Moving Along With the Times - Autumn Colors

Hello to all my friends - so grateful you are here. Wishing you all good health and happiness. Even though Florida does not experience Autumn as other areas do, we still enjoy the colors on our cards. We are still unusually humid (even for Florida standards) and have just begun enjoying temperatures in the 80s instead of the 90s!

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #109's theme is ANYTHING GOES USING AUTUMN COLORS - for the next 2 weeks! 

For these cards, I raided all my "old stuff" - and was it fun!

For the monochrome card, I heat set gold EP. A few colors of distress inks were applied in a resist technique for shading. To maintain "STRAIGHT" lines with the inks, I used a 1" mask. The decorative frame is gold glossy cardstock:

For some of the angles, a mask was used to keep the distressed coloring in straight lines:



Using multiple masks, I next colored using distress inks and finger daubers achieving a Fall colored, patch-work quilt look with the same stamp:



Coloring with Masks can be fun, creative and most of all, mistake-proof!



The masking was made easy by using 1-inch "post-it note" tape.
If you have never heard of it before - check it out. It's great for using in the frig, too, to date your left over (giggle).

Thanks for stopping by today!

On A Personal Note:

Jack has been building a butler's pantry for us, and this is how far along it is:

Products:

• Dies: SB Labels One, SB Decorative Labels One, Quickutz Nesting Rounded Squares, SU Leaf Punch 
• Stamp: Rubber Cottage - Covered Bridge Collage (at least 13 years old), Hero Arts Quill Sentiments set (2006), SU Small Script Sentiments (old set).
• Colored with Distress Inks and PrismaColor Pencils

Challenges I would like to support please:

1. Stamping Sensations (Oct 6) Trees and/or Leaves and/or Autumn 11/1
2. Crafty Calendar (Oct 5) Autumn Colors or Halloween 11/2
3. Crafter's Castle #22 AG Fall-Autumn 11/2
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1942 AG 10-28 (sep post)
5. PaperCraft Challenges #48 Fall (sep post) 10-29
6. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Oct 23) Fall/Autumn Colors 10/30 (sep post)
7. IncyWincy (Oct21-Nov2) Use Something Metallic (gold metallic cardstock and gold metallic embossing powder, mirror cardstock in gold)

stamping hugs,

Moving Along With the Times - Wedding or Anniversary

Good Morning, Blogging Friends!
I wish you each a lovely day.

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #107's theme is WEDDING OR ANNIVERSARY - for the next 2 weeks! 

A special friend will soon be celebrating a special anniversary, and this card is for her. The paler blue pieces are watercolor paper prepared with pearlescent blue, aqua and purple acrylic paints smeared with a little glitter:

The dry embossed area was highlighted with Sky Blue Pearlescent ink. The word "Cherish" and the leaves have been coated with glue and transparent glitter. The white die cuts are from white glossy cardstock:



These rolled "bitty blossoms" are so pretty!

Products Used:

• 7 Die sets: SB Grommet Tags S4-322, Tonic Memory Book Maker Layered Cascade Die Set, Cheery Lynn "Cherish" die set, Wild Animals "African Circle" set, SB Bitty Blossoms set, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die, Tim Holtz Garden Greens
• Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Anna Griffin Baroque Vine Frame
• Paper: Navy, White Glossy, White, Watercolor Paper prepared with acrylic pearlescent paints and glitter
• Other: White Opaque Glitter, Sky Blue Pearlescent Ink, 

Challenges I'd like to support:

1. Creative Knockouts #317 Anything Goes C10 10/3
2. World Wide Open DT Challenge #9 AG DT 10/15
3. Little Patch of Crafty Friends #114 Anything Goes 10/2 (sep post)
4. Aud Sentiments Challenge #236 AG + a sentiment 10/2 (sep post)
5. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge (Sept 25) Anything Goes 10/2 (sep post)
6. Watercooler Wednesday #240 "All About Occasions" 10/2 (sep post) C8
7. Scrapy Land Challenges #122 AG SL dies (7 sets listed above) 10/3
8. Color Throwdown #562 10/2

Stamping hugs,

Moving Along With The Times Challenge - Anything With Wings

Good Morning, and welcome to my blog!

My project today features all "old stuff" from my stash
and even some LIVE butterfly action below!

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #105's theme is ANYTHING WITH WINGS - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations featuring any "winged" theme! 

Today's card was made with a Florida friend in mind. She is always upbeat and lives WAY DOWN SOUTH where the sun always shines, hence the bright yellows and golds, perfectly describing her personality.

HOW TO: The background started with white glossy-coated cardstock and dribbles of red, green, white and yellow pearlescent acrylic paints. Then another white glossy was placed on top, and I smooshed. Oh so carefully, start at the corner and quickly peel apart the two pieces of glossy card stock. This fun background is the result. If you don't like the way the paint moved around, put the glossy pieces together again, and smoosh them a bit more. Depending how thick your paint is, you may not be able to do it a third time.


