Stamp-a-Faire 2018 Water Your Flowers

I'm not into water colors.However, after attending Betsy"s session Water Your Flowers at PTI's 2018 Stamp-a-Faire, I think I will dabble in this some more. In fact I even ordered the water color paper Betsy recommended (Bee at Amazon)
Despite being my first time, I am happy with my creation.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

MIM # 108 Inked Backgrounds

  Found some time today to play along with PTI's MIM: Inked Backgrounds. Heather demonstrated how to create beautiful backgrounds using a variety of colors. I have always admired cards that had these backgrounds. Whenever I tried, mine looked horrible. Using a variety of hues with a main color and adding an accent seems to be the trick.

   I basically used 3 shades of green for my background: Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse and  Peeled Paint. I was too chicken to add some pink for fear that I would mess up what I already had.

  I love the way the roses turned out. The picture doesn't do them justice. I used Sweet Blush as a base, with Hibiscus Burst. The top layer was Orange Zest which I stamped off first to just give a touch of the orange.

Since it has been ages since I used my dress form die, I decided to add it to the card.

 The inside sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day. 

Father's Day

  Another quick post. I made this CAS card for my husband. Turned out exactly as I had planned. I love when it happens like that..

Was even able to use the newest Frame It stamp & die.

I hope you were able to have a nice relaxing Father's Day? We had an unexpected but  pleasant surprise as my husband's brother and wife dropped by.  Thanks for peeking.

Masculine Birthday Card #3

  This is the last masculine birthday card I need to make for the month of September.  However, I still have 3 more bithday cards to make before the month is up. Since I made the last two masculine cards using the stamp set, Make A Wish Additions, I decided to do something a little different this time.  I chose Peaceful Gardens. The layout is similar to the one Maile Belles did when this set was released in July.

   The kraft cardstock was stamped with Tim Holtz's Distressed Ink, Peeled Paint.  I used the Woodgrain IP on the kraft cardstock, but you can barely see it in the picture. To give this card more texture, I die cut the bamboo and used dimensionals to prop it up.

 Here is a close up of the images I stamped on the Half & Half die.  The sentiment is also from Peaceful Gardens.

 The inside sentiment is a combination of a stamp from 2011 birthday Tags and my computer.

 The only thing left is for me to sign it and pop it in the mail.  Guess that button is going to cost more to mail. Thanks for looking.

Supplies: CS: Ocean Tides, Kraft, Vintage Cream
Ink: Tim Holtz's Distressed Ink, Peeled Paint, Memories Black
Stamp Set: Peaceful Garden, 2011 Birthday Tags
Dies: Half & Half, Peaceful Gardens
Other: Woodgrain IP, twine, PTI Button, dimensionals, computer, copics