Spread your wings

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with this card(s).  

The designer paper is from Unity stamp company.  The border die is from Globeland (Amazon) and the butterfly is an old one from Cloud 9 Designs.  I heat embossed it and colored it to match the dsp with walnut stain distress ink.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. 

I added an eyelet to the file tab just to be different and stuck it between the two dot rectangles. The swirl behind the main panel is from the same butterfly set, I just masked off the sentiment just to get the swirl.

I thought this was a bit plain, so after I took the photo above, I went back and added a bit of walnut stain distress ink around the perimeter of the card.  Which do you like better? 

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Heartfelt thanks - TSOT692

Hello and welcome back to another sketch over at TSOT.

The stamps I used on the panels in the background are from Stampin Up!  The sentiment is from Altenew's press plates sentiment series. I recommend checking them out, they are an investment, but well worth the money.  

Here is the link to join in on the sketch challenge.

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Be true

Hello. I'm playing in the tic-tac-toe challenge over at The Paper Players today.

The flower stamp is from Unity stamp company.  I stamped it in Versafine ink and heat embossed it so that I could watercolor the flowers. Then cut it out using a deckled die and highlighted it with distress walnut stain ink. 

The side "be true" sentiment is from Tim Holtz ideaology rub on pack. I actually used a label cut from die tucked behind the main panel to create the tab.  The No. 4899 is from Field Notes. 

The left-hand side is made up of folded khaki packing paper that I recycled. Added a bit of lace and glued it behind the main panel.  

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Congratulations

I'm playing in a few challenges today with the following card.

I started with the stencil in the background from The Crafters Workshop.  I used tumbled glass oxide ink and a blending brush to get the stained glass look from the stencil.  Then I cut two skinny strips of black cardstock to frame it out. 

The tulip stamp is from Papertrey, Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The congratulations sentiment is from Altenew. 

Challenges:

Just Us Girls - anything goes stencil week

Freshly Made Sketches

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Sending hugs - SSC382

Hello and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.

I ink blended an oval for the background and raised the sentiment panel a bit for this one.  I used Simon Says Stamp marine blue ink and stenciled through a die cut oval first.  Then I stamped the flower branch through it as well.  The stamp is from Alison Bombers Paper Artsy collection, and I used Tombow markers and huffed on them to stamp. 

Sentiment is from The Stamp Market.  The little banner die is from Technique Tuesday.

Hope you join us for this sketch challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Sending birthday wishes

Hello. Playing in a few challenges today with this card.

The flower dies are from Sizzix (Simon Hurley). I used up a few of my scraps in my stash box for the flowers.  Always nice to try to deplete that box! Sentiment is from The Ton and the Dragonfly die is a new one from Craft Addiction UK. I added a bit of sparkle to the wings with a glitter brush from Scrapbook.com.

I embossed the smaller stamp die cut using a 3D embossing folder from Honey Bee stamps. Love the texture it provides as a bit of dimension in the background.  Added a bit of jute string to it as well and ended up really liking how it framed up the sentiment. 

Entering this into the following challenges:

A Cut Above - Anything goes with a die cut

Just Add Ink - wings

Allsorts challenge blog - things with wings

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Some days - TSOT691

Hello and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesdays.

The sentiment, dogs, and the hydrant are all from My Favorite Things.  I've colored them all with Copic markers. Then fussy cut the two dogs out to fit within the circles outlined in the sketch. 

Here is the link up to join us for the sketch.

Also, you can combine this with our sister challenge over at Twisted Sister:

Thing 3: Twisted Sister's optional twist is to include any 4-legged animal(s) on your project."

Link

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Faux watercolor flower

Hello. I just received the new Willow Wolfe stamps from Sizzix and had to play right away.

I used distress inks in Victorian velvet, aged mahogany, and scattered straw to create the flower. I added the lighter ink first, spritzed with water, stamped, repeat with all other colors.  The leaf and stem stamp was done using tombow markers and a bit of water spritzed on it.

After this dried, I went back with the outline stamp and stamped it with Versafine ink.  Love the results.

Adding this to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - beautiful blooms

The Paper Players - clean and simple florals

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Happy Birthday

Hello. Playing in this week's Freshly Made Sketch with the following card.  I'm a bit late to the mix but found a tag in my stash of junk journal stuff that worked really well for this sketch.  Of course, I had to cut it down to fit on a card front, but happy with it, nevertheless.

The tag itself is made from a paper towel roll.  The designer paper I believe is actually rice paper. I did dig around in my stash to see if I could find it, but of course I was not successful.   

The sentiment is from Altenew's one go solid sentiment press plate.  Both the tag and the sentiment are popped up using foam tape. 

Lastly, the addition on the top right of the tag is a skin I created using stencil butter that is adhered to a silicone mat that had wonderful texture to it.  After it dried, it peeled right off and I glued it onto the tag. 

Ribbon colored with Copic markers for the top of the tag. 

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Sometimes - SSC361

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  This week we have a color palette to jump start your creativity! 

The designer paper and dies are from Echo Park.  The sentiment is from Hampton Arts.  

I hope you join us this go around.  Thanks for stopping in.

Just a note - TSOT690

Hello. Welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.  

I went with a music theme.  Embossing folders by provo craft and Stampin Up! The music dsp is actually a sheet of real music that I picked up at a charity shop.  

Hope you join us over at TSOT - here is the link to play with us.

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Thinking of you

Hello. Playing in a few challenges with this card today. Challenges listed below.  I started with the sketch over at FMS and added dies and stencils per the challenges below. 

I started with a panel of watercolor paper and painted on the blue background using Faber Castell gelatos.  Then I used some modeling paste with a brick stencil to create the section for the daisies.  They are a new to me die from Simon Says Stamp.  Sentiment and die are from My Favorite Things.

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Freshly Made Sketches

Just Add Ink

Just us Girls

NBUS

Wishing you a beautiful day

Hello. The new sketch challenge over at The Paper Players caught my attention today, and I used it on this card.

My daffodils are almost ready to bloom (early in the PNW this year) and decided to use them as a focal point on this card.  The stamp is an old greenhouse society one from Technique Tuesday and I colored it with Olo markers.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee stamps.  The designer paper in the background is also from an older Fancy Pants 6 x 6 pad. 

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Hello - SSC380

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  It's anything goes with the sketch below! 

I went with a ladybug theme.  Designer paper is from Echo Park and I believe the washi tape is as well.  The hello die is from CZ Designs.

The little ladybug in the center of the O is an old die from Memory Box.  Here is a photo of the washi tape inside of the card.  

Hope you join us over at Sunday Stamps for this challenge.  Thanks for stopping in.

Just sayin' - TSOT689

Hello and welcome back to another card sketch over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.  This one is an awesome way to use up some designer paper scraps.  

I used distress inks to blend the background of the panel sitting on top of all the designer papers. All of those papers were in my blue scrap pile.  The sentiment and dies are from CZ Designs from Simon Says Stamp.

Here is the link to join the challenge - and remember to use up those scraps!

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