JULY 2016 BLOG HOP

I was so busy last week cleaning and organizing my work space, I forgot to make my Blog Hop card!

I was feeling a bit creatively challenged today...

Here is what I came up with.

I tried using a Soft Stone Quatrefoil cover plate die cut but it was just too busy.

So I cut a mask and inked Soft stone on the card front.

I inked a small patch of chevron from a Modern stencil with Berry Sorbet.

A little smear of Berry Sorbet on the right side.

The flowers are Aqua Mist/Blueberry Sky and Berry Sorbet/Pale Peony.

The fur rug is an oldie but goodie...Limitless Layers Oval.

The sentiment from Dawns new AMAZING set, It's the Thought.

I kinda like the mix of stencils...

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

SAF 2016: Farewell

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

To everyone who helped make this day possible.

It truly is one of my favorite days of the year.

I LOVE it.

I am exhausted! But it is a good exhausted.

I have 8 cards and 2 tags. but more than that, I have a ton of new inspiration.

I am always struck by how much work the design team has to do for a release.

This is just one day.

They do this for 5 days!

So, no picture of me. I got up at 6:45...no hair done, no makeup, NO WAY!

But my little pile of beauties joined each other for a fond farewell!

I am beyond happy with my creations...

I am rejuvenated till Anniversary when we get another bonanza of inspiration.

Thank you Papertrey Ink

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

SAF 2016: Color Blocking

  Create a project featuring some kind of color blocking.  

I made it! All 8 challenges.

I really shouldn't post this last card.

Hardly my best work.

I was tired and put yellow and orange next to each other...messed up the inking...

I do not have any Copic's so I was afraid to do any coloring on my cans...

Lastly there is a glob of tape on the side of the card that i didn't notice until I edited the picture...

With all that said...#8

It still in the spirit of the challenge...right?

PLEASE tell me, yes Susan...it's in the spirit...

Ok, gonna close and see what the closing ceremony is.

Thanks for sticking with me, Pat!

And Thank You to anyone else who visited my tired little blog!

Susan

SAF 2016: Watercolor Like a Master

 Create a project that features watercoloring. 

I usually try to not exactly copy a design teams card.

I copied Dawns card that I posted as my favorite...verbatim.

I copied this card too. Now I am not saying mine is as good as either of theirs, but why alter greatness!

Kay's cards is in my favorite color palate...
And it is GORGEOUS!!!

So...

I am beyond happy to get this card design.

I will be making this card and using this technique...a LOT!

Thank you so much, Kay!

It was a joy to get to meet you.

You have a darling accent and personality!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

SAF 2016: Pointillism Play

Create a project using some form of pointillism

This was fun and a lot easier that I thought it would be.

If you are going to participate, and own Honey Bees stamp set, there is a very helpful stamp of dots.

7 dots attached together...talk about saving time!

Anyway, Susan P used a leaf set to make her Impressionist floral.

It made me think it was time to bust out Leave it Be.

It is one of my all time favorites, so...

With the help of that stamp from Honey Bees I would totally do this again.

It took me longer to figure out my layout and sentiment than to stamp the dots, so no reason not to!

Thanks Heather. Your video was VERY helpful and totally explanatory.

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

SAF 2016: Mastering Drips & Splatters

Use drips and splatters to create your own background for a project.  

Kinda messy...I should have taken a picture of my fingers.

I trimmed a Monthly Moments Journal Card 2 to put the Thanks so it didn't get lost.

The yellow paint turned out translucent so the other colors show through...a total accident!

I like it, tho!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

SAF 2016: Masterpiece Inspirations

Use one of the inspiration pieces that the team selected above as a jumping point for your own piece of art.

I really liked the John LaFarge picture.

I am not an art connoisseur... umm, I'm a sports connoisseur.

But I love water and so this spoke to me.

The painting of the Royals winning the World Series...that would have really spoken to me, but I digress.

 I used the leaves from Floral Sketches and the flowers are from Bloomers. 

I think it sort of looks like Lilly pads which is what the greenery looked like to me.

Ok. 4 cards and 2 tags down...not sure how many to go...

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan