Happy Birthday

Hello. I'm playing in a few challenges with this birthday card today.

I started off with the sketch over at Just add Ink.  The fern is a very old rubber stamp from the former Angel Company.  I stamped it in juniper dye ink from Simon Says Stamp.  The birthday sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink. I heat embossed it with alabaster embossing powder from Brutus Munroe.  The circle "31" is made using a jump ring and glossy accents over a section of a numbered dsp that I had in my stash.

Here are the challenges for this card.

Just add ink

CAS on Friday - anything goes

Simply clean and simple - SCAS Feb -add greenery

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Season's Tweetings

Hi everyone! It's Laurie and I'm back with a new soon-to-be-released stamp set called Sweaon's Tweetings. 

This is such a cute bird set for the Holidays or winter cards. I stamped each of the birds and the tree in the sections created by the postage stamp die. Each of them is colored using Copic Markers. 

I added a bit of texture to the owl using rubbing alcohol and a paper towel to remove some of the color. I also added some glossy accents to the yellow bird's glasses. In real life, it shines! 

Stay tuned as I will have another card using this set next Friday. 

Have a fun and spooky Halloween

Hello everyone, 

Here is the last card that I designed using the new stamp set called Halloween Ghosts. This is such a cute set with so many possibilities for a lot of cute cards and Halloween projects. 

I kept this card very clean and simple. I stamped the ghost in versafine ink then heat embossed it so that I could color it with Copic markers. I then highlighted the glasses with glossy accents. 

I found a piece of cardstock that matched the color I used on the glasses to stamp the sentiment. A square die was used to cut out the image and then I layered everything in black. As you can see by the shadow, I did use foam tape behind the ghost to give it some dimension. 

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Group photo

Hello, it's Laurie again and welcome back to another card for the new Halloween Ghost stamp set that will be released soon. I call this one, Group Photo.

I did a lot of masking for this one. I used intense black ink from Honey Bee stamps to stamp them all out, which is a Copic friendly ink. Then spent some time coloring them all out. I did add some goofy/scary bloodshot marks to the ghost holding the sign with a red gel pen. All of the eyes are highlighted with glossy accents. So in real life they a super shiny, but it never shows well in photos. 

I will be back next soon with another card to showcase this fun new set.

Thanks!

Dragonfly impressions

Hello, It's my turn to do a project of the week over at The House That Stamps Built. I used several layers of liquid platinum embossing powder and the small dragonflies to create this impression. 

I covered a rectangle piece of cardstock with versamark and applied the embossing powder, heated it up to melt and then repeated 3 times. Arranged the dragonflies onto my block and coated them with versamark and while the last layer is still a bit hot, pressed them down. Being very careful not to move it too much. 

I also added the dragonflies and the set of Keys to the background designer paper using versamark ink. Distressed it with vintage photo around the edges. The sentiment is stamped on the same designer paper and then I added some glossy accents to the top of it and stuck a tag fragment on to it. Once dry, trimmed the paper to match the tag and threaded some twine through it. 

I really like how much dimension this ended up having. 

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Tic-Tac-Toe challenge

It’s time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week we were challenged to follow the tic tac toe board. Here is what I did with it.

I used the paw print stamp from RI to make that button. I just stamped it, glued the clear button over the top of it using glossy accents and then trimmed it out once dry.

Embossing folder is from Darice. Copic's used to color that sweet little dog!  

  

So, what are you waiting for?!

Why not play along with us and start stamping up a card now. We can’t wait to see your creations!
Don’t forget… Take part in one weekly challenge or all of them. The more you play along, the more chances you have to win! Each submission enters you in the drawing for our gift certificate. And you don’t always have to use our stamps in your creations, but we will reward you if you do. Each submission using a Repeat Impressions stamp will earn you an additional entry in the drawing!

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

Cheri

Deonna

Donna

Heather

Joy

Patti

Shirley

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

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Turn that frown....

Hello. Playing in the Addicted to CAS code word challenge of "smile" today.


Stamps are from Avery Elle.

Stamped in Versafine and heat embossed so that I could color them with Copic's.

Added some glossy accents to the eyes so that they would stand out.

I really like this fun little set of stamps, lots of possibilities. 




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The House That Stamps Built - Anything goes challenge

Hi all. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This time it's Anything goes. Here's what I did with it.

You can find both of these stamps over at Repeat Impressions.

I added some glossy accents to the eyes and colored the tongue with Copic's.  Popped up the panel using foam tape onto a white card base and called it done. Super easy clean and simple card.



So what are you waiting for?! Why not play along with us and start stamping up a card now. We can’t wait to see your creations!

