Festive Friday #0083

Wow - the last day of April. My mama's birthday. She would have been 92 todayand got to celebrate 84 of those! I am happy to share a card on her birthday, because she loved to stamp and create, and got me started on my crafting journey way back 40+ years ago, when she taught me to crochet. Happy Birthday, Moot!

Today there is a new challenge up at Festive Friday! If you are new to the FF Challenges, you can choose any three items (or more!) from our list to inspire your creativity. For my card this week, I chose red, blue, and stitching. While I have used my sewing machine on cards before (and LOVE the look), today's stitching is around the circle - made by a die - faux stitching!

On white cardstock I stamped the snail from Mr. Snailman (Trinity Stamps) and colored with Copic markers. I die cut using a stitched circle. Next I chose some fun Doodlebug patterned paper and a doily, and created the main panel. I stamped the sentiment on a cloud die from my stash and popped it up with foam tape.

Isn't he cute?

I hope you will join us for this challenge and link up on the Festive Friday blog. Remember, you can choose any three from the list below, for any occasion or theme! The challenge is open until Monday, May 10.  

Thank a nurse today! International Nurses Day is May 12, 2021. Following on from previous years, the overarching theme for IND is Nurses: A Voice to Lead. The sub-theme for 2021 is A Vision for Future Healthcare.

“This global COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world the important role that nurses play in keeping people healthy across the lifespan,” said Annette Kennedy, ICN President. “While there has been significant disruption to healthcare, there has also been significant innovation that has improved access to care. In 2021, we will focus on the changes to and innovations in nursing and how this will ultimately shape the future of healthcare.”

Thank a nurse today (and on May 12!)

For more inspiration, visit the rest of the FF Team:

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Stephanie Lanzalotto

Melva Peters

Judy Rozema<-----you are here!

 

Freshly Made Sketches #389

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Narelle is our hostess this week and has a lovely sketch. Be sure to visit the FMS blog to see her card, as well as the rest of the team's!  

It’s so important to let people know you are thinking of them. Someone may just need the boost your happy mail gives to make it through the day! This card is going out in the mail today – just to say hello to a faraway friend.

I made a fun shaker card using the Freshly Made Sketches #389 for my layout, combining Trinity Stamps' Caribbean Ocean Confetti Mix and Generous Heart Confetti.  I stamped my sentiment from the newly released Happy Senti-Mini set, cut a banner, and added some die cut leaves (Reverse Confetti). The front of the card was embossed with an embossing folder (SU!) for texture. The Senti-Mini sets have so many options for creating greetings to fit any occasion! Including just sending happy mail!

Our challenge is open until 3 PM EDT on Monday! Click on the links on the FMS blog by each photo to see what my teammates have created!

Challenges:

• Paper Minutes - #589 - Friendship  
• Crafty Sentiment Designs  -  Anything Goes
• The Paper Players - PP442 Plants

Freshly Made Sketches #387

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Cécile is our hostess this week and has a lovely sketch. Be sure to visit the FMS blog to see her card, as well as the rest of the team's!  

Have seen the new Trinity Stamps release for Spring? Our Spring for the last week in Nebraska has been a lot of rain and wind. But I am looking forward to next week's sunshine. This sentiment from Rainy Days Together is a perfect combination for our Central Plains weather!

I started by stamping my three adorable little ducklings and the umbrella with Altenew Jet Black ink, and then colored them with Copic markers. I added a little puddle under each one. The second step was to score two lines on either side of them for a faux frame, as I wanted to make a one layer scene, easily mailed.  

Both the umbrella and the puddles under each duck were then colored with a Nuvo Glitter pen. The umbrella shows the sparkle quite nicely, and the puddles have just as much shine IRL! I added some clouds stacked in one corner, and a few Boiled Sugar (brand new embellishments!) Clear Jelly Drops to simulate raindrops.

I think it turned out pretty cute, don't you? The sunny yellow card base is the sunshine to come! 

Here is this week's sketch! As you can see, I turned it upside down, and the clouds became my leaves! What will you create?

Our challenge is open until 3 PM EDT on Monday! Click on the links on the FMS blog by each photo to see what my teammates have created!

Spring Fling Blog Hop with Trinity Stamps!

 >>> Click HERE for my Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop card! <<<

Hello everyone! Welcome to Trinity Stamps' Spring Fling Hop! You are going to be wowed today with the team's creations and all of the fun new products! Super cute images, lots of new sentiments, and oodles of amazing embellishments!

 

** GIVEAWAY: One reader will be randomly selected to receive a $25 Trinity Gift Card and an embellishment goodie bag! ** Be sure to visit all the blogs on the hop to be entered! BEST embellishments around!

