Flowers, and Flowers!

 Hello, and welcome to 2021!  Oh yah, it's me that's late... 😕  Anyway, here's the official start of 2021 for me and the blog, I mean it's only January 18th!  Ugh!  I have some cards to share, and send to a few challenges - the cards were all made with the same stamp set, a new to me set actually a "win" from The Twofer Challenge. 

Card #1 -

And a close-up ~

Heat embossed the flower with silver pearl e/p, water colored with Zigs, dry embossed to create a "frame" (somehow it appears my lines wandered around which I assure you they are straight), then again heat embossed the sentiment.  This one head to The Flower Challenge #52-embossing, .

Card #2 -

Stamped image offset, colored with Copics, placed off-centered with some matching pp to make those leaves pop!

And the two together ~

will go to  Twofer Card Challenge #34-Flowers, NBUS #22 Jan '21.

AND I actually made a Threefer, but I'm saving that one for another day  😉

ETA:  

  

Supplies:

   Stamplorations Bloomfully:  Kindness (for both cards)

   2nd card - Sentiment by Altenew - Birthday Greetings

Thanks for spending a moment, and sharing in my "makes", you all make my heart happy!

Hugs,

TK

Stars Abound!

Hello again, it's nice to meet up, see what everyone is up to and to share a bit of my latest creates -- one of the few things we can actually do and truly enjoy!  I do adore the friendships afforded me through this amazing craft we love.

I'll start with Card #1, a Christmas card to add to the stash!

I started with cherry red cs, and stamped an NBUS sentiment stamp that I got at the end of last Christmas season -- I adore it!  I then cut the panel down, popped it up to the right of a bit of gold stripey washi tape.  I then added the gold stars.  This card will go to TO#174 - Festivals with a twist of shimmer and NBUS #20.

  Card #2, a card for a friend ~

I started by die cutting the stars in a staggered position, allowing for a centered space for the sentiment.  After cutting, and placing some silver washi down both sides,  I arranged the star stamps through the die cut piece, stamped and heat embossed, then popped up the die cut piece over the stamps.  A close-up...

Sorry the color of the cs doesn't show well, I presume it's from the gray skies outside and using indoor lighting, it's actually a deep green in color.  These two cards will got to Twofer #33 - Stars.

Supplies:

   Stampendous - Joy Has Come

   MFT - Stars Above stamps & dies

  


Thank you all for popping in to visit and leave some friendly love.  I hope you have a wonderful week, and your days are filled with love and crafting!

Hugs,

TK

Birch Tree Collage(s)

 Well, hello, we meet again!  These days, that My Friends, is particularly wonderful!  A lot going on around here as in others parts I'm sure, but I just know that we're still blessed through it all.

I have a couple cards for you today, to send off to a couple-a challenges.  I've  been wanting to use this die for awhile, and just hadn't come up with a good idea.  So no, I've challenged myself to not one but two cards while I had it out.   As it turns out, I'm kinda liking both - lol -- you know that doesn't always happen, right?!  Both cards go to the Twofer Challenge: Trees and one to the NBUS challenge #18 ~ 

My first card is a masculine Birthday, and here's its photo ~

 

This card was originally intended to go to Loll's CAS Mix Up challenge but the background just didn't work out as I had hoped.  I spritzed the cardstock, sprinkled on some Ost. Blue Brushos and they just didn't move like I'd hoped.  So I loaded up a brush with more water and intended to brush it all out, hoping for an ombre dark sky -- nope!  But I do like the sky.  In the close-up, you can see a few of the remaining Brusho flecks, plus I added some clear sparkle pen "stars" ~

So..... then what to do for a "twofer" with such a distinct die?  I decided to center it off the side, letting the tree remain the focal point.  I then used 3 colors of DI's to blend a sky on a panel behind it.  While this seemed a great idea, the card itself seemed quite calming so it became my "Sympathy" card ~ 

Lots of white space on this one, Folks.  While I actually am not in need of a Sympathy card (that's a blessing), I'm glad that I have one in my stash since it always seems so much harder to make one when you need it.

Thank you for stopping by for a visit, I appreciate them.  I also appreciate all the workers who are dealing with the devastating fires, and the pandemic workers too.

   

Supplies:

   SSS Birch Tree Collage (for both cards)

   #1 - PF Diagonal Stitched Rectangle die

          Alt Birthday Greetings

   #2 - MFT Deepest Sympathy

Hugs and best wishes,

TK

Twofer Challenge #29 - Butterflies

Hello, Friends!  Hope you're having a GREAT day!

Today I'm Guest Designer over at Twofer Challenge, so I want to welcome you!  Here's the prompt for this month ~

And my two cards ~

Today I present one Friend card, and one Birthday card!  I used the same die one both cards, although one may be harder to see.  If you look closely, the pink butterfly on the left is 2-layered, one solid, one fancy.  It is the solid butterfly that I used on both.

Card #1 ~

The white panel is clear embossing paste through a stencil and dried (actually previously done, so one snipped used up).  The butterflies were cut (one layered), and for the tag/label, I used a plain mini doilie die and cut it to look like clouds, layered twice too.

Card #2 ~

For this card, I die cut a square of glitter paper.  From an inner square due from the same set, I cut the white base and again cut the butterfly within it.  The white base was popped up over the turquoise glitter, and a spare vellum butterfly was attached, with its wings raised, as if fluttering by.  And a close-up...

I'm not sure if you can detect the glitter, other than the varied turquoise color because the day I chose to take photos was not the best, but you gotta deal with it, right?!

Well that's it for me, Folks, and I sure hope you join in on the fun.  Here's the basic rules ~

Card #1

   SSS - Leanna Butterfly die

   SB - Hemstiitch Squares

   Alt - Birthday Greetings

Card #2 

   SSS - Leanna & Chrissy Butterfly dies

   PTI - Modern Day Stencil

   MCS - Tiny Doilies (NLIB)

   PTI - Hello Friend

Thanks again, Darnell, for the honor and fun!  You sure know how to boost a gal's confidence  :o)

Hugs,

TK