Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge June 2020

It's time for a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge. This month our challenge is

For those who know me, layers are not "my thing". I'm a clean and simple kind of gal. So .... this was a challenge for me. Here's my card

I decided on a spotlight card. I started by stamping Stampin' Up's Corner Garden on a white A2 card panel. I stamped it again (well, at least the top part of it, on 96 lb bristol). Using a Sizzix circle die, I die cut a circle from the stamped image on the 96 lb bristol. I added colour with a water brush and Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. The sentiment is from Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set. I trimmed the white A2 panel down slightly and matted with black.

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sue

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STAMPlorations Spring Fling 2020

There is still a bit of time to join the STAMPlorations Spring Fling 2020. The challenge closes May 31st at 11:55pm Pacific. 

Here's my card

For my card, I used STAMPlorations ARTplorations Doodled Tulips. I added color with distress oxides (spiced marmalade, abandoned coral, peeled paint). I used SIzzix Circle dies to die cut the panel and Spellbinders scalloped circle to die cut the scalloped mat. I adhered them both to a white A2 card panel. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations' Clear Stickers - Inspirational #1.

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #391

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! This week the challenge is

Here's my card

For this card, I started with Paper Smooches' Healthy Vibes stamp set. I stamped the band-aid onto patterned paper and fussy cut. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I popped the band-aid up with dimensionals to complete the card. This card was so quick to make so I decided to make a couple more.

How are you inspired by "anything goes"? We'd love for you to join us this week.

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Paper Smooches May 15-28 Thank You Challenge

I probably make more "thank you" cards than any other card. It's mostly because there is a charity here in Vancouver where I donate my "thank you" cards. They use the cards to thank donors or others who help them. It definitely helps to have somewhere that can put my cards to good use. 

So, when I saw the current challenge at Paper Smooches

I just knew that I had to join. Here's my card

For this one-layer card, I started by masking off a 1.75" strip with post-it tape. I pulled out "thank you" stamps from Paper Smooches' Good Gab, Word Salad, Many Thanks, Salutations, Natural Beauties stamp sets. Using my MISTI, I was able to position the various stamps and stamped them with Versafine Onyx Black ink. For the "Thanks so much" stamp set, I stamped it with Hero Arts Pale Tomato ink, for something just a bit different. Then I added spun sugar distress ink, applied with an ink blending tool, to the entire area. I carefully removed the post-it tape and ta-da, card is finished!

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Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #8

I have quite the collection of Hero Arts products. I stumbled on the challenge at the Hero Arts blog also known as "Stay Crafty With Hero". The current challenge is 

Here's my card

So the challenge is "small joys" - using smaller stamps or dies. On my one-layer card, I picked out several small flowers and leaves from Hero Arts Garden Flowers by Lia and Hero Arts Flower Garden stamp sets. I used Hero Arts inks - Soft Cantaloupe, Fresh Peach, Butter Bar, Cornflower, Green Hills to stamp the flowers and leaves. I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Color Layering Bouquet stamp set with Hero Arts Charcoal ink. With a fine black marker, I drew the frame around the flowers.

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sue

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CAS(E) this Sketch! #373

I was inspired by this week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!

Here's my card

I love the "Faux Textured Metal Paper with Perfect Pearls" technique by Jennifer McGuire. I masked off the three edges of a white A2 card panel with post-it tape. I added distress inks with an ink blending tool starting with the picked raspberry and "moving" into abandoned coral. I then added perfect pearls with a dry brush to the inked area and tapped off the excess. I removed the post-it tape. I then took the panel and the We R Memory Keepers Geometric embossing folder to my Big Shot.

I have a difficult time photographing "shimmer". Here's a close-up.

 I added a silver shimmer horizontal strip. For the sentiment, I used Mint Owl Studio's banner sentiments. I punched out the sentiment with a 1" circle punch. I found a scrap of paper that matched the abandoned coral distress ink and die cut a small scalloped circle using a Spellbinders' scalloped circle die. I popped up the sentiment with dimensionals.

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sue

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2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

It's that time of year - time for a blog hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

Here's my card

For the coffee cup and sleeve, I used Avery Elle's Cool Beans' stamp set. I stamped the sleeve onto a scrap of patterned paper, which just "happened" to have cute flowers! I fussy cut both the cup and sleeve. To add some interest to the background, I used Elizabeth Craft's Coffee stencil with ground espresso distress ink, applied with an ink blending tool. The sentiment, from the same stamp set, was stamped with Hero Arts Cup O' Joe. I popped the cup up with dimensionals. 

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sue

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Tic Tac Toe Challenge TTTC065

Who doesn't love the challenge of a Tic Tac Toe game and to make it a card challenge - perfect! The current challenge board at Tic Tac Toe is

I chose the bottom row - wood, gray, emboss. Here's my card

With Sizzix's woodgrain embossing folder and brown cardstock, I created a "wood" background. Using Sizzix's circle dies, I die cut a small circle for the little mouse to peek out from. The mouse is from Unity's Meow, Purr, Baa stamp set. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color (gray, of course,for the mouse) with Copic markers C2, B93, R11. For the sentiment, I used Avery Elle's Speech Bubbles and then fussy cut the speech bubble and popped it up with dimensionals.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #185

We have a new challenge for you at Addicted to CAS

Here's my card

I decided to make a card using the colours of a rainbow. I started by stamping some flowers using Altenew's Hello Sunshine stamp set along the left side of a white A2 card base. Using a 1" circle punch, I created a one inch mask using a 3" x 3" post it note. I added colour with distress inks (barn door, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, mowed lawn, salty ocean, wilted violet) over each flower. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set. So, I ended up with a one-layer clean and simple card. 

