Happy Halloween - TSOT#706

Hello and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.  This one is going to be fun to use for the Halloween card making season.

The left and right panels are created using a stencil and black embossing paste from Ranger and Tim Holtz.  The main panel is ink blended using distress inks and then stenciled too.  Bat is a die from Recollections that was cut out and stamped on.  I added the cute spiders (also a die) to go with the webs. 

Here is the link to join in on the fun.

TSOT#706

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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.

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.

Happy Anniversary - SSC378

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps. We have a photo prompt this time.

The heart die is from Echo Park.  It's all one die and can be used so many different ways. Used up a bit of cardstock scraps on it too! The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps. 

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happy bee-day TSOT#681

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

The bee and sentiment are from Jillian Vance Designs.  I used Versafine ink to stamp the bee, and it came out really sharp. Love it!  I added a bit of sparkle onto the wings using a wink of stella pen. The hexagon dies are from Echo Park, and I used some designer paper from Moda Scrap to cut them out.  I did ink the edges on some of them so that they stood out. 

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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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Hugs! - SSC365

Hi all. We have a new sketch up over at Sunday Stamps.  

The corner dies are from Papertrey, Ink that I've had in my stash forever.  The gingham paper comes from Echo Park and the circle hugs stamp is from Concord & 9th.  I also used C&9 eucalyptus ink and cardstock.

This should be a fun sketch - I can't wait to see what you come up with.

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Hello - SSC358

Hello. Welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps. We have a sketch challenge this week and here is what I did with it.

The small hello sentiment is from Altenew.  Designer paper is from Echo Park and the flower dies are from Sizzix. The scalloped tag die is from Jillian Vance Designs - it's called the Mini Pearl tag die set. 

Thanks for stopping by and you can link up your cards here.

Happy Easter

Hello. Playing in two clean and simple challenges today with this Easter bunny card.

The Bunny stamp is an old wood block one from Great Impressions.  I stamped it in Versafine, then heat embossed it with clear so that I could color the bunnies with Copics. 

The sentiment is from Echo Park. I chopped the card down to 4.25 x 4.25 to accommodate the image and prevent it from getting lost. 

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This is going into the following challenges:

CAS ocan Sunday - Easter

Addicted to CAS - Bunny

Get well soon - SSC356

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

The rose is an old red rubber stamp from Gina K Designs. The set was called year of flowers. I used copic markers to color it. The bee is from Picket Fence stamps. I highlighted the wings with some shimmer from Wink of Stella.  The get well sentiment is from My Favorite Things. 

Here is the sketch.

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Thinking of you

Hello. Playing in a few challenges today with the following Thinking of You card.

I started off using the sketch from CAS on Fridays.  The tag dies are from PTI and MFT.  The tulip stencil is from Echo Park and I used Simon Says Stamp inks and a mini blending brush to create the panel. The sentiment is from Park Lane which I stamped in black ink then heat embossed in clear. 

Below are the challenges I'm entering this into:

CAS on Friday - sketch

Tic-tac-toe challenge - I used the middle going across

Just add ink - Thinking of you and embossing (heat)

 

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Love...

Hello. I'm playing in The Paper Players "Love is in the air" theme challenge today.

The heart die is from Echo Park.  I used a distress background that I created using lumberjack plaid that has been sitting in my stash for a while.  I popped up each little heart with a foam square to give this a bit of dimension. 

The sentiment is an old one from Technique Tuesday.  

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Bundle up!! - TSOT660

Hello everyone. We have a new sketch up over at Try a Sketch On Tuesday.  This one is great for using up some of your designer papers.

I used Christmas paper from an older Echo Park paper pack on the background here.  The sweater and hat dies are from Concord & 9th.

Bundle up!!

Merry Christmas

Hello. Playing in the snow challenge over at Addicted to CAS today.

I used a stencil and Lisa Hortoncraft premium dye metallic pigment ink in silver to create the main snowy panel. I also embossed the snowflakes with silver embossing powder for additional dimension. The panel is popped up with a piece of fun foam. 

The Merry Christmas sentiment die is from Simon Says Stamp and cut out of silver cardstock.  I did back it with vellum that I added a bit of sparkle to with a wink of Stella pen. Lastly, I spritzed it with sparkle shimmer spray, which of course does not show up in the photo. 

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Adding this into these challenges:

Simply clean & simple - Christmas is coming

My Time to craft - stencils

Just for you - TSOT658

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

I used a Penny Black embossing folder to emboss the circle.  The greenery around it comes from several different companies. Lawn Fawn, memory box, Echo Park, etc. 

The cream cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.  The rectangle dot die is from My Favorite Things, and gets a good workout from me. This one and the stitched die are pretty much a staple in all my cardmaking.  Do you have any that get a good workout too?

Link up to the challenge here.

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Also adding this into the Double Trouble challenge below.

Season's Greetings

Hello. I'm playing in the clean and simple challenge of Tag, you're it over at The Paper Players today.

I upcycled a Lucky Brands tag from a pair of purchased jeans.

The snowflake die is from Echo Park. The sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink and I used an old 5 x 7 Provo Craft snowflake embossing folder for the background.  

I used a frost spritz spray on the snowflakes and in real life they are so sparkly, but hard to capture on camera. 

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Also adding this card into the following challenge at Inkspirational: