True love lasts forever

Hello. For world card making day, I decided to join the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.  I do have some holiday cards in the works but wanted to share new stamp instead.

The leaf and sentiment stamps are from Unity.  I used eucalyptus and juniper ink from Simon Says Stamp on the leaf.  I found the gingham and a matching cardstock in my stash. The blanket stitch square die is from Pink Fresh Studio.

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From me to you

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with some new dies and stamps from Gummiapan.

The heart tag and the notebook border are new as is the type background stamp.  I used it on the smaller heart dies (PTI) as well, using antique linen oxide ink. You'll have to enlarge the photo to see that.  The sentiment stamps on the heart tag are from The Stamp Market and the xoxo is from Whimsy stamps.  

I used walnut stain distress ink on the edges of the type panel and added the small bow to the tag and called this done.

By the way, Color Me Nordic is a US based online store for Gummiapan dies, stamps and they're also carrying Craft Addiction UK dies too.  

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Some days - TSOT691

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

The sentiment, dogs, and the hydrant are all from My Favorite Things.  I've colored them all with Copic markers. Then fussy cut the two dogs out to fit within the circles outlined in the sketch. 

Here is the link up to join us for the sketch.

Also, you can combine this with our sister challenge over at Twisted Sister:

Thing 3: Twisted Sister's optional twist is to include any 4-legged animal(s) on your project."

Link

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Happy Birthday

Hello. Playing in this week's Freshly Made Sketch with the following card.  I'm a bit late to the mix but found a tag in my stash of junk journal stuff that worked really well for this sketch.  Of course, I had to cut it down to fit on a card front, but happy with it, nevertheless.

The tag itself is made from a paper towel roll.  The designer paper I believe is actually rice paper. I did dig around in my stash to see if I could find it, but of course I was not successful.   

The sentiment is from Altenew's one go solid sentiment press plate.  Both the tag and the sentiment are popped up using foam tape. 

Lastly, the addition on the top right of the tag is a skin I created using stencil butter that is adhered to a silicone mat that had wonderful texture to it.  After it dried, it peeled right off and I glued it onto the tag. 

Ribbon colored with Copic markers for the top of the tag. 

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Just sayin' - TSOT689

Hello and welcome back to another card sketch over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.  This one is an awesome way to use up some designer paper scraps.  

I used distress inks to blend the background of the panel sitting on top of all the designer papers. All of those papers were in my blue scrap pile.  The sentiment and dies are from CZ Designs from Simon Says Stamp.

Here is the link to join the challenge - and remember to use up those scraps!

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Holiday tag cards

Hello. I'm adding a couple of holiday tag cards to the mix for the 2025 fall/winter coffee lovers blog hop.

Stamps and dies are from Hero Arts.  The gingham designer paper is from My Favorite Things.  The baker's twine and the red grosgrain ribbon is from PTI.

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Awesome and incredible

Hello! Playing in the CAS colours and sketch challenge today.  This is also going into the 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog hop.

The coffee cup stamps are from My Favorite Things.  The plaid designer paper is from Art Impressions.

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Just a note

Hi again.  I'm cleaning and organizing my craft room today, and that led to some creativity.  This one is inspired by the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

The long notebook page was created using an old Papertrey, Ink die.  For the lines, I used an old background stamp from My Favorite Things.  The clipboard die is from Sizzix/Tim Holtz.  

The notebook paper on it is from a patterned paper pad from PTI called pencil me in.    The "just a note" is a stamp from the Ink Blot Shop. I thought it was funny how it fit into the lines on the notebook paper.  

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Halloween Greetings

Hi all. Just wanted to share a Halloween card today.

I used Simon Says Stamp's stencil to create this fun little card. I smooched black pigment ink onto the stencil and ran it through my die-cutting machine to complete the background. Then used the rest of the stencil to color in the eyes.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things, and the outline die is from Pink Fresh.

Entering this into the following challenges:

Craft rocket challenges - Autumn/Halloween

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Halloween/Anything goes

Alphabet challenge - N is for night

Crafty calendar October challenge - Halloween 

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happy bee-day TSOT#681

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

The bee and sentiment are from Jillian Vance Designs.  I used Versafine ink to stamp the bee, and it came out really sharp. Love it!  I added a bit of sparkle onto the wings using a wink of stella pen. The hexagon dies are from Echo Park, and I used some designer paper from Moda Scrap to cut them out.  I did ink the edges on some of them so that they stood out. 

Here is the link to join the challenge.

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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.

Natural honey

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #700 today.  

The stamp set is from Elizabeth Craft Designs, Every Day Elements from Annette Green, called Honeybee.  The honey comb stamp in the set is used for the squares, and then I heat-embossed the natural honey label. As you can see I also fussy cut another bee and popped it up over the bee on the label.  Added a bit of bling to his wings with a shimmer pen and rock candy glitter. 

I used shrink plastic to create the small organic honey circle and then colored it to match the paper. 

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Adulting is hard

Hello. Playing in the photo inspiration challenge today over at Just Add Ink.

I liked the leaves, coffee, and plaid in the photo below and incorporated them into my layout.  

The plaid designer paper is from Memory Box. The leaf is a die from Simon Says Stamp and was cut from a distress ink background that I had in my stash.  The coffee ring stamp is from Altenew and was stamped in Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.

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You're one in a melon

Hello.  I'm playing in the Just Us Girls die challenge today.  They are looking for summer things
in your stamps and dies.  Here is what I came up with.

The watermelon stamp and dies are from Sunny Studio. I stamped them in black Versafine ink and then heat embossed, so that I could color them with Copic markers. 

The sentiment is from Memory Box.  I dug through all my cardstock and came up with colors that matched the watermelons and used them for layering and the fishtail banners. 

The stitched dot dies are from Jillian Vance Designs.

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Happy Birthday - TFC#104

Hello. Welcome to another challenge over at The Flower Challenge. We have a color prompt photo for you this month.  

The flower dies are from Pink Fresh Studio.  I colored them using Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers and Ripe Persimmon. The birthday sentiment is from Avery Elle.

Here is the photo:

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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