Adventure Awaits...

For our Cyclefit Tuesday Rider, Lou who was making his new home a boat.  We had a nice little going away to celebrate his big move.

I unfortunately made this at the last minute and didn't have time to make a new card when my gel paint applicator fell on the card...I tried my best to blend it in and make it look like I meant for it to look like that, ha!  I love how the background on this turned out (minus the white gel paint splat!).  I started off using the My Favorite Things Watercolor Rectangle Stencil with Tempting Turquoise, Azure Afternoon, Pacific Point, YoYo Yellow, Daffodil Delight, Only Orange, and Pumpkin Pie inks.  I added Frantic Stamper Lighthouse and Boats and My Favorite Things Shady Palms die-namics (birds) in white.  Then added the white gel pen highlights.  My sentiment is from Hero Arts.

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Happy Birthday Carl...

My first entry for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen Design Team Challenge, Deja Hue...a play on words with Deja Vu: the illusion of remembering scene ad events when experienced for the first time.  Instead of scenes and events, remember colors (hues!)  Ideas were- to be inspired by a SCS Color Combination Challenge.  Make a new card inspired by the colors of an older card in your gallery.  Make a project using a color combination that has meaning in your life- a wedding, schools colors, favorite sports team etc.  Try any coloring tutorial.  I picked this card in my gallery as my color inspiration.

This was for my father in law for his birthday. 
Supplied I used for this card were- Stamper Western Cowboy Die, Hero Arts Fancy Die Desert Sunset, Circle Die. Stampin' Up Adhesive Sheets.
Hero Arts Winding Road (sentiment).
Black, YoYo Yellow, Only Orange, Real Red, Melon Mambo inks.

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Happy Birthday Floyd...

For one of our Tuesday Riders for his birthday!

This month's Dirty Dozen Design Team Challenge is Your Mileage May Vary.  We were challenged to celebrate vacations with cards that feature vacation spots and ways to get there.  Ideas were, to make a card featuring something you like to do on a vacation- eat, read, rest, play, craft?  Or use a map on your card.  The scene I created reminded me of Colorado and all the vacations many cyclists take to ride in the beautiful mountains up there. 

Supplies I used-
Hero Arts Heroscapes Winding Road stamp set
Gray Granite, YoYo Yellow, Granny Apple Green, Shadded Spruce, Only Orange, Really Red, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Versafine Inkss.
White, Berry Burst card stock.
Circle die and removeable ID labels.

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Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas!!!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas morning.  This is my last month as a guest designer for the Dirty Dozen Design Team.  These last 6 months sure have flown by!  This is my 3rd entry for November's theme, Into The Woods.  Our challenge was to create cards with woodland animals, gnomes, mushrooms, ferns, cabins, fairies and other forest themes.  Create cards with faux wood finishes, or use images with wooden or branch parts (like branches for snowmen).  

I started with an Embossing Folder, mounting it to a white card base.  Next I used Hero Arts Wood Frames in Soft Suede and mounted it to my white card base.  I mounted My Favorite Things Stacked Merry in Real Red.  I stamped my "reindeer" from My Favorite Things So Very Fawned of You in Memento, coloring it with copics, then mounting it on my card.  Next I die cut greenery from MFT Winter Poinsettias in white then added a red pearl in the middle.  I finished the card with a sentiment from the MFT stamp set Christmas Wishes.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your Christmas!

 

Happy Birthday Tim!!!

My first entry for the Dirty Dozen Friends and Neighbors Challenge.  We were tasked with making cards depicting something we enjoy doing with friends. Make a card inspired by a friend, neighbor, or someone special in our life.  Make a house-shaped card or a house-warming gift.  I (of course) love to ride bikes with my friends, it truly is my most favorite thing to do.  I made this for our local shop and club owner that I co-lead a weekly ride for.

