Freshly Made Sketches #758

I made a Christmas card this summer while playing with some dies and thought it would work for Jen T's basic sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

It had been a while since making these Amaryllis from Honey Bee.  Everything was cut from colored cardstock with some inking for shading.  The background is a coverplate from Concord and 9th and the sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio.  I know the sentiment is not in the correct place for the sketch but it was the best place for it at the time I made the card. 

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The Paper Players #806

The colors Jan chose for The Paper Players challenge were fun to work with.

My idea all started with the Rattan Basket from Honey Bee.  Then it was a matter of what to fill it with.  Out came my Autumn Bouquet dies, also by Honey Bee.  I thought the arrangement would look good on Spellbinders Stylish Ovals.  I cut a card base with them, then a top panel that was embossed with Tasteful Textile by SU!.  

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Krafty Chicks #837

I've been trying to get more Christmas cards made and did one last month that I'm sending to Krafty Chicks for their Christmas challenge.

The jolly old elf is Santa Greetings from Tim Holtz. Instead of the letters that came with the die set, I used the ones from Simon Hurley's Mantle Decorations because they were smaller.  I used the letters that punch out of the banner instead of the banner pieces themselves and that was fun trying to remove the double-sided adhesive from those tiny little pieces.  The background paper is from a pack by The Paper Studio.  

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Color Hues #140 and NBUS #90

I took advantage of a couple of sales and used several of the items for Color Hues and Darnell's NBUS.

The NBUS flowers are Penny Black's Refresh colored with Stormy Sky Distress Ink.  The same ink was used to edge my new Flower Puff embossing folder from SSS.  For the brown, I used Frayed Burlap on PB's Ascending.  The sentiment is from SB Just Add Cake.  

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Time Out #321 - Theme Challenge

The theme challenge for this fortnight at Time Out is

It took me a while to figure out what to do for my card, until I remembered a sale item I got a while ago.  

That item was the box of popcorn from SSS.  The film strip from PPP was cut from SB Matte Black Treasured cardstock and I found some patterned paper from Paper Rose to fill the centers and make it seem like a negative.  The rule of threes meant I had to add the admission ticket from My Craft Spot, one of the oldest sets in my stash.  It was all placed on a panel embossed with Tasteful Textile from SU.  

This challenge is sponsored by STAMPlorations and the winner will receive a $25 store credit.  

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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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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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The Paper Players #795

I was crazy not to bring summer stamps and dies with me to the lake when that's what a lot of the challenges will be.  I did bring Spellbinders Oh Buoy! so I used that for my card for The Paper Players CAS challenge - Going to the Beach. 

The background is from a Lawn Fawn pack I got to make baby cards but this sheet looked like a foggy sunrise at the beach to me, especially when I added the seagull and sand.  All die cuts are from scraps.  No sentiment at the moment until I know who it's going to and why.

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Krafty Chicks #825

I'm trying to get some Christmas cards done while the weather says stay in and craft.  Last week I made one for Krafty Chicks and thought I would make another one this week for their CAS challenge.

I love these darling Snowdrops from PTI and while they present them as a Christmas image they could be used for other occasions.  As you know I don't have any Christmas sentiments with me so that will come later.  I will also be making a few more that are not so CAS. 

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Freshly Made Sketches #737

Jen B has a basic sketch at Freshly Made Sketches which should be easy except when you have limited supplies.  It makes me wish I'd brought other stamps but also makes me think creatively and that's a good thing to keep this old brain working.  

I started with the Double Frames from Penny Black, using the smaller one.  Next I got out the Spring Birds from Honey Bee.  I don't think I've made their version of a Robin before and I had to research because our Robins don't look like this.  It's actually a European Robin.  For more color, I inked the background with Tumbled Glass DI and added a branch from Honey Bee's Spring Greens.  The frame was originally cut in white but that looked washed out so I changed it to this light gold/tan color and popped it up.  

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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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Just Us Girls #819 - Mood Board Week

I'm the host for Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and this is what I found to inspire you.

Here's a larger image so you can better see how many different things you have to choose from.

See that image in the middle?  That's the direction I took.

I used the same umbrella I used a few weeks ago from Honey Bee and filled it with the vines from Altenew's House Plants.  The branch is a die from MFT and the background is patterned paper from Altenew.  I left off a sentiment because I didn't know what to use or where to put it. 😁

I hope you'll join me and my team mates for this fun mood board challenge.

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The Paper Players #780

It can be challenging when a challenge comes along that has the same theme for a card you made earlier and you don't want to use the same products again.  That's how it was for Leanne's theme of April Showers at The Paper Players when I had already used my boots and umbrella dies.  They call it a challenge for a reason and it took me two days to think of something but I persevered and this is what I came up with.

I started with an MFT rain stencil and Frostbite paste from Simon Hurley on PTI Spring Rain cardstock.  While that was drying I cut from flowers from the Garden Party set from Spellbinders birthday kit and some grass from Gina Marie.  The sentiment is from Stampendous cut with a PFS label die.  For a finishing touch, I added Glossy Accent raindrops to the flowers.

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Just Us Girls #817 - Die Week

It's the beginning of April and Sue has a great challenge for us at Just Us Girls Die Week.

I couldn't resist using my lovely layers April Showers from Honey Bee.

The boots were already cut in the folder but I double heat embossed them for 'weatherproofing'. 😉The patterned paper is from PB and the flowers are cut from scraps.  I used my favorite new embossing folder Tiny Flora for the background and a sentiment from Honey Bee's Squeeze the Day.

Now it's your turn.  Get out those dies and make a card for the challenge.  Need inspiration?  The Design Team and our guest have plenty of it for you on the blog. 

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Color Hues #129 and NBUS #84

My friend Marcia picked the colors for the Color Hues challenge this time.  Purple and Marigold.  So how about some dahlias? 

The dies are Into the Blooms: Dahlia from PTI cut in C9 Fig and Sunflower.  The background is Waffle Flower's Rhombus Texture Die and Rhombus Die Panel.  The black fern was in the package and it worked so added it and an embossed sentiment from The Ton.  The background dies are new so I'm also sending my card to Darnell's NBUS.  

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Inkspirational #363

I made a quick card for the green challenge at Inkspirational.

That top layer of the Concord and 9th plaid is not the black it appears to be but PTI Pinefeather and the bottom layer is Spellbinders Fern, all on Gina K Ivory.  The sentiment is from SSS.  EZPZ and ready for my masculine file.

ETA:  With encouragement from JoAnn, I'm also sending my card to Seize the Birthday where the topping is green as the main color.  

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