Ceramic Coffee Cup with Hand Made Flowers and a birthday card

I found this giant tea (coffee whatever beverage you prefer)cup in a local store, and used it as a receptacle for flowers left over from other projects..
The flowers were inserted into a large balloon which was inflated and covered with strips of retired DSP in mod podge and glue.  The paper was allowed to dry and then the balloon was deflated.This giant ball was perfect to insert the flowers into.  I had to use double sided tape to keep the ball stable in the cup.  In the picture below you can see a bit of the DSP ball and the tape.

I had 4 giant red poppies, 1 blue giant poppie and a large white(watermelon wishes) flower which was left over from my wreath.

The card was one of four I made for the card swap for my upcoming team meeting.

I wanted to use the new In Colors for the swap cards this month
I used the stamp set: You've Got This which was coloured with Flirtatious Flamingo ink and blender pen.  The center is Peekaboo Peach, the stem Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.
The flower was cut out, and adhered to a background stamped with Blue Denim (stamped off once).
On the left side is a strip of Playful Palette DSP with a piece of White Seambinding colored with Blue Denim marker adhered to the inner edge.
Wink of Stella (clear) glimmer brush was applied to the flower.

The sentiment if from "Cottage Greetings"  and adhered with dimensionals.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: You've Got This, Cottage Greetings
Inks:  Flirtatious Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow, Black Memento, Blue Denim markder
Papers: Flirtatious Flamingo, Whisper White, Playful Bunch DSP
Accessories White seam binding, aqua painter, dimensionals

You've Got this - Happy Birthday - Paper Players #294 and Freshly Made Sketches #235

First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there.  I have finally heard from all my children and feel like a Mother again.

The card I made tonight was made using 2 challenges:  a sketch challenge by Freshly Made Sketches and a colour challenge with The Paper Players.  I needed a birthday card, so this was a good opportunity to make one.

The Background:

I applied the four colours of the challenge as markers on E block, spritzed , and then applied the wet block to watercolour paper.  The heat tool was used to dry the paper.

The Image:

After the background was dry, the image of the flower was stamped at an angle on top of the watercolored background.  Black Memento ink was used.

The image was coloured with ink pads and a blender pen - the flower Pink Pirouette with the center So Saffron and the stem and leaves Pear Pizzazz.  For shading of the flower I used Wisteria Wonder.

Wink of Stella clear glitter was applied to the flower.

The Rest of the Card:

The card base is Pink Pirouette, layered first with Whisper White, then Pear Pizzazz DSP.  The watercolour image paper was matted with Wisteria Wonder and added to the card front using dimensiionals.

The sentiment is from "Cottage Greetings" - stamped in Whisper White with the panel notched at both ends.  It is added to the card using dimensionals.

To finish the card I added some In Color sequins.

Supplies Used:

stamps: You've Got This, Cottage Greetings

Inks: Black Memento, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz (both ink pads and markers)

Papers: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz DSP, Wisteria Wonder, Watercolor Paper

Accessories:Blender Pen, Spritzer, In Color Sequins, Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, dimensiionals.

Celebrate - Freshly Made Sketches $226

The weather was so mild today one almost had the feeling spring was on the way.  And it is light so much later now - and that I really like.

The card is made for the sketch challenge with Freshly Made Sketches #226

• Image was stamped with Black Memento ink and coloured with a blender pen and ink pads (Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Delightful Dijon, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow)
• Some clear Wink of Stella glitter was applied to the flower petals and part of the leaves.
• The base card is Delightful Dijon, layered with Whisper White and then Timeless Elequence DSP.
• The image piece is matted with Delightful Dijon, and then adhered to the card front using dimensionals.
• At the bottom of the image, a 1" strip of Botanical Garden Vellum.
• One side of a separate piece of vellum was coloured with delightful Dijon marker, and then 2 butterflies were punched out - a larger one and a smaller one.  The Smaller one was punched using a piece of uncoloured vellum.  The two butterflies were adhered together with a glue dot ans some black liquid pearl was added to the butterfly.
• The sentiment is from Greatest Greetings, and punched with a word window punch.
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Supplies Used:
Stamps: You've Got This, Greatest Greetings
Inks: Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Delightful Dijon, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow
Papers:  Delightful Dijon, Whisper White, Timeless Elegance DSP, Botanical Gardens Vellum
Accessories:Word Window Punch, Large Butterfly Punch, Small butterfly punch, dimensionals, glue dot