I used Hero Arts Winding Road Stamp Set for the road, trees, birds, and sentiment.  Woodware Crat Collection On Your Bike for the bike.  The inks I used were-Gray Granite, So Saffron, Granny Apple Green, Shadded Spruce, Copper Clay, Really Rust, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Versafine.  I mounted my panel on a Granny Apple Green card base.

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That's Rough Challenge- Happy Birthday Linden!!!

My 2nd entry for the Dirty Dozen Challenge, That's Rough.  This one is also my favorite.  Living in Tucson, I have a love for our Saguaro Cactus/Cacti, our amazing mountains, and breathtaking sunrises/sunsets.  We also have some of the best cycling here with our beloved Mt. Lemmon being ranked #3 on The 30 Hardest Climbs in the World.  

Anyhow, we were tasked with adding texture to our cards.  Some ideas given were- to use sand, sandpaper, grit medium, glitter, distress embossing powder, or to use sandpaper to distress our panel.  For my my texture portion I added a Wink of Stella to the white portions that the Saguaro's are in.  Then I used a fine tip glue pen to trace the stencil portions and add the brown glitter.  The picture doesn't show the shimmer on the bike, but I used Pearl Ex Interference Blue on Marina Mist.  It turned out to be just like my co-ride leaders paint job on her bike.  I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome!  I love how playing with long lost supplies turns into a perfect find.

This was for my dear friend and co-ride leader, Linden.  We had a birthday celebration for her after our Tuesday ride.

The birthday girl.

We love to match on our rides.

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Desert Birthday Vibes for David...

When David found out that I made cards, he looked at my instagram and liked a card similar to this one but with a purple bike/cardstock.  He said he liked the colors and the it would look great in his home, that he'd like to have a canvas made out of it.  So, when his birthday came around, I of course had to try and replicate that card the best I could!

This Hero Arts Card Kit that my besties got me for my birthday last year is by far one of my most favorite things to use when making cards for my Arizona Cycling friends.  We love being on our bikes getting lost in the beauty of our desert.  

I used the following inks for the card- Caramel, Sand, Pine, Tangerine, Granny Apple Green, YoYo Yellow.
My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle Frames and a bike die.

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Happy Birthday Frank!!!

 Another birthday card for one of our Tuesday Riders.  Frank is one of our regulars that we met by accident while we were on a ride.  He saw us riding, joined our group at the back and has been riding with us ever since.  Frank is the kindest, most caring person you'll ever meet.  He's the one who will always wait for you if you're having an off day and riding a bit slower than the rest.  He always makes sure that everyone has nutrition, hydration and tools when things happen.  And when things do happen, he is always willing to offer up his bike for you to ride to make sure that you are safe and he'll ride yours.  I'm so glad that we met Frank randomly that day on our group ride, he's such a great guy...everyone needs a Frank in their life!

I used the Hero Arts August 2022 Card Kit, Hero Arts Winding Road Stamp Set, and the Woodcraft Collection On Your Bike Stamp set to create my card.  I stamped the road first with Smoky Slate, then masked it and used the Stencils from the Card Kit for the southwest scene.  The inks I used are- Sand, Caramel, Pine, YoYo Yellow, Daffodil Delight, Copper Clay, Tangerine Tango, Lemon Lime Twist and Black.  I mounted my panel on a Lemon Lime Twist card base.

Happy Birthday Frank!!!

Happy Birthday Steve!!!

Celebrating Steve, one of our Tuesday Riders Birthday's!

I used the Hero Arts August 2022 Card Kit, Hero Arts Winding Road Stamp Set and the Woodware Craft Collection On Your Bike Stamp Set to create this card.  I started out by stamping the road, masking it, then using the stencils to layer my scene.  Hero Arts Sand, Caramel, and Pine inks.  Stampin' Up Smoky Slate, YoYo Yellow, Daffodil Delight, Copper Clay, Blueberry Bushel, and Shaded Spruce.  Black, Broken China Distress Oxide and Versamark ink.  I mounted my panel on a Wild Wasabi card base.

