White Is A Color

Or so I am told in the Clean & Simple class. To me, this card has a lot of white. To others, maybe not.

Paper: Hero Hues Celadon and Snow, Neenah Brilliant White

Ink: Memento

Stamps: Art Impressions Doctor Bill and Wallets Out

Copics: R11, G12, G24, B000, B00, B02, E00, E13, E15, E21, E50, C1

Our minute amount of snow Sunday turned into major problems farther north. Yesterday and today we've had major rain with flooding problems. The forecast is for more rain.

As I look out the window, the water is rising in the fields. Last night, in town, a car was swept into a creek. The father and a son were rescued but the mother and baby were not. My heart hurts for the families involved. The father was released from the hospital, the son life flighted to Portland.

One would expect Oregonians to know about rain and rising water. However, sometimes, the unexpected happens.

What Day Am I On?

I told myself I wouldn't look at the next class until I made a card for the previous one. I failed. I watched Days 6, 7 & 8 today. Now I'm not sure which class this card is for. I just needed a baby card.

I think it works with Day 6, Simple Embellishments. Now on to white...

Paper: Hero Hues Carnation
Stamps: Studio G
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Pens: Copics RV42, E13, Blender; Signo Broad White
Other: Sizzix Dots embossing folder; Flower, button from my stash; DMC White floss

Embossing Powder Is Not My Friend

I fought with it years ago and decided it wasn't worth the effort and pain. Jennifer McGuire in the Clean and Simple class used it on her sample. I bit the bullet and tried. I have too many casualities to count. I want to move on to the next lesson so I'm sharing the best of them.



Paper: Watercolor paper, Core'dinations Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress Collection Milled Lavender
Ink: Distress Ink Milled Lavender
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold
Stamps: Hero Arts CL265 Adorable Baby Girl, My Favorite Things My How You've Grown

It's Beyond Me

Day 4 of the Clean & Simple class is throwing me for a loop: 1 Stamp, 3 Ways with Kristina. I finally gave up and started cutting stamps apart! Kristina did suggest using one small stamp and stamping it over and over for a background.

I used stamps from six different sets for the background. Does that count as using them in a different way? Now to see if I can put them back together and use them as they were originally intended. :)

I really do need to work on my photography skills. However, that is going to have to wait until I get at least one card done for each day of this class! :D

Paper: Hero Hues Powder, Neenah Card Stock
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Soft Pool; Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark Watermark Stamp
Stamps: Hero Arts CL139 Birthday Messages, CL148 Happiness Messages, CL287 Big Candles and CL340 Birthday Sayings; Inkainkado 97529 Humorous Birthday; Stampendous SSC1005 Fifteen Candles; Great Impressions F512S Whimsical Cake (December 2011).
Pens: Copics R22, R29, YR15, Y13, Y15, YG23, YG25, BG49, B0000, B02; Spica Red, Orange, Lemon, Melon, Clear

Jennifer is an Enabler

I went through the supply list for the Clean & Simple card making class and decided I didn't need to have everything on the list and to use what I have. Good idea, but I'm failing. I NEED the Memory Box Maribelle Butterfly Die. Will DH notice the multiple purchases from Simon Says Stamp?

As I don't have the dies Jennifer used, I went with Julie's sample.

Paper: Hero Hues Poppy (folded with the color on the inside); Neenah card stock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Hero Arts 657773 Antique Flowers & Butterflies
Pens: Copic YR19, E27
Die: Memory Box Butterfly Delights
Ribbon: From my stash
Sentiment: Create with TLC

On to day 4...

Day 2 on Day 5

I managed to get a card done for the first day of the Clean & Simple class on, yes, the first day. However, the week has been filled beyond belief. I won't let myself look at Day 3, 4 or 5 until I get a card done for each day. Talk about torturing myself. 

Ink: Distress Ink Tumbled Glass; Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Hero Arts 657773 Antique Flowers and Butterlies; CL139 Birthday Messages
Pens: Copics RV000, YR31, Y04; YG23; YR15
Die: Memory Box Primo Labels
Other: Judikins Eclipse Art Masking Tape; Post It Notes; Ink Blending Tool

I really did get this made on Friday. It took two more days to take a photo and post it!

Clean & Simple

I received my first email for the Clean & Simple class taught by Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner and Julie Ebersole. I then proceeded to make a card. A miracle! :) A card that didn't take two weeks.

I used Hero Hues Latte layering paper and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink on Cornish Heritage Farms' License Plates Backgrounder. The Happy Birthday and musical notes are from Hero Arts Birthday Sayings. They were embossed with Zing White and the dash lines are my Signo pen.

I now have a masculine birthday card and I didn't sweat over it. Thank you, Kristina!