Hand Penned sneak peek, The Paper Players #538, Sending prayers

 

Inspiration this week comes from the challenge, The Paper Players. 

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The DSP for Hand Penned is  just stunning, the whole pack, front and back. One of my all time favs.  I used: Cinnamon Cider, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Pool Party, White and Black.  I've had trouble using Cinnamon Cider, but wow, it's beautiful on this. 

I stamped and watercolored the flowers using my water brush and ink pads and for the green, a colored pencil then water. 

The center 2 pieces were made using the Rectangle stitched dies, the scallop die is included with the Penned Flower dies. You will find the stamps, dies or in bundle for savings, in the new 2021-2022 catalog. 

The flower centers are from the Incolor Enamel dots.

This set was on my #1 list, I admit it was 2nd but my first choice was not avail for pre-order, but I'm not sorry about that, I LOVE this set.

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Sneak peek, Stampin Up annual catalog for 2021-2022. Elegantly Said bundle

 

I'm casing the catty today.  The bundle is called Elegantly Said. I changed the colors from what's in the catalog to a new incolor called Fresh Freesia, isn't it gorgeous?

I also changed some of that was done in the catalog. They started with White paper and gave it all the color by brushing and stamping it on, I decided to start with my color, do my tone on tone stamping then brush on extra color top and bottom.  

Then the embossing is over top of all that, with the sentiment on the punch that comes with the bundle.  I added some silver drops that are new this year, instead of the rhinestones that are used in the catty. They are hard to photograph, but so pretty on here. The set has a sheet of 3 designs, one sheet in clear and one in silver. The clear didn't show up well on this, but I love how the silver does. 

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River of Flowers, Freshly Made Sketches #480, Stampin Up

 

It's finally warming up here in AZ, a bit late this year, but still unpredictable.  At least now the wind is from the south so not so cold.  All too soon it will pass and then the heat will take over.  

For this card I've joined the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Check here for all the cards, there are many wonderful ideas. 

And here is this weeks sketch.  

But today I have this river of flowers to look at.  And I've used a brand new set from the 2021-2022 new Annual catalog. I've also used a couple of the new in colors, Polished Pink and Soft Succulent along with a Blushing Bride card base. 

For the top layer I've cut my piece the size I wanted for the final layer. FirstI embossed using the 3D texture embossing folder, then used a die in the  Penned Flowers die to do a stitched scallop close to the middle.  I cut the smaller side down even more to allow my river of flowers to show well, and that left room on the larger side for my large flower.  The stamp set is Hand Penned Petals, also sold in a bundle with the dies. And sold as a suite with the DSP included and the jewels. 

The DSP doesn't use the 2 new colors I choose, but with a bit of watercolor I was able to make them very close.  I stamped in black, then used my pink fill color, but then used a water brush to add just a tiny bit of pink from the stamp pad for the smaller flower, and did the same with the leaves using the Soft Succulent.  

My sentiment came from the set Inspired Thoughts and was cut using one of the Stitched Rectangle dies. I added the jewels from the new In color jewels for a bit of bling.  

I hope you enjoyed.   Thanks for stopping.

Celebrate Sunflowers, I'm thinking of you

 

Thre is a technique called Josephs coat that I hadn't tried, and decided now was the time.  If you are looking to try it, just do a search on you tube and you'll find several tuts for it. You start with white paper and end up with what I have as a background.  

I have been going to buy this set,  Celebrate Sunflowers all year, and finally got it. It's a great set with lots of ways to use it. 

After making my background I glued it to the slightly larger Just Jade piece then to a white card base.

For the top flower I cut from Mango Melody for the outlines of the sunflower, and took a piece of white, sponging or brushing color from Just Jade, Calypso Coral and Mango Melody over areas of the paper, then cut my background part of the sunflower.   I also stamped and cut 3 leaves from white and brushed on a bit of the Jade over top.  

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