Simon Says STAMP Wednesday Challenge

Here's my card

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

This week the challenge is

ANYTHING GOES 

I used this Simon Says STAMP stencil and distress inks - seedless preserves and peeled paint.

I used this Simon Says STAMP stamp set for the sentiment.

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sue
 

Hero Arts Tic Tac Toe Challenge

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It's for the challenge at the Hero Arts Blog


For this challenge I chose the left column - circles, background stamp, watercolor.

 I was inspired by this card by Donna Mikasa

 

I used this Hero Arts background stamp with Versamark ink, applying it to a piece of watercolour paper. I thought that I was being clever nad used clear embossing powder. I was concerned that the watercolour paper wasn't perfectly white and that white embossing powder would show "too much". Joke was on me - I had some difficulty figuring out where the embossing was when I was adding distress inks with my watercolour brush. I added colours to the diamond (interior portion of the circles) and to complete the circles, I added pumice stone to all the intersecting portions.

I used a "thanks" die cut out of gold paper glued to a piece of vellum and added a bit of gold thread.

Here's a close-up.

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sue

STAMPlorations Monthly Sketch Challenge #35

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It's for the current sketch challenge at STAMPlorations

Used this Poppy Bubble Daisy border die
 

and this Stamps of Life stamp set.

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sue

Happy Little Stampers June CAS Challenge

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It's for the current challenge at Happy Little Stampers

 
So, I've been hearing about Ken Oliver Crafts' Color Bursts and of course, I just had to try.

I tapped the open bottles with my finger expelling a few flecks of pigment. I then spritzed water a few times. While experimenting, with more water, there are more colour splotches/more blending. I haven't tried adding water on the paper and then adding the color bursts - yet!

I cut a small panel.

I die cut "you" from the coloured panel. I then cut a piece of fun foam with the same "you" die. I used multi matte medium to adhere the coloured panel letters to the corresponding fun foam letters to add dimension. Then I adhered the letters back onto the coloured panel.

Here's a close up of the panel.

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sue

Happy Little Stampers June Sketch Challenge

Here's my card

It's for the current sketch challenge at Happy Little Stampers
Here's the sketch





I really wanted to play along this month. While I would love to be lounging in a hammock between a couple of palm trees, I was at a loss of what to do. I finally settled on this card.

I used this Reverse Confetti die and various paper scraps.

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sue

A Blog Named Hero Sketch Challenge

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It's for the challenge at A Blog Named Hero

 

 I used this cute Technique Tuesday stamp set.

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sue

My Favorite Things Lesson #3 - Composition: Movement/Flow

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It's for the class at My Favorite Things

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sue
 

My Favorite Things Lesson #4 - Balance: Line

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It's for the class at My Favorite Things Lesson #4 - Balance: Line
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sue

My Favorite Things Lesson #5

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It's for the challenge at My Favorite Things for their Summer School - Lesson #5 - Balance: Quiet Space/White Space.

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sue

TIME OUT Challenges #34

Someone pinch me. I mean really. Can this really be happening to me? Did TIME OUT Challenges really ask me to be a Guest Designer this challenge? I had a difficult time believing it and then the self-doubt - what if I'm not good enough, what if I can't think of a card based on the inspiration .... YIKES - what did I get myself into?

Fortunately, I had a couple of weeks to figure it out. I think that I did. Here's my card

Here's the inspiration photo



I tried to incorporate pink/orange/red in my card. I even purchased a new "red" ink pad - sadly, it was dried out and I returned it. 

Using these stamp sets and Hero Arts Orange Soda and Pale Tomato and Stampin Up Melon Mambo, I made my own plaid background.

I die cut the word happy from the plaid panel and also with white fun foam. I adhered the cut out letters onto the fun foam with multi matte medium. I adhered the panel to the card base, making sure to put down some adhesive where the letters go. I then placed the letters and the centres of the letters, making sure the lines lined up (LOL!) The foam gives the word "happy" dimension.

Here's a close-up. I added thin orange strips above and below the panel and stamped the word "birthday".

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sue