Sharing pictures from July before I start on the August pics. We just returned from a long trip and I have many photos to go through. I hope to resume normal stamping activity soon, too. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Wildflower Meadow on Goldens and Garden
A new post on Goldens and Garden today:
Sharing pictures from July before I start on the August pics. We just returned from a long trip and I have many photos to go through. I hope to resume normal stamping activity soon, too. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Sharing pictures from July before I start on the August pics. We just returned from a long trip and I have many photos to go through. I hope to resume normal stamping activity soon, too. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Double D Challenge: Pearls, Gems, or Rhinestones
Welcome to another Double D Challenge! Have a look at our mood board:
When Darlene said "Pearls, Gems, or Rhinestones" I felt it was a good time to use up something that's been lingering in my stash for a few years. I'm not a very blingy girl these days, but I still like looking at it. You can't help but notice the large pearl flourish on my sample card, can you?
This card is a bit much for me, frankly, but it's just right for my friend who's always asking for anniversary cards. I used the Power Poppy Summer Berries stamp set. It has a "Happy anniversary" sentiment with it which I used inside, and I figured this sentiment on the front expresses one of those things that makes a marriage work.
The berries are watercolored with a mix of Stampin' Up! and Tombow markers. The stitched hearts are dies, the smaller hearts are a punch. I added gloss to all the hearts except the largest one. Remind me not to fussy cut these berries next time. Sheesh, my index finger doth protest!
This is one of my pre-made card fronts using OLD Prima Fairy Flora designer paper. It's a favorite piece in the background, and a least favorite piece for the oval frame. Love the berries, but I'd like to see them on their own CAS card. Sigh... it is what it is.
Check out beautiful team samples at Double D and then share yours in the gallery. Love to see you there! Have a wonderful day!
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Stella has Something to Say
Hello there! Just fun stuff today -- two of Bugaboo's Stella digi-stamps which I colored on our camping trip in July.
Remind me never to become as cynical as Stella (and to wear a better bra). Stella Glue Stick:
Frame it - Stella - If You're Happy:
I'm down to only *four*(!) Bugaboos which have been printed and sitting in the box for several years. It feels like an accomplishment about to happen! I wonder how long before I finish up? So many stamps waiting... Enjoy your day!
Remind me never to become as cynical as Stella (and to wear a better bra). Stella Glue Stick:
Frame it - Stella - If You're Happy:
I'm down to only *four*(!) Bugaboos which have been printed and sitting in the box for several years. It feels like an accomplishment about to happen! I wonder how long before I finish up? So many stamps waiting... Enjoy your day!
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Twofer Card Challenge #19: Nautical
It's Twofer Challenge Time again and we're going NAUTICAL! That's our prompt this time around -- now through the 24th. Darnell will explain everything about her ideas for this prompt on the Twofer Blog, and the awesome team samples will give you something to think about, as well.
I went with an iconic image of the ocean shore -- the lighthouse. My stamp in common is a PSX dated 1999. Holy cow, 20 years! I purge my stamp collection regularly, but this one has survived because it's the only lighthouse I have. I've made a birthday card and a sympathy card.
The birthday card is stamped in Memento London Fog, colored with Copics on Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar white, and designed with Mintay Marina papers. It has a bright and cheerful look with a few different things going on in the layout. The sentiments are from a couple of different Power Poppy sets.
The sympathy card is stamped in Ranger Archival (Wendy Vecchi) Shadow Grey ink and watercolored on 140 lb Fabriano Artistico Extra White watercolor paper. This paper is definitely whiter than most WC papers, but not an extreme white. Behind it is SU's Whisper White. The difference between these two whites is negligible enough for it to work without much contrast. Most importantly is that the Fabriano is excellent quality paper.
For the sympathy card I made a simple design with very soft coloring. I used Tombow markers which can give me either a very vibrant look or this dilute, faded look. The image panel is cut with Spellbinders Scored and Pierced Rectangles, and an Amy Design Fishing Net gives texture to the background.
That's it for my Twofer contribution. Glad I had something I could color for this prompt. It's an old stamp, but the image is ageless.
Hop over to the Twofer Challenge Blog and see what the team and our Guest Designer, Natalie, are sharing. Great stuff there! Read Darnell's explanation of the prompt and the rules, and then see what you can come up with. We'd love to have you join us in the gallery. Have a wonderful day!
I went with an iconic image of the ocean shore -- the lighthouse. My stamp in common is a PSX dated 1999. Holy cow, 20 years! I purge my stamp collection regularly, but this one has survived because it's the only lighthouse I have. I've made a birthday card and a sympathy card.
