Sending you a paper hug

Hello. I'm playing in this week's Freshly Made Sketch with this card.

The sentiment is from The Ton and I stamped it in mocha ink from Simon Says Stamp.  The leaf dies are from Jillian Vance Designs. I used Distress Oxide ink to color them, except for the oak leaf.  That used SSS inks.  

The designer paper in the back is a digital that I've had printed up in my stash.  Added some jute ribbon on top and then stacked the leaves to it with foam tape.  The outline stitched die is and old one from My Favorite Things.

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Thanks

Hi there! I'm playing in the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches with this card.

The circle and strip behind it were taken from a master board I created with mixed media paper and several different mediums.  Crackle paste was used as well as gesso, mattints, paints, etc. 

The thanks die has been in my stash forever, so I have no idea who the maker is.  The leaf die is an old one from Memory Box, and lastly the border dot stitched die is from Jillian Vance Designs.

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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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Thank you - SSC383

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

The big bee stamp is from Park Lane. I stamped it in Versafine, heat embossed it and colored it with Copics.  Used a glitter brush pen from Scrapbook.com to add some sparkle to its wings. 

Ink blended the honeycomb with Simon say stamps pawsitively saturated ink in yellows through a stencil.  The sentiment is from Jillian Vance Designs.

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Sending birthday wishes

Hello. Playing in a few challenges with this card.

I recently added the texturize it 2 set from LDRS to my collection and this was the result of me playing with the set.  

I also added the dots using a stencil and embossing paste for added dimension.  The flower die is from Simon Says Stamp and the square stitched dot dies are from Jillian Vance Designs.  Lastly, the sentiment is from The Ton.

Adding this card to the following challenges:

Simply clean and simple - something new

Inkspirational - shades of blue

Dragonfly dreams - floral

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Thanks - TSOT#684

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

The background stamp is from Andy Skinner at Creative Expressions.  I stamped it in Antique Linen oxide ink onto cream cardstock and cut out the panels.  The wreath die is from Tim Holtz, Sizzix line.  I used some leftover leaves that I had sitting in my stash and added them on.  The Thanks is a die from Spellbinders.  

Here is the link to join in on the challenge. Not only here, but you can also combine your card with our sister challenge here.

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Joy - SSC372

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  We have a color challenge this time around.  I decided to go mainly with the colors and create a Christmas card. 

The big joy is a die from Penny Black.  I cut this three times and stacked it up for some dimension.  The berry branch is also a die from PB, and the rest are misc dies from different companies.  

Yappy Birthday

Hi. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today.  I love that it's a clean and simple sketch.

The dog stamp is an old one from Close to My Heart. I colored her with Copic markers and then fussy cut her out.  I did pop it up using foam squares for a bit of dimension.  The sentiment is from Mama Elephant.  I also used round and rectangle dot stitch dies from Jillian Vance Designs on this.

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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. 

Here is the link to join the challenge.

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Just a note - TFC107

Hi, and welcome back to another card challenge over at The Flower Challenge.  We want to see you use purple in our card design. 

I actually did a gatefold card for this one. Gasp! Flower stamps, dies and stencils are from Pink Fresh Studio.  Simon Says Stamp inks used.  The just a note sentiment is from Jillian Vance Designs.  I did use up some hoarded dsp from Lil' Inkers on this too!

Link to join the challenge is here!

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Happiest of birthdays - SSC370

Welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Today, we have a fun sketch for you.

The leaf dies are from Jillian Vance Designs.  I used book pages that I had dyed autumn colors using distress ink on the leaves. Then inked up the edges a bit.  The sentiment is from The Stamp Market. 

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ETA: adding this into Addicted to CAS

 

With Sympathy

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with this sympathy card.

The branch stamp is an old woodblock one from Memory Box.  I used Tombow markers to color the branch and leaves, and then huffed on it to reactivate the inks.  

The stitch dot dies are from Jillian Vance Designs, and the sympathy sentiment is from The Ton.

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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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Natural honey

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #700 today.  

The stamp set is from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Every Day Elements from Annette Green, called Honeybee.  The honey comb stamp in the set is used for the squares, and then I heat-embossed the natural honey label. As you can see I also fussy cut another bee and popped it up over the bee on the label.  Added a bit of bling to his wings with a shimmer pen and rock candy glitter. 

I used shrink plastic to create the small organic honey circle and then colored it to match the paper. 

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Happy Birthday - TSOT#674

Hello. It's time for another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

This was a fun background to make. A lot of smooching and layering going on! 

Inks are from Simon Says Stamp - their pawsitively saturated inks react with water brilliantly.  The  number stencil is from Tim Holtz, and I used some crackle embossing paste from Ranger.  The birthday sentiment die was cut from TH black alcohol ink cardstock. I also used a script stamp from Darkroom Door within the background. 

To create the circles, I used the top of an old Jello container, two different bottle caps I had laying around with the darkest blue ink, then spritzed with water.   

Below is the sketch and here is the link to play in the challenge. 

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Get well soon - SSC364

Hi there. There is a new sketch up over at Sunday Stamps.  Here is what I did with it.

The flowers are from Penny Black.  I stamped them with Versafine ink onto watercolor paper. I did heat emboss them so that the watercolors would pool a bit with the Mei Liang watercolors.  After they dried, I used a black gel pen to enhance the centers and then fussy cut them out. 

The ribbon is colored with a copic marker to match.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you'll join us for the sketch.