Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #442 - Christmas

Stretch ... Whew! That was a lovely break. We're back at Addicted to Stamps and More! Our next challenge is

Here's my Christmas card for this challenge

For my card, I used Pretty Pink Posh's Layered Ornaments stencils (there are 3 layers in this set) with a white A2 card panel. I inked up the first layer with wilted violet and peacock feathers distress ink applied with oval ink blending brushes. For the second layer (the ornament tops), I used hickory smoke distress ink, also applied with an oval ink blending brush. For the final layer, I used Scrapbook.com's Pops of Color - Glitter Snowflake. I used a palette knife to spead the Pops of Color around and quickly washed the stencil to remove any excess product. I put the panel aside to dry. Here's a close-up.

For the sentiment, I used Hero Arts' Holiday Ornaments Stamp & Cut set and silver embossing powder, applied to a scrap of purple cardstock, with I cut into a sentiment strip. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete the card. 

We'd love to see your Christmas creations in our gallery. Never too early to start on Christmas cards, right?

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #517

Monday, Monday - do you remember the Mamas and Papas song? Seeing that it's Monday, that means that it's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch

Here's my card

For this card, I started with Pink & Main's Special Gift background stamp. I inked it up with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamped on some white cardstock. I added color by ink blending distress inks (picked raspberry, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, mowed lawn, blueprint sketch, wilted violet) applied with oval ink blending brushes. I trimmed the panel to 2" x 5 1/4". For the sentiment, I stamped on a scrap of white cardstock with Simon Says STAMP's It's Your Birthday stamp set. I trimmed the white cardstock to 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" and I matted with light teal. I found some multi-colored patterned papers that I cut into fish-tail banners. I adhered all the pieces to a dark teal A2 card panel which was then glued to a white 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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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #598

Hope you're ready for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday It's time.

Optional theme: Weather

Here's my card

I decided to use Simon Says STAMP's Mother Earth stamp set for my card. I had purchased it some time ago and had never used it ... until now. I love how the card turned out. I stamped the main image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color with lots of Copic markers - B00, B02, B24, B93, BG13, C3, G82, R32, V15, V17, Y06, Y15, Y17, Y38, YG03, YG06, YG63, YR16. I trimmed the image to 2 3/4" x 2 3/4". I die cut the frame using Lawn Fawn's Say Cheese, Again die set and black cardstock. I glued the focal image behind the black frame with double sided tape. I added a few copper rhinestones to the bottom left of the frame. For the sentiment, I stamped it with black ink on a light gray A2 card base. Sorry, I can't remember which stamp set I used - oops! I adhered the frame and focal image on the card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you interpret our sketch. Will you use our optional theme of weather or not? Hope you see your creations in our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ March Anything Goes

Our challenge for March at Die Cut Divas is 

ANYTHING GOES

This month we are sponsored by Scrapflower Estudio that supplied us with digital stamps. They will be awarding our winner with four digital stamps of the winner's choice.

Here's my card

This month

For my card, I used one image from Scrapflower Estudio's Reading Nordic Gnome Digital Stamp. I sized it and printed it on white cardstock with my inkjet printer. I added color with Copic markers - B95, BG13, C2, C5, C7, E02, E33, E50, E59, E71, R59, Y38, YG63. I die cut the image using a My Favorite Things Stitched Circle STAX die-namic. I looked for a muted, tone-on-tone patterned paper for the background. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages which I stamped on a scrap of white cardstock and then die cut using a My Favorite Things Skinny Strips die-namic. 

We'd love to see your ANYTHING GOES card in our gallery this month. Don't forget to include a die cut because we are Die Cut Divas! LOL!

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ March 2023 Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

I'm excited to tell you that I'm joining the team at Happy Little Stampers ~ Anything Goes with Dies Challenge. Our challenge is

Here's my card

For my card, I used a variety of PinkFresh Studio's products. I started by die cutting the gazebo using PinkFresh Studio's gazebo die from an A2 panel of white cardstock. I used the leftover outer part of the A2 panel as a mask and added tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush to the center area of a white A2 cardbase. I cut a section of PinkFresh Studio's Painted Peony washi tape and applied it to some white cardstock. I then die cut it with PinkFresh Studio's Painted Peony coordinating die. I used 5 of the die cuts on my card which I adhered to the gazebo die cut. Then I glued the gazebo to the cardbase, in line with the area that was ink blended blue to give the illusion that you could see blue sky through the gazebo. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set and gold embossing powder which was heat set, to complete my card.

