Happy Anniversary

Hello. I had a few minutes to put a card together for the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge yesterday.  

The daisy die is made by Memory Box for Simon Says Stamp. I cut it three times, stacked it up for dimension and glued it down over the cut-out bricks.  The sentiment is from MFT stamps and stamped in hickory smoke archival ink. I used a dark gray as the cardbase on this to help make the flowers stand out a bit more. 

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Happy Birthday

Hello. Playing in the Just Add Ink challenge today. I was inspired by the flowers on top of the cake in the photo below.

The Lilac dies are from The Greetery and the small birthday stamp is from Simon Says Stamp. The shades of purple cardstock are from Papertrey, Ink. 

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Sending hugs - SSC331

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

The embossing folder is from Penny Black. I used an old flower die from Casual Friday Stamps to cut out the flowers from some speckled dsp from Honey Bee. The basket die is from The greetery and I backed it with vellum. The sending hugs sentiment is from The Ton. 

 

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Adding this to the Addicted to CAS Bloom challenge today.

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Sending hugs

Hello all - playing in the Freshly Made Sketch #626 today. 

The flower die is from The Stamp Market. I cut it up to sorta resemble the sketch below. The centers are blended with sky color fuse ink from Brass & Bliss. Then I dotted the centers with a yellow acrylic marker from Altenew. Popped a few of the flowers up with foam squares for a bit of dimension. 

The dragonfly die and stencil set is from The Greetery. I used Simon Says pawsitively saturated ink in seafoam and surf to color it, then popped it up with foam tape over the flowers.  I did add some wink of stella to the wings for some sparkle, but it's so darn hard to photograph. The sentiment is from Avery Elle, and the embossing folder is from Darice.

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Spread your wings

Hello - playing in the sketch challenge over at TGIF Challenges. 

I cut down an ombre watercolor background from my stash and ran it sideways through an old Cuttlebug stick embossing folder to simulate water flow. 

Dragonfly die is from The Greetery. I cut it out of the same watercolor panel and added some Indigo blu hansel luscious pigment powder over the top to give it a bit of shine. In real life, it looks pretty cool.  The sentiment stamp is from My Favorite Things.

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Spread kindness

Hello. It's a D for Dragonfly over at the Alphabet challenge blog.  Thought I'd play along today since dragonflies are my favorite.

The dragonfly die is from The Greetery. I used an alcohol background that I had in my stash to cut up the wings. The spread kindness sentiment is from Mama Elephant. I've already forgotten who makes the lovely 3D embossing folder. Anyway, I highlighted the flowers using some pan pastels. 

Entering this into the following other challenges:

Cut it up - send me flowers

Paper Dragonfly - anything goes

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Sending hugs

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

 

The dragonfly die is from The Greetery. Used a distress oxide ink background to cut him out of. Designer paper is lasting impressions and the sentiment is from Avery Elle.

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.  The optional theme is bugs.

 

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Praying for you

Hello. Playing in two challenges today. I started off with the sketch form Freshly Made Sketches and added some dots to the background for the Addicted to CAS challenge.

Stencil used in the background for the polka dots with Rubbernecker fuse inks.  Sentiment is from Honey Bee stamps and the dragonfly die is from The Greetery. 

For 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.

Blue rose stamps, stencil and dies are from Pink Fresh. Sentiment is from The Greetery. Gingham paper is from A Muse Studio.  I used fuse inks from Rubbernecker. 

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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Happy Birthday

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

Dragonfly die is from The Greetery. Dot background stamp is from Altenew. Doily die is from Papertrey, Ink and the stitched fishtail banners are from My Favorite Things.

 

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.

 

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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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A little note

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

The blue gingham paper is from A*Muse studio. The butterfly die is from The Greetery. I used a alcohol ink background n Yupo from my stash to cut it out, which happened to work well with the designer paper. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.

 

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Talk nerdy to me

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.

Background stamp is from the Greetery. I stamped it on bristol smooth and heat embossed it with white. The used blueprint sketch distress ink to color it. The sentiment is from My Favorite things.  

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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Wishing you a wonderful day

Hi everyone - Playing in the CAS colours & sketches #421 challenge today.

I really wanted to use this new die from The Greetery on this sketch and was bound and determined to get it right. I think it took me 5 tries to get everything lined up and as close to perfect as I could. My first sentiment that I wanted to use, just would not line up, even with the Misti. Then I got embossing lines, where I didn't want them....I'm sure you've all been there, inky fingerprints that wont come off, etc.  Well, I FINALLY got it! Whew.  That is aged mahogany distress ink behind the brick die cut. Added the sentiment from Paper Roses and a dragonfly die cut and called it done.

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Purple crocus

Hello. Playing in The Flower challenge #54 today. It's all about shades of purple.

Stamps are from Pretty Pink Posh. I stamped them in versamark and heat embossed in Ranger detail white embossing powder. Colored them with Rubbernecker fuse inks using a make up applicator. Fussy cut them out and arranged them behind the halfsies diamond die from The Greetery.  Sentiment is from Stampendous. Purple pearls are from Gina Marie Designs. 

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