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Thrinchie Challenge: Week 1 – Spring

Published on July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 by Rowhouse GreetingsLeave a comment

HEY FRIENDS! I’m thrilled to announce that I was asked to be part of the Thrinchie Design Team over at AALL & Create. Don’t know what a Thrinchie is? Well, that’s OK – I didn’t know either until they told me! The challenge is to make one 3 inch square card featuring at least one of the fabulous designs from Tracy Evans’s collections at AALL & Create. There will be a different set theme for each card starting with Week 1 – Spring.

Now don’t panic – the challenge lasts from the 1st of July to the 31st of August 2022 so there is plenty of time to be creative. If you participate every week, you will have completed 30 mini works of art.

And what will you do with 30 mini works of art? Well, pretty much whatever you want, but I think that they’re the perfect size to add to a gift. And the themes are generic enough to work for just about any occasion. See below for rules and entry information. There will be great prizes for the winners!

AALL & Create Thrinchie Challenge themes

WEEK 1 – Spring

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Today’s project features:

* #625 – Vines by Tracy Evans for AALL & Create
* #307 – Overlapping Texture by Tracy Evans for AALL & Create
* #624 – Crocus by Tracy Evans for AALL & Create

I started by cutting a strip measuring 3″ x 9″ from a sheet of Canson XL Bristol Smooth card stock. I cut a piece at the 3″ mark and scored larger piece at the 3″ mark, giving me a 3″ square piece for the card front and a 3″ square top folding card base.

I placed the Vines stamp on a stamping block and randomly applied Distress Oxide inks in Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint. Then I stamped the card front, creating a varigated vine pattern for the background. I applied Distress Oxide ink in Faded Jeans on the Overlapping Texture stamp and randomly stamped the background. Next I stamped a portion of the Viola image and the “Tranquil” sentiment from the Crocus stamp set using Versafine Clair in Nocturne. I quickly covered the ink with clear embossing powder and heat set the image.

I trimmed the card front by 1/8″ on each side and adherred it to the cardbase with double sided foam tape. And with that, my first Thrinchie was complete!

HOW TO ENTER THE THRINCHIE CHALLENGE

Create a series of Thrinchie cards featuring Tracy Evans’s designs. (A three-inch square.) – Include the theme for each day in your card. – Share the creations on your social media accounts as well as the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook group (entries must appear on this group to be valid), during the challenge. (1st July to 30th September 2022)
If you are not on social media and want to participate, please send your thrinchies to socialmedia@aallandcreate.com – These cards should be made using ONLY AALL & Create products (i.e. stamps, stencils, dies and washi tapes) with no competitor brand’s products.
Use the following hashtags: #aallandcreate #thrinchiechallenge #thrinchiechallengetheme1 #thrinchiechallengetheme2 etc.

There will be some great prizes at the end, including large bundles of AALL & Create products for FIVE lucky winners.

That’s it for me today! Be sure to post your projects!

Supplies

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Anita Jeram Well Loved by Colorado Craft Company

Published on July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 by Rowhouse Greetings1 Comment

HEY FRIENDS! I’m back today with another project from the new Anita Jeram release by Colorado Craft Company. This one is Well Loved – an adorable teddy bear and heart stamp with sentiment. My mother is particularly fond of teddy bears, so I’ll be setting this card aside for her. As always, I’ve linked the supplies below with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Well Loved by Colorado Craft Company

Today’s project features:

* Anita Jeram Well Loved by Colorado Craft Company
Zig Clean Color Brush Markers by Kuretake [ BAM | SSS ]
Additional supplies linked in thumbnails below.

This is a simple image so I kept the coloring simple as well. I stamped the image on Strathmore Series 400 Watercolor paper with Versafine Clair in Nocturne. I used Zig Clean Color Brush Markers to color the image, blending out the ink with a Zig Medium Watercolor brush. I trimmed with watercolor paper with the medium sized A2 Chunky Rectangles die by Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Zig Brush Markers: 041, 050, 060, 070

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Well Loved by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

Anita Jeram Stargazers by Colorado Craft Company

Published on June 30, 2022July 1, 2022 by Rowhouse Greetings67 Comments

HEY FRIENDS! I’m thrilled to share with you today the release of the new Anita Jeram images from Colorado Craft Company. I have plenty of cards to show you in the coming days, but for today, I’m kicking off the new release with the Anita Jeram Stargazers stamp set. You know how much I love these images so having the opportunity to bring them to you is an unbelievable joy!

As always, I’ve linked the supplies below with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Stargazers by Colorado Craft Company

Today’s project features:

* Anita Jeram Stargazers by Colorado Craft Company [ SBC | CCC | SSS ]
Moon Mask Stencil by Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz [ SBC | SSS ]
Copic coloring (see marker list below)
Additional supplies linked in thumbnails below

I stamped the bears from the Stargazers stamp set on Hammermill cardstock with Nuvo Hybrid Ink in Black Shadow. For the background, I used the smallest moon in the Moon Mask stencil. I added a little repositionable tape to stick the smallest mask in place and colored around it with FB2, working outward in arcs with B29, B69, and BV29. I removed the mask and ink blended the moon with Distress Ink in Antique Linen. The stars were added with a gold gel pen.

For the bears, I used a variety of E30s markers (see below), making sure that the back of the bears were darker than the front. I deepened the shadows on the bears with BV23 and BV25. I used YG03 and YG67 for the grass, but they were too bright for a moonlight landscape so I BV25 and BV29 to tone them down.

