A site for my handmade cards, accompanied by my photos and written meanderings which are occasionally witty, often tongue-in-cheek, and rarely profound. Beginning in June 2013, you'll also see lots of NBUS, which is an acronym I coined for Never-Before-Used-Schtuff. Note: my Privacy Policy can be found at a tab below and you can find my NBUS Challenge online. I hope you'll join in the fun there! Thanks for coming by! Have a beverage and enjoy!

June 16, 2025

Delicate Flowers

Hello Stamplings!

Welcome to the beginning of a new week! There's lots going on in the world and not all of it good, so thank you for coming to a safe space for a little ray of silliness and card fart.

This is week three of the June I.D.E.A.S. Calendar which means E = embossing, wet or dry. I had a spree doing both on my creations. I started by stamping and then heat-embossing these flowers and leaves in clear e/p and painting them with my Ziggies.
This stamp set was part of the Simon Says Stamp card kit in May 2019. Yes, that's right 2019. I'm among friends. The SSS kits are very popular and many of you may have seen this, if not own it. One of the stamps was stained, but I can't find that I posted it and the other stamps were all NBUS. 

What happened was (as near as I can figure), back in June 2019, there was a small 3.2 earthquake along the Hayward fault near here. There was no damage, but it was enough to cause everything on Mt. NBUS to shift and this set slipped into a deep crevasse.
 

And there it remained until last week when Hammy and Stanley were crev-assing around and things shifted again. Never a dull moment here! I decided to use the whole set in one sitting before it disappeared again. The only funny thing that happened was realizing halfway through painting that I didn't have dies for this set. Not sure if SSS ever made them.

So I sent the lads off on another excavation, this time into the box under my desk that contains antique crafting tools ~ in this case, scissors. Remember scissors, or skizzers as we like to call them? That was a lot of fussy-cutting, but the old tool still worked fine. As did the skizzers.
Embossing folder is Sizzix 662765. Sediment strip from Memory Box. The pp is from Craft Consortium.

Alphabet Challenge: Embossing, wet or dry.
The Flower Challenge: Add embossing, wet or dry.
Seize the Birthday: A/G (no toppings).

The embossed oval and foiled sediment were gifts, so maker unknown.
Allsorts Challenge: What makes you happy (crafting and painting) or A/G.

Embossed panel was a gift, so folder unknown.
SSS Wednesday Challenge: Fur, feathers, and/or flowers.
We Love Stamping: June: Nature or A/G.

Embossing folder by Darice. Sediment (v.o.) might be from PTI.

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That was a fun spree! As you might be able to see in some of the photos, the stinkers had their winkers running overtime! Even though you may not have this set or be able to purchase it, there are many sets out there with similar images, so I hope these designs inspire you.

If so, you will find a linky tool below for you to share your creations using your wet and/or dry embossing! Your card, in turn, may help motivate others out of their creative schlumps or give someone a step-off for their own design! 

I love seeing what you create, visiting you, and 
pinning your designs! 

Enjoy your week! 
No, seriously, enjoy! LITS!* As always, thank you for coming by to visit and leaving a comment!

Hang in there!
*Life is too short!

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9 comments:

kiwimeskreations said...

The boys must get so disappointed when their winking work doesn't show up well in the photos - it is so frustrating!
Loving your cards Darnell, with all that painting and fuzzy cutting - glad to hear the skizzers still work well. How wonderful to be able to use all those gifted items so beautifully
Blessings
Maxine

Jeanne said...

Thanks for being a wonderful light in these times that need it so much. Your cards are beautiful. Your coloring looks wonderful. I'm glad you found these images to color and used that old fashioned tool to cut them out. I hope you have a happy, creative week my friend!

Em Louise Fairley said...

All that skizzer work was worth it, Darnell. They are all beautiful! I'll be back on Wednesday to link up xoxo

Lisa Elton said...

I love that you made use of every bloom and leaf you carefully stamped, colored and fussy cut! These are are lovely, Darnell. I think #1 is my favorite but the final card with that single leafy sprig is pretty fabulous too!

Aquarius said...

A fabulous collection of cards in such beautiful colours and ... presented to us in your usual humorous fashion. I can tell that this sort of thing makes you happy (even having to resort to ancient tools (scizzers) 🤣. Love that you are sharing your happiness with the Allsorts challenge this time - thank you for joining in.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Such a gorgeous quartet of cards, Darnell - each showcases embossing (wet or dry) beautifully! Congrats on getting those flowers & leafy stems off Mt NBUS & thanks for the inspiration!!

TK said...

Sunny and glorious, these cards bring joy to the heart! Whether they are antiques in their own right, or just great pieces, your cards are totally wonderful. Great coloring, and I'm really loving the background textures too!

Bonnie said...

What a spree, Dolly! Looks like some fun times in the Playhouse and your little helpers have been very helpful! I'm glad you didn't let them use the skizzers though. That could have been dangerous! Thanks for the inspiration and IDEAS! XOXO

Vicki Dutcher said...

You go with the skizzers 😀. I’m to dependent on the dies now. Just lovely end results!