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Shell-ebrate

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For the final round of the SCS CAS design team search, Jenn set a color challenge (SpringDT3). The colors are: bashful blue, certainly celery, and creamy caramel.

It took me awhile to decide what to do with my card, but this idea kept coming back to me, so I decided not to continuing ignoring it. I had to go with the colors I have in Copic, so my green is more Gable Green than Celery, and I went with Kraft because I love it; I think my changes still qualify.

I had fun coloring this little guy. I added a bit of green scallops under the sentiment because it needed it. I finished off the card base with some polka dot debossing.

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Let’s Shell-ebrate
Stamps: Party Posse (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Bashful Blue, Gable Green (SU); White, Kraft (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: YG11, YG13, YG17 Markers (Copic); Scallop Square die (Spellbinders); Polka Dot Impression Plate (PTI);

Willow

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I created this card for the For Your Inspiration challenge (fyi24). The inspiration photo is a lush garden scene – all greens with a pond and willow tree. I would love to spend the day there!

I really loved the willow tree (many childhood memories). So I started with that. I did decide not to make my whole card green (though it was very tempting). I needed a sympathetic thinking of you card, so I wanted more muted tones. I trimmed the card down to make it a touch narrower (4″ instead of 4 1/4″).

The ribbon is PTI silk ribbon that I colored with a Copic. That was SO quick easy and really turned out wonderfully. I can see me doing that again.

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Thinking of You
All supplies PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Willow, Simple Little Things; Timeless Tags (The Craft’s Meow);
Colors: Ocean Tides, Rustic Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Kraft;
Other: Woodgrain impression plate, Willow die, White silk ribbon; Grommet Tags die (Spellbinders); BG11 Marker (Copic);

Just a Number

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I made it to the second round of the CAS DT spring search at SCS. The next challenge was an inspiration challenge (here). The photo was a bright playground scene. The numbers across the bars are what really drew my eye.

I decided to make a card for my sister – her birthday is in a couple weeks (I can post this now because she doesn’t read my blog).

I wanted to keep the bright colors, but make them a little trendier than bold primary. The “it’s just a number” sentiment was the first thing I thought about using. The bars in the picture kept jumping out at me so I decided to add a line of text behind the number die cuts.

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it’s just a number
All supplies PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Birthday Bash Sentiments, Around & About Sentiments;
Colors: Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreunse, Hawaiian Shores, White; Going Grey (SU); Charcoal (Palette);
Other: Block Alphabet Numbers dies; dimensionals;

Cowabunga

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I created this card for the Waltzing Mouse sketch challenge (wmsc85).

The sketch is a hard one if you don’t have the right stamps…but I turned it on its side and found it much easier.

I’ve been in love with this swoop image since I bought the set – but I haven’t used it yet. For this card, I inked the image first with Aqua Mist then went back and touched the outside edge with Hawaiian Shores. It is a light gradient, but it is more obvious in person.

No idea who I’ll give this card to – but it was fun (and quick!).

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Cowabunga
Stamps: Free Spirit – Boy, Free Spirit Sentiments (WMS);
Colors: Kraft, White, Summer Sunrise (PTI); Calypso, Saffron (SU);
Other: Dimensionals;

Owl Be Yours

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This card started a few days ago for the PTI color challenge. I had chosen to use Lisa’s colors: Kraft, Poppy, Moss, Aqua. But I couldn’t get it to work, so I set it aside.

Then I decided to catch up on my normal weekly challenges – like the Clean & Simple challenge at SCS. This weeks is to use hearts (cas156).

When stamping the bough, I did not ink one of the sub-branches because I knew the owls would be sitting there. It is hard to see in the photo, but I used the wood grain impression plate on the card base.

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owl be yours
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Wise Owl, Out on a Limb;
Colors: Aqua, Vintage Cream, Kraft, Moss;
Other: Poppy felt, Wood Grain impression plate;

Not What It Seems

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This week’s Make-it-Monday challenge at PTI is about double-sided die-cuts.

