Sunflowers and Winds

Hello and welcome.  It's been a few days since I've posted.  I've been dealing with this nasty migraine again and also the loss of one of my foster kittens from leukemia - little Jerry.   Although I'm missing him very much, I know he is no longer in pain, or suffering.  He hid his illness quite well until it was too late.  Since they say coloring is good therapy, and I agree, I decided to do a little coloring and creating. 

 

 

I had started coloring this image panel a few weeks ago for the monthly Woodblock Wednesday challenge and didn't finish the card until this morning using a long retired, and dusty, Stampin Up set called Winds of Grace.   The images and saying are stamped in memento tuxedo black ink and colored using my koh-i-noor pencils before blending using a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I stenciled the cloud background using a retired Picket Fence Studios slimline cloud stencil before layering and adding brads.  For the final touches, I added a bit of twine and waterfall ice stickles to highlight the ocean.

Challenges entered:

 

Woodblock Wednesday June 2024 - Use Your Woodblock Stamps (SU Winds of Grace)

Splitcoaststampers IC968 - The Other Aesthetic  (see inspiration pic below)

The Male Room #187 - Ribbon or Twine (twine)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Krafty Chicks #722 - Any Occasion 

 

 IC968

 

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Kor-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Stencil, Ice Stickles, Twine, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots

 

 

Next up are a couple of cards made using some pre-colored images from Gecko Galz.  Let me say this, I LOVE sunflowers and the Sunflowers For Ukraine collage has several gorgeous images included.  Every summer white I live, there are so many wild sunflowers growing everywhere.  After I had trimmed and layered the images I wanted to use, I added them to their respective card bases before stamping the sayings I wanted to use underneath the layered images.  I then punched some small circles to create my own matching "faux brads".  The final touches was adding a few coffee bean sequins adhering them using Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:

 

FarmQuest General Store #17.5 - Anything Farm or Country Goes 

Gecko Galz Facebook Group June 2024 - Here Comes Summer 

CD Sunday Plus #136 - Anything Goes Digital (Gecko Galz)

Digi Choosday Wk25 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Stamps: Gecko Galz; Stampin Up (thank you); CTMH (Helen Keller quote)

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Sequins, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Glue Dots

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

 

Vintage Flowers

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made over the last several days coloring it only as I felt up to it.  My card is using Gecko Galz Background Check digital stamp set.

Once I was done printing the image at 3.5x5, to make it easier to color, I pulled out my Castle Arts watercolor pencils and colored the flowers, stems, butterfly and bee blending the colors using a blending pencil.  Once I was finished, I blended Tim Holtz tea dye and old paper distress inks using my blending brushes.   After layering the colored image, and added rose colored brads, I adhered it to my card using glue dots.  The final touch was adding some flat-backed vanilla pearls that found in my stash, never having been used.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (image, pearls) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (pearls)

Digi Choosday Wk24 - Anything Goes 

Beautiful Blossoms #18 - Anything Goes Floral 

Cupcake Inspirations #597 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers IC968 - The Other Aesthetic (inspired by the tulips used daisies instead)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes Uplifting (inside saying With Sympathy) 

Gecko Galz Facebook Flowers and Flutterbies - Anything Goes Featuring Flowers and Butterflies/Dragonflies/Bees

CD Sunday Plus #136 - Anything Goes Digital (Gecko Galz)

IC968

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper, Tea Dye Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Pearls, Brads, Glue Dots, Glue, Blending Brushes

 

Butterflies and a Stained Glass Desert

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I made this last week while dealing with my migraines again.  Let's just say I'm SO TIRED of having these constant migraines.

First up is a card made using the butterfly card toppers from Gecko Galz.  These pre-colored images are a life saver when you're eyes are not doing good because of migraines but are still trying to not focus on the pain.  Once I had the page printed off, I trimmed down the butterfly card front before layering and adding some small pink brads.  I then took a couple of primas I found in my stash and adhered those over where the saying used to be since I wanted to be able to use the card for any occasion.  Once those were added, I dug out some old, and I mean OLD, flat-backed white pearls from My Favorite Things and adhered those using my Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (main image)

Triple B Challenge - Anything Goes Butterflies, Blooms, Birds (butterflies)

Gecko Galz Facebook June 2024 - Flower and Flutterbies 

Double D Challenge June 19, 2024 - Reach For The Stars/Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by lower right colors, see stars as splatters). 