We'd love to see your "anything goes with dies" cards in our gallery this month.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch ~ Challenge #515

Happy Monday Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 

Here's my card

For my card, I started with the sentiment element. I stamped the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP's Big Scripty Greetings stamp set on some white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I then die cut the sentiment using a Sizzix circle die. To help to make the sentiment pop, I matted with a bright blue scalloped circle, die cut using a Spellbinders Scalloped circle die. I chose some patterned papers to use on my card - the red/pink chevron paper and the multi-colored stars from the same 6x6 paper pack. I cut both patterned papers to align with the sketch. For the flowers, I used Poppy Stamps Potpourri Flower set and scraps of red, yellow and pink cardstock. They were colors I pulled from the patterned papers. I also used Poppy Stamps Leafy Sprig die to die cut the leafy branches from dark green cardstock. I placed the leafy branches and flowers, similar to those on the sketch and adhered them in place. I glued all the elements to a A2 panel of medium shade of gray cardstock which was then adhered to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape to complete the card.

We'd love to see your interpretations of the sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ March 2023 Stencil Challenge

We're back after our little break. It's time for a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Stencil Challenge.

Here's my card

I just love working with layered stencils. Some super creative people have done all the hard work and all I need to do is align the stencils and add ink. I love using my Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAY-tion. I have both sizes but tend to reach for the mini version when working on A2 card panels. The non-porous surface makes clean up easy and the large magnets hold everything in place. For this card, I used Pretty Pink Posh's Layered Leaves and Flowers stencil and I added color using distress inks - twisted citron, mowed lawn, wilted violet, wild honey, applied with oval ink blending brushes. For the sentiment, I heat embossed with white embossing powder the sentiment using Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set on a scrap of purple cardstock. I die cut the sentiment using a My Favorite Things' Skinny Strips Die-namics die. I trimmed the panel slightly and matted with the same purple cardstock as the sentiment was embossed on. I adhered the completed panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

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

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ Christmas Challenge

Welcome back to our challenges at Hapoy Little Stampers ~ Christmas Challenge. Here's our challenge

Here's my card

I went with a non-traditional color scheme for my Christmas card. For my card, I started with a white A2 card panel and Hero Arts' Forest Scene stencil. I added color with distress inks -  chipped sapphire, faded jeans, applied with oval ink blending brushes with the stencil in place. I removed the stencil and added color to the white areas with distress inks - cracked pistachio and peacock feathers, again applied with oval ink blending brushes. For the sentiment, I used a scrap of the same color cardstock as I started with and heat embossed the sentiment using Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages with silver embossing powder. I trimmed the scrap of cardstock into a thin sentiment strip. 

It's not too early to start on your Christmas cards for 2023! We'd love to see you creations in our gallery this month.

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ March Birthday Challenge

And we're back! Time for a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Birthday Challenge. Our challenge this month is

Here's my birthday card

For my card, I used Paper Smooches' Birthday Buddies stamp set. I stamped this cute bird with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Copic markers - B00, B02, BG13, BV13, E41, R32, Y17, YG06 and fussy cut the image. I then added some glossy accents to the bird's eyes for some shine and dimension and put it aside to dry. For the background, I placed My Favorite Things' Oval Extraordinaire stencil over a white A2 card panel. I then used Simon Says STAMP's Clouds For Days stencil with distress inks - tumbled glass, blueprint sketch added with oval ink blending brushes. I then stamped the sentiment, from the same Paper Smooches' stamp set. I trimmed the white panel slightly and matted with royal blue. I glued the bird in the center of the clouds with a glue pen. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your birthday cards in our gallery this month.