The small "inchies" are from the same paper as the background scallop frame.
The design itself is inspired by ALL THINGS "OLD" -
Old-fashioned "Inchie" shapes were made with an old Stampin' Up! scallop punch. The Spellbinders butterfly dies are so old that they are long retired. It was fun using an old Great Impressions background stamp and old gold tinsel embossing powder.

Here's a look at the dimension and chipboard:



wishing you a lovely week
and
looking forward to seeing your winged creations!

Products Used:

• Pearlescent Acrylic Paints, Createx Acrylic Paints,
• Image: Great Impressions Vicki Shrimer Background 2008
• Embossing Powders: Gold Tinsel, Clear Glittery EP, Black
• Glitter: Black
• Papers: White Glossy, Gold Vellum, White Neenah, Green
• Spellbinders Grand Shapeabilities Butterflies LF006, SB Grand Scallop Squares
• An old SU scallop punch
• Ribbon, "Friend Chipboard"

On a Personal Note

for those of you viewing via email, you may need to come to the blog to see the movie. First come the caterpillars - I believe these are the Zebra Swallowtails stripping the plant of parsley leaves - do you see all 9 of them? There are actually more than 20 on the plant. Then a one-minute movie of some butterflies in my front yard after the rain gave us some respite:

I was only able to capture one of the Cloudless Sulphur butterflies:

Challenges I'd like to play in PLEASE:

1. Crafty Creations #397 Anything Goes ?
2. Crafty Gals Corner #198 Emboss It! (I have used both wet and dry embossing) 9/10

Stamping Hugs,

Moving Along With The Times Challenge - Anything With Bees

Greetings, friends!
Apologies that there are three posts this morning.

Please scroll down or click here for 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies with Sheepski Designs.

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #103's theme is ANYTHING TO DO WITH BEES - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations featuring bees! 

My project features a precolored freebie from The Graphics Fairy called Vintage Bees - Blossoms. The papers are from Linda Simpson Designs from two collections. One is blue-ivory colors and the other is green-tan-brown colors. The quality is beautiful.

Even though the papers and topper are digital, they have been used traditionally, with layers, ribbon (trim), inks, and punching.

Products Used:

• Images: The Graphics Fair Vintage Bees - Blossoms, Hero Arts CL351 sentiments
• Papers: Linda Simpson Designs, black, 
• Inks: VF Clair Nocturne, Memento Tuxedo Black,
• Misc: ribbon, MS punch, 

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. Crafty Gals Corner Challenges #197 3+Layers (5 layers, plus the punched layer and fabric trim) 8/13
2. Crafting by Designs AG 9/1 

Hugs to my friends,

Moving Along With The Times - Stars and Stripes Theme

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to my American Friends,
and heartfelt love to all my international friends and followers!
Thanks for your ongoing support and encouragement.

GASP! Today's card has no glitter and no die cuts!

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #101's theme is STARS AND STRIPES - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations featuring any stars and stripes theme! 

Today's card is a bit of mixed media, and a collage effect. Actually, I had prepared a few other items for the card, but my husband said he didn't understand the correlation, so I thought maybe others wouldn't either (smile).
(I had vintage elements of a dove, a time piece, and a butterfly).
It probably looks much better like this!

While the US has her flaws (since we are a flawed people), I am so grateful to live here, at this time, and in this place. I am grateful for all the lives over the centuries who made it possible for our country to exist, and for those folks with my DNA who endured so I could be here today.

Probably my biggest wish for everyone worldwide is that they could enjoy a blessed Freedom. A Freedom of both Daily Living and of Sacrificial Responsibility.

OK - on to my card! (those of you who know me, know I can be a little sappy) (giggle).

This vintage flag is the result of a Rubber Monger Rubber Stamp, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Walnut Distress ink, Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils, Prismacolor Pencils, and Gamsol. The background paper is pieced together from something found on Google, and the Statue of Liberty was found on Pinterest, did a little manipulation with my trusty iMac, and shaded with Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Color Pencils.

Fran-tage Bronzed Mica fragments were adhered on two borders, and the sentiment was stamped on vellum and heat set with an antique gold EP.

Thanks for stopping by today! Looking forward to seeing your projects using stars and stripes of ANY TYPE at Moving Along With The Times.

Products Used:

• Image: Rubber Monger Flag rubber stamp, SNS Patriotic rubber stamp set, Digital Statue of Liberty.
• Misc: Antique Gold EP, Bronze Fran-tage Mica fragments, Martha Stewart Starlight punch. 
• Paper: Vellum, digitally made designer paper, Navy, White
• Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, VF Clair Golden Meadow, Walnut Distress Ink, two types of colored pencils, and Gamsol

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. International Art and Soul #61 Stars and/or Stripes 7/7
2. Always Fun Challenges #117  Patriotic 7/7
3. Stinkin' Inkers Challenge (July) Stars and Stripes 8/7
4. World Wide Open DT Challenge (June) AG DT 7/15
5. Fab N Funky Challenges #447 "Stars and/or Stripes" 7/10
6. Simon Says Stamp Wednesdays Challenge (July 3) "Stars and/or Stripes" 7/10
7. The House That Stamps Built Challenge DCCJ319 Red White Blue 8/1

Stamping hugs,

Moving Along With the Times - Sketch

Good Morning, dear blogging friends!
How deeply grateful I am to know you!
I am not able to snail mail today's card to each and every one of you, but please know that I would if I could!

