Freshly Made Sketches #734 and NBUS #86

Jen M's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches encouraged me to make a card in a size I don't generally do.   To fit my image, I went with a 5" by 5 1/2"

That little monster is Chompster from Spellbinders, party of their Just Add Cake kit.  I ran the poor thing through a Bubbles embossing folder, added all his parts and rewarded him with the strawberry frosted cupcake.  The SP oval panel was embossed with Confetti Drop, also part of the kit, and it's all on a polka dot panel from my stash.  

I used the same die to make a card for my great grandson's birthday.

Chompster is eating an ice cream cone from MFT.  I gave Noah coupons for the local ice cream shop so I thought that was appropriate. 

This is his first outing so I'm letting him visit Darnell's NBUS challenge. 

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The Paper Players #783

I was honored with a win last week at The Paper Players and I have another CAS card for this week following  Stef's sketch.  

The honey jar is part of the Get Well Soon set from PFS. All the images are stamped and cut out together so this was a leftover, stenciled with Altenew inks.  The panel was embossed with Honey Bee's Burlap folder and the patterned paper is from one of their freebies.  The sentiment is from MFT.

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Just Us GIrls #821 - CASE a Designer Week

It's the fifth Thursday in April and that means you get to CASE one of the Just Us Girls Design Team cards.  

I have a soft spot for wildflowers and bought the Layered Wildflowers from Spellbinders a while ago.  I made them right away and then they hid out in the folder.  I thought it was time to bring them out for you to see.

It took a while to figure out how to arrange them on my card until I remembered the Tuck It I bought from PTI a long time ago and never used.  I first cut that from the panel, stamped the sentiment from My Sentiments Exactly and then embossed with the TimeWorn Type folder from SU. 

It's always fun to see whose card inspires you to join the gallery.  I hope to see you there. 

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Time Out #312 - Photo Inspiration

It's time for the photo inspiration challenge at Time Out.

There is a larger picture on the blog if you need more details.  

I started with an inked panel using Weathered Wood, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distress Oxides.  I thought the Oxides would give me a softer look but it was still too bright.  Here's the fix and final card.

A vellum overlay tones down the colors and gives a great place to stamp and heat emboss the flowers from Altenew's Poppy Garden.  The sentiment is from their Japanese Anemone. 

Our sponsor is Doodlebugs who is offering a $25 store credit to our winner who will also be asked to guest design for a future challenge. 

The Design Team and our guest designer have some wonderful cards to inspire you.  Please check them out and make a card for this challenge.  We'd love to see you in the gallery.

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Freshly Made Sketches #733

Jen T's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches gave me the perfect excuse to use some of the patterned paper that's taking up space in my craft room.

The Penny Black paper was the basis for the color scheme, adding it to a gray card base with a yellow rectangle.  Sunrise Stem from SSS was cut from white and colored with Distress Ink.  The sentiment is a BetterPress from Spellbinders.  

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