Addicted to CAS ~ Chalenge #314

It's time for a new clean and simple challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our code word for the next two weeks is

I saw this code word and wondered what I would create. This is what I came up with.

I stamped this mermaid using Ink Blot Shop's Ahoy stamp set and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers B289, R192, R295, V284, Y397, Y595 and Copic marker E50. I fussy cut the image. For the background, with a white A2 card base, I used Pink & Main's Mask It Circle and Concord & 9th's Fish Friends stencil pack with salvaged patina distress ink, applied with an oval ink blending brush. The sentiment is from Sunny Studio's Oceans of Joy stamp set. 

We'd love to see how the word WATER inspires you in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #523

It's time for our next challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! The next challenge in our rotation is

Here's my card

I love this little deer. I stamped it and the party hat and cupcake using Lawn Fawn's Happy Birthday Deer stamp set that I received as part of Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered March 2022 event kit. I stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers B289, E280, E357, MG170, R192, R193, V284, WG150, Y494. I die cut the images out using the coordinating die set that we also received in our event kit. For the background, on a white A2 card panel, I used Lawn Fawn's Confetti stencil with distress inks - salvaged patina and wilted violet and PinkFresh Studio's sparkling rose ink applied with oval ink blending brushes. I glued the deer, its hat and cupcake to the background. For the sentiment, I used a scrap of teal cardstock, Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set and a My Favorite Things' Skinny Strips die. I glued it in place. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #701

There's a new sketch up at Try A Sketch On Tuesday which we hope will inspire you to get crafty. Here's the sketch.

Here's my take on the sketch

For my card, I die cut the flowers using Paper Smooches' Pocket die set and scraps of colorful cardstock. For the background, I used Spellbinders' EOM - May 24 called Latticework embossing folder and some light gray cardstock. I stamped the sentiment using Your Next Stamp's Cool Tag Banner Sentiment stamp on a scrap of white cardstock. I trimmed it to a sentiment strip. I glued the flowers and sentiment strip to the gray embossed panel. I found some gray ribbon and adhered a strip horizontally to the panel. I made a bow and with a glue dot, adhered it in place. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your cards inspired by our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #693

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

I decided to leave the card as a square card. Here's my card

For my card, I used a Spellbinders' Nestabilities Label 1 die and Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set. I inked the edge of the label with salvaged patina distress ink. I found some patterned papers that coordinated (from the same 6x6 paper pad) and cut the triangles for the background. I die cut the sprigs using gold cardstock and a Creative Expressions Festive Collection die. I glued the pieces in place to create a natural 4 1/4" square card. 

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

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sue

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AAA ~ Challenge #320

It's time for our next challenge at AAA Cards. Here's our next code word.

Here's my card. I chose S is for Snowman

For my card, I used Sunny Studio's Snowman Kisses stamp set. I stamped this cute snowman on a white A2 card base with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, G284, G472, MG109, R586, YR792. I stamped the sentiment using the same stamp set. To add some snowflakes, I stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Here's a close-up.

We'd love to see your S is for ... card in our gallery. Be sure to keep your card Clean and Simple.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Christmas in July

It's so hot here that it's nice to think about Christmas when it's cooler outside. Of course, the days are shorter but I wouldn't be so uncomfortably hot. 

It's the last day of our challenge for July at Die Cut Divas, which is

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Our sponsor this month is Waffle Flower. They will be giving our winner a $15 gift card. Thank you Waffle Flower for your generosity.

Here's my card

For my card, I used Waffle Flower's Birdie Friends in Winter stencil with lots of distress inks - mustard seed, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, abandoned coral, aged mahogany, black soot, wilted violet, dusty concord, salty ocean, blueprint sketch, gathered twigs applied with oval ink blending brushes. I used the coordinating die set to die cut the birds and the branch they're perched on. I chose to adhere the elements to a light blue A2 card base. For the sentiment, I used a retired Waffle Flower set called Fa-la-la and silver embossing powder. 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 Christmas in July cards in our gallery. Our challenge ends tonight at 9 pm Pacific.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #313

Time for our next challenge at Addicted to CAS. Here's our code word.

Here's the card I made

For my one layer card, I started with a white A2 card base (top fold) and My Favorite Things' Oval Extraordinaire stencil. I added tumbled glass distress ink towards the top, mowed lawn distress ink towards the bottom and antique linen distress ink in the middle. All distress inks applied with oval ink blending brushes. I removed the stencil and stamped the image using Stampin' Up's Lovely As A Tree stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages.

