Ephemera, ephemera, everywhere!

I really wanted to create a shabby page from a botany journal, but I think I messed up with two central images -- it doesn't seem to have a focal point. Oh well -- live and learn! I did, however, make the lined notebook paper, using the old Spiral punch, which is so sadly retired.

Does anyone remember the days when we altered every piece of dsp that crossed our paths? The striped dsp was over stamped in Crackle Paint in Soft Suede, then I pulled out my all-time-favorite from Itty Bitty Backgrounds, the spatter stamp. I worked that one in Crumb Cake Soft Suede and White craft ink. The diamond piece was stamped on the "craft" looking Crumb Cake piece, also from Gilded Autumn dsp, and the spatter stamp worked in Soft Suede. Both Pieces are Sponged with Soft Suede

The textiles were a bit of a problem. I started with the Merry Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon, but that didn't just do it -- it got lost in the striped pattern of the dsp. I added Mint Macaron sheer linen ribbon, but brought it over the diamond pattern layer. It still didn't seem enough, so I added the slightly narrower Mint Macaron Textile and the Copper bordered Vanilla ribbon across the center. I added a Merry Merlot box and a row of gold metallic pearls across the center.

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Field Journal

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Stamps: Field Journal, Truly Grateful (retired), Post Due (retired), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (retired), Crackle Paint, Print Pattern (retired)

Paper: Vanilla, Mint Macaron, Early Espresso, Gilded Autumn dsp

Ink: Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Riding Hood Red (retired), Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, File Tabs edgelits, Antiqued Corner and Brad Elements, gold metallic pearls, Merry Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon, Copper bordered Vanilla ribbon, Mint Macaron Textile ribbon, Mint Macaron sheer linen ribbon, copper brads, Spiral Notebook punch (retired), water pens, Dimensionals

 

Jar of Sunflowers

Jar of Flowers is one of the new sets in the 2020-2021 Stampin' Up! annual catalog.  It's a very versatile set, having  two sizes of jars and four seasonal bunches of flowers -- tulips, summer blooms, roses and sunflowers. It's bundled with a punch the exact shape of the jar, so it's easy to punch out!

I couldn't find quite the card stock I wanted for the central image, so I used the old Print Pattern background stamp, which I lightly sponged with Crumb Cake to get the slightly textured look.  The sentiment is from Field Journal and I used my new favorite punch, Banners Pick a Punch.  

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Stamps:  Jar of Flowers, Field Journal, Print Pattern (retired)

Paper:  Vanilla, Just Jade, Soft Suede, Flowers For Every Season dsp

Ink:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Bumble Bee, More Mustard,  Cinnamon Cider, Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Ornate Borders dies, Banners Pick a Punch, Jar punch, metallic brads, Merry linen thread, Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon (retired), Copper metallic weave ribbon, Very Vanilla scalloped lace trim, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), Dimensionals, water painter, champagne pearls (non-SU!)

 

Peony Snow Globe

Why is it since Cov19 took over our world, it takes more and more time to complete a card?  I don't know.  However, it's not like I'm not spending the same amount of time at my desk, but the cards just keep a' growin'.

There is so much going on here, it might take awhile to explain.

I watercolored two of the peony blossom, then fussy cut and layered it to create more of a 3D blossom.  I have the Peony dies, but I like this better -- probably because it's so fussy.  The petals are painted with Frost White Shimmer Paint from Stampin' Up!  It's not obvious in the photo, but it's got this amazing lustre IRL.  The center of the peony is done with old SU! beads in Earths.  Just touching the edges of the beads with the the white frost ink gives them a bit more dimension.

I'm so glad that SU! brought back Still Scenes in this years Holiday Mini!  I loved this set last year and I'm looking forward to playing with it again.  The snow globe domes are also back -- yay!  The champagne pearls around the globe are non-SU!, but I love them and find uses for them in so many projects.  I got these off Amazon, but I wish that SU! would put some in the catalog!

The leaves and buds at the corners of the central layer are from Forever Blossoms -- another favorite set.  

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Stamps:  Prize Peony, Forever Blossoms, Still Scenes

Paper:  Whisper White, Gray Granite, Peony Garden dsp

Ink:  Gray Granite, Soft Sea Foam. Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Sahara Sand, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint

Accessories:  Big Shot, Snow Globe Scenes dies, Ornate Borders dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Ice Stampin' Glitter, Iridescent sequin assortment (retired), champagne pearls (non-SU!), Petal Pink organdy striped ribbon, Petal Pink metallic ribbon (retired), Ticket-Corner punch (retired), Dimensionals, Aquapainter, white gel pen

Peony Post Card

Prized Peony is clearly going to be one of my favorite sets from the 2020-2021 SU! Annual Catalog! It's form + function = my shabby style.  The central image of this card is based on a peeled wallpaper treatment using designs from the Peony Garden and In Good Taste DSPs.  The key to really making the peeled wallpaper work is to sponge the edges of both sides of the "wallpaper" layers, then splitting and rolling edges to give it that aged/shabby look.

