Catching up

A whole lot of knitting and a card that missed being posted on this blog for summer card camp 2....

More puerperium?? Yes, please!

1. Lighter dream baby version... Short-sleeve version...

2. Short-sleeve version...

And a baby card to go with my gift...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white,kraft
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Colorbox - frost white, MSS - background stamp (can't remember name), Lawn Fawn - Plus 1
Cutting/Embossing: Paper Smooches - Streamers, SSS - heart dies
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery, dimensional adhesive, copic markers, rock candy stickles

A long weekend and some catch up for the finale of Summer Card Camp!

A photo of the highlight of our trip, first...

Dan is a pretty good sport. I should have gotten a photo of him at the other fantastic place we visited (Creations Galore in Green Bay)... in his words, "That was my favorite crafting store, ever." They had a TV and a chair set up in a special area in their store... just for him.

So, now the catch up from the final days of Summer Card Camp 2...

Week 3, Day 4: Shabby Chic (layers)?

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy and Dusty Concord, Fresh Ink - French Lavender, HA Shadow Ink - Grape Juice, PTI - Delightful Dahlia Additions
Misc.: Seam binding from Verve, twine from May Arts, enamel dots



Week 3, Day 5: Subtle Misting and a New Color Combination (Browns and Green)

Is it too early for Christmas cards? This is featuring my little find from the Door County Rubber Stamps and Scrapbooking store. 

Materials
Paper: Kraft, Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Summer Sky, and Cottage Ivy, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen Door County Rubber Stamps - Surprise!, PTI - Winter Hills
Misc.: Copic markers, Mister Huey's Mist - Blizzard, twine from The Twinery, stardust stickles, prismacolor pencils and gamsol

Summer Card Camp 2: Week 3 Day2

Here's today's theme - die cuts and embossing!

I tried die cutting with some dry embossing (with one of this week's three sketches).

Materials
Paper: Elizabeth Crafts Shimmer Sheetz, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Hero Arts - Essential Messages
Cutting/Embossing: Cuttlebug embossing folders (misc.), MFT Die-Namics - Flower Medley
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, liquid pearls

Summer Card Camp 2: Week 3 Day 1

We're on our last week of Summer Card Camp 2.

A couple of really neat techniques today (and of course new sketches and a new color combination)...


1. Sketch/One Layer Banners

I didn't really have anything that would work for the rotated stamping, and I tried it with limited success using Belinda's Borders - mostly just added a little interest to the stamped background on the star.

Materials
Paper: Watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Vintage Sepia, TH Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy, Dusty Concord, and Shaded Lilac, Fresh Ink - Birch, Colorbox - Frost White, Paper Smooches - Streamers and Sentiment Sampler; Lawn Fawn - Belinda's Borders
Cutting/Embossing: Lawn Cuts - Puffy Stars, ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Rock Candy Stickles, May Arts twine

Summer Card 2: Camp Week 2 Day 5 and DeNami Addict challenge

Another day of Summer Card Camp 2 - so grateful that the weather is finally cooling off over here! And Happy 2nd Birthday, DeNami Addict!

I decided to try some ink carving on some of the petals and leaves (and a different color combination - grey, yellow, purple, white, green).

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: HA Shadow Ink - Butter Bar, Green Hills, Wet Cement, and Raspberry Jam, DeNami - Solid Flower Accents Set, Neat and Tangled - Across the Card
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive, Liquid Pearls

Summer Card Camp 2: Week 2 Day 3

Decided to go back and try the plaid stamping and one of this week's sketches...

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Bahama Blue, Versamark, HA - Shadow Inks - Field Greens and Green Hills, TH Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Neat and Tangled - On the Strip 2 and Party Dots, Paper Smooches - A Little Lovin and Sentiment Sampler
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Small Circle Burst, Judikins white opaque embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Zig wink of stella gold and clear glitter pens, copic markers

Summer Card Camp 2: Week 2 Day 4

Today's challenge is tricky: use the weekly colors and make a non-holiday card with holiday products!

The perfect pearls are pretty subtle and hard to photograph. I used a snow background stamp and used part of a sentiment that said, "Celebrating the Greatest Gift of All."

