Happy Birthday for a Special Lady

On Valentine's day special friend of mine had a birthday.  I did not want to post this until she got the card, which was late getting to her.  By now she has received so I am sure it is ok

 if I share the card now.

I didn't want to make a Valentines/Birthday card because I am sure over the years she has received plenty but because it was Valentines Day, I did put a hint of it on her card.  The bees have hearts and I went with orangey (is that even a word? lol) color red for flowers.

I am working on my pencil coloring and some day I will get really good!  As Kit and Clowder always says

Happy Birthday Pam!  

Netta

52 CCT February Technique Challenge

Today is my last week to host the challenges at 52CCT for 2020.  This week it is about Foil.  If it is not in your craft room, you probably have it in your kitchen: Tin Foil or some call it aluminum foil, craft foil, deco foil, hot stamping foil, gold leaf foil, Go-Press foil.  If it says Foil....you can use it!

I have not dug out one type of foil in a long long time so I pulled out my Golf Leaf Foil box.

Do you remember the Black Ice Tecnique?  Post is here-->Beautiful Black Ice.  Today, I used a modified version.  

First, I covered a plain white cardstock with double sided tape and trimmed off the edges.  

Next, I pressed the foil down all over the tape until the tape is completely covered.  The Gilded Leaf Foil I used has multi colors all over it.

Note:   If you ever play with Gilded Leaf...DO NOT sneeze, have your air conditioning on, a fan going...don't even breath hard or you will have foil flying everywhere! LOL. Trust me...I know.  I forgot my foil box was still open one day and I turned on my heat gun.  Ya.  You can imagine what happened.  

Make sure you press the foil down completely so you cannot feel any areas that are sticky.  I rubbed my fingers in circles all over it.  It will do two things.  It will remove the loose pieces and it pushes the loose pieces into areas that still need foil to cover it.  

 Using a stiff brush, gently brush in circles all along the foil to loosen any extra pieces. Sweep the extra bigger pieces back into your foil box to use in later.  

Here is what the background looks like once you have brushed all the extra loose pieces off. 

Isn't it pretty!!

Most people use the embossing folders to emboss.  For my technique, I debossed the snowflake images.  Embossing and debossing are the process of creating either raised or recessed images and design on the paper.  Embossed patterns raised up and debossed pattern is sunken down.  I wanted my image to be sunken down so if you flipped my background over you will see the images raised up.  

Now take your staz-on black inkpad and run it on the foil from top to bottom.  Do not press, just let the weight of the pad itself drag across the foil.  Keep doing it until your satisfied.  The black will make the image stand out more.

I finished my card off with a snowflake edge called Frostyville Border from Memory Box.  I just used a blue scrap paper to cut it with and to mat the foil base.  

I hope you join us at 52CCT to check out what the rest of the Design Team Members created and give this challenge a try!  Remember, it can be any foil you find in your home.

See you there!

Netta

52 CCT February Theme Challenge

Ahhhhhh ....it's winter...wind is blowing snow everywhere....the air is cold and for me...there is nothing like a good cup of hot cocoa with marshmallow floating on top!  

Since I it is my turn to pick the challenges this month, I chose cocoa for the theme challenge at 52CCT.  It is anything cocoa (or some call it hot chocolate) so bring out whatever you have that will show cocoa. 
 Paper

dies

stamps

stickers 

This image is from Sassy Cheryl's called "Warm Winter Cocoa".  I was on vacation recently and brought only a few images and colored pencils.  I had some extra time and colored this image with Prismacolor Premier Pencils.  Unfortunately, I did not write down the colors I used.  I have dabbled very little using pencils to color with so that is why I took them with me on vacation.  I need practice!

When I got home, I fussy cut the image out.  

The fireplace was just a free line image online.  Printed it out and colored it with markers.  

I also used my computer to print out the words on the background after I had the fireplace done.  

Here is a trick I have used for years to get the words to print out on my background where I want them.  

I always use Microsoft word to print the words out onto computer paper where I would want them on a card.  I ran my Scotch Tape Glider along the top of my colored fireplace cardstock.  Just along the top of the cardstock to tack it down. I held the computer paper up to the window and placed the cardstock over it.  In the light I can see my words on the computer paper shine through the cardstock.  Once I had the words positioned where I want them to print out, I stuck the top of the cardstock down onto the computer paper.  I put my computer paper back through the printer and reprinted the words but this time they printed out onto my fireplace cardstock.  Gently removed the cardstock, add more glue or tape to the back of the cardstock and it was ready to stick down onto my card base.

That is it for today.  Thank you for stopping by.  Hope to see you over at 52CCT!

Netta

52 CCT February Color Challenge

This week at 52CCT it is a Monochromatic color challenge..using only 3 blues.  White is allowed but no other colors.

I chose the blues because it reminds me of snow, cold, ice and winter.  

My card looks like it it was stamped in black but actually it is a navy color.  I went online to search Stampin Up blue colors to make my card and these are the three blue colors I chose and used on my card...

Many consider a monochromatic card to be boring but in some cases it just works well.

Come show us your creation and check out the other Design Team members work while you are there.  

Netta

Stamp by Fun Stampers Journey "Stay Wild"

Stampin Up ink

Gelly Roll Clear Pen and Signo white pen for snow

Navy ribbon

Circle punch to mask the moon

Sponges to sponge the color on the card

My Favorite Rectangle In and Out die

Navy and White Cardstock

52 CCT February Sketch Challenge

It February and that means a new Design Team member will post the challenges.  Guess what?  It's my turn to post challenges!  I have the whole month.  

As you know, it starts out with a sketch.

I knew in my head what I wanted to do and the hard part was figuring out what I wanted for the figures.  Here is what I came up with...

and here is the sketch...

The cute Santa Elves are from My Favorite Things and the set is called "Santa's Elves.  I also used their in and out die to cut out the square holes.  I love the fact that their in and out dies cuts the stitch on the outside of the hole and on the piece that is cut out.  

Hope you join the Design Team and myself over at https://52cct.blogspot.com/.  Check out everyone's creations and visit their blogs.

See you over there!!

Netta

Copic colors:R37, R56, R89, E27, E00, E02, E1, RV42, G05

Starform Stickers Glitter Green/Gold stickers

WoodStone Collect Christmas Paper Ribbon Border stickers

White and Cranberry cardstock

Reminisce Snowflake Ridge paper set-grey snowflake paper