Jeanie Stamps

Last week was full of birthdays to celebrate.  My niece and my dad both aged up and my grandmother's birthday (in remembrance) fell right between them.  I have cards for them both, but didn't send because we hope to have an in-person visit next weekend.  Hopefully everything will go as planned and we can see each other!  Here are their cards: For my dad's card I started with a Stampin Up Misty Moonlight card base.  I cut the focal image (from Amazon) into Crumb Cake card stock and layered it on top of a black strip.  I colored the remnants of my Crumb Cake card stock with Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, and Poppy Parade) and cut out leaves from Stampin Up Nature;s Roots die set.  The sentiment is from Altenew (the set escapes me and I can't find it now!) stamped in Cherry Cobbler. My niece's card was inspired by Erum Tasneem's YouTube video.  I painted five of these with different color intensity and backgrounds and played with

  This card is for the Fusion Challenge.   On Whisper White heavy weight card stock, I stamped the classic Stampin' Up Bearing Gifts stamp in Versamark Black and embossed with clear.  I water colored the image with Karin brushmarker pro Red, Ocean Teal, Gold, Sienna, and Neutral Grey.  I added the Real Red card stock and patterned paper from SU Berry Bouquet DSP.  The ribbon is Real Red Stitched Satin.     This is for the Fusion Challenge This was also supposed to be for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown , but I missed the cutoff.   I have mapped these colors that most closely resemble Stampin' Up colors (or rather, I mapped what SU color most closely resembles the Karin ink colors (see below) - It helps that I have all SU colors to work with).   Thanks for visiting! Jean

 Today's card was created for my in-laws 51st anniversary next week.   I stamped Stampin' Up Very Vintage on Whisper White card stock in Blushing Bride.  I watercolored the image with Powder Pink and Crumb Cake ink and color washed the background with Crumb Cake.  I cut a circle in the heavy Whisper White card base and a slightly larger circle around the image and popped it up from behind.  I added a Crumb Cake frame around the circle.  The sentiment is from SU Beautiful Friendship and is embossed in Early Espresso powder.  The long-retired lace trim is Sahara Sand.  Lastly I watered down some Champagne Mist All-Purpose ink to splatter for a little shimmer. This is for the Freshly Made Sketches and The Flower Challenge . Have a wonderful week! Jean

So, I posted a card late last week and completely forgot to put it in the challenges listed. And then I saw comments on it after I reposted. So... Here it is again, followed by a couple new ones.  The base is Stratmore Bristol watercolor paper.  The flowers are from Altenew Flower Garden stamped in Versamark and embossed with Smokey Slate embossing powder.  They were water colored with Stampin Up Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather and Smokey Slate Classic inks. The sentiment is from Altenew Beautiful day, also embossed with Smokey Slate embossing powder. This is being entered into Global Design Project and Clean and Simple  Colors and Sketches challenges. (well, it would have been IF I had been paying attention.  Ug)    

September is here and Texas has cooled to fall temperatures in a hurry.  55 yesterday!  Time to play outside until it heats up again, as it always does. The first card uses some new fall items from Simon Says Stamp and one old Stampin Up stamp. I started with a base of Strathmore Bristol watercolor paper.  I brushed the background through the new SSS Autumn Splendor stencil with Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Mint Macaron and Chocolate Chip.  The sentiment and pumpkins are from the new SSS Pumpkin Spice Season stamp set, embossed in SU gold on Mint Macaron card stock.  The pumpkins are colored with Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends and Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker.  Last, the coffee cup is from retired SU stamp set Merry Cafe.   This card is being entered into: Hand Stamped Sentiments , Festive Friday Challenge (leaves, gold, green, brown), the Watercooler Challenge , and Sunday Stamps.  

I have two cards to share today. My first card is for CAS Colours and Sketches Challenge and AAA CAS Challenge . I stamped the new Altenew Calla Lily Paint-a-Flower stamp in Versamark Clear on Bristol Stratmore watercolor paper and embossed in white.  I watercolored with Stampin Up Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Grey Granite classic inks and, once dry, used glossy clear Wink of Stella on the flowers.  The sentiments is also from the Calla Lily set and was stamped on Mossy Meadow card stock.  

