Die Cut Divas ~ Last Day of June's Challenge

It's the last day of our challenge at Die Cut Divas. This month, our challenge is

SUMMER DAYS

Our sponsor, this month is Sheep Ski Designs. They will be giving our winner three images of their choice from their store.

Here's my card

I love sunflowers. Don't they just make you smile? Well, until their "heads" are so heavy that their stalks can't hold up their "heads". They are a happy flower, in my opinions. For my card, I used Sheep Ski Designs Sunflowers image. I sized it and printed it with my inkjet printer. I added color with Copic markers - E29, Y15, Y17, YG63. I then die cut with a Sizzix circle die. I went through my stash and found a patterned paper that went with the sunflowers. For the sentiment, I used Your Next Stamp's Cool Tag Banner Sentiments and Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink on a scrap of dark kraft cardstock. I trimmed it down with my trimmer and adhered it to the background. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you interpret "SUMMER DAYS"! Will it be baseball, or a swimming pool, or watermelon? 

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge

July? Already? Oh my gosh. Time is whizzing by. It's time for a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers

Here's my card

For my card, I grabbed my Color Burst powders (Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Violet) and lightly sprinkled them on an A2 panel of 96 lb bristol paper. Do you have crafty supplies in your stash that you forget about? For me, like these Color Burst powders? I felt like I had to clean the dust off them and give them some love! I then spritzed some water to move and blend the colors. I kept spritzing until I achieved a cool look. I trimmed the panel down and matted with bright pink. For the sentiment, I used Honey Bee's Celebrate die set which was an exclusive Crop & Create Delivered Spring 2022 set. I die cut the shadow out of vellum and the word out of purple cardstock. For a bit of sparkle, I used Wink of Stella on the purple "Celebrate" die cut. 

We'd love to see your watercolour creations in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #562

Well, summer finally arrived for a couple of days - LOL! It's now back to spring with cool temperatures and rain here in the Pacific Northwest. It's crazy weather. Nonetheless, it is time for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. For the next fortnight, our challenge will be

Optional theme: bold colors

Cool sketch, right? Here's my card

After dusting off my Color Burst powders, I used three colors - Alizarin Crimson, Violet, Ultramarine Blue on some 96 lb bristol. I spritzed water until the colors blended and moved and I was happy with the result. I let the panel dry. I cut 3 - 1" x 3 1/2" strips. I used scraps of pink and purple cardstock, along with Lawn Fawn's Tiny Tag Sayings & Birthday stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I cut the circles with Stampin' Up's 1 3/8" circle punch. I used a turquoise A2 card panel for the background and adhered the pieces according to the sketch. I love these colors!  I'd say that I used bold colors, that is the optional theme for our challenge. That's my card for today.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch and have you join this challenge's gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #479

Happy Monday Crafty Friends! How is your Monday? I'm a bit pooped. I was a camper in Concord & 9th's Summer Camp 2022. Six classes with amazing Camp Counsellors (instructors) and a bonus Crafty Hour with Jennifer McGuire over the weekend. So much fun! 

Well, we have a new challenge for you at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Our sketch is

We're mixing things up a bit and have partnered with Double Trouble, this week.

Actually, I've had my card done for awhile and didn't have time to make a new card with a "background technique". Here's my card

I sort of used the spotlight technique where on specific areas have color added. My spotlights overlapped - LOL! I started with STAMPlorations Blossom Sprays #1 which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a white A2 panel. I die cut the three areas using Sizzix circle dies. I added color in each of the die cut pieces using Copic markers - B02, B12, B60, B93, B95, B97, V06, V09, V12, V15, V17, YG03, YG23, YG63, YG67. I used My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX dies to die cut the black mats for each of the spotlight areas. They worked perfectly as they are just a bit larger than the Sizzix circle dies. I assembled the pieces and adhered them to the card panel. I trimmed the card panel slightly and matted with black cardstock. The sentiment is from Simon Says STAMP's Thanks stamp set. I adhered the entire panel to a white A2 card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see your creations in our gallery this week.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #223

Hello friends! We have a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. For the next fortnight, our challenge will be (drum roll, please)

As I considered the code word - GRID, I thought about a checkerboard or parallel lines intersecting at right angles or a scoreboard. This is what I finally settled on. Here is my card

I started with Wendy Vecchi's Studio 410 Checkmate stencil. I used my mini Wendy Vecchi Make Art STAY-tion and added color onto some white cardstock with distress inks (wilted violet, salty ocean, mowed lawn, mustard seed, carved pumpkin, barn door, picked raspberry) applied with oval ink blending brushes, in rainbow order. I trimmed the inked panel to seven rows by 4.25" and adhered it to a light gray A2 card panel. I die cut the sentiment using silver cardstock and Simon Says STAMP's Thanks die. I then used the same silver cardstock to cut two thin strips which I adhered on both sides of the inked strip. I adhered the sentiment to the inked panel and then glued the panel to a white A2 card panel with double sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see your "grid"-inspired card.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #432

