Wrapped Bouquet

 

Today is the day I post a card for our challenge called Unused No More!  This is a monthly challenge to be posted on the 6th with a group of friends from my No Foolin' Retreat.  Some may post on their blog and I will note those with blogs at the end of this post.  And, some might post on other social media.  Those that participate each month will send a picture in the text thread we have between us, showing our creation.  The premise is to use a stamp set, stencil die, hot foil plate or press plate that is new and has never been used.  So--Unused No More!  

My plan is to pick a different company each month to highlight and maybe even a different product than the month before.  For July, I picked a Technique Tuesday Floral Stamp and Die Set that I have not used called Wrapped Bouquet.  I have a number of their small floral sets and picked this sweet one for July.  

For this card, I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and then die cut the bouquet with the matching die.  I was watching a Gina K Designs video while I was creating this card and decided to use a "grounding" technique she was demonstrating.  I die cut a panel and the backer with Gina's Master Layouts 2 die.  I then used a Hero Arts stencil called Circular Grid and ink blended with Taylored Expressions Oyster ink lightly in the middle of the panel.  I added a vellum circle die cut from a Gina Marie Stitched Circle die and added the bouquet over the top. I also went with an Oyster card base instead of a traditional white, also suggested by Gina in the video.  I picked a sentiment from my stash and added some Studio Katia Stormcloud Pearls around the image.

 

I am not sure who will post each month on their blog, but this is a list of the other ladies who do have blogs.  Links to the blogs of Jeanette, Carol, Terry, and Darlene.  Be sure to come back on August 6th to see another fun card from a set Unused No More.  

Image/Sentiment:  Technique Tuesday Wrapped Bouquet Stamp Set and Die Set

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut 100# Cougar Opaque White, Vellum; Taylored Expressions Oreo, Oyster

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black; Taylored Expressions Oyster

Accessories: Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Hero Arts Circular Grid Stencil; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Die; Copic Sketch Markers; Studio Katia Stormcloud Pearls; 

Hello Hollyhocks

Hello August!  This is my card for a personal challenge I had hoped to do monthly, but this only my second card for 2022.  I signed up for the Technique Tuesday Greenhouse Society subscription and have received 7 months of floral stamps and the matching die.  I dropped out as I have not used the ones I already have received--so now I do hope to continue the challenge, but maybe not monthly...........................

The set I picked for this month is called Hello Hollyhocks and it does come with coordinating dies.  right now we have hollyhocks blooming and some of the plants came from the seeds I got from my mom more than 30 years ago!   I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut the hollyhocks.  I also stamped 2 butterflies from the same set and die cut those too.  The sentiment is from the same set and I die cut that with a die from Stampin' Up's Tasteful Labels set.  The background is a fun embossing folder from Cuttlebug and Anna Griffin called Matekasse.  I added some Studio Katia clear enamel dots along with white twine for the final touch.  I think this is a sweet image.

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too! Terry has posted all of the 2022 themes, so be sure to come back to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Technique Tuesday Greenhouse Society Hello Hollyhocks Stamp and Die set 

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; White Twine; Studio Katia Clear Enamel Dots; Stampin' Up Tasteful Labels Dies; Cuttlebug-Anna Griffin Matekasse

Hyacinth

This is my May card for the monthly themed swap that Terry is hosting on SCS. Each month she will post a theme and we make cards using any stamp set we believe follows that thought. This is our 71st month and the theme for May is "Flowers" 

I picked a stamp that I recently received from Technique Tuesday and the Greenhouse Society.  This was from March and is called Hyacinth and it comes with coordinating dies.   I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut the hyacinth plant.  The background papers and panels are from Heidi Grace Designs Winnefred St--Decor Stripes. The sentiment is from the same set and I used circle punches for it.  I added some yellow enamel dots for the final touch.  I think this is a sweet image.

