Gold embossing with water color hydrangea card

   I did one more card for the Mod Squad challenge blog. I used a pretty hydrangea flower from Raisin boat stamps. I used versa mark ink to stamp it on water color paper and then embossed it with gold. I die cut a butterfly with a spellbinders die and then covered it with versa mark ink and embossed it with gold. I then used water color pencils to color the flower and used a aqua brush to blend the colors. This is really easy as the water stays inside the embossed lines. I used an oval spellbinders die and a pretty mat die they have to put out the colors of the flower. I added the butterfly to bring out the gold embossing on the flower. A very pretty card that was really easy to do.
   The person I cased is Katerina she has done this technique and I always wanted to try it.
   I hope you pull out your embossing powders and water color pencils and give this technique a try.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Pretty pink poppie

 

  I had stamped a page full of poppies at a stamping weekend months ago and colored them while watching T.V. awhile ago.I cut some round some oval ,etc. I then played with mats and colors and this one need a pop of color and the gingham was just the ticket for this card. It brought out the green in the stem.
     I stamped the flower and colored it with Copic markers and then die cut it and the mats with Spellbinder die's. I cut a piece of gingham as well as the black mat and then used a corner rounder to each of the corners. I think this helped the design flow better. I attached the layers to the card and then added a fun thinking of you saying at a slight angle on the bottom right hand corner.
    This card will be entered over at Mod Squad Challenge Blog for it's gingham challenge.
thanks for stopping. I hope you pop over and check out all of the wonderful creations the other talented paper crafters have entered over at Mod Squad Challenge Blog.
     Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Sunflowers and gingham

   I know another post by me. It is wedding season so I don't get too much time to play in my craft room. But I had a stack of almost done cards on my table and a few hours for me.The funny thing is several of them had gingham accents in the mix so when I saw the  Gingham Challenge over at Mod Squad Challenge Blog I had to finish them up and enter them.
  For this one I had played with a new embossing folder with a scalloped lace on each side of the card. I then cut a piece of yellow gingham in the middle. I had stamped and colored some pretty Sunflowers from JustRite stamps so I cut them out. I stamped the thinking of you on a tiny polka dot paper I found in my scraps with brown momento ink. To make it stand out a bit more I sponged the edge with the brown ink.The oval saying was attached in the middle of the gingam and then used some pop dots to raise up the flowers I added on the right and left sides of the saying.
    I have an elderly custom in mind to send this card to. I think it will help brighten her day. She lost her husband a few weeks ago.
    Well I have a few more gingham cards to post so I better get going before the family gets up.
   Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Vintage lace and Kraft

  Burlap and lace are all the rage for wedding decor right now. I do alterations for my real job and I have 28 gowns that I am working on right now. I hear all about the decor of the brides weddings. So fun to hear what they have found on pinterest. Well when I saw the challenge #119 Get Krafty on JustRites blog I had to play with my new stamp set Lace Medallion Labels.
   I samped the lace backgound stamp by JustRite stamps with versa mark ink and then embossed it with white/ivory embossing powder on kraft paper. I cut around the edges and attached it to a Kraft card. I stamped the medallions on kraft paper and also embossed them and cut them out.I used the matching die to cut out a mat for the lace medallion that I fussy cut to get close to the edges. I fussy cut the smaller one also but I left a small border so it would show up more when layered on the card. I attached the layers on the top of the lace card front. This would be a great card for a thinking of you, thank you,or even a Mother's Day card. I exudes warm feelings and simpler  times.
  I plan on making a few of these to have on hand when I need a card to send  to say I am thinking of you.
   Thanks for stopping.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Flowers from my garden

I have been wanting to make some cards with my flower pictures for some time now. I took these last year! I had some of them done with a pearl finish when I ordered my daughters graduation pictures. I used my nestabilities to die cut them and the mats. I am liking how they turned out. It was a challenge on Just Rite Stampershttp://justritestampers.typepad.com/ that gave me the push I need to get creative with my pictures.The challenge is called Friday challenge 028 " A picture is worth a 1000 words".
I used wallet size photo's for my cards.I also challenged myself to use pattered paper too! I used Just Rite stamps of course for my sayings.
I hope you enjoy my cards I hope to do some more as long as I have my photo's out and piles of paper spread out.
Play a litlle each day!
Donna


" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

I love a challange

This is another card I made using the fun Making memories giggle kids flower grid and my slice. I cut the flowers and the mat with the slice. I added some sewing to put the out side edge and pull out the red. The saying from Gena K and the bird punch is a Fiskars limited edition punch.
This Card is one I have been planning in my head for awhile because I wanted to use my new bird border punch and I love this Making Memories Giggle kids flower grid paper.I used my slice to cut the shape and mat.The stamp is fromGena K.

I am loving hopping over to Moxy Fab World to see what is new and maybe try one of their challenges.So here are some cards was inspired to try.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me"

Erma Bombeck
Writer