Scrappy Backgrounds...

On Monday, I asked in Seongsook's Stampers, what's your favorite color? My thought was to make Scrappy Backgrounds in the colors that were mentioned, then get them postal to those who answered. I started with the "brick, or deep red" color, then teal, then yellow. When I start a Scrappy session, I take all the scraps that I keep in the white elongated box that the Ernman made me that you can see behind the iron and lay them out in rainbow order, then get to work...

Blue was an incredibly popular answer so, I'll focus on that next. Meanwhile, back at my desk, these will go postal... :)

February Sheetload of Cards

 

Isn't this cool?!! I was following a "Sheetload of Cards" for February by Call Me Crafty Al, on her YouTube channel. I found some very, very old papers from my stash that I thought would compliment each other. The results knocked my socks off... :)

A crafty friend, Robyn (from one of my card groups) came over yesterday and asked me to teach her how I made the envelopes that accompany most cards I send out. I made these to match the above...

I was so pleased with all the combinations... how about you? Should I send YOU one so you can see it in person? I can do that you know...

Random OOAK Cards

Following a tutorial, I made this... it'll be a "One of A Kind" or OOAK as I enter it in my spreadsheet.

Another OOAK... 

This was using "parts" from many other things like a random pink background that had no home, a foil piece from my foiling days and a foreign language piece from a Paper Pumpkin kit used as a squiggly accent.  How about that?!! It all works!

My goofy card for the ♪♫ green, green, the grass is green on the far side of the hill ♪♫ theme for March in CCME... another OOAK. 

This OOAK I put together on March 19th for a new member of Seongsook's Stampers who asked me about how to make a fabric card. I sent some fabric and some sticky back paper with an instruction sheet...

We had a coffee challenge the week of Zack's birthday in Seongsook's Stampers. This was my entry. I thought I'd be doing more of these but today (4-26-21) it doesn't seem to be on my radar. Therefore, it's a OOAK...

Stampin' Up Designer Paper

Last week, before heading to NC to take mom to her doctor, I cranked out seven of these using the Stampin' Up Designer Series paper that Wilda sent me last year. It's called "Peaceful Poppies". It's such pretty, pretty paper... :)

Following a tutorial by Jackie Bolhuis, where she made eleven cards, I only made seven. But, seven is a great start to send to peeps. I used some wicked old bling on the three I did in this style... YAY!

I LOVED this layout and it was wicked fast to do. I also loved how she put two twines together. 

The paper in this Designer Series is so, so pretty and with little effort, the cards are fabulous. It's fun to let the paper do all the work...

 

Tracy's Postcard Watercolor Class

I took a Facebook class with Tracy Weinzapfel called "5 Day Postcard Challenge" from January 11-15, 2021...  all the above were hand-drawn with a Sharpie, then water-colored. This class, which was way out of my comfort zone, had results that were far better than I could have imagined. Who knew I could draw? The only one I didn't finish was the top sunflower. Now, it's a month later and it's STILL unfinished... sigh!

The first one we did was this white one which I duplicated with the light purple below. Cut, mat, add sentiment and bling and bada bing... two cards completed.

This one blew my socks off! This is a duplicate of the one in the first photo. I added the Pink Fresh Studio matted sentiment and sent it to my mom for her birthday.

This one I struggled with but it still came out nice. I put heart decals over my painted hearts because I was very unhappy with them. Decals save angst... LOL

Our Personal Christmas Cards

This was such a wonderful Paper Pumpkin kit for October. It was supposed to make eight cards but I stretched it to sixteen...

This was my favorite! I turned four into eight. I really love the layout and I can see it working for many other cards. Let's see if I actually ever get around to CASEing this elsewhere. You know me... the speed demon! LOL
 

The kit came with words in other languages that I will never use. I watched a video of a woman who used those other words to be an embellishment under the wreath. How freakin' clever is that!! 

These now need matching envelopes so that's next on my agenda before they go postal. Merry Christmas peeps and may the holidays hold all the joy you wish... 

FUN in Minnesota...

 

I went to visit and craft with my friend Annie in Minnesota last month from September 9th until the 15th. Barb from Wisconsin joined us. Both women I have known for years beginning with Operation Write Home and now in a mutual group on Facebook. Finally, we were able to get together and craft. Not only did I learn many different techniques from the both of them but we ate like kings. The food was absolutely PHENOMENAL!!

We made many, many backgrounds with the Gelli-plate and acrylic paints which later became cards. I drew the buildings on the green background and added black die-cuts to the brown one.

I was not a fan of the red heart background at first but we had a challenge to use the stamp set with the dog and he just "works" on that card... who knew?! The card with these houses was probably one of my most favorite techniques from the week. I cut apart many different monoprints to create the houses and I'm mad crazy about the result. 

I hand drew the tulips OVER some water-colored Distress Oxides. What a wicked cool effect! The sunflower was drawn thru a stencil and then colored. Another cool effect...

The houses is a stamp of Annie's that was stamped on top of a monoprint. SIMPLE!! And two slimline cards...

We worked with Annie's collection of Art Impressions and Tombow markers to create the scenes and Barb's Gina K set over the Distress Oxide oval. I was delighted with all the cards I made while there and after I returned. I don't know why but, I'm ALWAYS more productive with friends than I am by myself. I couldn't have done it without you ladies!  SOOOOO, when are we doing this again??? I'm ready today. Just sayin'...