We'd love for you to join us this month.

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sue

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STAMPlorations Spring Fling 2020

Hi! I'm back with a reminder about our Spring Fling over at STAMPlorations

Here's my card

For this card, I used STAMPlorations' ARTplorations Doodled Tulips stencil and distress inks (wilted violet, picked raspberry, peeled paint) applied with ink blending tools. I used scraps of paper to help "keep" the colour away from the areas where I didn't want it to be. I trimmed the panel down to 4.25" x 3" and added black cardstock forming both an upper and lower border for the inked panel. I chose a clear sticker from STAMPlorations' Inspirational #1 clear stickers to complete the card. Word of warning - those stickers are not very forgiving so be sure that it's aligned the way you want before touching the sticker to the paper! 

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sue

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AAA Cards: CAS Game #165

For those who know me, I love clean and simple cards. I just don't have the patience to make a card with lots of layers and lots of embellishments. I find something calming about lots of white space!

So, I was in for the current challenge at AAA Cards

Here's my card

For this one layer card, I masked a 1.5" horizontal stripe on a white A2 card base with post-it tape. I stamped random flowers from Hero Arts Flowers for Coloring stamp set. I used a small oval make-up brush to add colors using distress inks (mustard seed, picked raspberry, mustard seed, peacock feathers, mowed lawn, wilted violet). I filled in the white areas with tumbled glass distress ink. I carefully removed the post-it tape and stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink. 

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CASology: Week 368

Joining in with the group at CASology where the cue card is

Here's my card

I started with this branch from my "extras" pile. I think that I used worn lipstick, picked raspberry and carved pumpkin distress inks picked up with a water brush and spread on a scrap of white cardstock. When dry, I die cut using Memory Box's Small Olive die. The sentiment is from Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set, stamped with Hero Arts Soft Granite on a light blue A2 card panel. I adhered the branch using liquid adhesive. 

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Less is More Challenge #419

Interesting challenge at Less is More

This challenge really made me think .... Here's my card

I started by stamping the large blossom from Stampin' Up's Blooming with Kindness stamp set with antique linen distress ink on some cream cardstock. With a water brush, I moved some of the distress ink and smudged the lines a bit. Once dry, I fussy cut the blossom. I adhered the blossom with dimensionals on a 3.25" x 3.25" white square. I adhered the white square to a cream card base. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine Onyx black ink.

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sue

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CAS(E) this Sketch! #372

There is an interesting sketch this week at CAS(E) this Sketch!

Here's my interpretation of this sketch

For my card, I used Your Next Stamps' Fireworks stamp set. I started by stamping the word "celebrate" with Versafine Onyx Black ink. The actual stamp says "celebrate with a bang". I masked the word "with", inked up just the word "celebrate" and removed the mask before stamping "celebrate" onto an A2 white card base. I then stamped the fireworks burst with mustard seed distress ink. I added a light cloud of squeezed lemonade distress ink around the center of the fireworks burst. I added a bit of clear Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #369

Happy Victoria Day to my fellow Canadians! Not sure we "need" a long weekend, when we're to stay close to home. It's not the same and getting away for a long weekend!

It's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Here's my take on the sketch

For this card, I started with My Minds Eye's Reunion 6x6 paper pack. I chose three patterned papers from this paper pack. The sentiment is from Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set. I used a Sizzix circle die to cut the circle and a Spellbinders scalloped circle die for the scalloped mat. To complete the card, I added some natural hemp ribbon and a few sequins.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by this week's sketch.

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sue

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STAMPlorations CAS ~ May Reminder Post

Hi! There is still time for you to join us at STAMPlorations CAS ~ May Challenge

If you need a bit of inspiration, here's my card

For this one layer card, I grabbed sentiment stamps that are encouraging. It's tough out there with this pandemic and I was thinking of creating a card that I could give to someone who is struggling with the social isolation. I grabbed sentiments from STAMPlorations' Hope Blooms, Fond Expressions 2, Bold Sentiments: Imagine and Noteworthy 2 stamp sets. I arranged them onto an A2 card front. I removed the "you are stronger than you think" stamp and stamped the remaining sentiment stamps with my MISTI and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I then removed those sentiments and added back the "you are stronger than you think" stamp and stamped it with Hero Arts Soft Pink ink. I added a few pink pearls to complete the card.

We'd love for your to join us

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sue

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Perfectly CAS ~ May Challenge

I don't know about you - time seems to be flying. March felt like it was about 365 days long. Since the end of March, I feel like I closed my eyes and it's already mid-May. CRAZY!

