Showcasing Patterned Paper

While checking out Leslie's blog today, I see that she linked her card to a challenge using patterned paper. I had these cards ready to post at a later day, but I moved up the posting date to add it to the challenge. The challenge can be found here - Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge.

I did add to this paper. The flowers were just outlines in gold, with no coloring on the flowers or stems. I added the color with Copic markers. I thought the paper was pretty before I added the color, but I like it better with the coloring. (The "blotches" in the background were already there. The sentiment is from Gina K. I embossed it in gold, cut it out with the coordinating die and popped it up.

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Debossed Strawberries

The stamps, embossing folder, stencils and dies for these cards are all from Gina K.

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Birthday Wishes in Purple

I don't think that I've shared this card yet - I forgot to do the post before I sent it out. The flowers and sentiment are both from Gina K. They are popped up. The leaves are not popped up. (Stamps and stencils and dies were all in the kit.) I added thin silver stickers between the patterned paper and the white panel.

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Warm Wishes

I made two cards almost identical to this one (one had a different sentiment) and two cards just like the second one. The stencil and the stamps and dies are all from Gina K. I colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The image and sentiment are popped up, of course. :-)

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Elegant Birthday

Can you tell that I brought almost exclusively Gina K products with me on my retreat. :-) The elegant frame (die-cut from gold metallic cardstock), the flower and leaf (from the newest kit) and the sentiment are all Gina K. The sentiment is embossed in gold.

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Deer Friend

Both of these cards were made with Gina K products - the stamps, dies and background stencils. The deer and the owl are popped up. The background frames are the last two that I have from AGES ago. 

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Sending Loving Wishes

Another card I made on my retreat. (They'll keep coming for a while!) The flower wreath stamp and sentiment were the free incentive set from Gina K. I bought the coordinating die set to bump my total up enough to receive it. Because this was done on my retreat and I hadn't brought any Copics, I colored it with Prismacolor pencils. For this card, though, I didn't use Gamsol - just colored darkly and filled in all the spots. Both the wreath and the sentiment are popped up.

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Thinking of You

Another "demonstration" piece from my retreat. I showed how to use a die. I just cut it out of the black, then figured out how to use it. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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Birdie Birthday

When I was at the retreat, I was asked about some of my tools. These two pieces were made for demonstration purposes, but of course I had to use them! The embossing folder is from Altenew. The sentiments are from Gina K. I embossed this first one in white.

I decided to post every other day, instead of every day (when I have cards to share.) It will spread them out longer, in case I don't have time to make more. :-)

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Kids' Birthday

I made these cards for my friend, Cheryl, to donate to the thrift store she volunteers at - and makes tons of cards for! The stamps are from Penny Black and I used assorted patterned papers for them. 

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