No Line Hummingbird

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The card I'm sharing with you today is one I demoed live in my Facebook group last month.  It combines an embossed Groovi frame from one of Linda Williams' plates, with a no line hummer, created by using Jayne Nestorenko's plate for a base sketch on another piece of parchment before coloring the feature piece over it with Polychromos.  The feature piece is then colored on the back to enhance the colors.  Enlarge the pic to see how I've colored the frame with similar colors to those used on the bird...

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Linda's Daffodils & Lace (frame) and Jayne's Hummingbirds

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, perforating and cutting tools, Polychromo pencils, Perga color pens (frame) and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges... 

AG at 613 Avenue Create 

AG at TTCRD

#232 AG at Crafty Gals Corner 

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Virtual Retreat Part 2

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know! 

The cards I'm sharing with you today are those I designed for sessions 3 and 4 of last month's virtual retreat in my Facebook group...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity's designer card, light rose and clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Symmetrical Floral Round (outer square), Nested Arch Tags and Jayne's Hummingbirds (trumpet flowers)

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Nested Arch Tags die, Perga color pend and rhinestones from my stash

The sketch technique I used for the 2nd one was the first time I'd demoed it, so it was a fitting finale to the event which saw all 4 live sessions within 22 hours... stark contrast to the months of planning in the lead up to it, but SO worth it!

Card: Unbranded white and Clarity's clear parchment

Groovi Plates: Nested circle picot, Trees and Landscape (both used for the pencil sketch instead of being embossed)

Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing tools, Nested circle picot die, Polychromo pencils and rhinestones from my stash

Challenges (all top card)... 

#202206 Let it all hang out at 613 Avenue Create 

#431 Make your Mark at ATSM

AG at TTCRD

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Hummingbird Frame

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Before I get to today's card, I must say a HUGE THANK YOU to Mynn Kitchen of On A Stampage...  for the amazing makeover she's given my blog!  To quote her, "I was trying to make it look kind of like one of your beautiful cards."  Well, I think she's succeeded, do you?  Let me know in the comments, and if you'd be so kind, hop over to her blog to leave some love on her latest post, please.

As promised last week, here's the last card you'll see for a while with a scalloped edge.  To give the beautiful blooms from one of last year's NDC plates the space they deserve, I only used the scallops and not the inner squares...

Card: Unbranded white, Clarity clear parchment, and Toffee Apple DP
Groovi Plates: Nested Scallop Squares, Jayne's Hummingbird, NDC flower
Tools and embellishments: Groovi and Pergamano embossing, piercing, and cutting tools, Perga Color pens, and Pergamano Brads

Challenges...
AG at TTCRD
#116 AG at A Bit More Time To Craft
#207 For the ladies at Crafty Gals Corner

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then,

Hummer in Flight

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the days are rapidly drawing in, and summer is a dim and distant memory.  So, I thought I'd brighten your day with this beautiful hummer...

The plate was designed by the late, much missed, Jayne Nestorenko, and is the first of her designs I've bought.  I've also just realized that the other plates used complete the trio of Clarity designers...

Card: Unbranded white and ivory, and Clarity ivory parchment
Groovi Plates: Jayne's Hummingbirds, Linda's Butterflies (flowers in the corners), and Tina's Symmetrical Floral Round, Occasions Border, and Diagonal Piercing Grid
Tools and embellishments: Pergamano embossing and piercing tools, Arteza pencils, Clarity brads, and black pearls from my stash

Challenges...
#226 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#68 AG at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge
#101 AG at A Bit More Time To Craft

I'll be back soon with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.