It's time for a new challenge at Perfectly CAS. This month, the challenge is

Here's my card

I'm definitely a cat-person. I looked through my "animal" stamps and settled on this Technique Tuesday's Sassy Cat stamp. I used an oval makeup brush and applied distress inks - worn lipstick and peacock feathers to a 2.5" x 2.5" panel. I then stamped the sassy cat and sentiment. Before I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base, I used some silver metallic thread to make a "nest" for under the panel to complete the card.

We'd love for you to join us this month. Just remember that by "Perfectly CAS" we're talking about a clean and simple card where one-third or less of the card front is "decorated". 

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sue

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Just Us Girls Challenge #535

I was feeling crafty and saw the current challenge at Just Us Girls

I was intrigued and inspired. Here's my card

I took "mini" to mean small image with lots of white space. For my card, I started by punching a 1.25" square from a 3" x 3" post-it note to use as a mask. Onto a white A2 card panel, I added distress inks (cracked pistachio, faded jeans, dusty concord) with a mini oval make-up brush. I then stamped the little kitty from Taylored Expressions' Sneak a Peek stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added some colour with Copic markers - C5, R11, W3. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set. I felt that this card need a little something else, so I trimmed 0.25" from each side and added a 0.5" striped piece. I adhered it all to an A2 card base.

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sue

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CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge #371

There is a super versatile sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch! this week. 

I can see how this sketch can be used in a variety of ways. Here's my card

I started by looking for my focal image - I came across Die-version's Oh Thank You die that I haven't used for years. I then inked up a scrap of 96lb bristol with distress inks (picked raspberry, spiced marmalade, mustard seed) and a water brush. I used the die and inked panel for the die negative spaces. I used the die with a light grey cardstock for the positive die cut. I used the inlaid die cut technique to put all the pieces in place. For the top and bottom strips, I used the same light grey cardstock and Sizzix/Stampin Up's Stripes embossing folder and cut 0.5" pieces for the top and bottom strips. 

I can see myself using this sketch again.

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge # 389

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! This week our challenge is

Here's my card

Sadly, I found I needed some more sympathy cards. For me, there is something serene and peaceful about black and white sympathy cards and I feel clean and simple cards are perfect for this too. I started by stamping these thistles, from Inkadinkado Meadow stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink on white cardstock. I trimmed it down and matted with black cardstock. The sentiment is from Simon Says STAMP's Flower Friend stamp set. I matted the main panel with black cardstock too. 

What kind of clean and simple card will you create?

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge # 184

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. The new challenge is

This is one of my favorite topics. I'm pretty sure that I have more flower stamps than any other stamp. Of course, my challenge is trying to figure out which stamps to use! I chose STAMPlorations' Sketched: Tulips stamp (it's one of my favorite stamp sets and sadly, it's retired). Here's my card

I heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder on an A2 panel of 96 lb bristol. I added colour with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush. I trimmed the panel and matted with bright red. I'm leaving this card without a sentiment - well, because, I didn't leave enough space for a sentiment! LOL!

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sue

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Less is More Challenge #418

When I saw the current challenge recipe at Less is More, I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to use my Tim Holtz coffee stain stencil. However, do you think that I could find the stencil? I looked in all the regular spots ... but no. Then, I was looking for some cardstock for another project and lo and behold, the stencil appeared. It was a bonus because I still had time to join the challenge.

Here's my card

I used the coffee stain stencil from Tim Holtz' Layering Stencil Set Mini # 3, that includes the coffee stain stencil. I used tea dye and ground espresso, applied with an ink blending tool for the splatters and stain. For the coffee cup, I used The Alley Way Stamps' Breakfast Club stamp set. I stamped the coffee cup on a scrap of blue patterned cardstock and also on a scrap of white cardstock. I fussy cut the cup part of the patterned cardstock and adhered it to the white cardstock image. I then fussy cut the cup and handle and popped it up with dimensionals.

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sue

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AAA Cards: CAS Game #164

Hi! I'm finding that with this pandemic that I'm finding more time to sit at my craft table. That's a good thing - I think it helps me "escape" the pandemic world. There's a great challenge at AAA Cards

I decided on using the "one image" part of the challenge. I couldn't think of anything that would have been inspired by TV. Here's my card

I love this "kokeshi"-like doll. I stamped the image from a stamp set I purchased several years ago and I probably threw out the packaging. There is no hint of manufacturer, nor stamp name on the set. I stamped this doll with Memento Tuxedo black ink. I added a bit of colour with Copic markers. I then fussy cut the doll. I stamped the sentiment from Waffle Flower's Konnichiwa stamp set. 

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sue

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CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge #370

When I saw the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!, I wasn't too sure what to do with this sketch. I initially thought that I would "skip" this week. However, then I was inspired!

Here's my card

I cut the white pieces and then placed them on the A2 kraft card panel. I then ran them through my Big Shot with my Cuttlebug Kitchen Weave embossing folder. I find that when running papers with an embossing folder, that the individual pieces of paper "stick" together without adhesive. I felt that I needed a bit of a pop of colour. So, I grabbed a scrap of teal cardstock and stamped the sentiment from Ink Blog Shop's Botanical Borders stamp set.

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sue

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