STAMPlorations' Holiday TAGplorations Challenge

It seems like Christmas is just around the corner. I feel that time speeds up once we get to November. I have like a million things to do before the jolly guy visits.

We have a Holiday TAGplortions Challenge starting at STAMPlorations and we'd love for you to join us.

I've made a couple of tags for this challenge.

Tag #1

For my tag, I die cut a piece of cream cardstock with STAMPlorations' CUTplorations Stitched Tags - Nesting Dies. I heat embossed the sentiment using STAMPlorations' Christmas Bell Medley stamp set and gold embossing powder. Then, I stamped the poinsettias using the same stamp set and Gina K Design's Cherry Red and Hero Arts Red Royal ink. Using my MISTI, I stamped the image first with Cherry Red. Then, I added some Red Royal towards the center of the stamp. As I inked with a ink cube, to soften the edges of the ink, I used an ink blending brush. I continued stamping the image in this way to mostly cover the tag. To finish off my tag, I added some green ribbon.

Tag #2

For this tag, I also die cut the tag using STAMPlorations' CUTplorations Stitched Tags - Nesting Dies from cream cardstock. I also heat embossed the sentiment using STAMPlorations' Christmas Bell Medley and gold embossing powder. I stamped the pine boughs. On some boughs, I stamped using my MISTI and used PinkFresh Studio's Meadow ink. I added a bit of PinkFresh Studio's Aquamarine ink along the edges of the bough. I softened the edges with an ink blending brush. On other boughs, I stamped using PinkFresh Studio's Ocean Breeze ink. I added some Gina K Design's Turquoise Sea along the edges of the bough. I softened the edges with an ink blending brush. 

We'd love for you to join our challenge. We'd love to see your tag creations in our gallery. There are prizes. Explanations on how to win are in the link above. 

Also, if you use my code STAMPGIRLSUE at checkout, you'll receive 20% off. And, if your purchase is over $15 after discounts and before shipping, you'll receive a surprise added to your order.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #320

It's my turn to host at Addicted to CAS. Here's the code word I chose.

At the time I chose the code word, I was thinking about Halloween. However, when I sat down to create my card, I chose a different "idea" of mask. Here's my card.

For my card, I started by placing a 3x3 post it note on a white A2 card panel. I stamped the flowers all around the post-it note "mask". I used Hero Arts' Flower Garden, Hero Arts' Spring Hello by Lia and Hero Arts' Garden Flowers by Lia stamp sets. I used Concord & 9th's inks - oceanside, honeysuckle, wildberry, buttercup, poppy, watermelon, juniper, dragonfruit, clementine, marmalade to stamp the various flowers around the post-it note "mask". Here's a photo.

I removed the mask and stamped the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP's Big Scripty Greetings with Concord & 9th's oceanside ink. 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 MASK cards in our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas with Pink & Main

Hello Crafty Friends! The October Challenge at Die Cut Divas is

SHAPED CARDS, including box cards

Our sponsor this month is Pink & Main. They will be giving our winner a $25 gift card. Thank you to Pink & Main for their generosity.

Here's my shaped card.

For my card, I used Pink & Main supplies that I received in the Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered March 2023 event box. The envelope, note paper, "hello friend", flowers and leaves uses Pink & Main's Envelope Pop Up Card dies. The note paper uses Pink & Main's Rectangle Patterns stencil. which I used with tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. I found some patterned paper which I die cut with the dies and adhered to the white envelope die cuts. I decorated the envelope and note paper with flowers and leaves. I added a sentiment using Pink & Main's Sweet Posies stamp set and PinkFresh Studio's Sapphire ink. 

Here's a different view and yes, it fits flattened into an A2 envelope.

It's the last day of our SHAPED CARDS challenge. Be sure to add your creations in our gallery before 9pm Pacific.

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sue

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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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