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sue

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Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge

We're back from our little vacation. For me, it wasn't a vacation from crafting but rather a vacation from blogging! I need to play with paper, scissors, ink and glue. It's what makes me happy! 

OK, enough about me. We have a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge.

Here's my card

For my card, obviously, I didn't incorporate the optional theme of wings. What I did was start with an A2 panel of 96 lb Strathmore watercolour paper. For the colours, I used a Spectrum Noir Tri-colour Aqua marker - Warm Fiery which is composed of Gold, Crimson and Sunset colours. I scribbled each of the colours on a non-permeable surface - I use a plastic place mat and spritzed them with some water. I picked up each color with a piece of plastic packaging and applied it to the watercolour panel. I kept adding colour until I was happy with the result. I let the panel dry. Once dry, I stamped the focal image using STAMPlorations Blossom Sprays #3 with my MISTI. I needed to stamp this image a couple of times to get good coverage. For the sentiment, I used Hero Arts Layered Topiary stamp set. I trimmed the panel slightly and double matted with black and coral cardstock. I then adhered the panel to a white A2 cardbase to complete my card.

We'd love to see your watercolour projects in our gallery this month.

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #596

Happy Tuesday! It's time for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. Our sketch, which we hope will inspire you for the next fortnight is

Optional Theme: Sweets

Here's my card (I rotated the sketch 90 degrees) and didn't incorporate the optional theme.

I started by embossing light blue cardstock with Spellbinders' Scattered Fall Embossing Folder of the Month. I added some color to the raised areas with distress inks - ripe persimmon and bundled sage, applied with a mini ink blending brush. I used a Sizzix circle die to create the embossed circle element. I found some dark green cardstock which I made into a fish-tail banner. The sentiment is stamped using Paper Smooches' Many Thanks stamp set and is stamped with Hero Arts Pale Tomato ink onto a rectangle of white cardstock. I die cut the heart, from a scrap of red cardstock using a Lawn Fawn's Heart die set die. I adhered all the elements onto a white A2 cardbase to complete my 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 ~ Golden Christmas

It's the last day of our February Challenge at Die Cut Divas, which is sponsored by the fabulous company, Hero Arts. Hero Arts will kindly be giving our winner a $50 gift card. How generous! Thank you Hero Arts.

Our challenge this month is

GOLD

Here's my "golden" Christmas card

For my card, I heat embossed with gold on green cardstock using Hero Arts Nutcracker Bold Prints. Isn't that background stamp great? Reminds me of going to watch the National Ballet of Canada perform The Nutcracker every Christmas. Great memories! I trimmed the green A2 panel with a die from Waffle Flower's Additional A2 Layers die set and matted with  gold cardstock, which was die cut using Waffle Flower's A2 Layers die set. For the sentiment, I die cut using Hero Arts Joy Stamp & Cut and gold cardstock. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base to complete my golden card!

We'd love to see your "gold" card - will you use gold sequins, or gold embossing powder, or a gold pen or gold cardstock or ??? Please add your card to our gallery today as it's the last day of this challenge.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #513

Happy Family Day (in parts of Canada) and Happy Presidents' Day (for my friends in the US). Hope you had a great day! It's Monday and time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Here's my take on this sketch

For my card, I used patterned papers from Stampin' Up's Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper stack. I cut the banner patterned paper to A2 size and the cupcake/ice cream cone paper to 2" x 2 3/8" and matted it with a teal cardstock. For the sentiment, I stamped it using Paper Smooches' Salutation stamp set on the same color cardstock as the mat and adhered it to the bottom, right corner. A real simple, easy card for my blog, today. 

We'd love to see your interpretations of our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #594

It's time for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. It's one of our combo challenges.

Here's my card

My card uses both the sketch on the right and the inspiration of "furry friends". I used the cute puppy from Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies stamp set and stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on some white cardstock. I added color with Copic markers - BG05, E43, E47, E59, G82, R11. I then fussy cut the image. I found some tone on tone patterned paper for the background. I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says STAMP's It's Your Birthday with Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink. I found a polka dot patterned paper and cut a strip. I used some dark brown paper and EK Success' Postage Stamp border punch for the bottom detail. 

