FMS630 Hello Friend

Happy Friday, everyone! I've been lacking my stamping mojo and today's card certainly shows it! I had an image in my mind, but it just didn't quite translate to my card.  However, you know how it goes...you invest time and materials and you just feel like you need to see it through! It uses the FMS sketch as well as the yummy color inspiration from Just Add Ink:

My idea was to use watercolor swatches for the three panels, then stamp a flower on top, but my colors turned a bit muddy, but here goes anyway:

The top panel is SU's watercolor paper and the inks I used for the panels were Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.  The flowers were stamped in Versafine Black, then inked with Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive.  I blended them a little bit with an aquapainter to fill them in.

I mounted the panel on a card of Soft Sea Foam, and I added some diecut leaves from the Stippled Roses dies to create a bit of an interest in the background.  

My final touch was some sequins from my stash! I might try this again with different colors for the flowers!  Not the most attractive card ever, but I have it in mind for a friend who's a little bit down!  Thanks for popping in today!

I heard that our area had an earthquake earlier this morning, in fact it was centered only a few miles from where we used to live in New Jersey!  I didn't feel a thing, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Color & Contour (speckles),  Painted Flowers (Altenew), Best Sentiments (Altenew)
Card stock & Papers	Soft Sea Foam, Watercolor
Ink	Versafine Black, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive
Accessories	Sequins from my stash
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stippled Roses Dies, Aquapainter

RetroRubber 220 Watercolor Birthday

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Are your Thanksgiving plans in high gear?  Lots of things to do! My card today uses the Tic Tac Toe grid from Retro Rubber, and I chose to make a special birthday card!  I chose the left row down of frame, diecut & ribbon:

I wanted to use a set that was still current but would fit the criteria of being at least a year old, so I chose Color & Contour (2021) to create a pretty flower to sit atop my frame:

I used watercolor paper for my image, stamping it first with markers, then using an aquapainter and inks to color it in.  After diecutting it, I mounted it on a Garden Green frame, diecut with the Scalloped Contours die.  I cut an opening in it with the Stitched Rectangle die, which made an interesting double line of stitching!  That all went on a panel of Basic White, embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder, then on a Petal Pink card base:

A sentiment from Best Family Ever was stamped in Poppy Parade (oops, I forgot, this is not an old set...sorry, Retro Rubber!):

A Petal Pink ribbon and some Silver Loose sequins were my added embellishments.  On the inside, more words from Best Family Ever, along with some florals stamped with Versamark ink:

Love that subtle effect!  Thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Color & Contour, Best Family Ever
Card stock & Papers	Watercolor, Garden Green, Petal Pink
Ink	Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Versamark
Accessories	Dimensionals, Ribbon Duo Combo Pack, Silver Loose Sequins
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Contours Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Markers, Aquapainters, Timeworn Type Embossing Folder

Color & Contour Thanks

Happy Thursday, all!  I needed a thank you card and put the sketch from Global Design Project as well as the colors from the Color Throwdown to work:

I decided to use the sketchy florals from Color & Contour along with Inked Botanicals DSP:

I stamped the florals in Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight, then added some buds in Crumb Cake:

I stamped a sentiment from Timeless Arrangements in Crumb Cake and added some Linen Thread as well as some gold metallic pearls.  Everything went on a frame of Inked Botanicals, diecut with the Stitched Rectangle dies.

I added the larger flower on the inside just for fun:

Thanks so much for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Color & Contour, Timeless Arrangements
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Inked Botanicals DSP
Ink	Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Metallic Pearls (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies

Three Cards, One Sketch for In(k)spire Me:

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I've been playing around with some different techniques lately, after seeing some lovely cards out in blogland!  I needed three thank you cards, so I decided to use the same sketch and stamp set for all three, making each one a little different. I used the sketch from In(k)spire Me, although I didn't use the color palette:

So let me show you the first one, which is my favorite:

All the cards use the flower from Quiet Meadow and the sentiment from Nature's Prints, and all are on Very Vanilla cardstock.  The flowers were stamped with Stazon ink and after I made sure the ink was dry, I used a circle stencil to sponge in some Boho Blue ink:

Then I tore a piece of cardstock and used the ragged edges as another type of stencil, and sponged in some ink between the edges for a faux torn strip.  To the left, I stamped the fern image in Crumb Cake and added a Linen Thread bow:

My second one uses the same stencil technique for the flowers, using Moody Mauve and Boho Blue ink.   I used the Best Borders die to cut the panel in sections, stamped some foliage underneath on the Moody Mauve card, and added a Linen Thread embellishment as well.

The third one was watercolored instead of stenciled, and I used Calypso Coral and Soft Seafoam inks along with a strip of Calypso Coral DSP and a bit of frayed Baker's Twine, all on a Soft Seafoam card.

I do enjoy watercoloring, so this one is probably my second-favorite!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Quiet Meadow, Nature's Prints, Color & Contour (speckles)
Card stock & Papers	Thick Very Vanilla, Moody Mauve, Soft Seafoam, Calypso Coral DSP
Ink	Stazon Black, Boho Blue, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Moody Mauve, Soft Seafoam
Accessories	Linen Thread, Crisp Cantaloupe Baker's Twine (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Best Border Dies, Sponge Daubers, Aquapainter,