Digi Choosday Wk24 - Anything Goes

Triple B Challenge

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

Double D Challenge

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Pearls, Primas, Glue Dots

 

Next up is a card made using an OLD Rubbernecker (now Brass & Bliss) stained glass stamp that I bought in a grab bag at a stamp convention a good 15yrs, or so, ago. 

It's stamped in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring it using Copic markers.  Once all of the coloring was done, I layered it making sure to distress the edges of each layer using my paper distresser before adding brads and adhering it to a red card using pop dots.  The only embellishment is yellow ice stickles to highlight the suns rays. I'll be sending this to a friend, as a pick me up, who moved from Arizona to North Carolina.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC967 - Carla Bank (see inspiration pic below) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp not sure I've ever used it before)

Polkadoodles WK 24 - Anything Goes

Make My Monday #228 - Outdoor Summer Fun (family trip to AZ desert as a kid)

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #456 - Pic A Season (Summer)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes

 

IC967 (I saw cactus)

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Copic White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Brads, Pop Dots, Paper Distresser, Ice Stickles

 

Angels, Steampunk And Summer

 Third post today.  Playing migraine induced crafty catch up. If you're looking for my Pammie's Inky Pinkies card, please scroll down two posts.  If you're looking for my ATC post, please scroll down one.  This post will have a total of three cards on it.

 

Hello and welcome.  I'd like to share with you a Christmas card made using this gorgeous angel freebie from Gecko Galz for their monthly Christmas challenge.  As soon as I saw the image, I just knew I had to pair her with Christmas music for the background.  

After printing off the Angels We Have Heard On High that I scanned from my late mother-in-law's old hymnal, I layered it, added some faux brads before adhering it to an ivory card base then set it aside.  I then layered the angel, added more faux brads, before color spritzing forest foliage and bravo burgundy markers to distress a bit more.  Taking my Martha Stewart punches, I punched several ferns, and flowers, from scrap card stock before sending the ferns through my paper crimper and adding using Ranger glossy accents.  The final embellishment was gold ice stickles in the flowers centers.  I'm really happy with how this card turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas June 2024 - Anything Goes Using Provided Image 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (image, sheet music)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #165 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Word Art Wednesday #651 to 652 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Christmas)

Krafty Chicks #720 - Christmas 

Peace On Earth #66 - Anything Goes Using Inspiration Pic (inspired by colors, angel)

 

Peace On Earth

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Gold Ice Stickles, Paper Crimper, Color Spritzer, SU Markers

 

 

Next up is a really easy steampunk card made using Gecko Galz monthly steampunk challenge image.  As soon as she was printed off, I paper clipped her to leftover Conjurer of Dreams Timeless background paper.  I started out by layering the steampunk image onto scrap not quite navy and espresso card stock before distressing the edges and adding vintage brads.  I then adhered the layered image panel over my card base using pop dots before lightly spritzing night of navy marker using a color spritzer.  Easy peasy and looks fabulous in my opinion.  

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly Steampunk June 2024 - Anything Goes Using Provided Image 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (main image)

CD Sunday Plus #135 - Anything Goes Digital 

Paper Funday #66 - Anything Goes Optional Fancy Fold (anything goes)

A Place To Start June 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Anything But A Card (anything goes)

 

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Conjurer Of Dreams

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Paper Distresser, Brads, Color Spritzer, Navy Marker

Finally, I have a fun summer themed card using Gecko Galz August freebie collage.  I really love this vintage pin-up image and decided to pair it with a swirl embossing folder for a fun card.    Once the card base was dry embossing using my Cuttlebug swirl embossing folder, I dusted off my old stipple brushes and lightly rubbed Tim Holtz wild honey distress ink over the raised images before adding the layered image panel and faux brads.  The final touches were orange/yellow organdy ribbon and spritzing some riding hood red marker over everything.  Another easy peasy card.

