Colorful Coffee Rings

Hello, it is Shirley posting today. I am still having fun playing with the Ken Oliver Color Bursts. They sure make wonderful backgrounds. I think you will like the one on my card today.

I created the background  using the Memory Box Texture Drip Rings stencil, along with the Ken Oliver Color Bursts in Orange and Lemon Yellow. Some of my Ultramarine Color Bursts was already on the paper when I started, and that is where the green color came from. I turned the stencil over and spritzed it with water, then I added the color bursts and let it run on the stencil, then I turned the stencil back over and put it on  water color paper. The Color Bursts sure make some amazing backgrounds.

I stamped coffee beans on the  card, colored it with a marker and added the sentiment. I wanted to add something a little extra, without covering up my Color Bursts creation, so I added some Black Rhinestones.

I used a yellow card base, and added a layer of black, before adding the finished water color paper to it.

Thanks, for coming by today and taking a look at my card. Have a great weekend! 

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Texture Drip Rings	Orange Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Lemon Yellow Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Ultramarine Blue Color Burst by Ken Oliver
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Seeds of Today

I love sunflower seeds, along with all the birds and squirrels in my yard.

Mindy here, with a card that is bright and sunny, and corresponds with our challenge this week at Classy Cards 'n Such blog.

I tried a fun technique I saw demonstrated on YouTube, where you can use an edging die over and over to make an interesting and different background for your card background.

I then stamped the Sunflower Stem Pre-Cut Set from Heartfelt Creations on white stock, colored and shaded it with various markers, then fussy cut around the flower and several of the sunflower seeds for my focal image. 

To give the card a little more texture, I added a length of Ivory cotton Cluny Lace across the bottom of the card. Using Joy! Large Foam Pads, attached the flower, along with the sentiment from the set, and a tiny squirrel from the Squirrel Set by Impression Obsession.

To finish my card, I added a little bling with Silver Rock Candy from Queen and Co. for dimension. 

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Heartfelt Creations Stamps, Sunflower Stem PreCut Set	Trim, Lace, Ribbon , Ivory Cotton Cluny	Joy! Foam Pads Large	Impression Obsession dies, Squirrel Set
Queen and Co. Silver Rock Candy

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Bokeh Technique

Good day, Crafters! It is Shirley posting today. I have made a card using the Bokeh technique. This is the first card I have made using this technique.

The first step in making this card was making the background. I took white card stock and sprinkled Ken Oliver Color Burst in Ultramarine Blue, then misted with water. I repeated this step using Orange and Alizarin Crimson Color Bursts. There were a few areas that needed touching up, so I just used the colors I needed and spritzed again. In some spots I used more water, and let the colors run and mix, which was perfect to create the green color on my card stock.

Next, I made  a template using the Memory Box Over The Moon and Stars die. I took a piece of Clear Card Stock and placed the die over it to cut the template. Once the card stock was dry, I used the template over the clear card stock. I placed the template  where I wanted the stars and moons. I used White craft ink to sponge over them, using circular motions.

I layered my finished piece over gold card stock, and made the card base using So...Silk Glamour Green card stock.

I cut a star out of gold card stock to place over the main Bokeh star. I added a sentiment banner and added a gold star.

For the finish, I placed Silver Rhinestones over the card for the finishing touch.

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Ultramarine Blue Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Orange Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Alizarin Crimson Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Over the Moon and Stars
Clear Cardstock	TPC, So...Silk Glamour Green	W2S, Silver Rhinestones

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Let Love Grow

It's Thursday afternoon, and Mindy is back with you. Sharing a card I made, that can be used for a Thinking of You, or a birthday card. I am so excited to be using a new die set, Distressed Addington Collage set by Memory Box  There are several styles in each set that can be used in many different ways to create beautiful die cut images.

To begin my card, I used a sheet of watercolor paper, and colored it with the Indigo, and Terre Verte Color Burst, by Ken Oliver Crafts, for my background. I then added the die cut background on top, using Joy! Small Foam Pads to adhere the image above the watercolor paper.

I then stamped the floral image from Hope and Love Vintage Labels Eight and Nine from JustRite Stamps, to some white card stock, along with die cutting a set of leaves from the Open Scroll Leaf die from Impression Obsession. The die and stamped image were adhered to the front panel, along with adding a few Water Dew Drops, from the Robins Nest, for accent.

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Distressed Addington Collage	Indigo Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Terre Verte Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Joy! Foam Pads Small
JustRite stamps, Hope and Love Vintage Labels Eight and Nine	Open Scroll Leaf by Impression Obsession	Water Dew Drops

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A Little Birdie

Hi Friends!  Jenny here today, and I am sharing a paper pieced card I made, inspired by the current challenge #102 An Apple A Day.

I began by cutting a piece of the Enchanted Garden Paper, by Kaisercraft. This paper is just so lovely, I tend to hoard it. The pink and green papers were perfect for this challenge and needed to come out to play. I cut the pink paper using scalloped rectangle dies from my stash, and backed it with a piece of light blue card stock to mimic a blue sky.

I cut the main die, which is also from my stash, and colored it with Distress Ink. I then cut the die again, using a green patterned paper from the Enchanted Garden paper pad.  I cut out the leaves individually and glued them on top of the original die cut.

I sprayed the bird wings with Pearl Glimmer Mist before adhering them to the birds, so they have a little sparkle.  Last, I thought the tree needed a little extra pizzaz, so I turned it into an apple tree by adding apples from the Impression Obsession Bushel of Apples die, and Water Dew Drops for a little more dimension and interest.

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Enchanted Garden 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" paper pad	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers, Stains, Ink Pads, Re-Inkers	Impression Obsession dies, Bushel of Apples	Water Dew Drops
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Colorburst Beauty

Hello, it is Shirley here today. I am going to share with you a card I made using Color Bursts. This is my first time using it and I really like it.

I began my card with a white card stock card base. Next I took a piece of water color paper and misted it with water.  I opened my bottle of Ken Oliver Ultramarine Blue Color Burst. I sprinkled the powder over my card until I got the results that I desired. The color is much prettier than the photograph, it is more of a turquoise in real life.

I used the Sweet 'n  Sassy Flowers in Bloom stamp set to stamp in the center of my blue water color paper, using Versamark. I used White Detail embossing powder to emboss my flowers. The image was cut out using the Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals Large dies. I cut a white oval to layer it with. I think ovals are my favorite shape to use, because I have used these dies more than any of the others in my collection. I adhered the image to the other oval, and attached them to the Ultramarine Blue water color paper.

Now comes the fun time of card making and that is to choose some bling to decorate with. I used some Chevron Rhinestone corners. The Beautiful Bling Borders - Chevron  could be cut apart and used for corners, as well. I used three Silver Rhinestones to put around the bottom of the embossed image.

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Ultramarine Blue Color Burst by Ken Oliver	Sweet 'n Sassy stamps, Flowers in Bloom	SNS embossing powder, White detail	Spellbinders dies, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large
Beautiful Bling Borders - Chevrons	W2S, Silver Rhinestones

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