Sending Hugs

I came across this flower that had been die-cut and laying around. I almost tossed it, but I made this simple card instead. I used a Gina K stencil for the background. I stamped the sentiment on the white panel, added the flower, and then stamped over it again. Then I added the panel to the card and added the thin black strips.

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Birthday in Blue, and a Bonus

I had this piece out for the card in my last post, but didn't use it. So, I made this card instead. The image and sentiment stamps are from Gina K. I colored with Prismacolor pencils. The matting layer is glittery gold.

I post all of the cards that I make, so I have to share this one. I'm sure it's VERY similar to another I've posted, but I didn't look at anything when I made this one. The stamps and stencil set are all from Gina K. I added a few nail head stickers to this one.

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Hexagonal Base Card

I've seen Liz use this layout a few times, and I like it so I finally decided to give it a try. I didn't do things quite right, but here is my first attempt. (You can see her latest blog post using this layout here. She includes a link to the instructions.) It's actually quite a simple card, but I managed to do it wrong. I found this rectangle piece in with my patterned paper and thought I would use it. I had planned to stamp it horizontally and I ended up doing it vertically. Now I don't have an envelope that it will fit in! I think I'll end up taking the large rectangle off and putting something else on it. The stamps are from Gina K. I colored with Copic markers.

Here is the back. I decided to use another piece of patterned paper on it. That is where I will sign it. It does fold flat. Mine is just too big. 😁

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Another Punch

I thought the punch I had out on my table was ready to throw away, but I tested it again, and it worked fine. It actually even punches around corners. Took me a few tries before I could successfully make it around four corners, though! So, I had lots of scraps to use. Here is what I did with those pieces.

This first one uses a stamp and a stencil, both from Gina K.

Here is my one piece where I made it all the way around. This one uses four stamps from one Gina K set - a couple stamped in gray and a couple in black.

And this last one uses a stencil set and a stamp from Gina K.

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More Foiled PIeces

And here are the other foiled pieces I mentioned on Saturday. These were all printed pieces from Gina K. I used different colored foils and my Gina K Fuse machine. I look forward to making cards with these when I finally have the time!

We've had things piling up - waiting for us to sell them or give them away. We used Facebook Marketplace. They are mostly gone now. Yippee!! That can actually be stressful, we found out. Also, just so much to do and time flies! Hopefully we will be caught up soon.

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Hot Foiling with Embossing Folders.

I went on a foiling frenzy recently, and here are some pieces that I made. These were made using a technique new to me, but when I looked on YouTube, creators were doing this at least eight years ago! You use an embossing folder directly with the Glimmer, instead of the foiling plate. Doesn't damage the folder at all. I used the negative plate so I got two pieces of some of them. I thought I'd share these and then I'll eventually share what I make with them. I also did a lot of foiling with pieces from Gina K which I will share soon, also.

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Ink on Rubber

Our granddaughter spent an afternoon with me in my stamping about a month ago, and she wanted to try this technique - among other things. So, I found this Rubber Stampede wood-mounted rubber stamp and used markers directly on it and spritzed with water. The sentiments are both from My Favorite Things.

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Simple Thanks

Gosh, I had SO many cards made earlier and had blog posts for over a month scheduled. They are all done already!  I just haven't had time to play in my stamping room much at all. Here is a very simple thank you card that I made a couple days ago. I was sorting through my dies a little bit and came across this little die/embossing plate from Stampin' Up! I'm not even sure where I got it. But, I cut it out about four times and layered them, then dragged a blue ink pad across it to highlight the embossing. I found some patterned paper that worked and matted it. Done!

We got back a couple weeks ago from a river boat trip in The Netherlands and Belgium. It was supposed to be on the Rhine and mostly in Germany, but low water levels forced that trip to be canceled. It was a great trip, though, and we traveled with ten other friends. I still hope to do the Rhine River trip some time soon.

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September Calendar Page

And it's already time for the September calendar - can you believe it??? I'm not sure that I can. The background stencil is from Gina K, as are the leaf stamps. I embossed them in silver. I didn't make a note of it, but I'm pretty sure that the sentiment stamp is from Gina K, also.

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Old Punches #7

Another old border punch, plus the flowers were punched using an old punch, too. I added several black sequins for the flower centers. The image panel is popped up. A cheery card, I think.

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