More Spring Woods cards

I've had so much fun playing along with Anna's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5.

where she challenged us to choose one stamp set and make five cards using it.

I have the habit of pulling out a stamp set, making one card using it

and started on another card with another stamp set.

This challenge encouraged me to make several cards at once

while I had my stamp set out.

(It also helped keep this stamp set at the forefront of my mind

when choosing which set I wanted to use!)

Anyway, as I was stamping a card for the final stage of the challenge, 

I decided to make four cards using it.

Because I've struggled a little with coming up with fresh 

colour combos in which to stamp the birds, 

I took my inspiration from three of the April Release Inspiration Cards

that Nichole Heady posted on her blog. 

(By the way, I was thinking that I was on the ball with making

my final card for the challenge ahead of time, but I didn't realize 

that the Final Stage of Anna's Challenge had a secret aspect.

So that's why I'm sharing these cards now.)

So, what I did was diecut several branches and birds (a few of each type)

and then stamped them using my MISTI, which allowed the process

to go faster, as once I had it set up on my MISTI, I could stamp several birds

in different colours at once.

For my first card, I used this colour combo:

Here's my card:

I stamped the branches in classic kraft for each of my cards.

I stamped the blooms in mint julep and the leaves in green parakeet.

The birds were stamped in aqua mist, mint julep and Altenew's Caribbean Blue,

which I substituted for Winter Wisteria.

I stamped the sentiment (from PTI's Walk By Faith) in Caribbean Blue.

For the border, I ran a piece of Mint Julep cardstock through my 

diecutting machine with my woodgrain impression plate.

Next, I used this colour combo:

I used all of the colours, but substituted Altenew's Persian Blue for Amethyst Allure.

I diecut my sweet blush cardstock using my Mama Elephant Femme Frame dies.

I stamped the sentiment (from Winter Woods) in Versafine Onyx Black.

And lastly, I chose this colour combo:

I decided to make two cards with the elements I stamped

with this colour combo, again substituting the Persian Blue for 

Amethyst Allure and Altenew's Sapphire for Royal Velvet.

On this one, I ran a piece of ripe avocado cardstock through my diecutting machine

using my Winter Woods cover plate, but didn't love how it turned out. 

Rather than take a new piece of cardstock, I just ran it through again

using my woodgrain impression plate. 

I ended up with a piece of cardstock that had a cool texture!  

The sentiment is from Spring Woods, which I stamped in Sapphire.

And here, I used a piece a Basic Grey patterned paper along the side.

Thanks for looking!

Casometry Challenge 2. Make five: secret final

I've had so much fun playing along with Anna's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5.

where she challenged us to choose one stamp set and make five cards using it.

You can see my first, second, third and fourth cards that I made 

for the challenge here, using Papertrey Ink's Spring Woods stamp set.

Well, we're in the Final Stage of Anna's Challenge  and there's a secret aspect.

Anna challenged us to choose a card from this Pinterest Board

to CASE to make our card for the final stage.

There were so many fabulous cards that I had a hard time choosing.

In the end, I decided to CASE two cards for the challenge.

The first one was this adorable owl card by Keeway of Kiwi Concepts.

Isn't it sweet?

I just love the blue dry brushing Keeway did on her card behind the owl!

I decided to mimic this by using my Papertrey Ink Brushed Off stamp set.

Using my MISTI, I stamped the Brushed Off stamps in PTI's Blueberry Sky.

Then, I used my blending tool to sponge on a bit of Enchanted Evening ink

along the top of the stamps for a faint ombre effect.

I stamped the bird and branch from Spring Woods in black, Blueberry Sky and

in Altenew's Peach Perfect and Arctic.

The sentiment is also from Spring Woods and I stamped it four times in black.

The other card I was inspired to CASE was this one by Vilena Krishna:

Isn't it fun?

I love the colours and the sun rays, so I pulled out my PTI sun beam stencil

and blended ink onto it using PTI's Bright Buttercup.

I stamped the branch in Altenew Velvet and PTI Green Parakeet.

I sponged some Bright Buttercup onto my flower stamps before stamping them.

The bird is stamped in Bright Buttercup, black and Green Parakeet, with

som PTI New Leaf sponged onto the stamp to add a bit of shading.

The sentiment is from Studio Calico's Sending You Sunshine stamp set.

Thanks again to Anna Kossakovskaya for posting such a fun challenge -- 

I had a great time playing along!

Thanks for looking!

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CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5: Stage 4

Today, I have a card to share for that I made using PTI's Spring Woods

for Anna's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5: Stage 4:

 

 

I decided to pair my Spring Woods stamp set with another favourite of mine:

PTI's Twig Wreath.

I stamped the wreath and flowers using PTI's soft stone and Altenew's Mango Smoothie,

Frosted Pink, Coral Berry.

