Snow Drops for Easter

 Time to make my Easter Cards!

I water colored a panel of white with strokes of Bronze paint to make it look more like the uneven coloring on an egg shell, and die cut a Nestability egg out of the panel. I cut the top off the die cut egg using the bottom edge of the egg die.

I die cut and water colored Snow Drops and stems out of white and adhered them to the back of the egg with tape.

 I embossed the background with the Tufted Embossing Folder from SU and then stenciled over it with the Pebbles stencil from Lavinia using Antique Linen Distress ink and a blending brush - just lightly stenciling over the center of the panel.

I adhered the egg and snowdrops to the panel with thick foam dots, curving the outside edges of the egg down. I added Glossy White Nuvo Crystal drops over the snow drop blossoms to add a little dimension.  I stamped the sentiment and punched it with the Word Window punch from SU.

 I'm linking my card to:

Just Us Girls

As you See It Challenge

Festive Friday Challenge

I used flowers, green, stencil

 

 

 

Stamps: A Beary Good Year - The Cats Pajamas
Paper: white - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Antique Linen Ranger Distress, Obsidian - Altenew
Accessories: Bronze water color paint - Ruby Mountain Paint Co, green water color paint - Winsor Newton, paint brush, water, Egg Die Nestability, Snow Drop Die - Alexandra Renke, Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Emb Folder - SU, Pebble Stencil - Lavinia, blending brush.

The Promised Spring

 Looking ahead to the promised spring and working on my Easter/Spring cards! 

I've had this lovely Magnolium Die from Aexandra Renke for over a year and felt it was time to finally get it out and use it. 

 I also added a bow from Fit to be Tied from the Greetery. I layered it over an oval die cut that I embossed with a Spring Leaves A2 Pierced Cover Plate from Honey Bee. (the piercing doesn't show up too well in the photo , you can see it mostly in the center).  

I layered the oval to a panel I embossed with the Weathered Embossing Folder from Taylored Expressions. 

 I die cut that panel with Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frames from MFT. The sentiment is from an older Papertrey Ink set - Mega Mixed Messages.  

I went over the die cut stems with gray and pink watercolor pencils just a bit to add a little depth.

I'm linking my card to:

The Paper Players

NBUS

Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages - Papertrey Ink
Paper: White, Soft Stone, Lovely Lady - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Obsidian - Altenew
Accessories: Magnolium Die - Alexandra Renke, Fit to be Tied Dies - The Greetery, Pierced Feature Ovals - PTI, Spring Leaves A2 Pierced Cover Plate - Honey Bee Stamps, Weathered Embossing Folder - Taylored Expressions, foam dots.

Lucky

 Time to get the St. Patrick's Day cards made!

I created a pinwheel quilt on the center of my card.  It was a Technique Lovers challenge over at Split Coast Stampers and they linked to this instruction YouTube video.  (I really should have used a plain paper and a patterned paper rather than two patterns so the pinwheel design showed up better) 

 I cut two squares of metallic gold 2 5/8" x 2 5/8" and eight 1" squares (4 of one pattern and 4 of another pattern).

 I adhered the two gold pieces together, one on an angle, and then added the squares over each other in the pattern shown on the video.

 I used the 3D Impresslets Embossing Folder Lucky Love by Tim Holtz/Sizzix for the 4 leaf clover in the center.

Both the quilt panel and shamrock are up on foam dots.

I stamped the LUCKY in the corner.   My card is 4 1/2" square.

I'm linking my card to:

Just Us Girls Challenge

Tic Tac Toe Challenge 

Good Luck Symbol/Dimensional/Metallic

Krafty Chicks Challenge
Week #1 Use Stamps

Stamps: Irish Blessings - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Ink: Obsidian - Altenew
Paper: white, DP Simply Chartreuse Pattern Pack - Papertrey Ink, Metallic Gold - Parklane/Joann.
Accessories: 3D Impresslit Lucy Love - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, foam dots

Sunflowers In Solidarity

 In support of the Ukraine and it's people - I made this card in the colors of their flag and with sunflowers, one of their major exports.

I used the lovely Botanicuts Sunflower die from The Greetery for my blooms.  I took a large panel of watercolor paper and smooshed it onto my craft mat that was inked with Ranger Distress Dried Marigold, Wild Honey and Squeezed Lemonade inks and spritzed with water.   When the panel was dry, I die cut enough layers of petals to create 3 sunflowers.   

The color wasn't as bright as I wanted it so I tapped some Lemon Brushos on the petal pieces and Rustic Brown Brushos on the center pieces and spritzed them with water.  After this was dry, I layered the petals on top of each other and adhered the center pieces.

 The sentiments are from an old retired set called Army from The Greeting Farm.

 

I'm linking my card to the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations.  

Addicted to Stamps and More

Creatalicious Challenges

Anything Goes

Fusion 

Inspired by the 3 blooms photo but made them yellow with a blue background.

Color Hues

 

 My thoughts and prayers are with the Ukrainian people during this terrible time.

