a rose is an eden 85 (watercolor)

Lest you fear I've completely lost it, another friend just called and invited us to her bday brunch next weekend.  Guess what she's getting as a gift?!?!?  This rose (#8 I believe) was made with two challenges in mind.  The sketch #14 at Retro Sketches, although I took me some liberties!  And the flower challenge #10 at Young Crafters Unite.





This poor rose.  Watercolored to near death - aqua pencils, watercolors, sparkling watercolors.  But it took that long for me to get the effect I was hoping for.

Created the strip down the side by inking the leaf stamp with Versamark and stamping.  Decided upon the French sentiment stamp and had to place the flower more centrally than in the sketch.

Meet Eden Rose 85.  She was kind enough to "pose" for this card.

I just love this time of year in my yard.  The English roses delight on a daily basis as they go from bud to bloom.  Thanks for coming by.

Supplies joyeux anniversaire:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, CS Neenah, kraft Papermania

Stamps: The Craft's Meow, sentiment Artemio

Ink: Versamark, Memento, Versafine

Tools: waterbrush

Other: watercolors and watercolor pencils

 

a rose is a rose and more (PDCC)

This rose (I'm not counting anymore) is going over to the Play Date Cafe challenge #134:


And to the Young Crafter's Unite Flower challenge #10:



The PDC colors are so fun and delicate.  As are the inspiration photos.  So sketchy.  Cool.

I actually made two cards with the colors.  First off is the rose card, this time for my aunt's 70th bday.  She may be 70 but she doesn't seem it at all.   Went lighter on the coloring of the rose - yellow and pink this time.  Added that die cut strip of the perfect DCWV red, some gray spatters and some matting with PP too.  And a sweet sentiment on a tag attached with a teensy tiny brad.

Then, using up scraps,  I tried my hand at the "little collage and lotsa white space" that's happening out in cardmaking blogland.  Need more practice but I'm OK with this first attempt.

What I love about it?  All the white space.  What I don't love?  It'll take a million years to use up my stash using this method!

Supplies happy birthday:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, CS Neenah and DCWV, PP Pink Petticoat, tag
Stamps: The Craft's Meow, spatter Tim Holtz, sentiment Stampendous

Ink: Adirondack and Distress,  Versacolor, Versafine

Tools: die memory Box, sewing machine

Other:brad Basic Grey, embroidery floss

 

Supplies You're so sweet:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, CS DCWV, PP Pink Petticoat
Stamps: Viva, spatter Tim Holtz, sentiment WMS

Ink:Jenny Bowlin, gray Versafine

Tools: die Memory Box, punch Martha Stewart

Other:

 

 

a rose is a Charles Austin rose (distress inking)

Yep, another rose.  And inked again - with Distress and Adirondack inks.  This time paired with some gingham for another stop on the Moxie Fab Card Creations tour.  Gingham challenge.

Meet Charles Austin.  This lovely grows in front of our dining room window, intertwined with a purple clematis, and he was kind enough to model for me ;-)

This is what resulted.

The Craft's Meow rose.  Again.  Heat embossed rose and sponged on ink.  Again.  Cut it out and attached it and a vellum leaf to a label die cut from gingham PP.  I'm really diggin' the vellum leaves.  And my gingham digi PP from Pink Petticoat is getting lots of use too.  Stitched image onto kraft front card panel and attached to card base.  Stamped ric rac and gingham-y heart with Versamark.  Added letter stickers and grounded them with a tiny stitched-on ribbon scrap.

Warning.  Neighbor has received her set of cards made with this wonderful rose stamp.  But you, lovely blogeroos, haven't seen the end of them yet!

 

Supplies hi:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette,  kraft Papermania, vellum The Paper Company, PP Pink Petticoat
Stamps: The Craft's Meow, Martha Stewart

Ink: Versamark, Adirondack and Distress inks

Tools: sewing machine

Other: embossing powder, ribbon, letter stickers KI Memories

 



a rose is a rose (CFC #55)

Another rose comin' at ya.  Very CAS (sometimes I forget that CASual Fridays is supposed to be about CAS)  and including a big piece of bling.  Very fitting to the challenge at CASual Fridays:



Inspiration for the vellum rose came from Amy W. of the DT at The Craft's Meow.  Thought it would make a great wedding card so stamped the wonderful sentiment from Hero Arts.  One of the risks of the business - stamping on textured CS - I don't usually have a problem with Versafine...

Self-explanatory, oder?

Thanks for looking.

Supplies Congratulations:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette,  CS American Crafts, vellum The Paper Company
Stamps: The Craft's Meow, sentiment Hero Arts

Ink: Versamark, Versafine

Tools: hole punch

Other: embossing powder, bling

 

a rose is a rose is a jubilee (CPS)

Quick one here.  Made another rose card and this one is going to the CPS card sketch #267 and Less is More who are featuring red, white and blue in Her Majesty's honor.

The rose - heat embossed on vellum, again.  The die cut label stamped with Faded Jeans Distress ink.  The red spheres were a test run of my new rainbow die.  Found a stamp that fit inside the circles and one to add some weight to the bottm and called it a card.

Enjoy your weekend, especially those of you in Her Majesty's backyard.

Supplies Life's Moments:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette,  Neenah, vellum Ursus
Stamps:  The Craft's Meow, WMS, Kelly Panacci, CreaMotion

Ink: Versamark, Versafine, Distress Ink

Tools: die Spellbinders, MFT

Other: embossing powder

a rose is a rose (Paper Smooches Sparks)

It's still all about THE rose.  For the card set for my neighbor.  Here is Card #3.  This one was a combo of the pocket card shown in PTI's Make it Monday video #68 and the inspiration photo from Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge.

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I love that piano. That color - yum. And the Art Deco style of it. Yep, that works with a rose, right? So I went with the color. It immediately reminded me of bandana PP (it spoke to the country girl in me!) I bought awhile ago.  And bandanas made me think of the Happy Trails stamp set (CHF) of Kim's and the adorable little paisleys. So I distributed them (like the plates on the wall) on the pocket and the pull out card.  Some bling on the pocket.  And a couple of layers to the rose for more dimension.  And the sentiment from Word Up.  Done.

BTW,  I created the pocket to fit in a standard envelope like a normal card.

Thanks for visiting, partner.

Supplies glückwunsch:

Paper:kraft Papermania, CS American Crafts, PP Martha Stewart

Stamps: The Craft's Meow, CHF, Paper Smooches

Ink: Versafine

Tools: sewing machine, corner rounder EKS

Other: bling

 

a rose is a rose (WMS)

As I said, I'm on a roll. And it's all about a rose. And a set of cards for my neighbor for her birthday.

Meet Card #2.  Used the same rose, but sketch #99 from Waltzingmouse and some WMS stamps.

Thanks to the DT card from Karin A. and the paper pack from Bo Bunny that fell into my hand... this came together easily.  The rose heat embossed on vellum.  The chicken wire BG masked and stamped onto the card base.  The PP was lovely as is.  Just added my sentiment and distressed the edges.  Three little glitter pearls and the rose popped up on double foam dots.

There's a nifty challenge at Pretty Little Ribbon Shop to incorporate Blooms and Butterflies.  Check.

And Simon Says Stamp... here I come.  Again.  Cuz Anything Goes.

Happy Friday.

Supplies happy birthday:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette,  PP BoBunny, vellum The Paper Company

Stamps: The Craft's Meow, WMS

Ink: Versamark, Versafine

Tools:

Other: embossing powder, glitter pearls