Say It Elegantly

Hi my friends, today I have an elegant Congratulations card that uses a little bit of everything such as stamps, dies, stencils, embossing paste and embossing powder.  But don't let all of those things scare you because this really is an easy card to make.

Here's how my card was made;

• Die-cut white cardstock using the Nested Rectangle Small Stitch Die Cut.
• Place the Brick Wall Stencil on top of the die-cut panel and paste emboss using gold glitter embossing paste.  Set aside to dry.
• Die-cut a circle frame using the Nested Circle Die Cut Set and pop up on the brick panel once it's dry.
• Use the Flower #5 Die-Cut to cut leaves from silver glitter paper and pop up over the circle frame.
• Stamp Congratulations on a strip of black cardstock with VersaMark Ink and emboss with silver embossing powder and pop up over the circle frame.
• Layer onto a slightly larger silver panel and pop up on a white card.

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Congratulations

Hi my friends, this week I've been in Nevada visiting my daughter, son-in-law and new little grandbaby.  So I haven't been able to craft but I have been able to catch up on a few posts for cards I've recently made.  This card was made using the Entangled Flourish clear set from Honey Doo Crafts.  The flowers were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens on Strathmore Bristol Smooth Paper, the paper really makes a huge difference.  I also use my Zigs on watercolor paper but I haven't had any luck just using regular cardstock.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year's Eve to all you crafty fanatics, you've made it through another year of creativity!  My last card of the year is a bright floral card using Honey Doo Crafts Cherry Blossom Stamps and matching Die Set.  The purple flowers were stamped on a long rectangle watercolor panel with VersaMark Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  Color the two flowers with Zig Clean Color Clear Brush Markers.

Stamp the flower one more time and the leaves the same as above on a separate piece of watercolor paper.  Color this one with pink Zigs, the leaves with green and use the matching dies to die cut.  Pop these up on the flower panel, layer onto black then onto decorative paper and glue to a black card. 

Stamp sentiment from the Mini Sentiments Stamp Set on a white strip of paper with black ink and emboss with clear embossing powder. Glue to card and add a pink rhinestone.

Have a fun and safe New Year's Eve and I'll see you back here tomorrow!!!!!

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Congratulations

Fall is my favorite time of year, I love the colors, the cooler weather and the holidays.  So this week the Stampendous Design Team is  sharing Fall projects to help get you in the mood!

Here's how my card was made;
1.  Place Congratulations Stencil on a white cardstock slightly larger than the stencil.
2.  Using the Brush #6 stipple black ink over the letters. Sponge the edges of the paper with Peeled Paint ink.
3.  Layer onto black and yellow paper, set aside.
4.  Randomly place Small Fern Frond on a white panel and stipple with Dried Marigold ink, move stencil and repeat several times. Do the same with Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters ink.
5.  Glue Congratulations onto the panel, tie the bottom with ribbon and mount to a yellow card.

Supplies
Stampendous
DWLS22 Small Fern Frond Stencil
DWLM2006 Congratulations Stencil
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
STF082 VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
DWGHB Brush #6 Gold Handle

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My Colors Cardstock
Zip Dry Glue Beacon Adhesives
Checked Ribbon
Grand Calibur Diecut/Embossing Machine
Distress Inks- Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Dried Marigold

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Hydrangea Pitcher

Stampendous is having a Creative Impressions Blog Hop this week and the Design Team is sharing their creations made using their beautiful ribbon. Of course there are prizes!!

There are FIVE terrific prize packages that include Birthday Ensemble Stencil and a Creative Impressions Ribbon Card. To be eligible to win simply comment on posts here and on our Design Team's Blogs throughout the week. Comment by midnight on Sunday, Pacific time and the winners will be announced on Monday, April 24, 2017. US winners only, see Official Contest Rules for more details.

Here is how my card was made;
1.  Watercolor a white panel with Wild Honey and Wilted Violet inks and let dry.
2.  Use the Bricks Stencil to randomly stencil bricks on the watercolor panel with Wilted Violet ink.
3.  Randomly stamp words from the Tweet Chirps Perfectly Clear Set with Wild Honey and glue onto a larger purple panel.  Tie the side with green ribbon.
4.  Stamp Hydrangea Pitcher on white cardstock with black ink and color with colored pencils.  Cut out and pop up on the watercolor panel.
5.  Randomly stencil bricks on a yellow panel with Wild Honey ink.  Glue panel onto card.

Supplies
Stampendous
Q232 Hydrangea Pitcher
SSC1252 Tweet Chirps Perfectly Clear Set
DWLG610 Bricks Stencil
AC672HSG Dot Sparklers Gold
AC672HSV Dot Sparklers Violet

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My Colors Cardstock
Creative Impressioms Ribbon- Olive with Olive Swirl
Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Glue
Prisma Colored Pencils
Foam Squrares
Distress Ink- Wild Honey, Wilted Violet

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Jamie Martin

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Lea Fritts

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Congrats

Here is a card I made just because, no reason just playing around. I love this color combo and have been wanting to make a card using it. I got the great tan paper a while ago and haven't really used it to much but now watch out, I love it!
Stamps- background by Great Impressions, word and oval by MSE (My Sentiments Exactly)
Ink- white Brilliance, latte and denim Adirondack, VersaMark
Plus- chocolate embossing powder by Stampendous, circle stickers by Stampendous, glitter glue, satin ribbon, scallop scissors

On Sunday my daughter and I went whale watching with our Girl Scout troop. It was only the girls who are working on their Gold Award (it's like the Boy Scout Eagle Award). The weather was great and luckily it didn't rain so we were able to go out to whale watching, go on the tide pool walk and pick up trash on the beach. Boy did we put a lot into our day, we left at 6:30 am and got home at 6:00 pm. Everyone had a great time.
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The picture below is of a World War II fighter ship. The captain of our boat told us to take a picture because we will probably never see another that is sailing, so I did.

Here Melanie and I are while on the tide pool walk.

Isn't this a beautiful picture of the lighthouse! I didn't know it looked so good until I got it on the computer. This was take while sailing out to the ocean.