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October 31, 2025

BIG PUG LOVE



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Another cute dog stamp - just a joy to work with! 

Stamped him on kraft cardstock and used a white gel pen on his eyes (oh the challenge of finding a good one - I’m so open to suggestions), added some glossy accents to his nose, and colored his tongue pink. By using the thickest foam tape under the “a”, a little thinner type under the “h” and “n”, and none on the rest, in person you get the illusion that there is some foreground dimension. I couldn’t find a stencil to suit for a swirling fall leaves effect so I used this background stamp and a fade effect by applying ink with a flat blender brush. It was hard to judge how much pale orange ink I had on the stamp and I covered a slightly larger area than I intended. 


Playing along with the current challenge theme at Addicted to CAS Challenge



SUPPLIES

dog stamp - Simon Hurley 

heart stamp - Stampin! Up! Set

alphabet stamp set - 

sentiment stamp - 

swirly background stamp - 


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October 30, 2025

IT’S FETCH TIME



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I love this dog set so much! They are all ridiculously happy, and the sayings are heartfelt in a punny kind of way. Dogs and ball mounted on foam tape, noses covered with Ranger glossy accents, background colored with Distress Oxides and images colored with alcohol inks. 

I’m following along with the newest challenge at  Freshly Made Sketches and keeping it clean, yet detailed, as requested. I hope I’m close enough to the sketch in layout - all was going as planned until I added lanky Mr. String Bean to the mix 😂



SUPPLIES

dogs stamp and die set - Simon Hurley “hot diggity dog!” #HUR83610

grass stencils - Taylored Expressions “Set the Scene - Grass” #TESN66

sentiment stamp - dog set above

cloud dies - Darice “Clouds” #30032576


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October 29, 2025

HAPPY FALL PUMPKIN

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SUPPLIES

female stamp - Julie Nutting for Prima “Holiday Bliss” set

pumpkin stamp - Paper Inspirations #E9844 “Petite Pumpkin”

cap stamp - TAC #T2182 “Hat Border”

words stamp - Savvy Stamps #697B “Happy Fall Sans Script”

This gal normally has her arms tucked behind her back so I fashioned a couple hands to hold the pumpkin. She also has a blank face area so I added features with a Micron marker. The pumpkin was a bit too large and had lots of vines around it so I trimmed it down and layered it. All image coloring is alcohol markers.



Playing along with this sweet “Follow the Leader” card by Karen at AAA Cards Challenge






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October 13, 2025

WORLD OF FLOWERS

 


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I always appreciate a good challenge as a starting point.  Playing along with this great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

SUPPLIES

world stamp and die - scrapbook&cards.com SCT Change the World set

embossing folder - Spellbinders 3D Flowers & Foliage

verse stamp - Biblical Impressions

flatback faceted crystals - Fun Stampers Journey


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October 12, 2025

COOL CAT

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Loving this fun challenge prompt at Addicted to CAS  I had to search high and low for a sweater stamp but finally found one in my Wintery stamps collection  

Border was hand-pierced using a metal guide and head and panel were backed with a thick cardstock layer for a bit of subtle dimension


SUPPLIES

sweater stamp - Stampin’ Up! Bundle Up set

cat stamp (head only inked) - brand unmarked 

words stamp - Altenew Illusion Diamonds set

dimensional eyeballs - Spellbinders Monster Eyes

enamel dots - Waffleflower


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October 11, 2025

AUTUMN LEAVES

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Loving this sketch prompt at AAA Cards Challenge I thought this tree fit in perfectly with the layout and Fall season

Tree and leaves were colored using graduating circle stamps. Tiny amber gemstones were added into the blowing leaves area for a bit of visual movement.



SUPPLIES

tree stamp (without rectangular border) - Eureka Stamps

graduated circle stamps - Hero Arts Box of Dots set

words stamp - Raindrops on Roses


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