Challenges entered: 

 

Color Throwdown #797 - See Inspiration Board  

Gecko Galz Facebook Group June 2024 - Vintage Seaside 

Gecko Galz Monthly Customer June 2024 - Signs Of Summer 

Dream Valley Challenges #318 - Summer Colours 

Can You Handle The Pressure June 8, 2024 - Anything Goes With Twist Of Beach (swirl e/f, image)

 

 

 

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

 

Gecko Galz Customer Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: Tim Holtz Wild Honey Distress

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ribbon, Color Spritzer, SU Riding Hood Red Marker, Glue Dots, Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Stipple Brush

 

 

 

Mermaid Swing

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I've been dealing with a bad migraine the last several days (thank you Mother Nature-NOT), so I'm sharing an ATC (altered trading card) made using an old blog freebie from Gecko Galz paired with a retired Anchors Away ATC background also from Gecko Galz.  I'm finding the pre-colored images from Gecko Galz really help me create during the bad migraine days. 

Once everything was printed, and trimmed to size, I layered my mermaid onto scrap card stock before adhering to the background I had trimmed.  Instead of using brads, I punched two crabs and 2 fish from card stock scraps before adhering them to the ATC corners instead of using brads.  After gluing some sequins, and adding eyes to my "brads", I color spritz some basic grey marker to finish it off.  It's not my best work but.....oh well.

Challenges entered:

 

 Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (mermaid image, ATC paper)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (punches, ATC background, mermaid)

ATC Around The World #114 - Mermaids (Gecko Galz image)

Gem of a Craft Challenge Wk 12 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start June 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Anything But a Card (ATC)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day. 

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah White; Gecko Galz

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Punches, Glue, Glue Dots, Sequins, Color Spritzer, SU Basic Grey Marker

 

PIP Challenge 2424

 

  Sponsored by 

Gerda Steiner Designs

Gerda Steiner FB

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs.  I would like to thank Gerda for her sponsorship.  My card is using the Happy 4th Mouse.

I started out by printing the image, minus saying, on Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz old paper, stormy sky and chipped sapphire distress inks using my blending brushes before layering and adding some star brads from my stash.  For my card base, I pulled out some riding hood red card stock then adhered a vintage flag panel, I forgot I had, on it before stippling old paper distress ink over it "age" a bit more.  I then adhered my layered image, added some faux sewing with a black gel pen, some blue fibers finish off the card - or so I thought.  As an afterthought, I then stippled Tim Holtz fired brick distress ink around the edges of the card.  I'm happy with how it turned out especially since I made it while dealing with migraines again.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (image, designer paper)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (designer paper)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open June 2024 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Animals #84 - Anything Goes (patriotic mouse)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this week's challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Design

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Old Paper, Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Blending Brushes, Fibers

Winner!! Winner!!

 

Found out the card I made for my husband's birthday won the Simon Says Monday Challenge.  Yay!  Here's the card I had made for my husband.

A Model T Father's Day

 

Hello and welcome.  I've had a bit of a rough patch lately with my migraines and other health issues but still wanted to make Father's Day cards for my brothers-in-law so I pulled out a pre-colored image, and background, from Conjurer Of Dreams.  Both my husband, and brothers-in-law are car enthusiasts so this is the perfect card for them.

 

I started out by printing the Timeless background  on Neenah white card stock before printing the Model T images.  Once I had them printed, and cut down to size, I layered it onto scrap card stock before using a paper distresser along the edges of both the image panel and the card base.  The final touch was popping the image panel up and stippling some faded jeans ink along the edges to finish it off.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (Model T image, background paper)

Cardz For Guys #349 - Father's Day 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday June/July - Anything Goes 

I Spy With My Little Eye #15 - Boys or Men 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Faded Jeans

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Pop Dots, Paper Distresser, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Color Spritzer, SU Navy Marker