Easy Breezy Challenge

This is my 10 minute card for the Easy Breezy Challenge on Flourishes. By doing this challenge I have a chance of winning all this month's releases at Flourishes. I used my curvy rectangle nestibility in 3 sizes. On the Kraft layer I simply kept one edge inside the fold to create the card base layer. I distressed the white and pink layers with Frayed Burlap distress ink and a sponge.

On the white layer I gold embossed the I Love Roses stamp which I swiped with Fuzzy Peach and Sweet Alfalfa Twinkling H2Os. This watercoloring took about 1 minute...swipe, swipe your done.

For a little splash of color I added strip of green moss ribbon added a slide. I left the ends hanging towards the bottom and attach each with a zot dot. Then I added a little bow made with my Bow Easy, attached with a zot dot as well.

This Inkadinkado message stamp finishes the inside. Quick and easy....the kind of card you make when you forgot and you need the card immediately. I enjoy card making that takes time so this was only for the challenge of timing myself and hoping to win the great stamps from Flourishes.

I have been up since 3 am when our pregnant Golden decided she needed to spend quality time with me and the Yorkies were not happy with this. To prevent waking everyone else...I got up and went to my stamp area to play. Unfortunately my mojo remained sleeping so I wrote some letters to friends who are retiring.

Now that everyone has left the house I am having a hard time staying awake so I think I'll put a movie on and try to watch it which actually means I will fall asleep. Talk later.

Hugs

Heather

Easter Iris

The challenge on Timeless Tuesdays from Flourishes is to emboss. Today I used Gold embossing powder on the Siberian Iris stamp to create this card. I stamped the image on watercolor paper and used Twinkling H2Os to color. The DP is from DCWV as is the Metallic Textured blue paper. I used the new EK success edge punch to decorate the edges. I used my new Marvy flower punch to create the flower in the top right corner. Pearls were added along the bottom left corner and the center of the flower punch. The ribbon is from Michaels.

The above photo shows the coloring without the gold shining. I put a pink haze around the image to add the shadow effect. The curvy rectangle nestibility was used to cut out the layers of the image.

The first image I embossed was stamped too much. The gold powder was way to thick. Instead of throwing it out I put it on the inside and used a marker to go around the edge. I added a piece of the metallic blue and a small strip of whisper white. The punch was used to decorate each piece.

Don`t forget to comment on the New Thomas Kincade and Surprise post for blog candy. Have a great day.

Hugs

Heather

Mojo Monday #78 Iris Love

I made this card following Mojo Monday`s sketch and I really love it. I have decided to give Mother`s Day cards to my friends who are Mothers. I only have one Mom but I love making the cards sooooo...all friends who are Moms will get an extra card today. I am learning this past week that Motherhood has its trials so they all neeed a little extra so here is the first of my Moms cards. The image is Flourishes Siberian Iris and it is such a wonderful stamp set. I used papers from Provo Craft and the paisley paper is unknow but beautiful . I received my Twinkling H2Os that I ordered on sale at Marco Papers so guess what I colored with.

My main colors were Sweet Alfalfa, Periwinkle, and Rose Petal. I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black on watercolor paper. This is the greatest ink for watercoloring and markers. It just does not smudge and shows great detail. I used a brush with the water colors.

I cut the image out with the curvy rectangle nestibility and then traced its outline and used scissors to cut out the second layers. I traced the outline of one of the circle nestibiilites to create the bottom edge. Tracing the outside of the die allows you to get a thin edge on the next layer. Going to the next larger die often is too much for the second layer but tracing the outside is perfect.

The bow embellishment was made by tieing a small bow of Michaels Spool o Ribbon and attaching it with a Zot to a small circle. I then attached 3 oak leaves from the Martha Stewart punch to create the twigs. All of this was attached with another Zot.

This photo shows my newest punch. It is one of the new Ek punches and so far I really like it. I love how the punch clicks close to be almost flat. It takes a lot less room than most other edge punches. I also love the designs they have. I have no idea what this one is called but I like it.

I am so excited to get these Twinkling H2Os. There was an explanation on Stamp with Beate Yahoo message group that Luminarte was swamped with thousands of orders and will fill them all slowly but surely. They had let go most of their staff so it may take a while to get all the orders out. I am still waitin for 2 more orders. I nearly flipped when I heard they were closing. This is my most precious tool I think. Twinkling H2Os make me feel like an artist and that is soooooo cool. So watch for more watercoloring on the next post and then I will promise to try the markers next.

Well its almost time to get the gang up for school and work. I am so amazed that no one else in the family doesn`t just wake up. I go around and wake each of them up from a dead sleep. I know you could count on one hand the number of times someone has woken me up. I will try to be pleasant but hey this is stealing blogging time!

Talk later. Hugs

Heather

Verve Stamp Challenge

I used the Verve sketch challenge to do this card. I do not have any Verve stamps but someone is going to win some so I thought I would put myself in the mix. I used my I Loves Roses set from Flourishes to create the images. My paper is from My Mind`s Eye and Chocolate Chip from SU. The base of the card is Kraft from SU. I used the Martha Stewart dollie punch on the bottom edge and my dots were from the Inkessential pen.

