Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #600

Happy Tuesday! It's time for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. Here's our sketch for the next fortnight


Optional theme: Bunny, ducky &/or lamb

Here's my card


I chose to add a couple of lambs, along with a pun-ny sentiment. I kind of rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the left and flipped. For my card, I used Gerda Steiner Designs' How Are You stamp set for the lambs and the sentiment. I stamped the lambs on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers - C2, C3, C5. I fussy-cut the two lambs. For the background of the panel, I used Lawn Fawn's Grassy Stencil inked with twisted citron and mowed lawn distress inks, applied with oval ink blending brushes. I moved the stencil and re-inked several times. I trimmed the grass panel to 2 3/4" x 4 3/4". I adhered all the pieces in place on a light blue card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue


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Saturday, 25 March 2023

Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #234

We're back! We've had a nice break and it's time to craft! Well, OK, it's always time to craft! LOL!

We have a new challenge at Addicted to CAS


Here's my card


I love when dogwood trees are in bloom. It's a sure sign of Spring. For my card, I used STAMPlorations Framed Dogwood stampset. I stamped it on a white A2 card panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Copic markers - C2, G94, RV23, RV29. I added a sentiment using STAMPlorations' Hello Coffee stamp set. I trimmed the white panel slightly and matted with black cardstock. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your Spring cards in our gallery this fortnight.

Thanks for stopping by
sue

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Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #442 - Christmas

Stretch ... Whew! That was a lovely break. We're back at Addicted to Stamps and More! Our next challenge is


Here's my Christmas card for this challenge


For my card, I used Pretty Pink Posh's Layered Ornaments stencils (there are 3 layers in this set) with a white A2 card panel. I inked up the first layer with wilted violet and peacock feathers distress ink applied with oval ink blending brushes. For the second layer (the ornament tops), I used hickory smoke distress ink, also applied with an oval ink blending brush. For the final layer, I used Scrapbook.com's Pops of Color - Glitter Snowflake. I used a palette knife to spead the Pops of Color around and quickly washed the stencil to remove any excess product. I put the panel aside to dry. Here's a close-up.


For the sentiment, I used Hero Arts' Holiday Ornaments Stamp & Cut set and silver embossing powder, applied to a scrap of purple cardstock, with I cut into a sentiment strip. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see your Christmas creations in our gallery. Never too early to start on Christmas cards, right?

Thanks for stopping by
sue

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Monday, 20 March 2023

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #517

Monday, Monday - do you remember the Mamas and Papas song? Seeing that it's Monday, that means that it's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch

Here's my card


For this card, I started with Pink & Main's Special Gift background stamp. I inked it up with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamped on some white cardstock. I added color by ink blending distress inks (picked raspberry, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, mowed lawn, blueprint sketch, wilted violet) applied with oval ink blending brushes. I trimmed the panel to 2" x 5 1/4". For the sentiment, I stamped on a scrap of white cardstock with Simon Says STAMP's It's Your Birthday stamp set. I trimmed the white cardstock to 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" and I matted with light teal. I found some multi-colored patterned papers that I cut into fish-tail banners. I adhered all the pieces to a dark teal A2 card panel which was then glued to a white A2 card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see how you're inspired by this week's sketch. 

Thanks for stopping by

sue


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Tuesday, 14 March 2023

Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #598

Hope you're ready for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday It's time.

Optional theme: Weather

Here's my card


I decided to use Simon Says STAMP's Mother Earth stamp set for my card. I had purchased it some time ago and had never used it ... until now. I love how the card turned out. I stamped the main image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color with lots of Copic markers - B00, B02, B24, B93, BG13, C3, G82, R32, V15, V17, Y06, Y15, Y17, Y38, YG03, YG06, YG63, YR16. I trimmed the image to 2 3/4" x 2 3/4". I die cut the frame using Lawn Fawn's Say Cheese, Again die set and black cardstock. I glued the focal image behind the black frame with double sided tape. I added a few copper rhinestones to the bottom left of the frame. For the sentiment, I stamped it with black ink on a light gray A2 card base. Sorry, I can't remember which stamp set I used - oops! I adhered the frame and focal image on the card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you interpret our sketch. Will you use our optional theme of weather or not? Hope you see your creations in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by
sue

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Thursday, 9 March 2023

Die Cut Divas ~ March Anything Goes

Our challenge for March at Die Cut Divas is 


ANYTHING GOES


This month we are sponsored by Scrapflower Estudio that supplied us with digital stamps. They will be awarding our winner with four digital stamps of the winner's choice.



Here's my card

This month


For my card, I used one image from Scrapflower Estudio's Reading Nordic Gnome Digital Stamp. I sized it and printed it on white cardstock with my inkjet printer. I added color with Copic markers - B95, BG13, C2, C5, C7, E02, E33, E50, E59, E71, R59, Y38, YG63. I die cut the image using a My Favorite Things Stitched Circle STAX die-namic. I looked for a muted, tone-on-tone patterned paper for the background. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages which I stamped on a scrap of white cardstock and then die cut using a My Favorite Things Skinny Strips die-namic. 

We'd love to see your ANYTHING GOES card in our gallery this month. Don't forget to include a die cut because we are Die Cut Divas! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by
sue

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Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Happy Little Stampers ~ March 2023 Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

I'm excited to tell you that I'm joining the team at Happy Little Stampers ~ Anything Goes with Dies Challenge. Our challenge is


Here's my card


For my card, I used a variety of PinkFresh Studio's products. I started by die cutting the gazebo using PinkFresh Studio's gazebo die from an A2 panel of white cardstock. I used the leftover outer part of the A2 panel as a mask and added tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush to the center area of a white A2 cardbase. I cut a section of PinkFresh Studio's Painted Peony washi tape and applied it to some white cardstock. I then die cut it with PinkFresh Studio's Painted Peony coordinating die. I used 5 of the die cuts on my card which I adhered to the gazebo die cut. Then I glued the gazebo to the cardbase, in line with the area that was ink blended blue to give the illusion that you could see blue sky through the gazebo. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set and gold embossing powder which was heat set, to complete my card.

We'd love to see your "anything goes with dies" cards in our gallery this month.

Thanks for stopping by
sue

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