Happy Birthday

Hi there. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with this card.

The confetti in the background is done using Simon says stamp ink and the confetti stencil from Waffle flower stamps. The birthday sentiment is from Jaded Blossoms.  I also used some thin black washi tape to create the separation on the card. 

I created the balloons using a large round ballon die (didn't fit on the card) just for the "tie," then a circle die, and piece them together.  Added on the string, bows and a white gel pen highlight and called it good.  All balloon dies are from My Favorite Things. 

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Thinking of you

Hello. Playing in a few challenges with this card today. Challenges listed below.  I started with the sketch over at FMS and added dies and stencils per the challenges below. 

I started with a panel of watercolor paper and painted on the blue background using Faber Castell gelatos.  Then I used some modeling paste with a brick stencil to create the section for the daisies.  They are a new to me die from Simon Says Stamp.  Sentiment and die are from My Favorite Things.

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Freshly Made Sketches

Just Add Ink

Just us Girls

NBUS

Peace on earth - SSC376

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

I used another piece of designer paper from Brass & Bliss for this one.  Snowflake dies and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things. 

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A merry little Christmas to you - SSC375

Hello and welcome back to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  This time we have a color palette prompt for your inspiration.

I just purchased this wonderful paper pack from Brass & Bliss and one of the papers worked well with the colors below.  

I added a bit of snowflake glitter and mica from Ranger (TH) to the top and bottom snowflakes. The dies are from My Favorite Things and the middle snowflake die is from Simon Says Stamp.

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Get well soon

Hello. I'm playing in this week's Freshly Made Sketches with the following card.

The wonky stitch die is from AALL & Create. I used micro-gluedots to adhere it to the cardstock.  The bandage dies are from My Favorite Things, as is the get-well sentiment. 

I have to admit, I was looking for my bicycle dies to use on this sketch, but ran across the Band-Aids and I was off and running in another creative direction.

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Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Moody blue snowflake - TSOT#680

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

I used the shattered background stamp from SA and Tim Holtz to create the background for this.  I stamped in versamark onto watercolor paper and heat embossed with white embossing powder first.  Then I used Paynes Grey acrylic ink from Daler Rowney to get the dark moody blues.  The large snowflake is an old die from My Favorite Things.  Added a few clay snowflake shaker elements and called it good. 

Here is the link to join the challenge! 

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The snowflake is from my stash.

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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Happy Birthday SSC351

Hello. Welcome back to another challenge at Sunday Stamps. This week, we have a photo prompt inspiration for you to use. 

The stencil and headphone die are from My Favorite Things. I used Simon Say Stamp ink to blend out the equalizer colors. The birthday sentiment is from Avery Elle, and I stamped it using Mocha ink rather than black. 

Here is the photo prompt.

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Thanks

Hello. Here is the new prompt for you to use at The Flower Challenge blog.  We are looking for "thanks" this go around.

The rose stamp is an old red rubber one from Gray Wolf Graphics. I colored it with Copic Markers. I got lucky and found a piece of cardstock to layer it with.  Added a thanks die cut using some glossy black cardstock.  The dot rectangle dies are from MFT.

Link up here.

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Hello

Hello. I'm playing in a few challenges with this family of bears today.

I stamped, colored and cut out the bears from My Favorite Things to create this scene.  I paper-pieced their scarves using plaid designer paper from Say it with stamps/photoplay's Holiday plaid 6x6 paper pad. The tree stamp is from Gina K Designs. I used distress oxide ink in tumbled glass and stenciled on the clouds in the background.

Finally added a bit of twine and a tag to say Hello. The hello sentiment is from Altenew and the tag die is an old one from Papertrey, Ink. I used foam squares to bring the bears up from the background.  The stitched frame is cut three times and glued together as well.  

Thanks for stopping in. I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Tic Tac Toe challenge (see graphic below)

My time to craft - winter animals

Jingle bells - not a creature was stirring

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Hello - TFC #91

Hello everyone. Here is your mid-month reminder about the current challenge going on over at The Flower Challenge blog.

Here is another card that I created for the current challenge.

This Altenew flower stamp is colored with Olo markers and fussy cut-out. The little hello stamp is also from Altenew. I matched the satin ribbon colors with the flowers by coloring with the same Olo markers onto white ribbon.  The square dot die is embossed into the base panel instead of cutting it out.                                                                                           

 

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I appreciate you - SSC330

Hello and welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  I am the hostess for the sketch design this time around.  I also have a bonus card below. 

The stencil is from Concord & 9th and I used Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks with it. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. There is a bit of bakers twine behind the stenciled panel. 

 

Link up here. Sunday Stamps

Here is another card that I created for the sketch.

The flowers were cut out of a panel that had a bunch of washi tape all over it.  The sentiment is from MFT. 

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Thank you - SSC328

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

Today's sketch is by Melissa.  I used an old embossing folder from Stampin Up for the background. The flower stamps, dies and sentiment are all from My Favorite Things. The ink used is from Simon Says Stamp pawsitively saturated line.  I heat-embossed the sentiment on the vellum and then glued it on behind the black pearls.   

 Link up here. Sunday Stamps

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Christmas lights

Hello. Practicing my watercoloring on this Christmas light card. Thought it came out halfway decent and made it into a card. 

Mei Liang watercolors on Artisto watercolor paper are used on this card. To get the shape, I used a die cut to trace the light bulbs out lightly with a pencil so that I had something to start with. I believe the die is a retired one from My Favorite Things.  I did get a lot of inspiration over on YouTube with many watercolor artists doing the same thing but from scratch. I cannot draw, so that is why I used a die to get me started. The bulbs are good, but I still need a bit of work on how to get the glow below them. LOL. 

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Adding this into the CAS colours and Sketches. I used sketch #507 but turned it on the side and did not include a sentiment.