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our challenge this week. Hoping to see your creation in our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Golden with Hero Arts

Our February Challenge at Die Cut Divas is sponsored by the fabulous company, Hero Arts. Hero Arts will kindly be giving our winner a $50 gift card. How generous! Thank you Hero Arts.

Our challenge this month is

GOLD

Isn't this a great challenge? Who doesn't love gold? Not me. Here's my card

I started my card by heat embossing with gold embossing powder this Hero Arts Celestial Bold Prints cling stamp on a white A2 card panel. I added some color with distress inks - Blueprint Sketch, Clipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet applied with oval ink blending brushes. I trimmed the panel down slightly using a Waffle Flower Additional A2 Layers die. I matted with gold cardstock which I die cut using a Waffle Flower A2 Layers die. On a strip of purple cardstock, I heat embossed the sentiment using an old Hero Arts set called Year Round Sentiments with gold embossing powder. I also matted the purple strip with gold cardstock. I adhered all the pieces and the completed panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape. 

We'd love to see your creations in our gallery this month. Be sure to add some gold to your card and don't forget to use die cuts.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #511

Happy Monday! Time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's our sketch that I hope will inspire you

Here's my take on the sketch

It's a simple card this time. I chose some patterned papers from an old Stampin' Up's Designer Series Paper pack. I cut three strips, corresponding with the sketch background. For the central panel, I chose a brighter color and a clear sticker from STAMPlorations' Inspirational #4 Clear Sticker pack. I matted the central panel with black to help it pop. I felt that card was a bit too plain, so I added some die cut flowers using a Paper Smooches' Flowers die and some bright blue paper. I completed the panel with some adhesive gems for the flower centers. I adhered this panel to a white A2 card base to finish my card.

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

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #592

Happy Tuesday! It's time for a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. Here's our sketch which we hope will inspire you

Optional: Ink Blending

Here's my card

I did a bit of ink blending, our optional theme, with a stencil. I stenciled a white A2 card panel with Altenew's Feeling Dotty stencil and distress inks - spun sugar, shaded lilac, tumbled glass, salvaged patina applied with oval ink blending brushes. For some contrast, I stamped the floral bouquet with STAMPlorations' Blossom Sprays #1 on white cardstock and fussy cut the image out, without adding any color. For the sentiment, I stamped it using Paper Smooches' Noteworthy stamp set on a scrap of blue cardstock, which I cut into a fish-tail banner. I adhered the banner under the fussy cut bouquet and adhered it all to the inked panel. To complete my card, I used double-sided tape to attach the panel to a white A2 card base.

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

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Valentine's with Lawn Fawn

It's the end of the first month of 2023. How are you all doing? It seems like it takes me a month to get my life back to "normal" after the holidays. Happily, things are settling down and I'm finding more time at my craft table. Woohoo!

It's the final day of our January Challenge at Die Cut Divas where our challenge this month is

VALENTINES

This month, our sponsor is Lawn Fawn. They will be giving our winner a $25 gift card to their online store.

Here's my card

I started with a pink A2 card panel. I embossed it with DoCrafts Xcut Universal embossing folder - Small Polka Hearts. Then, I die cut the heart using Lawn Fawn's Center Picture Window Card Hearts Add-on die. I found some xoxo patterned paper. I cut a piece and adhered it behind the heart "window". I heat embossed the sentiment using Lawn Fawn's Wavy Sayings with white embossing powder on a scrap of red cardstock. I then die cut it with Lawn Fawn's Simply Wavy Banners die. I glued the ends of the wavy banner to the pink panel. Using double sided tape, I adhered the pink panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

Today is the last day to add your Valentine's project to our gallery. 

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #509

It's still Monday, at least here on the West Coast it is. So, that must mean that it's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's our sketch, which we hope will inspire you to spend some crafty time at your craft table.