Stamps: Army - The Greeting Farm (retired)
Ink: Ranger Distress Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Obsidian - Altenew
Paper: Watercolor paper - Canson Cold Press, Harvest Gold - PTI, DP Rainbow Bright 6x6 Paperpad - Sunny Studio.
Accessories: Botanicuts Sunflower Die - The Greetery, Lemon and Rustic Brown Brushos, water mister

Owl be Home

 A simple design for Christmas - getting cards done so there's no rush in December!

I stamped the wood slice on a panel of watercolor paper and stamped the sentiment beside it.  I embossed the panel with the weathered embossing folder from Taylored Expressions.  I die cut and stamped the owl and adhered it over the wood slice with foam dots.

I'm linking my card to:

The Paper Players

 

 

Stamps: Color Layering Owl - Hero arts (retired), Great Outdoors - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous.

Paper: watercolor paper - Canson Cold Press, white - PTI.
Ink: Mocha, Obsidian - Altenew
Accessories: Color Layering Owl dies - Hero Arts (retired), Weathered Embossing Folder - Taylored Expressions, foam dots.

Birthday, Baby and Friend Cards

 Today I'm sharing 3 cards I've made using some of Eileen Hull's Sizzix Chapter 1 releases.  

I've used the beautiful Vintage Buttons 3D Embossing Folder and her Snail Mail Thinlit Die (that coordinates with her Snail Mail Everyday Sentiments Maker Forte stamp set released last year).

First a card for a new baby boy.

I embossed a white card panel spritzed with a little water for the base of my card using the Vintage Buttons 3D embossing folder.  Such a gorgeous deep impression!

For the top embossed panel,  I rubbed the inside of the front of the embossing folder with blue ink, spritzed the white card panel with water, and then embossed the panel in the inked embossing folder - it gives a lovely subtle color behind the buttons!  

I cut this panel to fit inside the scallops of this die cut frame

I layered this over the white button embossed panel, added a sentiment and a button, both popped up on foam dots.

I stamped 'welcome little one' from Eileen's Snail Mail Every Day Sentiments stamp set inside.

For my next two cards I used die cuts from Thinlit Snail Mail Die and sentiments from Snail Mail Every Day Sentiments Stamp Set.

Hello Friend card.  

I adhered a strip of designer paper to the left side of the card.   I adhered the frame piece from the die centered on the card and layered 3 sizes of the cut blocks in different colors to frame my stamped sentiment.

Happy Birthday Card

I adhered a piece of patterned paper onto a white card base, adhered the frame offset over the paper (to feature the lovely florals in the corner!), stamped the sentiment on a block from the die and added red Nuvo Drops to opposite corners.

This photo shows the frame and blocks die included in the Thinlits Snail Mail Die along with die cuts out of white card.  If you cut the blocks on the dots - you get pieces that look like postage stamps!

To get the scalloped edge on the outside frame -  you cut a panel with the squares inside the frame.  If you cut just the outside piece it gives you a plain rectangle panel.

It is with a heavy heart that I say this is my last post as a member of Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team.

  

I have loved creating with Eileen's dies and working with Eileen and all of the wonderful creative people on her team over the past 6 years. 

I've just reached a time in my life when I want less deadlines and more free time for spontaneous activities now that COVID is loosening it's grip on us! (dare I say that?!)
Thank you Eileen for all of your support and encouragement while I've been on your team! I will certainly continue to create with your beautiful dies!

Remember to check out Eileen's blog every Wednesday to see a gathering of the teams creations!

Stamps:  Snail Mail Everyday Sentiments - Eileen Hull/Maker Forte, Cute as a Button from Baby Button Bits - Papertrey Ink.

Ink:  Caribbean Sky, Obsidian, Coral Berry - Altenew.

Paper:  White, Blueberry Sky, True Black, Raspberry Fizz - PTI, DP Garland 6x6 Pad - Memory Box.

Accessories:  Snail Mail Thinlit Die, Vintage Buttons Embossing Folder - Eileen Hull/Sizzix, button, foam dots, water mister, Word Window Punch - SU, Nuvo Crystal Drops Autumn Red. 

Reminder - Feb CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Winter Scene

 Just a reminder that there's still time to participate in the February CAS Christmas Card Challenge - you have until Feb 24th to link up your card!  Check out the challenge here! 

I white embossed the image and sentiment on kraft cardstock and then die cut the panel with a pierced feature frame die from PTI.  I layered the frame piece over the white card base with foam dots and then adhered the inside piece within the frame.  I used a white POSCA Paint pen to create the snowfall, tapping the pen with a ruler over the inside panel before I adhered it on the card.

 

 

Hope to see your CAS Winter Scene card linked up over at the CAS Christmas Card Challenge!

 

 

Stamps: Scribble Woodlands - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, PEACE from Ornate Ornaments - Waltzingmouse (retired).
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Kraft, White - PTI
Accessories: white embossing powder, Pierced Feature Frames Rectangles - PT. white POSCA Pen, heat tool, foam dots.