Bee Happy

This is my July 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 62nd month and the theme for July is "Butterflies or Bees".  

I went a newer to me stamp set from Honey Bee called Beekini Season! I colored the image with my Copic Sketch markers. The die cut sentiment is also new to me from The Paper Cut set called Bee Happy-and it is layered three times!  The background is a fun, embossed folder from Taylored Expressions called Honeycomb. I added a few black enamel dots as the final touch.  I think this is a fun card.

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of washi tape:

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too! Terry has already posted the August theme and the ones for the rest of the year.  Be sure to come back in to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Honey Bee Stamps Beekini Season/The Paper Cut Bee Happy Die Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, Crush Curry, Pool Party

Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Intense Black

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Honeycomb Embossing Folder; Copic Sketch Markers; Black Enamel Dots

24 Hour Blueprints in July

Welcome to the 2nd edition of 24 Hour Blueprint.  This is another brainchild of Kelly and I think it might be our 8th challenge between the three of us--Kelly, Jeanette and me!  Yes, we have agreed to try another type of fun challenge.  Pretty soon my blog will be full of challenges with the three of us!!!!!!

So--how does 24 Hour Blueprint work? 

1--We each have 24 hours to make your card(s),  We post the following morning of the hostess's mysterious challenge.

2--Hostesses will announce the number of card(s) 24 hours before the challenge - not 2 days before or 20 minutes before ... you get 24 hours and that's. it! 

3--Hostesses can chose up to 4 mysterious blueprints but they must be made in under an hour - so nothing FANCY SCHMANCY!

4--Hostesses give us ONLY the specs for the card requirements (blueprints) and what EACH layer should be. The stamps/colors/papers used may vary per player.  You may say A2 card bases or slimline, 1 base layer DSP, 3 heart and 1 circle for card #1 yadda yadda!  Each card must have it's own blueprint so please give a description for each!

5--We use any stamp and/or company.   It's open to interpretation. 

6--We are going to post every other month--dates to be determined each month.  

So--yesterday morning, I sent an email with the following information:

I love Christmas and found some fun and pretty simple sketches!

For Sketch #1, I picked a fun Whipper Snapper Designs Gifts From Santa. I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and added some Lawn Fawn Chunky Prisma Glitter on the fur on his hat and sleeve. The patterned paper pieces are from Pebbles Welcome Christmas called Merry Christmas.  The colors used on this card are Evening Evergreen and Real Red.  A few green enamel dots are the final touch.

Now on to Sketch #2.

This time, I picked two older wooden stamps.  The image is from PSX called Six Pt Snowflake and the sentiment is from Great Impressions. I silver embossing powder on both of these.  The background paper are from The Paper Cut.  One is called Blast Holographic and the other is Silver Mirri Sparkle.  The cardstock Gorgeous Grape.  I added to purple enamel dots along the strip of Holographic paper.

And the final card:

For Sketch 3, I used another wood mounted image from Stampabilities called Whimsy Santa. The sentiment is from Hero Arts, also wood mounted.  Santa was colored with my Copic Sketch Markers and I added some black gel pen on his boots, gloves and belt. It does not show up well at all in the picture.  I also added Wink of Stella on the fur on his Santa suit and hat--again, it does sparkle in real life! The fun patterned paper is Stampin' Up's Merry Moments Designer Series Paper. I used Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive on this card.  A few green enamel dots complete this card.  

This was a great challenge and I loved it very much!  Please be sure to check out the other 24 Hour Blueprints cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what each of them have created in the past 24 hours!  Jeanette will be  up for the next challenge and that will happen sometime in September.  Please be sure to check back.

Image/Sentiment: Whipper Snapper Designs Gift from Santa; PSX Six Pt. Snowflake/Great Impressions sentiment; Stampabilities Whimsy Santa/Hero Arts sentiment

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Real Red, Evening Evergreen; Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Gorgeous Grape, Merry Moments Designer Series Paper; The Paper Cut Blast Holographic, Silver Mirricard; Pebbles Welcome Christmas-Merry Christmas

Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Intense Black; Versa Mark; Silver Embossing Powder

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Wink of Stella-Clear; Black Gel Pen; Lawn Fawn Chunky Prisma Glitter; Green and Purple Enamel Dots;

Hot Mess ~ Success

Today is the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card.  This is card number 24 and we are at the end of year #2. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success started with Kelly and the general theme is to Get Messy and you will have Success!  Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy.  We are a group of 6 and we will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other 5 members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.

