Congratulations!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is the use the following sketch graphic.

I changed mine up a bit, as you can see, but kept it pretty close to the original sketch.  Used a lot of distress inks on the key panel to grunge it up a bit. I colored in the keys to make them a silhoette. Cork paper is used on the fishtail banner. I found some brushed aluminum looking designer paper and used that behind the keys. It kind of reminded me of a door plate and just maybe the key hole is behind it. Sentiment added to finish off the new house themed card. 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

Donna

Esther

Heather

Joy

Shirley

Patti

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

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Sending happy thoughts

Hello. Playing in the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players today.

I used the leaf stamp from the SSS delicate flowers set and no line water colored them randomly onto a piece of watercolor paper. I added dots using a memento green marker to fill in some of the white space. The sentiment is also from Simon Say Stamps.

Dot cover die is from Jillian Vance Designs and the gingham paper is from A Muse Studio.

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Hello

Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today.

Dragonfly die is from Stampin Up! The pool is created using distress oxide inks in salty ocean and peacock feathers and my glass mat with lots of water. I added some waves into the pool using a stamp from the Hero Arts July kit and unicorn ink. Hello sentiment is from My Favorite Things. Added a few dew drops to complete the card.

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Thank you

Hello. Playing in the Less is More challenge today of using small images.

This also turned into a one layer card. Flower stamps are from Stamplorations, Dee's artsy impressions. I use this set a lot, love it! I stamped the flowers in white pigment ink and then decided to heat emboss them so that they would stand out more. I used Fabrika decoru for the flower centers. Kraft cardstock is from PTI.

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You're one in a melon!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is the ever popular Anything Goes.

Get your sunglasses out for the bright paper on this one! Watermelon is colored with Copic's. That bright watermelon paper is from A*Muse Studio that I've had in my stash forever!

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

Donna

Esther

Heather

Joy

Shirley

Patti

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Masculine debossed gears

Hi all. Playing in the clean and simple challenge of masculine over at The Paper Players today.

I used the larger (5 x 7) gears embossing folder from cuttlebug/provo craft to deboss the gears for this card. Added a border of gears cut out of metallic cardstock. Used the same cardstock to layer the birthday sentiment, which is from Simon Says Stamp.

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Enjoy the simple things

Hello! Playing in a few challenges today.

Gerbera Daisy stamp is an old one from the former Angel Company that I will never part with. I stamped it in Versafine ink and heat embossed it so that I could color it with Copic's.  Used picked raspberry and spun sugar distress oxide inks to color up the watercolor paper. Turned out a bit bright! Added some grid lines using the grid background stamp from MFT and Hero Arts Unicorn ink. The sentiment and the bee are from the love bug jar stamp set from Technique Tuesday.

Challenges:
Addicted to CAS - Daisy
Just Us Girls - color week
CAS(e) this sketch


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Happy Christmas

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today (which I rotated) and I also paired it with the TGIF challenge of Christmas in July.

This card gave me fits trying to get a good photo of it. In real life it sparkles - and it was so hard to capture that.

I used broken china distress oxide ink on the snowflakes and the marbled watercolor paper in the background. The snowflakes also got a layer of blue pearl embossing powder from Hero Arts. I really like how it gives them a pearl/metallic look. Added a rhinestone to the centers for more bling. The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday. Snowflake embossing folder is from Sizzix. Navy cardstock is used as a base and to layer the watercolor panels.

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Colorful thanks

Hi everyone. Playing in a few challenges today. I used the color palette from Sunday Stamps below as a jumping off point to create this.

I made my own background using distress oxide inks in peacock feathers, wilted violet and cracked pisatchio. I also used some black soot to distress the leaf branch. Click on picture to enlarge and see all the detail.

I used the following stamps to create the background with versamark and clear embossing powder.
French script and corrugated iron from darkroom door
Fancy flourishes from Papertrey, Ink.

To seal everything up, I brushed on some clear glaze from Faber Castell.  Thanks die is cut out three times in glossy black cardstock and stacked together.

The challenge over at Simon Says Stamp is to create your own background.

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Enjoy the sweet things in life!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is the use the following graphic.

Used the two of the popscicle stamps from 9008-N, Cool Treats to make the back ground for this card. Sentiment is 9007-E, Sweet Things. I heat embossed all the popscicles so that I could color them up with Copic markers that matched the inspiration photo. 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

Donna

Esther

Heather

Joy

Shirley

Patti

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

Thanks for stopping in!

You're such an inspiration

Hello - Playing in a few challenges today. I started off using the sketch over at TGIF Challenges.

The flower challenge wanted pretty pastels. Mine are a bit bright, but hopefully they work.

Stamps are from Pretty Pink Posh. I stamped the flowers and leaves in versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Colored them with distress oxide inks. Sentiment is from Reverse Confetti.  Background plaid grid is from Altenew.

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Birthday Wishes

Hello - Playing in the Just Us Girls challenge of making your sentiment the focal point.

I smooched some distress oxide ink in peacock feathers onto my glass mat and dragged my card base through it. Added some cracked pistachio as well. Next I splattered some white paint pen onto the top and finished off adding the grid (SU off the grid) in unicorn white ink. Birthday wishes was cut three times and glued together. I brushed it with a liquid sparkle pen to give it some bling.

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Just because

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is the use the following graphic.

I chose to use Vellum, do a fun fold and add dew drops. I never attempt a fun fold because I'm not too good at it. But I ended up being pretty happy with this one. 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

Donna

Esther
Heather
Joy
Shirley
Patti

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

POTW - kissing

Hi everyone - It's my turn to do the project of the week over at The House That Stamps
Built. I haven't done the kissing technique in a very long time and decided to put it to use this week.

I used my Misti to stamp the solid leaves using a green dye ink. Then I cleaned off my stamps really good so that I could kiss them with the background postcard stamp. Didn't it turn out great?  I added some dew drops and the "thanks" sentiment. I went with a green card base to go with the color of my leaves. I kept this clean and simple to show case the kissing technique.


Stamps used:
5015-W, Postcard
5127-K, Maple Leaf Sil.
5110-I, Oak Leaf Sil.
Thanks is from the Plate 8600 unmounted stamps

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You simply get better

Hi all - playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #395 today.

I used my Arteza watercolor markers on the new Flowers in Bloom set from My Favorite Things. Watercolor paper is from Ken Oliver. I heat embossed the flowers with detail white embossing powder from Ranger. Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

I used the pinpoint snowflake circle frame die from Memory Box to cut out the flower and frame it with the pierced circle. The pierced outer die was cut a few times and stacked up for dimension.

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