Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card;
Recollections Wood Textures; Neenah Solar White
Stamps - Recollections Mini Bows
Stamps with Dies - MFT Winter Wreath
& Winter Songbird (retired/NIB)
Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set
Other - digi sentiment strip (Hero Arts);
Recollections gems; foam tape; Copics
This one involved stamping, coloring, die cutting and assembling. The coloring took the longest, otherwise it wasn't too laborious. Love those Winter Birds and have used them a few times. You can see a couple earlier versions Here & Here if desired.
Next, I'll share my card for Craft Roulette Episode #280 which aired Friday night:
Supplies: Paper - Neenah grey linen A2 card;
Neenah Solar White; BoBunny Banner Year;
Authentique Irresistible; scrap of black
Stamps - Raisin Boat Drinks Anyone (retired);
MFT Uncorked (retired/NIB)
Stamps with Dies - MFT Something for Everything (retired/NIB)
Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set
Other - Copic Markers; foam tape
Host Mary had Carrie Giletto (@carriegiletto9662) who was making her 2nd appearance. She's also a Craft Roulette member who loves sharing paper crafting tips on her YouTube Channel. As usual, the wheel was spun four times for the parameters to use on our cards:
- Project - Thinking of You: I used a Thinking of You sentiment.
- Colors - Hometown: Used maroon & gray - colors of my hometown university.
- Element - Cup or Glass: I used a pair of wine glasses.
- Random - Add a Doodle: I doodled the corners of my maroon panel.
I quickly decided on wine glasses for my element (you'll see why in a sec), then found a thinking of you sentiment & a wine related subsentiment for my glasses to rest on. The wine glass stamp also has a squiggle stamp to represent wine but I added some Copic shading.
This card will go to our friend Maureen who organized an outing for this past Wednesday. We traveled north of the Twin Cities to Panola Gardens - a gorgeous spot that offers lunches and teas, among other things. Check the gallery on their website for photos of the grounds, if desired - they are far more professional than the ones I took! I will share the photo of our group - my former quartet, our coach/mom (seated in center) & our friend Maureen (seated at right):
Next I'll share a photo of two friends and me at the Minnesota Lynx basketball game yesterday (we won!). It's hard to tell but the cap is the team mascot - they gave them away to celebrate the mascot's birthday & there was a lot of craziness between quarters.
Chorus was invited to sing the National Anthem before the game and it was amazing! Here's a shot of the big screen above the court; I'm not visible but our director is standing a foot away from the starters hugging it out before the game.
Behind the chorus is a group of sweet Girl Scouts displaying the colors. They were enthused about the music; some had already earned that scout badge. My friends and I took the train from Mall of America to Target Center in downtown Minneapolis - my first time making that trip! So quick and cheap - only $2! There was quite a crowd of Vikings and Lynx fans all headed downtown; luckily the Twins didn't play until the evening!
That's it for today, friends! With all the activity this past week, I'm lucky I got some cards made! Thanks for visiting & happy crafting!!
11 comments:
WOW! What an amazing post Linda!! First, love your wreath card with those adorable birds all dressed up in their winter finery! :) So great over the woodgrain background. And that wine card is lovely too. What a lovely time you had for your tea party with friends, and continuing on to the winery sounds like a great idea. Love the photo of you and your friends wearing the mascot hats. And how exciting have your choir sang at the game!! Congrats to all of you. xx
Two gorgeous cards Linda. And love the rest of the post about your week. Looks and sounds like a fun week.
You find the perfect background for your wreath, it looks amazing!!!
And I'm really happy for you that you had so much fun experiences.
I too love the winterbirds. I think I just have too much stuff. Lol. Your wreath is fabulous. YOur Craft roulette card too. I think its clever for you to use the uni colors. Looks like you had a blast at your various outings. So glad you shared pics.
Looks like you have enjoyed a really busy and lovely weekend. I am very impressed that you also had time to get 2 cards made. I think I would have been too exhausted after all that! Both your cards are great xx
What an adventurous few days - looks like a fabulous time. And your cards are great, too!
Both cards delightful! And it was fun reading about your cool week!
Two marvelous makes, Linda I love those cute little birds! Looks like you've been having lots of fun. Thanks for sharing with us!
Loved reading about your exploits and adventures, Linda! It's lovely to be out and about with friends, isn't it. Love your cards - both are gorgeous, but the wreath card is a stunner. I've got the same set and never even thought about it for this challenge. Thanks for joining Greta and me at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Jo x
The wreath on the first card is so pretty with the grouping of little birds. Of course, your CR card is amazing! Sounds like you had a fabulous weekend full of lots of fun and friends!
What a fun week you had, Linda! Would have loved to be along! I adore everything about this wreath card--especially that it has 3 darling birds! Happy you've joined Jo and me again at CKC!
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