For this month's messiness, I made two backgrounds with Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks.  The orange one is on Yupo paper and the purple/green is on Tim Holtz silver alcohol ink cardstock.  I love the sparkle on that one!  I then used my MFT Die-namics Bold Beautiful die and layered it three times.  The top layer is from a shimmer white cardstock.  I added a sentiment to each from the Simon Says Stamps sentiment strips.  I really like the look of this card and hope you do too. 

Here are the links to the other members of Hot Mess ~ Success.  Please be sure to check out Jeanette's, Terry's, Kelly's , Carol's and Darlene's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy and was successful in making some great cards!   We will all continuing this year, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on August 12th.  

Image/Sentiment: MFT My Favorite Things Die-namic Bold Beautiful Die/Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Stamps

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Tim Holtz Silver Alcohol Ink Cardstock; Yupo; White Shimmer 

Ink:  Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks

Accessories:  None

Stamp What?

Today is the 10th and the day we are to post our Stamp What? challenge with the three collaborators you have seen many times in the past--Kelly, Jeanette and me! We started this in January of 2020, so we are now into our second year of this fun challenge.  Kelly came up with the challenge to randomly pick a Stampin' Up set and make a card with that set.  Get the dust off of those forgotten Stampin' Up sets! 

I decided when this group challenge started to only use the wooden Stampin' Up stamps that are on my bottom shelves.  So this month, I randomly picked the Kind and Caring Thoughts set!  There is not a year on this set, but I am sure it is more than 10 years old--and it is still one of my favorite stamp sets to use!

I picked a background that is in my basket that I made in some virtual class this past year.  I cannot remember which class or exactly how it was made--I probably should be writing some notes on these so I can recreate.  I know I used a embossing folder and then scored some lines across and horizontally--like planks of wood.  I think I used Distress Inks on it too.  I stamped the main image in Marina Mist and the sentiment is in Night of Navy.   A few white pearls complete the card.  

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of washi tape:

I like the look of my card this month and I hope you do too.  Be sure to check out Jeanette and Kelly's cards.  I am sure they have some fun cards with those "oldies but goodies" stamp sets by Stampin' Up!  And be sure to check back every month on the 10th to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Kind and Caring Thought

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Night of Navy, Marina Mist

Ink:  Stampin' Up Night of Navy, Marina Mist; Tim Holtz Distress Inks on Background

Accessories:  Embossing Folder; White Pearls

Grateful Heart

It is time for another The Three Musketeers post. We are ready to showcase the card we all created with the sweet image that Jeanette sent out for July for Card #83!  All three of us sure have enjoyed the challenges every month and we hope that it continues for a long time!  Kelly is up for the August challenge, so be sure to come back to see what we create!  

For our card this month, Jeanette sent out this beautiful image from Neat & Tangled called Grateful Heart--it sure is pretty!  She sent two images that were stamped on the quarter sheet of cardstock and one that was die cut.  I am saving that for later.  I brush blended ROY-red, orange and yellow with my Taylored Expressions ink cubes.  Of course I used my TE blender brushes!  I then die cut the panel with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2.  The back panel was embossed with my favorite folder from Stampin' Up called Subtle Dynamic. The sentiment is from Simon Says Sentiment Strips.   I then added some Studio Katia Vintage Shimmer Pearls for the final touch.  I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card!

Here is the inside of my card:

Please check out the other Musketeer's cards.  Here is the link to Jeanette's blog along with Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards!  They may post today or tomorrow, so be sure to check out their blogs for their card!   As I mentioned before, Kelly is up for our August challenge.  Please be sure to join us again.  

