Valentine Cards & Env Day 2 with Julie Wildman

Day 2 was another good day... I'm pooped and now it's almost time for another Zoom class with the Edmonton Calligraphy Society - Foundational hand with Suzanne Cannon.

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Crazy Illumination - Xmas Balls - Green/Gold and Red/Gold

A couple last minute Xmas cards using Loredana's Crazy Illumination technique.

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Seniors Xmas Cards 2020

 

 

The BVCG usually makes cards for seniors during our annual Xmas party... you guess it - that's shot to smithereens this year... so we were asked to create them at home and then someone would collect them.

I was creating all day yesterday and managed to finish 11 cards - but I wanted an even dozen, so got up this morning and finished the last one. The the rest of the day in photographing and uploading to my website and now my blog. Pheww - I think that was a marathon...

Anyway click on any image to see all the details and the insides etc. Enjoy.

Julie Wildman - Resist - Day 3

I took a 3 day ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - these are cards I made during day 3

Love the card above... and I know who it's going to... BIG GRIN. I finally mixed up some Rheotech white gesso (which is more "liquidy" than my Golden gesso) and worked better than the Liquitex clear for this writing technique. Watercolors and salt and then the mistletoe. I'm still chuckling as I write this...

On this next card used the Molotow pen with the masking fluid, Then Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils blended with water, then added a graphite shading with paper stump. I'm very happy with the results.

And for this card below, finally used some of my Daniel Smith gold gesso. I've had the container since 2006, I don't think I've used it since then. The gesso was still great but the container was totally shot. I had to dispense it into another container... 

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Julie Wildman - Resist - Day 2 con't

I took a 3 day ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - these are more of the things I made during day 2

I'm using a Molotow pen filled with Pebeo masking fluid for the card above. Love using the pen.

On the card below, cut out a stencil using Tim's masking sheets. This card is my favorite from all 15 cards that I created during this 3 day class. I love the background watercolors and the salt effect on them.

 

Julie Wildman - Resist - part of Day 2

I took a 3day ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - these are some of the things I made during day 2

I used a clear liquid gesso on all 3, so my contrast isn't very good... I tried giving it more contrast with Art Alchemy metallic wax..

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Julie Wildman - Resist Pen - Day 1 con't

Julie Wildman - Resist Pen - Day 1. after uploading yesterday's cards I continued on... Filled a Molotow pen with Pebeo masking fluid and created the artwork for these 2 cards. Painted with Winsor and Newton watercolors..

 

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Julie Wildman - Resist Techniques - Day 1

I'm taking another ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - Resist Techniques - Day 1. So like usual, created a couple cards that I just need to finish off... BIG GRIN

Today I played with filling my Molotov pen with Pebeo masking fluid and writing with it. I really like that technique. Now I just have to see how long my pen will last before it totally clogs up... The bane of my existence - things drying up when I go to use them again. Drives me crazy. Bloody expensive too. You wouldn't believe how many masking fluids I've bought.

The Joy card uses masking sheet hand cut as a stencil/mask and then a wash of watercolors. Also using the back side of Dreamweaver packaging (love that blue cardstock...)

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And now I'm going back to playing with more resist techniques BIG GRIN

 

TH - Gradient Grunge and Alcohol card techniques

A few more tries with the alcohol and the gradient grunge techniques. They're OK but still not like Tim's sigh. C'est la vie...

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July/19 - Top Fold Romantic Bouquet - ECD Summer Joy, Floursih BFly - Mornings Are

Another Elizabeth Craft Designs group blog post this one with the theme of summer.

I'm using several dies "4 Seasons" 4pce set, "Joy" 4pce set and "Butterfly Flourish"  3pce set  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE    

I'm using a clear stamp quote from Quietfire Design ("A Bit Of Fragrance Collection") also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE 

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Mar/19 - Easel Pink Ink Bee - ECD Happy Garden - The Hum Of Bees

I got a couple more of those Pink Ink stamp sets, this one being the jumbo bee. Loving it. It came with that smaller bee and a very mini bee.

