Stenciling Flowers for a Friend

This Altenew stencil is probably one of my top go-to stencils that I use.  I am addicted to flowers. 

 Flowers Dies, Flower Stencils, Flower Stamps.  I have plenty!

I made this card to send to a friend....which we...in the craft world,,,,call it a RAK.

​noun. DEFINITIONS1. 1. random act of kindness: something you do for somebody in order to help them or to cheer them up.

or.........just because! (I added that definition lol)

 

I think it is just so pretty.  

The words were printed on vellum with my computer.  I have learned in the past, heat emboss the printed words or it will never dry or will smudge.  You can't tell but I have a hint of sparkle in the embossing powder that was not done on purpose.  Years ago,  I emptied my black embossing powder into a smaller container that happen to contain a small amount of glitter embossing powder.  The two mixed and voila!  Ever so lightly...sparkling black. 

I used the stencil and softly stenciled in one corner on the inside of the card, using less and less ink to fade out.

I will be popping this into the mail for her tomorrow!

 

 

Submitted to Challenge

https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/06/hls-june-stencil-challenge.html

Supplies

    Altenew Layered Dahlia Stencil
     Distress Oxide:Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon
     Blended Brushes
    Neenah Solar White Cardstock
    Dark Blue Cardstock
    Vellum
    Computer Print
    Black Embossing Powder
    The Paper Studio

Birthday Flowers

 I had fun coloring up this flower with my Prismacolored pencils.  

It's been awhile since I pulled them out last!

 

 

Supplies

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock for Base

Scraps Orange Cardstock 

Strathmore Colored Pencil Paper

Arteza White Gel Pen

Koh-I-Noor Progresso Pencils: Flowers #1, #2, #11, #21, #22  Leaves #19, #20

Versa MarkVintage Sepia Stamp Pad

Versafine Onyx Black

Stampin Up Birthday Wit (inside of card)

Altenew Label Love "Happy Birthday"

Altnew Blossom & Bloom Stamp and Die

Sizzix Tim Hotz Alterations Mixed Media

Pop Ups

TASFT Challenge-Spring Flowers

There is another challenge that I have been following forever but never did the challenges.  I just started joining in on this post Nature Walk Weekend.

We had a choice of Spring or Sketch.  I chose Spring and naturally Spring means flowers!

It was created so I could send to someone who could use a pick me up and this card has colors with flowers.  Perfect for a Pick me Up card.

I stamped the image twice with versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder that had a nice sparkle to it.   Both images were colored with white pencil first.   After the white, I did green for leaves and pink for the flowers.  If you have not tried this technique of coloring first with a white pencil on dark cardstock, you should!

The images were die cut out and the first layer was popped up with pop dots.  The second layer was popped up and placed on top of the first one.  I did cut some of the leaves off the 2nd layer and tucked them down in under the first layer.

 

 

I carried the theme to the inside of the card.

 

This card will go off in the mail tomorrow and I hope she enjoys it.

Submitted to Challenge

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.613803473522619&type=3

Supplies

DCWV Nana's Kids Paper Pack

White, Yellow, Pink Cardstock 

Honey Bee Gem Stickers

Hero Arts Embossing Sparkle Powder

Versa Mark Stamp Pad

Heat Gun

Becky Moore Say It With Stamps "Hey/Hello/Hi"  

Altenew Sparkle Bright Stamp

Versafine Onyx Black

Nuvo Crystal Drops Rhubarb Crumble

Pop Ups

Prisma Pencils:

Leaves-Apple Green, Dark Green

Flowers-Carmine Red, Pink, Deco Pink

White

Letter B/ Black and White Sympathy

 I had to make a few Sympathy cards for a local nursing home.  These were on the simple side.  I have to keep them flat for ease of mailing for the nursing home.  To give a bit of depth, I glued down some punched flowers and add clear sequins.  In the photo they gave a pinkish hue.

I enjoying making sympathy cards for the nursing home.   It's a sad occasion but if my handmade cards brings a smile to someone...even for a moment,....then I have done the job.

They fit perfect for the challenge going on at Alphabet Challenge Blog.  I missed the first one but will go back and finish the A category.  This one was the use of Black and White.

