Pastel Blends

| Gayle Chrvala

Can You Handle The Pressure

Make the Cards Challenge #53

Today’s card will be entered into the Can You Handle The Pressure challenge of Anything Goes Embossing with a pastel twist (must use an embossing folder) and the Make the Cards Challenge #53 technique challenge of an ink blended backround.

I first ink blended my background using SimonSaysStamp’s Cotton Candy and Gina K Designs Peach Bellini, Lemon Drop and Applement inks to create a pastel background. I then used SSS Circle Rings 3D embossing folder and ran it through my BigShot after which I used some sand paper to lightly sand off the raised areas to add interest to the background. My image is from C C Designs Grouchy Pets stamp set and sentiment was from SSS preprinted Birthday sentiments. Using Spellbinders Deckled rectangles dies completed my look today.

OMG! I am loving these grouchy pets!

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and be safe.

One in a Melon

| Gayle Chrvala

The Sisterhood of Crafters

The challenge with the Sisterhood of Crafters is a slimline card. In my case I opted for the mini-slimline card which I like much better than the largerer ones. I always feel like I should put some cash in the larger style slimline. LOL.

For today’s card I decided on Taylored Expressions stamps and Wonky Dots stencil. Cute summertime card that I’ll save for one of my sweet grandkids.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and be safe.

Hurt Feelings

| Gerry Morse

Time again for a chuckle of the month for dear old sister. Sentiment “I always laugh when people try to hurt my feelings…as if I have any”. was found online, and image is online clip art.  Ef used is from SU but unfortunately, I don’t remember the name. Before embossing the background layer, I cut the circle using Spellbinders Classic Circle die. Sentiment tags were cut on my SU trimmer, I hand cut the ends and popped the strips up. 

Thanks for stopping by. have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Gerry

Goth Birthday

| Gerry Morse

Glad you stopped by.

Today’s card is for a very good friend. She started out as our favorite server and now she’s like family. She’s into all things Goth and Halloween. Therefore, a Goth birthday card. Background paper was embossed with a Happy Birthday ef and I distressed the edges with a Tim Holtz distresser. Frame is from the Silhouette, images are online clip art. The corner cupcakes are popped up. Here is a close up of the cupcakes.

This will be entered in https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/just-us-girls-628.html

Thanks for taking time to visit. Stay healthy and safe.

Gerry

Performance Upgrade

| Gerry Morse

Glad you stopped by. Today’s card is for our s-i-l who is having his second hip replacement. To get ideas for a hip replacement card I went to Pinterest and found one with this sentiment. Color combination came about when I saw the color challenge at JUGS. It doesn’t show in the photo, but I scored all 4 sides of the black layer and corners on the white layer.

This will be entered at https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/just-us-girls-628.html

Thanks for spending some time with me. Stay healthy & safe.

Gerry

MSC Birthday Tulips

| Lisa K

Today I used a stamp set I just received for my birthday. I love the Gina K Designs Spring Tulips mini set, so I chose that set for a gift.

https://modsquadchallenge.com/anything-goes-2/
https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-spring-challenge.html http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2022/04/seize-birthday-236-signs-of-spring.html

I saw this idea on Pinterest where the originator places the tulip set above and below the greeting, so I wanted to try her method. I love the outcome. I colored the tulips and leaves with Spectrum Noir markers. After coloring, I placed the colored layer back in my MISTI and stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink embossing with clear powder. It brought the lines back and gave it a bit of shine. I used Spellbinders dies to cut the image and black layer, then mounted on a white card base.

I am adding this to the fourseasons: April Spring Challenge. Tulips are Spring Flowers so it fits that challenge. I am adding this to Seize the Birthday, Signs of Spring.

Easter Treat Box

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. I want to wish you all a Happy Easter.
This treat box is for our neighbors 2 year old grandson. Every time he’s at grandma & grandpa’s he has to come to see Doug & Gerry, could that be because I always have a treat for him???
The box is from the Silhouette. Instead of stamping & coloring, I took the easy way out and used a clip art bunny and fussy cut it. Corner dots are a small circle hand punch, punched from pp. Inside has light green tissue paper that I cut the top edge with a MS scissors. I’m not sure but I think the scissors is called a fringe cutter.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.
Gerry