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Hello fans. Although I have not posted for quite awhile, I am occasionally still creating cards.

Social media has so many choices which can be so time consuming. As thus, I have optimized my time, allowing me to spend more of my precious hours into making art. So you can always find me on Instagram and Pinterest. See you there.

As Buddha says: “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”

Watercolour 15″ x 22″ ->Leonard Cohen’s famous quote, “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in” which comes from his 1992 song “Anthem“. The lyric emphasizes embracing imperfection, suggesting that flaws and brokenness allow for growth, healing, and new perspectives to enter…🥂Cheers🥂 to new beginnings.

💕Thanks for stopping by 💕

Coucou

Thought I’d drop by to say hello. Still occasionally making cards. Here’s my last one featuring Altenew and Penny Black dies.

Using two different types of Japanese paper, so much fun, and a touch of gilding flakes.

Hope all of you are still enjoying crafting, thanks for stopping by, Jo

New Baby Girl

To welcome a new baby girl for my niece, I am playing to the CAS Colours & Sketches theme for this slimline card giving it a 90 degree rotation. “Félicitations” (Congratulations) is dry embossed onto the top layer with the aperture gold heat embossed border and then lined with a dry embossed pink vellum. Teddy is hanging onto the bow and the 3 tiny heart die cuts were gold heat embossed to match.

Thanks for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: Baby Rocker Renke die, MFT hearts die, Darice dot background EF, Impression Obsession Tide line die, Spellbinders layering mini slimline, Gumiapan parchemin die, Gold EP, Simply Graphic die 4 voeux.

Tire d’érable

We’re still in the maple syrup taffy season here in Quebec. Here’s my symbolic take on the Simply Graphic April challenge.

A simply white card created with the following dies: Simply Graphic Feuilles Marbrées; Simply Graphic Die Gribouillis (no longer available 😦 ); Simply Graphic Dies textes carterie; Altenew Fine Frames Circles Die .

Thanks for stopping by even though I’ve been absent for too many months. HUGz Joanna

Laced Poinsettia

Playing to CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #487. An aperture to mimic the sketch over a little white tissue paper, textured on a card base and embellished with gold EP. Gold thread entwined over the center of a lacy poinsettia die cut. Joyeuses Fêtes (Happy Holidays) word die to title the Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: Simply Graphic word die; MFT stitched horizontal strips; Tatterd Lace poinsettia die; WOW gold pearl EP; gold thread.

Eucalyptus

Playing to Hilary’s Gesso Stencil combo over at the CAS Mix Up September Challenge. For this card I made a gessoed panel with the Carta Bella Wander and Find stencil and then ink blended with Fossil Green OI. I then stamped and white heat embossed an eucalyptus branch. A little Finetec watercolour was added to the leaves and a scored background white card stock was used as the base.

Thanks for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: Carta Bella Wander and Find stencil; Oxide Inks; White EP; Finetec watercolour; MFT horizontal Stitch Strip die; Score Board

Vellum Christmas

“Use Vellum” is the theme over at Less Is More Challenge #472. I applied this technique before and had so much fun I had to try it again, but this time with a die-cut. I used AIs on the underside of the vellum, glued the die-cuts and cleaned the edges with 99% alcohol.

Thanks for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: Rangers alcohol inks; Simply Graphic dies; vellum; gold glitter cardstock.

Plume

A little Coucou to the gals over at CAS Mix Up Challenge. The theme for August is “emboss resist” so I alternated masking to each side of the die cut feather so I could stamp and white heat embossed each side with a different stamp. Some Ost. blue Brushos was sprinkled and spritzed with water. A little Schmincke AquaBronze rich gold powder was also added for some shimmer. After double stacking the feather some gold thread was wrapped around the stem and adhered to a white card base. “Juste une note” (Just a note) was stamped and gold heat embossed twice.

Thank you so much for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: SSS Feathers die-cut; Bushos; Schmincke AquaBronze pigment; White EP; gold thread; Simple à Souhait stamp; Hero Arts stamp K5445; Hampton Art Stamp DF2635

Butterfly overload

This poor flutter was heat embossed for I don’t know how many layers…hence the title. Never give up on an idea. Playing with CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #480 and Less is More Challenge #470. The sentiment “tu es unique” (you are unique) seemed suiting for this card 😉

Thanks for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: IO Open Scroll Butterfly die, Simply Graphic Petits Feuillages, Wow heat EP, Bonnidee sentiment.

Soft Noël

A soft Christmas card for two challenges: Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #546 & Color Throwdown Challenge #703. Baby Blue snowflakes and a Krafty Noël word die over cream card stock. A vellum circle to subdue the secondary flakes in the background.

Hope all is well and you’re having a great summer. Thanks for stopping by, HUGz, Joanna

Supplies: Simply Graphic word die, MFT snowflakes, Lawn Fawn circle die, Wow EP, vellum