 

Submitted to Challenge

 https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/b-is-for-black-and-white.html

 

Supplies

Black and White Cardstock 

JustRite Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments Stamp

Penny Black Blossom Branch Stamp

Versafine Ink Onyx Black

Clear Sequins

Fiskars Stitch Border Punch

 

Martha Stewart Punch

Simon Says Stamp Frames Die

TASFT-Nature Walk Weekend-Flowers

The last of the snow has melted and our flowers are beginning to pop up.  Some have even bloomed so Spring is here. For my Nature Walk Weekend inspiration, I am using flowers on my card today.

 I have used the Momenta Intricate A2 Flower Mat Die before, but this time I had a difficult time with it.  I cut it out with white cardstock and used Distressed Oxide inks with blending brushes to add color.  I cut it out again with black cardstock and for some reason all the pieces would not cut through.  I am not sure if it was the cardstock I used or not.  My goal was to  glue it and add height to the top piece.  I finally said "If you can't fight em...join em" so I left the pieces that would not cut out and placed the colored piece right on top.

After it was done I stepped back and thought it was not to bad after all!

 

 Submitted to Facebook Challenge

 There's a Stamp for that Challenge

https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresastampforthat/media/albums

 

Wall of Flowers

Whenever I create a card and send it to someone, the warm feeling I get is so satisfying knowing that the project has completed its journey and served its purpose.

This card went out to a friend who I thought could use a little pick-me-up!

I used a brick stencil and Distress Oxide Weathered Wood to make the background.  I spritz the stencil that had the ink on it lightly with water and flipped it upside down onto another cardstock and got another background.

The Flowers were popped up to give dimension.

I hope it made her smile...at least for a moment.

Netta

52 CCT July Technique Challenge

Can you believe it is the last challenge for July already?

That means we are already 1/2 way through the year and only 4 months to when it is major crunch time to get the cards done and in the mail!

This week it was about sewing.  

I used Faux Sewing Technique this time...something I have not done in a very long time.  I had to hunt for my old Stampin Up paper piecing template.  It is so old that it has turned yellow! 

 I love it as it has guide lines to help you keep a straight line as you poke along.  After I had all the holes poked, I used a very skinny green marker by Le Penn to follow the holes like stitches.  Sometimes they go off kilter but that is ok to me as it looks a bit like my stitching on a sewing machine LOL.  

I do not always sew very straight.  

The image I colored with my copics was a free image from https://bugaboostamps.com/.  They have some very cute digital images over there.  I have a snowflake punch which is my favorite but I think it is on its last legs.  It was hard to punch the snowflakes out tonight.  I do not know who the company is so I will have to hunt it down if I have to replace it!  Merry Christmas was actually words attached to a wreath in a Recollections Noel Die and Stamp set.  I cut it apart very carefully because the words fit perfectly for my project tonight.

Well, I hope you head on over to https://52cct.blogspot.com/ and check out the other Design Team members and see what they came up with for this challenge.  Maybe you will get an idea or two and play along with us!  See you there....

...and thanks for stopping by.

Netta

Kit and Clowder- Floral

Another pencil class down!  

This one is a free class at Kit and Clowder.  She teaches you about markers and pencils.  The image comes with the class and you get a couple of images to choose from.  I decided to do the digital stamp that did not have any words so that I could add my own.

After coloring two flowers with my Prismacolor Premier pencil set, I was able to go ahead and color the rest, choosing my own colors.  

Another card in my RAK pile.  I got some mailed last week and this week I will have a few more.  Each week my goal is to send at least 3 out. 

Wonder ,who in the family, this one will go to?

Netta

Celebration Birthday Bouquet

This was a relaxing card to make.  I love to sit and color quietly.  Brings back my inner child!  *S*

I cut the front of the card a little short so I could hang the flower cluster over the edge.  I backed the back of the flowers with another thin cardstock because of the overhang.  You could see the copic color on the back and I wanted to hide that.

Thank you for stopping by.  Enjoy your day

Netta

Gemini Stamp and Die Set Sunflowers

Copic colors 

YG03, YG05, YG11, YG13

Y13, Y17, Y19

B32, B37

E33

Stamping Up

Whisper White Ribbon

Fresh Bouquet Thank you

Hello All!

Every year my husband is part of a special event called CurePSP Awareness and Memorial Walk.  Several businesses set up tables at the event and he asked me to make some blank thank you cards so he can write a special thank you inside for their support.
 Here is one of the cards I made.

