Flowers And Trains

Hello and welcome.  Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Stella frame, please scroll down one.  Thank you.

I needed to use up some designer paper and card stock on my desk, so I pulled out this beautiful floral image from Bugaboo.  Using the designer paper as a guide, I then colored the image using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering. I then added some light green organdy ribbon, orange enamel dots/hearts, and highlighted parts of the floral panel using Sakura 3D glaze pens.


Challenges entered:

Angie's Digital Stamps #44 - Anything Goes/No Twist 
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2030 - Anything Goes 
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Forgotten Stash 
Colour Crazy Craft Week 29 - Anything Goes Coloring 
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - July  

The second card I'd like to share with you I needed for a graduation, so I dusted off one of my long retired Stampin Up sets called Happiness Is A Journey.

I started out by stamping the image, and saying, in Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink before edging them with walnut stain distress ink and layering.  I then added some brushed copper brads I've had in my stash for years.  For the card, I dusted off some Making Memories Travel designer paper, added the postcard paper then created my center border.  After adding some copper cord, image was added using dimensionals and the saying using pop up glue dots.

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Forgotten Stash 
All Fun Challenges #12 - Anything Goes 
Crafter's Castle #31 - Anything Goes 
Word Art Wednesday Week 448 to 449 - Anything Goes 
Outlawz Monday Greetings July 20 to Aug 2 - Anything Goes 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and stay safe out there.

Floral card
Stamps: Bugaboo 
Card Stock: Basic Grey Gypsy DP, Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ribbon, Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Train card
Stamps: Stampin Up
Ink: Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Old Paper
Card Stock: Stampin Up, Making Memories Travel Designer Paper
Accessories: Stipple Brushes, Pop Up Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Copper Brads and Cord, Sponge

How You Holding Up?

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made for my step-mom since my late step-dad's birthday was yesterday (June 15th).  I made the card using colors associated with pulmonary fibrosis since that's what he passed away from last year.  Although he never smoked a day in his life, he was a firefighter for over 40yrs.  Thankfully, now firefighters are provided the equipment to keep them safe, they are still exposed to hazards.  Smoke from fires, even second hand, are filled with all kinds of chemicals.  I should know.  I now have been diagnosed with second hand smoke induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis.  I've never smoked either, however, my mom, dad, and grandparents smoke cigarettes when I was young and that damaged my lungs.  Please, do not smoke around people.  You never know who much damage you're doing to someone else.

After printing off the image and saying from Bugaboo's How You Holding Up digital set onto Neenah white card stock, I colored using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering onto scraps and then adding to a blue card.  For the card background, I pulled out a very dusty and retired Stampin Up set called Boho Backgrounds and repeated stamped the image in adirondack sailboat blue onto the card. Once I added layered image, I punched out some matching "brads" from some scrap green card stock adhering using a Martha Stewart glue pen.  My final embellishments were a small silver bow, 3D glaze pens and a never before used (NBUS) bling flourish.  I'm happy with how this turned out since I'm still dealing with the same migraine I've had over a month now; just with varying degrees of pain.  

Inside

Challenges entered:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #380 - Use Your Snippets 
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #15 - Use Your NBUS 
Splitcoaststampers WT795 - Unused Stamps 
CD Sunday Plus #37 - Anything Goes (Must be digital, CD, USB) 
All Fun Challenges #9 - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges #227 - Summer Colors 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!

Stamps: Bugaboo, Stampin Up!
Ink: Adirondack Sailboat Blue
Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up! Pacific Pointe, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, Small Bow, Bling