AAA Cards Challenge #40

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at AAA Cards

#40 FOR THE GUYS

Used this embossing folder
 

The car is from this CTMH set

The sentiment is from the "Enjoy the Ride" set from STAMPlorations.

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sue

Pals Paper Arts PPA253

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It's for the current challenge at Pals Paper Arts 



I had previous smooshed distress ink (mustard seed, spiced marmalade and picked raspberry, spritzed with water) onto a piece of watercolour paper. I used a Papertrey ink die and stamp set. 

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CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #126

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It's for the current challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches

Used this SU set and punch with SU ink - melon mambo, daffodil delight and tempting turquoise.

Sentiment from this Simon Says STAMP set.

Ovals cut with Creative Memories custom cutting system - ovals.

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Simon Says STAMP Wednesday Challenge

Here's my card

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

 ANYTHING GOES

I used this Avery Elle stamp set with Hero Arts inks - butter bar, pale tomato and lime green. I scored two lines, 1/4" apart and stamped the sentiment.

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sue

STAMPlorations ARTplorations Flash Stencil Project

Here's my second card

It's for the STAMPlorations ARTplorations Flash Stencil Project Linky Party at STAMPlorations blog

I used the Shower of Flutters stencil. I inked up a card front with distress inks - chipped sapphire, dusty concord, picked raspberry and mustard seed. I spritzed water on the stencil and laid the stencil on the inked card front water side down. The water worked to remove some of the ink.

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STAMPlorations ARTplorations Flash Stencil Project

Here is my card

It's for the Flash Stencil Project Linky Party at STAMPlorations blog

 Did you make projects using stencils within the last 2 months (from April 1)? Link 'em up to our Flash Stencil Linky Party for extra chances to win more prizes! Link up by Sunday, May 31, 11:55 p.m. PDT (GMT-7).

I used the Bold Florals stencil inked with daubers and Distress Inks.

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sue

Freshly Made Sketches 188 & Stamp Nation Spotlight Technique

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Freshly Made Sketches

I took a little liberty with the placement of the "flowers", replacing the flowers with balloons and instead of being all in a horizontal row, they are more scattered through the sentiment panel using a technique demonstrated by HeatherN at Stamp Nation where it is described as the spotlight technique.

The sentiment is stamped on the card base. It is also stamped on various colours of cardstock. 

I chose 3 balloons from this WPlus9 set and cut out various parts of the sentiment on the colour cardstock. The balloons are placed directly above the corresponding part on the card base. It almost looks like the balloons were stamped on the cardbase and the sentiment stamped on top.

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sue

STAMPlorations May 2015 Challenge

Here's my card

It's for the monthly challenge at STAMPlorations blog where the theme is 

I used this STAMPlorations stamp set with Hero Arts inks. I inked up with the main colour and rolled the edges of the stamp in the darker colour to achieve the two-toned look.

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sue

STAMPlorations - CASEplorations May Challenge

Here's my card

It's for the May challenge at STAMPlorations blog

They have several challenges. This card is for their CASEplorations May Challenge where I was inspired by this card by Kim Makortoff



I started with white pigment ink on kraft cardstock and added a bit of colour as I re-stamped the flowers, slightly off-centred. Actually, I probably couldn't directly stamp over top, if I tried!

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Paper Smooches SPARKS May 31 - June 6

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Paper Smooches
 

Using various flower images from these three Paper Smooches sets, I used white pigment ink on kraft paper.

Once the pigment ink was dried, I added colour using these Hero Arts inks.
 

Sentiment from this Paper Smooches set.

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sue

Happy Little Stampers - May CAS Challenge

Here's my card

It's for the monthly CAS challenge at Happy Little Stampers



I think that the dies are from My Favorite Things - I have long since thrown away the packaging! I die cut the words "Happy Birthday". I cut a piece of vellum, a little smaller than a card front. On the back of the vellum, I lightly marked out a rectangle, larger and wider than the die cut words. I coloured on the back of the vellum making vertical lines and slightly overlapping, using copics YR04, BG05, V17, R35 and YG06. I adhered the vellum to the card front (with the colouring on the backside). I then adhered it all to a card base. Added a bit of bling to finish the card off.

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sue

Happy Little Stampers - May Sketch Challenge

Here's my card

It's for the monthly sketch challenge at Happy Little Stampers



I loved the circles of colour.

I used this Papertrey ink stamp set and just about every colour of Hero Arts Shadow inks I own. I used the "roll the stamp" technique with a different colour to add some interest.

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sue

The Friday Mashup 211

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at The Friday Mashup

FM211 - Watercolor Fun
 
 


So I saw this card 
 

on Pinterest and watched the video here

I love the look of the card and thought that I ought to try. Nicole in the video made it look so easy.

I inked up the sentiment from a STAMPlorations with the Ranger Archival ink, which is waterproof. I added water to the card front using a small brush. I then added colour using Distress Inks - picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade, spiced marmalade, peacock feathers and seedless preserves.

I wasn't sure before I started and figured, it was just a piece of watercolour paper. So, I gave it a shot. I like how it turned out. 

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sue

STAMPlorations Blog Bi-Weekly Challenge #34

Here's my card

It's for the bi-weekly challenge at STAMPlorations

 Used this STAMPlorations set, inked with Hero Arts Butter Bar, Pale Tomato and Lime Green

 Flower from this SSS stamp set

Sentiment from this SSS stamp set

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sue

Less is More Challenge Week 225

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Less is More

Now onto this week's recipe which is to 

Use some Metal

 

 

I used this embossing folder. I looked around my space and the only thing I could find were these Phillips screw head brads.

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sue

Little Tangles Challenge #56 & Uniko Stamps Challenge #21

Here's my card

It's for the current challenge at Little Tangles and Uniko Studio.

The theme at Uniko Studio is: Flowers

I was inspired by this card at this blog

The flowers are from this Papertrey Ink set. I just need to say that I love my Papertrey ink stamp sets. I don't have many ... yet! Used Hero Arts Shadow inks.

I was a little nervous adding the black pen lines. However, I like how they turned out.

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sue

CAS(E) this Sketch #124

Here's my card

 CAS(E) this Sketch

Used these two CTMH stamp sets - Finish Line and Fast and Furious with SU Early Espresso and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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sue