The birthday card is stamped in Memento London Fog, colored with Copics on Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar white, and designed with Mintay Marina papers. It has a bright and cheerful look with a few different things going on in the layout. The sentiments are from a couple of different Power Poppy sets.
The sympathy card is stamped in Ranger Archival (Wendy Vecchi) Shadow Grey ink and watercolored on 140 lb Fabriano Artistico Extra White watercolor paper. This paper is definitely whiter than most WC papers, but not an extreme white. Behind it is SU's Whisper White. The difference between these two whites is negligible enough for it to work without much contrast. Most importantly is that the Fabriano is excellent quality paper.
For the sympathy card I made a simple design with very soft coloring. I used Tombow markers which can give me either a very vibrant look or this dilute, faded look. The image panel is cut with Spellbinders Scored and Pierced Rectangles, and an Amy Design Fishing Net gives texture to the background.
That's it for my Twofer contribution. Glad I had something I could color for this prompt. It's an old stamp, but the image is ageless.
Hop over to the Twofer Challenge Blog and see what the team and our Guest Designer, Natalie, are sharing. Great stuff there! Read Darnell's explanation of the prompt and the rules, and then see what you can come up with. We'd love to have you join us in the gallery. Have a wonderful day!
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019
A Happy Hello
Before we leave on our next trip I was hoping to make cards with the things I colored on our previous camping trip. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, this one required a few extra parts so it took me a while to get around to it, but it's done now... with plenty of cheery yellow and white and a most adorable stamp set which I love all the more because I waited a year(?) to purchase it -- WPlus9 Hello & Thanks.
I colored with Copics on watercolor paper, and when we returned home I cut the images with the companion die set. Arranged on an Impression Obsession frame and an embossed die cut panel. I used one of my smallest Beauty Kate make up blending brushes to smudge ink onto each embossed dot. Added a rhinestone flourish for steam because I might as well use those up and, gosh, what a cute embellishment it made!
There's plenty of texture and dimension, but it's still an easy to mail card. Sweet!
I'll have more with this set later as I colored enough for two cards plus their insides. I may not do as much, if any, coloring on our August trip. I'll take supplies, but we'll be on the move a lot, road tripping and exploring interesting sites along the way. If you don't hear from me for a while you'll know I'm somewhere awesome. I do have a few posts scheduled for this month... just so you don't forget me, sniff sniff.
Supply list below my signature. Have a happy day!
Stamps: WPlus9 Hello & Thanks (with companion die set) Paper: Fabriano Artistico 140 lb extra white watercolor, Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White, PTI Lemon Tart Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide Scattered Straw Coloring: Copics Accessories: Cuttlebug Seeing Spots embossing folder, rhinestone flourish, dimensional foam dots, Impression Obsession All-In-One Frames-Oval, Taylored Expressions Stitched Rectangle Stacklets
I colored with Copics on watercolor paper, and when we returned home I cut the images with the companion die set. Arranged on an Impression Obsession frame and an embossed die cut panel. I used one of my smallest Beauty Kate make up blending brushes to smudge ink onto each embossed dot. Added a rhinestone flourish for steam because I might as well use those up and, gosh, what a cute embellishment it made!
There's plenty of texture and dimension, but it's still an easy to mail card. Sweet!
I'll have more with this set later as I colored enough for two cards plus their insides. I may not do as much, if any, coloring on our August trip. I'll take supplies, but we'll be on the move a lot, road tripping and exploring interesting sites along the way. If you don't hear from me for a while you'll know I'm somewhere awesome. I do have a few posts scheduled for this month... just so you don't forget me, sniff sniff.
Supply list below my signature. Have a happy day!
Stamps: WPlus9 Hello & Thanks (with companion die set) Paper: Fabriano Artistico 140 lb extra white watercolor, Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White, PTI Lemon Tart Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide Scattered Straw Coloring: Copics Accessories: Cuttlebug Seeing Spots embossing folder, rhinestone flourish, dimensional foam dots, Impression Obsession All-In-One Frames-Oval, Taylored Expressions Stitched Rectangle Stacklets
Thursday, July 25, 2019
So Succulent
While we were away camping Marcella at Power Poppy released a new digital download called So Succulent. I couldn't do anything about it then, but I was eager to color it when we returned home. So, first chance I got...
I positioned the main image in the upper right corner and one of the singles in the lower left. There are no sentiments with this set so I scrolled through my Power Poppy digis until I landed on this quote which I've never used before. It's bold enough for the colored background, and the words are very meaningful. Folks should think about this when they're younger as it could save a lot of angst. The sentiment is from Pure Prairie Bouquet digital set.
