with deepest sympathy

Hello. I've so been busy using up a plethora of cukes from my garden. I've been canning pickles and relish these last few weekends that I haven't had much time for stamping.  However, here's one that I did a whole ago that fits into this month's Flower Challenge of using a die. 

The daisy and greenery are from Memory Box. Sentiment is from The Ton and I used a newsprint stamp from BoBunny.

Finished this off with adding small random dots using Nuvo crystal drops and a stylus.

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Chalk it up!

Hello! It's my turn to create a project of the week over at The House That Stamps Built. I'm going old school for this one and I dug out my Chalks! Yes, had to dust them off! What fun, though!

I used Versamark ink to stamp the solid flowers randomly down a sheet of cardstock. Then I took the little pom pom that came with the set of chalks to color on the yellow. I used a pouncing method to daub on the color so that I didn't smear the ink.  I decided to cut the border with a stitched scalloped die and layered it in black.  Added some black Nuvo drops to the centers to complete them. Yellow and black is such a striking color combo, that I decided to go with it on the body of the card by adding a layer of yellow gingham designer paper. Added the sentiment and it's ready for the mail.

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Sketch time - Just because

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is the use the following sketch graphic.

OK - full disclosure on this one - the black photo corner is covering up a major goof! The black nuvo drops were NOT quite dry and I ended up putting my thumb right in it - causing a major smear. So, I decided to cover it up instead of starting all over again. Pft. I hate it when that happens!

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

Esther

Heather

Joy

Shirley

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Sketch challenge over at Repeat Impressions

Hi all! It's sketch time over at The House that Stamps built/Repeat Impressions. Here is the sketch and what I did with it.

I stayed pretty true to the sketch except that my circle in back is the same size as the one in front.

The stamp is colored with Memento markers and spritzed with water. I did a section at a time and then cut it out using the circle nestie. This stamp is quartet series with the hearts and sentiment all together. It's #8500 in the unmounted sheets.

I added some red enameled dots (home made melted pony beads) and the green is from Nuvo Crystal drops.

Stitched circle and outline Dies used are from Lil' Inker's.

So, there you have it. Now it's your turn to play, you could win a gift certificate to Repeat Impressions, just link up your creations to the blog below.

The house that stamps built

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the design team's rock star blogs to see what they created using this sketch. 

Heather

Patti

Joy

Cheri

Kathy

Shirley

Deonna

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Repeat Impressions' Frames - Rectangle and Marquee release

Repeat Impressions' Frames - Rectangle & Marquee Release!

Please join us at The House That Stamps Built this week as we celebrate another new release in Repeat Impressions' online store. This latest stamp series is called Frames - Rectangle & Marquee. This Thursday thru Sunday some of the RI Rock Stars are posting their wonderful creations to showcase the new series.

These stamp designs are all now available as wood mounts, cling mounts, and as plain, unmounted rubber in the Repeat Impressions online store. This series is also available as one plain unmounted sheet of rubber so that you can get ALL 4 stamps in this series at a big savings.

To view the complete series and purchase any of the designs please visit the Frames - Rectangle & Marquee page of Repeat's online store at... http://www.repeatimpressions.com/framesrectangle.html

Please visit The House That Stamps Built blog each day... Thursday, June 16th thru Sunday, June 19th... and leave your comments there to be entered into a drawing to win an unmounted sheet of RI's Frames - Rectangle & Marquee series. To qualify for this free giveaway your comments must be left no later than 5pm eastern time on Sunday, June 19th. On Monday, June 20th Wendy will announce the winner on Repeat's Facebook page so be sure to "Like" and follow them there if you don't already.

Comment on RI's blog... http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com
Follow RI on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/RepeatImpressions

I used the bigger rectangle and then masked the frame and added a few flowers (10205) and the sentiment (8600) from Repeat Impressions. This could be used as a sympathy card or a get well card.

Embossing folder is from Spellbinders. I colored the flowers with Copic's and the flower centers are Nuvo crystal drops.

Don't forget to visit the blog and comment each day for a chance to win.

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Repeat Impressions Photo Inspiration

Hi everyone! Here is the photo inspiration to work from over at The House that stamps built for Repeat Impressions. Link here.
 

I really was challenged big time with this one. I just couldn't get my green's to work right. The darker colors I used were all too dark.  So, I ended up going with a lighter green and came up with the following two cards.

This one is water colored after stamping in Versamark and heat embossing with white embossing powder. Added a few dew drops for interest. I'm liking the soft muted look of this. Zig Kuretake real brush markers used to water color.

This one is brighter still..... Same stamps except this is colored in Copic's.

Added white Nuvo Cyrtal Drops for the centers of the flowers, the black dots are done with a irRESISTible pen. The curve is done using a border die for added interest and then I decided to stamp a bit on the inside of the card.









Don't forget to go by the The House that Stamps Built to check out what the other Rock Stars did with this challenge. Also, we'd love for you to play along. One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Heather

Patti

Joy

Cheri

Kathy

Shirley

Deonna

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