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #99's theme is A SKETCH - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations that feature our pretty SKETCH shown below.

I chose a monochrome gold theme to go with this beautiful sketch!

For those of you who remember February's Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop, we have added a new tab that says Digital Stamps for Charity.

The Kindness Sentiment Set is our first digital set, available with or without borders. One Hundred Percent of the Proceeds goes to The Turner Syndrome Foundation. There are 11 PNG images in the set for $2.00.

Products: Kindness Sentiment Set, Darice Ornate Rectangles Die Set, Sue Wilson Pierced Flags Die Set, EKS corner punch, Gold Detail EP, Gold Vellum.

Looking forward to seeing your creations at Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenges I'd like to play in please:
Daisy Chain Challenge #31 Monochrome 7/1 

Warm Florida Hugs, 

BLACK AND WHITE at Moving Along With The Times Challenge

Wow! Two posts from me in the same week!

I'm using one of my "own" newest stamp sets - partly from the digital set, and partly from the rubber set. These cards are inspired by my friend Paula D and by my MAWTT Teamie Debbie who chose BLACK AND WHITE ONLY theme.

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #97's theme is BLACK AND WHITE ONLY - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations that feature your BW creations!

The digital set of my new VINTAGE PEONY stamp set has 17 colored and black and white items in it. My cards were printed with the background stamp in 3 sizes, and then stamped in rubber with Noctourne VersaFine Clair ink. The digital set comes with colored and BW versions independently, and also already masked for you so that the words cannot be seen in the flower petals and leaves.

To receive an additional 10% off, please use the code DonnaDT10 when checking out.

Each of my images has a printed background from the above digital set.

Each was stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne on top of the digital background. However, the digital set does offer flowers with the background already done, so that the letters don't show through the petals. I wanted the letters to show through.

First is this card with the clear glitter mat, glossy black frame, and simple image:
 

Second: Stamped with VF Clair Nocturne, and heat set with a black glittered EP. It has a white background, black glossy mat, and glittered interior mat:

Lastly, I stamped the flower three times, cutting petals out and popping them up. The edges are also stamped with more leaves. All the leaves have been coated with a Zig 2 Way glue pen, and clear white glitter (sorry, it photographed rather blue):

The mat is a black glitter cardstock (I cheated!):

The sentiment comes with the set, was stamped in VF Clair Nocturne and heat set with clear EP:

For me, the black-and-white ONLY challenge was difficult, not being able to shade with gray to provide depth. But it was fun! Hope to see your card uploaded to the challenge!

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. Shopping Our Stash #395 "May Flowers" 5/13
2. World Wide Open DT Challenge #4 AG DT 5/15 
3. Corrosive Challenges #5 Anything Goes 6/3
4. Dare2BArtzy (May 5) "May Flowers" 5/29
5. Crafty Gals Corner #191 May Flowers 5/22
6. Creative Moments #168 Anything Goes 5/22

Stamping Hugs,

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That Spring Feeling at Moving Along With The Times Challenge

Does it feel like Spring yet for all of you in the northern hemisphere?
We had about 2 weeks of Spring here in early March where everything bloomed ahead of schedule. (I wrote this post in mid-March). Even our May-June caladiums have been popping up since the first week of March! Especially the "Little Miss Muffets" have been popping up prolifically. Yikes! Still, it's a welcome site compared to frosted ice and too much snow...

That Spring Feeling is what I wish for you this week:

It's time to share a Project for the new Moving Along With The Times Challenge!

Challenge #95's theme is THAT SPRING FEELING - for the next 2 weeks upload your creations that feature Spring in some way!

My card features SheepSki Designs Wild Roses, colored with Copic and Prismacolor markers. The coral color from DLArt Spring Combo crinkled ribbon set was woven through Tonic Ribbons and Bow die set.
The green and Coral background layers were embossed and inked, with a little distressing on the coral done in Irish Spring Embossing Powder which contains a liberal amount of glitter:

The glittery leaves are bursting from the scene (as opposed to the seams).


Lastly, a coordinating corner was created for the inside of the card using the same image:

Some Products Used: Images: SheepSki Designs Wild Roses, SNS Ornate Greetings - Embossing Folders: Craftwell Delicate Dots, Craftwell Love Triangles Other: Irish Spring Embossing Powder (distressing edges), White Brilliance Ink, Mowed Lawn Distress Ink, Ribbon: DLArt Spring Combo, Dies: Tonic Ribbons and Bow set, Spellbinders Foliage Shapeabilities.

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

SheepSki Designs FB Challenges  (3-20 4-19)  AG Sheepski    5/1
ScrapyLand Challenges #111 AG SL dies (SB, TS) 4/24
Creative Craft Cottage #117 No Patterned Paper (my layers are inked and embossed) 5/5


Thanks for stopping by (like my impish smile below?)
Stamping Hugs,