Here is the front of my card:

And the inside:

All I can say about my card is that the idea popped right into my head while I was looking for a die to use in this challenge. Yes, turkey butt is part of my vocabulary (you have to get creative when you have kids).

I have no idea when I’ll ever use this card, but my girls are getting older, so maybe it will “keep” for the right occasion 🙂

The sentiment is printed on the computer (Barabara’s Hand, free? font).

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Pretty Bird
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Gobble Gobble, Mat Stack 1 Collection;
Colors: White, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Moss, Chocolate;
Other: Woodgrain impression plate, Mat Stack 1 die;

Blue Ribbon

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Today is day 2 of the PTI festivities. Nichole spotlighted the stamp designers – and each designer provided a free digital image! The challenge was to create a card using one of those free digi images. I chose to use Lizzie Jones’ award ribbon.

For this project, I wanted to paper piece the image. To start, I isolated the ribbon image and resized it larger. I put 4 of them on a piece of paper and printed it on regular paper. Then I cut pieces of carstock and pattern paper to cover a section of each image and printed it again. Finally, cut out and assemble.

For those of you who are visual, maybe this will help (click for larger view):

Oh, and one last detail, I did add a little Copic marker to the ribbon head to help give it a little shading.

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Congrats
All supplies Papertrey unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Lizzie Jones Digital image, Congrats All Ways;
Colors: White, Black, Harvest Gold;
Other: Bitty Stars – Spring Rain pattern paper, Polka Dot impression plate; dimensionals; Copic markers;

Garden in the Orient

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I created this card for the For Your Inspiration challenge (fyi22).

My stamping time has really taken a hit since we adopted a new puppy last month. But I’ve had an idea in my head for this challenge ever since it was posted. I finally made myself stamp last night. I could have created a few different cards I was so inspired by the image, but I settled on this one because the colors and bridge in the IP is what caught my eye first.

I love this set by Waltzing Mouse and this was just too good an opportunity not to use it! I did have a couple false starts with it, but I am happy with the final product.

I also feel good because that green velvet ribbon is from my HUGE stash of ribbon. Sometimes it is nice to be able to find exactly what you need!

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Birthday Wishes
Stamps: Asian Garden & Additions (WMS);
Colors: Canyon Clay, Vanilla, Avocado, Chocolate (PTI); Saffron (SU);
Other: Green velvet ribbon (stash);

Clean & Simple Class – Day 5

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Day 5 was about techniques. I took the spotlight technique and simplified it. I stamped the map on both green and blue paper then used a circle punch to punch out my spotlights in a grid pattern.

I left off the “base” image as an attempt to simplify the technique and card. I felt there were enough glimpses of the map to know what it is (even though some of them are not the right angle – I did *try* to punch in a grid, lol).

Since I used a map image, I’m also entering this in the Moxie Fab challenge, Map to Your Heart.

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Welcome to the Neighborhood
Stamps: map (Inkadinkado); sentiment from Home Made (PTI);
Colors: Rustic Cream, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss (PTI);
Other: circle punch;

Clean & Simple Class – Day 7

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Day 7 is all about plain white cards. I actually love doing plain white cards.

For this card, I also took inspiration from the CASE Study blog challenge (#73). This month’s muse there is Jen Rzasa.

I liked how she had different colors of the same pattern and the banner sentiment with rhinestones and the little loop of ribbon.

I haven’t figured out how to cut my dies apart, so instead of creating negative punches, I just die cut the pattern paper and popped-it on the card.

I felt the background needed something. Then I remembered how Gayatri recently created her own impression plate. So I gave that a try for myself. I die cut a bunch of clouds from thin cardboard and adhered them to another cardboard. I’m quite happy having this impression plate now!

Oh, and the final card size is actually 4 x 5 1/2 (I needed to leave room in the envelope for the loop of ribbon).

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Birthday Wishes
Stamps: Up Up & Away (PTI);
Colors: White, Black (PTI);
Other: Good Morning Sunshine DSP (SU); Copic-Colored Rhinestones (Kaiser); Ribbon (stash); Cloud & Balloon dies (PTI);