Steve, our birthday boy!

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Happy Birthday Carolyn!!!

For my dear friend Carolyn for birthday.  I met her when I first started cycling.  She's been a great mentor and is always willing to help you better your cycling skills.  On her birthday she met be out on the dirt trail for my first time to learn some gravel riding skills.  It was so much fun!

I feel like this Hero Arts Desert Road Stencil was made just for me, lol!  I just love using it for my cycling cards.  The inks I used are- Distress Oxide Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers, and Cracked Pistachio.  I stamped the bike from Woodware Craft Collections in black.  I mounted my layer on Pumpkin Pie then on a white card base. 

Me and Carolyn.

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Happy Birthday Terri!!!

For my dear friend Terri and also my cycling buddy!  Terri loves pink so I had to make her one of the Hero Arts Stencil cards using all PINK!!!  

I got all my pinks out to make this card and just layered and layered them until I had the look I was happy with.  There was no rhyme or reason to my method.  I used the Hero Arts Stencil kit.  Black, White, and Regal Rose card stock.  Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Polished Pink, Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, Berry Burt, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pink Passion, and Merry Merlot inks.  Finished my card off with some black birds.

The birthday girl...                                The December babies...

Me and Terri on one of our cycling adventures this year.

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Everyone Needs a Warwick in Their Life...

Another December birthday for another great cyclist of ours, Warwick.  He was our first cyclist when we started co-leading our ride just over two years ago and has held a special place in our hearts ever since.

When I saw Sandi Maciver's gorgeous card, I knew I had to recreate it and knew it had to be for someone special and I had the perfect person in mind.  I read over Sandi's instructions for how to make the card, but I don't follow instructions very well, I'm more of a visual learner.  So, I kind of just went for it with an idea of what type of colors I should use.  Surprisingly this was one of the easier cards I made using this stencil kit so far.  I used the Hero Arts card kit, Caramel, Sand, Tangerine Tango, YoYo Yellow, Daffodil Delight, and black.  I die cut the bike several time in black then mounted my panel on a black layer, then a white card stock base.  I added a little black bird to finish off the card.

The birthday boy...

Our December babies...

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Happy Birthday Caroline!!!

For one of my sweet cycling friends, Caroline.  Linden and I had a little surprise birthday party for our December cyclists.  Silly me was too busy handing out Christmas Cards and putting in the birthday peeps coffee order that I completely forgot to give them their birthday cards, ha!  

I'm slowly getting the hang of this Hero Arts Multi Layering Kit and I'm absolutely loving it.  I think it's becoming one of my most favorite things to make cycling cards with.  For this one I used YoYo Yellow, Tangerine Tango, Sand Caramel, Copper Clay Lemon Lime Twist, Pine, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, and Night of Navy inks.I used the coordinating die to make a mask for the mountains so I could blend in the sky.  I didn't have exactly the right size circle to mask the sun/moon so it ended up with some of the sky over it.  There was some white bits in between the sky and the mountains and in between some of the sand, so I took a colored pencil and filled in the white bits. I ever so slightly went over those bits with a Wink of Stella. I used a black die cut bike to finish off the panel.  Layered it on white, then a Lemon Lime Twist card base. 

Birthday Girl...

4 of the 6 December Babies.

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Farewell Sade...

For my hubs co-worker who was moving to Florida.

 A quick, easy, CAS card.  I'm still working on using those blending brushes, but kind of getting the hang of it.  I used YoYo Yellow, Only Orange, Real Red for the sky.  Blueberry Bushel, Tempting Turquoise, Coastal Cabana for the sky.  My Favorite Things Beach Scene Builder in Black.  I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Card Kit in White and Embossed with White Powder.

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Happy Birthday Brooke!!!

Celebrating another November birthday for another one of our cycling friends, Brooke!

