Peace on Earth #116

I'm way behind with my Christmas cards and I've been playing with some new things I got a while ago.  One of them is perfect for the challenge at Peace on Earth.

The dies are from Simon Hurley's Mantle Village.  They are all cut from scraps and antiqued a little with Distress Ink.  The background is the burlap folder from Honey Bee. 

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Krafty Chicks #830

I'm always in need of masculine cards so took the opportunity to make one for the challenge at Krafty Chicks. 

Back in May I made a masculine card using an older die from PTI that you can see here.  I liked it so well I decided to do another one, this time with PTI's Modern Cross Quilt from 2014.  I fell in love with Altenew's Coastal Mist inks, bought them recently and thought they'd be perfect to use.  I cut the die,  set up a template to stamp the crosses and inlaid them.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders.

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Freshly Made Sketches #746 and NBUS #88

Jen M had a different kind of sketch for us at Freshly Made Sketches and one I was eager to try, especially since I had what I thought was the perfect NBUS to use.

This die is called Confetti Pop and is from Spellbinders Just Add Cake Kit.  The card base was cut to 4.25 by 3.5 which gave the champagne plenty of room to spray, It was covered with a panel embossed with Altenew's Dotty Circles.  The sentiment is from the same card kit. 

My card is also off to Darnell's NBUS where she's hosting a Mutual Appreciation Month with prizes to be had for those who share their cards.  Maybe I should send this card to her for all the time she spends encouraging us to use our NBUS and comment on others who do the same. 

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Just Us GIrls #833 - Stencil Week

Sue is the host for Stencil Week at Just Us Girls. 

I was just playing around with a new set from Pinkfresh Studio and ended up making two cards.

I wanted to try stenciling on colored cardstock so I started easy by using Alabaster from SB, stamping the Blooming Peony in black, and coloring with Buttercream, Rose Quartz, Pinkalicious, Citrus Burst, Frayed Leaf and Forest Glade.  The sentiment is from their Cozy Blooms set.

For the second card, I white heat embossed on SB Windy cardstock and used Wisteria, Hydrangea, Icy Water, Frayed Leaf and Forest Glade inks.  The sentiment from SSS's Just Add Cake is white heat embossed on Windy.

I want to say a special Thank You to Bonnie Klass for being our wonderful guest this month. 

The Design Team and our guest Bonnie have wonderful cards to inspire your stenciling.  We hope to see your card in our gallery.

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Time Out #318 - Inspired By

It's Time for another Time Out Inspired Challenge.

This should be an interesting gallery because there is so much that Mother Nature inspires.

I'm partial to birds but wanted to make a scene so I used this Take Wing set from Penny Black.  It was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks.  The panel was trimmed and added to dark brown cardstock.  The sentiment is a BetterPress.  

This challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn who will award our winner a $25 store credit.  They will also be asked to be a guest designer.

Any ideas yet?  We'd love to see you enter a card in the challenge.

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