Misc Lettering Challenge - Day 15 to 21

And continuing on with Palindromes for my Misc Lettering Challenge - Day 15 to 21. This time I used a 3.8 Parallel pen and their red ink, still in the Carrioke style lettering. Sigh!! the red ink bleeds a bit on my Columbia Mills paper...

Click on image for larger images. Enjoy

TG All Caps 2020 Challenge _ letter A & B

Tamer G Ghoniem started a challenge to create one letter per week for the rest of 2020 (26 weeks) on Instagram using the hashtag #TGAllCaps2020. Right up my alley...

Love his style and I love doing Blackletter calligraphy. Since we're one week into the challenge already Here's my "A" & "B"

Click on any letter to see more details etc. Enjoy

Enchanted Letters Booklet

And now my Enchanted Letters are bound. Click HERE to see the uTube video or click any image to go to my web page for all the individual images. Enjoy

July/19 - Top Fold Xmas Ornaments - ECD Noel - Take Time

 I was made aware of a sketch challenge on CSM and decided to make a card for it BIG GRIN. I am so not in to sketched, I find them restricting... but for some reason this one spoke to me as soon as I saw it...

I'm using several dies "Christmas Ornament" 4pce set, "Noel" and "Brrrr and Snowflake" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE    

 

I'm using rubber  stamp quote from Quietfire Design. ("Take Time To Delight...") 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for this challenge:
CSM July Sketch challenge

June/19 - ATCAD2019 - Scribbles ATC's

And the last day of the ATC challenge for June - day 30 (#ATCAD2019). Love the oxides/Tim Holtz background for these atc's. Click HERE to see all the ATC I made for June...

I'm using a die set "Rosebud Wreath" and "Butterfly Flourish" 3pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

And I'm using some rubber quote stamps from Quietfire Design "The Earth Laughs In Flowers... 2pce set"; "There Are Always Flowers... 2pce set"; "God Gave Us Memory..."

ID: Bkgr'd Oxides - Scribbles
Sponge Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet. Misted the Tim Holtz "Scribbles" stencil with water and pressed down on cardstock. Pressed with a paper towel, then dried.

 

ID: June/19 - ATC Scribbles - The Earth Laughs

Stamped the quote using Versafine Clair "Glamorous Pink" and clear embossed. Stamped the flower (The Ton "Magnolia") using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" and clear embossed.

 
ID: June/19 - ATC Scribbles - There Are Always

Stamped the quote onto a tracing vellum using the Twilight and clear embossing. Adhered to ATC with Glossy Accents. Added the die cut butterfly from an alcohol background. Added black rhinestones to the body.

 

ID: June/19 - ATC Scribbles - God Gave Us

Stamped the quote using Versafine Clair "Golden Meadow" and embossed with Queen's Gold. Die cut the roses from white cardstock, inked the outline with the Glamorous pink and clear embossed. Adhered both parts together and then onto ATC. Added the stem with a green colored pencil.

ATCAD2019 - Flourish ATC's

 

Almost done with the ATC's for June with the tag #ATCAD2019. These are for days 28 & 29.

I'm using a die "Calligraphic Elements 3" 9pce set from Elizabeth Craft designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using rubber stamp quotes and sentiments from Quietfire Design "Always Believe"; "A Rustle I The Wind" 4pce set and "Flourish & Grow" sorry this one is discontinued.
 
ID: Bkgr'd Oxides - Flourish
Sponge Mustard Seed, Blue Lagoon & Black Soot. Mist the stencil with water and press into Oxide background. Press with a paper towel, remove stencil and dry.

ID: June/19 - ATC Flourish - Always Believe

Stamped the quote with Versaafine Toffee and embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder. Trimmed down and adhered to a bright yellow cardstock.

 
ID: June/19 - ATC Flourish - Flourish & Grow

Stamped the sentiment with Versaafine Toffee and embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder. Embossed the die cut flourish with Versafine Clair "Twilight" and embossed with Emerald Creek "Blue Sparkle" embossing powder. Cut flourish apart and adhered.

 
 ID: June/19 - ATC Flourish - Only Those Who Are

Stamped the quote using Distress Picket Fence and white embossed. Stamped the fairy with black and embossed with Seth Apter "Eclipse" embossing powder.

June/19 - ATCAD2019 - Star Spray ATC's

Continuing on with the June ATC challenge for #ATCAD2019 - here are the ATC's for days 22, 23 & 24

I had a fun play day making backgrounds with Oxide ink pads and stencils. I used the star spray stencil from Suzanne (Quietfire Design stencils) also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE. Done on 110# Staples white cardstock and 3.5" x 8.5".



