Thursday, April 25, 2024

4X6 Weekly Art and A Masculine Card

 Hey there, hope everyone is doing well.

I'm linking up just this 4x6 piece to Sunday Postcard Art's Vessels theme, hosted by Cindy.

Now on to the card. I thought the 4X6 piece would make a great guy card as the focal image. I left off a sentiment for now until I know the recipient as I can go serious or punny with this. 
SUPPLY LIST:
White and light blue card stocks
Scrap of Magenta designer paper on back
Technique Junkies Van Gogh's Sailboats stamp
Versafine Clair Paradise Blue ink
Clear embossing powder
Crafters Companion 5x7 Ocean Waves embossing folder
Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink
Dina Wakley 6x9 Mighty Waves stencil
 Water droplet dots
 
I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my 6X8 layout design.
I did heat embossing (sailboats), dry embossing (the top waves under the sailboats) and stenciling (bottom layer). Also kept it CAS and monochrome.

On back, a scrap of some pretty water-themed designer paper and a leftover strip of stenciling from the front.

Close-up to show the textures of the embossing and waterdrops.

And final view.
Thanks for the visit and have a great FriYay!
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS for CARD:
Used a Dina Wakely Waves 6x9 stencil on the bottom layer.
Inspired by the blue oceans
Pirates of the Caribbean attractions
The Male Room #185: Embossing
I have done both wet and dry: the sailboat image is heat embossed with clear powder.
And that is on a layer that was embossed with an inked waves embossing folder 
Fab n Funky #594: Embossing
I have done both wet and dry: the sailboat image is heat embossed with clear powder.
And that is on a layer that was embossed with an inked waves embossing folder
I have both: the sailboat image is heat embossed with clear powder.
And that is on a layer that was embossed with an inked waves embossing folder 
Pearly Sparkles #94: For a Man or Boy
Media Used: Paper, Stamping ink, Embossing powder, Distress Oxide ink for stenciling and dry embossing, water droplet dots
Media Used: Paper, Stamping ink, Embossing powder, Distress Oxide ink for stenciling and dry embossing, water droplet dots
Sailing by Christopher Cross 1979
I like both but when I do a guy card, especially a CAS one, I keep it clean.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Congrats-Take A Bow!

 Happy Tuesday!
Hope all is well with you and yours.

I have a card to share with you that I mailed off today, so I figured I'd better post it before challenges expired. I used a pre-colored digi since I'm keeping coloring off the table still (due to my hand). And the star and rainbow on her cap led me to feed off that for the card colors and embellishments. And since I'm fond of the recipient, I included the hearts, which are stamped and die cut, as is the rainbow . I did color that with colored pencils, but it took 2 minutes and I was careful.

 
I chose this sketch from the current challenge over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, resizing to 5.5x5.5 -inch for my layout design.

SUPPLY LIST:
SU card stock
Honey Bee Team Tie-Dye and Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow designer papers
Polkadoodles Rainbow Rebel pre-colored digital image
QuicKutz Studio Alpha dies
MFT Rainbow, Heart and Star dies

The back of the card with the front using more of the Lawn Fawn dp and a yellow scrap strip I stamped the siggie on.

Final view.
Thanks for the visit and have a great day.
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
I've used Rainbow Rebel from Rebel Girl Printables Big Kahuna Bundle
I've used Rainbow Rebel from Rebel Girl Printables Big Kahuna Bundle
Bow starts with a "B"
Dies Used: QK Alpha letters, MFT Rainbow, Heats, Stars
Baby Take A Bow by Shirley Temple
Baby, Take A Bow starring Shirley Temple
Dies Used: QK Alpha letters, MFT Rainbow, Heats, Stars
I like the look of lots of CAS cards, but I always seem to go fussy because it's more my natural style and when I do CAS it always looks unfinished to me.
Part A: Rainbow + Part B: Stamped hearts
Inkspirational #314: Mood Board
I was inspired by the rainbow colors, the type and the pencils look like stripes.
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Sunday, April 21, 2024

Happy Birthday, Carol!

Happy Sunday!
Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend.

I'm sharing a birthday card for a dear friend and today is her birthday.

 
I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my A7 layout design.

SUPPLY LIST:
SU card stocks
Katy Sue Designs 3D decoupage kit Blue Roses and Cupcake
Spellbinders Classic Circles die
HY-Beauty and My Favorite Things sentiment stamps
Fantasia Versafine Clair ink
Pink satin ribbon from stash

Close-up to show the 3D decoupage dimension.

 
Inside and back.

Happy Birthday, Carol!
Thanks for the visit and have a great day!
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
Splitcoaststampers Sketch SC626
Cut It Up #302: Starts With A "B"
Bouquet of Blue roses
Die used: Spellbinders Classic Circles (green card)
Cardz4Galz #223: Movie Madness
The Blue Rose (2023)
Try It On Tuesday: Inspired by a Song
Blue Rose Is by Pam Tillis
A Place To Start April + Opt. Flowers
Daisy Chain #84: Not Square
APTTCOC #4-2024
Classic Design #4-2024
Park Hopping My Happy Place April
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
Fab N Funky #593: Add A Sentiment
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Showers or FLOWERS
Colorful Options April: PASTELS
Creative Inspiration #13
Scrapping4Fun #234: Anything Goes
Cupcakes in the circles
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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Blue Skies Birthday

 Happy Saturday!
Hope all is well with you and yours.
I had my first physical therapy yesterday and the therapist told me the pain would be bad for a while and get worse before it gets better. And she was correct! Ugh.

So, I made a birthday card using the 4x6 art I posted yesterday as the focal image. 
I usually show any card I make with my smaller art in the same post, but I just didn't have the energy for more photo editing/typing. And I'm not linking this card to any of the challenges I linked to yesterday, so I think that's fair. 
I used Basic Grey Obscure 12x12 designer paper and white card stock for the base and the layer embossed with a Spellbinders A9 Intertwined Lattice folder. I used a blending brush to add some yellow neon ink to the exposed embossed layer. On the BG paper layers, I edge-distressed them with a distressing tool.

 
I chose this Splitcoastsampers sketch for my layout design.

On the back of the card, I used another piece of the BG Obscure designer paper and a stamped SeeD's sentiment.

You can read how I made the 4x6 focal piece HERE.
I did do a couple of things to the focal image for this card. I took a small blending brush and yellow neon ink to exptend the sunrays down over the bottom cloud and into the flowers. I also stamped Hero Arts and PoppyStamps Whittle sentiments in the middle.
I went bigger than usual with the card base, making a 6x8 card. And I like the size a lot, so much so that I invested in some 7x9 envelopes for future use. This card base size is do-able with 12x12 and 9x12 card stocks, both of which I have. 
Thanks for visiting today and have a wonderful weekend.
XOX

CHALLENGE LINK UPS:
Blue Skies by Irving Berlin
Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman by Donovan (Leitch)
Sunny weather
Blue Sky (1994) starring Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carroll, Abigail Brennan and Alda Arkin
Rainbow colors and and blue sky- my sky/flowers and striped designer paper
Beautiful Spring day on my little part of the Earth
Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
I've used sentiment stamps from Hero Arts Blessings Stamp and Cut set 
2 striped rectangles and 2 clouds on focal
I've used CL484 Whittle Everyday Sentiments set ("Nothing But Blue Skies")
 
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