Yep! That’s a whole lot of Copic coloring so this is where you need to make sure that your markers are full. You won’t to get good coverage and blending on that night sky if you markers are dry. I use a jewelry scale to weigh my markers to make sure that they are filled consistently. With both caps on, the marker should weight approximately 14 grams. With both caps off, it should weight approximately 9.5 grams. I’ve linked the scale that I use, but you can find a variety of similar scales on Amazon. Remove both caps and slowly drip the refill ink on the chisel end of the marker – no need to remove the nib. Give the marker a few minutes to redistribute the ink within, replace the caps and you’re good to go!

And here’s a news flash! Colorado Craft Company will be offering Free Shipping Days on July 2nd & July 3rd. AND (yes there is more!) they will also give away one stamp set of the winner’s choice per designer. Winners will be announce the winner on July 5th. You have until midnight mountain on July 3rd to post your comments!

Check out the creations by the rest of the designers!

Adam Karle
Amy Tsuruta
Amy Young
Angelica Conrad
Bibi Cameron
Daniel West
Erin Thompson
Jenn Gross
Jenn Shurkus
Jennifer Kotas
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Joe Sysavath
Kassi Hulet
Kelly Griglione
Mansi Bhatia
Marci Snee
Nichol Spohr
Traci Jenkins

That’s all for me today! I’ll be back tomorrow with another card from the new release. See you then!

Supplies for Stargazers

COPICS: BV29, B29, B69, FB2 (sky); BV23, BV25, E30, E33, E35, E37, E59 (bears); BV25, BV29, YG03, YG67 (grass)

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Stargazers by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

Ice Cream Kind of Day

Published on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Rowhouse Greetings1 Comment

HEY FRIENDS! It’s the first day of summer and here it Baltimore, it’s going to be hot and humid. We have a fabulous sno-ball stand at the end of my street and it’s going to be an ice cream kind of day. So to celebrate the first day of summer, I have TWO ice cream themed cards from Colorado Craft Company featuring images by Anita Jeram.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sundae Funday & Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day Mini Stamps by Colorado Craft Company

Today’s project features:

Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day by Colorado Craft Company [ SBC | CCC ]
Anita Jeram Sundae Funday by Colorado Craft Company [ SBC | SBP | CCC ]
Zig Clean Color Brush Markers [ BAM | SSS ]
Additional supplies linked in thumbnails below

I’m still playing with my set of Zig Clean Color Brush Markers. I bought the set of twelve because it was available in my local Dick Blick art store, but as you know, I have full-set syndrome so I’ve been seriously tempted to buy a larger set. Going from 358 Copic markers to 12 Zig markers was quite an adjustment. But the reality is that my set of twelve has worked just fine and I recognize that at least for now, a bigger set is a want rather than a need.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sundae Funday by Colorado Craft Company

I stamped the images on Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper using Versafine in Onyx Black. I purchased the 5.5″ x 8.5″ pad because I can get two cards from each sheet without waste, but the paper comes in a variety of sizes. I colored the images using my Zig Clean Color Brushes (colors listed below) using a Zig Medium Water Brush. This is actually my favorite waterbrush, but it is getting harder to find so stock up if you find a source. Right now, the only place I can find them is on Amazon.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day by Colorado Craft Company

The Sunday Funday stamp set has its own sentiment, but it’s currently lost on my work table so I used the sentiment from Ice Cream Day set on both cards.

After I finished coloring the images, I used the Chunky A2 Rectangles die set from Simon Says Stamp to trim the watercolor paper. I used SSS Card Stock in Fog for the background. I like this particular color because it’s neutral and works with most of my cards.

That’s all for today! See you again soon.

Supplies

ZIG MARKERS:

Sundae Funday: 060 Brown (bunny); 091 Light Gray (ice cream); 031 Cobalt Blue (dish & spoon); 025 Pink (cherry & sprinkles); 091 Light Gray (shadow)
Ice Cream Day: 091 Light Gray, 010 Black; 025 Pink (mouse); 031 Cobalt Blue, 030 Blue (bow); 060 Brown, 050 Yellow (cone); 025 Pink (ice cream); 041 Light Green (grass)

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sundae Funday & Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day Mini Stamps by Colorado Craft Company | Zig Clean Brush Color Map

Inspire Me Monday: June Blossom Challenge

Published on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 by Rowhouse Greetings3 Comments

HEY FRIENDS! This week at Inspire Me Monday is the start of the June Blossom Challenge over on the Power Poppy blog. Christine is hosting the Challenge and the rest of the Bloomies have joined in with cards to inspire you.

The theme this month is Glassy Eyed so pull out all those Power Poppy clear and digital stamps that show an image in glass. Color it up with Copics, watercolors or favorite medium and and join in on the fun!

I decided to feature the new digital stamp Accentuate the Positive. As Marcella says – it’s a rainbow in a jar!

Rowhouse Greetings | June Blossom Challenge - Accentuate the Positive by Power Poppy

COPICS: V22, YR04, Y17, YG03, YG17 (marigolds); V04, B63, B66, B79 (blueberries); B01, B66 (flower buds); V04, B01, B63 (blue flowers); YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67 (blueberry leaves); YG03, YG17 (stems); YG01, YG03, RV63, RV66, RV69 (pink flowers); BV000, BV00, B0000, BG10 (jar); BV000, BV00, BG10 (shadow)

Rowhouse Greetings | June Blossom Challenge - Accentuate the Positive by Power Poppy Color Map

So here are the details for the June Blossom Challenge!

You must use a Power Poppy image somewhere on your design. It could be a stamp, digi, sentiment, Power Poppy freebie, or a background, but we want to see you using your Power Poppy images. Those will be the cards entered for our monthly prize.
There will be a monthly PRIZE for playing along! Sometimes it will be a random draw, and other times it will be a Bloomie Favourite winning design. Winners will receive a $20 Gift Card to the Power Poppy store!
Full details for entering this month’s challenge are available on the Power Poppy Blog!