This is another "toy" that I got that I hadn't used yet and was wanting to try...the Gina K Wreath Builder Template.  I had so much fun creating this card!  Most cyclist love coffee, they go hand in hand.  It's a never ending cycle...ride, coffee, repeat.  So, I had this idea of making a card with a bike and coffee, the never ending circle of love and life.  I used many stamp sets to create this card to find the perfect little stamps to fit within the wreath.  My Favorite Things Coffee Break, Hero Arts, Woodware Craft Collection, and Verve.

Happy Birthday Tod and Brooke!!!

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Happy Birthday Tod!!!

For a cycling friend for his birthday!  We had a little surprise birthday celebration for a couple of our cyclist who had birthday's in November.  I made the cards and Linden made the treats, we make a great team!

I've been looking forward to using this Hero Arts Card Kit my best friends got me for my birthday.  Living in Tucson, I of course love all things cactus and that I can turn into a "cycling scene".  This stencil card kit was perfect for that.  It was my first time using a layering stencil kit so I followed along with Hero Arts Inspirational video on their website for this kit.  I changed a couple of things on my card vs. what they showed in their video/card.  I started with a white panel, used Caramel, Sand, Pine Tangerine, Granny Apple Green, YoYo Yellow, inks.  Mounted my panel on an Eggplant Envy layer, then a white card base.  I ran the bike through the die cut machine 3 times using Eggplant Envy, then added paper glaze to it.

Linden lighting Tod's birthday treat.

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Sugary Birthday Wishes...

For my beautiful daughter for her birthday.  She loves Sugar Skulls so I've been on the hunt for Sugar Skull stamps for the last couple of years.

I used Gray Granite for my card base and sprayed Silver Glimmer Mist on it and the Gray Granite Oval.  I layered a White strip, then a Cherry Cobbler strip with white splatters on it and on the Cherry Cobbler Oval.  I mounted the ovals on White, then on a Black Scalloped Oval.  I stamped the Sugar Skull from the Hero Arts Halloween Icons Set in Memento, then colored with Copics and mounted on Pop Dots.  I stamped my sentiment from the same set in memento.

My daughter loved her card.

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Happy Birthday Frank!!!

For one of my cycling buddies for his birthday.  Frank is such a great guy...he always makes sure that no one is left behind and that we always have someone to cycle with.  I'm a slow hill climber, so he usually waits for me to catch up and will climb at my pace to keep me company.  It's not easy to climb at someone else's slower pace and I always appreciate when he circles back for me!

I had to give the stencil Jeremy and Kellye got for me another try.  This attempt was a bit more successful.  I used the Hero Arts Desert Road Stencil with Tempting Turquoise, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, YoYo Yellow, Smoky Slate, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, Pine, Tangerine, and Sand inks.  The bike is from Woodware Craft Collection.  I mounted my image on YoYo Yellow then a black base.  My sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Every Flavor of Happy set.

Frank and me.

 

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You Warm My Soul...

For my best friends to thank them for letting me stay the weekend with them.  It put me closer to the start line for the bicycle race I was volunteering for so I didn't have to get up at 3am.  We had such a great weekend together.  They both are amazing cooks and fed me well, mmm!

I used a Hero Arts Stencil that Jeremy and Kellye got me for Christmas (so awesome that my besties buy me cardmaking supplies for my birthday and Christmas!).  It was my fist time using such a detailed stencil and I definitely need a lot of practice with this one!  I used Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce, Bermuda Bay, and Coastal Cabana ink.  The sentiment in from the My Favorite Things Freshly Picked Bouquet set.

Their puppy Luna with the card I made for them.

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Happy Halloween...

Halloween Cards for some friends and family.

I saw this card on Instagram, liked the layout and wanted to recreate it.  It was a lot of fun to make.  I will most likely use the layout again as I love it so much!  I used Hero Arts for the Cat.  Sentiment if from a retired My Favorite Things stamp set.

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