Poppy XL on Black

 Today I tried something on Black card stock.....
Not my usual thing but wanted to try it since seeing it done on several blogs.

 

I used the stamp by PowerPoppy called what else.... Poppy XL,  I used white embossing power and colored it with colored pencils... .. It's OK, but I just don't have something right yet... need to work on this and watch a few more videos. 

Just mounted it on white card base and left it blank so I could use it for what I need.

Will that's my first real try at coloring on black card stock and using pencils too......

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Buzzin' By

 It's been a while since I posted, but had to share this quit little Bee card I made.  I took the idea from Nicole Spohr (click on her name and it will take you to her card) ti-fold cards that she does... I didn't have the stamp set she used but had one in my stash that I used many, many times but never like this.
Here we go, this is the card unfolded...

I used the Stampin'Up set called just Buzzin'By, I used everything in that set and also some of the flowers and bugs from the CTMH set called Wonderful Charms.... Love both sets and have used them often.  For my background I used a embossing folder called Retro Squares and then hit it with some Mustard Seed Distress ink.  Not really honey cones but it was the closed thing I had.
And here's the card folded...

 

And one more kind of open...

Will that's it... Hope I did Nicole  proud....!

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Wild Roses

 Today's card is on the same style as the last two days....

 

This is another Flourishes stamp set called Wild Roses.... I've used it many times but never like this, and love the look.... Think I'll be doing more like this with different colored flowers... 

 

 

and here's the inside... I embossed and colored  this and still have plenty of room to write...

What' Next?

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Smypathy again....

 Today's is another Sympathy card......and I based it from another card maker ; "The Creative Closet" 
 Cindy has such a clean style, but I can never match it.....
Here's my try;

 With out the white strip going across it, it makes it quit dark, but I had already GLUED down the velum (bad move)... the next one I will use the white strip for sure......I did used clear Wink of Stella on the flower but can't see it here very will, it kind of looks like dust....that did help brighten it some, but not enough.

 

Here's the inside, I used a strip that I cut off from the front on the inside... 

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Sympathy

 These are the hardest cards to make........
Today I made a few on the style of : "That's MISTER Cardmaker"
 card here..... check his out and see what you think.
Here's my version;

 

I used these Peacock Feathers because I didn't have any nice flower dies.... but like this look too....

I painted them with Twinkling H2o's that I had, but never think to use...

 

This is a little closer shot but you really cant see all the twinkling like I do in person.  sorry...

Just another reason Sympathy cards are so hard to make.  You don't want them to showy but then not to plane either.... 

What do you think?

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"Duct Tape"

Today I have another Manly card to show....

This image I stamped years ago when I was just learning to stamp and a few gals that were prows came over and let me use there stamps... I came across this one and another one that I stamped 2 or 3 times each and just never did anything with them....Why I don't know. .....?

For the background I used some old colume pad paper that I've got loads of... backed it with some orange.

The image I colored with SU-Watercolor crayons and a few Memento Markers.  For the wood I cut some wood paper I had left over from the last card I made and ran it thru the wood embossing folder, then popped it all up using Fun Foam.  

Here's the inside, used a few different stamp set for the words here.... and used up my last piece of wood too. 

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Chrysanthemum

Today I'm showing a card I made last week but did not have time to post....

I just love these flowers and have made this card a few times in different colors... it looks good no matter what I seam to do with it...... This stamp is from a stamp company that went out of business that I miss so much... Flourishes and this stamp set is call what else.... Chrysanthemum SS247.  The card base I embossed with a folder called Loving Thoughts-657667, and the die is by Spellbinders called Lattice-S4-210.

I stamped it twice on Watercolor paper and cut some of the flower out on one.... then popped them up over the first stamping and placed one at the top of the card. A little sponging here and there to bring out the embossing a little more.

the inside I used one of the flowers from that set at different angles here, and the bottom I used the border die from the Lattice set, and sponged that too. 

I didn't put a saying on the inside yet, but this could be used for most any occasion. 

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Poppies....

I should have posed this around Valentines but some how it slipped by.... I had the pic ready to post even thow I already gave the card to my Mom...
Here we go;
Mom LOVE's Poppies and needless to say she really Loved her card........

I did not have a TRUE red... now how could that be you ask....will I though it was RED but when I started coloring it just looked pinkie to me but I kept adding and this was as red as I could make them.  

I stamped & colored them twice because I wanted to pop some of them up after fuss cutting them.  

The stamp is by Inkadinkado called "Poppies" H97896, the embossing folder is Sizzix-Loving Thoughts-657667, and the die is Spellbinders Lattice S4-210.  

here you can see the poppies popped up a little, as will as the Lattice die. 

the inside I stamped the a bamboo color and cut the border using Lattice S4-218. and stamped a short verse about Money and Chocolate.... two of Mom's favorites topics. 

She had a good laugh at the verse and loved the card too... she still has it sitting out in fact. 

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Christmas Wreath

The last few days I've been playing with this beautiful stamp by Flourishes called Christmas Wreath, I've had this set for several years but I never used it.  Every year I'd pull it out and try stamping it then coloring it and it always looked ucky to me, I could never make it as pretty as I wanted or seen others do with it.  But then I saw Marybeth's used a nother wreath and it just looked like something I should try with this stamp I have... so I kepted it and want to share both Marybeth's version and mine.
So here's my try at it......

I colored one with a red bow and the other green...

All I had to do is use Versa Mark and Gold embossing and then just a little coloring... it was so easy this way.   I could not believe I was trying to make it into such a big thing.

