Happy Little Stampers ~ December Watercolour Challenge

WOW! It's December. How are you Christmas preparations going? I make a calendar about six weeks before Christmas and fill in each day with things I need to do in order for everything to be ready for Christmas. I write things in pencil because, well, you know, sometimes I get distracted by my craft table and "forget" to do other errands and tasks!

It's time for our December challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge.

Here's my card

I participated in the Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking Event in October. As part of the event, we received Lawn Fawn products and had a class given by Jenn Shurkus. This card was inspired by one card we made with her. I started with some Strathmore 140 lb cold press watercolor paper. I made a watercolor puddle in the center of the panel with Lawn Fawn Peacock ink and lots of water. I set it aside to dry. On a white A2 card panel, I ink blended the edges with Lawn Fawn Sugarplum ink. I then stamped using the small three snowflake stamp from Lawn Fawn Frosties stamp set with LF Sugarplum ink. I trimmed the watercolor panel to 3.75" x 5". Then, I used LF's Snowflake stencil and ink blending with both LF Peacock and Sugarplum inks over the watercolor puddle. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with Peacock ink on the watercolor panel. I adhered the watercolor panel to the ink blended panel and then adhered it all to a white A2 card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see your Watercolor projects this month.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ November Challenge

It's the last day of our November challenge. You have until 9pm Pacific time to join us. There is still time!

SLIMLINE or MINI SLIMLINE

We're happy to have Kat Scrappiness as our sponsor this month. They will be awarding our winner a Kat Scrappiness gift pack, valued at least $25. We thank them for their support.

Here's my card

I started with a white panel, die cut using Kat Scrappiness' Mini Slimline Embossed Edge die - not the largest die, but one size down. I inked it up using PinkFresh Studios Seamless Floral Pattern Layered Stencil and distress inks (candied apple, carved pumpkin, fossilized amber, bundled sage, peeled paint). I matted it on a black panel also die cut using Kat Scrappiness' Mini Slimline Embossed Edge die. For the sentiment, I die cut using Simon Says STAMP's Script Thanks die and some green cardstock. I also die cut the shadow, using Vellum. I adhered both to the inked panel and then adhered the inked panel to a white mini slimline card base.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 449

Happy Monday friends! It's time for a new sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Here's my card

When I saw this week's sketch, I knew right away what to do. This doesn't happen often to me! I took part in the Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking Event in October and we received the SCT Delivered Exclusive/Photoplay Birthday stamp and die set. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color to the image with Copic markers - B93, BG13, E93, R29, Y15. Truthfully, I had selected the patterned paper for the vertical strip and tried to match the colors as best I could! I die cut the image and then decided to put it on white cardstock - so I guess I didn't really have to die cut it! I matted the main image panel with red to help make it pop. I used a light teal A2 card panel for the background. For the sentiment, I used Your Next Stamp's Mini Monkey stamp set, stamping on a scrap of green cardstock. I cut the scrap into a small fishtail banner. I adhered everything in place and adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

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

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sue

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STAMPlorations ~ 7th Giving Thanks Blog Hop

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Excited to be here for STAMPlorations 7th Giving Thanks Blog Hop. There are prizes - there will be five winners of a $10 prize code, randomly selected from all the comments left on the hop post and the design team's blogs &/or Instagram accounts. There will also be linky prizes - two winners will receive their choice of a STAMPlorations product up to $15 value and one winner will receive a $40 prize code. Also, there may be extra surprise prizes too!

I have a lot to be thankful for. Here's my card

For my card, I started with a white A2 panel and stamped various trees multiple times, using STAMPlorations Gratitude Trees stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I mean, Gratitude Trees stamp set is a good choice for a Giving Thanks Blog Hop, right? I used 3/4", 1", 1 3/8" circle punches to punch circles from post-it notes to use as masks. I added distress inks (squeezed lemonade, rusty hinge, carved pumpkin, fossilized amber, mustard seed, barn door) using the masks and ink blending brushes, in a somewhat random fashion. I trimmed the panel slightly and adhered it to a black A2 card panel. I also die cut the sentiment using STAMPlorations CUTploratiions Thanks word die. I used some of the "extra" ink on the ink blending brushes to add color to the sentiment die cut. Here's a close-up of the sentiment die cut.

