Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #522

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! The next challenge on our rotation is

Here's my card

For my card, I started with Simon Says STAMP's Outline Heart of Christmas die. I die cut the outline from sparkly white cardstock. It doesn't really show in a photo. I die cut once more with white cardstock. I used the white outline to stack under the sparkly cardstock for some dimension. For the heart die cuts, I ink blended using abandoned coral, picked raspberry, peacock feathers, mustard seed and gathered twigs distress inks with mini ink blending brushes. I glued the stacked outline onto a pink A2 card panel and glued the hearts ink place. For the sentiment, I heat embossed using The Ton's Holiday Flourish stamp set and silver embossing powder. To finish my card, I adhered the pink A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your Christmas cards in our gallery.

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #700

There's a new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. We're continuing our Christmas in July theme. Here's our sketch.

Here's my card

I started my card with the cute snowman using Paper Smooches' Swanky Snowdudes stamp set. I stamped the snowman using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, BG042, G191, RV210, Y494 and Copic marker B00 and YR16. I die cut the snowman using a Sizzix circle die. To help accentuate the snowman, I added a thin mat using a My Favorite Things' Stitched Circle STAX die. I gathered some Christmas patterned papers in some non-traditional colors and cut wedges. I glued the wedges of patterned papers in place and cut a strip of glitter paper for the base. I glued the focal image in place. I die cut a snowflake using Frantic Stampers' Snowflake Border using shimmer paper. The sentiment uses Your Next Stamp's Cooltag Banner Sentiments stamp set. I glued the snowflake and sentiment strip in place. To finish off my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #691

Happy Monday! It's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's our sketch.

Here's my card

I rotated the sketch. I used these cute birds using Hero Arts' Be You stamp set. I stamped four birds using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers B290, B883, G482, G483, R295, R586, V567, Y397, YR792. I die cut them using Scrapbook.com's Nested Stitched Scalloped Frames. I die cut the frames using the same die set. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock and created a sentiment banner. I adhered the framed birds and sentiment on a middle gray A2 card panel. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #319

Our clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards is a color challenge. Here are the colors

When I saw these colors, I thought about flowers. Here's my card.

For my card, I chose STAMPlorations' Flowers 1 stencil with picked raspberry, carved pumpkin, mustard seed and kitsch flamingo distress inks applied with an oval ink blending brush. To keep my card clean and simple, I used post-it tape to limit my stencilling to a 1 1/2" x 4" area on a white A2 panel. I used some scraps of paper to help separate the colors as I was stencilling. I added a simple sentiment using Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set. To finish the card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #312

Super fun clean and simple challenge starting at Addicted to CAS. Here's our new code word.

What a clever code word. I had different ideas floating (get it, floating?) in my head. I settled on this one. Here's my card.

I made this card using Your Next Stamp's You Lift Me Up stamp set and coordinating die. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, R192, RV390, WG170, Y295, Y583 and Copic marker B00. I die cut with the coordinating dies and used silver cardstock for the globe structure. I heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set using silver embossing powder onto a white A2 card base. I glued the globe structure and image in place to finish my card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our code word UP in our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Christmas in July with Waffle Flower

One way to combat the heat of summer is to think cool, or maybe cold or maybe Christmas (at least for those up north in the Northern Hemisphere. Our challenge for July at Die Cut Divas is 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Our sponsor this month is Waffle Flower. They will be giving our winner a $15 gift card. Thank you Waffle Flower for your generosity.

Here's my card

For this card, I used a retired Waffle Flower stamp set called Fa-La-La. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, BG042, E280, G191, G284, R192, WG150 and Copic markers C2, E40, N2, R29. I then fussy cut the image. I felt that I need a bit of a background so I die cut a large oval with an oval die and added clouds with a cloud stencil and tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. I also heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set with gold embossing powder. I glued the oval and the singing sheep in place on a light blue A2 card panel. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your CHRISTMAS IN JULY creations in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #521

It's time for the next challenge in our rotation at Addicted to Stamps and More!

Our Make Your Mark challenge encourages people to make a mark - with paint, or ink, or markers, or embossing powder, or pens, or colored pencils or ??? 

Here's my card

On a 100 lb bristol panel, I added some color using distress inks - salty ocean, kitsch flamingo and cracked pistachio. With a wet brush, I added splotches of color. I die cut the panel with a My Favorite Things' In and Out Stitched Rectangle STAX die. I stamped the floral image using Penny Black's Floral Fusion stamp set. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you Made Your Mark in our gallery.

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sue

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