Here's my card

Instead of flowers, as shown on the sketch, I substituted balloons. I die cut the balloons using scraps of cardstock and dies from Paper Smooches' Balloons die set. I chose some confetti-like background paper which I die cut with a My Favorite Things Die-Namics Inside & Outside Stitched Rectangle STAX die. The confetti is actually little hearts but seems very festive and celebratory. For the sentiment, I used Paper Smooches' Let's Celebrate stamp set and Hero Arts Aquatic ink. I die cut the sentiment using a My Favorite Things Die-Namics Stitched Circle STAX die. I adhered the sentiment element to the background paper. I used silver thread for the balloon strings and adhered them under the bottom of the patterned paper. I adhered the patterned paper to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

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

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #590

Do you enjoy working with sketches? I do. Sometimes when I need some inspiration, I look for a sketch as a starting point. Here's our sketch for our next challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. 

Here's my card

For this challenge, I used a stamp set called Bundle Congrats by Unity Stamps,  that I had pulled out for another challenge but decided to go a different way. This stamp was perfect for the focal image. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers - B00, R29, RV23, V04. I also stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock which I then trimmed to a fish-tail banner. I looked for some patterned paper that I could use for the strips. I found a light blue patterned paper but nothing else. So, I went with a pink cardstock strip for the longer strip. I adhered everything on a light gray A2 card base to complete my simple baby congrats card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch. Please add your creations to our gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #507

Are you ready for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I hope so! Here is the sketch which we hope will inspire you.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with STAMPlorations' Ephemera for the Love of Coffee. I chose this cup of coffee as my starting point. I created the coffee bean inspired panel with Elizabeth Craft Designs' Coffee stencil, Ground Espresso and Brushed Corduroy distress inks applied with oval ink blending brushes on some kraft cardstock. I trimmed it down. I felt I needed to have something behind the coffee cup, so I die cut using a My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX die and light kraft cardstock. For the sentiment, I used STAMPlorations' Hello, Coffee stamp set, stamped with Hero Arts Cup O' Joe ink on a scrap of white cardstock, trimmed to a fish-tail banner. I found a scrap of printed cardstock for the second fish-tail banner. I adhered everything onto a blue A2 card panel which was then attached to a white A2 card panel with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch. Please add your creation to our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Valentines with Lawn Fawn

Happy New Year Die Cut Diva fans! Hoping you will have lots of time for crafting in 2023. Our first challenge of 2023 is designed to get you ready for Valentines Day. Our challenge is

Valentines

Our sponsor this month is Lawn Fawn

Here's my card

Truthfully, I don't have much in the way of Valentines' stuff. However, I do have Lawn Fawn's Center Picture Window Card Heart Add-On Die. I didn't realize that it was an add-on die until I started to think about what to do. I of course, do not own Lawn Fawn's Center Picture Window Card die set, so I had to find an alternate use for my die set. I used the heart die to die cut a window from a pink A2 card panel. I decided to do a shaker card but not a shaker card with lots of dimensional adhesive. Oh no - I used a small plastic bag to hold the "shaker bits" also known as Michael's queen of Hearts confetti. In this way, I didn't have to build up dimension on my card. I closed the small bag by folding over the open edge and adding with scotch tape to hold the folded part in place. I stamped the sentiment using Lawn Fawn's Wavy Sayings stamp set and Hero Arts Pale Tomato ink. I adhered the bag of confetti in place with more scotch tape. I trimmed the pink panel slightly and adhered it with double sided tape to a white A2 card panel. Here's a close-up

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

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sue

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Try Stampin' On Tuesday ~ Challenge #588

Happy New Year my crafty friends! Hoping 2023 is full of time to be crafty!

We have a new challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday that we hope will inspire you.

Optional theme: Winter Activities

Here's my card

Before I could start on my card, I had to clear away the Christmas mess I left on my craft table. LOL! For my card, I was inspired by the optional theme of winter activities. I pulled out my Hero Arts Winter Silhouettes stamp set. I created a little forest scene, with a frozen lake/pond, for this person to skate on. I added some "puddles" of tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. I then stamped some trees around the "puddles" of tumbled glass with Hero Arts pine ink. I then stamped the skater with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I wanted to stamp another skater but there wasn't enough space. I matted the main panel with black to help it pop. I found some patterned papers for the elements of the sketch. I adhered everything to a light teal A2 card base to complete my card.

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

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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