Thank you

Hello. Today I'm playing in the Addicted to CAS challenge of leaves with this card.

I stamped the skeleton leaf from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous in Versamark, then added some Ranger mica powder to make it shine.  The sentiment is from Park Lane.  I layered this onto gold cardstock and then used a square top folding card to finish it off.

Also entering this into the following challenges:

Allsorts - trees, leaves, anything goes

Time out challenge - your favorite season

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Merry Christmas - SSC368

Hello. Welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is from Michael's brand of wood block stamps. I got it in their Christmas section several years ago. I stamped it in Versamark and heat embossed it with gold to match the strip of gold mirror cardstock on the left.

The sprig die cuts are made from several companies' dies.  Echo Park, Simon Says Stamp, Carta Bella, etc.  I did add some self-adhesive white pearls to resemble berries on the branch.

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Mixing it up

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with a mixed media thanks card. 

I cut and inked up some worn and weathered designer paper from creative expressions to go with the sketch. I added a bit of script stamping to the grey panel and decided it needed some heat embossing to stand out a bit more. The "thanks" die is from Spellbinders. 

Rub on stitching from 49 and market is used along the left panel and lastly, added a medallion cut out for further interest (TH stamp). Added some black ink splatters, just because I could.  

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Sending get well wishes

Hello. Playing in the Paper Dragonfly challenge #21 - Fall Splendor and the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge #225. Went with the bottom row. 

Dies are from Lawn Fawn. I cut them out, added Versamark to them, and then dusted each one with a bit of perfect pearls. The sentiment die and stamp is from Wplus9.  Rustic cream cardstock is from Papertrey, Ink.  In real life those little leaves sure do shine nicely.

 

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Happy Birthday

Hello.  Playing in two challenges today. Let's start with the how I created my own background, which is the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. I used #66 blue watercolor from Kuretake and dabbed it across some watercolor paper. Then I scrunched up some saran wrap, covered it and let it dry.  Next I added some splatters and some lines using a gift card, which was inked up with the unchartered mariner distress ink pad. 

Birthday sentiment was stamped with versamark and hero arts navy cardstock onto vellum then heat embossed with clear powder. I used detail does from Marker Forte to attach the vellum (highly recommend this stuff - super strong). The dragonfly is from Clearly Besotted and cut from black carstock. The outline is vellum that was colored with an ink pad (I think, it's been in my stash for a while). 

I used the sketch from The Paper Players below - which I modified slightly. 

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Cracked glass technique

Hello everyone. It's my turn to feature a project of the week and I'm doing a throw back to a cracked glass technique.

I think that this is the only time I really use my Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel too. LOL. I created this previously and dug it out of my stash to do a repeat on it for this month's POTW. I love how it turned out.

The branch is colored with markers first, then stamped onto cardstock. Added Versamark ink onto it using direct to paper with the ink pad. Then added UTEE. Did this three or four times and stuck it in the freezer. Yes, you read that right. I put this into the freezer for about 5 minutes. Then took it out and bent it to create the cracks. Inked over it with distress vintage photo ink. 

This will stay in my stash until I need a masculine card, then I'll add a sentiment and send it on. Thanks and have a creative day!

Noel

Hi all - Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch today.

The big snowflake die is from Trinity stamps. The snowflake background stamp is from Echo Park. It is stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  Oxide inks blended for the background. Mini noel sentiment is from Impress Cards& Crafts.  

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Dragonfly impressions

Hello, It's my turn to do a project of the week over at The House That Stamps Built. I used several layers of liquid platinum embossing powder and the small dragonflies to create this impression. 

I covered a rectangle piece of cardstock with versamark and applied the embossing powder, heated it up to melt and then repeated 3 times. Arranged the dragonflies onto my block and coated them with versamark and while the last layer is still a bit hot, pressed them down. Being very careful not to move it too much. 

I also added the dragonflies and the set of Keys to the background designer paper using versamark ink. Distressed it with vintage photo around the edges. The sentiment is stamped on the same designer paper and then I added some glossy accents to the top of it and stuck a tag fragment on to it. Once dry, trimmed the paper to match the tag and threaded some twine through it. 

