Freshly Made Sketches #750 and NBUS #89

While looking for something else the new Creep It Tweet set from Unity fell out and I thought it would be great for Cecile's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm also sending my card to Darnell's NBUS.

This is actually my second card.  I started a different one then used it as a template as I tried out what I wanted to do.  This one uses Fresh Picked Labels from Spellbinders to stamp my witch on and then a larger one cut in green to frame it. I added Wilted Violet around the edge of the white and Black Soot around the green and DSP from Honey Bee, coloring the eyes and beak with Ohuhu markers.  The lines were hand drawn and the sentiment is from the stamp set. 

This one has MFT squares at an angle in the center and the panel was trimmed to leave a white border.  Now I have two Halloween cards ready for my adult grands. I think they will get a kick out of the image. 

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Just Us Girls #837 - Mood Board Week

Lisa is the host for Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and this is her board.

Sunflowers and butterflies along with bright colors should inspire you to make a card.

I saw Jennifer McGuire cover a card with Spellbinders Sunflowers and loved it.  I should have made enough to cover the entire card but I didn't' want to have to cut any of them down to fill the edges.  They are cut from PTI's Harvest Gold with Wild Honey Distress Ink for shading.  

The Design Team and our guest Betty Keefe have some glorious creations that will want you to make a card for our challenge.  I hope you do.

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Time Out #320 - Photo Inspiration

We have a gorgeous photo taken by team member Kate for our inspiration this fortnight at Time Out. 

I hadn't used my alcohol inks in quite a while and knew they would make the best panel for my card.

Pinkfresh Studio's Stained Glass die was cut from black and placed over the top.  The sentiment from C9's Shine Brighter was heat embossed on vellum and turned into a sticker with my Xyron. 

We are sponsored by Top Flight who will give the winner a $25 store credit.  The team is also being joined by Jane Taylor as a guest designer.  

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Color Hues #139 and NBUS #89

I had a new die set and new fun fold I wanted to try for the Color Hues challenge hosted by my friend Marcia.  And since it's all new I'm sending my card to Darnell's NBUS. 

The die set is the Craft a Flower African Daisy from Altenew and I must admit I ordered the wrong one.  I meant to get the Lush Botanicals African Daisy which comes with an embossing folder and has a totally different look.   The flowers were cut in light yellow and shaded with Orange Cream Altenew ink in the center and on the ends.  The leaves are Altenew Green Gold, which I hope is a neutral since it looks brown.    

For the card I wanted to try a card I saw Jennifer McGuire make using Pinkfresh Studio Blanket Stitch Bracket.  Here you can see how it pops up.

And it will stand on its own.

The background looked a little bare so I smooshed some Scattered Straw Distress Ink.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders Just Add Cake.  

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Freshly Made Sketches #749

Today's card is for Freshly Made Sketches based on a sketch by Jen B.

I bought this SSS Wonky Tree die a few years ago when I was at CREATE.  I may have made one or two cards with it last year but I had it with me and decided it would work great with the design and to add to my Christmas stash.  I pulled out a bunch of cardstock scraps and cut each of the three tree sections in every color.  That way I could play around putting them together and end up with extra trees.  The glitter strip is from Altenew's Moonstone and the silver embossed sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio. 

I put the extras all on one card.

I'll add a sentiment when I have access to one I think will fit across the bottom and put the panel on a card base.  

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