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 making a few more of these cards using different colors. It was so quick and easy to make.

 

Have a super day!

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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 have a super day.

 



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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. 



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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 up with. There's an awesome prize up for grabs. You can find the details below.

 

Thanks for dropping by and have a super day!

 

 



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Prize: $15 gift certificate


-CHALLENGES-

SIMON WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE-Clean and Simple



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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. I added an extra black die cut balloon behind the colored one just to outline it a bit. The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder and sections of the panel colored in with Zig Real Brush Clean Color Markers .

 

This background stamp reminds me of the adult coloring books that have been so popular lately. It's one of my favorite background stamps.

 

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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 of Pthalo Green Color Burst on my panel and spritzed it with a bit of water. When completely dried, I added splatters of white acrylic paint and the die cut sentiment.

 

 

-CHALLENGES-

 

Virginias View Challenge #23

 

 

 

Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop

 



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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 a super day!

Hugs ~ Rema

 

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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 Simple

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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 from Sweet Forest Friends. The top one was cut shorter on both ends.

 

I sponged the background with distress inks and added water splatters.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!



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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 ink and I added a bit of spun sugar distress ink to the edges of the clouds. I threw in several clear star sequins as a finishing touch.

 

Thanks so much for dropping by. I will be posting two more cards that I will also enter into the contest later this week. 

 

Hugs ~ Rema

 



 

also entered into the following challenge

 

Just Us Girls - Sequins

 

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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 take on the challenge. Hope you can find the time to play along. Stop by and see the rest of the DT's projects!

 

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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 cut it with a Simon Says stitched rectangle wafer die then die cut it again in the center with a smaller sized die. The smaller one was colored in with my Zig Real Brush Markers. A stamped sentiment from Uncorked was adhered to the center of the card.
 

 I hope I have inspired you!.

Have a super day!

-CHALLENGES-

 

SSS Monday Challenge - Stamp It

 

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Stamp It

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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 by Altenew called Winter Cottage and Pine Tree. I was aiming for a peaceful winter scene with a colorful blended background using distress inks. I did quite a bit of masking to achieve this look.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I do hope you find time to play along and see all the beautiful cards created by the DT.
 

Their sponsor for this challenge is



 CAS-ual Fridays Stamps 
$25.00 Voucher

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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. I did a little smooshing using Peacock Feathers distress ink by Tim Holtz.

 

Come see what the rest of the team has created and play along. We would love to see you in our gallery.

 

Take care and have a super day!

 

OUR SPONSOR THIS WEEK

 

QKR Stampede and Eureka Stamps was purchased by Stamp On It in 2013 from the state of Colorado and moved to its new home in Michigan! We(Stamp On It) had its humble beginnings over 25 years ago and is now a mobile(on-the-road) family owned and operated business. We travel coast to coast and attend as a vendor over 25 retail stamping and scrapping shows each year. 

 

Blog: http://qkrstampede.blogspot.ca

 

Prize: 3 digital images 

 

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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 stamping!

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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 next year.” 

 

Here's my take on the challenge. I was inspired by the word trees.

 

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs ~ Rema

 

 

-SUPPLIES-

 

The Northwoods - Gina K.Designs

Spring Hills - PTI

Double Ups die - PTI

Stitched Rectangle Wafer die - Simon Says Stamp

distress inks - TimHoltz

 

Also Entered Into the Following Challenges

 

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Its a Stitch Up

 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

NBUS #7   

 



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