Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #282

When life gets hectic, I find that I need time at my craft table and I need to make clean and simple cards. There is something about clean and simple cards that calms me. We have our next clean and simple challenge starting now at Addicted to CAS. Here's our Code Word.

Fun Code Word, eh? Here's my card

My card features this pinata using Lawn Fawn's Year Seven stamp set. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic Markers BG15, RV14, Y15, YG09, YR04. I fussy cut it. I considered putting an action wobble behind it but decided to suspend it from the top of my card with some silver cord. I adhered the one end of the cord to the backside of a white A2 card panel and the other end behind the pinata. I stamped the sentiment to the white panel using Paper Smooches' Word Salad stamp set. To complete my card, I adhered the white panel to a white A2 card base, essentially sandwiching the end of the cord between the panel and the card base. Here's a photo of the pinata swinging freely.

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

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Getting Flowery with Altenew

It's the end of April, already? Well, that means it's the last day of our April Challenge at Die Cut Divas. Our challenge this month is

FLOWERS

Our sponsor this month is Altenew. They generously will be giving our winner a $50 gift certificate to their online store. Thank you Altenew.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with a white A2 card panel. I ink blended randomly with distress inks - wilted violet, tumbled glass, blueprint sketch in some areas and twisted citron, lucky clover and mowed lawn in other areas. I stamped the floral images in the blue/purple areas and the leafy images in the green areas using Altenew's Charming Doodles stamp set. I die cut the images out with Altenew's Charming Doodles die set. I arranged the floral and leafy die cuts on a light blue A2 card panel. I added the sentiment using Altenew's Adore You stamp set on some blue cardstock and adhered it over the bases of the floral and leafy die cuts. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

Our challenge ends tonight. We'd love to see your FLOWER creation in our gallery.

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #669

It's time for a new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. Here's our sketch.

Here's my card

I started my card with a mauve A2 card panel and Spellbinders' Meandering Floral Embossing Folder of the Month, November 2023. I added the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP's Simply Thank You die and glued it over a purple rectangle. For the flower, I used Altenew's Adore You stamp set. I stamped the flower with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers BG13 and BG 15. I used a silver glitter pen to add a bit of sparkle to the center of the flower. Then, I fussy cut the flower. I adhered the sentiment rectangle and glued the flower in place on the background panel. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

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

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #627

 How is it Monday already? Well, time sure flies by. It's time for a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with an A2 panel of 100 lb bristol and STAMPlorations' Blossom Sprays #1. I heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder. I added color using distress inks - picked raspberry, spiced marmalade, mowed lawn, wilted violet, evergreen bough. I smooshed the ink on a plastic place mat and picked up the ink with a wet paint brush. The heat embossing helped to keep the ink contained. For the sentiment, I used Papertrey Ink's Wondrous Words - Thank You die. I glued the sentiment die cut in place and adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see your take on our sketch in the gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #289

Ready for some Clean and Simple goodness? We have a new challenge starting at AAA Cards. This fortnight, it's a color challenge.

Here's my card

For my card, I used Simon Says STAMP's Sweet Tulip die. I die cut three times - two with white cardstock and one with black cardstock. I glued them together with the black on top. i then die cut the "pieces" with colored cardstock scraps. I didn't have a dark green, so I made some colored cardstock with Forest Moss distress ink, using the ink to paper technique. On a white A2 card base, I glued the stacked die cut in place and glued the inlaid die cut pieces. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set.

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

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sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #491

We have a new challenge starting at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next fortnight, our challenge is

Make Your Mark means used paints, inks, markers, crayons, colored pencils or any other media to "make a mark". Here's my card

I started with an A2 panel of 100 lb bristol. I smooshed distress ink (picked raspberry, spiced marmalade, mustard seed) on a plastic place mat and picked up the color with a water brush. I applied the color randomly. When the panel was dry, I stamped the floral image using PinkFresh Studio's Whimsical Blooms. I die cut the image with the coordinating die. I glued the focal image on a yellow A2 card panel and stamped the sentiment using Papertrey Ink's Keep It Simple: Thank You stamp set. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see how you MAKE YOUR MARK in our gallery.

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #281

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our Code Word for the next two weeks is

Here's my card

I started with an A2 panel of 100 lb bristol. I free cut a mask with squiggles from printer paper. I used this mask to add distress inks - wilted violet, tumbled glass, blueprint sketch, applied with oval ink blending brushes. Using My Favorite Things' Sun Ray stencil Mix-ables and Simon Hurley Astro Paste - frostbite, I added radiating lines from a central circle. Here's a close-up.

For the star, I used Lawn Fawn's So Jelly stamp set and die. I stamped the starfish with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers Y15 and Y17. I die cut the starfish and attached it with dimensionals. For the sentiment, I used the stamp set and gold embossing powder on some yellow cardstock. I made a "fake" 3D double-fish tail banner and adhered it in place. To complete my card, I adhered the bristol panel to a white A2 card base.

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

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sue

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