Stay Beautiful

  Good Morning! 

This card will be entered into the Altenew Alcohol Markers Challenge.

I used the Altenew Botanical Silhouettes and Striking Flowers

stamps and die sets. Inside sentiment is from their

Peony Spray stamp set.

Tuxedo Black ink.

Clear and White Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.

Sizzix 3D Pinwheel Embossing Folder.

MFT Black and White Striped Designer Paper.

PFS Jewels, 12 Pack.

Foam Squares.

Inside.

Texture and Dimension!

Thanks so much for strolling by!

Enjoy~~

Hello Gorgeous, It's A Beautiful Day and Hello Friend

 Good Morning!  

This 1st card will be entered into the following Challenges: 

The Paper Funday, Create Your Own Background.

The Card Concept, Fall Flowers.

I was drawn to the colors and pretty flowers. 

I created my background using the Altenew Half Tone Stencil and Crushed Curry ink.

Altenew Botanical Wreath Builder, Sweet Friend 

and Botanical Silhouettes stamps and dies.

PFS Nested Arches dies, layered to make a frame.

MFT Itty Bitty Strips dies.

Inks in;

Tuxedo Black, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist and Melon Mambo.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Black and White Gingham Ribbon.

PFS Jewels, 12 Pack.

Foam Squares.

Inside.

Dimension and Color!

This next card will be entered into the

 Altenew Alcohol Markers Challenge.

I used the Altenew Products;

Striking Flowers stamps and dies, Sweet Bouquet and

Peony Spray stamp sets.

Sizzix 3D Embossing Folder Geometric Flowers.

Tuxedo Black ink.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.

PFS Jewels, 12 Pack.

Foam Squares.

Inside.

Texture and Dimension.  

Thanks for coming by!

Enjoy~~

Home And Sympathy

 Good Morning! 

This 1st card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday, Bright And Cheerful.

Allsorts, Any Stamped Image.

I used the Close To My Heart stamp set, The Great Indoors.

This is a funny little Covid inspired set, I guess we can say that now.

The large stamped 'home' and little houses are from this set.

2nd sentiment is by Gina K Designs, Home Is stamp set, which I cropped.

Lots of inks;

Amalgam Black, Perfect Plum, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral,

Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder.

I started stamping from the center out and going to the right.

I confess I was going to go in rainbow order, but when I started to stamp from the center out left, I did it backwards....oh well. lol

MFT Paper, Rainbow Plaid and Black and White Stripes.

Copic Marker.

Studio Katia Wedding Bells Mix Jewels.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Fun Foam.

WOS.

Gina K Designs, Home Is stamp set.

My second card will be entered into the Challenge at

Simon Says Monday, Frame It.

I used my Glimmer Hot Foil System and some Spellbinders Hot Foil Plates, Glimmering Butterflies and Glimmering Layered Flowers.  These sets also come with the matching dies.  The Oval was included in the Glimmer System.

Spellbinders Classic Oval die set.

Foil in Gold.

Sentiment from Altenew, Peony Spray stamp set.

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Gold Embossing Powder.

Adhesive Pearls.

Foam Dots.

Sentiment from Altenew, Paint A Flower Daffodil stamp set.

I adore the Gold Foil!

I also created a matching envelope.

Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set.

Gold Embossing Powder.

This card is for Beverly McNary, she is our dear friend Kathy Krug's sister.

Kathy passed away suddenly on Monday of this week.

Although, like so many others, I never met Kathy in person, but had become such good online friends with her.  We all met back on the old Stamp TV website aka Gina K Designs, many, many years ago.

She was a generous soul and wildly talented.  If you ever saw her creations you know she made the most beautiful flowers for her cards, I always referred to her as 'the paper gardener'.  

Kathy always had a kind word to say and she will be missed by many.

I still can't believe she is gone but I do take care in the fact
that she has been reunited with her dear hubby, Steve.

Thanks for strolling by.

I appreciate you all and our friendship!

xoxo

Rose Of Sharon vs Hibiscus 1

 Good Morning! 

This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Altenew, Pair A Flower.

I have several Rose Of Sharon Trees throughout my yard.  I brought them from my childhood home to my 1st house in Norton Mass and now to Cape Cod.

The colors run from Pink to Blue to Purple.

I paired my Rose of Sharon with the Altenew Wild Hibiscus 

stamp and die set....now wait.....this is why......

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) and  hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) are cousins. Both are members of the mallow family, a large group of several hundred different plant species.

And here's my pairing:

Altenew Wild Hibiscus stamp and dies sets.

Sentiment from their Peony Spray stamp set.

I used the 'ink smooshing' technique, what FUN!

White and Clear Embossing Powders.

Amalgam Black ink.

Zig Markers.

Ink Splatters.

Pink Fresh Glacier Jewels.

This card measures 3 1/2 " x 6 "

I believe that makes it a mini slimline card.

Thanks for popping in!

Enjoy~~

The Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop With Altenew

 Good Morning and welcome to 

The Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop with Altenew!

So many wonderful Challenge Blogs are participating!

You should be able to find all of the information here at Altenew. 

 

 

The purpose of this Hop is to raise awareness 

of all the Challenge Blogs out there. 

 

Isn't that awesome? 

It's great to have all of that information in one spot! 

 

 

The Double D Challenge Blog  

has been invited to join the hop, 

and I'm so excited to bring you some inspiration

from myself and our wildly talented Double D team!

 

Here is what I have created! 

 

 

Plant Gift Tags

For when I pot up some of my garden and give as gifts! 

Each Tag has been hand cut, very simple to do, 

and all use bamboo skewers.

They measure 2 3/8"  by  4 1/4".

Altenew stamp sets:

Magnolias For Her and Garden Grow.

Crisp Black ink.  Copic Markers.

Sheer Ribbon.  Sakura Glitter Pen.

WOS.  Ink Splatters.

Altenew Stamp set, Wild Hibiscus.

Crisp Black ink.  Crystal Clear Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.  Clear Nuvo Drops.

Vellum.  Ribbon and Twine.

Altenew Stamp sets:

Wild Hibiscus and Peony Spray.

Crisp Black ink.  Crystal Clear Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.  Sakura Glitter Pen.

Vellum.  WOS.

Baker's Twine.  Sequins.

Altenew Stamp set:

Garden Grow.

Crisp Black ink.  Copic Markers.

Crystal Clear Embossing Powder.

Sakura Glitter Pen.  WOS.

Sheer Ribbon.

Blog Hop Order:

Altenew

AAA Card Challenge

Happy Little Stampers

Addicted to CAS

Perfectly CAS

Addicted to Stamps and More!

Seize the Birthday

Color Hues the Color Challenge

Time Out Challenge

Less is More Challenge

Double D Challenge Blog

The Sisterhood of Crafters

The Color Throwdown

PRIZES!

$250 in total prizes!

To celebrate this fantastic blog hop, Altenew is giving away

$25 gift certificates to TEN lucky winners.

Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on September 5th, 2021.

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