Saturday, March 31, 2018

Happy Easter

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I know tomorrow is Easter, but that's the day the Stamp Review Crew is featuring a new stamp set, so I wanted to share this Easter card today. I really like the way it turned out!

The flowering vine was inked up on a Wild Wasabi ink pad, then I used these precision cotton swabs to wipe off the ink from the flowers and clusters. These are GREAT to have on hand for crafting; they have a firm tip and they don't leave fibers behind. (They also work for removing blobs of mascara from your eyelid. I heard that from a friend, *ahem*.) You can also use a Blender Pen to take the ink off, but probably not blobs of mascara, LOL.

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After removing the ink, the flowers were colored with Sweet Sugarplum and the floral clusters with Perfect Plum Stampin' Write Markers, then the stamp was huffed on to re-moisten and stamped on Whisper White cardstock.

The cross was stamped in Perfect Plum (stamped it off twice, & then huffed). Two retired items were used here - the Framed Tulips embossing folder for the frame, and the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack for that lovely cracked glass look behind the cross.

Heart's Delight Cards, Hold on to Hope, Easter, Occasions 2018, Stampin' Up!

This card perfectly fits the theme for this week's Global Design Project #GDP131, so I'm thrilled to play along! It's been a while since I've played in a challenge (being a Design Team member doesn't count, LOL).

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Friday, March 30, 2018

Going, Going, Gone!

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There are only TWO days left for the 2018 Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration! I can't believe how quickly it's gone by. As usual, there are a few stamp sets that I'm going to sad to see go. One of them is the Lots of Lavender set.


I've seen lots of cards with the lavender sprig, colored various ways (I've done a few myself), but I haven't seen very many cards with the rose garland. So I decided that would be the card du jour!

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The image fits perfectly within the second largest Stitched Shapes Framelits circle, leaving room for a greeting. This one is from the March 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit, but a 'Happy Birthday' or 'Thank You' or even a 'Get Well' would work!

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One of the other SB items that won't be available come April 1st is the gorgeous Springtime Foils Specialty DSP used here. I love that stuff, and made sure to grab an extra pack....you know, so when the paperpocalypse happens, I'll be prepared.

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FYI, due the the overwhelming popularity of the Stampin' Blends, and supply problems not keeping up with demand, they have been made "unorderable" until about the end of May. That's when the new annual catalog will be getting ready to start, so fingers crossed they will be back in stock with NEW colors available, too!

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Country Livin'

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I've been working in the garden this week, clearing out weeds and dead plants left over from last season. I really, really should have done this at the end of the season last year, but by the time things were winding down, I was done as well. Just the thought of it made me want to hide. So I didn't do it and, of course, I am regretting it now. Adulting is so hard sometimes!

Smiley from Millan.Net

In addition to working up a sweat, I've been working up some more OnStage swap possibilities. This is one of the "maybes." I keep over-designing them when I really should keep it simple. Case in point: this is one I made for Convention (now called OnStage) a few years back. It involved coloring. As did this one. Do you see the recurring theme? I just can't make myself use the KISS principle!

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One of the pluses of this colored image is it's water-colored, which means I can be kind of loose with placing the paint. Not like my examples linked above, where I spent a lot of time with a Blender Pen staying inside the lines and making it all perfect. Soooo, I'll make a couple more of these and see if time will be too much of a factor. I already have one swap designed, colored (of course) and all the components cut out. I just need to assemble them!

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In response to Betty's comment: It's a very subtle wash in the background. (For some reason, I can't reply.)   >:(


Saturday, March 24, 2018

Bluebird

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I just had to make another card with a bluebird on it, but this time I used Pacific Point to color him. It looks closer t the true color of the cutie-patootie flying gems we have around here.

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Gotta keep this post short since I have a TON of things to try and get caught up on this weekend. I'm trying to take advantage of being stuck indoors on this rainy day, so there is much paperwork being done. Sadly, none of it involves cardstock.

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I'm hoping to reward myself tomorrow with some quality crafting time IF I get my adulting finished by tonight. Heh. Wish me luck.

Measurements

 Image: Shimmery White 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" (then cut with largest Stitched Shapes square die)
 Mat: Real Red 2-3/4" x 2-3/4"
 Embossed background: Whisper White Thick 2-1/4" x 5-1/2" (embossed with Petal Pair folder)
 Card base: Whisper White Thick 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

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