Here is the inside of my card with a strip of the patterned paper:

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too! Terry has posted all of the 2022 themes, so be sure to come back to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Technique Tuesday Greenhouse Society March 2022 Stamp and Die set Hyacinth 

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon; Heidi Grace Designs Winnefred St--Decor Stripes Patterned Paper

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Circle Punches; Yellow Enamel Dots

Greenhouse Society-Daffodils

Happy Saturday!   This is the first post for a new challenge for 2022.  My friend Jeanette has been a part of the Greenhouse Society from Technique Tuesday for a few years.  I have looked at the subscription in the past and decided that I would try it for 2022, so I signed up in January.  I joined the floral stamp and die club and received my first package a bit ago.  Each month, I will make a card with the floral image and die, then post here.  So--here is January's Daffodils Stamp and Die, along with one of the sweet sentiment.  

I colored the sweet daffodil image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut with the coordinating die.  I also stamped one of the sentiment and die cut it with my Stampin' Up Stitched So Sweetly set. The dotted background paper is from Echo Park Paper Spring line called Becoming Butterflies.  I added some yellow baker's twine and a few green enamel dots.  

Here is the inside of my card:

I really like this sweet set and especially the coordinating die.  The sentiments in the set are also nice and I know I will use this set more in the spring.  I am excited to see what set I receive in February, so stay tuned to see that card. Yrs, I will be back each month to highlight the card I make with my Greenhouse Society subscription from Technique Tuesday.  Maybe I should plan to post on a Tuesday in the future--we will see!

Image/Sentiment:  Technique Tuesday Daffodils Stamp and Die Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black; Echo Park Paper Spring-Beaming Butterflies

Ink: Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:   Green Enamel Dots; Yellow Baker's Twine; Stampin' Up Stitched So Sweetly Die Set; Copic Sketch Markers

Thank You Dairy Much

Today is the third Wednesday of the month and this is my Ready, Set, Go Challenge Card! The 3 Musketeers--Kelly, Jeanette and me--are back with another challenge for September, our 41st month!  That means we are well into our 4th year--YAY!

I provided the challenge for September: Working Parents Day!

This is the information I sent for our Challenge:  Today, September 16th is working parents day.   We have honored our parents in the past in a few different challenges and I want to do it again.  Think of your parents and the work that they did in their lives.  You can honor your mom or dad or both--your choice.  It can be an actual “job” that they had or showcase them working in another fashion.  Please make a card that highlights your working parents!  Ready?  Set. Go!

I knew I wanted to honor both of my parents as they were dairy farmers.  My parents moved from a suburb in Chicago in 1949 to central Wisconsin and bought a farm.  I was born a few years later and I have always said they needed a farm hand.  You see, my brother was 18 and my sister 20 when I was born........ My parents both worked very hard and we had a very successful farm.  We usually milked between 25-30 cows, farmed 248 acres and had pigs, ducks, chickens too.  They sold the cows the fall I went to college and raised beef cattle and still farmed the land until my dad died at the age of 82!  My mom continued to live on the farm for another 4 years until she also passed away at the age of 82 too.  Yes, a farmer all of their lives! 

For my card, I picked a Techniques Tuesday stamp set called Clementine the Cow-and I don't think it has ever seen ink!  I picked a dairy sentiment to match along with a metal pail.  I colored the images with my Copic Sketch Markers and layered over some bandanna patterned paper from Imaginisce. I die cut the straw patterned paper with a MFT die called Stitched Basic Edges and in real life, you can actually see the stitching! I used some black baker's twine under the sentiment.

Here is the inside of my card:

Please be sure to check out the other Ready, Set, Go cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card. Jeanette is up for the next theme, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd Wednesday in October! 

Image/Sentiment:  Technique Tuesday Clementine the Cow

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White; Stampin' Up Basic Black; Imaginisce Heartland Farm-Picnic Patterned Paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Black Baker's Twine; Copic Sketch Markers; MFT Stitched Basic Edges