardmakers and came up with this using the Ink Blending/Water Lifting technique ~

Yep, I blended 2 oxides and a DI!  I really don't know if you should do that since they do have different qualities but it worked out for me.  I did notice the difference when I did the "lifting", as the DOX inks were definitely easier to lift than the DI.  However I think it worked out well and simply added in WoS in the lifted portions before cutting it down.  Here's the shimmer ~

Or kinda - lol! I used a Princess Pink base and a Raspberry Fizz strip for the sentiment.  I also added a leftover strip of the design at the bottom of the inside of the card and an even thinner strip to the envelope flap (that would NOT work if it were to be mailed), as seen in small portions of both photos.

Thanks, Gals, for teaching me a new trick!  I will say, I almost had to pull out my MFT All Over Roses stamp like Bonnie -- soon maybe...

😊

Supplies:

   PFS - Bouganvillea Print Stamp

   ALT - Nesting Slim dies

   EH - Birthday Vibes stamps/Sentiment strip dies

Hope you have a GREAT week!

Hugs,

TK

Happy Birthday Crocus

 Hello, Friends!

I haven't been around for awhile but I have made a few cards, which I hope to post over the next week or so.  I was fortunate enough to find the new Inspired By - Apple Harvest challenge in my box, and I'm hoping this basket will work!  I'll post this to NBUS #42 since I used a brand-new-to-me product inspired by Marcia and her beautiful crocuses!  Go ahead and visit, search for crocus and you'll easily see why this product landed in my cart!!

This card goes to Daughter #3, whose Birthday was the 8th but we're gathering tomorrow for the family festivities ~

I used a previous sketch from MFT and built on that.  The crocus were cut from white paper, colored with Copics and a bit of accents with colored pencils and winked for sparkle, which I could NOT capture.  I also used the basket die and did a bit of fussy cutting to get a vellum liner to cover the stems.  The simple sentiment was added off the side.  I love the flowers but I'm also liking the fiber paper showing through the green vellum!

 

Supplies:

   The Greetery - Market Basket, Crocus (both NBUS)

   CCC - Birthday Wishing (sentiment

   PTI - Label L

Thanks for dropping by, and hopefully soon I'll get the hang of creating, posting and commenting -- all together!

Have a great rest of your weekend!

Hugs,

TK

I Camp Believe...

 Hello, and welcome!

Daugher #3 has recently taken my grandson on a couple trips this summer, one via Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons -- such beautiful county -- and mostly recently a camping trip before school started, so I think you'll get the "theme" inspiration.  The other inspiration came from a recent sketch challenge and a recent color challenge, neither of which I made it into.  However I did get her Birthday card done!  Enjoy!

Pretty straight forward - I used this adorably NBUS stamp set that I've been itching to use, stamped/colored/fussy cut the items, then cut circles of primary colors to ground the subjects. The elements and sentiment were popped up, to make a bit more statement.

Since this an NBUS set, this will go over to NBUS Challenge

Supplies:

   MFT - Sweet Celebrations pp, Awesome Adventures stamps

Well that's it for me!  Thank you for stopping by and ALWAYS for your sweet, generous comments.  Go and have a great day!

Hugs,

TK

Strike Up the Band Birthday

 Hello!  I've had a  bit of time in my craft room, but not a whole lotta mojo!  I do have a card today for you, wishing my youngest daughter Happy 30th Birthday.  Here's what I've come up with ~

A little backstory... she was a "quint" player (set of 5 drums) in her high school marching band.  I've made this card in remembrance of those times.  It was always so fun to get to go see our daughters march and compete.  And a close up ~

Now while that border cardstock looks orangish, it's actually red.  I couldn't get it adjusted in the photo editor without everything else going blue, so sorry about the incorrect colors, not that I guess you'd know - lol.  I also did a "halo" around the mice to set them off a bit (ala Kathy Racoosin), any thoughts?  I also lightly inked the clouds and popped the larger one up.

Well it's been a good holiday weekend, one I desperately needed.  I hope it's been as wonderful to all you, with  hopes for a terrific week ahead!

Supplies:

   MFT - Strike Up the Band

   PF - Diag. Stitched Rectangle die

   PTI - Cloud die

   

Hugs to all,

TK

Anniversary Emboss & Cut

Another weekend, another card for a recent event - Wishing Dtr #3 and SIL #3 a Happy Halfiversary!  Just honoring the day that they married in a traditional ceremony amongst family and friends.  This one's for them!

EZ peasy, cut & emboss all in one pass, pop up on card base, stamp and yes, it's that easy!  Very pretty, but quite easy.  I love the depth of the embossing on this folder, and also that it can be used vertically or horizontally, and that it allows a flat area perfect for stamping.  And a close up...

While it isn't quite their Halfiversary, today we're celebrating my daughter's Birthday, their Anniversary, and son-in-law's Birthday combined all together with a family get together.  So off to prepping for me! 

Supplies:

   SB - EMboss & Cut Flower Gard

   SnS - Anniversary Innies

Thank you for your sweet words, and uplifting joy you all bring!