I'm using a die "Happy" 2pce set,  "Garden" 3pce set and "Calligraphic Elements #3" 11pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE 

I'm also using a rubber quote stamp  from Quietfire Design

("The Hum Of Bees - Garden Delights" 8pce set)

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MC June/18 - Coffee Cup - ECD Hugs - Coffee, Friends & Bookmark

I just got the newest stamps from Suzanne - coffee and tea related and a couple others.... LOVE THEMI'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Hugs"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I 'm also using a bunch of the newest stamps and a couple from a previous release from Quietfire Design  ("But First, Coffee" 8pce set); ("Tea" 7pce set); ("Tulips" design element); ("Life Doesn't Have To Be Wonderful to Be Perfect"); "Crackle Background") 

 

And on the inside using a clear stamp set from Quietfire Design "Birthday Collection" 8pce set also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE

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And it fits for these challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration  #448 colors yellow, pink & green
MMM Challenge  #73 resist embossing
Tuesday Throwdown  #396 tag (since it has a hole and ribbon and is a bookmark, I think it can also qualify as a tag...)
Fab n Funky Challenge  #398 sunny colors
The Paper Shelter #343 ribbons, buttons or pearls
JW Scrap Shack  #237 anything goes
All Sorts Challenge  #471 ladies night out. (what's better than friends and coffee)
We Love To Create  #9 anything mixed media

MC Mar/18 - Easel Roses - ECD Amazing - Only Those - HB

Well I'm back on line with my website. Still a couple minor glitches but at least things are working again.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I've been itching to do some watercolor painting... and decided for my 2nd card to paint roses...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Amazing/Beautiful" 2pce set  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a quote and sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design ("A Rustle In The Wind" 4pce set); ("Happy Birthday/Let Them Eat Cupcakes" 4pce set)

Also using an electronic Font cut file from Suzanne available on Silhouette. PS it works as a regular print font for emails and in Word etc. Click image to purchase. 

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And it fits for these challenges:
Creatalicious Challenge  #135 BD or anything goes
Fab n Funky Challenges  #385 nothing square
Aud Sentiments Challenge  #199 Bingo: DP, emboss, dies; 3D, digi or rubber stamps, markers/pencils; ribbon, stitch, favorite color
Cute Card Thursday  #521  BIRTHDAY
Artistic Inspirations  #195 anything goes
TTCRD  #13 - 20 anything goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy Challenge  #11  anything goes
Pennys Challenges  #371 anything goes

MC Jun/17 - Easel Quill - ECD Laugh Happy Birthday - Enjoy Your Day

Another productive quilling day last week... Boy talk about a bright card...

I'm using a couple of an A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Laugh" and "Happy Birthday" 2pce set, also available on Quietfire design HERE and HERE

I'm also using a sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "Twirl and Enjoy" 3 pce set

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Lil Red Wagon  #400  3 of a kind
Cute Daisy May  monthly June  summer fun
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #422  ribbon and  sparkle
ANYTHING GOES:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge
TTCRD  #27 - 3
Simon Says Stamp Challenge
The House That Stamps Built  #J2817
JW Scrap Shack  #194
We Love To Create  #13

MC Jun/17 - Easel Music - ECD Play - Moments of Silence - YOU - HB

Love these music quotes from Suzanne and am finally using one of my LaBlanche stamps... The background is one of the Color Burst pigment stamping. I wondered how I would end up using it, but loving the collage effect.

I'm Using an A Way With Words die "Fun Play" 2 pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

 I'm using a quote and sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design.
("Moments of Silence..."); ("Just For You" 4pce set); ("Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set); The large lettered word YOU was created by using individual letters from these two stamp sets... Have fun creating your own words from the various sets.  ("Joy - fill er up"); ("Mum fill er up" 2pce set)

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And it fits for these challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge  #74 for a guy
Love to Scrap Challenge  #98 for a guy
Craft Stamper Challenge  monthly June  anything goes
Catch The Bug  anything goes
Sweet Stampin Challenge  for a guy
Pile It On Challenge  #131 fancy fold