It's the Little Things | Woodblock Wednesday | Guest Designer + GIVEAWAY!

Hello and welcome to the 7th edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  I'm featuring:

Paper Source - Terrarium Stamp [871747]

A Muse Stamps - Little Things [retired]

Here's how I was inspired:

These are my favorite types of plants, stamped.  I have a horrible black thumb but love succulents.   

The coloring is so soft on the image that it might be hard to tell but the interior of the cloche is pale blue.  The succulents are the softest aloe color with lavender tips.  When I ordinally started to color this image I couldn't find my copic chart so I went with my Spectrum Noirs:

BT1 | HB1

GG1

I later found my copic chart [my desk is a bit messier than usual] and the interior of the cloche is:

BG0000

My base is a Slate Gray panel by Essentials by Ellen.  Do you see the bit of Mist by Reverse Confetti?  The grid panel is by Stampin' Up, love that it is a bit distressed.

I'm super excited to introduce my guest for this week, Ivy Wong.  You can find her on IG HERE.  If you know Ivy, you know that she is a plant-a-holic.  I've known Ivy for years, we officially met at CHA/Creativation when it was in California.  She introduced me to the 85°C Bakery!

Isn't her card so much fun?!  I love her stamps!!!!!!

Let's do a bit of a giveaway, shall we?  I happen to have a brand new Hero Arts Succulent Terrarium stamp:

Want a chance to win it?  Leave a comment on this post along with my Woodblock Wednesday IG post + Ivy's Woodblock Wednesday IG post.  I'll publish the winner next Wednesday!  

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You are in my thoughts | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  Today's project isn't in my traditional style, which I think is clean + simple.  I'm featuring Impress Large Hibiscus [5636H] + retired A Muse Studio In My Thoughts [9-8633C].

My base panel is bristol that has been cut using the Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle Dies.  I did quick stenciling with an older memory box stencil and Crushed Olive Distress Oxide.  

The Large Hibiscus has been inked up with Versafine Onyx on Bristol.  Keeping things real, I inked this up before and watercolored it with Peerless but didn't like the overall coverage.  This image is quite hefty so after I had photog'd it [I always make last minute decisions during photo editing], I went back to the drawing board on the main image.  I used the same Versafine and Bristol but instead used 4 different shades of Pink Zigs:

Sugared Almond Pink  |  Peach Pink

Pink  |  Dark Pink

I may have gone a bit overboard with the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Gold but generally when I do paint splattering it doesn't come through in my photography.  This certainly did but I have to tell you, the shimmer is AMAZING.

So, I decided to whip up another project that more closely aligned to my style.  It still uses the beautiful Impress Large Hibiscus [5636H] + a different sentiment, Savvy Stamps - Oh Hello Friend [1481E].

My original intention was to not overlap the hibiscus but I did by accident, stepped back and decided I liked it.

I absolutely LOVE that sentiment.

The pop of color is a Melon Mambo panel by Stampin' Up.

Today, I'm so excited to introduce you to my first Guest Designer for Woodblock Wednesday:

Kimberly Wiener!

Oh my goodness, don't you LOVE her project?!  She used the same main image [love it inked in pink!].  For all the details on her project, please visit her BLOG + IG.

Thank you so much Kimberly for joining me today!  Her use of bright + vibrant colors is always gorgeous!

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Berry Sweet | Woodblock Wednesday

Hello and welcome to another edition of Woodblock Wednesday.   So, I literally whipped this up this morning.  I had a couple ideas swirling around last night and played around with some stamps and paper but nothing was hitting me.  I'm working in slow mode these days and my memory is totally shot, more on that in a smidge.

Today I'm featuring Impress Strawberry Patch [5691G] + Berry Sweet [5692C].  

You'll understand my non-traditional color palette in a bit but for now let me tell you that I love gingham.  I had to pair it up with those sweet strawberries.  I stamped the image out three time and took some extra leaves from the third image to 'fluff up' the berry clusters.

Keeping things real.  I've been using my Zig's a bit more and originally I colored those berries with me grabbing the ink from a scribbled surface.  I'm in cleaning/organizing mode so I have a bunch of the clear packaging from stamp sets.  I scribbled the Zig Pink marker and grabbed the color with my watercolor brush.  Total user error, those berries looked horrible.  I really noticed them while photo editing my first batch of photos.  I promptly went downstairs and colored those berries in via zig to paper directly.  The little orange blooms are via scribbled surface.  The leaves are zig to paper directly followed up with the Zig blender...people, you need this in your life.  Thanks to Toni for introducing me to this miracle blender.

The images have been stamped on Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock.  It can take light watercoloring...anything more than that and it starts to pill.

I was inspired by Color Throwdown:

I challenged myself with that particular image and the color challenge, yipes, no green?  I actually like the grey leaves, it certainly makes the berries pop!  I tied it all together with the Cement Gray cardstock base.

