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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For you

Hi there. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with this card.

The flower dies are from Altenew. I used the embossing folder that came with this to add texture to the petals.  I added the color using Simon says stamp pawsitively saturated ink and a blending brush.

The embossing folder on the left is also from Simon Say Stamp.  The dragonfly die is an old one from Memory Box and the sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

The dragonfly is suspended only on the petal and appears to be floating in real life.

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Thinking of you - SSC371

Hello, and welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  We have a sketch challenge this go around, and here is what I did with it.

I do not remember who makes the dragonfly die. I created a background using mica powder and silver gilding flakes, and then used the die to cut them out.  

The grid border die is a very old one that I believe comes from Memory Box.  I backed it with silver cardstock to match the gilding flakes in the dragonflies.  The sentiment is heat embossed using silver embossing powder.

Hope you join us for this sketch challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

Blessed are the curious

Hello.  Today, I'm sharing a mixed-media card that I created a while ago. It goes well with the Just Us Girls Challenge of number(s).

I started out with watercolor paper and used speckled egg ink to color the background.  Then added rice paper from Stamperia. The stamps in the background were randomly done to create interest.  The focal point gears are a die from Memory Box, and the sentiment is a sticker from Tim Holtz.  To finish this, I splattered some gold paint over the top. 

Stamps:

Creative Expressions - Sam Poole

Stamperia - Dewdrops, Vicky P

Lesia Zgharda 

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Challenges:

Just Us Girls - numbers

Creative Artiste mixed media challenge - anything goes

Happy Birthday - TSOT#670

Hello. Welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try A Sketch on Tuesday. 

The birthday sentiment is from Poppy Stamps. The gear border die is from Memory Box, and I enhanced it using distress inks to resemble rusty and oxidized gears. The stripes on the left side are done using a pin-dot border die—you might need to enlarge the photo to see them. 

Link up here! Can't wait to see what you create with this sketch. Thanks for stopping by!

Congratulations - SSC355

Hello and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  This on has so many possibilities.  

The leaf background stamp is an old red rubber one from Rubbernecker. I inked up with Sage ink from Simon Says Stamp then cut it up for the panels outlined on the sketch below. The leaf die is an old one from Memory Box that was cut from white cardstock and then colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is from MFT stamps. 

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll join us over at Sunday Stamps.

You are capable

Hello. I'm participating in a mixed-media altered index card challenge today. This is week 2 of the 2025 altered index challenge, and the prompt calls for butterflies. However, my take on the challenge is singular. 

The butterfly die and distress diamond stencil are from Memory Box. The brick stamp in the background comes from the Sam Poole collection at Creative Expressions. After adding a layer of gesso, I used antique linen and speckled egg distress colors on the background of the index card. The final pop of color comes from a spritz of speckled egg spray that I let run down the surface.  

The finishing touches are black splatters and a sentiment sticker from small talk idea-ology stickers from Tim Holtz.  

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Thinking of you - TSOT 654

Hello and welcome to another sketch challenge at Try a Sketch on Tuesdays.  Here is the card I made and the sketch for you to use.

 

The sentiment is from The Ton. I used a few dies from different companies to create the fall cluster. Impression Obsession, Lawn Fawn, Memory Box to name a few. The oval comes from Avery Elle's cover plate quilted die. 

I used some distress inks to highlight the leaves and the scalloped border is cut from some burlap that I had in my stash. 

Sketch

 

 

Link up here.

 

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Happy Birthday

Hi everyone.  The Paper Players sketch challenge intrigued me, so decided to play with it today. This also goes well with the feminine challenge over at Simon Says Stamp.

The flower stamp is from Penny Black called blooming. I watercolored them using Mei Liang watercolors, then cut them out using square nesting dies. I did use a marker to darken in the centers. The flower that's in the circle is fussy cut and popped up using foam dimensional tape. The small happy birthday sentiment is from Jaded Blossom. 

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Flowery pair - SSC334

Hello and welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Here is what I made using the sketch or inspiration color prompt photo.

The flower stamp is from Unity. I colored it with Copic markers and used a small blending brush and soft yellow ink to create the glow around the flowers. Butterfly die is an old one from Memory Box.

 

Link up here. Sunday Stamps

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Happiest of birthdays SSC332

Hello and welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Here is what I made using the sketch. I have no idea where this die is from - I strongly think it's from Simon Says Stamp or Memory box. I cut it down to work with the sketch.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

I ink blended over the top of the die cut with Simon Says Stamp ink to make this a masculine card. 

Link up here. Sunday Stamps 

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Sending hugs - SSC331

Hello and welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Here is what I made using the sketch or inspiration color prompt photo.

The embossing folder is from Penny Black. I used an old flower die from Casual Friday Stamps to cut out the flowers from some speckled dsp from Honey Bee. The basket die is from The greetery and I backed it with vellum. The sending hugs sentiment is from The Ton. 

 

Link up here. Sunday Stamps

Adding this to the Addicted to CAS Bloom challenge today.

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Birthday wishes

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #600 challenge today. 

The butterfly die is from Memory Box and the sentiment stamp is from My Favorite Things.  The background is done using my 5 x 7 gelli plate and a stencil from Shawn Petite, plus some bubble wrap, metallic paint, etc. There are a lot of layers on those sheets. 

I cut the solid portion of the butterfly out of metallic gold cardstock from Tim Holtz to match the paint used on the background I created. I had a lot of fun creating so many sheets of gelli prints but it's time to use them up.

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No stamping card

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

So, this card uses a few rub on's from 49th and Market. I added them onto a piece of fabric (muslin) and shredded a few of the edges to give it a raw edge.  I cut out a few leaves out of white cardstock, colored them with Copic's and used that for the scalloped edge. 

 

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration, and please Link up here> Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

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Thanks

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

The designer paper is from Piatek Trzyastego called Hello Beautiful. I inlaid the butterfly after die cutting it out and highlighting the center with pink dye ink. The black outline of the butterfly is flying free, both are from Memory Box. The thanks sentiment is from Hampton Arts.

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With sympathy

Hello. Playing in this weeks Freshly Made Sketch challenge.

Rubbernecker vine background stamp is used on the square in the back. Stamped with Basil fresh ink. Daisy dies are from Memory Box and the sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

Card is 4.5 square and I used gumdrop green cardstock from MFT for the leaves and to layer the vine panel. I tied on a little bow using some twine from PTI.

Thanks for dropping in. Have a good one.

Let your dreams take flight

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is Wet or Dry embossing or both. 

I did ink smooching and some heat embossing on a background and then cut out the butterfly. The cloud embossing folder is from Darice and I used a bit of tumbled glass distress oxide ink to highlight them. It's hard to see in the photo. I made a flag out of the sentiment using a fish tail banner die from MFT.  Pretend it's waving in the wind. LOL. 

 

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

 

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