I decided to use a strip of vellum upon which I adhered the sentiment die cut. I adhered the vellum to the card panel and then adhered the card panel to a white A2 card base.

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #419

Hello Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! This challenge will be an "Any Occasion" challenge.

Here's my card

It's a wedding card. For the "bride" heart, I started by embossing some white cardstock with Provocraft Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls embossing folder. I then die cut a heart from the embossed panel with a Memory Box Cherub Hearts die. For the "groom" heart, I die cut a heart using the same Cherub Heart die from both black and white cardstock. I cut the white heart to be the shirt against the black suit. I cut a small bow tie from some black cardstock. I added some adhesive pearls to both the "bride" heart and the "groom" heart. Here's a close-up.

For the sentiment, I used Your Next Stamp's Whatnot Sentiments Four stamp set and silver embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment on a light gray A2 card panel. I adhered both hearts on the card panel and then adhered the panel onto a white A2 card base to complete the card.

We'd love to see your "Any Occasion" card.

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #534

How are you Christmas preparations coming along? Just over a month until the big guy slides down the chimney! If you're looking for a distraction, why not join us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. We have a new challenge starting today.

Optional: snow

Here's my card

For my card, I decided to ink blend and have "fuzzy" lines between the colors as opposed to the sketch where there is a definite line between horizontal strips. Also, obviously, I didn't incorporate the optional theme of snow on my card! I used STAMPlorations ARTplorations Tribal Weave stencil and cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and salty ocean distress inks, applied with an ink blending tool on a white A2 card panel. For the tag, I started with a blue strip, just under 2" wide. I used my neglected Stampin' Up Ornate Tag Topper Punch to create the tag. For the sentiment, I stamped on a scrap of teal cardstock using Poppy Stamps Peony Stems and Blossoms stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I punched it out with Stampin' Up's Oval punch. I adhered the oval to the tag and popped the tag up with dimensionals. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

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

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #211

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our challenge for the next two weeks is

Here's my colourful card

I love the way this card looks. I've done several similar cards. I love the idea of rainbow clouds, don't you? For this card, I used STAMPlorations ARTplorations Flexi-Template Squares to mask the central square and STAMPlorations ARTplorations Clouds stencil. I also used distress inks - squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, salty ocean, wilted violet, picked raspberry, carved pumpkin to add the color to my rainbow sky with an ink blending tool. I removed the stencils and stamped the birds using Lavinia Stamps' Birds stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink. For the sentiment, I stamped it with Clear Besotted's Many Mini Messages stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink. 

We'd love to see your colourful cards.

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sue

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2021 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Why do I do this to myself? I know that the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is coming and yet, I'm scrambling at nearly the last minute to create something so that I can join in. 

Well, scramble, I did. Here's what I came up with

This was supposed to be a one layer card. I stamped the little cup using STAMPlorations Coffee Petites stamp set and Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a white A2 card panel. I added color with Copic markers - BG10, BG23, R05. I made a mask with a large post-it note and a My Favorite Things Stitched Squares STAX die. I positioned the mask around the cup and added stormy sky distress ink applied with an oval brush. Well, you know what happened, right? My mask wasn't large enough (or I wasn't careful enough) and I ended up with distress ink, where I hadn't intended it. So, plan B. I cut out the square. I decided to mat it with black to make it pop. The sentiment is from Catherine Pooler's For Everything stamp set, stamped with Hero Arts Tide Pool ink. I adhered the square, above the sentiment to complete the not-so-one layer card! Oh well, it works, I guess.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #447

WOW - can you believe it? It's already mid-November. Time is flying by. Seeing that it's Monday, it must be time for a new sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Here's my card

I started this card by heat embossing the sentiment circle on a scrap of natural cardstock using Simon Says STAMP's Many Thanks stamp set and gold embossing powder. I then die cut it with a Sizzix circle die. For the leaves on the sketch, I substituted with Simon Says STAMP's Eucalyptus Leaves die and gold cardstock. I picked out some tone on tone papers from my large paper stash and cut them to 1.5" x 4.25" for the blue strip and 1.25" x 4.75" for the yellow strip. I adhered everything to a kraft A2 card panel which was then adhered to a white A2 card base.