My card was inspired by THIS card.  It originally inspired THIS earlier card of mine.

You know what's 'funny' about this card?  This is my third installment of Woodblock Wednesday and somehow I didn't remember my first post used that same strawberry image [sigh].  I have soooo many woodblock stamps and I use the same image twice in 3 weeks.  Oh well, I had fun using it, both times.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you join me again next Wednesday when I'll be teaming up with a fabulous Crafty Friend.

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hello | Woodblock Wednesday | Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to Woodblock Wednesday.  I'm featuring:

Poppystamps - Poppy Polka Dot [218C] retired

Impress - Hello Flower [retired]

Savvy Stamps - Small Packages [1315C]

Here's how I was inspired:

So I channeled my inner Alice in my coloring.  That little Poppystamps girl is adorable isn't she?  I know I have a boy version too...somewhere.  These are no longer available in their shop.

The Impress Hello! stamp has been discontinued also but they do have the thank you version still available.

The interior has the sentiment stamped inside by Savvy Stamps.  Love that one!

Although maybe not readily noticeable, the theme this week is Fall!  I tried to capture that with my color palette.  I've noticed that I need to do some shopping for woodblock fall images!

I'm super excited to introduce my guest for this week, Debra Davison.  You can find her on blog HERE + her IG HERE.  She is a coffee lover too!

Isn't her card adorable?!

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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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Happy | Woodblock Wednesday

I'm back with a new edition of Woodblock Wednesday!  I can't believe that it's been since November?!  Let's jump right in!  I'm featuring:

Savvy Stamps - Do More of What Make you Happy

Impress - Monstera [5638D]

You may have seen this sneak peek on my Instagram:

My inspiration all l started when I was shopping at Kate Spade.  That coat!  So fun, right?  I did a colorful take on that:

Pink + Green = Yes, Thank You!

I made this especially for my baby girl that turned 25 yesterday!  How can that be?!  Time has been flying by and I can't believe I have a 25 year old.  We look forward when things 'go back to normal' so that we can properly celebrate.

Hope you are doing well during these crazy times.

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So Many Candles | Woodblock Wednesday | Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to another edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  I'm featuring:

Savvy Stamps  - Large Whimsical Outline Cake - Retired [9241]

Impress - So Many Candles [5654C]

Here's how I was inspired:

Keeping things real, this was card #3 [whew!].  Originally I stamped the cake in versafine onyx.  My first card I smeared the candles with my hand while coloring [grrrrr].  Card #2 I didn't like the Distress Oxide on top of the candles and I knew better [I really did!] and I tried to 'fix' things with a black sharpie = ugh.

So in an effort to step away from Versafine, I heat embossed the image with Hero Arts Copper on Bristol.

My Distress Oxide color combo is compliments of Kristina Werner.

The cake has been colored with Zig Clean Color Markers.  Have you used the blending brush?! Ooohhh...it's amazing.

To keep my card in a festive mode my card base is a very glittery panel.

I'm super excited to introduce my guest for this week, Meghan Kennihan!  She's a wonderful cardmaker, loves making coffee cards and is super sweet!  She's sharing two cards over on her blog AND doing a giveaway too!

A big thank you to Meghan for joining me this week!!!

For all the details on her project, please visit her BLOG + IG.

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oh hello friend | Woodblock Wednesday | Guest Designer

Hello and welcome to the 9th edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  I'm featuring:

Impress - Squirrel w/acorn on side [1547e]

Impress - Coffee Cup Stamp with words on side [5375]

Savvy Stamps - Leaf Pattern [1428k]

Impress - Pumpkin Spice [5721D]

Savvy Stamps - Oh Hello Friend [1481e]

Here's how I was inspired:

Let's chat about my Pumpkin Spice card first:

It's actually National Coffee Week over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog.  Sunday was officially National Coffee Day Hop and the design team is sharing some fun cards all week long.  I wanted to somehow incorporate caffeine with my FALL THEME.  The Impress Coffee Cup is perfect.  I love to be able to customize the sleeve.  Today it has been paper pieced with packaging paper.

To add to the fall theme, I used the beautiful Savvy Stamps Leaf Pattern in Catherine Pooler's Mandarin Spice.  The sentiment, by Impress has been stamped on the same packing paper that I used for the Coffee Cup sleeves.

Next  up is my original design for this week:

The Savvy Stamps squirrel is so cute!  Love him in the acrylic frame that I've been hoarding.  I used the same Leaf Pattern in the same Mandarin Spice [love that color!].  The sentiment is also by Savvy Stamps.

I'm super excited to introduce my guest for this week, Michele Ferguson!  You know her, she's the one with the beautiful work and the wonderful sense of humor.    Here's how she was inspired:

A big thank you to Michele for joining me this week!!!

For all the details on her project, please visit her BLOG + IG.

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