 

I stamped the bird using the same colours

and the sentiment (from Spring Woods) in Versafine Onyx Black.

 

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

1. I thought I'd start off my Five for Friday post today with a photo

I took of Sage the other day.

She was home from getting her hair done and looked so pretty

I just had to take her picture. :)

She is such a gem.

I spotted this shirt online a few weeks ago and I had to buy it for her,

because it's just so true. ;)

2. Austin got a new job this week.

His hours as a dishwasher at the restaurant where he's been working

had dwindled to nothing, because they just weren't busy enough.

So he sent out a bunch of resumes and I did a lot of praying.

He had two interviews at our local Co-op grocery store

and we were so hopeful.... but then he didn't get the job.

He had a great attitude about it, trusting that God would provide.

Well, on Saturday, we spent the day in Winnipeg and came home

to a phone call from the person in charge of hiring who said

she had news about the position.

Long story short (too late!), he got the job!

Sorry for the blurry photo -- I took it with my phone.

He's working in the deli at the grocery store -- and I'm very excited for him!

3. Have I mentioned that my mom is turning 80 at the end of this month?

Well, she is, and to celebrate, my brothers and their families are coming for a visit.

I'm very excited about seeing them and their visit had spurred me into action.

I've been tackling projects that were needing to get done

and their upcoming visit is wonderful motivation!

On Tuesday, I cleaned my kitchen from top to bottom

and restained our deck.

Oh, and our front door needed repainting, so I decided to change

the red to aqua.

I just love it!

I have this as an accent colour in my living room and dining room.

My bedroom is painted a similar colour, as well as our bathroom, Sage's room

and my craft area, so I just feel it ties everything together.

4. On Sunday, Sage, Jonah & I went to the Winkler Bible Camp

to take part in their family fun day (Cameron joined us for the BBQ supper.)

5.  And lastly, I have a card to share that I made using PTI's Spring Woods

for Anna's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5.

I started by watercoloring my background using some PTI Hawaiian Shores

ink pressed onto my acrylic block, water and a paintbrush.

I diecut the Spring Woods bird and branch and stamped them

in aqua mist, soft stone, hawaiian shores, & Altenew Evening Gray.

I was inspired by Kay Miller to stamp my branches and leaves in grey. 

 I diecut the PTI Big Basics: Birthday Wishes die from vintage cream cardstock

twice and stacked them together.

I tried to add some shadows for this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: 

Shadowing with Copic Markers, but I used a Zig Marker instead.

This tuned out not so great, but I liked my watercolored panel and didn't 

feel like starting over, so I went over my Zig marks with a paintbrush dipped in 

water to give my shadows more of a watercolored effect.

I inspired for the colours in my card by this week's ColourQ Challenge #345

(even though I was going my memory for the colours):

Thanks for looking!

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The Card Concept #55 {You Are My Sunshine}

I'm really enjoying playing along with Anna Kossakovskaya's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5.

She is challenging us to make five cards using the same stamp set.

This is such a great idea -- especially for someone like me who always tends to want to grab

my newest stamps to play with.

When, I saw the The Card Concept Challenge #55 {You Are My Sunshine}:

I had all sorts of ideas, but then remembered Anna's Challenge,

and decided to use my PTI Spring Woods stamp set to make my Clean & Layered card.

I started by using my PTI Scene IT: Skyscapes sunburst die as a stencil and blended ink

onto my background panel.

I diecut the Spring Woods branch and bird and stamped them in Altenew Dark Chocolate,

PTI harvest gold, bright buttercup, summer sunrise, limeade ice and simply chartreuse.

I used my MISTI and added ink to my stamps a second time, using the rock 'n roll technique.

I adhered these to my card, using dimensional adhesive for the bird.

I stamped my sentiment using Reverse Confetti's Lovey Words Coordinates 

("you are my") in dark chocolate.

I used the same rock 'n roll technique on my "Sunshine", which is from 

Studio Calico's Sending You Sunshine stamp set.

Thanks for looking!

Fusion -- Sweet Orange Blossoms

Today, I have a card to share for the Fusion --Sweet Orange Blossoms Challenge:

I love this sweet image, and while I don't have any hummingbird stamps

in my stash, I decided to create a similar looking bird with my PTI Spring Woods stamp set.

I stamped my bird in PTI aqua mist, green parakeet, orange zest and soft stone.

For my branches, I used Altenew moon rock, PTI green parakeet and new leaf, orange zest

and terracotta tile (I did the rock and roll technique, using my MISTI.)

I stamped the sentiment (from PTI Winter Woods) in moon rock.

I ran a piece of aqua mist cardstock through my diecutting machine with my 

woodgrain impression plate and adhered it behind my white panel.

I'm also linking this card up to play along with
Anna Kossakovskaya's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5.

Thanks for looking!