Background Stamp was from from MFT called "Floral Fantasy".  I embossed it in black and then used the following Spectrum Noir Sparkles colors to color the image with...

Holly Leaf

Inspired Violet

Cosmos

Moonshine

Olive Jade

Moonlight
After coloring it, I used the Simon Says Stamp skinny die from the "Frames" set.  I love how it cuts a complete skinny piece out.  I also cut one from black sparkle paper.  It replaced the piece I cut out from the flowers.  
Thank you was stamped on vellum and embossed in black.

I will be back later with more to share!
thank you for stopping by

Netta

Sweet 16 Pop-Up Book Fold

I was asked to make a special Sweet 16 Birthday Card.  

I love the digital image I used.  It is located in an Etsy Store called "Small and Round".  The image is called Spirals Digital Image.   I printed it out with my canon jet printer onto X-Press It blending card and used copics to color with.  

I cut the Happy Birthday three times & glued them altogether.  I offset the white color layer to give it a highlighted background.  Ranger Glossy Accents covered the top of the words and while wet I sprinkled a very tiny amount of fine glitter on top.  Just to give a hint of sparkle.

 I have colored very few images of people with copics.  I need to do it more often.  It's actually very relaxing when you take your time.

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by! 

Netta

2017 Mothers and Others Day

Every year my husband has a big event on Mothers Day for  Alzheimer's unit at the nursing home.  It is a celebration for the care-givers...Mothers & Others.  I make the invitations each year.  This the invite this year.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great crafty day!

Netta  

Hint of Christmas Sparkle

Loved making this card.  Picture just does not do it justice.  The images were stamped with Memento London Fog. I colored the Inkadinkado Christmas Poinsettia with Copic colors R20, R29, RV21 and Rv04.  The leaves were colored with Touch Markers #59 and #58.  The berry branch was colored first with Copic R29 and then with a Gelly Roll Red Star color (sparkling red).  I used a Gelly Roll Silver pen and outlined all of the images to give it the shimmer sparkle around them.

I may need to make a couple of these cards.  Going to be hard to give it away at Christmas Time!

hugs,

Netta

Triple Time with a Twist

Triple time stamping sounds like you are stamping 3 x's but it is all about the paper layers.  You could do 2, 3 or 4 layers if you want.  Make it your own.  The most common is the 3 layers.  The twist comes into to play when the layers are glued down at an angle.  Not the normal "even on all sides" like I did HERE for a Hanukah card.

The measurements for the white stamping layers are as follows:

4"

3"

2" 

The measurements for the purple layers are as follows:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (card base, folded in 1/2)

3 2/8" matt layer

2 2/8" matt layer

  I laid all 3 white layers down on the table...placing them on top of each other to get a visual of what it would look like when the card was done.  Without moving the pieces...I carefully picked up each corner and place a removable glue dot.  That will keep all the pieces from moving once I start stamping.  

Now start stamping on the white cardstocks that are all layered.  Make sure you hit 2 or 3 of the layers when you stamp.  Do not worry about the missing sections when you stamp near the edge.  Those areas will be covered with the purple cardstock when you have it all together.

Once you are all done stamping, remove each piece and remove the glue dots.  Now mat each piece with the coordinating purple cardstock.

Now start gluing down the pieces on top of each other matching up the way you stamped it....like putting a puzzle together.  The stamped images will line up...the sections that did not stamp (at the edges of the cardstock) will now be hidden by the purple mats.

Give this technique a try if you haven't yet!  It is fun and you can stamp anything you want on the top.  Stamp dogs if you are giving a card to a dog lover.  Stamp big words all over it.  Stamp balloons if it is a birthday card.  The many ways to change up this card is huge and fun.

Love to see what you do with the Triple Time with a Twist Technique!

Happy Crafting!

Manetta

Outlawz April Progressive Challenge

Time for another Outlawz Progressive Challenge.  This time the image was given to us by Sheepskidesigns.  The image is so beautiful and I am so thankful Andrea shared this image with us!  I wish that I had a Mom still with me so that I could give her this card but both my Mom and Mother-In-Law passed.  I know that both of them would have enjoyed it!  Thank you Andrea!

