Just wanted to say hello - TSOT#675

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

I decided to go with a Criss Cross Card for this challenge as I haven't done one in ages and turned the sketch on its side.

Designer paper is from Stamperia Hidden Grove paper pack.   The base of the card is dark chocolate from SSS. 

Mushrooms are stencils and dies from Pink Fresh Studio. To get the spots on the mushrooms, I used an old splatter stamp from SU, and heat embossed it with fine detail white powder.   The insert card has a tab that is created from an old SU punch.  Tied a bow using some jute string and called it done.

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Just a note

Hello. I'm playing in the one-layer sketch challenge over at The Paper Players today. It's been ages since I've made a one-layer card. 

I ink blended the circle using inks from Simon Says Stamp.  The butterfly is an old wood block stamp from Stamin Up!  The sentiment comes from The Ton, and I used a piercing die from Gina Marie Designs to add some interest around the perimeter of the card. 

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Just because - SSC329

Hello and welcome to another challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Here is what I made using the inspiration color prompt photo.  This one was a challenge for me as I don't have any of the plum colors in ink or cardstock/paper in my stash.

So, I made my own plum color using watercolors and decided to make this card a mixed-media one.

There are a lot of different stamps used on this one. However, the main die is from Memory Box. I also did a bit of stenciling using a stencil from TCW and Gina K Designs texture paste.  

Stamps: Stampin Up! - gorgeous grunge, Darkroom door - Script and Crafters Companion sentiment. Inks: SSS orchid and Ranger distress archival in hickory smoke.  Altenew jet black liquid ink for the splatters.

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Thinking of you SSC327

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

The butterfly is an old one from Stampin Up! I stamped it twice, fussy cut one out and colored with watercolors to match the red and orange in the photo below.  I stamped another onto the card base and then popped up the colored one using a foam strip. The leaf panel is done with a stencil. I used the thinking of you sentiment from Recollections to finish off the card. 

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Happy Everything

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

 

So, I pulled out a few old stamps for this card. The denim background stamp is from either Stampin Up or MFT. The paisley stamp is from The Angel Company and the sentiment and flower are from Papertrey, Ink.  

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.

 

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Never stop exploring

Hello - playing in the Simon Says Stamp mixed media challenge today.

I used the new Uncharted Mariner with squeezed lemonade for this one. I've had the butterfly stamped up and cut out and in my stash for years and finally put it to use on this one. Stencil from Tim Holtz and I used some of the uncharted mariner glaze on it. Newprint stamp is from fun stampers journey, corners are from Whimsy stamps. The circles are done with a arcrylic round container. Sentiment stamp is from Tim Holtz SA. 

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Big Birthday wishes

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

Stamps are from Papertrey, Ink. Birthday embossing folder is from Taylored Expressions. Lattice embossing folder is from SU. The silver is metallic washi tape.

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration and the added theme is to use patterns.

 

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Happy Birthday to you

Hello. Playing in a color combo challenge today over at Sunday Stamps. 

Washi tape and dies are from Pink Fresh. Birthday sentiment is from Poppy Stamps. I dug out my old tag punches from Stampin Up! to layer the dark navy cardstock on the tag. Colored some satin ribbon with a copic to match the colors int he flowers. 

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Grateful

Hello and Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge, where you can use the sketch or the photo or both. Here is what I did with it.

I went with the color of the left hand mug/pumpkin in the photo as my starting off point. 

The mugs are from Papertrey, Ink.  I was trying to do a mirror stamped image of the coffee cup using a solid photopolymer background clear stamp. I inked it up using Rubbernecker fuse ink in whisper and when I released it, it gave me this marbled effect. Oh, what a happy accident. I fussy cut them out and popped them on the card following the sketch. 

The sliplap planks die is from The Greetery.  Grateful sentiment is from the Recollections brand, heat embossed in detail white.  Embossing folder is from SU and the lovely ocean side and aqua sky cardstock is from Concord & 9th. 
 

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge, once again, they have knocked it out of the park.

Betty J . Clarie Grantham . Jeanne Jachna . Jen Mitchell  . Karren Johnson . Linda Callahan . Lyndal Higgins  . Michelle Leone . Michelle Lupton . Tristan Dawes . Wanda Cullen .  Natalie Walsh

 

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Merry Christmas Snowflakes

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #499 today.  It's a super easy clean and simple card too!

Embossed the corners with the Stampin up sizzix snowflake embossing folder (which is retired). Stamped the sentiment in versamark and heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder. Sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.  Silver cardstock is from the Tim Holtz metallic ideology collection.

I also spritzed this with shimmer spritz but it doesn't show up in the photo. In real life is glistens. 

 

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Thinking of you

Hello and Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge, where you can use the sketch or the photo or both. Here is what I did with it.

Poppy stamp is from Stampin Up! I used Hero Arts royal red mini ink pad to color the flower, and a marker to do the stem. Sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink, which is heat embossed in white.  I was inspired by the color of the watering can to use the gray as the card base. The rounded squares are a die from Simon Says Stamp - which I also used to emboss the lighter gray layer of cardstock. 

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge, once again, they have knocked it out of the park.

Betty J Clarie Grantham Jeanne Jachna  Jen Mitchell  Karren Johnson  Linda Callahan Lyndal Higgins   Michelle Leone  Michelle Lupton  Tristan Dawes  Wanda Cullen

 

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Birthday wishes

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #443 today. I created the back ground a while ago and it's just been sitting in my stash waiting for me to do something with it. I brushed on some collage medium onto a piece of 80 lb Neenah cardstock and let it dry. Then I spritzed on some mermaid lagoon oxide spray. I like how it splattered onto the paper, so I left it. 

So, I ended up cutting it up to use for the back ground of this card sketch. It kind of reminded me of a splash of water as the dragonfly landed on it.  

Dragonfly die is from Stampin Up! I cut out a piece of teal velum and added some wink of stella to it. Once it was dry, I stuck it onto the back of the silver dragonfly outline. Birthday sentiment is from Studio Katia.

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Christmas cards sent, but not posted

Hi all. I sent out a lot of Christmas cards that I made but never posted. So here are a few of them for your viewing pleasure.

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Warmest holiday wishes

Hello. Sharing a traditional Christmas card today for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.

Stamps are from Stampin Up! I used cream cardstock from PTI for a change instead of the normal white.  I stamped the mittens in versafine and heat embossed in clear embossing powder so that I could color with Copic's. I used a white gel pen to highlight the stripes on the mittens and added a tiny white pearl to the center of the snowflakes.

Added the black pearls for additional interest that matched the pattern in the mittens.

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Hello

Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today.

Dragonfly die is from Stampin Up! The pool is created using distress oxide inks in salty ocean and peacock feathers and my glass mat with lots of water. I added some waves into the pool using a stamp from the Hero Arts July kit and unicorn ink. Hello sentiment is from My Favorite Things. Added a few dew drops to complete the card.

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