Trinity Blog

Amy

Brenda

Carly

Carrie

Christine

Courtney

Donna

Emelie

Emily

Erica

Jeannie

JoAnn

Judy

Katie

Shanna

My first card today is a sweet one-layer, mailable CAS using the new Puddle Jumpers set. This is such a cute set, and I know you are going to love it. I chose my sentiment first, and then decided to use just the frogs for this card.

My design started by using Tumbled Glass Distress ink, ThermOWeb's Purple Tape (a must have!), and my blending brushes. The masked middle area is actually the width of the tape!

The frogs were stamped using Altenew's Jet Black ink, and colored with Copic markers. Finally, I added my sentiment with VersaFine Onyx Black ink (crisp ink for sentiments!), and three Wicked Sequin Like Confetti embellishments for bling.

My second card is totally different, and for the mixed media lovers out there.  

My background began on watercolor paper with Brusho crystals. Once that was dry, I stamped my sentiment from the new Thank You Senti-Mini set in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. 

My shaker embellishments are Brave Heart (purple iridescent heart confetti), Humble Heart (blue), and New Shoes (glossy white confetti), plus some glitter in my stash. To highlight the sentiment, I added the glitter before the ink was dry, so it would stick in some places. I added a wood heart at the bottom of the card to offset and compliment the sentiment.

Well, there you have it! Next up is the sweet and talented Katie Brooks! I know you will love what she has to show you!

Bubble Tea Blog Hop!

It's always fun when you learn something new while crafting. Like the fact that today is National Bubble Tea Day! And the tribe at Trinity Stamps is celebrating with a Collaboration Blog Hop with some of our favorite gals from Coffee Loving Cardmakers and a $25 gift card to be given away! Did you come from Emily's blog? You're right in line. Otherwise, start HERE. Read on!

If you haven't yet purchased the Coffee With Character, matching dies, and Caffeinated Sentiments sets from Trinity Stamps, you really must. On the hop today, you will see oodles of amazing things you can do with these sets. So many possibilities! PLUS, there will be a few little sneak peaks of some new product! 

I chose a traditional route today with my card, and paired my images with some cute paper from Doodlebug Designs. I stamped my images on Hammermill 100 lb. cardstock using Altenew's Jet Black ink. Copic markers were used to color the cup. The straw die was cut from some glitter cardstock by The Paper Studio. Isn't it cute?

I stamped part of my sentiment on the Doodlebug patterned paper and cut it out in random shapes for fun. The cup is popped up with foam tape. I wrapped some white mini ric rac around one of the panels, and added a felt heart, which matched perfectly! 

Oh - we can't forget about the Tapioca pearls! Those were made with the end of my stylus dipped in a coordinating dye ink color.

Now how about a FREEBIE? Check out this adorable limited edition digital stamp! Yay! 

Trinity Stamps will offer it to everyone for download through the month of May. But you have to head over to the Trinity blog to do it. So don't forget that. First though, take a look at the hop lineup for today, and join in! 

One reader will be randomly selected to receive a $25 Trinity Gift Card. Leave your comments on all of the participating blogs by Wednesday, May 8th at 11:59 pm Pacific, then look for the winner announcement on the Coffeelovers blog the following week (link below). Thanks for stopping by, and have fun! NEXT UP: EMELIE.

Trinity Stamps- https://blog.trinitystamps.com/?p=2890

Jeannie Lieu- https://urlzs.com/mVJN

Shanna Slater- https://urlzs.com/7Y71

Erica Andersson-Burke- https://urlzs.com/uKha

Donna Lewis- https://urlzs.com/beKf

Christine Burillo-Kirch- https://urlzs.com/Dnjv

Courtney Kreeber- https://urlzs.com/ot6a

Emily Mydlowski- https://urlzs.com/1nta

Judy Rozema- https://urlzs.com/eN9H

Emelie Hessler- https://urlzs.com/s8RV

Amy Brown- https://britedesignsbyamy.wordpress.com/ 

Katie Brooks- https://urlzs.com/WrK9

Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/10334

Kerry Urbatch http://bit.ly/2IAdzVw

Erin Thiem  http://bit.ly/2GkYljC

Lisa Bzibziak  http://bit.ly/2ZnRO0l

Kathy Schweinfurth http://bit.ly/2XCUaXv

Helen Gullett  https://helengullett.com/?p=17215

Dana Warren  http://bit.ly/2XGNgAE

Amy Tsuruta http://bit.ly/2ZtaY5g

Another Blizzard on the Way to the Plains!

I thought I might put this stamp away for a few months, but Wednesday's and Thursday's weather forecast had me pulling it out again to send to a friend! And that's ok, because it's adorable!

