Greetings | Woodblock Wednesday

Hello and Welcome back to Woodblock Wednesday.  I'm going to be honest, I didn't think I was going to have a project for today.  This card took multiple tries but I'm happy with the overall outcome.

Let me introduce you to the stamps:

[retired] Art Definition - Stampers Anonymous - V1-929

Antique Bee and Flowers - Hero Arts - K6224

Greetings from the Northwest - Impress - 5254D

I had a heck of a time with that Stampers Anonymous text design.  I tried with both dye ink and distress oxide and settled with the Distress Oxide Pumice Stone on Reverse Confetti Stone cardstock.  

I heat embossed the Antique Bee and Flowers image with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl.  I absolutely love the look...it kind of all goes with the uneven text stamping. 

That stone panel was stamped on both sides so while I was giving it a go on the 'original' side, I didn't realize the backside picked up ink from my work surface...sigh.  I then proceeded to use the backside for what ultimately became my front panel.  It all goes with the distress look don't you think?

Before you go, guess what the girl and I did on Sunday afternoon:

For you green thumbs, it doesn't seem like a big deal and you're probably shaking your head thinking it's late in the season to do this but I'm so happy with how they turned out.  Honestly before this, there were dead sticks in there...LOL.

I have yet another plant for the inside of the house too.  I couldn't resist the coffee drinking gnome:

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Just a note | Clearly Besottted

I've been wanting to ink up the Clearly Besotted - Pick A  Peony set.  It's a beauty!

I'm still smitten with black + white panels so I used my Mini MISTI and inked up one of the floral images with Versafine Onyx on a Neenah Solar White 110 panel.  I tried to ink the images fairly close together.  I used a Hero Arts Nesting Circle die for the center.  

I used a Bristol panel and inked it up with

Ripe Persimmon  |  Abandoned Coral  |  Scattered Straw

I finished it off with water drops.  The base panel is Stampin' Up Calypso Coral.

The blooms have been colored with:

R21 | R22

Y15 | Y19

G00 | G12

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted's Simply Said set.  

This card is going to a dear friend that recently lost her Mother, see THIS post.  I just noticed on FB yesterday that her husband's birthday is today so you'll be seeing a masculine birthday card soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Forever in our hearts | Reverse Confetti

I used to think that masculine cards were a challenge to design.  That has been quickly replaced by Sympathy cards.  I'm designing a handful of sympathy cards for family friends (more on that later)...Reverse Confetti to the rescue.  

First up is my clean and simple design:

My Reverse Confetti teamie Audrey posted THIS gorgeous card and I knew I needed to use that sentiment.  It's from the Forever In Our Hearts stamp set.  Isn't it a great sentiment set?

I've been a fan of distress oxide blending and generally keep to about 2 color palettes.  This particular card is going to a guy so I wanted to give the color trio a bit of a pop by adding Peacock Feathers.

The base panel is Buttercup, such a soothing color.

The heart shaped die is from my stash.

I was thoroughly inspired by CAS(E) this sketch:

Here's my other design:

I really love how this one turned out.  Those new Bold Blooms in Buttercup + Bellini look so pretty on that panel from the Forever My Love 6x6.  Do you see the leaves?  They've been inked up in Seafoam...so soft and subtle.  

The Forever in Our Hearts sentiment has been heat embossed in white on Stone cardstock.  

The oval dies are part of my stash.

I was inspired by Fusion Card Challenge:

My very dear friend Sherry lost her fight with cancer earlier this week.  

Keeping things real, it's been really hard for me.  I'm thankful for Darin, the kids and my family/friends.  I posted about it on FB and the love and support has been so very appreciated.

The two cards that I shared today are going to 2 of Sherry's siblings.  I have a couple more to make.  It's been a slow process but therapeutic.

Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hey, Happy Friday!  I'm back up on the Doodle Bugs WA blog!  Here's a little sneak peek:

I'm sharing a card trio over on the blog!  Pop over there to see the full reveal and all the details!

