Best Wishes

I'm here today posting a card I made to link over at the CAS C&S challenge. I wanted to use this cute little Bee from  Altenews Mini Die: Bee Kind. Although I considered several different colors to use with the Bee I decided on a black and white combination. 

I used Neenah Solar White#110 for the base, MFT Road Trippin paper 6x6 for the strips, and the sentiment is from MFT Happy Hummingbirds. The added color on the Bee was stamped with Tim Holtz Distress in, Scattered Straw. This bee was very user-friendly. It stamped well, lined up with the body and the die very easily.

That's it for this card. I plan on making a card using an MFT Stamp and Die-namic that I haven't used. Actually, I have several of those!

Have a wonderful day and stay well.

Blessings, Bernadette

SMILE

 Popping on today with a card that I made to link over at the CAS C&S challenge. I had just received my Altenew Mini Delight: Smile Blooms and Die Set. I love the little double-stamped flower in this new set and thought I would use it for my card. I was a little stumped with how I was going to use the stamp since I only had the Mango Melody paper but not the matching ink. I over at the links from previous CAS sketches posted on their blog to see if something would work and chose this sketch from July 2019. I feel it worked perfectly for what I needed.

The paper, inks, and embossing folder are SU. I stamped the sentiment and flower center with Versafine Onyx Black ink for the sentiment and the flower center. I really like using this ink for sentiments, it produces a crisp image or sentiment. I recently ordered some online from Amazon and was looking through reviews. I'm really glad I did. I came away with a great tip from several people. They had bought the mini cube with a refill. It has been a game-changer for me. It is so much easier to hold the cube instead of the larger pad when stamping. No going back at this point!

That's it for today. I've been sorting, purging, and organizing my craft supplies over the past several weeks. I wish I could say I was done but I am not. So, it's back to doing that a little more today.

Have a great week!

Blessings Bernadette

Happiest of Birthdays To You

Good Morning. Today I am posting another Birthday card to add to my Birthday Card box. I chose to use CAS Colours & Sketches colour challenge for the week. I have been pushing myself out of the box with colour challenges. I tend to get anxious trying to come up with a design using different colours, but I have found it helpful to use a Colour Wheel when I'm not doing a challenge.

I chose to use the flowers from the MFT Fun Flower set, coloring them in with SU Calypso Coral and Terracotta Tile. I just stamped the leaves from SU Granny Apple Green paper since I did not have that ink. The stitched square that highlights the flowers was done using my Gel Press. I stamped my Calypso Coral straight to the pad then ran my brayer about five X's over it then pressed the paper onto it. I am happy with the color and smoothness it produced. I haven't used this technique much but will be experimenting more. Using a SU embossing folder after assembling the flowers I put it on my card base. 

That is it for today. We have another beautiful sunny day, but only in the high 40's. 

I'm so ready for Spring weather to show up!

Stay Safe and Well

Blessings, Bernadette

Just Saying Hello

 

Good evening. I hope you all have had a great weekend so far. Mine has been quiet and I was able to create a card for Freshly Made Sketches Challange. So it's been a win, win weekend so far.

I was in need of Hello cards to send to several friends this coming week, although I would love to see them in person. I looked through my Altenew stamp sets, which unfortunately are not used enough, and decided on Floral Wreath. I felt the larger leaves and the flowers would work well in the corners of the card. I leaned towards more Fall colors and really liked the way it came together.

Products Used:

Altenew Floral Wreath with matching dies

Gina K Ink Cubes: Faded Brick, Sweet Corn, Hampton Art Black Ink

SU Old Olive

SU Folder (retired)

Neenah Solar White 110#, Neenah White 80#

Sentiment/ unknow manufacturer

SU Stitched Shapes

Well, I need to go clean up my craft desk so I can do some creating possibly tomorrow. Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday, and stay Safe and Well.

Blessings, Bernie Bee

God is Our Refuge

Hi All!  I'm here today posting two cards that I created to link over on Mojo Monday  Julee created a nice sketch for us to jump-start our creativity. I did not follow the sketch exactly. The circle on Julee's sketch covered the strip towards the bottom of the card, mine does not. By the way, a mistake of my part, but I left them the way they were so I would not have to start the card all over again. :))

The scripture verse I used on both cards is by Julee when she had her store. Sorry, I don't have the name of the set I took this from. My thought on using this particular scripture was to remind us that God is our Refuge not only during these difficult times we are going through as a Nation but our own personal trails we go through. I'll be making more cards with Scripture encouraging verses in the future.

I decide today that on the part I will list the products used as I had done previously. It just seems simpler.  I hope that works for all of you. 

PRODUCTS USED:

SU Flowers for Every Season

SU Bumblebee, Just Jade, Misty Moonlight, Cinnamon Cider Card Stock (2022 In Colors)

Neenah Solar White#110 for Circles

MFT Stitched Flowers Die-namics

SU Stitched Shapes(Lg. Circle)

SU Ink Misty Moonlight, Just Jade

I'm all finished for today on these cards. I am considering entering some other challenges, but I need to decide which one and get my supplies together. Have a wonderful Wednesday and stay safe and well.

Blessings, Bernie Bee