I'm also using rubber stamp quotes from Quietfire Design ("If I Had A Star..."); ("Perhaps They Are Not Stars..."); ("Light Tomorrow With Today")

 
Sponge Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire and a touch of Picked Raspberry. Misted and sprinkled water and dried.
Sponged through stencil with Picket Fence and embossed with silver embossing powder. ID: June/19 - ATC Star Spray - If I Had A StarStenciled the stars with Versamark and embossed with silver embossing powder. Stamped the quote using Versafine Clair and clear embossed. Outlined with a silver Krylon leafing pen
 



ID: June/19 - ATC Star Spray - Perhaps They Are Not Stars

Stenciled the stars with Versamark and embossed with Emerald Creek "Blue Sparkle" embossing powder. Stamped the quote using Versafine Clair and clear embossed. Outlined with a silver Krylon leafing pen.  




ID: June/19 - ATC Star Spray - Light Tomorrow

Stenciled with Versamark and embossed with Blockheads glue powder and sprinkled with  Stickles dry glitter "Star Dust". Stamped the quote using Versafine Clair and clear embossed. Outlined with a silver Krylon leafing pen.

June/19 - ATCAS2019 - ATC Music - ECD My Notes

This is day 21 for the #ATCAD2019 June ATC  day challenge.

I'm using "My" 3pce set, "Notes" 3pce set,  "Spring" 4pce set, "Good Luck"  dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

I don't know where this background from my stash came from... but it's a heavy embossing on thick cardstock. Die cut the words from a tissue box cardstock.

June/19 - ATCAD19 - ATC Swirly Curves - Create Without Limits, Dream With Your Eyes

And more from my stash... This is for #ATCAD2019 June challenge day 19 & 20.

I'm using a couple rubber quote stamps from Quietfire Design,
("Create Without Limits"); ("Dream With Your Eyes...")

Inked up the embossing folder (Elizabeth Craft Designs "Swirly Curves" sorry discontinued) and ran through my machine.

Stamped the quotes onto a pale yellow vellum using the Versafie Clair "Twilight" stamp pad and clear embossing. Die cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs "Stitched Circles" die set. Adhered to ATC's with Glossy Accents.

Ran a red Zig Writer around the edges.

June/19 - ATCAD2019 - ATC BFly - Each Of Us

This ATC is for day 18 of the #ATCAD2019 challenge.

I'm using  "Butterfly Flourish" 3pce set die from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE 

Also using a rubber quote stamp from Quietfire Design "Each Of US..."

This background (another from my stash...) was I think a 2nd generation print created with acrylic paints on a glossy kind of thick paper.

Stamped the quote with Versafine Clair "Twilight" and clear embossed.

The butterfly is from my stash, cut from a thermal web decorated glittered pink cardstock.

June/19 - TCAD2019 - ATC Rosa - Good Luck and Spring

Love this embossing folder from Anna Griffin... These ATC's are for day 16 and 17 of the #ATCAD2019 challenge.

   I'm using "Spring" 4pce set, "Good Luck" and "Butterfly Flourish" 3pce set dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE  HERE  and HERE

The backgrounds were embossed using Cuttlebug Anna Griffin "Rosa" embossing folder. High Points hit with a distress brown pad.

Die cut the word "Spring" from a tissue box cardstock. The butterfly from an alcohol decorated glossy paper. The Good Luck from a green cardstock

Adhered the spring ATC to a pink cardstock and the "Good Luck" ATC to a green cardstock. 

June19 - ATCAD2019 - ATC Lace - Fill Your Paper - Create Art

And more from my raided decorative paper stash... This ATC is for day 15 of the #ATCAD2019 challenge.

I'm using a rubber sentiment and quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("Six Gentle Words - Create, Art..."); ("Fill Your Paper...") 

The background is a lace stamp from Just Rite stamped with Distress Picket Fence and embossed with white embossing powder on Canson paper. Trimmed it down to fit a double ATC size. Adhered the two ATC's together. Stamped the quote on a pink toned vellum using Versafine Clair "Twilight" and clear embossing. Die cut with Spellbinders Oval die set. Adhered to ATC with Glossy Accents. Carefully spliced the vellum in half.
On the front, used leftovers of the trimmed lace and adhered to create a border. Stamped the "Create Art" using the Picket Fence and white embossing powder.

