Blue Snowflakes

I think I have come up with a new technique, but I'm not sure. At least I have never seen it before that I can recall. Not sure how I like it, anyway. I cut the snowflakes out of copy paper and placed them on an inked up embossing folder (from Sizzix) before embossing with it, and then removed them. At first I didn't think they were defined enough, but I think I do like them now. The sentiment is from Gina K and is popped up on foam squares.

I put the snowflakes in the folder again to make another one and noticed that they got darker with more ink. So I glued them on.

And for this one, I used a piece of cardstock that I had cleaned my brayer on. I glued some copy paper snowflakes on it and ran it through my machine to embed them.

This may be all I post until after Christmas. I'm not sure I'll have any more time in my stamping room. The calendar is pretty full! But, on the other hand, things are mostly under control so maybe I'll get a chance to play!

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Happy Hanukkah

My one Hanukkah card for the year. The sentiment was cut with a borrowed die out of blue glitter cardstock. I embossed the background by inking up the folder before embossing. The snowflakes are all silver metallic. I also added a few clear and blue enamel dots. This card is 5 X 7.

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Silver Snowflakes

These snowflakes were all in my card parts. I used silver shimmery paper with them. The sentiments are all Gina K. The embossing on the last card was done with a Sizzix folder.

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Simple Patterned Papers - Again

I made a few cards similar to these - with patterned paper and a plain strip. The paper on the first card is from Gina K. The second card's papers are from The Paper Studio. The first sentiment is from Gina K and the second one is from an old Hero Arts set.

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Penguins in Blue

I don't like this one so much, but I have people on my list that don't really care, so one of them got this one! The stamps are from a Penny Black set that I've had for ages and have possibly never used. The background was done while cleaning my brayer. I rolled it on a baby wipe and then put a piece of white cardstock on top of it and brayered it some more. I colored the letters with a very light blue Copic marker. 

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Christmas Peguins

Some of the last cards I made were VERY simple. These are certainly simple, too, but at least there were images to color to make them a little bit special. The penguins are from Gina K and have coordinating dies. The sentiments are from different companies. The frames for the penguins were cut with dies and the penguins are mounted on foam squares.

Whew! The decorating is all done. We have most plans made. And the cards are on their way. Life is a bit more calm, the way it should be during the holiday season. I hope your stress level is manageable.

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Pine-y Christmas

One of my simple cards. The background is patterned paper. The sentiment is embossed with gold. The bells are colored with Copic markers. The image panel is matted with shimmery gold paper and mounted on foam squares.

I feel so much better about things. The calendars are all finished and packaged up. (Sorry if I've already said that!) The cards and letters are all ready to head to the post office this morning. The house decorating is about 80% done - won't take long at all to finish up. Then just presents for the grandkids. That's about it. Whew!

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NOEL in Blue

Here is one of my recent Christmas cards. I realized that I needed to make 30 more for this year, and so they are extremely simple and I made multiples of some. I first stamped the image and sentiment on five card bases using my MISTI. Then I masked off the strip on the left and ink-blended.  Done!

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Happy (Belated!) Thanksgiving

Well, I'm finally catching up a little bit. The fronts of my Christmas cards are done and I have printed the insides. The labels are printed. The letter still needs to be done, though. My calendars are finished. Yippee!! I have several cards that I can post - I just need the time to do that. So, I thought I would start with the one Thanksgiving card that I made. It comes as a result of doing my November calendar page for next year. The pumpkin image is from Inkadinkadoo. I stamped it with Versamark on vellum, embossed it with gold, and colored on the backside with Copic markers. The image panel is popped up on foam squares.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. And I hope you all can enjoy this holiday season without too much stress!!

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December Calendar Page

And, the final calendar page for 2023. Oh my! The dry embossing was done with a Darice border embossing folder. It is matted with silver paper. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and is embossed with detail silver powder. Happy December!

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Anniversary in Purple

And one more simple card before I'm probably gone for a long time again! I really need to get my calendars done, and at least I have made some progress with them in the past few days. I cut the bottom layer of this card with a Spellbinders die. The heart (and tiny dots) was done with a Martha Stewart punch, with purple cardstock underneath. That panel is mounted on foam squares. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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A Friend Like You

I pulled out this die when I was looking for a specific one for another card and thought I'd make a card using it. I added green underneath it. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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You are Loved

Time sure flies, doesn't it? So much to do, so little of that elusive time! I finally have three cards to share with you. I actually made them a few weeks ago and finally have time to share them. This one was made using Gina K's wreath builder, and also the stamps are all from Gina K. Just another simple card, as are the other two I will share with you in the next couple of days.

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November Calendar Page

 

Happy November, everyone! Here is my calendar page for the month. I truly can not believe that it's November already, and that I have so much to do before Christmas!! At any rate, here's what I used for this month's page: Gina K pumpkin stamps embossed with detail gold powder, Zig Clean Color markers and Hero Arts sentiment stamp.

