Sympathy: So Very Sorry with Butterfly

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Colors:
Soft Sky
Crumb Cake
Pool Party
White

Stamps:
Irish Prayer background
Three Little Words
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Textures
It's A Celebration

Other:
Butterfly die
Shooting Star die
Tag punch

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Birthday: Bookmark Card

The corner die holds the bookmark.  Both the die and the stamp are from Our Daily Bread Designs.  The background stamps are SU! -- Timeless Texture and Gorgeous Grunge.

Birthday: Ragged Daisy Blessings

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more is one of my favorite Irish blessings.  I used both watercolor powder and watercolor with stamps on this card.  I sprinkled the powder on one side of the card and spritzed.  I used inked stamps on the other side, but I placed them in the spritzed water before I stamped them.  I have quite a bit of white still showing, which created an entirely new look to my watercoloring.

Colors:
Black
Tangelo Twist
White
Watercolor powder

Stamps:
Barn Door
French Foliage
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Textures

Other:
Ragged Daisy die (Poppy Stamps)
Black enamel dots

Birthday: Northern Lights Using Watercolor Powder

I am still loving the Brusho embossing powders for an explosion of color.  The trees are heat embossing with black embossing powder, which gives the trees a 3-D feel.  

Colors:

Black

Brusho watercolor powders

Stamps:

Wonderland

Tabs for Everything

Gorgeous Grunge

Dot Letter Alphabet Set (1988 Hero Arts set)

Other:

Watercolor paper

Silver washi tape

Black embossing powder

Retirement: Watercolor with Butterfly

Another retirement at my school.  Mary has worked with me for 15 years.  She will be missed by one and all.

Colors:
Mossy Meadow
Coastal Cabana
Marina Mist
Pool Party
Tranquil Tide
Garden Green
Island Indigo
Bordering Blue
Baked Brown Sugar
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
French Foliage
Timeless Textures
Gorgeous Grunge
Vintage Vogue
Playful Backgrounds
Banners for You
Paisleys & Posies
So Happy for You

Other:
Butterfly Thinlet
Vellum
Stitched Whirl Background
Pearls

Birthday: Watercolor with Botanical Blooms

The watercolor background worked perfectly with the Botanical Blooms set.

Colors:
Lost Lagoon
Sage Shadow
Dapper Denim
Pool Party
Island Indigo
Coastal Cabana
Marina Mist
Daffodil Delight
More Mustard
Night of Navy
Always Artichoke

Stamps:
Playful Backgrounds
Gorgeous Grunge
Work of Art
Vintage Vogue
French Foliage
Timeless Textures
Paisleys and Posies
Watercolor Wash
Confetti
Stacks of Wishes (for inside)
Thoughtful Phrases (Hero Arts)
Botanical Blooms

Other:
Pearls
Botanical Blooms matching dies
Wink of Stella

Retirement: Feathers with Watercolor Background

Aaron has a coworker that is moving to a different department.  We used the stamp Watercolor Wash.  I am not sure I will use it as intended, but it gave a good beginning base for the water coloring.

Colors:
Soft Suede
Baked Brown Sugar
Coastal Cabana
Bermuda Bay
Sage Shadow
Lost Lagoon
Bordering Blue
Marina Mist
Bashful Blue
Pool Party

Stamps:
Banners for You
Four Feathers
Watercolor Wash
Paisleys & Posies
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Texture
Playful Backgrounds

Other:
Linen Thread
Button
Pearls
Four Feathers matching dies
Vellum
Heat embossing powder

Mother's Day: Watercolor Flowers and Butterflies

I had three cards to make for Mother's Day this year.  My daughter-in-law is now a mother -- with my fourth grandchild.  Life is good!

I am still fascinated with watercolor for the background.  I made all three cards at the same time, but each card is unique.  Each card has seven layers of stamping and spritzing.  I love this technique!

Colors:
Blushing Bride
Pink Pirouette
Strawberry Slush
Flirty Flamingo
Rich Razzleberry
Baked Brown Sugar
Pistachio Pudding
Black

Stamps:
Dragonfly Dreams
Timeless Textures
Vintage Vogue
Paisley & Posies
Gorgeous Grunge
Faith in Nature
Happy Mother's Day


Other:
Beautiful Wings embosslit
Pearls

Masculine: Celebrate with Watercolor Background

I have been enjoying experimenting with watercolor paper.  The background used five different colors with lots of spritzing and sponging.  Too bad I covered up most of the beautiful background.

