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Roses in Red and Purple

| Lisa K

This is my second card for today. I colored these roses several days ago and then got sidetracked with Halloween and other things. So, today I finished the roses card.

This card was created with the Color Hues in mind: https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/special-challenge-lindseys-legacy-hop.html

I used SU gray for the cardbase, Accent white for the roses and the embossed shape. The stamp set used is Technique Tuesday Sending Roses along with coordinating dies. The shape was cut from SU Deco Labels and embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I added gems from Taylored Expressions (purple ones) and Stampin Up (red ones).

Today was the perfect day for me to post a rose card. It would have been my mother’s birthday and roses were her favorite flower. Each year, I would purchase a new rose set to use on her birthday card. This was a new set given to me, so I was thrilled to use it. I think my Mom would have preferred her roses to be just one color, but she would have enjoyed this card. Thanks for spending time with me and reading about my rose card.

Sheetload of Cards January Number Three

| Lisa K

I made one more card for January Sheetload of Cards. I have enjoyed the sketch provided and have really enjoyed using what I have to create lovely cards.

Sheetload Cards Number Three#suysjan2021

Here is Crafty Al’s playlist showing the January Sheetload of Cards videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOjF4zwVYrxlwBr-_ap48WPrCvVn5R71U

I used Gina K Designs products for this card. I have had this patterned paper for a few years, so I decided to use it for this card layout. It came with the Flowers and Frames kit as did the stamp sets used. I had this rose stamped, die cut and placed with the set waiting to be used. I think it works wonderfully to add something to this card.

Birthday White Space

| Lisa K

The final day of My Favorite Things Summer School is about white space. I enjoyed the lesson.

https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/summer-school-2020-day-5

I used the Happy Birthday Script die from MFT. I had a bit of issue with this as I kept losing the dot of the “i” so I finally went to my embellishments and found a pink pearl. That was perfect for the save of the dot. The pink paper is Stampin’Up Pink Pirouette, which I blended the lightest ink I own onto it, Gina K Designs Innocent Pink. The flower is from Everything’s Rosy by Sunny Studio. This was the first time I inked this set, so I looked on the Sunny Studio blog and they have a chart for using the set. The rose has 5 layers, so I used the following colors: GKD Innocent Pink for layer A, Bubblegum Pink for layer B, Lawn Fawn Guava for layer C, GKD Passionate Pink for Layer D, and GKD Lipstick for Layer E. There are only 3 layers to the leaf and I used GKD Jelly Bean Green, Grass Green, and Fresh Asparagus for the layers. I cut both images with matching dies.

I enjoyed stamp school. It has been enjoyable to find items in my stash that haven’t been used in a long time or never used.

Merry Christmas Rose

| Lisa K

Still playing along with Virtual Stamp Night, using more Paper Smooches stamps.

https://papersmooches.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-15-28-anything-goes-challenge.html

I decided to pull out a rose stamp from Paper Smooches. I decided to create a Christmas card with this beautiful rose, so I added a Christmas greeting. All of the paper is from Stampin Up. I watercolored the rose using markers and a water brush. I spritzed the card with gold when completed.

I have been enjoying stamping with Paper Smooches stamps recently. I forgot how versatile they are. More Virtual Stamp challenges to go. I have no idea how many I will accomplish, but have enjoyed the ones I have participated in.

Vintage Rose for a few Challenges

| Lisa K

It took me a whole month to get inspired to make a vintage card. I used the stamp set Vintage Rose by Gina K Designs along with her Ivory Cardstock in both heavy weight and layering weight. The roses are colored with Spectrum Noir markers in the dark red colors. I sponged on a bit of brown tones to darken the embossed background and also the roses. I left the greeting off of the front and will decide what to use it for at a later date.

Vintage Rose

This will be posted in this challenge: https://www.ginakdesigns.com/2019/06/01/june-2019-monthly-mix-challenge/

The embossing folder used is called Lacy Brocade, retired by Stampin Up.

This will be entered in the Mod Squad Challenge: http://modsquadchallenge.com/use-a-flower-pink-main/

This will also be entered in Power Poppy Challenge: http://powerpoppy.blogspot.com/2019/06/creative-confetti-just-color.html

And the last challenge it will be entered in is Simon Says Stamp: https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-63/

Square cards with Roses

| Lisa K

When Split Coast Stampers had a rose challenge for Clean and Simple Cards, I thought of the layering rose set that I have. I finally made two card with this set.

Layered Rose Birthday

The Rose set is called Layering Rose by Maymay Made It. I fell in love with it when it was released on her site. They make this stamp for a card kit from another company, but sell them on their site after the other company’s release. Anyway, I have had this for a few months, stamped several but never made them into cards.

I cut two pieces of GKD Layering Weight White cardstock in 3 3/4 inch squares. Using my MISTI, I began stamping the large rose, masked it off, then added a smaller rose on each side. I placed the buds on each side and the leaves as I saw places where they would work well.

The pink colors are all Gina K Designs: innocent pink, bubblegum pink, passionate pink. The yellow colors are Lawn Fawn: butter, lemonade, sunflower. The greens are Gina K Designs: jelly bean green, grass green. The sentiment is Gina K Designs Slate.

The sentiment is from a retired Paper Trey Ink set called Delightful Dahlias. I thought the dark gray ink worked well.

I kept the cards flat with no sequins or embellishments. Easy mailing is always a plus.

I just learned that these cards fit the Double D Challenge: http://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2019/06/rose-garden.html

I will post them there.

A few cards to share

| Lisa K

Here are a few cards that I have finished recently.

Wheelbarrow with flowers

I started this for the Progressive Cardmaking class and then couldn’t decide where it fit. I did mask the wheelbarrow. The flowers are designed to stamp on top of the wheelbarrow stamp, so really a mask is not necessary. I had fun making this, so decided to go ahead and post.

Paper Pumpkin April alternative

I have been receiving the Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’Up recently. There are many videos on You Tube where demonstrators show alternate ideas for the kit. I saw a video recently and followed her idea. I got the idea from Dena Reekow of The Creative Cave. I used Gina K Designs White pigment ink to stamp the rose all over the background. This paper is GKD Moonlit Fog. I used Silver Thread behind the circle. I believe the blue ink is Lawn Fawn Forget-me-Not.

MSC Ombre Stenciled Rose

| Lisa K
Stenciled Rose

I used three colors to blend: Seaglass, Ocean Mist, and Key Lime. I used blending brushes. The rose was masked before blending the stencil. After blending, I stamped the rose using my Misti. I chose not to color the rose, as I thought the background had enough color. I chose not to place a greeting on the front. This way, I can use this card for anything needed. All product is Gina K Designs.

Details: Teardrop Stencil, Tropical Blooms stamp set, Seaglass card base, black layer.

This will be entered in two challenges:

Stencil Your Background

April 2019 Monthly Mix Challenge

Stenciled Roses

| Lisa K
Ink Blended Birthday Roses

I used a rose stencil from Hot Off the Press. I blended with a blender brush using Lawn Fawn inks: Celery Stick for the green, Guava and Wild Rose for the pinks, and Moonstone for the blue; the blue turned pink tones purple. I used a Gina K stamp called More Massive Messages.

This card will be mailed to a lady turning 83 in April. As this is the same age as my mother, I chose to make a card that I knew my Mom would like. I think this lady will like the card. She doesn’t get much mail anymore and is always hoping for some, so her daughter requested cards for her. This request is located on Split Coast Stampers.