Altenew September Inspiration Challenge

Hello and thanks for dropping by!   I'm playing along in the current inspiration challenge by Altenew using the colors pictured below.   yellow blue red    Here is what I came up with using a couple of Altenew's minis, 2016 and Pine Tree. I love the 2016 stamp and wanted to get more use out of it before the year was up so I made a non traditional Christmas card. I'll be...

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Merry & Bright

Good morning!   It's Anything Goes this week at Christmas Card Challenges. My card today features PTI's What The Doodle Ornament and coordinating dies. I used Gansai Tambi watercolors for my background.    Have you started  making your cards yet? If not, stop by and play along.  Christmas is only three months away!   Thanks for dropping by and...

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You Rock

Morning all!   Well, I have to say I was stumped on this MIM challenge by Betsy. I wanted to make something quick and easy but everything I made was too feminine. In the end I chose to enter this one.    Stamped images are from the following sets: Grunge Me Rock On Tag Its #5   Background was smooshed using Gansai Tambi Water Colors.    Have a super...

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ATSM Challenge #212 - Make Your Mark

  Hey there friends!   There's a new challenge up at ATSM.      For my card today I did a little sponging using my distress inks. The stamped sentiment was taken from the set Give Thanks by PTI. I added die cut leaves from Fancy Foliage also by PTI. Now it's your turn. We would like to see your take on the challenge! Stop by and see what the rest of the team came...

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Have A Beary Special Day

Hello and thanks for dropping by!   I created my third and final card for MFT's Card Design Superstar Contest   Supplies   Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics Stitched Valley BG Bundles of Blossoms Background BB Birthday Bears and coordinating die   I only colored in the areas that were die cut and left the rest of the card color free....

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Hello

Good evening and thanks for dropping by! I dabbled a bit in watercolors today and created this card featuring Hennah Elements by Altenew and a die cut sentiment by PTI. It was linked  up to several current challenges includind a DT call to Happy Little Stampers new Watercoloring challenge that will be starting up soon. After the images were heat embossed I sprinkled a bit...

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Christmas Card Challenges #41

Good morning!   We have a color challenge this week at    CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGES   For my card today I used a retired set by Gina K. Designs called Heirloom Ornaments. It was stamped on a die cut panel using PTI's Double Ups die.    We would love to see your take on the challenge. Stop by and see what the rest of the team created!   Have...

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Peace & Joy

  Good morning all!   This month I'm casing Kay's fabulous card pictured below.     Here is my entry featuring Peaceful Pinecones and an image from Ombre Builders.   Thanks for stopping by and have a super weekend!   Create Along With Us Challenge   Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simpl...

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New York Skyline

Good morning!   I 've entered a second card into MFT's Card Design Superstar Contest.     For this one I chose the Die-namics New York Skyline as the focal point. I cut two out and stamped both with an image from Distressed Patterns.I cut one end of the first one and the opposite end of the second and layered one over the other with foam tape after I stamped a sentiment...

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Memories Are Made When Friends Gather

  Hello and welcome!   I'm super excited about the huge contest currently going on over at the MFT blog. It's their second annual Card Design Superstar Contest. Here is the first card I made featuring the Sweet Forest Friends stamp set and coordinating dies, the Stitched Cloud dies and the Stitched Valley dies. The background was lightly sponged with tumbled glass distress...

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Christmas Card Challenges #40

Hello and welcome to week #40 at Christmas Card Challenges!   This week, although it is optional, we would like to see some Christmas lights on your cards.   Here is my card with a cute image and sentiment from Fleece Navibaa by Gina K. Designs. I added Glossy Accents to the lights and a bit of twine to finish off my card.   Now it's your turn. We would like to see your...

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Happy Birthday

  Hello and thanks for dropping by!     Danielle is hosting this week at Papertrey's MIM Challenge and she has a few tips on a fun technique which allows you to pop your black and white stamped backgrounds with a colorful focal point, that lines up with your original background images! I've chosen Doodlie-Do to create my card today. After stamping my image I die...

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Peace Joy Love

Hello and good morning!   I'm back again with my second card for Challenge #65 over at   TIME OUT CHALLENGES   It's their Inspired by Words Challenge.  “Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”  Again I was inspired by the word trees and this time I also included the word Love. I used images from a couple of mini sets...

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ATSM Challenge #210 - Photo Inspiration

 Hello and thanks for dropping by!   It's time for a new challenge at ATSM. This week we have a photo to inspire you.     Here is my take featuring the butterfly image from Beautiful Butterflies and it's coordinating die by PTI. I added a second layer of stamping from Butterfly Additions. The sentiment is from a mini set by Gina K. Designs called Dreams Take Flight....

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Christmas Card Challenges #39

Good morning!   We have a photo challenge for you this week at Christmas Card Challenges. The theme is music.  For my card this week I have combined goodies from several different companies that include Papertrey Ink, MFT, Winnie & Walter and Simon Says Stamp.   I hope you find the time to play along with us. We would love to see your take on this challenge.   Happy...

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Time Out Challenges #65

Hey there and welcome! I am thrilled to be the guest designer yet once again at   TIME OUT CHALLENGES This will be my third time and I would like to thank Nonni and the rest of the talented ladies there for asking me back!   This fortnight we are to gather inspiration from the following phrase.   “Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again...

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