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Guided Background

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By accident I have 2 packs each of the Guidelines and Guidelines II paper by PTI. Needless to say, I am trying hard to use it. Of course, making my own patterns with the Guideline stamps isn’t my forte. Thankfully I found an awesome card to case (by Debbie Olson). The colors were perfect for my step-mother, so I completely copied the original background. I changed up the rest though.

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Mother’s Day
All supplies PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Giga Guidelines, Guidelines II, Fillable Frames 8; sentiment (TAC);
Colors: Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, White;
Other: Guidelines II paper; Blush ribbon, Fillable Frames 8 die; Rhinestones (Kaiser), Scallop Border punch (Fiskars);

Impression Trickery

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This week’s Make-it-Monday challenge (mim13) is to use the PTI impression plate and die trick. The technique is pretty cool.

For my card I used the Circles border die with the Picnic impression plate. Unfortunately the circle stamp set was sold out when I ordered, so I just went through my stash to find images that would fit – I ended up using Dot Spot, but I did find out that Guidelines II also fits in the big circles.

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For You
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Dot Spot, Tiny Tags;
Colors: Lemon Tart, White; (I used Daffodil & Lilac inks by SU);
Other: Picnic impression plate, Simply Circles border die, Sending You die (for the leaves), Sig.Series Flower die, Tiny Tags die, Velvet & Chartreuse felt, Lemon button, Rustic White twine;

Lucky Chevrons

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I created this card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge (wmsc45). I will say that the idea looked better in my head, lol. Still, it was fairly quick card to make, even with all the background stamping.

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Good Luck
Stamps: Off Beat Backgrounds, Fancy Phrases (Waltzingmouse);
Colors: Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Handsome Hunter (SU);
Other: Celery ribbon (SU); Rhinestones (Kaiser); Label die (Spellbinders);

VSN Cards

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As my previous post stated, there was a mini-VSN at SCS. I wanted to do a few more challenges, so on Sunday I stamped, stamped, stamped. Upload deadline is today, so I’m posting them all at once.

First up is my card for the third challenge which was an inspiration challenge (may11vsnmini3). The photo was a beach scene – very calming. I wanted to keep the relaxing feel, so I went with subdued colors and a “relax” sentiment.

Next up is the fourth challenge (may11vsnmini4) – a color challenge . I always have a hard time with color challenges, so my normal attack method is to find pattern paper that has the required colors and then let the paper determine the “theme” of the card. This paper screamed fun to me, so I went with a cupcake and sprinkles. I even broke into my stash of baker’s twine finally!

The fifth and final challenge (may11vsnmini5) was to use wood on a card – either as an image or a material. I wasn’t sure what I’d do, so I looked through my stamp index and saw the ruler image. Perfect – this week is Teacher Appreciation week. The ruler is stamped on a thin wood.

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Relax
Stamps: Day at the Beach (PTI), Sensational Scenery (SU);
Colors: Bashful Blue (textured), Barely Banana, Crumb Cake, River Rock (SU);
Other: dimensionals (SU);
Thank You
Stamps: Cupcake Collection (PTI);
Colors: Apricot Appeal, Gable Green, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, White (SU);
Other: Rainbow Sherbert DSP (SU); baker’s twine (?); glitter (Doodlebug); cupcake dies (PTI); Border punch (Fiskars); machine stitching;
Teacher
Stamps: It’s Official, Teacher’s Apple (PTI); Stamp of Authenticity (SU);
Colors: Aqua Mist, Black, White (PTI); Ruby Red (SU);
Other: wood (SU);

Thankful Butterflies

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On Friday, SCS hosted a mini virtual stamp night. There were 5 challenges; sadly I only managed one. The challenge was to use fabric on a card (may11vsnmini1).

It took me a bit of time to figure out how to use fabric, mostly because my fabric selection is pretty lame. I decided to use the white & off-white fabric I had to make butterflies. Of course that meant I needed a dark base for them. That had me scratching my head (I have a hard time actually using pattern paper, so I don’t turn to it often). Thankfully I remembered a technique that I don’t use often – sanding embossed paper that has a white-core.

Since I only have a couple different colors of white-core paper, I opted to use Razzleberry and make an “elegant/classic” style. I do like how it ended up.

Thank You
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Four Frames, Noteworthy;
Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Black, White;
Other: Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Razzleberry Prints DSP, Decorative Label punch, Black Satin ribbon; Butterfly dies (PTI – but SU has comparable); Black Rhinestones (Kaiser);

Blue Bird

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I created this card for the SCS CAS challenge – Rule of Thirds (cas116). The challenge was to use three – however you interpret that. I did colors (blue, white, black) and images (bird, wire, sentiment).

My hubby is going on a business trip next week, so I needed a “miss you” card. To do the bird was a bit tricky. I figured it would take a few iterations to get right, so I stamped it on another piece of paper and cut it out. I inked up the bird and then kissed a tiny heart stamp to the image (multiple times) to remove ink. The heart I used is NOT a clear stamp, so getting the heart into the same spot multiple times took a steady hand. I think it also helped that I used a pigment ink, so it sorta smooshed itself right. I’m just glad I got it to work!

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missing you
Stamps: Birds of a Feather (PTI), Perfect Plaid (SU);
Colors: Not Quite Navy (SU); White (PTI);

Fancy Bird

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I created this card for the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge (wmsc44).

I’ve been trying to use stuff I haven’t used ever or at least in a long time. I don’t think I’d used the Label 1 stamp set yet – and that would work well with the sketch. I decided to add the bird cage and then thought it still needed something, so I finished up with the leaf die.

I’ve been doing so many CAS cards, that this one isn’t sitting right with me. I can’t decide if it is too busy or too plain, lol. Any suggestions welcomed!

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Thinking of You
Stamps: Labels 1, Fancy Phrases, Asian Gardens (WMS);
Colors: Cranberry, Moss, Chocolate, Vanilla (SU);
Other: Recollections DSP, Leaf die, Choco ribbon (SU); Textile embossing folder (CB);

Inspired Bloom

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During my blog perusing this month, I saw this post at a creative mint and thought it would make a great card.

So I made one 🙂 It is very simple (my favorite kind).

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Friend
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: In Bloom, BB: Argyle;
Colors: Spring Rain, Berry Sorbet, White, True Black;

Berries Framed

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This weeks’ Make it Monday challenge at PTI (mim12) is to make a card with a pen frame. Such a fun technique!

I always need thank you cards, so I went with that idea. I had seen a card done once using strawberries and the With Sympathy leafy vine. I added little white flowers, not too visible in the layout but after obtaining a few opinions, we all agreed the card was better with them included. My final touch was to use the polka dots on the card base (note – must grab the gingham next time I’m shopping…a picnic feel would have worked with this very well).

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Thank You
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Green Thumb, With Sympathy, Polka Dots;
Colors: Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, White, True Black;
Other: pen (Zig Millennium);

Panel Art Inspired

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This card is for another relative who sent some books to the family. I wanted to create a card that had an oriental feel, so I went to Google images and searched for Japanese art. There was a piece that caught my eye immediately – beautiful panel artwork with wispy trees. I tried to recreate it, but fell short. I still like this card, but it isn’t what I was hoping for.

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thank you
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (SU); Communique Sentiments (PTI);
Colors: Vintage Cream (PTI); Watercolor paper (Strathmore); Soft Suede, Early Espresso (SU);
Other: sponges;
Technique: Sponging; Wet Paper Watercoloring;