I'd planned for a white background, but in its usual way, my printer spit all over the sentiment area. The more ink it uses, the more it spits, tsk tsk. To minimize the flaws I made another one of those fun backgrounds which I made once before (here). This time I loosely colored the whole background with a Copic Y32 marker, then dropped Colorless Blender in small amounts at a time onto it. It makes a very interesting effect. I do plan to experiment with this more in the future. ps: Do the background first with this technique. I safely added the pointillism after coloring. It floats and drips away from the image, giving it a sense of magic or fantasy.
I played a lot with my Copics to get colors I was satisfied with. The bluish-green rosette is a mix of G12, BG11, YG61, and YG63. Someday I hope to learn more about pencils over Copics. It could solve a lot of problems!
If you like succulent sets, Power Poppy has quite a few of them. In addition to the So Succulent digi set you can see a mix of digital and clear succulent sets here. One of the clear sets even has matching dies.
I'm off to start the rest of my day. Hoping yours is a beautiful one!
I positioned the main image in the upper right corner and one of the singles in the lower left. There are no sentiments with this set so I scrolled through my Power Poppy digis until I landed on this quote which I've never used before. It's bold enough for the colored background, and the words are very meaningful. Folks should think about this when they're younger as it could save a lot of angst. The sentiment is from Pure Prairie Bouquet digital set.
I'd planned for a white background, but in its usual way, my printer spit all over the sentiment area. The more ink it uses, the more it spits, tsk tsk. To minimize the flaws I made another one of those fun backgrounds which I made once before (here). This time I loosely colored the whole background with a Copic Y32 marker, then dropped Colorless Blender in small amounts at a time onto it. It makes a very interesting effect. I do plan to experiment with this more in the future. ps: Do the background first with this technique. I safely added the pointillism after coloring. It floats and drips away from the image, giving it a sense of magic or fantasy.
I played a lot with my Copics to get colors I was satisfied with. The bluish-green rosette is a mix of G12, BG11, YG61, and YG63. Someday I hope to learn more about pencils over Copics. It could solve a lot of problems!
If you like succulent sets, Power Poppy has quite a few of them. In addition to the So Succulent digi set you can see a mix of digital and clear succulent sets here. One of the clear sets even has matching dies.
I'm off to start the rest of my day. Hoping yours is a beautiful one!
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Flowers and Feline
Hello there! I hope I'm finally getting back on track with the card making I love so much. We were away camping for a week, and then spent most of another week with the ensuing catch up. How can so much happen while a person is away? Ah, well, I'm breaking in slowly with two very simple cards using some of my campground coloring.
I took a pile of images that wouldn't require much effort, and ended up doing more coloring than I expected. When I had a few minutes at home I chose two of them that would be the quickest to put together. They're both Bugaboo digital stamps. The first is Floral Frame 01. This one is so pretty, but in a whimsical sort of way. Love that!
It's colored with Copics on Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White. The sentiment is from the Poppystamps Birthday Blowout set.
The second card is totally whimsical using the Kitty Your Purrrfect set. Sentiment comes with it. I simply added three wonky stitched circles with the Lil' Inker Silly Stitched Die Set and then mounted the panel on a gingham card base. There's not much gingham showing on the front, but the whole card base is made of it so it's fun when you look at the backside, too.
A little more gingham inside and an old, old sentiment from my stash:
Yesterday I started coloring something new and maybe I can piece together enough minutes to finish it soon. A little coloring at a time is better than no coloring at all! Also, I'll someday get around to going through our trip photos and share a few of those on Goldens and Garden. I haven't been good about keeping up that blog lately. Some things have happened that knocked the wind out of my sails as far as sharing the Life stuff, but not to worry... keep looking up. Have a happy day!
I took a pile of images that wouldn't require much effort, and ended up doing more coloring than I expected. When I had a few minutes at home I chose two of them that would be the quickest to put together. They're both Bugaboo digital stamps. The first is Floral Frame 01. This one is so pretty, but in a whimsical sort of way. Love that!
It's colored with Copics on Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White. The sentiment is from the Poppystamps Birthday Blowout set.
The second card is totally whimsical using the Kitty Your Purrrfect set. Sentiment comes with it. I simply added three wonky stitched circles with the Lil' Inker Silly Stitched Die Set and then mounted the panel on a gingham card base. There's not much gingham showing on the front, but the whole card base is made of it so it's fun when you look at the backside, too.
A little more gingham inside and an old, old sentiment from my stash:
Yesterday I started coloring something new and maybe I can piece together enough minutes to finish it soon. A little coloring at a time is better than no coloring at all! Also, I'll someday get around to going through our trip photos and share a few of those on Goldens and Garden. I haven't been good about keeping up that blog lately. Some things have happened that knocked the wind out of my sails as far as sharing the Life stuff, but not to worry... keep looking up. Have a happy day!
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