I am using Snowflake Kisses from Trinity Stamps and combining it with some cute spring colored paper that looks like it's snowing! I framed it with a banner, and added some cute buttons for embellishments.

Hopefully most of the next "bomb cyclone" will miss us in the plains, but if not, I'm ready with a spring storm greeting!

I'll Always Have Your Back

You may have read about the major flooding in my state - Nebraska has more miles of waterways than any other state, and they all are flooded. While we sustained minor damage, so many others have lost everything. So it's a good time to let people know how you will help them should something happen.

Today I want to share the details of my card I posted earlier this week using the Freshly Made Sketches Sketch #379! It's a sweet sentiment for a friend – or a close relative – using the adorable Rhino Bird Day stamp set and matching dies from Trinity Stamps. To start, I made a grassy savanna using Shabby Shutters and Twisted Citron Distress inks. I stamped my images with VersaFine Clair Nocturne, and when dry, colored with Copic markers. I used Basis White from CutCardStock for my main panel. The matching dies make it so easy to cut out!

I popped up the watercolor panel with foam tape, and then also popped up the birds and rhino. I added two little clouds with silver linings to complete the scene. The sentiment was also stamped in Nocturne. I love what it says — it’s nice to have someone like that, isn’t it?

Freshly Made Sketches #379

Please scroll down to see the darling March Paper Door Kit from Whimsy Stamps!

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! It is my pleasure to hostess this week! The team came up with some awesome designs and variations, so be sure to check them out!

I am using the adorable Rhino Bird Day from Trinity Stamps for my sketch this week. You can see that, even though I designed the sketch, by the time I made my card, I decided to flip it, so my "circles" are on the right, instead of the left. Sometimes it happens like that when you start working with your images! :)

I will have all the details on this adorable card later this week. Right now, I hope you will support my teamies and take a peek at their work, then come play along with us! I am excited to see what you make!

Our challenge is open until 3 PM EDT on Monday!

Magical Birthday Wishes

Hello everyone!
I make a lot of monoprints, watercolor panels (mostly for practice), and wrinkled free distress ink backgrounds (also known as smooshed ink!). A lot of times they sit and sit, waiting to be used, or eventually end in the trash. With this card I decided to choose two "backgrounds" that have been waiting a long time in my background envelope. I just could never find the right project for them, but today I wanted to use pink, and these two have that!

They are on different kinds of paper -- the bottom, as you can probably see, has quite a bit of tooth to it, and is a heavier paper, while the top (still watercolor paper) is thinner and smooth. I decided to stamp flowers and sprigs from Trinity Stamps' Winter Botanical on the multicolored, smooth paper, and use the heavier for my heart base.

I stamped my images and sentiments in VersaClair Nocturne ink, and then cut them out with the matching dies to the stamp sets.

My sentiments are from Magical Sentiments. I layered my flowers along the bottom of the card, and on my heart.

I cut apart my sentiments and attached the words with Glue Dots. I popped up my heart, and then gave it a base of white and a matching peachy color.

And it's ready to send! Plus, I have many more cut flowers from that same panel for another card. Hope you will give this a try!

Trinity Stamps and WOW Embossing Collaboration Blog Hop!

Today is a special day - a ton of inspiration from the Trinity Stamps and WOW! Embossing Powder teams in a collaborative blog hop! You are in for a treat!

And of course there are prizes: 6 powders (at the winners choosing) + carry case from WOW! Embossing Powder & Trinity Stamps with an amazing pack of goodies with stamps, dies and embellishments! Read on!

I love the look of white or ivory on gray and I chose Opaque Vanilla White for my embossing powder for this card. I stamped with VersaMark ink, using one of the flowers from the Winter Botanical stamp set, creating a floral background with an opening on the right side. 

After embossing, I added a black or white pearl to the flower centers, and mounted that base on silver mirror paper, and then on Blushing Bride cardstock (Stampin' Up!). 

The sentiment is from a silver glitter alphabet sticker sheet, mounted on two layers of the same cardstocks, cut with a stitched circle die. You could change the sentiment, and this would be a lovely wedding card!

Here is the complete hop list, so you don't miss a thing!

Trinity Stamps

Yasmin

Jo

Christine

Donna

Ashlee

Jaine

Verity

Brenda

Erica

Laura

Karen

Emily

Dana

Raluca

Katie

>>>Judy<<<

Emelie

Amy

WOW! Embossing Powder

Prize winners will be announced on both Trinity Stamps and WOW! Embossing blogs on March 6th! Be sure to stop by each blog on the hop and leave some love! You have until March 5 to visit each one!