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Hero Arts -Snow Dots and Greatest Gift, Memento - Rich Cocoa and Teal Zeal, Paper Smooches - Word Up
Misc.:  Perfect Pearls - Turquoise, AMuse Studio - Ribbon

Summer Card Camp 2: Week 2/Day 2

I really enjoyed today's examples with heat embossing (and this week's color combination)...

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Archivers watercolor paper, kraft cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Fresh Ink - Steel Blue and Pool, HA Shadow Ink - Soft Pool and Field Greens, Versafine - Vintage Sepia, Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Sentiments, PTI - Sweet Life and Turning a New Leaf
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery, dimensional adhesive, bundled sage distress marker, prismacolor pencils

Summer Card Camp 2 - Day 5!

Day 5  --- 1/3 of the way through class!

Materials

Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Vellum

Stamps/Inks: HA Shadow Inks - Soft Cantaloupe, Butter Bar, Mint Julep, Bubble Gum; Versamark, Clear and Simple Stamps - Flower Buds, Verve - Treasured Words

Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine silver embossing powder

Misc: Sequins from Neat and Tangled,

Not as much in the cardmaking front, because I have almost finished my sweater.  Stay tuned for photos later this week (A - don't be appalled --- I just needed a break from knitting any more puerperium).

Summer Card Camp 2: 10 Minute Card Challenge

Yesterday's challenge was tricky! Put together a cad in 10 minutes...

I had 2:02 left on the clock after completing it.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Teal Zeal, Hero Arts - Wish Big Candles
Misc.: Copic markers, Zig Wink of Stella clear glitter brush, twine from The Twinery, dimensional adhesive


And another little puerperium. I finished all of these (yes, there is at least one more) while the in-laws were in town.

Yarn: Plymouth Encore Worsted
Needles: Size 6
Pattern: Puerperium

Summer Card Camp Day 2

Same color scheme, but tried the watercolor technique using Hero Art's Brush Strokes and a Paper Smooches sentiment set. 

Materials:
Paper: Watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Brush Strokes, Paper Smooches - Word Salad, Versafine - Onyx Black
Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: TH Distress Paints, enamel dots

Lawnscaping Sketch Challenge #61

Here's this week's challenge over at The Lawnscaping Challenge Blog...

I also combined it with the colors for this week for Summer Card Camp, 2!
 
Here's mine:

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock,
Stamps/Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean, Lawn Fawn - Plus One, HA Shadow Ink - Butter Bar, Hero Arts Background Stamp - Swiss Dots Polka Dots Background, Versamark
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard and Scalloped Circles, Lil' Inker Designs - Small Sunshine and Rainbow and Cloud die, Zing white opaque embossing powder
Misc.: Copic markers, zig wink of stella clear glitter pen, dimensional adhesive, Inky Antics cloud stencil, white gel pen

And a puerperium in Encore worsted for an accompanying shower gift for a little girl.

Pre-Class Challenge #2

Here's the second pre-class challenge for Summer Card Camp 2....

Mine (based on a sketch):

Happy Birthday to Jan, today!

Materials:
Paper: Water color paper, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Cornflower, Versafine - Onyx Black, Impression Obsession Cover a Card - Fluff, Hero Arts - Antique Flowers and Butterflies, MFT - Polka Dot Greetings, Memento - Paris Dusk and Teal Zeal
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, HA coordinating butterfly die cuts, MFT coordinating die cut
Misc.: TH Distress Paints - Salty Ocean, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed; Mister Huey's Mist - Opaque White, Tombow markers, dimensional adhesive, Zig wink of stella - silver and clear glitter brush

Summer Card Class 2 - Pre-Class Challenge 1

Here's a little preview for Summer Card Camp 2... it's not too late to sign up, if you haven't!

I opted to use the coral, dark grey, pool, and white for the color challenge.

Here's mine:

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Tide Pool, Soft Pool, Pale Tomato, Soft Granite; Impression Obsession - My Little Chickadees, Hero Arts - Sentiment Sampler, Impress rubber stamps - Solid poppy and Outline Poppy
Cutting/Embossing: Coordinating die for My Little Chickadees, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Ovals
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive