More Birthday Flowers

Still working on my Card Parts, but I'm actually making progress. :-) This stamped image was in the book. I colored it with Copic markers and added the Gina K Sentiment. I cut that panel and the black matting panel with Waffle Flower rectangle dies. Done!

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Happy New Year! - and January Calendar Page

Happy New Year, Everyone! 

Here is my January calendar page. The image is an old, wood-mounted stamp from Delafield Stamp Company, and I colored it with Copic markers. The patterned paper is from an old matstack from Recollections. I used a marker to color the very edges of the image panel. I try to make the pages as thin as possible, as there isn't much room in the frame.

I have uploaded the file for the 2024 calendar and also the 2025 year. If you want to use the file, please feel free! I'd love to hear from you if you do. If you want to use the file and have issues, feel free to email me at LJNeus@hotmail.com. You can find the files under my blog header.

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November Calendar Page

My November calendar page. The image is from Stampin' Up! I stamped on white cardstock and cut the image out right along the edges. I used Versamark ink and embossed with pewter embossing powder. I used Copic markers for the coloring.

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August Calendar Page

And poof ... it's August!! Here is my page for this month. The stamped image is from Stampin' Up! I colored it with Copic markers. It's funny how long it takes to make a calendar page when it's just a stamped image and coloring!! Times 15. I added thin metallic sticker strips to the edges.

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October Calendar Page

Here is my calendar page for October. Unbelievable that today is October already!! The cute little kitty-in-a-jack-o-lantern is by Repeat Impressions. I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged a bit of ink around the edges. The background is patterned paper from Gina K.

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November Calendar Page

And now it's November. Seems like we just welcomed October.

The pumpkin stamp for this month's page is from My Favorite Things. I colored it with Copic markers. I cut it out with a stitched circle die. The patterned paper is from a Recollections stack.

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August Calendar Page

Well, a bit late, but here finally is my August calendar page for this year. We were camping and I forgot to schedule it. 

I used a Repeat Impressions stamp for this page. I colored it with Copic markers and cut it out with a Memory Box stitched rectangle die. That's it!:)

I had a good run of posts - posting nearly every day for two months. I've reached the end, though! I have nothing more to post and no time for spending in my stamping room. Maybe I'll post a couple pictures of our camping trip to northern Minnesota - Tettegouche State Park. The weather was great and the views were awesome:) I have some projects that I need to get done around the house, but I'll be sure to share any stamping that I find time for. I hope you are all having a great summer so far.

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Spotlight Card

Joyce brought this card for us to make. It's called a "spotlight" card and it's been around for a long time, but I've never made one. Thanks, Joyce! She had already stamped the images and then cut out part of one for us to color and add to the bottom layer. I colored the partial image with Copic markers and then popped it up on foam squares.

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"Stained Glass" Flowers

Oops:) These cards were supposed to go on my blog yesterday. I forgot to finish and schedule the post.

When a friend came over a couple of weeks ago, she brought some of her dies with her. I used one of them for this card. I ended up coloring both of them with Copics. This first one is matted and mounted on foam squares. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

This one is glued directly onto the card front. The sentiment is a die.

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Purple-Flowered Get Well

Another very simple card - my favorite kind:) I was going through a large folder of stamped images a couple weeks ago and pulled out some to color and use. This is one of them. I simply colored the flowers and leaves with Copics. I added lines on the sides of the image panel instead of matting - it matches exactly that way! I have no idea who makes the stamps. I also added tiny, clear gems for the flower centers.

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Simple Flower Birthday

The flowers on these cards are from the same Stampin' Up! set that I used on Sunday's card. I colored them with Copics. The sentiment on this first card is from Papertrey Ink. I matted the image panel with black.

The sentiment on this card is from the SU! set that has the flowers. I matted with matching cardstock, which I embossed with a Darice embossing folder.

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Friends #1

My first card with the Stampin' Up! set called "Friends." Even though I made this one first, I decided to show it last:) I had considered using this image for my next year's April calendar page. However, after coloring it - and using twenty Copic markers! - I decided I didn't want to do that much coloring on fourteen more calendar pages. And, after reading one of the sentiments that came with the set, I decided to use it for my swap card at our Group Gathering, which is taking place now. So appropriate - friends.