Image/Sentiment:  Neat & Tangled Grateful Heart

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Cougar 110# White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, So Saffron, Mango Melody

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions Ink Cubes

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Studio Katia Vintage Shimmer Pearls

Hey There

This is my July Crafters of Faith card.  This is a great group that my friend Kelly started on SCS.  She hosted for 5 years and now Faith has taken over for year #6. We will continue as we have in the past with each month a new hostess gives us a scripture and challenges us to make a card with that theme.  I am the hostess this month and gave everyone this challenge:

Scripture:  Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Challenge: please make a card that highlights anything with wings--you decide what you want to showcase.

I have gathered  few butterfly stamps lately and this is a fun stamp and stencil from Taylored Expressions. The set is called Butterflies.  The background uses a stamp for the body of the butterfly and then two stencils for the wings.  I used my TE brushes and Mulled Wine and Pink Champagne ink cubes. I then die cut the background and layer with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2.  The sentiment is from the stamp and die set called Hey There, also from TE.   I added some TE Clear Drip Drops on the card.  I really like the look of this card! 

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope you and the others from the Crafters of Faith group like my card this month!  We are to post on the 7th of each month, so if you look on my sidebar, you may see other creations.  I know that there will be many posted in the COF thread on SCS too! 

Image/Sentiment:  Taylored Expressions Butterflies Stamp/Stencil, Hey There Stamp/Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Merry Merlot, Flirty Flamingo

Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Intense Black; Taylored Expressions Mulled Wine, Pink Champagne

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Clear Drip Drops; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2

Thank You!

This is my One Plus Twelve card for July. This was the brainchild of Kelly and she asked Jeanette and me to join her in this challenge in 2019. We are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month.  It was so much fun that the three of decided to continue for our third year and pick a new image to use.

For 2021, I picked a Gina K Designs set called Thankful Greenery.  I think this set is so pretty and I can see in my mind many ways that I can use this image.  Plus--I will have 12 thank you cards at the end of the year!

For this month's card, I embossed the image with white embossing powder on Basic Black.  I then colored the leaves and flowers with my Derwent Intense Ink Pencils.   These pencils are typically used with watercoloring, but I love the bold colors over the embossed image. The added sentiment is from the same stamp set. The background is a We R Memory Keepers embossing folder called Geometric for some added dimension. 

Here is the inside of my card:

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what stamp set each of them picked for 2021 and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! Be sure to check back every month on the 3rd to see our cards!

Image/Sentiment: Gina K Designs Thankful Greenery

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up Basic Black, Garden Green; Gina K Designs Lemon Drop

Ink:  Versamark; Lawn Fawn White Detail Embossing Powder

Accessories:  Derwent Intense Ink Pencils; We R Memory Keepers Geometric Embossing Folder

Just Don't Fly---Soar

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 54th month of de-stash and we are in the middle of our 5th year of our challenges.  

The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased.  The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash!  The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired.  It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be.  And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.

Lola posted our June challenge--Make a project with a Tiger - or a wild cat of any sort: lion, puma, panther, cheetah--just not a domestic pet.

Well--there is no cat on my card....................   But, there is a wild animal.  I looked and looked and looked some more through my stamps, especially the older wooden ones for an image of a wild cat.  Zip--None-Zero.  I knew I had this cut Zebra image and the coordinating sentiment, so I went with that!  I could not buy a new stamp for this challenge!  I think I used to have a Whipper Snapper Designs image with a lion, but I could not find it, as it might have been sold at the camp rummage last weekend.  Anyway--this is another sweet image and sentiment from Whipper Snapper Designs.  I colored this sweet guy with my Copic Sketch Markers and layered with some striped patterned paper from a 6x6 Heidi Swapp pack called Favorite Things.  The background is embossed with the Stampin' Up embossing folder called Corrugated.  Some black twine and black pearls was the final touch!  

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If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here.  We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSJUN.  You might see many cards there if you do a search.  They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made!  Thanks for stopping by today!  For July, Vickie is up for our challenge.  Be sure to check back to see what we create then!