This image was colored with Copics #RV21, RV04, R20 and R29.  I colored the green with Touch markers #56 and 53.  The lighter green was covered with stickles Eucalyptus.

It was a fun image to sit quietly and color.  Something I need to do more often to get the practise in.

I am submitting this card creation to the Outlawz Progressive Challenge. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Birthday Wishes

I know how some crafters are...do not like to lend things out because you never know what condition it will come back in.  Some do not treat them like you would, but if you ever know a crafting buddy where you can exchange, there is a big plus. 

I have a crafting buddy I trust and once in awhile we will swap dies or stamp. She left me borrow this beautiful flower stamp (do not know the company or name) so I got busy and stamped a bunch.  The flower is in a different position on them all.   I decided to sit down last night while watching my Walking Dead TV show and color one with my Touch Markers # 67,#65 and #63.  There is a light blue grey colored all around the flowers which was hard to photograph.  Using #62 and #63 I dropped dots all around and stamped the Happy Birthday with  Versafine Deep Lagoon.  To finish off the card, I placed a few crystals.

Very simple but pretty one layer card.

It's Monday and off to work for me but I hope the rest of you get to sit and relax with some crafting!

Spring is in the Air

Nothing like a Birthday card with butterflies and flowers to say Spring in the air!

This is another card where I used a piece of the Strathmore Chromolux Mirri Sheets to cut the flowers out and colored with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink.  I used a technique from Crafts on the Run blog to glue the die cut into the negative image cut from the background.  She recommends embossing the background and then cut the image out of it so that is what I did.   A little bit of stickles on the butterfly wings and on celebrate finished off the card.  The word celebrate is from the Sizzix Tim Holtz thinlit set Script Celebration Words. 

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-Spring is in the Air

Thank you for checking out my creation!

Beauty In Flowers

Someone dear to me recently lost her Grandma.  They were very close so it is a sad sad time for her.  I made her this card to let her know I am thinking of her.  

The top section is a die from Top Dog called Madison Border Die.  My husband got it for me for Christmas.  It is a bit intricate and I was very disappointed  that all the little pieces were not cutting out.  I recently found a metal sheet at Amazon.com that has been amazing!  It is called "CottageCutz Universal Shim Plate Die Cut" found here.    Two passes through completely cut all the pieces out and all I had to do was to easily poke out about 5 pieces that stayed on the die cut.   I was so happy money was not wasted on a die!

After stamping the image and heat embossing the image with white, I filled the flowers with liquid glue.  I used two shades of pink flock and pressed it on the flowers.  After drying, I shook off the extra.  It gives it a nice 3D soft look.

Tomorrow it will go out in the mail to her. 

Submitting this creation to:

 The Outlawz Twisted Challenge-Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great crafty evening!

Blooming With Memories

It is that time again.  The nursing home needs more Sympathy Cards.  I love making and donating the cards but it also saddens me that more of their members have passed.    On a good note, it was a very quiet season during all the holidays for the first time in years.  

I used a sketch to make this card for them.  Using a corner flower stamp in my Misti, I was able to get both corners stamped exactly in the same spot on all the cards.  I just stamped one corner and flipped the card over and stamped the other corner.  I may have said this before...and it won't be the last....lol....but the Misti, which can be found at My Sweet Petunia,  is the best tool ever!  It is perfect for speed stamping when you have a ton of cards to make of the same type.  

I roughly colored the flowers with Kimberly Watercolor Red pencil in the center.  A Blender Pen helped me to pull the colors out to the edge, leaving some areas white.  It is hard to see but the center has a drop of Black Diamond Stickles to give it just a hint of sparkle.  The butterfly is an EK punch.

I have submitted this to a SBR-US challenge to use black, white and red as the focal point.  

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have the best crafty day ever!

Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch's 1, 2 and 3

I started working Splitcoaststampers sketches.  You can find the entire list on Splitcoaststampers card sketches page.  I got the 1st three done.  Not sure how far I will get but when I need some motivation, I can always turn to the sketches!  

The 1st two were done and mailed off at Christmas Time but I didn't get around to sharing them.  The 3rd sketch I did today...a birthday card for my stash.

#1 Sketch

#2 Sketch

#3 Sketch

Hope you have a crafty day!  Thanks for stopping by and checking out my creations.  

Netta