The Post Card is a sadly retired set, but I like to pull it out from time to time, because it's so versatile.  In this instance, everything is stamped using Gray Granite ink.  The left side of the post card is filled with text from Very Versaille, and the right with a sentiment from Prized Peony. The flowers themselves are stamped in Gray Granite, then watercolored with Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo, fussy cut, and arranged around the edge of the post card.  The centers of the flowers are touched with Wink of Stella in gold.

I'm still in my current love affair with the Ornate Borders dies, outlining everything - I can't help it!  The flourish in the upper right is cut from the Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut DSP, which is the most devilish thing to work with, EVER!  The effect is worth it, though.  The pearls are from a big bag of champagne colored pearls that I got from somewhere.  Stampin' Up!, if you're listening, please put some of these in your catalog!!!

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Stamps:  Prized Peony, Very Versailles, Posted For You

Paper:  Whisper White, Gray Granite, Peony Garden DSP, In Good Taste DSP, Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut DSP

Ink:  Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Seafood, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, Peony dies, Petal Pink organdy striped ribbon, Petal Pink metallic ribbon, champagne pearls (non-SU!), gold Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, sponges

For my Pappou....

First off,  let me please say that I love this set from the new SU! Annual Catalog, Prized Peony! Soft, loose, old-fashioned florals are always my thing.    I got my box of new stuff from the new Annual Catalog on a one-day, but, unfortunately, my father had been suffering from a long illness and was near ending.  I took my box with me, thinking I might have some time between shifts, but I didn't. I watercolored the central image and got the first two central layers done. He liked what I'd done, but I couldn't make the borders work -- they had to be trimmed by a very steady hand.  At that point, the last thing I had was a steady hand, so I cleaned it all up and put it back in the box.

We buried my Pappou last Saturday and I finished the card on Monday.  I would like to think that he would have liked the finished product

Pappou, this card is for you.  The world has a big hole in it where you used to be, and the world seems much less bright without you in it.

I love you!

All layers of the Peony Garden DSP were backed with Grey Granite card stock.  Borders cute from Ornate Borders dies were pieced just inside the edges of the Grey Granite edges.

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Stamps:  Prized Peony

Paper,  Whisper White, Grey Granite, Petal Pink, Peony Garden DSP

Ink:  Black Memento, Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, Rectangle Stitched framelits, Elegant Faceted Gems, Gray Granite shimmer ribbon, Petal Pink organdy striped ribbon, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Ticket-Corner punch

I made this card for my daughters birthday.  If you knew her, you'd know that this mouses' pose is just like her -- even if she's turning 23!  I love, love, LOVE this paper from the Flowers for Every Season DSP -- it's so fabulously retro.

The only odd bit, is the textile.  The base is the White woven ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo, then Flirty Flamingo ruched ribbon.  For the center, I couldn't find a Poppy Parade ribbon that would work, so I cut a piece of Poppy Parade card stock with the little circle border from the Ornate Borders dies.  I cut it once, then reversed the die and cut over it again so that I could get the "beaded" border on both sides.

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Stamps:  Nice & Easy Notes

Paper:  Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Ink:  Black Memento, Gray Granite, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Flirty Flamingo, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, paper piercing, candy dots, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), White woven ribbon, Flirty Flamingo ruched ribbon, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

Sunflowers on Boardwalk

This card was a bit like bringing forth a baby -- so many pieces that took so long to put together!    The big take away from this card is that for the large sunflower, I first cut the sunflower out of Honey Bee using the Sunflower dies, then I sponged Pumpkin Pie onto the Old World Paper 3D embossing folder, than put the Honey Bee die cut in the folder and ran in through my Big Shot.  The result was a rough, crumpled bit of texture -- love it!  Putting on a lacy over-cut of the sunflower over top of the crumpled base really gives it a cool look.  In addition, the smaller sunflower, vines and the large background pieces of leaves are die cut, then run through in the folder.

The center of the large sunflower is a small piece of Cinnamon Cider run through the Tin Tile embossing folder.  I cut out one of the central "starbursts," cut it out, then mounted it in the center of the sunflower on Dimensional, running my nail around the edges to "tuck" it under the outer part of the center -- which I've layered about 1,000 SU! earth toned beads (retired).

The sentiment is taken from Good Morning Magnolia and die cut with the double-ended banner from the new Tasteful Labels dies (love!).  The border on the two larger pieces of DSP is my current fav, the small dots border from Ornate Borders dies.

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Stamps:  Celebrate Sunflowers, Good Morning Magnolia 

Paper:  Honey Bee, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Gold foil paper, In Good Taste DSP 

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Sunflowers dies, Ornate Borders dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Labels framelits (retired), Old World Paper 3D embossing folder, metallic brads, paper piercing, SU! Earths beads (retired), 2020-2022 In-Color Enamel Dots, Merry Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon, Copper trim, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), Dimensionals