 This week I took on the challenge of making a chalkboard card.  I had forgotten how much fun these are to make!  It makes me remember school days and breaking into fall. This card was made for Global Design Project , Time Out Challenges , Less is More Challenge , The Color Throwdown , Hand Stamped Sentiments , and Case This Sketch .  I don't normally combine that many challenges, but it seems everyone has fall on their mind this week!   I started with Stampin' Up Basic Black card stock and pulled out my favorite fall stamps, French Foliage and Painted Harvest.  I stamped the leaves from French Foliage in Whisper White Craft ink.  I made a palate of pigment ink colors with Whisper White craft reinker mixed with Tangerine Tango, Terracotta Tile and Hello Honey inks.  I stamped the base of the sunflower several times in Tangerine Tango and quick heat set(the color kept soaking into the paper to the point I couldn't see the colors anymore!) then restamped again with Terracotta

School is back in session, virtally, of course and I want to go to the beach.  So.... Two challenge cards to post today. The first card is for CAS on Friday (Nature) (which I missed the linkup to), The Card Concept , Just Add Ink , Time Out Challenge and Sunday Stamps (which I ALSO missed the linkup to, grrrrr). I did this card twice, well actually 3 times, but twice that I liked :).  The card on the right was first.  I stamped Hero Arts Layering Waves on Stratmore Bristol watercolor paper with Stampin' Up ink: Seashore Spray, Misty Moonlight and Sahara Sand.  Then I brushed the sky with Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, Fresh Fig and Pale Plum.  I stamped the sentiments in Versamark and embossed with Hero Arts Sand embossing powder.  The sailboat is from OLLLDDD retired SU Toy Box stamped in Versamark Obsidian Black and colored with Whisper White craft ink.  Last, I made foam with Nuvo Crystal Drops in Ivory Seashell.  I thought the sunset purple was a lot overdone, so I decided to try

 Well, not really.  We are enjoying a 106 degree day today, which feels like 113.  Not fun, but my fan is on and I am seriously thankful to the people who invented the air conditioner and to God, who gave them the knowledge. I'm also thankful that tomorrow a cold front is coming so it will only be 95.  Summer in Texas!!      I have two cards to share today.  The first is for Color Throwdown #606 , Freshly Made Sketches #448 , and The Flower Challenge - Add Sparkle . I started with a piece of Stampin Up Whisper White card stock.  I cut away the middle to make the slash and used SU Pink glitter paper underneath, popping up the white above.  Then I added 2 strips of SU Gold glitter paper.  I stamped the florals (ferns) from the Forever Fern stamp set in Pool Party, Petal Pink, Powder Pink and Crumb Cake inks and fussy cut them.  Lastly I die cut the swirls from SU Swirly Snowflakes dies in Gold glitter paper.  The sentiment is also from Forever Fern and was stamped in Blushing Bri

Another week has flown by and August has come in with its normal heatwave.  I keep wishing for rain as the clouds part on their way through town.  Sigh, I'll go get the hose.... Today I have 2 cards to share with you. The first card starts with a base of Stampin' Up Terracotta Tile.  I love the mellow hue that it sets for the daffodils, and it reminded me of an unusual color combination that I have seen in a newer variety of the flower.  Just to clear the air... daffodils bloom in February in north Texas and are one of our first signs of spring.  So it isn't really a summer flower here, though I know other areas of the country/world it would bloom much later and might be considered an early summer flower.   I used a retired SU mask with SU Sparkle embossing paste mixed with a little terracotta ink to create the trellis pattern.  While that was drying I stamped the flowers with Altenew Paint-a-Flower Daffodils set in Versamark black and clear embossing powder.  I water color

Happy Friday!  Today's first card started with a base of Pear Pizzaz.  The layers are from SU DSP All is Calm and Smokey Slate card stock.  The sea star is from SU Picture Perfect and is stamped in Blushing Bride and Powder Pink on Powder Pink card stock.  The sentiment is from SU Christmas Bliss stamped in Lost Lagoon.  The dots are dew drops by Robin's Nest. This Christmas card is for Sunday Sketches and The Card Concept :