Some of the supplies I used that are available at doodlebugswa.com:

Let's Shellabrate | Reverse Confetti

I'm up on the Reverse Confetti blog today sharing a project I made especially for today!  Here's a bit of a sneak peek:

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You got this | Woodblock Wednesday

So, I decided to start a new blog feature, Woodblock Wednesday.  I have so many wood stamps that just don't get the love that they deserve.  They double up as decor (HA!).  

Today I'm featuring Hero Arts Envelope Pattern [S5507] and Impress Strawberry Patch [5691G]:

So at the time of typing up this post, the Hero Arts Envelope Pattern stamp has been discontinued but it seems to be available at Frantic Stamper.

My overall design was inspired by THIS card by Jennifer McGuire.  I did a bit of switch up with the pattern + solid strips.  The black + white pattern is by Gina K Designs.  The yellow cardstock is Reverse Confetti Bumblebee.  

Everything is nestled onto the Reverse Confetti Grid Stitched Tag.  The strawberry Patch image was colored with Zigs.  

Scarlet Red  |  Carmine Red

Lemon Yellow  |  Yellow

Green Shadow  |  May Green

It has been stamped on Bazzill Marshmallow.

The centers of the daisies are matte black enamel dots.  I topped off my tag with black seam binding ribbon.

I was inspired by Tag You're...It!

Thanks so much for stopping!  I hope I've inspired you to ink up some of your woodblock stamps!

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July New Release Creative Blog Hop | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day!  The Reverse Confetti July Release is now available for purchase!  We're celebrating with a hop!  You should have arrived from Lisa Henke's blog, if not, you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog!

The July Release is just too cute:

What are your favorites?!  I love it all!  

Today I'm share a card/tag duo:

Eep!  The Lemonade Stand set is soooo fun!  I stamped out all the images on Premier Polar White and colored them up with my copics.  I ended up having enough images so I embellished the new Fold Over Tag, more on that in a smidge.

Do you see that I layered an A2 Premier Polar White panel with a Buttercup panel?  I then adhered that sweet pattern paper from the Sun & Sea 6x6.  I used the Fa La La Circle and used another Buttercup panel for the rim, I used a circle die to cut the rim.  The interior circle is a bristol panel that has blended Distress Oxide:

Peacock Feather   |   Scatter Straw   |   Dried Marigold

Mr. Zebra wants a refill.  His glass is empty.  I'm loving all the pops of yellow!

Do you spot that sweet Fold Over Tag?  So fun, I covered it with two different pattern panels from Sun & Sea.

A perfect giftie duo, just need to add a giftie (wink).

Next up is my teamie, Kathy Schweinfurth!  In case you get lost along the way, here's the complete hop listing.

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Tricia Barber

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Deanne Kuntz

Ali Farmer

Olga Moss

Susan Wymer

Marge Yoon

Olga Matyushevskaya

Amy Sheffer

Life is Tough | Miss ink Stamps + Reverse Confetti

Hello!  I didn't intend on posting another project today but I wanted to link up to a challenge, more on that in a smidge.

I've had the Miss Ink Stamps - Magnolia Sympathy for a bit and have been wanting to ink it up.  When I carved out time to design a card my intention was to create something using one of my bazillion wood block stamps but somehow I gravitated to a clear set.  I do want to do a Wednesday Wood Block feature to get those puppies inked up.

Anyways, I stamped out the Magnolia blooms onto Reverse Confetti Premier Polar White.  They've been colored with various copics.  Since I had the [releasing tomorrow] Reverse Confetti Sentimental Sayings on my desk, I used one of the sentiments from that set.  The frame is Reverse Confetti Stitched Note & Frames.  

I don't tend to mix stamp manufacturers but thought these worked perfectly together.

The gingham is MFT and the sequins are Pretty Pink Posh - Metallic Rose Gold Sequins.

I was inspired by Global Design Project - CASE THE DESIGNER.

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