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

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #522

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! The next challenge on our rotation is

Here's my card

For my card, I started with Simon Says STAMP's Outline Heart of Christmas die. I die cut the outline from sparkly white cardstock. It doesn't really show in a photo. I die cut once more with white cardstock. I used the white outline to stack under the sparkly cardstock for some dimension. For the heart die cuts, I ink blended using abandoned coral, picked raspberry, peacock feathers, mustard seed and gathered twigs distress inks with mini ink blending brushes. I glued the stacked outline onto a pink A2 card panel and glued the hearts ink place. For the sentiment, I heat embossed using The Ton's Holiday Flourish stamp set and silver embossing powder. To finish my card, I adhered the pink A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #700

There's a new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. We're continuing our Christmas in July theme. Here's our sketch.

Here's my card

I started my card with the cute snowman using Paper Smooches' Swanky Snowdudes stamp set. I stamped the snowman using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, BG042, G191, RV210, Y494 and Copic marker B00 and YR16. I die cut the snowman using a Sizzix circle die. To help accentuate the snowman, I added a thin mat using a My Favorite Things' Stitched Circle STAX die. I gathered some Christmas patterned papers in some non-traditional colors and cut wedges. I glued the wedges of patterned papers in place and cut a strip of glitter paper for the base. I glued the focal image in place. I die cut a snowflake using Frantic Stampers' Snowflake Border using shimmer paper. The sentiment uses Your Next Stamp's Cooltag Banner Sentiments stamp set. I glued the snowflake and sentiment strip 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 your creations based on our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #691

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

Here's my card

I rotated the sketch. I used these cute birds using Hero Arts' Be You stamp set. I stamped four birds using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers B290, B883, G482, G483, R295, R586, V567, Y397, YR792. I die cut them using Scrapbook.com's Nested Stitched Scalloped Frames. I die cut the frames using the same die set. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock and created a sentiment banner. I adhered the framed birds and sentiment on a middle gray A2 card panel. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #319

Our clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards is a color challenge. Here are the colors

When I saw these colors, I thought about flowers. Here's my card.

For my card, I chose STAMPlorations' Flowers 1 stencil with picked raspberry, carved pumpkin, mustard seed and kitsch flamingo distress inks applied with an oval ink blending brush. To keep my card clean and simple, I used post-it tape to limit my stencilling to a 1 1/2" x 4" area on a white A2 panel. I used some scraps of paper to help separate the colors as I was stencilling. I added a simple sentiment using Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set. To finish the card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our color challenge in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #312

Super fun clean and simple challenge starting at Addicted to CAS. Here's our new code word.

What a clever code word. I had different ideas floating (get it, floating?) in my head. I settled on this one. Here's my card.

I made this card using Your Next Stamp's You Lift Me Up stamp set and coordinating die. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, R192, RV390, WG170, Y295, Y583 and Copic marker B00. I die cut with the coordinating dies and used silver cardstock for the globe structure. I heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set using silver embossing powder onto a white A2 card base. I glued the globe structure and image in place to finish my card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our code word UP in our gallery.

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Christmas in July with Waffle Flower

One way to combat the heat of summer is to think cool, or maybe cold or maybe Christmas (at least for those up north in the Northern Hemisphere. Our challenge for July at Die Cut Divas is 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Our sponsor this month is Waffle Flower. They will be giving our winner a $15 gift card. Thank you Waffle Flower for your generosity.

Here's my card

For this card, I used a retired Waffle Flower stamp set called Fa-La-La. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, BG042, E280, G191, G284, R192, WG150 and Copic markers C2, E40, N2, R29. I then fussy cut the image. I felt that I need a bit of a background so I die cut a large oval with an oval die and added clouds with a cloud stencil and tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. I also heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set with gold embossing powder. I glued the oval and the singing sheep in place on a light blue A2 card panel. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #521

It's time for the next challenge in our rotation at Addicted to Stamps and More!

Our Make Your Mark challenge encourages people to make a mark - with paint, or ink, or markers, or embossing powder, or pens, or colored pencils or ??? 

Here's my card

On a 100 lb bristol panel, I added some color using distress inks - salty ocean, kitsch flamingo and cracked pistachio. With a wet brush, I added splotches of color. I die cut the panel with a My Favorite Things' In and Out Stitched Rectangle STAX die. I stamped the floral image using Penny Black's Floral Fusion stamp set. For the sentiment, I used Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you Made Your Mark in our gallery.

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sue

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