Hello Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next fortnight, our challenge is

Here's my card

I have so many things that I had to have at the time but have never used. Well, I decided it was time to use this background stamp. It's by Catherine Pooler, called Ornamental Background stamp. I inked it up, in rainbow order, using my mini distress cubes - wilted violet, salty ocean, mowed lawn, mustard seed, carved pumpkin, barn door, picked raspberry. At first, I was a bit annoyed that I didn't get good ink coverage in places. Slowly though, I kind of liked the small variations. I felt that it added to the card - so it didn't end up in the recycle pile. For the sentiment, I used Catherine Pooler's Hip Holiday stamp set with Concord & 9th's Dove ink, stamped onto white cardstock. I then die cut it with a Sizzix circle die. I used CASual Friday's Ornament Tag die with some silver cardstock for the ornament outer layer and hanger-thing-y. I added some silver cord to the hanger-thing-y to complete the card. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see your Christmas creation in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Perfectly CAS ~ Challenge #28

Are you ready for a new clean and simple challenge? Well, we have one for you at Perfectly CAS. This is the challenge where we require that one-third or less of your card be covered. This month, our challenge is 

So this month, the requirement is definitely less than one-third, it's less than one-quarter.

Here's my card

I created this card using supplies I received as part of Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking event, held March 25-27, 2022. I started by masking a 1.25" x 4.25" horizontal strip with post-it tape, on a white A2 card base. I then added the streamers and confetti using Honey Bee Stamps Celebrate stencil set (set of 3 stencils) and distress inks (tumbled glass, salty ocean, picked raspberry, mustard seed, twisted citron) applied with oval ink blending brushes. I carefully removed the post-it tape. For the sentiment, I inked up a scrap of white cardstock with mustard seed distress ink and die cut using Honey Bee Stamps Celebrate die set. I also cut two additional "celebrate" words, which I stacked. For a bit of shimmer, I added Wink of Stella to the "celebrate" word. I then adhered the stacked sentiment die cut to the inked panel to complete my clean and simple card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our "ONE QUARTER" challenge this month.

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #560

I've been called in to work a lot lately. While my bank account appreciates it, it takes time away from my crafting table. There must be a balance in there somewhere - right? Hoping things settle down and I can return to full-time crafting!

We have a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. Here's the sketch for the next fortnight

Optional theme: stitching

This is a really versatile sketch. I can see myself using it in many ways, for many occasions with varieties of patterned and solid paper. Here's my card

For my card, I used patterned papers from an old Stampin' Up Trim The Tree Designer Series Paper Stack. I love striped paper so I used that as the wide vertical strip. I added the beautiful poinsettias as a fish tail banner. Instead of stitching on the top, I added a bow. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set, stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Once I chose my patterned papers, this card came together quite quickly. I need to keep this sketch in mind, in case I need to make a card, right now!

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

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch ~ Challenge #477

We have a new challenge for you at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's our sketch that I hope will inspire you

Here's my card

For my card, I used a leaf, divided into sections instead of a heart, divided into sections. I die cut the outline from gray cardstock, twice, using Lawn Fawn's Ladybug and Leaf die set. I stacked the die cuts and adhered them together. I then repeated die cutting with the leaf die from six different colors of cardstock. I adhered the leaf outline to an A2-sized piece of patterned paper and adhered all the colored sections in place. For the sentiment, I used Hero Art's Year Round Sentiments stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on a scrap of cardstock, one of the colors I used for a section of the leaf.  I then die cut the scrap using a Waffle Flower A2 Layers die and adhered it to the patterned paper. To complete the card, I attached the panel to a white A2 card base.

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

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #222

Hello Crafty friends. We have a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. For the next fortnight, our challenge will be

There are many ways to incorporate "dots" onto your clean and simple card - maybe patterned paper or dotted stencil; stamped dots. Here's my card

I went for the bokeh look. I started with a white strip of cardstock, 1.75" x 4.25" and added color with distress inks (cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, salty ocean) applied randomly with oval ink blending brushes. I then added the white, bokeh dots using homemade masks made with circle punches (0.75", 1", 1.25") and 3" x 3" post-it notes, an ink dauber and Color Box Frost White Pigment ink. I kept adding dots until I was happy with the effect. I matted the inked panel with silver cardstock. Out of the same silver cardstock, I die cut the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP's script thanks die and then adhered it to the inked panel. I then adhered the inked panel to a white A2 card base to complete the clean and simple card.