June/19 - ATCAD2019 -ATC Gold Spots - ECD You Shine, Bliss, Dream

This is another background from the raided stash of decorated papers that have been languishing in the drawer for probably 8 years...

 3 ATC's for days 12, 13 & 14

I'm using a bunch of dies  "Dream" "You" 3pce set, "Shine", "Bliss" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design "Dream" "You" (out of stock), "Shine", "Bliss" 

ID: June 19 - ATC Gold Splots - ECD You Shine

ID: June 19 - ATC Gold Splots - ECD Dream - Big

This background looks like it might have been a 2nd generation of a water coloring technique, and gold paint splots added...

I trimmed them a bit smaller than an ATC and adhered them to white cardstock edged with a gold Krylon leafing pen.

The words "You Shine", "Bliss" and "Dream" were cut from a textural gold metallic cardstock. The word "Big" was added with a black Zig Writer.

ID: June 19 - ATC Gold Splots - ECD Bliss

June/19 - ATCAD2019 - ATC Crackle Paste Live Love Laugh - Day 9, 10 & 11

Well here are the ATC's for day 9, 10 & 11. I'm just zipping along... BIG GRIN
 
These are more ATC's created from my raided stash of decorated papers that have been languishing in the drawer for probably 8 years... Every once in a while I check it, but it stays the same... What better use of them than for ATC's. Finally there are a few less in the drawer.

I'm using a bunch of dies "Live", "Love", "Laugh" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design  HERE, HERE, and HERE

I believe the crackle background was made using Golden's Crackle medium and Dream Weaver paste, then colored with a water coloring medium. I loved the effect, but it's really thick and not conducive to making greeting cards... so it languished in the drawer. It's really bright and cheerful.

I trimmed them down a bit narrower than an ATC and adhered them to a white cardstock base edge with a red Zig marker.

I die cut the words "Live", "Love", and "Laugh" from a dark blue metallic cardstock.


 
  

June19 - ATCAD2019 - Triptych Make a wish

I raided my stash of decorated papers that have been languishing in the drawer for probably 8 years... Every once in a while I check it, but it stays the same... What better use of them than for ATC's. Finally there are a few less in the drawer.

I'm using a bunch of dies "Make A Wish", from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design  "HERE"

I'm also using a clear stamp set "Happy Birthday Collection" from Quietfire Design also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE
This 3 page ATC folds up into a regular sized ATC, but I needed something big for my "Make A Wish" die cut. BIG GRIN.

The background paper was done on watercolor paper, colored with some form of water coloring and then Saran Wrap scrunched up on dampness and left to dry. The result is hard cut edges that look like glass chips.

I had a leftover piece of the geometric scrapbook paper so added it to the front. Stamped the "Celebrate" and balloons using Versafine Clair "Twilight" and clear embossed. Colored the balloons with Prisma colored pencils.

On the inside Die cut the "Make a Wish" from black cardstock and cut a shadow layer from white. Adhered both together then to inside.

I had some alcohol star drop out pieces from another die cut. so added some of them.

June/19 - ATCAD2019 - Bubbles - Day 3 & 4

There's a challenge to create an ATC every day in June (use the tag #ATCAD2019 on all social media)... And with Kathy Jo's demo from last week Thursday Letters Live on Quietfire Design where she demo'd making bubble artworks. Perfect for experiments for ATC's and I've paired it up with my new stamps from Pink Ink Designs. These are day 3 & 4

I'm using a couple dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Laugh" and "Smiles" 2pce set, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE


In a small wide lip container put a bit of water, add a couple drops of liquid dish soap and some Distress Re-inker. Blow with a straw till you get a nice bunch of bubbles above the  container. Press into the bubbles - not touching the lip of the container and repeat. Or move bubbles with your straw.
PS: mark or identify which end you will be blowing through so you don't accidentally get inks all over your mouth...

I used Distress Reinkers in 3 different containers - Mustard seed, Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers. I really like this combo
This ATC stamped with Pink Ink Designs "Shells" using Versafine Clair "Twilight" and clear embossed, then cut out. The die cut word cut from tissue box cardstock and adhered to a black shadow layer.

 

This ATC stamped with Pink Ink Designs "Toucan" using the Twilight ad embossing with Emerald Creek Seth Apter "Eclipse" embossing powder. The beak colored with Tombow markers. The die cut word cut from a misc cardstock, inked with Versafine Clair "Golden Meadow" end embossed with Emerald Creek "Thanksgiving" embossing powder.