A Christmas Wish for You - Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #70

For the sketch challenge with the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge I chose to use the cardinal in the Joyful Season stamp set.

 

• The base card is Pool Party, layered with Real Red and then Whisper White cardstock. 
• The card is built on this Whisper White layer.
• Using the background stamp of the "I've Got You" stamp set, and Pool Party ink, I stamped off once and then stamped in the middle of the Whisper White cardstock.
• The branch of the stamp set "Joyful Season" was stamped using Soft Suede
• Then I took the "Gorgeous Grunge stamp set, some Real Red ink, and stamped the image of the larger blots twice on the card front.
• A banner from "Sweet Lil Things" DSP made, and a smaller red one was adhered to the bottom left of this banner.  It was then adhered to the front of the card about 1/2" from the edge of the Whisper White cardstock.
• On a separate piece of paper, the cardinal was stamped twice with Memento ink.  One of the birds was coloured with a Real Red marker, with Daffodil Delight on the beak.  It was then cut out.  The other cardinal was die cut using the Circles framelits.  The coloured bird was then adhered to the bird in the circle die cut - the tail sticking out of the circle a bi
• Then using various colours of markers, I created small dots around the bird, and then did faux stitching around the edge of the circle with the Real Red marker.

• The circle was adhered to the banner and card front using dimensionals.
• Cherry Cobbler dazzling details was added to the top of the cardinal and the berries.
• The sentiment, from the same stamp set, was stamped and matted in Real Red and adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

• All the layers were then adhered together.

Supplies Used: 
Stamps: Joyful Season, Gorgeous Grunge, You've Got This
Inks: Black Memento, Pool Party, Real Red, Basic Black marker, Daffodil Delight marker
Papers: Pool Party, Real Red, Whisper White, Sweet Lil Thing DSP
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Circle Framelits, Dimensionals

A Sea Turtle Happy Birthday - Hand Stamped Sentiments #217

It's been a while since I've done some sketch challenges because I've been so busy with craft shows, teaching sessions, etc.
Today I thought I would do the sketch challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments . 
I had previously coloured the images of the Sea Turtles from the stamp set "From Land to Sea" while I was at a craft show, and they fit perfectly into the image of the sketch.

• The base card is Always Artichoke, layered with Basic black, and then Whisper White.
• Using Marina Mist and the background stamp with "You've Got This" the Whisper White was stamped, and then I took one of the other stamps from the same set and stamped it over the background.  You can see the tail of it under the sentiment.
• The Sea Turtles were cut into 3 pieces, 2 pieces smaller than the 3rd.  The corners were rounded as per the diagram, and the edges were sponged first with Marina Mist and then Pacific Point ink.
• I drew some bubbles over the turtle's head, and motion marks around the feet.

Here's a close up of the turtle.

• These image panels were attached to the stamped background using dimensionals.
• The sentiment is from "Bring on the Cake" stamp set, and the edges of this banner was also sponged with Marina Mist and Pacific Point ink.

