Created by Laurie

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Thank you

Hello. Playing in the Less is More challenge today of using small images.

This also turned into a one layer card. Flower stamps are from Stamplorations, Dee's artsy impressions. I use this set a lot, love it! I stamped the flowers in white pigment ink and then decided to heat emboss them so that they would stand out more. I used Fabrika decoru for the flower centers. Kraft cardstock is from PTI.

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You're one in a melon!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is the ever popular Anything Goes.

Get your sunglasses out for the bright paper on this one! Watermelon is colored with Copic's. That bright watermelon paper is from A*Muse Studio that I've had in my stash forever!

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!

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Masculine debossed gears

Hi all. Playing in the clean and simple challenge of masculine over at The Paper Players today.

I used the larger (5 x 7) gears embossing folder from cuttlebug/provo craft to deboss the gears for this card. Added a border of gears cut out of metallic cardstock. Used the same cardstock to layer the birthday sentiment, which is from Simon Says Stamp.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

Enjoy the simple things

Hello! Playing in a few challenges today.

Gerbera Daisy stamp is an old one from the former Angel Company that I will never part with. I stamped it in Versafine ink and heat embossed it so that I could color it with Copic's. Used picked raspberry and spun sugar distress oxide inks to color up the watercolor paper. Turned out a bit bright! Added some grid lines using the grid background stamp from MFT and Hero Arts Unicorn ink. The sentiment and the bee are from the love bug jar stamp set from Technique Tuesday.

Challenges:
Addicted to CAS - Daisy
Just Us Girls - color week
CAS(e) this sketch

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

Happy Christmas

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today (which I rotated) and I also paired it with the TGIF challenge of Christmas in July.

This card gave me fits trying to get a good photo of it. In real life it sparkles - and it was so hard to capture that.

I used broken china distress oxide ink on the snowflakes and the marbled watercolor paper in the background. The snowflakes also got a layer of blue pearl embossing powder from Hero Arts. I really like how it gives them a pearl/metallic look. Added a rhinestone to the centers for more bling. The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday. Snowflake embossing folder is from Sizzix. Navy cardstock is used as a base and to layer the watercolor panels.

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Friday, July 19, 2019

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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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Enjoy the sweet things in life!

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.

Used the two of the popscicle stamps from 9008-N, Cool Treats to make the back ground for this card. Sentiment is 9007-E, Sweet Things. I heat embossed all the popscicles so that I could color them up with Copic markers that matched the inspiration photo.