Colors:
Early Espresso
Soft Suede
Crumb Cake
Sahara Sand
River Rock
Dusty Durango
Mossy Meadow

Stamps:
Irish Blessing background
Timeless Texture
Gorgeous Grunge
Beautiful You

Other:
Banner dies (from Dies by Dave)
Metal gear
Linen thread
Enamel dots

Birthday: Clock, Gears, and Cogs Oh, My!

My cousin is having a birthday this week.  We are gathering for a burger and brats grilling! 

Colors:
Soft Suede
Crumb Cake
Sahara Sand
Very Vanilla
Early Espresso

Stamps:
Clockworks
Industrial Backgrounds
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Textures
Stacks of Wishes (for inside)

Other:
Clock dry embossing folder
Tim Holtz metal gears
Cog punch

Vintage All Occasion

I went with the vintage look for this card.  The designer paper was "scuffed" when I embossed it; that was the look I was going for.

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Wisteria Wonder
Bashful Blue
Mellow Moss

Stamps:
Vintage Vogue
Fresh Vintage
Timeless Textures
Gorgeous Grunge
Irish Blessing Background

Other:
Punches
Lace ribbon
Button
Baker's twine
Pearls

Sympathy: So Very Sorry with Butterfly

Colors:
Soft Sky
Crumb Cake
Pool Party
White

Stamps:
Irish Prayer background
Three Little Words
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Textures
It's A Celebration

Other:
Butterfly die
Shooting Star die
Tag punch

Sympathy: Kinda Eclectic Symmetric Leaves

Colors:
Garden Green
Crumb Cake
White
Black

Stamps:
Kinda Eclectic
Gorgeous Grunge

Other:
Punches
Embossing folder

Thinking of You: Get Well Butterfly with Timeless Texture

Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride make a soft, subtle card.  It is one of my favorite color combinations.

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Blushing Bride
White

Stamps:
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Textures
Wetlands

Other:
Vellum
Butterfly die
Pearls

All Occasion Bookmark with Corner Die

Another bookmark card.  I have had the corner die for a couple of years, but had not used it.  I guess in my mind, I hadn't figured out how to use it.  But with the new tools for intricate dies, I knew this would work.

Colors:
Mossy Meadow
Pear Pizzaz
Old Olive
White

Stamps:
Bookmark from ODBD
Timeless Textures (I love this set!)
Gorgeous Grunge

Other:
Embossing folder
Corner die from ODBD
Ribbon

Birthday: The Sky is the Limit

I love the masculine feel of this stamp set.  I am sure this set will be a favorite of mine.  Aaron made this card for a coworker.

Stamps:
Sky is the Limit
French Foliage
The Open Sea
Gorgeous Grunge

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Black
Early Espresso

Other:
Twine
Oval Punch
Airplane die from Dies by Dave

Birthday: Just for You with Mini Cup

 

Aaron made this card for a coworker.  This inside of the card was blank so 15 or so people could sign the card.  We used some designer paper we had on hand.  The scallop on the lid is of the same designer paper.

Stamps:
Botanicals for You
Gorgeous Grunge

Birthday: Butterfly with Floral Flourish

Aaron needed a birthday card for a friend.  She used a double layer of butterflies, one of card stock and the other from vellum.

Colors:
Night of Navy
Soft Sky
Blushing Bride
White

Stamps:
Birthday from Wetlands
Flowering Flourishes
Gorgeous Grunge

Other:
Butterfly thinlet
Pearls
Vellum for 2nd butterfly

Congratulations with Awesomely Artistic

Aaron designed this card for a coworker celebrating an anniversary.  We certainly are loving the dies from Dies by Dave.

Colors:
Bermuda Bay
Lost Lagoon
Blackberry Bliss
Regal Rose
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
Awesomely Artistic
Itty Bitty Banners
Gorgeous Grunge


Other:
Dragonfly and banner dies

It's Your Day With Coffee Cup

This month's challenge was not my normal design.  Which is, of course, we have challenges!

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Soft Suede
Baked Brown Sugar
Early Espresso
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
Perfect Blend
Sandpaper background stamp
Gorgeous Grunge
It's Your Day -- Hero Arts

Other:
Corner punch
Perfect Blend dies -- Dies by Dave
Button embosslit
Designer Series Paper