SSS JUNE 2018 KIT--Fly Me Away

This kit features butterflies, bees, birds and hot air balloons--things that take to the skies, and all beautiful.

This card front was included in the kit along with a small sample of red, yellow and blue water color dots for coloring the flowers and butterfly.  The sentiment captured the long winter we have finally left behind.

After painting the flowers and leaves, as well as the 2 large words, and adding some green embroidery floss, I mounted the finished panel on a purple card (from my stash.)  The final touch was to add some yellow Stickles to the flower centers and some WOS to the butterfly.  There was also a matching pearlized color coordinated envelope in the kit.

The SSS kits sell out fast, so I'm grateful to have been able to get this one.  The cards I've made so far have turned out beautifully and were easy to make.

More to follow...

PAPER PLAYERS #395--Sketch

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!


I'm finally back!  It's been a long time, with my weekly card class requiring a great deal of preparation.  During those times, we also had 2 storms with power outages of 8 days and 4 days.  Lots of other stuff going on...  We've also had tons of rain and dreariness until just the past week, although some of you had a lot worse;  so I'm not complaining.

On the good news side, Rick and I just celebrated our 51st anniversary.  We usually go on a short weekend trip, but this year we're getting a new updated kitchen--YAY!  We've just started the process, so I'll share the "before" pictures soon, as well as some during the upheaval and, of course, the "after" photos.

Meanwhile, I'm happy to be submitting another Paper Players challenge.  This card features a rose that was stamped with No-Line Fadeout ink and water colored.  I used Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide inks with water, staying inside the lines before the no-line ink faded away. 

 Click HERE for a look at the sketch and other submissions.

CARD CLASS GRAND FINALE

Thanks to Bonnie Klass on her blog  HERE, I now have the "Grand Finale" card for my last Tuesday morning class! 

I opted to use sponging over the clear embossed background instead of Bonnie's water color version.  Since the ladies in my class are not stampers per se,  I've been keeping each project super simple focusing mainly on assembling the elements I provide ahead of time.  However, next week they will be doing the clear embossing for the backtround and switching to the white ep for the greeting.  I can't wait to watch their faces light up as they discover the "magic" of heat embossing! 

I still remember the first time someone showed me gold embossing--how 'bout you?