We'd love for you to join us and show us how you're inspired by this week's sketch.

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sue

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Perfectly CAS ~ November Challenge

It's mid-November here in the Pacific Northwest. It's cold and wet and I'm dreaming of someplace warm and tropical. Tropical happens to be our next challenge at Perfectly CAS.

Here's my card

For my card, I used Ink Blot Shop's Botanical Borders stamp set. I stamped this border along the bottom of a white A2 card panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Copic markers - G14, G94, YG03, YG63, Y38, YR16. This plant material reminded me of Hawaii. For the sentiment, I used a scrap of green cardstock and My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Basics stamp set. I then used My Favorite Things Skinny Strips dies to die cut the sentiment strip. I adhered the sentiment strip to the A2 card panel and then I adhered it to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your tropical creations - will it be the sand and ocean, will it be coconuts and palm trees? Please remember to only cover up to 1/3 of your card. After all, we are Perfectly CAS.

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sue

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STAMPlorations ~ Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

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I'm proudly representing STAMPlorations at the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Here's my card

I was inspired by this card by fellow STAMPlorations design team member, Tanja

I went through part of my stash of patterned papers, looking for colours that went with the coffee cup die cut that I chose from STAMPlorations For the Love of Coffee Ephermera pack. i cut strips and adhered them to a kraft A2 card panel. I stamped the sentiment using STAMPlorations Coffeecionado stamp set and Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink. I added the coffee cup die cut with dimensionals. To complete the card, I adhered the kraft panel to a white A2 card base.

As a Super Sponsor of the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, STAMPlorations will be awarding one winner a $25 gift code, as well as two flash prizes of a $10 gift code and two coffee themed paper goods. 

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #418

Are you ready for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!? Our challenge for the next two weeks is

For my card, I was inspired by a card that Caly Person created for the Crushing Cardstock class at Online Card Classes. I can't show that particular card but it was similar to this one that she designed for Simon Says STAMP.

Here's my card

Caly used dies to cut her strips. I just used my trimmer to cut 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" wide strips from a variety of colors of cardstock. I then weaved the pieces, in no particular order until I could cover an A2 panel. One tip that Caly gave was to use some washi tape to hold the vertical strips in place while you weaved the horizontal strips. I then used a glue pen to add adhesive to the back of the weaved panel and adhered it to a light gray A2 card panel. For the sentiment, I stamped out the "happy birthday" using Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink on some light gray cardstock. I punched out the sentiment using Stampin' Up's oval punch. To help the sentiment pop, I used Stampin' Up's Decorative Label punch and some white cardstock and adhered it in place.

This was a fun card to put together. I'm not sure when the last time I weaved paper strips was - maybe it was back in kindergarten? That's a few years ago!

We'd love to see you birthday creations.

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #532

Hope you're ready for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday because it's time for a new challenge! For the next two weeks, we'd love to see what you create with this sktech

