Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #484

Happy New Year to my Addicted to Stamps and More! friends. We're back from our little break and we have a new challenge for you here

Here's my card

I thought I'd make an anniversary card. I haven't made one for quite some time. For my card, I started with Colorado Craft Company's Anniversary Mini stamp set. I stamped the focal image on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers - BG042, E293, G177, MG011, R186, R192, YG020. I die cut the "polaroid frame" using Lawn Fawn's Say Cheese, Again dies and heat embossed the sentiment using the same stamp set and gold embossing powder. I cut the focal panel slightly larger than the opening of the frame. I lightly brushed some tumbled glass distress ink to the edges of the focal panel and then glued it in place behind the frame. I adhered the frame and "photo" to a light gray A2 card panel which was then adhered to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your "any occasion" card in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #274

And we're back from our holiday break. It's time for a new clean and simple challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our code word is

Here's my card

I started with a white A2 card base. I used a Simon Says STAMP's Patterns Trio stencil with the card base and my Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAY-tion to add distress inks - tumbled glass, salty ocean, blueprint sketch, applied with an oval ink blending brush. I added some flower outlines using Sugar Pea Design's Enchanted Garden and clear embossing powder for a bit of shine and interest without taking away from the stenciled area. Here's a close-up - apologies for the poor quality. It was difficult to photograph.

For the sentiment, I used the same stamp set and PinkFresh Studio's slumber ink to complete my card.

Looking forward to seeing your "blue" creations in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ January Challenge

Happy January! We have a January Challenge over at Die Cut Divas. Our challenge this month is

USE SOMETHING NEW

We don't have a sponsor this month. However, Whimsy Stamps will be giving our winner a $15 gift voucher to their online shop. Thank you Whimsy Stamps.

Here's my card

The "new" item used for my card is the digital stamp by Dustin Pike which is available at Whimsy Stamp. The digital stamp used is Toucan Surf. I sized it and printed it with my inkjet printer. I added color with Ohuhu markers - BG042, CG083, E371, G191, G479, G482, R588, V369, Y360, Y696. I die cut the image with an Echo Park's Stitched Oval Nesting die. I had the wavy panel in my stash and felt it was a good time to use it. I made the panel with STAMPlorations' Placid stencil and distress inks, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon applied with oval ink blending brushes. I trimmed the panel slightly and matted on a teal A2 panel. I adhered the focal oval die cut onto the card panel with double-sided tape. I adhered the completed panel to a white A2 card base to complete my Cowabunga Dude card!

Our current challenge is a great time to use those supplies that you received for Christmas or that you purchased through a Black Friday sale or are otherwise, new! We'd love to see what you create in our gallery.

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #661

After a break, we're back with a new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. Here's our first sketch of 2025

Here's my card

So, I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the left. I started by stamping the flower using Paper Smooches' Botanicals 3 stamp set three times, with Gina K Design's Red Hot, Tangerine Twist and Wild Dandelion inks on white cardstock. I trimmed the cardstock to 1 3/8" squares and I matted each square with brown cardsock. For the sentiment strip, I heat embossed with gold embossing powder and Simon Says STAMP's Bouquet of Thanks stamp set onto a brown strip of cardstock. I matted the sentiment strip with gold cardstock and adhered the pieces to a white A2 top-folding note card to complete my card.

We'd love to see your takes on our sketch in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #611

Time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's our sketch.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with a white A2 card panel. I used my Gina K Design's Masks and Fillers stencil for the oval and Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAYtion. I added tumbled glass distress ink to the oval space. I left the stencil ink place and stamped the silhouette image using Gina K Designs' Wild Blossoms stamp set. I removed the stencil and washed the extra ink off. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages stamp set and a scrap of blue cardstock. I trimmed it to a double fish-tail banner. I also trimmed the white A2 panel slightly and matted with the same blue cardstock. I adhered this panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your takes of this sketch in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #481

Happy New Year Crafty Friends! After a brief break, we're back at AAA Cards with a new challenge. Our first challenge of 2025 is

Here's my card. I chose to add the Optional Twist of "flies in the air".

For this one layer card, I started with a white A2 card base and Pink & Main's Mask It Circle stencil. I used my Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAYtion to hold the stencil in place. I couldn't find my "normal" clouds stencil so I improvised with Simon Says STAMP's Layering Rainbow stencil, Simon Says STAMP's Slimline Floral stencil and STAMPlorations' Clouds stencil. I added color with distress inks - wilted violet, picked raspberry, carved pumpkin, mustard seed, mowed lawn, peacock feathers, tumbled glass applied with oval ink blending brushes. I would place one of the stencils and ink blend with one color. I would move the stencil to a slightly different orientation and different part of the stencil or a completely different stencil and ink blended with the next color. I continued until the entire circle was done. I removed the stencils and stamped the birds using Lavinia Stamps' Birds stamp and the sentiment using My Favorite Things' Blissful Butterflies stamp set.

We'd love to see your clean and simple creations in our gallery. Now, will you use our Optional Twist or not? 

sue

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CAS on Sunday ~ DT Call

For those who know me, I really like making clean and simple cards. I'm not one to spend hours or even days on one card or one scrapbook page. I like things to be uncluttered and I love cute things. There is a Design Team call at CAS on Sunday and I'm going to apply.

Here is my clean and simple card

For my card, I used Paper Smooches' Swanky Snowdudes stamp set. I stamped this snowdude with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on some white cardstock. I added color with Ohuhu markers B389, RV194, Y360 and fussy cut the dude out. On a white A2 cardbase, I used Pink & Main's Mask It Circle with my Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAY-tion and lightly applied Tumbled Glass distress ink with an oval ink blending brush. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set and adhered the dude with tape runner to the center of the inked circle to complete my card.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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