Hugs,

TK

Floating Birthday Wishes

Hello, Friends!  Hope your weekend has been a wonderful one, swimming with joy!  Speaking of swimming...  I fell in love with this image, thanks to sweet Michele!  Here's my rendition

Isn't she just the sweetest?  Well I knew I needed her, and I knew she would be perfect to send love, kisses and birthday wishes!  The card will be in Dtr #2's hands by the time this posts, so I hope you all enjoy.  A little ink blending, stamping, fussy cutting and ta-da!  And a close-up of the bathing beauty...

Supplies:

   MFT Drink Up The Sky

   PB Good Wishes

Thanks for popping in and I hope the coming week brings many blessing.

Hugs,

TK

Fall-ish Birthday

It was Daughter #3's Birthday almost two months ago now...  I had made this card earlier but left it "un-sentimented" so I could use it for whatever the occasion.  With all the festivies between mid-August and early September, I was frantic!  So..... I went to my box of pre-made cards and resurrected this one for her Birthday!

What I really liked about this card is the distressed woodgrain inking on the background.  I love the color I chose and how it played into the strip of cs, and a good contrast to the fall die cuts; however, it's the one thing that also didn't photograph the best!  Frustrating, but I'll get over it...and a close-up:

Hopefully the background woodgrain is more visible, and you can see a bit more of the inking I did on each of the dies.

Are you ready for fall?  Well, actually it's been going on awhile but I happen to love the fall air, the brisk mornings and all those gloriously colored leaves!  Hope yours is wonderful!

Hugs,

TK

Forever -- Wedding Wishes

Quick post.... a Wedding card for my youngest daughter, her nuptual just yesterday.  I made this, it seems it took me forever, I couldn't seem to get the color I wanted, the idea I wanted wasn't working.... you know the routine.  Anyway, this is what I ended with, I hope they e)njoy it.

I started with a smooshed Inka panel with two colors.  I let it dry and added another layer, with thicker (less spritzing) paste to add deeper colors and let that dry again.  I then used the cover plate and cut the floral layer out of vellum and used Multi Matte Medium to attach it to the panel around the outer border and a few random spots, trying to make them inconspicuous.  I then embossed the sentiment on a thin strip of vellum and added a few sparkles.  Inside, the sentiment says "two hearts become one".  Here's a close-up of the shine...

Products:

  TH Watercolor Paper, Ellen Hutson Vellum

   Inka Gold Steelblue and Silver

   NBUS Bed of Roses CP (Essentials by Ellen)

   Love & Marriage (PTI)

   HA Silver EP, HA Silver Shadow Ink

The wedding was a beautiful nautical theme, with the colors actually navy and silver.  Nautical decorations abound,  some of them homemade, a sailboat topper on the cake, attendee signatures on a handmade wooden anchor by the Hubbs, "messages in a bottle" for the bride & groom, groomsmen wearing "hawaiian" sailboat shirts and bridesmaids wearing homemade dresses by the bride.  It was quite awesome!

Well, enough of me, hope your weekend is amazing and that you all get to play a little in your craft rooms.  Thanks for stopping by, and thank you ALL for the love you leave!

TK

Quick & Easy Birthday

Had a couple Birthdays, and no cards, and even less time.  So, these were put together really fast...  Not that I think these are my best work, but definitely not my worst, but it was the reactions that were elicited that I really enjoyed -- isn't that what this is all about?  Well for me it is... I love giving cards that I've made, but the reactions are awesome too!  So here they are...

Supplies:

   Papers - PTI New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Neenah 80#

   Ink - PTI Smokey Shadow, New Leaf and Blueberry Sky (last two inside)

   Die - SSS Big Word Pop: Scalloped

   Stamps - SSS Sending & Wishing, ME Origami, HA (OWH) Missing Ewe 

   Copics

Not sure how I worked this out, but everything except the ME stamp (including the SSS die) are all NBUS!  

Thanks for stopping by!  Hoping your weekend was great, and the next week blesses your socks off.

TK

Congratulations - New News, New Life

Well, life happened again... It's been a whirlwind around here, and things are still a-changin'!  Between our latest news and the Broncos WINNING SuperBowl 50, we've been a busy house.

So, my youngest just got engaged (Yes, Andrew being a complete gentleman asked Trish's dad for her hand in marriage!), and I wanted to drop a personal note to both of them.  So yes we knew it was coming but...  Here's the card, but it won't be posting until after they get it in the mail -- Andrew is preparing a "home" for the future!  (ETA:  Trish is our daughter, Andrew is the new fiance - cuz apparently I didn't make that clear enough earlier - sorry)

These silly young folks both LOVE plaid, so I thought that was in order.  I used blues and greens, and popped up the sentiment.  The inside was totally handwritten, from me to them.  The only unfortunate thing about this whole card is that I can't make it fit into ANY challenge! 

Cardstock:  Neenah, PTI Blueberry Sky

Inks:  PTI 

Stamps/die:  PTI Super Stripes and Congrats/matching die

Thanks so much for being patient in my absence, hopefully I'll get more time in the next week!  See you soon...

TK