Here's the card I created with this sketch as inspiration

I had recently been part of the Scrapbook and Cards Today's Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking event. In our goodie box, we received Lawn Fawn's Frosties stamp set (came out of retirement) and brand new accompanying die set. I was inspired by one of the cards we created during the event. I used some of the elements and created this card. For the larger panel, I stamped using the three snowflake stamp from LF's Frosties stamp set with Lawn Fawn's peacock ink. I stamped both first and second generations mostly along the edges of a white 3.25" x 4.25" white panel. I then used a blending brush to add some more Lawn Fawn peacock ink along the edges. For the smaller 2.25" x 3.5" panel, I stamped a few of the stamps using both Lawn Fawn peacock and sugarplum inks. I again used a blending brush with this time, the LF sugarplum ink along the edges of the panel. I also stamped a few other snowflakes on a scrap of white cardstock and die cut them. I used a silver gel pen to add a bit of shimmer to the snowflakes. For the sentiment, I used Hero Arts Winter Silhouettes stamp set and LF sugarplum ink. I used my We R Memory Keepers corner chomper to round the edges of the sentiment strip. I then used a blending brush to add some LF sugarplum ink to the edges and attached it to the smaller panel. I adhered everything to a light teal A2 card panel which was then adhered to a white A2 card base to complete the card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ November Challenge

We're back at Die Cut Divas with a new challenge for November. This month, our challenge is

SLIMLINE or MINI SLIMLINE

We're happy to have Kat Scrappiness as our sponsor this month. They will be awarding our winner a Kat Scrappiness gift pack, valued at least $25. We thank them for their support.

Here's my card

I have a story. I ordered some dies from Kat Scrappiness at the end of May. I had it shipped to my friend's home in Washington State. Shipping from the US to Canada is crazy expensive. I had anticipated being able to travel from Canada to visit her before now. However, the land border only opened for Canadians traveling to the US yesterday. That would not have given me enough time to create something for this blog post. Good thing she's a paper crafter. I asked her to open my package and die cut some things for me in white and in black and mail them to me. Initially, I was going to ask her to send me the dies. Then, it occurred to me that I didn't really need the dies, just die cuts. Being the good friend she is, she die cut several for me and sent them to me. 

For my card, I started with a panel of white cardstock that measured 7.5" x 2.5". I inked it up using Newton's Nook's Waves and Splashes stencil, available at Kat Scrappiness with distress inks (salty ocean, peacock feathers, tumbled glass and mermaid lagoon. For the fish, I used Rubbernecker Stamps' Fish Group stamp set. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Copic markers - E50, G05, G07, V06, V15, Y38, YR16. I then fussy cut the fish. For the sentiment, I used Technique Tuesday's Look Out World, masking the "happy" from the "happy birthday" stamp and Simon Says STAMP's Best Fishes stamp set for the "fishes". I used Kat Scrappiness' Double Stitched Nesting Slimline dies for the black frame. I used a top folding card base, measuring 8.5" x 3.5". I adhered the black frame and then the focal panel to the card base to complete the card.

We'd love to see your slimline or mini slimline cards.

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ November Stencil Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Stencil Challenge.

Here's my card

Do you ever buy something that you HAVE TO HAVE? It arrives and I can't remember what I was going to do with it. Of course, it isn't the only thing to arrive and before you know it, it's at the bottom of a pile. Well, I found this Simon Says STAMP Bouquet of Roses stencil buried under all kinds of "stuff". I decided to ink it up in a rainbow order kind of way. I used distress inks applied with an ink blending tool - picked raspberry, mustard seed, mowed lawn, salty ocean. After removing the stencil, I wasn't fond of the stark white areas so I lightly ink blended to mute the white. For the sentiment, I stamped it using My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Basics and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I die cut it with Photoplay Sentiment Strips Etched dies. I adhered the sentiment strip with a bit of adhesive and adhered the entire panel to a white A2 card base to complete the card.

We'd love to see your stencil creations.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #210

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. For the next two weeks, our challenge will be

It's my turn to be the host and I chose this challenge's code word. When I chose it (some time ago), I didn't really have an idea in mind or if I did, I don't remember it - LOL! Here's my card

I took a bit of creative license with this card. I turned the circles into birds. What do you think? I punched out the blue circles using 1 1/4", 1 5/8" and 2" circle punches. I also dusted off an old Stampin' Up punch, Two Step Bird punch to punch out the leaves. To add the illusion of depth, I inked up the edges of the circles and wings with Faded Jeans distress ink and an ink blending tool. I used scraps of a deep yellow cardstock to cut small triangles which I turned into beaks for the birds. I found some festive patterned paper and cut more triangles for the party hats. I achieved the rounded edge of the triangles, but die cutting just the bottom edge with a large circle die. I knew that I wouldn't be able to make eyes with a black marker, so I used my Crop-o-dile to punch out the two sizes of black circles, which I used for eyes. I decided to use a light blue for a background and I did use a thin black marker and ruler to draw the legs of the birds. For the sentiment, I used Technique Tuesday's Look Out World stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I adhered the light blue panel to a white A2 card base to complete the birthday (or bird-day?) card.