Don’t forget… Take part in one weekly challenge or all of them. The more you play along, the more chances you have to win! Each submission enters you in the drawing for our gift certificate. And you don’t always have to use our stamps in your creations, but we will reward you if you do. Each submission using a Repeat Impressions stamp will earn you an additional entry in the drawing!

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

Heather

Patti

Joy

Cheri

Kathy

Shirley

Deonna

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

 Thanks for stopping by!

Need a floaty?

Hey all! Here is a great little encouragement card that I'm going to send off to one of my co-workers. She's been a bit stressed lately.

Is he not the cutest? He's from Your next stamp. I stamped him using my Nano to make sure I got a good and solid black impression with the Versafine ink. I then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder.  Colored with Copic's and then dug through my stash to find coordinating cardstock.

I ran the pool blue through the next generation embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers to match the spots on the floaty. Added two flags on either side with coordinating colors for some added interested. Dies are from My Favorite Things.

Inside of this I stamped "I'm here for you" which also comes in the set.

I used a bit of glossy accents on his swim mask to give it the appearance of glass. In real life it's pretty cool.

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Binoculars

Hi all! Just saw the challenge posted at the Friday Mashup and had to play along. I went with the hunting theme.

I've had this stamp from AI for a number of years and I think I've only used it twice. It also comes with a back stamp that shows a gun and his fabulous backside. (giggling)

I just crack up every time I see him because he reminds me of so many men I know.

Colored with Copic's and also added some glossy accents to the binoculars. Ran a piece of kraft cardstock through the wood grain embossing folder from Sizzix and then highlight it with some kraft dye ink from PTI.

I sorta combined the two colors of wild wasabi and Marine into the teal of his plaid shirt. But got the espresso in, no problem.

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Martini's

Hi all! Here is my take on the word theme week over at Less is More. It's congratulations and I also took the opportunity to pair this up with the food or drink challenge over at Simon Says Stamp.

I started with the martini die from Taylored Expressions. I cut two of everything out, except for the teeny tiny olives. Glad they stuck to my C plate so I didn't lose them.

I used a C00 marker to add the dirty martini to the glasses, glued in the Olives and pick then covered it in Glossy Accents. Waiting for them to dry was worst of this card making process.

I expirimented with different colors of back ground papers and ended up using black because the glasses stood out better. I layered it with Olive to give it a punch of color.

Congratulations sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

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Worm birthday wishes

Hey everyone! Finally got some time to create a one layer card for Less is More challenge. The theme this time around is "the eyes have it."


There is a lot of white space on this one!

Stamps are from Paper Smooches and colored with Copic's. Used some glossy accents on the eyes so they would stand out a bit more.

That's it for now - thanks for stopping in!

Papertrey July Blog Hop Challenge

Hi everyone! The picture below inspired me to play along this month with the Papertrey, Ink blog hop. I liked the colors in the back ground and the patterned paper found in the picture.

I used the new perfect pairing PTI sentiment stamp that was just released. The misti was used to get it positioned exactly where I wanted it.

Designer paper is from Kaisercraft and vintage cream plus scarlet jewel is from PTI.

Now the butterfly. It is a chipboard laser die cut from Bo Bunny. I colored it with the black Ciao Copic marker. To get the shine, I added some glossy accents, let it dry and then bent the wings a bit. It's attached with a clear 3D dot.

ETA: Forgot to add this to SSS sparkle and shine challenge this week. Doing so now. 

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping in.

Mobile home

Hi everyone. This weeks challenge over at Less is More is a one layer card with the theme of "home." I made mine mobile.

Stamps are from the former Angel Company. I stamped it in black licorice Hybrid ink from My Favorite Things and then colored with Copic's. I also used some glossy accents on the window to give it a bit of shine.

So many people "live" in a 5th wheel trailer or RV and travel the world after they retire. Which is something I would enjoy doing too. There are so many cool places to see, so I think Dr. Seuss had it right and that's why I chose this sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

Retro masculine birthday

Hi everyone! Sorry for not posting for a bit, it's been pretty hectic with the day job this past week! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch.

The car stamp is from the former Angel Company. I stamped it in versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder, then colored with Copic's. I added some glossy accents to the windshield to simulate glass.

A silver sharpie and the silver wink of stella pen used to add touches of chrome to the car. To get the silver paper layer in the back, I just scribbled on a piece of white cardstock with the silver shar
pie. In real life it shines!

I had to do a search and destroy mission through all of my stamps to find a retro happy birthday stamp and finally came up with one from Verve.

The color combo is inspired by the restaurant scene in the Marvel's Agent Carter show that just debuted. It had a really cool retro vibe to it with the turquoise, silver and black decor. Great show too! ETA: entering this into the showCASe your style color challenge. I just don't have the fourth color, but it's close.

OK, back to the creative process! I've got two thank you cards and an anniversary card to make!

Thanks for stopping by!