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Awesomely Artistic Thanks - Freshly Made Sketches

This card for the sketch challenge with Freshly Made Sketches #195 has been a project in progress all day.
I started early this morning, then was interrupted by a project outside that has also been in the works for a while.  An old concrete laundry tub has finally given up the ghost and my neighbour lent us his sledge hammer so we could break it into little bits. This laundry tub had been a wonderful planter for annuals for 14 years. While my son was doing that, I went to the YMCA for my exercise class, and came back to help load the car.  While he was taking a bit of a break, I came downstairs and worked on the card some more.
Then off to the dump we went, but the bits of concrete messed up my car, so when we returned, the car had to be vacuumed.  Well one thing leads to another, so while he was doing that I washed the inside of the car including the windows.  My son washed the outside.
Finally I was able to come downstairs to finish the card, which I did.  As I was going to take a picture of it, the battery in my camera went dead and needed to be charged - a 3 hour process.  So, I am writing this blog adding in all the information about the card, and will add the picture later.  It is now 3 hours later and I am adding the pictures.

• The basic card is Pear Pizzazz cardstock, layered with Whisper White which was altered quite a bit.
• First took the background stamp from"You've Got This", inked it up with Pear Pizzazz, stamped off once and then stamped the background onto the Whisper white.  This was done about 3 or 4 times until most of the cardstock was covered.
• Then I brought out the Stripes Decorative mask, and using a finger dauber, inked the stripes with Soft Sky ink.
• The fern stamp from Awesomely Artistic was stamped randomly along the left side using Pear Pizzazz ink.  That's the background.

• The image of the dragon fly was coloured with markers (Soft Sky and Basic Black) and stamped onto Whisper White.  The was done 3 times.  Each image was then die cut using the Deco Labels framelite.  The edges of the framelit were first sponged with Soft Sky and then with Pear Pizzazz.

• Using the spotty stamp I stamped on each deco label three times with Pear Pizzazz ink.
• Looking at the Dragon Fly I realized they needed something - Iridescent wings!!  So, 3 dragon flies were stamped with Versa Mark and embossed with Iridescent Ink embossing powder.  I coloured over this with a soft sky marker, and cut each wing out.  A glue dot was used to attach each of these cut outs over top of the original wings.
• The decor labels were adhered to the background as indicated on the card.  The bottom one was attached with dimensionals.
• The sentiment is from "Natural Elements Expressions" and was adhered using tombo glue.

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Hope I don't have another day like this or else I'll not get many cards made.

Sending Many Thanks - Technostamper #365

Wow, I can't believe how busy the week has been.  I've done 2 craft shows already, I'm out of town tomorrow, and I have another show on the weekend.  Sales have been very good, so I'm having to spend a lot of time making new stock.  But, who's complaining!!

This card is for the challenge with Technostamper #365.  I made a rather large 3D flower so I'm going to have to make a box for this card.

 

• The card base is Mint Macarron, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Decorative Dots folder.
• On this layer, near the bottom, a piece of  English Garden DSP was matted with Mint Macarron, and then attached to the card.  A smaller piece of Whisper White was stamped with the background stamp of "You've Got This" after stamping off first.  It was also matted with Mint Macarron and attached to the DSP.
• A banner in Blushing Bride was embossed with the Elegant dots folder and adhered at the bottom of the Whisper White panel.
• A flower was created using the Pansy Punch and the Petite Petals punch. Two were punched with Mint Macaroon, 2 with Hello Honey using the Pansy Punch and two were punched with the Petite Petals - one in Mint Macaroon and one in Hello Honey.  The star framelit was used to die cut a star in Mint Macaroon for the leaves.  Each flower was snipped between the petals and the petals curled up.  Then they were adhered together alternating the petals.  The yellow Petite Petal was rolled up to become the center of the flower.  A generous amount of 2 way glue pen was applied to the flower and dazzling diamonds added.  The flower was attached to the card using hot glue.
• The sentiment is from Petite Pairs and was stamped in Mint Maroon, punched with the small oval punch, and layered with the Modern Label punch.  This was attached above the flower using dimensionals.

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Wish Big - Hand Stamped Sentiments #213

I haven't done a colour challenge in a while.  Acutally, I haven't made a card in a while because I've been so busy getting ready to go to Vancouver next week.  My plant sale was on the weekend, and I'm still getting e-mails from people who want to purchase the ones I have left.  It's been a very profitable sale.
Now, back to putting some content on my blog.  If you're wondering about the blog header, my son is designing a new one, but in the middle of doing so his friend got hurt at work so he dropped everything to be with his friend.