I really like how much dimension this ended up having. 

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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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Project of the week - creating backgrounds

Hello. It's my turn to create a project of the week. I created my own pearlized background using the following stamp and supplies.

I used the snowflake positive stamp and stamped it randomly in versamark onto a piece of navy cardstock. To fill in the gaps, I used the versamark pen to add dots. The embossing powder I used was a blue pearl from Hero Arts. I really like how well it turned out on the navy. So pretty. 

The sentiment is stamped onto a piece of white cardstock, then cut out with a long rectangle die. Then I used the snowflake punch and punched it in several areas. I used a piece of silver glitter cardstock to punch out three more snowflakes. That way I could layer them back in and add one more to balance it out. All are popped up using foam tape.

and here is the final design. So much fun and so pretty in real life.

Stamps used:
6004-M, Snow Positive
6116-M, Master Builder

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Frame it!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week is my turn to decide what to make. So my Designers Choice Challenge is to "Frame it!"

I used Versamark and gold embossing powder to do the sentiment. To create the frame, I used a large rectangle die and my versamark pen to trace around it. Then added the gold embossing powder. I really like how it turned out. Clean and simple, plus it's a one layer card. 

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
Patti

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

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Photo inspiration challenge

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

Here is what I came up with for this challenge. I went with the colors and the shapes of the pumpkins. I used distress oxide inks on Bristol paper after heat embossing the frame stamps found here, at Repeat Impressions. Vertical sentiment can be found here. I added the two dragonflies at the last to balance out the card. As you can see, the front panel is shorter than normal to account for the sentiment. 

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
Patti

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

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-Laurie

Thanks for being there!

Hello all. Playing in the CAS marvelous metallic challenge over at The Paper Players today.

Oh Em Gee - this card was so frustrating to try and take a good picture of.  Gray rainy days will do that, I guess.

Anyway, I inked up the solid leaf in several distress oxide inks (scatter straw, carved pumpkin and candied apple) and then used Versamark to stamp the veins. Gold embossing powder from Hero Arts used for that and the sentiment. Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

To create the splatters, I used my Kuretake watercolor paint in gold. In real life it glitters very prettily. Gold mirror cardstock used for card base and to layer the sentiment.

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Colorful thanks

Hi everyone. Playing in a few challenges today. I used the color palette from Sunday Stamps below as a jumping off point to create this.

I made my own background using distress oxide inks in peacock feathers, wilted violet and cracked pisatchio. I also used some black soot to distress the leaf branch. Click on picture to enlarge and see all the detail.

I used the following stamps to create the background with versamark and clear embossing powder.
French script and corrugated iron from darkroom door
Fancy flourishes from Papertrey, Ink.

To seal everything up, I brushed on some clear glaze from Faber Castell.  Thanks die is cut out three times in glossy black cardstock and stacked together.

The challenge over at Simon Says Stamp is to create your own background.

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You're invited

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

This inspiration photo reminded me of summer picnic's and lots of lemonade (minus the cucumbers). The sentiment is computer generated and I used a really cool tag die to cut it out. Attached it to the jar with some green gingham ribbon. Jar is colored with Copic's. I added the lemon's afterwards. I just used versamark and heat embossed them, then added more color. The lattice die in the background is from Jillian Vance. 

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

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://www.repeatimpressions.com/

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TTT challenge - Let it snow

It’s time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week we were challenged to use the Tic-Tac-Toe board for inspiration.

I used the top row across. 

 

So, what are you waiting for?!

Why not play along with us and start stamping up a card now. We can’t wait to see your creations!
Don’t forget… Take part in any of our challenges, the more you play along, the more chances you have to win! Each submission enters you in the drawing for our gift certificate. And you don’t always have to use our stamps in your creations, but we will reward you if you do. Each submission using a Repeat Impressions stamp will earn you an additional entry in the drawing!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

Cheri

Donna

Esther

Heather

Joy

Shirley

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