Celebrate

Hello. I decided to play along with the sketch over at The Paper Players today.  Here is what I created with it.

I used some digital images for the background panel and tag.  The tag die is from Simon Says Stamp. I used a Copic marker on white satin ribbon to match the colors in the paper.  I used a blue scrap of paper from craft consortium for the middle part.  And the celebrate sentiment stamp is from Tim Holtz.  I also got out my crop-a-dial and set an eyelet into the tag.

To those of you in the US, Happy Independence Day - this year is a big one.  Stay safe and enjoy the festivities with family and friends.

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Grill master

Hello. I'm playing in several Masculine theme challenges today.

Nothing like an apron full of Grill utensils to wish a guy a Happy Birthday.  Stamps and dies are from Honey Bee Stamps, except for the Happy Birthday - which is from Jaded Blossom.  Plaid designer paper is from Papertrey, Ink. 

I made a hinge to connect two aprons together for this card. 

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The Paper Players

Dragonfly Dreams - Masculine

Crafty Calendar - All about the men/boys

Sweet Stampin - Something for the boys

I think you're pretty great

Hello. I'm playing in the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players today.

The blue panel is created using one of Lisa Horton's stencils out of her stencil deck. I used tumbled glass oxide ink and then layered it with dark navy cardstock.

The daisy dies and the sentiment are from Simon Says Stamp.  The stitched round die is from Craft Addiction UK. I also layered the circle using navy cardstock.

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Be true

Hello. I'm playing in the tic-tac-toe challenge over at The Paper Players today.

The flower stamp is from Unity stamp company.  I stamped it in Versafine ink and heat embossed it so that I could watercolor the flowers. Then cut it out using a deckled die and highlighted it with distress walnut stain ink. 

The side "be true" sentiment is from Tim Holtz ideaology rub on pack. I actually used a label cut from die tucked behind the main panel to create the tab.  The No. 4899 is from Field Notes. 

The left-hand side is made up of folded khaki packing paper that I recycled. Added a bit of lace and glued it behind the main panel.  

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Faux watercolor flower

Hello. I just received the new Willow Wolfe stamps from Sizzix and had to play right away.

I used distress inks in Victorian velvet, aged mahogany, and scattered straw to create the flower. I added the lighter ink first, spritzed with water, stamped, repeat with all other colors.  The leaf and stem stamp was done using tombow markers and a bit of water spritzed on it.

After this dried, I went back with the outline stamp and stamped it with Versafine ink.  Love the results.

Adding this to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - beautiful blooms

The Paper Players - clean and simple florals

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Wishing you a beautiful day

Hello. The new sketch challenge over at The Paper Players caught my attention today, and I used it on this card.

My daffodils are almost ready to bloom (early in the PNW this year) and decided to use them as a focal point on this card.  The stamp is an old greenhouse society one from Technique Tuesday and I colored it with Olo markers.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee stamps.  The designer paper in the background is also from an older Fancy Pants 6 x 6 pad. 

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Wildflowers

Hello. I'm playing in The Paper Players sketch challenge today with this card.

The flower stamp is from Lesia Zgharda and colored with Copic Markers.  The sentiment is from Simple Stories. 

I left this pretty clean and simple so that the gorgeous flower stood out!  Thanks for stopping by.

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. 

This card came together quickly. Thanks for stopping in.

Sending a little note

Hi all! I'm playing in the theme challenge over at The Paper Players today.  It's all about spring flowers. 

The tulip stamp is from the Friendship Jar Fillers from Papertrey, Ink. I stamped it in Simon Says intense black ink so that I could color them with Copic markers. 

The sentiment is from The Stamp Market and the stitched dies are from MFT stamps.

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Masculine birthday

Hello. I'm playing in the CAS masculine challenge over at The Paper Players today.

Okay, so this was an experiment on an idea I saw on Instagram from a DT for Altenew. Sorry, I cannot remember who it was, but they used Altenew's new embossing paste on an embossing folder, and it was such a cool technique that I just had to try it. I used a 2D embossing folder from Darice and Simon Hurley's Lunar paste in refined copper.  Put it on thick (next time I do this, even more so) and let it dry overnight.  Then I just carefully peeled it off. I used a thin coat of Mod Podge to glue it to the cardstock. 

The sentiment is from Memory Box and I heat embossed it with Copper Penny by Brutus Munroe. Added a few metal gears for interest and to tie it all together.

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Love...

Hello. I'm playing in The Paper Players "Love is in the air" theme challenge today.

The heart die is from Echo Park.  I used a distress background that I created using lumberjack plaid that has been sitting in my stash for a while.  I popped up each little heart with a foam square to give this a bit of dimension. 

The sentiment is an old one from Technique Tuesday.  

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Winter scene

Hello. Playing in the Paper Players "Be a Deer" challenge today.

I ink blended the background using the trio of ink from Simon Says Stamp (morning, twilight, and galaxy).  Then added the black die cuts to create a silhouette scene.  I believe these dies are from Memory Box, however, I've had them in my stash for so long I can't remember.  I also added some snowflakes using embossing paste through a stencil. Lastly, I added a bit of white splatter and shimmer spritz to the card. 

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Season's Greetings

Hello. I'm playing in the clean and simple challenge of Tag, you're it over at The Paper Players today.

I upcycled a Lucky Brands tag from a pair of purchased jeans.

The snowflake die is from Echo Park. The sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink and I used an old 5 x 7 Provo Craft snowflake embossing folder for the background.  

I used a frost spritz spray on the snowflakes and in real life they are so sparkly, but hard to capture on camera. 

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Also adding this card into the following challenge at Inkspirational:

Congratulations

Hello. Playing in The Paper Players sketch challenge today. I did end up flipping the sketch. 

The circle cut-out die is an oldie which I believe is from Simon Says Stamp.  The sentiment and inks used on the flower are from Simon.  The flower stamp and die are from Altenew.

The designer paper is from Craft Consortium and the self-adhesive black pearls are from Gina Marie Designs.

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Thank you

Hi all. I'm playing in the Paper Players 700th challenge today which is a sketch.  This is the card that almost wasn't.  I can't tell you how many mistakes I made while doing this. My inner Virgo was having a fit today - thankfully, it all came together in the end.

The leaf dies are from Gina K Designs. I cut them out of white cardstock and colored them with the BG7.3 Olo marker. Thankfully, I had some solid designer paper that closely matched the marker color. I used Linen cardstock from Papertrey, Ink for the card base, which is top-folded.  The thank you sentiment is from MFT and the circle and rectangle stitched dot dies are from Jillian Vance Designs.

The solid leaf is inside the card, which you can see through the circle aperture on the front.  

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