Image/Sentiment: Whipper Snapper Designs Zebra Umbrella and Just Don't Fly

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Real Red, Basic Black; Heidi Swapp Favorite Things 6x6 pack

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Stampin' Up Corrugated Embossing Folder; Black Twine; Black Pearls 

A Little Birdie Told Me!

This is a fun card I made using various colors of patterned paper for a fun and quick birthday card.  I picked a favorite stamp set from Taylored Expressions called Paw-Some-and it comes with a coordinating die.  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut the image.  The background paper is also from Taylored Expressions and a 6x6 pack called Rainbow Brights. A few TE clear Drip Dots are the final touch!

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope you like my fun birthday card!

Image/Sentiment:  Taylored Expressions Paw-Some stamp and die set

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White ; Stampin' Up Basic Black;  Taylored Expressions Rainbow Brights 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack

Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Intense Black; 

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Clear Drip Drops; Copic Sketch Markers

Double Duty & Gina K

Here we go.  This is month #6 of another challenge for our group of 4 stampers—Barb, Jeanette, Kelly, and Carol!  This was a thought that I had in the middle of the night, similar to what Kelly has had in the past.  Plus, it is a bit of offshoot of our Stamp What Challenge! This one is called Double Duty!

 

Each month, we get to pick a stamp set from a predetermined company. Then, we will use that one stamp set and make two cards from the set.  Different images and sentiments from the same set can be used, or use the same image two different ways—Double Duty either way!  But, as an added challenge, one item must be used on both cards—same color cardstock, same ribbon, same stencil, same something.  Double Duty Again!  We will post both cards on our blog on the the 22nd of each month.  See-Double Duty again!  We will be sure to have fun getting doubly inky each month with a different stamp company.  Let’s have fun!

For June, the company that I picked was Gina K Designs. They really have awesome images and so many include matching dies.  They are so many different varieties and so beautiful.  And an added bonus, they are less than a half hour from my house!  They just moved a month or so ago to New Berlin and when they were in downtown Greendale, they had a sweet storefront called Village Paper and Ink.  It was a fantastic place to shop and take classes--I will sure miss it. For our challenge this month, I picked a a newer set called Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set, with the matching dies!    I love all of the sweet butterfly images and coordinating sentiments!

First, I made a few panels with Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks-Mojito, Stream and Purple Twilight.  I used a couple of different types of papers too--Tim Holtz Black Alcohol Ink Cardstock and Yupo.  I then stamped the butterfly image on the papers and used the matching dies to cut out the images.  I also decided I would use an embossing folder on both cards, as the second part of the Double Duty!  Also, both of the sentiments are from the same stamp set. 

For my first card, I picked the Yupo Alcohol Ink Paper butterfly images.  I embossed the background Gorgeous Grape cardstock with a Sizzix Brick Wall folder.   I then added some sequins for a bit of bling and the Lifting You Up sentiment from the same stamp set.

For my second card, I picked the images that were stamped on the Tim Holtz Black Alcohol Ink Cardstock.  The embossing folder is from We R Memory Keeper called Butterfly.    This time I added Trinity Midnight Ball embellishments for the bling!

I had a number of Double Duty elements on these cards.  I used some of the butterfly images and matching dies from an alcohol inked background, similar sentiments from the same set and an embossing folder. 

Here are the insides of both cards with a strip of washi tape:

 

I hope you enjoyed my card for our group.  Please be sure to check out the other Double Duty cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's,  Kelly's  and Carol's blog-they may post today or tomorrow, so be sure to check back.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of sets of great cards! I hope Kelly, Jeanette and Carol like my card. Hero Arts is the company we will use in July, so be sure to check back to see how we double up and make two cards on the 22nd!

Image/Sentiment:  Gina K Designs Beautiful Butterflies Stamp and Die Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Bermuda Bay; Tim Holtz Black Alcohol Ink Cardstock; Yupo Alcohol Ink Paper; The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black; Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks Mojito, Stream and Purple Twilight

Accessories:  We R Memory Keepers Butterfly Embossing Folder; Sizzix Brick Wall Embossing Folder; Trinity Stamps Midnight Ball Embellishment; Sequins