We'd love for you to join our circle challenge.

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ Christmas October Challenge

That big day when the big guy wearing the red suit visits children all around the world is quickly approaching. Have you started your Christmas cards? We have a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Christmas Challenge that might help to get your mojo going.

Here's my card

Quite obviously, I did not do the optional challenge of "make a scene". I had recently received Create A Smile's Furry and Bright stamp set. Isn't that hamster (or guinea pig) cute. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers - B24, BG05, BV13, C5, E02, E25, E33, E50, R05, R22, YG06. I then fussy cut the image out. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto a strip of natural cardstock. I trimmed it to 0.75" x 3". I found some scrap Christmas patterned paper and used a 1.75" x 5.5" strip of it for the "ground". I adhered everything to a light blue A2 card panel, which I adhered to a white A2 card base. I added two adhesive rhinestones on the sentiment strip to complete the card.

We'd love to see your Christmas-inspired card.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #445

It's Monday and time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch

Here's my card

I love this time of year. The leaves are so pretty and I love the crunch of walking through the fallen leaves. My card is very similar to this week's sketch. For the leaves, I dusted off my Creative Memories leaf punch, which punches both the oak and maple leaves. I used the same scraps of cardstock for the banners. For the sentiment element, I stamped on natural cardstock using Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink and Simon Says STAMP's Flower Friend stamp set. I trimmed the natural element to 3" x 2.25". I felt that the panel was a bit too bland so I added some leaves using Brutus Monroe's Tree of Kindness stamp set with Hero Arts inks - butter bar, pumpkin pie, raspberry jam, cup o' joe. I found some diagonally striped paper and cut it to 2" x 5.25". I assembled all the pieces on a natural A2 card base to complete the card.

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

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sue

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Rainbow Card Challenge ~ November Challenge

November, already? It's crazy how quickly the days are going by. New month, new challenge at Rainbow Card Challenge. 

Here's my card

For my card, I started by searching through my scraps of paper for something that was "sage". I found this "old" patterned paper of Creative Memories. Here was my starting point. I cut a piece 2.5" x 5.5". I then die cut some feathers (although, they could be "leaves") using Paper Smooches Feathers die from some sage colored cardstock. For the sentiment, I stamped it onto a strip of natural cardstock using Technique Tuesday's Look Out World stamp set and Bundled Sage distress ink. I adhered everything to an A2 natural card base to finish the card.

We'd love to see your sage-color inspired creations.

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sue

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STAMPlorations CAS ~ November Challenge

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Woah! How could it already be November? I'm not ready for the year to be over. I have a bunch of stuff to do before the end of the year. Guess, I had better get organized.

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

Here's my card. I thought I'd try to use the optional color twist of "neutrals only".

I started with STAMPlorations ARTplorations All Swirls stencil and some neutral color distress inks (frayed burlap, pumice stone, hickory smoke) applied with an ink blending tool on some white cardstock. I die cut my image using STAMPlorations CUTplorations Perched Bird die. For the background, I started with some mid-tone gray cardstock where I masked off an area about 3" wide. I used STAMPlorations ARTplorations Trees stencil and Bundled Sage distress ink, applied with an ink blending tool. For the sentiment, I used STAMPlorations Trendy Birds 2 stamp set with Hero Arts Soft Granite ink. I used a die to die cut the mid-tone gray panel and adhered it to a dark gray A2 card panel which was adhered to a white A2 card base.

We'd love for you to join our challenge at STAMPlorations CAS this month.

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sue

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