I colored the rose with my Twinkling H20s and used the oval regular and scalloped nestibilites to create the label. I am having a great time visiting blogs and coloring so off to hit blogland again.

Have a good one.

Hugs

Heather

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday

The challenge this week at Flourishes was to have a quote as the focal point of the card. I used a pre-cut card that I purchased at Carousel Rubber stamp store in Nova Scotia. I ordered 10 of these Acru cut cards and this is the first I have used. I kept saving them for something special and decided that the time had come to stop hoarding. The paper is parchment paper and I used holograph paper on the insert.

I stamped this Inkadinkado sentiment with Walnut stain distress ink on the hologram paper. It was difficult to photograph because of the paper...it has a slight shimmer effect.

I used the small rose bud and stemmed flower on the bottom right corner and the top left used the large stemmed rose (without stem) on the top left. I colored the flowers using Petal Pink and Sweet Alfalfa of the Twinkling H20s. I used very little color on these flowers and tipped the edges with watered green.

I woke up this morning to a beautiful winter day. The snow is coming down in such large flakes and the trees are covered with new snow....beautiful. Even though snow makes travel by car or feet difficult it is truly one of my favorite sights....pure new fallen snow glistening on everything...spectacular natural beauty.

I plan on surfing around and checking out some blogs so have a wonderful day everyone.

Hugs

Heather

Butterfly Flowers

I had such fun creating this card. I used punches, Twinkling H20s and Stamps Zia stamps and Flourishes stamps. I used the scalloped punch from SU to create the flowers. I trimmed the edges using a brush of Gold Dust H20 and a gold gel pen. Using Martha Stewart`s butterfly punch I created the opening into the inside panel. I also used the Martha Stewart flower punch on the top and bottom edges.

To create the flower stems I used the leaves stamps from I Love Roses from Flourishes and then hand painted the connecting stem.

To add a little stability to the front cover I added the two strips of the background paper and some butterflies. I repeated the use of the Martha Stewart punch on the sides of the inside image.The butterfly is actually a moth stamp from Stamp Zia. These stamps or made of deeply etched green rubber and make a beautifully detailed image. I stamped it using versamark and gold detail embossing powder. Since the rubber is unmounted I put two layers of craft foam under my paper when stamping to get the perfect stamped image. I used Twinkling H20s to paint this image and I am very pleased with it. I actually only used 3 different paints a Petal Pink, Garnet and Autumn Butternut. I love the way you can get so many different colors using only a few colors.

The Happy Birthday Swirl is from a Scrappy Kat sentiment stamp set I purchased at Michaels. I loved painting the image and wanted to create a card giving a peek into the inside and this is what I came up with. I love reading your comments so thanks to all who leave them and please stay in touch.

Hugs

Heather

Flourishes Iris

This is the first time I have inked this wonderful stamp from Flourishes. I have left this card sentiment free, I want to have it available for either Easter, Birthday or Sympathy. It is such a versatile stamp.

I first embossed the image with detail gold embossing powder and then colored with Prismacolored Markers. I used

• lilac as the main flower color
• added depth with violet
• highlighted with deco pink
• leaves are light and dark olive

To keep the gold theme going I edged all the sides with versamark and then dipped them in gold embossing powder. Since I had used the curvy rectangle nestibility to cut out both the image and the first DP panel, the embossing was very attractive.

The papers I used are from Creative Memories and DCVW. I made the back panels slightly off center to add to the design. On the bottom I used a ribbon slide tag from Cuttlebug and ran white sheer creations ribbon from Micheals through it. I used the dotted Swizz embossing folder to add dimension to the tag.

On the inside I used a lighter Lilac paper to create the base and added dies cut with the CB as trim. The center panel is label one from Nestibilites. I used the gold Archival stamp pad on all edges. I love the dies from CB. I ran them through my sticker machine to attach them.

The boys and DH have gone to the semi finals in the local hockey tournament and if they win I am going to go to my first hockey game of the year. I haven`t gone to a game since I had back surgery but since this is the boys final year, I would really love to see this game. Hope they win.

Talk later. Don`t forget to smile at a stranger today to make someone`s day better.
Hugs
Heather

Flourishes Focus Challenge

Flourishes issued a challenge to use color and they chose a peacock feather as the color choice. I used their I Love Roses stamps to create this card.

I embossed the stamp with gold detail powder and loved how it turned out. I painted the rose using Twinkling H20s. I have never seen a rose this peacock color but I know I would love it. Next to purple this is my favorite color. I only wish you could see the way the colors shimmer...twinkling H20s are wonderful.

