CHILL POPSICLES.

Hi friends!

Playing along with this FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES Challenge

(ends 7/6).

UPDATE:

Thrilled to get a shout-out from Kim as a Princess of Clean!

Happy to finally get this set out and use it! When I make a purchase I like to write out a little Post It to include in the storage envelope stating the price, location and date purchased. I find it incredible this could’ve been from a 2023 purchase - what?!! Maybe I wrote the date wrong 😂

 

And so I’m also playing along with the July NBUS Never Before Used Schtuff Challenge, where Darnell has graciously arranged for some fabulous prizes! 

Check the NBUS blog for rules and such. 

These popsicles didn’t come with indentations so I just cut some thin strips, rounded the corners slightly, and covered them with gel medium after I had pasted them down. I used a scissor to take a bite out of the orange one for interest, and added the white gel pen to the corners for an illusion of dimension. I used a little brown ink and a blender brush to get some shadowing on the sticks, and added some white gel pen to the tips. I backed both popsicles with some heavyweight scrap card and then put the orange one on foam tape as well.

I used the scalloped circle to suggest a modern paper doily by using a Crop-a-dile to punch holes around the edges as shown. The sentiment is triple mounted for some dimension.

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp and die, and popsicle dies - Spellbinders Have a Chill Summer

 #CSOM-JUL22 & #CDOM-JUL22 

plain circle dies - Crafter’s Companion Gemini Elements

scalloped circle die - Spellbinders Scallop Journal Cards #S4-1438

gloss medium

white gel pen

brown ink

Thanks for stopping in today!

CHEERFUL DRINKS x4

Hello!

I love making a few cards with the same basic layout and images and then picking a favorite!

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (sentiments, pitcher and glass)

alcohol markers  (pitcher and glass)

stenciling  (circles)

* For all these cards I overlaid the detailed stencil over a circle stencil, and then I started inking in the center and faded the inks out towards the edges.  On the yellow and green circles I used the blending brush to swish some of the same ink over the stenciled image to soften it.  

fussy cutting  (pitcher and glass)

foam mounting  (pitcher and glass)

white gel pen

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

pitcher and glass, You're Sweet, and Please Join Us stamps - 

Fiskars Sweet Celebration clear set  (2014)

Hello Sweet Friend stamp - Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments 

clear set #STP-027

Thinking of You Sweet Friend stamp - Stampin' Up! Honey Bee set

 inks  - Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up!  Regal Rose, Pool Party, Green Galore 

and Yoyo Yellow

alcohol ink markers - Copics

white gel pen - Sakura GellyRoll

circle stencil - unbranded

flourish stencil - Altenew Flowing Drops

chevron stencil - Plaid Folkart #31062E

other stencils - unbranded from Amazon

square green flat back gems - Glitz Frosting

smooth clear flat back gem stones - Hero Arts

faceted clear flat back gems - Park Lane

Crafty Calendar

May Anything Goes  (ends 5/28).

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

#182 Anything Goes (ends 6/4).

Thanks so much for stopping in today!!

LET'S HANG OUT

Hello!

This is for a friend - we love to catch up over coffee and hot chocolate out and about   :o)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cup and mug, sentiment)

stenciling  (yellow background)

alcohol markers (cup and mug)

die cutting  (cup, mug, ampersand)

foam mounting  (cup and mug)

holographic card stock  (ampersand)

SUPPLIES

cup and mug stamps and dies  - Doodlebug Design Inc.Treat Yourself set

sentiment stamp - Hero Arts Hang in There Potted Plants set #CM338

ampersand die - Tonic 1893e Will's Hand "and" + "&" Miniature Moments Die Set

inks - Stampin' Up! Barely Banana

stencil - unbranded

holographic card stock - Walmart pack

Sharing this card with the following Challenge:

Little Red Wagon

#654 With a Little Help from My Friends.

Thanks for stopping in today!!