Pink and Gray

     Hello from balmy Rochester, NY where the temperature is a whopping 6 degrees F. with a wind chill of -13 degrees F. Oh, well it's kind of what you expect this time of year in our area. It is however, the best weather for staying in and creating in my craft room.
     Todays card is one I made for a friends birthday. I used Altenew's Peony Bouquet stamps and dies
and Label Love stamps. I also used Altenew's Oval Inks. I love the way pink and gray look together, it's one of my favorite combinations.

      This one turned out really pretty with the soft but vibrant pinks and the light grays. I stamped the leaves and berries first and then added the large Peony with some dimensional tape. Then I stamped the Happy Birthday on white, with gray ink and adhered it to a pink strip. Using dimensional tape, I adhered the strip to the card covering just a little of the large Peony.  I then added some pink and gray splatters and some pink sequins to finish. I felt it needed a little something more, so I added a small Peony bud to the end of the strip, with dimensional tape. I matted on gray cardstock and a pink card. I also finished the inside with a sentiment from Stampendous and a small Peony bud.

  I like to always bring something from the front of the card to the inside, to balance it out. I even do this with a shadow of the image on the envelope. Everything coordinates that way.

     I didn't always finish my cards if I was just making it for a challenge or just playing but then I ran into the problem of what ink, paper or stamps I used when I wanted to finish it, to give to someone. I don't even know how many cards I have stored, that I made without doing this, but I won't be adding anymore to that box, because I always finish them now.

     Here's a list of all the products I used:

Altenew: Peony Bouquet Stamps and dies and Label Love Stamps 

Altenew Oval inks: Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Rubelite, Limestone, Silver Stone, Industrial Diamond and Permanent Black.

Neenah #110 white cardstock

Recollections Pink and Gray #110 cardstock  

Pretty Pink Posh sequins: Sweet Pea Mix

     I will be adding this card to these Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #28 Pink & Gray
Crafty Creations Challenge #328 Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Clean and Simple
Thanks for stopping by, 
God Bless, 
Karen

Heartfelt Thank You

Hello crafty friends,
      Happy New Year! I hope 2019 proves to be a wonderful year for everyone.
      It's been a very busy 9 months. I won't bore you with details but I have neglected my blog for to long, so here goes.
      Todays card is a Thank you card using Altenew's, Delicate Primrose stamp and die set. I love Primroses, they are almost always in bloom. Mine have even bloomed in mid-winter when the weather warms a bit. They are such bright and delicate little blooms and they always put a smile on my face.

This Clean and Simple card is the first I've made with this set and I love it. 

First I stamped the flowers on masking paper and then used the masks to layout my pattern. I took a picture with my phone to remember the placement, then I stamped all the leaves directly on to my Neenah  card stock. I used a separate piece of card stock to stamp the flowers using Altenew inks. Then I used my Delicate Primrose dies and cut them out. I adhered the red and orange flowers directly to the card front using my Xyron, then I adhered the blue flower with dimensional adhesive.

I added a little shading of Mango Smoothie ink with my makeup brushes. I backed the 41/4" x 53/8" paper with foam and adhered to an A-2 Blue #110 card base. 

I also finished the inside with a blue flower and a few leaves. I really love to incorporate something from the front of the card on the inside of the card. I think it give a nice finished look. I usually do the envelope too.

Supplies used:

Altenew-Delicate Primrose Stamps and Dies

Altenew Oval Inks

Recollections #110 card stock

Neenah #110 Solar white card stock

Inkadinkado masking paper

Xyron Create a Sticker 250

Score Tape

3-M dimensional tape

Fun Foam

I will be entering this card into these challenges:

https://altenewblog.com/2019/01/02/january-2019-inspiration-challenge/

 

Thank you for stopping by, 

God Bless,

Karen

   

Peonies in Blue

      Friday my wonderful friend , Linda, and I had a great time together making cards and just talking. we try to get together every week. She has been such an inspiration to me through the years and I don't know what I would do without her, she's not just a friend, she's family. This card is one I created while we were together and was really quite simple, you see, I have a stash of flowers that I've stamped and fussy cut and I store them till I need to make a card quickly. I didn't really need to  make a quick card, but I wanted to try out my new embossing folder and dies. 

Supplies used:
Altenew Peony Bouquet stamp set
Altenew Coral Charm Stamp set
Altenew Create-A-Wreath dies
Altenew inks
Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large #S4-110
Cuttlebug Mosaic Embossing Folder
Fun Foam
Reflection 110 lb. card stock (Ocean pack)
Neenah bright white 65lb. card stock
JustRite #CR-04835 Black-eyed Susan (sentiment) 
Tombo liquid glue
     First I cut the oval from my 4" x 5 1/4" cardstock, then I ran it through my Cuttlebug using the Mosaic folder. I cut an oval wreath with my Altenew die set from another piece of bright white. I glued the wreath over the cut mosaic background centering on the oval cutout, and set it aside to dry. While it dried I search through my stash to find the right flowers and leaves to work with. I've been working with a lot of blues these last few days so these peonies were perfect. I placed them how I wanted them along the curve of the oval and adhered them with Tombo glue.
      I wanted dimension so I added fun foam to the back to raise it. I stamped my sentiment on a separate piece of Neenah 65# paper and adhered the two together, trimming the excess from all sides.
then I adhered the whole thing to my Ocean blue 110# card.
      A fairly simple card with a beautiful result. I hope you like it as well.
I will be entering this card in:
The Flower Challenge-Anything Goes
Dies R US Challenge #93 Frame It
Power Poppy- Inspired by Fabric                      
              
I hope you have a very crafty day!
God Bless,
Karen