Double D Sunflower and JUGS #692 Bee

Hello, friends!  I have TWO cards for you today - first up: Double D has asked us for Sunflowers, and I'm pleased to deliver!  DT Barbara's idea of 'shopping our stash' reminded me of a golden oldie Botanical Blooms c. 2015 from Papertrey Ink!

I love clear heat embossing the image as it makes for really easy water coloring with Zigs!

This sentiment seemed appropriate and was found in an Altenew set: 

Paint-a-flower Hydrangea.

My JUGS #692 Bee card was made during a terrific thunderstorm this morning!  Thus, my sad photos!  But no amount of rain can wash away the joy on this little 'bumblebee's' face...

Another oldie from Penny Black c. 2018 she's actually called 'fairy love' but 

with her striped leotard and tights, I'm seeing a BEE for sure!

All those darling Happy Bee Day supplies from Waffle Flower added to the fun.

I'd better get these cards into the appropriate challenges right away before I forget!  Thanks for stopping by and leaving a little sweetness if you do!

=] Michele

Double D Challenge August 2023 - Altenew Collaboration!

If anyone asks me 'who is your favorite company?' Altenew comes to mind!  Turns out I may have a few sets to choose from for my Double D Altenew Collaboration card.  This one jumped right out of the box...

I first stamped two of the bouquets from their Craft-your-Life Project: Casual Bouquets onto 80# Neenah solar white cardstock.  Then came the stenciling using the coordinating stencils and these Altenew inks...

From there it was a matter of arranging and creating my card panel - in this case I cut it using a wonky stitched die from MFT and used those same stamps to add a little interest to the panel.  BTW Altenew always has the most beautiful inspiration in their sets!  I had to substitute the recommended reds but from there it was a breeze to stencil and cut with the coordinating dies!

There are a ton of fun sentiments in this set - do you like the way I overlapped these?  Or does it make it very hard to read?  Here's a closeup, just in case.

I want to thank Double D for the chance to win that wonderful prize from Altenew - this girl has a VERY long wish list that was only made longer by their fab DT!

=] Michele

I was honored to be in the Top 3!

Double D May 2023 Fresh Picked

 

Don't you wish you could take a little taste of these fabulous berries?

Double D's Fresh Picked inspiration got my creative juices flowing!  But, instead of berries, I chose a food from the vegetable garden!

These are the inks I used to give my carrots a little depth of color by 

stamping and then adding shadows with a finger dauber.

I finally got a white gel pen to work for me for those little roots!

Kind of reminds me of those old ant farms that all of our little boys wanted, right?

OH BOY!  I sure hope they qualify - are carrots picked? or pulled?  lol

Hope your week is rolling along nicely - thanks for spending a little time with me!

=] Michele

Just Us Girls #651 - Photo Week

 

It's photo week at Just Us Girls this week and isn't this a stunner?  Fall is truly on its way here in Michigan with falling temperatures, but our trees are not quite this colorful YET!

Carol Mc was my muse today as I loved her lifted, camouflaged panel - I had wanted to play with a new-to-me die set and an older set from Memory Box called Grateful Autumn - it gets a little attention every Fall.  Here's where I got started - by stamping the image on my card base using the lid of my MISTI! Taping down your paper AND the MISTI is very important here!

It was stamped again on a separate panel for coloring:

Then I used that new die to cut my panel before lifting it

up and aligning it with the image stamped on the card base.

This image never gets old - and I adore this Slimline Label set from Altenew!

Thanks Carol, it's my turn to say 'saw it had to make it!'

Bonus: it fits the Double D Challenge: Things that Fall! Pretty easy to see where my inspiration came from!

=] Michele