Twofer Card challenge # 1 ~ Feathers

There is a NEW Challenge in town friends!  The TWOFER CHALLENGE! This is the brain child of none other than our fabulous Darnell!  Friends...take a stamp, any stamp and make a card!  Then using the SAME  stamp make another card for a totally different occasion.  Brilliant, isn't it?

We get to build up our stash and get more miles from our stamps!

The PROMPT word for this first challenge is FEATHERS!

 I used a little feather from PTI Happy Trails. My first card was just a note, because a friend was looking for a card to send to an elderly aunt...just a 'thinking of you'...or...'just a note' kind of card.  I thought the ink splats reminded me of dipping a feather in the inkwell to write your note...okay, way before my time, but I have seen it in films!! *wink

My second one is obviously for a happy couple who are expecting a baby girl!  I took the sentiment from PTI Feather Finery. I stamped and then clear embossed and also did some second generation stamping.  I kept the design similar in both cards.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look...I think this is going to be a favorite challenge of mine!!
Please head over tot he Twofer Challenge blog and have a look at all the inspiring cards made by the design team...you will be blown away!!  Happy Friday!!

Heart Hugs, friends!

6th Anniversary Traditional gift is IRON ~ by Betsy

This one had me stumped and I really had to put on my thinking cap and pull out many things before  I decided what to use.  First I had to put my texture paste into a squirt kind of container and because it was on the hard side I had to mix it with water and spend time blending it in, finally got it to work.

I chose a stamp from the 2014 SAF: 1920's, it had a wonderful image that I thought would be fun to use for Betsy's technique.  And I used the inks and perfect pearls that she used, although I think I also used 'forever green' perfect pearl, to bring out more of the ocean tides color.

My sentiment is from the Botanical Block set.
It has a wonderful sheen to it!

Heart Hugs, friends!

The Challenge # 29

I am playing along with The Challenge this week..it is a sketch and a good way to use up some of the pattern papers we have in our stash!

 

stamps:  PTI petite pots

paper:  Doodlebug:  hello spring paper pad

Back to ancient Rome and Painting Fresco Style

Going back to the beginning where it all started...

Ancient Rome and doing some painting Fresco Style!

This is one of the first flowers in the Botanical Blocks...the sweet rose!

We spread embossing paste all over the page and waited for it to dry, then painted it with watercolors.  Okay, so if you read my last post, you read about my "misplaced" mosaic pieces and how we laughed till our tummies hurt (or had tears running down our legs!!)!  Now I have to tell you about one of Linda's funny stories...So yesterday she spread the embossing paste all over her paper...set it aside to dry.  She started painting it and finished the whole thing....when she was getting ready to adhere it to a card, she thought the back was sure rough....can you guess?  She painted the smooth side of the card, NOT the pastey side at all!  What a doofus!

Okay, now we both have funny memories to recall ... if we remember them that is!!

LOL!!

 

This is the peony from the Botanical Blocks II

The pattern paper on both cards is from the Ancient Rome Kit.

 

Linda and I still need to do the 1960's and the 1980's....so much to do so little time to do it!!

 

Heart Hugs

SAF the day after...another 1940 Card

Lot's to be learned from layering stamped images onto cardstock.  Of course Betsy is a master at making a scene.  And I need more practice!

I pulled out Scent- imentals and used the peach.

 

Moving on to make more cards...

SAF 1940 Betsy Veldman inspired!

Betsy was all about layering on her card.

I decided to use one of the pattern pieces in the pack and use that as my background.  I die cut the flowers and leaves with cardstock and layered them on.  I fussy cut the banner "just".

 

Still trying to play catch up and then going back and doing more!

Time After Time...the BEFORE and AFTER

Side by Side

 

 

All I can say is "What was I thinking?

I 'think' this may have been a MIM...but I am not counting on my memory for much these days!

 

 

Okay, now the really funny thing is that I used that old time crimper that many of the design ladies were showing us...you know the ones that have never been used, and put away in some box or maybe a drawer that was buried?  Well, NOT me, I used mine!!  Ha Ha!  And now I think, what was I thinking?

I used the same stamp sets:  Daydreamer and Turning a New Leaf,

I did change up the sentiment just a bit...still says 'hello' though!

wow, this is only one of many that I could and should redo!!

Maybe I ought to pull out some more...although it is kind of embarrassing!

 

Well, this completes our long but totally fun day with Papertrey and the 2014 Stamp-A-Faire!

Thank you kindly for all the work you all put into this day for us!

We appreciate all you do!

My friend, Linda and I are NOT done by a long shot, so you will see more of us tomorrow and probably even on Monday!

 

Thank you for a fabulous and inspirational time! 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen