Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #320

It's my turn to host at Addicted to CAS. Here's the code word I chose.

At the time I chose the code word, I was thinking about Halloween. However, when I sat down to create my card, I chose a different "idea" of mask. Here's my card.

For my card, I started by placing a 3x3 post it note on a white A2 card panel. I stamped the flowers all around the post-it note "mask". I used Hero Arts' Flower Garden, Hero Arts' Spring Hello by Lia and Hero Arts' Garden Flowers by Lia stamp sets. I used Concord & 9th's inks - oceanside, honeysuckle, wildberry, buttercup, poppy, watermelon, juniper, dragonfruit, clementine, marmalade to stamp the various flowers around the post-it note "mask". Here's a photo.

I removed the mask and stamped the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP's Big Scripty Greetings with Concord & 9th's oceanside ink. To finish off my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Die Cut Divas with Pink & Main

Hello Crafty Friends! The October Challenge at Die Cut Divas is

SHAPED CARDS, including box cards

Our sponsor this month is Pink & Main. They will be giving our winner a $25 gift card. Thank you to Pink & Main for their generosity.

Here's my shaped card.

For my card, I used Pink & Main supplies that I received in the Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered March 2023 event box. The envelope, note paper, "hello friend", flowers and leaves uses Pink & Main's Envelope Pop Up Card dies. The note paper uses Pink & Main's Rectangle Patterns stencil. which I used with tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. I found some patterned paper which I die cut with the dies and adhered to the white envelope die cuts. I decorated the envelope and note paper with flowers and leaves. I added a sentiment using Pink & Main's Sweet Posies stamp set and PinkFresh Studio's Sapphire ink. 

Here's a different view and yes, it fits flattened into an A2 envelope.

It's the last day of our SHAPED CARDS challenge. Be sure to add your creations in our gallery before 9pm Pacific.

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #529

Ready for the next challenge in our five challenge rotation at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next two weeks, it's

Here's my card

I made this card for a friend's mom who had just moved into a Seniors' Residence. I used supplies that I received in Concord & 9th's Summer Camp event kit. I used Concord & 9th's Artfully Arranged Stamp Set & Dies. The die is very clever and creates the fun irregular top. The secret to getting the card to stand up is to only adhere the top of the vase and use no adhesive on the bottom 3/4", so that the bottom fold can slide behind the base of the vase. After die cutting the 4 1/2" x 11" green cardstock with the die, I stamped the leafy image using Concord & 9th's Evergreen ink. I die cut all the pieces, using gold cardstock for the vase. I glued all the flowers together. I glued the vase in place, making sure not to use any glue on the bottome 3/4". I then arranged and glued the flowers in place. 

We'd love to see your ANY OCCASION cards in our gallery.

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #707

Happy Tuesday! Time for a new sketch challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. Here's our sketch.

Well, OK, it's not really a sketch, or is it? Here's my card

For my card, I used small stamps from Hero Arts' Flower Garden, Hero Arts' Spring Hello by Lia and Hero Arts' Garden Flowers by Lia as well as Concord & 9th's inks - oceanside, honeysuckle, wildberry, buttercup, poppy, watermelon, juniper, dragonfruit, clementine, marmalade. I stamped the images quite randomly. I added a doodled frame using a thin black marker. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages. To complete my card, I adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #705

Happy Monday! Time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's our sketch.

Here's my card

I started by creating the "patterned paper". I used Hero Arts' products that I received as part of the Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered September 2024 event kit. I started with a white A2 card base. I ink blended mustard seed, wild honey, carved pumpkin and rusty hinge distress inks randomly over the panel. Then, with Hero Arts' Circular Grid stencil, I added gathered twigs and aged mahogany distress inks. I moved the stencil around and added more distress ink. I cut two strips, 1 1/8" x 5 1/2" and 1 1/2" x 5 1/2". I glued the strips onto a kraft A2 card panel. I stamped the leaves using Hero Arts' Happy Fall Leaves stamp and die set and Hero Arts Cup 'O Joe ink on white cardstock. I ink blended the leaves using rusty hinge, aged mahogany and wild honey distress inks and die cut them with the coordinating dies. I glued the leaves in place and stamped the sentiment using Hero Arts Cup 'O Joe ink. I dusted off an "old" Stampin' Up Scalloped Trim Border Punch and die cut the border using dark brown cardstock and glued it in place. To finish off my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape. 

We'd love to see what you create based on our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Christmas ~ Challenge #1

There's a new challenge starting today for those who created Christmas cards year round. It's AAA Christmas Card Challenges. Here's the first challenge.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with Elizabeth Craft Designs' Twiggy Things dies. I die cut the wreath and added a bit of brushed corduroy distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. For the poinsettias, I used Birch Press Designs' Little Poinsettia Flowers dies and white cardstock. I added color with barn door, aged mahogany and wild honey distress inks applied with mini ink blending brushes. I glued the layers of the flowers and flower centers in place. On a light gray A2 card panel, I heat embossed the sentiment using CASual Fridays' Snowy Sayings stamp set and gold embossing powder. I glued the wreath and poinsettia flowers in place. To finish off my card, I adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your "TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS" card in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #326

It's time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. 

Here's my card

For my one layer card, I ink blended a blob in the upper right quadrant using carved pumpkin, mustard seed and picked raspberry distress inks applied with mini ink blending brushes on a white A2 top folding card base. I stamped the silhouette using Gina K Design's Wild Blossoms, masking off the lower part of the stamp while inking. For the sentiment, I used Your Next Stamp's Thank You Sentiments stamp set. 

We'd love to see what you create using our sketch as a starting point in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #319

It's time for another clean and simple challenge at Addicted to CAS. Here's our code word.

Isn't this the best code word for this time of year? Here's my card

For my card, I stamped this adorable image using Sunny Studio's Scaredy Cat stamp on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers BG042, BG082, E280, G289, R192, R584, Y494, YR792 and I fussy cut the image. On a white A2 card base, I used Pink & Main's Mask It Circle stencil and with a light hand, added some tumbled glass distress ink with an oval ink blending brush. I stamped the sentiment using the same stamp set and glued the kitty and pumpkin into the ink blended circle to finish off my card.

We'd love to see your pumpkin-inspired clean and simple cards in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #528

It's time for our next challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next two weeks, our challenge is

Here's my card

Don't you love 2-fer cards? One where you do a couple of die cuts and will have enough die cuts to essentially make two cards. The other card is here. I used Pink & Main's Party Hats dies that I received as part of Scrapbook & Cards' Crop & Create Delivered - Fall 2022 event kit. I used shiny silver cardstock and red glitter paper. This card has red glitter dots, the other had shiny silver dots. I adhered the hat and dots to a white A2 card base. I die cut a purple glitter star for the top of the hat and for the shadow layer of the sentiment using Pink & Main's Make a Wish die, also received as part of the event kit. I used the same shiny silver cardstock for the sentiment. I glued the sentiment to the shadow layer and the star to the top of the hat to finish my sparkly and shiny birthday card.

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

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #706

Hey crafty friends! It's time for a new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. Here's the sketch.

Here's my card

For my card, I used patterned papers from a 6x6 pad. I love that the colors all go together and I don't have to "think". I cut the floral and plaid papers to size and adhered them to a cream A2 card base. For the corner elements, I used my Ohuhu markers to make some colored cardstock. I used Ohuhu B575, R295, Y593. I scribbled the markers onto white cardstock and die cut using Pink & Main's Envlope Pop Up Cards dies. I chose to create my own colored cardstock because I was too lazy to search for scraps that went with the colors of my patterned paper. I used Poppystamps Leafy Sprig die to cut sprigs from scraps of green cardstock. For the sentiment, I cut a strip of blue cardstock and stamped the sentiment using Your Next Stamp's Cool Tag Banner Sentiments. I glued the large sentiment strip in place and glued the die cuts to finish off my card.

We'd love to see what you create based on our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #703

Life has been pretty hectic lately. However, it's still Monday here on the West Coast so at least I'm not late. It's time for a new sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch.

Here's my card

For my card, I chose two patterned papers, one red and one green for my background. I then chose the two stockings using STAMPlorations' Perfect Pairs Classic Christmas Ephemera Pack. For the leaves and berries, I used Scrapbook & Cards Today's Jingle & Joy dies. I used light green for the leaves and I die cut the berries using white cardstock and added some picked raspberry distress ink applied with a mini ink blending brush. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages and PinkFresh Studio's Meadow ink on cream cardstock. I used My Favorite Things' Skinny Strips to die cut the sentiment. I glued the patterned paper pieces to a cream A2 cardbase. I then arranged the leaves and berries and glued them in place. I glued the stocking to the card and to finish the card, I glued the sentiment strip in place.

We'd love to see what you create using our sketch as a starting point in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #325

I love creating clean and simple cards. There is something calming about lots of white space and minimal layers and embellishments. At least, it's that way for me. We have a new challenge starting at AAA Cards. Here's our color inspiration.

Here's my card

For my card, I used a Simon Says STAMP's Simple Patterns Trio stencil on a white A2 card base. I used distress inks - spun sugar, dusty concord, peeled paint, seedless preserves and PinkFresh Studio's evergreen ink applied with oval ink blending brushes. I masked off each diagonal line with scraps of paper. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Giggle Thank You die with purple cardstock and for the shadow layer, I used some vellum. I glued the sentiment die cut to the vellum and the vellum to the A2 card base to finish my card.

We'd love to see what you create with our color challenge in our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ October Challenge with Pink & Main

Hello Crafty Friends! The October Challenge at Die Cut Divas is

SHAPED CARDS, including box cards

Our sponsor this month is Pink & Main. They will be giving our winner a $25 gift card. Thank you to Pink & Main for their generosity.

Here's my shaped card

I should have warned you to put on sunglasses. It's a bit shiny and sparkly. For my card, I used Pink & Main's Party Hat dies that I received as part of Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2022 event kit. I die cut the party hat using red glitter, shiny silver and purple glitter paper. I used the same purple glitter paper for die cutting sentiment from the same die set. The die set unfortunately doesn't include an outline die as that was my initial idea to make a party hat shaped card. 

Here's the card from a different perspective.

However, I used a Pink & Main's Layered Oval die to create this oval card. I assembled all the pieces and glued them onto the oval shaped card to finish my card.

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

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sue

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