His & Hers - Day 3

Day 3....

Topic: Sympathy Cards
Card 1:
I loved Heather Nichols' techniques - wasn't adventurous enough today to do the pocket card technique, but I loved the soft look of her watercolor stamping. Wasn't as happy with mine, but I think bigger stamps would have been better.

Materials:
Paper: Kraft, Lily Bee Design - Victoria Park
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Walnut Stain, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Brushed Corduroy, Pumice Stone; Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Sentiments, PTI - The Sweet Life
Misc.: May Arts Twine, button

Card 2: 
Hand-Drawn technique with sparkling H2Os...

Materials:
Paper: Watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Just Rite Clear Stamps - Large Fancy Sentiments, Penny Black - Delicate Florals
Cutting/Embossing: Corner Rounder
Misc.: Sparkling H2Os, Copic multiliner, dimensional adhesive

And, just for fun, some clips made over the weekend using a variety of dies - Spellbinders and TH.

Pattern Play Round #2 Day 5

Day 5 (Repeated):

Today's technique was Paper Manipulation. I decided to try the quilted look and shading on patterned paper technique.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Vellum, Patterned Paper -- Lawn Fawn - Bright Side, Lily Bee Design - Victoria Park, and Simple Stories - Snap Color Vibe
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Love Letter, Hero Arts - CL662 - New Baby, Lawn Fawn - Plus One
Cutting/Embossing: Hero Arts corresponding die for New Baby, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, glossy accents

And, being that it was a holiday weekend, there were a lot of extra little projects going on this weekend...

I decided to get organized and label my ink pads and blending tools. Here's a photo...

One of my pet peeves was not being able to see what color ink pads the distress inks were without pulling them off the shelf. Problem solved. I also labeled my blending tools. I'm still considering whether or not I should label the Memento pads - I think that I can see the colors well enough for now, because they're a rectangular pad, not square like the TH Distress inks.

Some felt flower clips for little ones (courtesy of Jennifer McGuire):

Materials:
TH Distress die - Tattered Flowers
Hobby Lobby Felt
Hot glue gun
Misc. Buttons
Clips from Target 

A baby sweater that is ready for finishing -- for the upcoming YH steeking course...

Pattern: Sirdal

Needles: 1 and 0
Yarn: Baby Ull (green and white)
Size: 1 Yr

And some cooking for Easter that was quite well received....

She needs some more hair for clips.

Happy Easter!!