Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #529

Ready for the next challenge in our five challenge rotation at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next two weeks, it's

Here's my card

I made this card for a friend's mom who had just moved into a Seniors' Residence. I used supplies that I received in Concord & 9th's Summer Camp event kit. I used Concord & 9th's Artfully Arranged Stamp Set & Dies. The die is very clever and creates the fun irregular top. The secret to getting the card to stand up is to only adhere the top of the vase and use no adhesive on the bottom 3/4", so that the bottom fold can slide behind the base of the vase. After die cutting the 4 1/2" x 11" green cardstock with the die, I stamped the leafy image using Concord & 9th's Evergreen ink. I die cut all the pieces, using gold cardstock for the vase. I glued all the flowers together. I glued the vase in place, making sure not to use any glue on the bottome 3/4". I then arranged and glued the flowers in place. 

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

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #707

Happy Tuesday! Time for a new sketch challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. Here's our sketch.

Well, OK, it's not really a sketch, or is it? Here's my card

For my card, I used small stamps from Hero Arts' Flower Garden, Hero Arts' Spring Hello by Lia and Hero Arts' Garden Flowers by Lia as well as Concord & 9th's inks - oceanside, honeysuckle, wildberry, buttercup, poppy, watermelon, juniper, dragonfruit, clementine, marmalade. I stamped the images quite randomly. I added a doodled frame using a thin black marker. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages. To complete my card, I adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your doodled creations in our gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #705

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

Here's my card

I started by creating the "patterned paper". I used Hero Arts' products that I received as part of the Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered September 2024 event kit. I started with a white A2 card base. I ink blended mustard seed, wild honey, carved pumpkin and rusty hinge distress inks randomly over the panel. Then, with Hero Arts' Circular Grid stencil, I added gathered twigs and aged mahogany distress inks. I moved the stencil around and added more distress ink. I cut two strips, 1 1/8" x 5 1/2" and 1 1/2" x 5 1/2". I glued the strips onto a kraft A2 card panel. I stamped the leaves using Hero Arts' Happy Fall Leaves stamp and die set and Hero Arts Cup 'O Joe ink on white cardstock. I ink blended the leaves using rusty hinge, aged mahogany and wild honey distress inks and die cut them with the coordinating dies. I glued the leaves in place and stamped the sentiment using Hero Arts Cup 'O Joe ink. I dusted off an "old" Stampin' Up Scalloped Trim Border Punch and die cut the border using dark brown cardstock and glued it 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 what you create based on our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Christmas ~ Challenge #1

There's a new challenge starting today for those who created Christmas cards year round. It's AAA Christmas Card Challenges. Here's the first challenge.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with Elizabeth Craft Designs' Twiggy Things dies. I die cut the wreath and added a bit of brushed corduroy distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. For the poinsettias, I used Birch Press Designs' Little Poinsettia Flowers dies and white cardstock. I added color with barn door, aged mahogany and wild honey distress inks applied with mini ink blending brushes. I glued the layers of the flowers and flower centers in place. On a light gray A2 card panel, I heat embossed the sentiment using CASual Fridays' Snowy Sayings stamp set and gold embossing powder. I glued the wreath and poinsettia flowers in place. To finish off my card, I adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your "TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS" card in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #326

It's time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. 

Here's my card

For my one layer card, I ink blended a blob in the upper right quadrant using carved pumpkin, mustard seed and picked raspberry distress inks applied with mini ink blending brushes on a white A2 top folding card base. I stamped the silhouette using Gina K Design's Wild Blossoms, masking off the lower part of the stamp while inking. For the sentiment, I used Your Next Stamp's Thank You Sentiments stamp set. 

We'd love to see what you create using our sketch as a starting point in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #319

It's time for another clean and simple challenge at Addicted to CAS. Here's our code word.

Isn't this the best code word for this time of year? Here's my card

For my card, I stamped this adorable image using Sunny Studio's Scaredy Cat stamp on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers BG042, BG082, E280, G289, R192, R584, Y494, YR792 and I fussy cut the image. On a white A2 card base, I used Pink & Main's Mask It Circle stencil and with a light hand, added some tumbled glass distress ink with an oval ink blending brush. I stamped the sentiment using the same stamp set and glued the kitty and pumpkin into the ink blended circle to finish off my card.

We'd love to see your pumpkin-inspired clean and simple cards in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #528

It's time for our next challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next two weeks, our challenge is

Here's my card

Don't you love 2-fer cards? One where you do a couple of die cuts and will have enough die cuts to essentially make two cards. The other card is here. I used Pink & Main's Party Hats dies that I received as part of Scrapbook & Cards' Crop & Create Delivered - Fall 2022 event kit. I used shiny silver cardstock and red glitter paper. This card has red glitter dots, the other had shiny silver dots. I adhered the hat and dots to a white A2 card base. I die cut a purple glitter star for the top of the hat and for the shadow layer of the sentiment using Pink & Main's Make a Wish die, also received as part of the event kit. I used the same shiny silver cardstock for the sentiment. I glued the sentiment to the shadow layer and the star to the top of the hat to finish my sparkly and shiny birthday card.

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

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sue

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