It's done very simply. I stamped the image with Memento black ink and colored with Copics - as I mentioned above. I matted with matching cardstock and mounted the image on Dimensionals. I cut the sentiment with a stitched square die and matted with the same color cardstock.

This set also has another sentiment which says, "After the rain ... rainbows!" It also has a stamp with a bunny and a basket of tulips. 

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June Calendar Page

My June calendar page for the year. The image is from a Stampin' Up! set. I colored it with Copic markers. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions.

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More Christmas Joy

I had previously stamped and colored this image from Inkadinkado with Copic markers. I also added some sparkle with Wink of Stella on the bell. I simply matted with black and added to a scrap of green that was sitting on my table. The image and the cardbase are ivory.

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Happy Birthday, Amelia!

Here is the card I made for our granddaughter, Amelia. She is the only girl out of five grandchildren - a princess:) Her birthday isn't until next Friday, but it's all I have to share for now.

The main image is from a Penny Black set. I stamped her with Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added a gem to the flower center and Star Dust Stickles to her wings. The sentiment is from a Papertrey set. I curved it on the block to follow the curve around the fairy's head. I embossed the "with love" with a Cuttlebug folder. I scored a line on both sides of the embossing, and also a double line around the outer edge. I matted with Stampin' Up! cardstock.

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Sweet Card:)

Flutter By Wednesdays is taking a break for the month of July. We'll be back in August with a new challenge for you!

A friend gave me this image to color. Isn't she sweet? She is from Funky Kits - a Simply Adorable Digital image. I colored her with Copics. I cut her and the mat with Nestabilities. I colored some plain gems with a purple Copic marker to add to the scallops. I mounted the circles on foam squares. I embossed the pink strip down the middle with a Sizzix folder. The background is from a Recollections pad.

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Flutter By Wednesday

A new challenge from Flutter By Wednesday starts today. And it's everyone's favorite - Open! Just be sure to include your butterfly or fairy. We are sponsored this week by Beccy's Place. She generously supplied images to members of the FBW team. The image I chose is called Blossom Sprig. So pretty! She is also donating a prize to one random winner - three free digis of your choice. Be sure to check out her blog, too. There is lots of inspiration and also lots of free images on the blog under "Freebies." So what are you waiting for? Simply create your card with a fairy or butterfly, post it to your blog or on-line gallery, and link it up the Flutter By Wednesday blog!

I colored my image with Copics and kept everything very simple. I matted with black, stamped the sentiment (from a Papertrey Ink set) and added a couple little black butterflies with beige pearl bodies. They were punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

Edited to add: I'm entering this card into the Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice Challenge for this week. The challenge is to make a Clean and Simple card. I think this qualifies:)

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Spring Thinking of You

Just a simple Thinking of You card to share with you today. The image is from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Feathered Friends. I colored it with Copic markers. I matted with black and punched the edge with a Martha Stewart punch and mounted on foam squares. The bottom layer is embossed with a Stampin' Up! folder and also matted with black. That's it!

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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Beach Time

Time for a new Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions. This week's SOTW - Beach Time - is available for 50% off until Sunday evening. You can find all the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also see some other creations by the Rock Stars. Or you can follow these links to their blogs:

Dawn ~Joy ~ Kecia

I stamped the Beach Time image on my cardstock, then masked the image and stamped the sand castle (found here.) I paper-pieced her bathing suit and colored the rest of the scene with Copic markers. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions, also, of course.

You might want to check out the RI blog for the current challenges and opportunities to win stamps!

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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

Time for a new WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy gives us a sketch and asks to see what we can come up with. We'd sure love to have you join us! You can find the sketch and all the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also find the amazing creations by the other Rock Stars. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

For my card, I used the Contented Cat stamp, found on this page. I colored her with Copic markers and cut her out with a circle Nestability. The matting layer was also cut with a Nestability. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions, and can be found on the same page as the cat. I punched the corners with a Fiskars punch and embossed the top with a Sizzix embossing folder. I added some ribbon and matting. The image is mounted on Pop Dots. The matting layers are Perfect Plum and Pale Plum from Stampin' Up!

You still have nearly a week to participate in the current Designer's Choice Challenge (which was chosen by me!) to use purple and greens. You could win yourself a full sheet of unmounted rubber by joining in!


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