Sunday Stamps SSC 116

Here is the sketch for the current challenge at Sunday Stamps









Here is my card

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees.

I used this Stampin Up stamp set and stamped with Melon Mambo and two shades of gray.

I matted a strip with Melon Mambo cardstock.

The sentiment is from this Simon Says STAMP stamp set

Looks like this is my last post of 2015. Wishing you and yours a very Happy 2016.

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sue

CAS on Sunday Design Member Call

Over at CAS on Sunday, there is a Design Team call. The requirement is to submit a one-layer card.

Here's my card

I used this Paper Smooches stamp set

The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set.

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sue

Happy Little Stampers December Sketch Challenge

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Happy Little Stampers   It's their last sketch challenge so I wanted to play along.

Here's the sketch
 

 I cut a circle from scrap paper and used the paper as a mask. I added distress inks with daubers (mustard seed, ripe persimmon, picked raspberry and chipped sapphire). I then added the grasses silhouette and a dragonfly from this Technique Tuesday stamp set

I removed the mask, added some small dragonflies and the sentiment and matted on black.

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sue

Simon Says STAMP Wednesday Challenge: Make It Sparkle

Yup, there is a reason why I don't usually use glitter or glitter paper. UGH - it's everywhere :)

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Simon Says STAMP Wednesday Challenge

This week the challenge is

MAKE IT SPARKLE

I used this Lil' Inkers die to cut two pieces of glitter cardstock - pinkish/purpleish and silver. I used the "background" of the pinkish/purpleish cardstock and filled in with the silver cardstock. I can use the "extra" pieces to make a similar card.

I found a piece of scrap printed paper to use as a background.

Here's a close-up

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sue

My Favorite Things Card Challenge Sketch 260

Slowly getting my mojo back.

Here's my card for the current challenge at My Favorite Things 

Here's the sketch


Here's my card

I thought that I'd make the center panel somewhat of a "subway art" panel using these MFT stamps sets

and the flowers are from this MFT stamp set

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sue

Stampin' Royalty SR #309

The current challenge at Stampin' Royalty
 is 

Oh, Baby!!!

Create a project with a Baby Theme!!

 

This was a real challenge for me. I don't make baby cards at all! I had to start with a stamp set - didn't really have one. Fortunately, my local scrapbooking store had this one, on sale.

 

 

I stamped the rattle, baby bottle and duck and coloured the images with copics. I cut out the panels and then stamped the sentiment on a similar colour cardstock. I found some printed paper that coordinated well to add a bit of interest and to permit the panels to pop a bit.

 

 

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sue 

Nacho Average Challenge #173

Here's my card for the current challenge at Nacho Average Challenges

Here's the sketch







For the bottom panel, I used a polka dot stencil and ink blending tools to add distress inks (picked raspberry, seedless preserves and twisted citron). For the top panel, I used these two Stampin Up sets

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sue

Freshly Made Sketches #217

The current challenge at Freshly Made Sketches is based on this sketch




Here's my card

I used this CTMH stamp set for both the image and sentiment.

I felt that the card needed something else. So I embossed a panel to "ground" the card with this embossing folder

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sue

Papertrey Ink December 2015 Blog Hop

It's been two weeks since I've posted here. 

I was busy making my Christmas cards and sending them off. I'm a bit disappointed with the postal system - I paid extra so that my cousin's card would arrive in 3 days - I mailed it on the 16th of December and I don't think that it's even close! Oh well ...

OK - I'm back on the card challenge bandwagon.

I made this card for the current Papertrey Ink Blog Hop 

Here's the inspiration photo

 

I used these Papertrey Ink stamp sets

I heat embossed with white embossing powder the sentiment and the leaves on black cardstock. I added the green colour with copics. I cut the black cardstock into a circle, added the stitch marks with my white Signo pen and three little red pearls. I adhered this to red cardfront.

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sue

Nacho Average Challenge #171

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Nacho Average Challenge

Here's the sketch




I used this MFT stamp set

I stamped the "speech bubble" on red and fussy cut it, adhered it to a blue circle and popped it up with dimensionals onto a banner from a scrap of patterned paper.

I felt that the background needed a "bit more". I embossed a piece of grey cardstock with this embossing folder.

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sue

Mojo Monday 427 Contest

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge/contest at Mojo Monday

Here's the sketch





I used distress inks and ink blending tools (tumbled glass, broken china, salty ocean and faded jeans to ink up a piece of cardstock. I then used this embossing folder to add "texture".

I cut a square piece and then cut that into four little squares. I mounted these (keeping their orientation) on a piece of dark blue cardstock. I found a scrap of printed paper that worked for the horizontal band.

On a scrap piece of white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from this Stampin Up set.

I added a few stamped snowflakes and die cut the sentiment and snowflakes with a circle die. I added a bow from sparkly silver ribbon.

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sue

Less is More Week 253

There is a colour challenge at Less is More this week

our Colour Challenge and this week it's 

Green & Blue

Here is my card

I masked off an area with post-it tape and added distress inks (twisted citron and salty ocean) with ink blending tools.

I used this Technique Tuesday stamp set

The sentiment is from this Simon Says STAMP set

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sue

Muse Card Challenge #145

Here is this week's Muse created by Joan Bardee. It's for the current challenge at Muse Card Challenge









I focused on

• the rectangular light pink panel with texture, sparkle and shine
• the "open" wreath where the leaves are shaded
• the light pink bow at the bottom of the wreath
• the bow at the top of a circle tag

Here's my card

I used this SU stamp set and die to create the wreath.

I stamped the wreath with a light green ink. I added some shading with a marker. I die cut the wreath and then fussy cut the wreath so that it was open-ended and open in the centre. I stamped the pink bow and used the die to cut it out.

I cut a white circle to create the tag. I used some silver cord for the tag string and bow. I adhered the tag with dimensionals to "pop" the tag up.

I used this embossing folder with a light pink cardstock to create the texture. I added some Wink of Stella on random "raised dots" to add sparkle and shine.

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sue

CAS(E) this Sketch #151

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch







I used this CAS-ual Friday stamp set which was included in Catherine Pooler's Holiday Magic Stamp of Approval box with Stampin Up's Pool Party ink. I placed the cardfront on a piece of grid paper to help with the placement of the snowflakes.

The sentiment is from this Create a Smile stamp set

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sue

Time Out Challenges #45

I'm loving all of the recent and current challenges which permit me to bring out my Christmas-y stamps and papers. It's a good thing because I haven't finalized my annual Christmas card. Keep those challenges coming!

The current challenge at TIME OUT Challenges 

The inspiration phrase is

Snowflakes are Winter's Butterflies

Here's my card

I inked up a panel with ink blending tools and distress inks (tumbled glass, broken china, salty ocean).

I found some white shimmer paper and cut out snowflakes with these Simon Says STAMP dies

The sentiment is from this stamp set from Catherine Pooler's Holiday Magic Stamp of Approval box

I added single rhinestones in the center of each snowflake to add a bit of sparkle.

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sue