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Punches and Versamark Stamping

I was looking for a punch one day a few weeks ago and found some punches that I took out to use "at a later date." Well, here are two cards that I made with my pieces. I have a few more pieces, but I don't know when I'll get to using them on cards. We're going to be very busy for about a month. Both punches are from Martha Stewart and are many years old. And, on both cards, I used background stamps and Versamark ink. The sentiment on this first one is popped up with foam squares.

I'm pretty sure that this sentiment stamp is from Gina K.

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October Calendar Page

Poof - it's October! Here is my calendar page for the month. The stamps are all from Gina K. I sponged around the edges and used a gel pen on the eyes and nose. Have a great month!!

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Stencil-Colored Embossing

My first embossing folder/stencil combination. How fun! They are from Altenew. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

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Cheerful Daisies

The yellow gingham background is wrapping paper. The daisies are from Sheena and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things. I did the light coloring with Copic markers.

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More Foiled Butterflies

The butterflies on both of these cards were done with my Glimmer Hot Foil system - both the original and the negative. The butterflies are all mounted on foam squares. And both sentiments are from My Favorite Things.

The frame on this card was also foiled. I added some sequins from Gina K.

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Watercolored Flower Anniversary

More card parts used up on this card - the flower and the leaves. I had heat embossed the images a few years ago, I'm sure, and watercolored them. I didn't check for sure, but I'm quite certain that they are from Gina K. The sentiment is from Gina K, also. The top of the card is glued shut. The patterned paper is from Bo Bunny, I believe.
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Simple Embossing

I ordered a few things from Altenew a couple weeks ago. I had purchased a stamp set several months ago, but didn't have the dies, and they were finally on sale. So, while I was ordering that die set, I added an embossing folder, and also an embossing folder with a coordinating stencil set. You'll see that soon. I made these two cards with one of the folders. The first one is simply white with the sentiment.

On this second one, I embossed it on black and lightly used a blending brush to cover it with white ink. The sentiment is embossed with white and popped up on foam squares.

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Simple Birthday

I had another scrap of this patterned paper, so I made this card. The bottom panel was embossed with an Anna Griffin folder. The glittery die-cut sentiment was in my card parts book. I've been doing a fairly good job of only taking pieces out of the book and not adding any new ones. MAYBE some day I'll use them all up. Now THAT would be something! LOL!

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Red-Foiled Christmas

This first card measures 5 x 6 1/2 inches. I used my Glimmer Hot foil system with red specialty foil. I simply added the sentiment to complete it.

These next two cards were made with the negative foil. The sentiments are from Lawn Fawn.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder for the background on this third card, and silver matting.

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Thanks

Another Martha Stewart punch was used for this card. I added scored lines to it, matted it and popped it up with foam squares. The frame around it was embossed with a Nestabilities die.

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Christmas Wishes

A couple more Christmas cards. I'm getting close to having enough made for this year. What is really behind is my calendar. I only have three months done. I feel I'm running out of time for them! These cards are pretty simple and self-explanatory, I think. The thin striped strips were in my "strips jar."

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Foiled Anniversary Roses

More foiiled pieces using my Glimmer system. I colored this one with Copic markers. The matting has edges punched with an old Martha Stewart punch. (I have a few punches out on my table, waiting to be used.) I added a scored line on the bottom and the top. The sentiment was printed on my computer and foiled with foil and a laminator. I added several sequins of various sizes.

This one is made with the negative of the first card.

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Simple Sympathy

This stamped sentiment was in my card parts book. I die-cut it, matted it and popped it up on foam squares. I die-cut some leaf sprigs and added them. I used some pretty patterned paper for the background.

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Foiled Christmas

Two more cards I made using pieces done with my Glimmer Hot Foil system. This first one is 7 x 3 3/4 inches. I matted with red. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

This one was done with the negative foil and matted with dark blue. This sentiment is also from Lawn Fawn and is mounted on foam squares.

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Thinking of You in Black and White

These black and white strips were in a jar and were in my way, so I used them up! LOL! They were already this size except for one strip which I cut in half. I placed them on a black panel and added a popped-up sentiment, which is from Hero Arts.

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On My Mind

Two identical cards with different colors. The stamps are from Gina K. I colored each with Prismacolor pencils. I used Gamsol on the second one, but not this first one. I scored lines with my Scor-Buddy and matted the panels.

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So Very Happy

Well, I finally have some cards to share with you. I've not had much time in my stamping room, but in short spurts I have managed to make several cards and will be posting them in the next few days. I took some time to use my Glimmer Hot Foil system one day and then I had to use the pieces to make cards. The flowers on this card were made with a scrap of the negative foil and dies. I drew the leaves, stems and grass with a green gel pen and added enamel dots in three different sizes for the centers. I matted the panel and popped it up with foam squares. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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September Calendar Page

Oops - I forgot I hadn't done all of my calendar blog posts. Sorry this is a couple hours late. The leaf stamps are by Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Gina K. It's amazing that it's September already!! Our upcoming weather is certainly not September-like. It's going to be very hot. Have a great month.

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