Let it bee

Hi. I decided to play with this week's Freshly Made Sketch again and came up with this.

I tore my stamps apart looking for a specific stamp and die set for the bee, and frustratingly, never found it.  Ended up fussy cutting this one from Recollections.  I added color using Copic markers and the wings have sparkle spritz on them.

The sentiment is from Creative Expressions, and the die is from Brass & Bliss. I had a yellow background already created in my background stash, so added that behind the dots.  The line of dots that is supposed to resemble the flight of the bee is done using a sewing tracing wheel in black ink. 

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Thinking of you - SSC387

Welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Today we have a color palette for your to work off of.

The flower dies and the press plate sentiment are all from Altenew.  Outside stitched dot layering dies are from Jillian Vance Designs.

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Hello

Hello! I'm playing in this week's Freshly Made Sketch. This is such a creative one too!

I had created this slide with dried flowers and misc stamps (Tim Holtz) a while back. Decided to put it to use with this sketch and lighten the stash level. The hello is also a rub on from TH.

The background was created with an old stamp from Rubbernecker called watercolor background set. I used Simon Says Stamp ink in dew. The black stitches are a die from AALL & create. I did piece them together to create longer strings, if you will.

A deckled edge rectangle die mimics the stitching and tie it all together.

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With Sympathy - TSOT#696

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.  I created this 5 x 7  mixed media card using the sketch below. 

I sectioned off a sheet of mixed media paper into a quad and proceeded to add ink, stenciling, stamping, etc.  Sentiment is from Avery Elle.  

Here is the link to join in on the fun!

Try a sketch on Tuesday

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I think you're pretty great

Hello. I'm playing in the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players today.

The blue panel is created using one of Lisa Horton's stencils out of her stencil deck. I used tumbled glass oxide ink and then layered it with dark navy cardstock.

The daisy dies and the sentiment are from Simon Says Stamp.  The stitched round die is from Craft Addiction UK. I also layered the circle using navy cardstock.

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Mixed media birthday card - SSC386

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  I created this card sketch this go around, so I hope you join in on the challenge. 

I smooched distress ink in Stormy sky to create the background.  The ledger stamp is from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous and it is stamped in hickory smoke archival ink.  

The number stencil is from Gummiapan, and I used black embossing paste from Ranger (Tim H).  The other stamps on the front panel are from LDRS.  Sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps.

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Sunset at the lake

Hello. I'm playing in the challenge of dies, stencils or both today over at Just Add Ink.

All stamps, dies and stencils are from Waffle Flower.  I used pawsitively saturated ink from Simon Says Stamp.

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From me to you

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with some new dies and stamps from Gummiapan.

The heart tag and the notebook border are new as is the type background stamp.  I used it on the smaller heart dies (PTI) as well, using antique linen oxide ink. You'll have to enlarge the photo to see that.  The sentiment stamps on the heart tag are from The Stamp Market and the xoxo is from Whimsy stamps.  

I used walnut stain distress ink on the edges of the type panel and added the small bow to the tag and called this done.

By the way, Color Me Nordic is a US based online store for Gummiapan dies, stamps and they're also carrying Craft Addiction UK dies too.  

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Collect beautiful moments - TSOT#695

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

I decided to do a spotlight technique with the butterfly for this challenge.  Butterfly stamps is from Tim Holtz, stampers anonymous.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.  I used up some yellow scraps with the fishtail banners on the left-hand side.  

Here is the link to join in the challenge.

Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

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Just sayin' hello - SSC385

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

The flower stamps, stencil and dies are from Concord & 9th.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up! and the pretty pink designer paper is from Papertrey, Ink.

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CAS - Happy Birthday

Hello. I'm playing in three challenged today with the following card.

I started off with the sketch over at Just Add Ink.  Then worked in some heat embossing, red and kept it clean and simple for the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. Also adding it into the double trouble challenge. 

The flower stamp and die is from Altenew. I used Olo markers to color it.  The round die in the back is from Craft Addiction UK and the birthday sentiment is an off brand from Amazon that Crissy Stokes recommended. 

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Fly away

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch today using this grungy card.

The designer paper is from Memory-place called visionaries. I cut it to fit the sketch and distressed it and inked the edges.  Added it to a top folding cream card base and layer, that I also distressed.  I have an old making memories distress tool that got a good work out on this card.  The ink I used to distress everything in is walnut stain. 

The stamps in the background match the designer paper somewhat.  The type stamp is from Papertrey, Ink and I used antique linen to stamp it in.  The dots are from Tim Holtz and stamped in Cocoa ink from Simon Says Stamp.  Lastly, the fly away sentiment is from Woodware.

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Have a wonderful day - TSOT#694

Hi and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

I went with a subtle take on the designer paper using a sky/cloud piece from the Craft Consortium.  The flower dies are from Gummiapan.  I used a bit of silver embossing powder around the holes in the flowers to give it a bit more dimension and interest.  Sentiment is from The Ton and the stitched cover die is from My Favorite Things.

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ETA: Link Double Trouble 

Believe in yourself

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

I used items from Simon Says Stamp A little artsy Card Kit. The sentiment is also from Simon but out of the Artful Pallet kit.

I did add a strip of Tim Holtz black cardstock along the side of the designer paper out of the kit.  I like how it defined the paper. The daisy is colored using SSS ink with a blending brush using the stencil that came in the kit.  Lastly, I added a few paint splatters. 

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With Sympathy

Hello. I recently came across this watercolor panel in my scrap pile and decided to turn it into a card.

Sentiment is from My Favorite Things.  I know that I used Tombow markers on the stamp and then added splatter to finish it off.  The green dot designer paper is an old piece from lasting impressions that I've had in my stash forever.  My card base is slightly darker than my watercolor paper, but decided to go for it anyway! 

Adding this into the sympathy challenge over at CAS on Sunday.

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Hello - SSC384

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

I went with the pinks and gray in the color palette.  The cherry blossom stamp is an old one from Flourishes, who are no longer in business.  The hello sentiment is from MFT stamps. colored with Copics. 

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