NBUS Challenge #5

This is my second card for Darnell's NBUS challenge. The stamp which I have not used before was purchased at a garage sale over a year ago. I colored with Copics and added Glossy Accents in the center of the flowers and the bird eggs. After trimming the image I matted it and added pink cs which I had trimmed with a border punch. The base card is printed from Lasting Impressions. I chose not to add a sentiment on the outside.

Stamp - Stampendous "Three Home Nest"

Ink - Copics, Memento

Paper - Neenah, Lasting Impressions, SU! Old Olive, Pretty in Pink

Punch - EK Success

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/09/its-here-nbus-challenge-5.html

Seize the Birthday

Once a month I attend a SU! workshop, make a few cards and then go out to lunch with a friend. Last month was a different set up and we chose stamps and then colored them. I also gave a brief talk about Copic markers.  A month has gone by and I never finished any of the five cards and the next workshop is Monday, so I have been finishing all the cards. I always do better creating cards on my own, and when in a card making class I never do well. Having the chance to bring these colored images home I made some cards that has my touch.

The image was colored with Copics at the last workshop and this week I die cut it as well as the blue paper, which was then embossed. I added this neat sentiment from Paper Onion and I love the style of the font. Glossy Accents was applied to the flowers. 

Stamp - SU! (name I don't know), Paper Onion sentiment

Paper - SU! Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise (one of my favorites)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Embossing Folder - Provo Craft "Daisies"

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2015/09/anything-goes.html

This week in Southern California has been miserable with heat and humidity, the temps are 5 to 15 degrees higher than usual and yesterday it was in the low 90's and we leave close to the beach. All I do is sit with the fan blowing on me and make cards. We are trying hard not to use the AC because of the fear of a brown-out (no electricity) and I keep the living room closed up which means there is not good light to take a photo. So below is my set up for this photo. The fan is on the right. Thank goodness for the Ott light. 

I don't usually submit one card to more than one challenge but I am giving it a try today.

http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/09/freshly-made-sketches-203-sketch-by-jen.html

CAS(E) this Sketch! #139

The card I made for this challenge uses a very old, but favorite, SU! image as well as a NBUS embossing folder. I love coloring this image with Copics and in particular the pots. The image was stamped and colored. Next I embossed a second piece of white cs and then die cut the center. The embossed layer was trimmed and then I attached all three layers.

Stamps - SU!" Long-time Friend", MFT "All Occasion Sentiments"

Embossing Folder - Paper Studio "Bracket Frame"

Die - Nestabilities "Curved Rectangle"

Ink - Copics, Spica Pens, Memento

Paper - Neenah

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/09/case-this-sketch-139.html

NBUS Challenge #5

 

Another Darnell NBUS challenge so that means another card using a NBUS product. My NBUS is the stencil from Stamplorations.

This card was a lot of fun making as I began by stenciling the butterflies at a class. We were working on anything we wanted and some of the ladies were using embossing folders. So I took this stenciled piece and ran it through the Cuttlebug with an unknown embossing folder. The next day I began to play some more and used two different dies. What is interesting is that the solid die is not paper but rather a piece of foil from a peanut can. Really. One of the ladies is big into recycling and she introduced this clever idea a year ago. The stenciled/embossed paper was attached to blue card stock and then white card stock.

Stencil - Stamplorations "Butterfly Dance" (NBUS)

Ink - SU! Really Rust, Bashful Blue

Paper - SU! Whisper White, Really Rust, Bashful Blue

Dies - Memory Box "Oriel Butterfly," "Lunette Butterfly"

Embossing Folder - Unknown

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/09/its-here-nbus-challenge-5.html 

CASology: Week 162 WRITE

This adorable Purple Onion stamp is the only one that came to mind for this challenge and it is my first time using it. This really is a CAS card and I started by stamping the image on a snippet of wc paper and heat embossing and using copics. I made the envelope from a MFT die cut and it was attached to the base card and then I mounted the letter. That is it - CAS.

Stamp - Purple Onion "Dear Santa"

Die - MFT 

Other - Copics, VersaFine, embossing powder

Paper - PTI white, snippets

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/09/week-162-write.html

Shery's Popped Hop - HAPPY BABY, RUSS FAMILY

I made this card for Shery's Popped Hop. Shery is very supportive of all card makers and contributes her products to many challenges. I appreciate her kindness and her many talents.

I used the embossing folder/ink/water technique inking the back of the ef, spritzing with water and then laying the paper on top and tapping lightly. When dry I stamped and heat embossed the baby image and the sentiment attached to a piece of pink cs and then mounted onto the base card.

Stamps - unknown garage sale find

Paper - SU! Confetti White, Pink Passion

Inks - Distress: Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberries

Embossing Folder - SU! Chevron

Other - VersaFine, Zing Clear Embossing Powder

http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/08/its-stampbaby-surprise-blog-hop-for.html

Addicted to CAS - BLUE

I love the creative process of making my own background paper. This piece was made several weeks ago when my card making group was playing with ink, water and embossing folders. When the cue word was blue I looked in my UFO box and this piece looked perfect. The process was to ink an embossing folder, spritz with water and then lay the paper on top and tap with your hand. I stamped the sentiment and then die cut three times the paint brush, which I colored with distress ink. I had been waiting for some time to use this NBUS stamp.

Stamp - Impression Obsession "Paint something Beautiful"

Die - MFT "Artist Palette"

Paper - water color 90#, PTI white card stock

Ink - Distress Ink Peacock Feathers, Markers Peacock Feathers, Gathered Twigs, Gellyroll (silver)

Other - VersaFine, Zing clear embossing powder

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-71-blue.html