Here's a closer look.............

and I kept the inside simple too, there was a small wreath in the set so I used that and then a saying from another Flourishes set called Winter berries.

The base card I used is NEW to me card stock that a Blogger that I watch daily uses and after talking with her about it I had to get some.... Go to The Spotted Chick and at the bottom of her post on the Nov. 10th you'll see:  ENVIRONMENT Desert Storm Card Stock - 8 1/2 x 11 in 100 lb Cover Smooth 100% Recycled, order it right from there!!!

OH my Gosh is this stuff nice.... I love it!  Been looking for a nice heavey Krafty paper and this stuff is perfect, I hope you check it out.

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Winter Berries Samples ?

Hi All,
WOYWW  and I have a question for you today.
I was trying something new with this stamp set.... I've seen so many gals stamping white  on dark papers and it always looks to pretty so I tried it.... tell me what you think.

The one on the right I stamped it with CTMH White Daisy pigment ink and used Stampendous! Star Dust Transparent embossing power... I over heated it in the middle where the berry's are so the white and sparkle didn't show up very will but it did on the ends....
And the one on the left I stamped it with CTMH White Daisy pigment ink and used White embossing power.  it's a real stark white and not sure if I like that.... 

What do you think??

Any advise is welcome!

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Christmas Balls.....

Today I'm trying different heat embossing out on this Judi-Kins / Enameled Christmas - 2884 G.

The one on the left is stamped with Versa and embossed with Jiudi Martallic Gold.  This gold is a nice heave gold look, very rich looking.

Center was also stamped with Versa and embossed with Stardust Transparent.  Now this one is more a tone on tone with sparkles in it, I like this one because it's a little sidle.

On the right was stamped with White Daisy and embossed with winter wonderland Opazue. I like this one too, the white has a sparkle in it too.

I don't think the sparkles are showing up in the photo thow.

Which one do you like???

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Birthday Simple

Hi All,

The other day I saw a card made kind of like these.... simple clean and flat.  This kind of card is very hard for me to do... I'm not sure why, I love the look, and they take much less time... but still I need to work at these.

There both very much alike but still different.

Here's the fronts;

 

and then the insides.......

 

I'll keep it short and sweet today like my cards CAS.

 

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Die Organization part 2

Hi All,

Will this weekend I needed some things in Wal-Mart...(I hate to go there, to darn big) anyway, I looked in the section were the containers are but could not find anything I could use.... So I went to the Bath STUFF and they had these GREAT baskets and they were 

****MADE IN THE USA****

 

Only 4.97 and the perfect size I needed, with a little room. 7x9x5.25 So I got two, one for my new Die boards and one for my Embossing folders..

That's not all I found........ I got a roll of White Con-Tack paper...... I know what on earth would I want that for...

Long story short, I have bad eyes with dark or shaded areas, I need LOTS of lights on to really see. 

With the Dies on the dark Magnetic boards I was having a hard time seeing them... So I though I'd try a cheap and simple fix and boy does it make a difference for me let me show you.

This how the dies look on the black magnetics, not bad in the pics but when there standing back to back in a box and your looking down into a little narrow view, will it was just not good for me.

Here they are with the WHITE  Con-tact applyed.

and here's a mixed view

And now in there NEW Basket....

 

as you can see there's lots of room left and I have 40 of the Magnetic boards loaded in this basket.

Ok that's it for today....

Let me know if you have any ideas that you use, that might help me too... believe me I can use it!

 

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Happy Birthday!!!!

Will it's been a while since I've posted I know... but life just keeps getting in the way.  But I though I would share a BD card I made for my Step-Son BD coming up in a few weeks.

Here's the front....

and here's the inside, I finished off both the top half as will as the main part of the card on this one....

Will that's it for me today...

Short and sweet.

 

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NOEL... Which one....?

Will I'm struggling here.... first I made this NOEL card....



here's another view... 

really not happy with this look....

so I tried this...

I like this better for sure....

and here's the inside...... yes I got that far.....

I do like the look of the second one better but I guess it's the feel of the front cover of the card that has me a little off..... Since it's just a pice of printed card stock, it is a heavy weight paper but it's not a double layer like most cards... so it feels a little thin I guess.  Maybe most people would not even notice this... but to me it feels a little cheep I guess.... Am I over thinking this?????

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Christmas Holly Branch

Hi All!!

This is the Holly Branch I posted the 17th on my work bench.......

And here's my finished card from the outside... I know you can't tell much differenc at a quick look but if you doubble click on each pic and look at the leave you'll see I did some detail work on the vaines, don't sound like much but I just made 5 cards and doing that little bit of extra work is really time consuming.. but will worth the look in person. 

Here's a side view.......

and the other side.......

and I added the red card base too... just need to put white on the inside with a marry wish and there done... Yea....!

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Manly #4 Train

Hi All!! Will I'm still trying to do some BD cards for men and I'm still struggling....

I love this stamp from SU.. I've had it for several years and used it just a few times....

Here I stamped it on Craft paper with a off white pigment ink and then used clear embossing over it....

After that I just sponged 3 different colors over it... I did the same the saying below...

Don't know why the color looks so wierd here..... I used the same paper as on the front of the card.... You'll have to trust me on that one. 

The inside I left simple and just did a border I use to make all the time...

It's made with a tab punch and just folded over on to itself, that makes the circles and I leave a border show... quick and easy!

Whan I stamped the train I did a few more so I'll work on those for a few days and try for another Manly card after that...

Oh and I need to make a Fathers Day card for Belle (our dog) to give to my hubby...I almost forgot about that...yeaks!!!  Maybe I'll do that first!

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