Heart's Delight Cards: Just a Note

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Country Livin'

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!

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!

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!

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

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Saturday, June 10, 2017

Crafting Forever

This is the other card we made in the stamp club. We CASEd this card on Pinterest, but changed the color and used ribbon instead of twine. I liked the simplicity of it! The card above is the sample I made to show the ladies.

Unfortunately, when I was demonstrating it, I had a boo-boo. You'd think, after all these years, I'd remember to look at the stamp to make sure it's inked up completely. Nope....apparently I still have to learn things the hard way!

My idea to fix it was to stamp another image, color it, and pop it up on a mat with dimensionals, like this:

My downline, Sherry, had the brilliant (or was it diabolical?) idea to just cut the pens out and pop them up like this:

Luckily, the fussy-cutting was mostly somewhat straight lines, so it wasn't too hard. Otherwise there might have been some muttered cursing, LOL! Sherry gets to come to any of my classes or clubs for free, since she is my downline - that's one of the perks of joining my stamping family!

So, which version to you like the best? The original one at the top, the "fix" with the stitched oval mat, or the popped up fussy-cut pens?

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

A Note for You

I've been so wrapped up in playing with the awesome Eastern Medallions dies, that I haven't paid too much attention to the Eastern Beauty stamp set that coordinates. For instance, I hadn't really noticed the little curved greetings. (Guess I need stronger glasses!)

Well, in my defense, they are kind of subtle. And I like the subtlety of them - they don't detract from the image at all. There are so many other cute little elements in that stamp set, too, which make the design possibilities nearly endless.

This is everything you get in the early release Starter Bundle:

And this is everything in the Premiere Bundle:

A small part of my rather large (*ahem*) wish list from the new catalog arrives tomorrow, yippee! Stay tuned for more fun projects coming soon. Gotta love those preorders!

Speaking of preorder - did you know you can choose preorder items for your Stampin' Up! Starter Kit? It's true! You get $125 in products of your choice for only $99, with FREE shipping! Plus, you will get a minimum of 20% off all your future orders, as long as you are active. Trust me, it's an awesome deal, and if you decide you don't want to stay active, there is absolutely no further obligation of any kind.

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Eastern Palace Premier Bundle

Eastern Palace Starter Bundle

Gold Foil Sheets

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Big Shot

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

Metallic Enamel Shapes

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Stampin' Dimensionals

Friday, January 6, 2017

New Watercolor Pencils

I've been playing around with the new Watercolor Pencils and the jury is still out on whether I like them more than using ink pads with Blender Pens or Aqua Painters. They do pair really well with the Inside the Lines DSP (SAB freebie), and it's nice that you can use them to color like regular color pencils, or use them with water to blend the colors (smooooth, like butta!). I think having more colors available in the ink pads gives the ink pads the advantage, but if you want a quick way to grab thirteen SU colors at a great price point, then try these watercolor pencils!

That being said, I did have a fine time this evening, coloring away while the first real snow of the season was coming down outside. Nothing like being snug and warm in a cozy craft room, while coloring and sipping hot spiced tea. Ahhhh, this retirement is an awesome thing; I think I'll do more of it!

The only stamping on the card is the greeting (from Lift Me Up). The dragonfly was die cut from copper foil and popped up on teeny tiny pieces of dimensionals.

The remote for my iPhone arrived today, so tomorrow I'm taking it for a test drive. Stay tuned! Here's a video about the Watercolor Pencils from my friend Shannon West at Stampin' Up!

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