This card is for the colour challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments.  These are the colours:  Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry and Mossy Meadow.

 

• The base card is Bermuda Bay, layered with Crushed Curry, and then the image layer which is Whisper White cardstock
• The image of the flower was stamped with black Stazon ink, masked, and stamped again, a little highter and off to the other side.
• Using markers and an aquapainter, the images were coloured- the flowers with Crushed curry, with Mossy Meadow combined with Crushed Curry for the stamens.  I used the marker itself to provide highlights and insert shadows in some of the spaces.  The stems were coloured with Mossy meadow and an aqua painter.  Again I used the marker to colour in some shadows.
• Using a stamp from "Butterly basics" the honeycomb background was stamped with Bermuda Bay ink
• The sentiment is from "A Dozen Thoughts" and was stamped with Calypso Coral ink.
• To finish the card, tiny Calypso coral butterflies were die cut using the now retired Beautiful wings embosslit and rhinestones were placed in their centers.  A SAB calypso coral ribbon was added to the bottom of one of the flowers.
• A card has to have bling, so I applied dazzling details to the outline of the flowers. 

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Also used the retired Beautiful wings sizzlet and the SAB calypso coral ribbon.

I'm Here for You - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #220

I seem to be in a flower mode lately.  Must be all the work I'm doing in the garden.  Just to be consistent, I coloured a flower for the challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday

 

• The base card is Daffodil Delight layered with Whisper White cardstock to which have been added 1" strips of Sweet Taffy DSP.
• At the ends of the strips I adhered a 1/2" circle of a left over strip of the background around the main image.  To that circle was added a vellum butterfly from Beautiful wings and a tiny white flower to which I  gold glitz dazzling diamond had been added.
• The focal image was coloured with copic markers and cut out.  It was adhered to a piece of Whisper White cardstock to which the background had been stamped with Pear Pizzazz ink.  Some gold glitz dazzling diamond was also added to the center of the flower, and a larger vellum butterfly can be seen flitting on the left upper flower.

• The sentiment, from the same stamp set, was stamped in Basic black ink and matted with Daffodil Delight cardstock.
  
  The image panel was matted first with Pear Pizzazz cardstock and then Daffodil Delight cardstock.
  It was adhered to the card front using dimensionals.
  
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  The stamp set I used is in the new catalogue which comes out in a couple of days "You've Got this"
  
  

You've Got This - Hand Stamped Sentiments #211

For the first time in a long time I spent the day in the garden.  I'm having a plant sale next weekend and I needed to do some grooming.  Plus the plants that will be sold had to be labelled and categorized.
It was a really cool day weather wise.  I had on a thick sweat shirt and fleece pants and I was still cold - but it was great for working outdoors.

When I was done my work, I made my way down to the craft room and created this card for the challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I used a number of retiring products, yet I give you a sneak peak at one of the new stamps in the next catalogue.

The base card is Rose Red cardstock, layered with Whisper White stamped with the background stamp from the new stamp set "You've Got This" .  I wanted the colour not to be overpowering, because I wanted the flower to be the focal point, so I stamped it with Soft Sky ink.

The 2 pieces of DSP below the image are different sides of the same DSP "Sweet Taffy"

The flower was stamped with Stazon ink, and coloured using markers and an Aqua painter - markers from the Bright's collection.  It was cut out and adhered to a 2 1/2" Whisper White circle whose edges had been pierces with the circle template in the Essentials paper piercing pack.  Dimensionals were used to adhere the flower to the circle.  Instead of cutting off the stem and leaves, I allowed them to extend over the circle's edge and placed a 1/4" Rose Red bow on the stem just below the circle.

Dazzling details was applied to the edges of the flower, with Gold Glitz dazzling details applied to the tips of the stamens.

The sentiment is from "A Dozen Thoughts".

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