I used the curvy rectangle nestibilities on the two center labels and the long rectangle scalloped for the other DP rectangles. The papers are from Provo Craft and they are beautiful. The base is from Michaels and it did not photo well, in actual fact it is deeper in color. I don`t have a light box so that may be the problem. I also used the doodle nestibility and some metallic paper from DCWV to make the doodle found on the two corners on the front.

On the inside I used another coordinated paper and cut out circles of one of the patterns to

embellish it. I used the small single rose which I also painted with Twinkling H20s and used a gold gel pen to write in Love. The base card was the peacock color on one side and the green color on the other side. Makes for a surprise inside.

What a change in weather today. It is absolutely pouring rain right now. The weather people are predicting the temperature will drop again and this will turn into ice and then snow. I hate to think how horrible the roads will be if it turns cold. I just want everybody to come home. Guess I had better go get working on supper...its a Sunday casual style with toasted cheese and bacon open sandwiches. We had this often when I was growing up and the boys love it. Nice and casual and fun to make...just stick the bread in the oven on broil to toast one side, flip it over and add 1 slice of cheese and two cooked pieces of bacon. Serve by cutting in two diagonally. Teens love it.

Hugs

Heather

Happy Valentine`s Day CPS

I am so pleased with this card. I followed the sketch on http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com. They are having a anniversary week so it would certainly be worth checking it out. I used the Roses stamp set from Flourishes and I love it. Having two sizes of one stamp provides many opportunities for stamping.

I stamped the smaller rose three times and colored them all with Prismacolored Pencils. I used the new VersaMark Dazzle watermark pad on the large rose. After it had dried quite a bit I added some Dazzling Diamonds for some extra sparkle. Now it looks just like those cards available when I was a young girl. I thought they were so beautiful. I used the sentiment provided in this stamp set with Perfect Plum ink. As you can see, I used the curvy rectangle nestibility on all the roses. To highlight the edge embossing, I used a metallic Rose pencil along the edge.

The inside of the card has the final rose and two more sentiments from the set. I tore the edge of the paper using the ruler from Plaid. It makes such a great edge.

I used papers from Provo Craft and the cardstock is from Bazzill.

I am having a great day...doing all the fun things I want...surfing and playing with paper. Remember to sign up for my blog candy.

Talk later Hugs

Heather

Love Always

Let`s start today with a blog to visit for some great blog candy: http://www.jessicaacs.com/index.php/2009/01/18/getting-ready-for-cha/.

I used the Flourishes stamp I Love Roses again today but this time I used the rose on the stem and one of the buds.

I choose this photo to show all the shine from the gold embossing. The second picture below shows the colors better.

I attached the bud stamp to the stemmed rose as I was stamping. I thought this would make it look better. I used versamark and gold detail embossing powder.

I used my Prismacolored markers and pencils to color in the flower. I used an Inkadinkado white gel pen for highlights. I colored first with markers and them added depth with the pencils. I used the Love Always stamps from the set as the sentiment and gold embossed them as well.

I used a picture matt I had in to trace the shape of the main panel. I used Whisper White and Kraft paper for this card. For the other two layers of the center panels, I simply cut around the panel leaving a bit showing. I used a gold gel pen to highlight each panel. I used Martha Stewart`s Lace punch on the right side of the final white layer. The base of the card is Kraft.

As you can see in the above photo the inside panel also has a scalloped edge that extends beyond the front edge. I also used two ribbon which I tape together to create the bow.

For the inside of the card, I made a copy of the photo mat using whisper white. I used frayed burlap and milled lavender distress inks on both the whisper white and the pink insert. I left the insert blank for a handwritten note of love. Guess that is all for today. DH comes back from Toronto today so I guess I had better clean the house a bit. I am just like the kids, when Dad is away suppers are in front of the TV and housework is definitely not high on the list of doing.
Hugs
Heather

Flourishes Valentine

This is the first card I have made using a Flourishes stamp and I am very impressed with the stamps. They are very detailed and they take both ink and versamark extremely well. Love the impression they leave. This is the I Love Roses Set and I think I will have lots of fun with it.
Today I stamped the full bloom rose onto whisper white cardstock using versamark and embossed it with gold detail powder. I then used Twinkling H2Os to paint inside the gold lines. I attached 2 leaf sections and placed the rose over them. I attached them to a dark blue cardstock that I had run through the cuttlebug using the Swiss Dot folder. This is one of my favorite folders. It always makes the paper seem gorgeous. I also used 2 silver brads ($store) and attached the whole thing to gold gloss paper.

I attached the rose section to a piece of pressed and creased DP also in navy blue.

I ran sheer shimmer ribbon across the top and attached a flat bow with a blue crystal brad. I found it hard to take a picture showing the bow but in reality it looks great. I again used Gold Detail embossing powder to add the sentiments Love Always. I cut them out using the large oval punch (SU).

For the base of the card I used deep rose colored paper that I do not know the label of...sorry. On the inside I added the small version of the full bloom rose on the stem.

I am actually now being quite quiet since the boys finally agreed to study for their exam tomorrow. So I guess I sign off till tomorrow.

Hugs

Heather