Someone close to me moved to a new apartment a few weeks ago. This is what I came up with to congratulate/commemorate the event
Supplies: Paper – Canson watercolor, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Ruby Red (maybe? whatever it is, it is retired!)), Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate, dies – Hero Arts (buildings), Memory Box (clouds), watercolor – don’t remember!, DYMO label maker.
I made something similar to this last month. Just using the extra horse that I watercolored.
It is going to Cousin Pati – I inadvertently ghosted her on a few card requests last fall. (I think I was overwhelmed with in-law care & paperwork at the time.)
Supplies: Stamps – Essentials by Ellen, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise (retired), Strathmore Bristol, inks – VersaFine Onyx Black, ZIG Real Brush Clean Color Pens, die – Lawn Fawn (stitched rectangle), embossing folder – Stampin’ Up!, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder.
I finally spent a little time at my craft table again. It was nice to be stamping, coloring and ink blending.
I made a mask out of scrap paper and blended ink clouds within the oval. The hummingbird colors were from a Google image search – the wings of the hummingbird I chose were so translucent they appeared to be pale purple gray.
My final product is OK – it is not balanced, but I don’t have anything in my stash to add to the left. (I would love to have a smaller hummingbird facing right to add there!) I should have added more blooms to the left – poor planning on my part. I added the turquoise organdy ribbon to help – and I think it does balance it a little more.
Life has been…interesting? That’s not right, but it’s the best I can come up with. Not busy – I have plenty of time and no focus. Stressful – some (parental health issues).
We did get away to the beach for a week. (Our vacation has been renting a single family home, spending time on a not crowded beach, and having carryout for dinner for years now – no big change.) I appreciated the time away, we had beautiful sunsets and entertaining seagulls. Biggest question: why the heck was Dairy Queen “closed for the season” in early August???
Supplies: Stamps – Newton’s Nook, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay, inks – Copic B05, BG15, BV00, BV01, Y18, YG25, YR14, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Lawn Fawn (stitched rectangle), Newton’s Nook, Spellbinders (oval), stencil – My Favorite Things, ribbon – Offray, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
Yes, after not crafting for almost a month, I chose to color the wildflowers. AGAIN.
I did challenge myself to use a much softer pastel color palette.
This is getting dropped in the mail this week.
Hope you are well.
Pandemic summer continues. I have a new hobby – checking the annuals that I planted around the house every morning to see what the local deer have devoured overnight. They like impatiens and celosia best (mine are down to nubs), have skipped the petunias, vincas and salvia. I am not sure if they are eating the portulucas, or just ripping them out of the ground and spitting them out.
Supplies: Stamps – Essentials by Ellen, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Wisteria Wonder (retired), inks – Copic BV00, BV04, G00, R20, Y06, YG0000, YG03, YG25, W00, VersaFine Onyx Black, sequins – Pretty Pink Posh, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
I used my ZIG real brush pens to wash a coral-y mix of pink and orange over this daisy (stamped on Bristol cardstock). After die cutting, I mounted on some neutral Amy Tangerine paper. Sadly, when I went to pull cardstock for matting and the sentiment, I found I was out of the old Stampin’ Up! Cameo Coral (a soft pastel coral). I did find a sheet of Regal Rose in my stash, it is close enough for this.
Dropped into the mail to a family member, HOPEFULLY arriving on time for Thursday birthday!
Supplies: Stamps – Essentials by Ellen, Papertrey Ink, paper – American Crafts Amy Tangerine On A Whim, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Regal Rose (retired), Strathmore Bristol, inks – VersaFine Onyx Black, ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens Brown (060), Light Green (041), Orange (070), Pink (025), dies – Essentials by Ellen (daisy), My Favorite Things (pierced rectangle), embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
