Christmas Card Throwdown: July Colours Challenge

Love thinking about Christmas in July. Joining in at Christmas Card Throwdown for their 




Here's my card

I used Simon Says STAMP's Ornaments stamp set with Color Box Paintbox (12 colours). When inking up the stamp, I moved the stamp a bit to each colour to help the colours blend and not leave a distinctive line between the colours. I fussy-cut the ornaments. To make the ornaments pop, I chose black as the card base. For the ornament tops and the sentiment, I heat embossed with gold. To complete the card, I used some gold thread to "hang" the ornaments.

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sue

CAS(E) this Sketch #231

Joining in the fun at CAS(E) this Sketch this week, where the sketch is




Here's my card

I started with the shaped blue background which was made with distress inks (tumbled glass and salty ocean), applied with ink blending tools. I then die cut using a Spellbinders Labels One die. For the butterfly, I smooshed distress inks (spiced marmalade and wild honey) on a piece of 96 lb bristol. I then die cut using Paper Smooches Butterly Duet die. I used gold embossing powder for the sentiment from Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages stamp set. When finishing the card, I popped the butterfly up with dimensionals.

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sue

Tic Tac Toe Challenge TTTC007

Joining in at Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week. Here's the board




I chose the diagonal (upper right to lower left) for my tic tac toe. Here's my card

Using a light blue cardstock, I embossed with Stampin' Up/Sizzix Elegant Lines embossing folder. For the butterfly, I smooshed a piece of 96 lb bristol with distress inks (wilted violet and seedless preserves). I then die cut using Paper Smooches Butterfly Duet. Using a silver pen, I highlighted the butterfly's body. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Made for You stamp set. I trimmed the embossed panel a bit and added some black striped washi for added interest. 

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sue

CASology: Week 258: Diamond

When I saw this week's cue card at CASology, I initially thought about the gem stone. 




Then I thought about the shape, diamond - a parallelogram (gee, haven't used that word since High School). I made this card

I used Catherine Pooler's everyday Mod stamp set with my Colorbox Paintbox (with 12 colours). I was going for a rainbow look. I repeated the stamped image three times, total. I die cut the sentiment with MFT Happy Hellos from the stamped panel and also using fun foam. Here's a close-up.

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sue

Atlantic Hearts Challenge #221

There is a super fun sketch for the current challenge at Atlantic Hearts. It is so versatile.




Here's my card

I started with a faux metal look achieved by adding distress inks (spiced marmalade and fossilized amber), quickly followed by some Perfect Pearls (for the shimmer). I then placed the panel through my Big Shot with the WeRMemoryKeepers Geometric embossing powder. I trimmed the panel to size. I picked the Authentique Collection Strong 6x6 paper pack to choose some printed papers to make the small banners. I added a grey strip, stamped with the sentiment from Hero Arts CL943 Color Layering Bouquet. 

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sue

Muse Challenge #225

I checked out the current challenge at Muse Card Club. It's this great card by Kim Heggins



I was going to pass because I don't own a "clear dome" stamp or die. Then I thought about what other elements could I get my inspiration from. So, I made this card.

I was inspired by

• the general sketch of the card
• the colours
• the butterflies

I used MFT Blissful Butterflies and distress inks (peeled paint, crushed olive, peacock feathers, lucky clover, wilted violet, seedless preserves). I added one distress ink per butterfly, spritzed with water onto watercolour paper. I then added the "darker" colour for a bit of dimension on each butterfly and again spritzed with water. The sentiment is from Simon Says STAMP For a Friend stamp set. 

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sue

A Blog Named Hero - July Challenge

It's been awhile since I've "played" along with the gang at A Blog Named Hero. I always seem to run out of time at the end of the month. This month, I started early and yippee, I've finished in time and even in time to post before the deadline! Yeah, me!

The challenge is




Here's my card

I started with Winnie & Walter's Bed of Roses stamp set and Versafine Onyx black ink. I added some gelatos over each flower. Using my finger, I spread out the colour and blended a bit. To get more blending, I used a paint brush and some water. I placed the card on a bold background cardstock. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Happy Mother's Day stamp set.

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sue