Merry Christmas - SSC368

Hello. Welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is from Michael's brand of wood block stamps. I got it in their Christmas section several years ago. I stamped it in Versamark and heat embossed it with gold to match the strip of gold mirror cardstock on the left.

The sprig die cuts are made from several companies' dies.  Echo Park, Simon Says Stamp, Carta Bella, etc.  I did add some self-adhesive white pearls to resemble berries on the branch.

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Thanks for everything

Hello. Playing in the Beautiful Blossoms inspiration challenge today.

This daisy stamp is from the former Technique Tuesday stamp company. It's colored with Copic markers.  The designer paper is from Carta Bella and Echo Park.

Greetings

Hello. I'm guest designing today for Freshly Made Sketches. This is such a fun sketch with lots of possibilities!  See sketch below.

I used an old blueprint die set from My Favorite Things on this square card. The panel that is tilted is stamped with a "Hello" background stamp from photoplay stay it with stamps. Aspen ink from Simon Says Stamp is stamped off once to get a subtle effect. 

The designer paper is from the Gather at Home 6x6 paper pad from Carta Bella.

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Happy Birthday to you

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

 

The flower die is from CAsual Friday stamps, the leaf is from carta bella. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things and the circle frame is from Honey Bee stamps.  Self adhesive pearls used for the centers of the flowers.  

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.

 

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With sympathy

Hello. Playing in the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches today.

I used up a bit of my colored burlap from DCWV that have been in my stash for a while on this sympathy card. Leaf die is from Carta Bella. The sentiment is from the tiny words set from Simon Says Stamp.

Tied on a tiny string bow and called this one done. Love how clean and sharp it came out. 

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Thinking of you

Hi all - Playing in this week Freshly Made Sketch #534, which I ended up turning on it's side. 

The postage stamps are washi tape from 49th and Market. I had them on the card base by themselves and they got lost. So I decided to cut it out and layer it with a gold cardstock so they would pop out more. Carta bella leaf stem is cut twice and glued together to be a bit longer and covered up the splice with the butterfly. It's an old one from Memory Box.  Sentiment is from Altenew.

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Happy Birthday

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

Used "that" paper from Hobby Lobby. Dies are from Simon Says Stamp and Carta Bella. Happy Birthday sentiment is from MFT.  Stitched rectangle and tag die are also from MFT. 

 

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.

 

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ETA: I'm adding this into the Happy Birthday Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.

Season's Greetings

Hi there. Playing in the Sunday Stamps weekly challenge today. It's a sketch that has a lot of possibilities.

The poinsettia dies are from Simon Says Stamp. I cut them out using Neenah classic crest cardstock and added some picked raspberry distress ink in the centers using a blending brush. 

The plaid stencil is from The paper studio (Hobby Lobby) and made using the same distress ink. The pine dies are from Carta Bella and lastly, the sentiment (Hero Arts) is heat embossed using Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder. 

Stitched die is from My Favorite Things. I did spritz this with shimmer spray which doesn't show up in the photo, but in real life, this sparkles. 

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Happy Christmas

Hi all. Playing in this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #504 today.  Went a little rustic on this slimline Christmas card.

I made an online purchase from a stamp company and they wrapped up my purchase in this gingham paper. It was actually a bag, but I cut it apart and used it on this cad. Sentiment is from Impress cards and crafts and I embossed it in Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder. Most of the dies used for the greenery are from Echo Park/Carta Bella. Doodlebug designs made the dark red candy dots that I used for the holly berries.

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Christmas in July - Happy Holidays

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is Christmas in July. 

I went with a tag and made is rustic. Isn't that moose fun? Pine bough die is from Carta Bella. I've also had these small snow covered pine cones in my stash for a while and put them to use on this. A bit of tartan ribbon tied off with black scrappers floss and were good. 

 

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   Heather   Joy (on sabbatical)   Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

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Thinking of you

Hello. Playing in The Flower Challenge of spots or stripes today.

Flower dies are from Jaded Blossoms. I used distress ink to color them and then heat embossed with clear to give them some shine. That's is mesh behind the flowers that I purchased at the hardware store.  Stripes are done with a background stamp and rubbernecker fuse ink.

Thinking of you

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

Bright yellow flowers should help lift someone's spirits. Flower die is from Simon Says Stamp. The leaf dies are from Carta Bella. I used distress oxide ink to color the back ground and highlight the flowers. Tag die is from MFT and the lattice die is from Pink Fresh. I used some very old large brads for the centers of the flowers. Little bow is tied with the Bow Easy. 

 

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   Heather   Joy   Shirley   Patti

 

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

 

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Holiday cards with "that" paper

Hello everyone. I caved and purchased "that" paper at Hobby Lobby and this is what I did with it.

Holiday greeting stamps are from Papertrey, Ink. I think the tag die is too.  Used Neenah solar white to cut out poinsettias and used the tag as a way to anchor the cluster onto the card. I did find some cardstock that matched the colors in the eucalyptus paper, and used those for the leaves and what not. B01 Copic marker in moon white used on the ribbon and matches pretty well too.

Leaf dies are from Simon Says Stamp and Carta Bella.

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Happy Holidays

Hello. Playing in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge of Happy Holidays today.  I used a bunch of die cuts from various companies to create this. 

The joyful pine branch is from Carta Bella, as is long leaf, which is called holiday branches. Small pine is from Memory Box. I cannot remember who the poinsettia die is from, I did a search and came up empty from all of the stores I usually purchase from. Which means that it's probably retired now. 

I cut it out of Neenah solar white 110 lb cardstock and used distress oxide picked raspberry with a blending brush to color the centers. I also spritzed it with shimmer spritz so it's sparkly all over. Added some dew drops for interest and called it good. 

Sentiment is from the tiny words Christmas set from Simon.

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Fusion Challenge - down on the farm

Hello and Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge, where you can use the sketch or the photo or both. Here is what I did with it.

I used both sides this time. Shiplap back ground stamp is from carta bella. I had to turn it to get the planks going the right way. Animals and the dies are from Paper Smooches. The birthday sentiment is from Poppy stamps. 

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge, once again, they have knocked it out of the park.

We have a new design team member in Claire Grantham, go check out her card using the link below. Welcome Claire! 

Betty J Clarie Grantham Jeanne Jachna  Jen Mitchell  Karren Johnson  Linda Callahan Lyndal Higgins   Michelle Leone  Michelle Lupton  Tristan Dawes  Wanda Cullen

 

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Thinking of you - Exciting news!

Hello! I have some exciting news! I've been asked to join the Design Team over at the Fusion Challenge blog. I'm so honored to be among these talented ladies! Here is the current challenge.

I used several elements for this card. I started with the sketch and then layered in the color combo's. I also like the shiplap and the vase of white orchids on the desk.

Sentiment is from Reverse Confetti and the flower die is from Simon Says Stamp. The shiplap background stamp is from Carta Bella.

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge.

Barb Ghigliotty

Betty J

Jeanne Jachna
Jen Mitchell
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Lyndal Higgins 
Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton

Tristan Dawes
Wanda Cullen

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Christmas cards sent, but not posted

Hi all. I sent out a lot of Christmas cards that I made but never posted. So here are a few of them for your viewing pleasure.

Which one is your favorite? Thanks for stopping in!