GOOGLY BIRTHDAY

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Playing along with this PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE

(ends 6/5)

and this AAA BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE

(ends 5/32)

All Penny Black animal images are beyond cute, but I’m really loving this one currently. Although it’s new to me, it was actually part of the 2003 Margaret Sherry line. Per usual I’ve colored it in with alcohol markers in the same basic format as the index sticker. I added my own background by using Waffleflower’s mini blending brushes with a chiseled point, and the stencils listed below.  

These arch dies are also new to me, purchased on the last Spellbinders Warehouse Sale, and they did not disappoint. They cut one of poor birds in half, but I cut another one out and colored it, and foam mounted it as shown. It adds a nice unexpected design detail. And of course, googly eyes, every chance I get 😁

A design element I had ruled out was clouds, but as I was adhering the black frame I got a line of glue in the area, and it left a streak that needed covering. Happy accidents. RIP Bob Ross

SUPPLIES

animal birthday stamp - Penny Black “…to you” #2610K

arched dies - Spellbinders Arch Labels and Tags die set S5-624

cloud stencil - Rosie’s Roadshow Cloud Template

grass stencil - Set the Scene - Grass #TESN66

patterned papers - Recollections

googly eyes

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TRIO OF SHROOMS

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Playing along with this SUNDAY STAMPS Challenge

(ends May 15)

These mushroom dies have been on my desk for quite awhile, and I was happy to get them cut and colored up today. 

The spattered background was stenciled with Distress Oxide Citron ink. The distressed circle was die cut and the bottom two thirds shaded with the same brown ink as the sentiment. 

Mushrooms were cut from oatmeal card stock and shaded with Fired Brick Distress Oxide ink. A white gel pen was used to highlight the speckles and fill in some of the stem areas, with a little brown colored pencil used along the stem edges to give them some shadowing. 

Top of largest mushroom is foam mounted and butterflies are glued down the center only and the wings are bent upwards. 

Sentiment strip has antiqued brass brads attached. 

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp -  Creative Worship Be Encouraged 2 clear set

mushroom dies - Hero Arts Mushroom and Ferns die set

butterfly dies - Sizzix Stampin’ Up! Embosslits Beautiful Wings

circle die - Sizzix Thinlits #665039

splatter stencil - Tim Holtz

I had a little guy left over so I made a little vignette on the inside corner. 

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KRAFTY CIRCLE SQUARES

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Playing along with this FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES Challenge

(ends 5/11)

I wasn’t quite sure exactly what direction I was going to head when I first saw the sketch above, but I LOLed at Kim’s mentioning she was going to do squares since there had been lots of circles previously, because I already knew I was going to fill my squares with circles 😂

After I found the paper collection I wanted to use it was just a matter of semi-precision cutting and pasting. Squares were raised slightly with heavyweight scrap card. White elements on the kraft card stock were heat embossed. This card measures approximately 4.75” square. 

SUPPLIES

Hello sentiment stamp - Gina K. Designs Petite Geranium clear set

Best you sentiment stamp - Fun Stampers Journey cling rubber set #SS-0632

splatter dots stamp - Stampin’ Up! random (1998)

patterned paper - Pebbles Spring Fling #733112

white detail embossing powder

And another card I made using my extras:

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BE YOU FLORAL & PENNANT

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Playing along with this ATLANTIC HEARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE  

(ends 5/3)

Also playing along with this The Paper Players Challenge

(ends 5/8)

I do love a sketch to follow along with, and Michelle’s above is a fun one! And Jaydee’s mood board really meshed with the stamps and direction I was heading. 

I really enjoy paper-piecing images, and love these particular stamps. I also wanted to go with some Spring-y feminine colors. Speaking of paper piecing, I didn’t have enough floral background paper left to do a square card and had to get pretty creative paper piecing there as well!

SUPPLIES

female stamp - Jane Davenport Giraffe Wisdom clear set #JDS-053

sentiment stamp - Picket Fence It’s Peopley Out There clear set #S-150

pennant stamp - Simple Stories Always in My Heart clear set #10739

flat back gems - BoBunny Willow&Sage candy dots

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PANELED FLOWER BOUQUET

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Playing along with this ATLANTIC HEARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE  

(ends 4/27?)

Another lovely sketch to play with, and of course I had to use this new-to-me, old, Stampin’ Up! bouquet to mirror all the wonderousness springing up outside. The bunnies took a chomp from our budding tulips but we must not have the tasty variety because they left it half eaten 🐰

        

After dry embossing and sectioning the white panels, I put a little Bundled Sage reinker in the ink pad lid with some water and then spattered the card stock. The flower bouquet was colored in with alcohol markers, fussy cut, and foam mounted over a strip of burlap ribbon as shown.  I trimmed the ribbon ends from the bouquet and affixed a premade burlap bow. The die cut sentiment panel was cut down from a fancier one. Behind that is a die cut label from a cardstock scrap I covered in the same marker as the tulips. I pierced it lightly because it was looking too plain and solid. I was concerned if I used a white gel pen instead for dots it might bleed. I really feel like I’m living life on the very edge every time I affix something to my card front and then proceed to mess about with it 😂

SUPPLIES

flower bouquet stamp - Stampin’ Up! Life’s Special Moments set

sentiment stamp -  unlabeled

label dies - Stampin’ Up!

embossing folder - Altenew Ribbon Waves

flat back gems - Waffle Flower Candy Dots

burlap bow - The Paper Studio

burlap ribbon - trimmed down from wider strip, unlabeled

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LOVE NOTE PUP

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Playing along with this ATLANTIC HEARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE  

(ends 4/19)

UPDATE!

and this PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE Optional Pastel colors 

(ends 4/30?)

Love the sketch but needed to flip it to accommodate the direction the pup insisted on facing 😂

The background was made by stamping the postage collage image in black ink, trimming the edges and cutting it into squares, and then sponging all the edges lightly with a red ink. I used my little Prickly Pear clear T-square to lay out a grid in pencil and then affixed the squares back into order. The dog was colored in with alcohol markers and foam mounted. There is a little flat back aurora heart gem on the envelope flap. The stamped and die cut sentiment was backed with a heavyweight card stock scrap. 

SUPPLIES

postage background stamp - Hero Arts Mail Jumble #CG750

dog stamp -  Penny Black Love Note #2860H

 sentiment stamp and die - Spellbinders Nature’s Dance set #CSOM-JAN25

flat back aurora heart gem - The Paper Studio

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