We'd love to see your "dots" projects in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Summer Days Challenge

Our June challenge at Die Cut Divas is

SUMMER DAYS

Our sponsor this month is Sheep Ski Designs. They will be offering our winner three digital images from their Etsy store.

Here's my "summer days" card. How I love being at the beach!

For my card, I started with Sheep Ski Designs' Beach Hut Holiday - image 158 which I sized up and printed with my inkjet printer on 80 lb cardstock. I then had fun adding color with Copic markers - B02, B93, B95, BG13, BV13, C2, E08, E33, E40, E41, E50, G07, R05, R22, V15, Y06, Y15, YG09, YG63, YG91, YR04. I die cut the panel with a Waffle Flower's A2 layers die and matted with black cardstock, die cut with a Waffle Flower's Additional A2 layers die. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink. 

We'd love to see your "summer days" creation. Please remember to use a die cut because after all, we are Die Cut Divas!

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #431

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next fortnight, the challenge will be

Here's my card

To make marks on my card, I used ink blending and stamping. This is my attempt at creating a bokeh effect. I started by ink blending using distress inks (cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, salty ocean) on a panel of white cardstock that measured 3.75" x 4.25". I then used a 3/4", a 1" and a 1 1/4" circle punch and some post-it notes to create circle masks of varying diameters. I used these circle masks to add Color Box Frost White Pigment Ink, applied with an ink dauber over the ink blended area, allowing some circles to overlap. When the pigment ink dried (pigment ink dries more slowly than does dye ink), I stamped the sentiment, using Simon Says STAMP's Lot of Thanks stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I added a black mat, measuring 3 7/8" x 4.25" behind the inked panel. I adhered this to a white A2 card base. To complete my card, I die cut the branch with black cardstock and Memory Box's Large Olive Branch die and glued it to the front of my card.

We'd love to see how you "make your mark" in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ Stencil Challenge June 2022

I love working with stencils in my cardmaking. Stencils are relatively easy to use, especially if one has a Make Art STAY-tion (actually, I have two, the regular sized one and the mini one); they are typically available at a reasonable price point; they come in a vast variety of shapes, patterns, themes. If you're a lover of stencils, then this challenge may be for you. At Happy Little Stampers ~ Stencil Challenge, our next challenge is

Here's my card

I participated in Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered Cardmaking Event, held March 25 - 27, 2022. We received the Concord & 9th's Confetti Dots Turnabout Stencil. I used that stencil along with Concord & 9th's grapefruit, honeysuckle and sprout ink to create the background on the bottom half of a white A2 card panel. I also used Honey Bee Stamp's Celebrate die set (which we also received) along with grapefruit cardstock and white cardstock to create the sentiment die cut. To complete the card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base.

We'd love to see your stenciled creations.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ June 2022 Christmas Challenge

Too soon to think about creating Christmas cards for the upcoming Christmas season? There are less than seven months until Christmas. It's as good a time as any to start to get ready. We have a new challenge for you at Happy Little Stampers ~ Christmas Challenge

Here's my card

As you can tell, I incorporated the optional twist of snow globe onto my card. I started with Clearly Besotted's Shake It stencil and a white A2 card panel. I added color with the stencil with distress inks (tumbled glass and salty ocean for the globe part and hickory smoke for the base) applied with oval ink blending brushes. I stamped the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP with Clearly Besotted's Magical Christmas stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink onto the base. For the moose, I used the same STAMPtember stamp collaboration. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, added color with Copic markers - BG13, E25, E29, E43, R22, V15 and fussy cut it out. For the snow in the globe, using the same stencil set, I added some Ranger texture paste, applied with a palette knife for a bit of dimension. I let the texture paste dry and then adhered the little moose inside the globe. Using double sided tape, I glued the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my Christmas card.

We'd love to see your Christmas creations in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ CAS Challenge June 2022

Clean and simple - that's definitely my style. I'm not one for multiple layers, ribbons, die cuts, lots of embellishment. It's just not me. There is something calming about clean and simple cards, besides my love to play with paper. OK - a little off topic. Let's play. We have a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ CAS Challenge

Here's my card

I actually got to use a stamp set and die that I hadn't used before! Go me! I die cut a white A2 panel with Simon Says STAMP's Tri Circle die to die cut the three windows. On the front of a white A2 card base, I stamped the three patterned areas (making sure that they'd be visible through the windows) using Simon Says STAMP's Circle Friends stamp set and Concord & 9th's Aqua Sky, Parsley and Sorbet inks. I stamped the little bears using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers - C2, C3 E02 and fussy cut them. On the front panel, I stamped the hugs sentiment from the same stamp set and adhered it to the card base. I decided to place the bears in a whimsical way. To add a bit of dimension, I added some thin dimensionals behind the bears' heads. 

We'd love to see your "hugs" cards in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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