SIMPLE SUMMER SCENIC x2

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A couple coordinating scenes in a soft vintage-y feel...

TECHNIQUES

direct stamping  (words, clouds, images)

alcohol markers  (images)

white gel pen  (dress polka dots)

*images were stamped in light grey ink to make coloring softer than with black ink

**image panels are popped up by using 4 scrap cardstock pieces underneath

SUPPLIES 

image stamps  -  Rare Image Rubber Stamps Children unmounted sheet

wildflowers words stamp -  (wood mounted but maker mark is too smudged to read :o(

The Sun... words stamp  - Impression Obsession Dina Kowal, dkdesigns cling mounted 

single #D13672

clouds stamp  -  single clear stamp Clouds Set #82 Set of 1 (no company name)

inks  -  Memento gray, VersaFine Onyx Black, Bazill blue and green

alcohol markers  -  Copics

white gel pen  -  Sakura Gelly Roll

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

We Love Stamping

In My Garden  (ends 8/31)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

#188  (ends 9/3)

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CAS FELINE x3

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Get ready for a feline cuteness overload  :o)

SUPPLIES FOR ALL 3 Cards

cat stamp  -  Rare Image Rubber Stamps Pets unmounted sheet

Excerpt from the diary of a cat... words stamp -  Viva Las Vegastamps

Rescued words stamp  -  Stampabilities Rescued (Hobby Lobby)

In my defense...words stamp  -  Stampers Anonymous #THMM110 set

double hearts stamped  -  unmarked random stash

circles and doodle line stencils  -  Stampers Anonymous #THMM110 set

inks  -  Bazill, Distress Oxides

alcohol markers  -  Copics

flat back heart gem  -  Park Lane

gingham ribbon  -  random stash

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cat, words) 

alcohol markers  (green eyes, grey fur shadowing)

stenciling (dots)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cat, words, hearts repeatedly) 

alcohol markers  (green eyes, grey fur shadowing, some hearts filled in)

flat back gem (heart)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (cat, words) 

stenciling (stringy background)

alcohol markers  (green eyes, grey fur shadowing)

ribbon

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Show Us Your Pussycats

#80 Furrything Goes  (ends 8/30)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Fun with Stencils  (ends 8/22)

The Cutie Pie

#174 Rubber Stamps and Ribbon  (ends 9/5)

Star Stampz

#37 Clean and Simple  (ends 9/9)

Sweet Stampers

#71  Embossing and/or Stencils  (ends 9/8)

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CAS POPPIES x3

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TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (flowers, spots, You are the Best sentiment) 

alcohol markers  (green stems)

preprinted  (2 sentiment strips)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

floral grouping stamp  -  Stampin' Up! Pleasant Poppies

You are the Best sentiment stamp  -  Altenew Best Sentiments mini clear set

gradient circles  -  Altenew Halftone Circles clear set

solid circles  -  Stampin' Up! Simply Circles set

inks  -  Distress Barn Door, Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar

preprinted sentiment  -  Paper Rose 

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

Sharing this one-layer card above with the following Challenges:

Less is More  #471  (ends 8/26)

Inkspirational #271  (ends 8/17)

Sharing this card above with the following Challenges:

Gem of a Challenge

Wk 17  (ends 8/26)

Sharing this Friend card above with the following Challenge:

The Paper Players

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BEAUTIFUL DAY

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I found the coolest Challenge Blog today!  The Dream Factory puts up movie posters as prompts.The theme currently is the movie Old (see graphic below). 

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (woman image, ocean) 

alcohol markers  (woman on blanket)

white gel pen  (water, blanket stripes)

white pigment ink  (large section of waves)

preprinted  (white sentiment strip)

low profile foam mounting  (image panel, words)

light kraft card stock  (main panel)

stenciling  (sun) * I punched a circle from scrap card stock and used the negative space to ink a sun, first with bright yellow, and then edged with a darker shade.  I brushed some of the yellow around the sun for a brighter sky effect.

SUPPLIES

woman stamp  -  Viva Las Vegastamps!

ocean stamp  -  Cherry Pie Art Stamps unmounted red rubber set

inks  -  Distress Oxides Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw and Frayed Burlap

preprinted sentiment  -  Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk #TH93704

light kraft card stock  -  random stash

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

The Dream Factory

#106  Old

Allsorts Challenge

#688/9  Anything Goes w/Option of 

Make Your Own Background  (ends 8/19)

DaringCardmakers

Keep Your Cool  (ends 8/19)

Aud Sentiments

#296 Summer and a Sentiment  (ends 8/31)

Timeout Challenges

#220  Make Your Own Background  (ends 8/24)

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FLORAL SPRAY x3

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Inspired by a card that was created in this post by Hannelie at the DesertDiva blog and I branched out from there (yikes, did not mean for that to be a pun! That's what happens when you're a little visual...  :o)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (floral grouping, saying in maroon) 

colored pencils  (maroon flowers on white)

ink swiping  (striped panels)

preprinted  (white sentiment strips)

die cutting  (Shine word)

layered mounting  (partial image panels)

distressed edging  (gray panel)

metallic card stock  (Shine word)

ribbon

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

floral grouping stamp  -  Gina K. Designs Grateful Spray

inks  -  Distress, Stampin' Up!

colored pencils

preprinted sentiment  -  Paper Rose

metallic silver matte card stock  -  random stash

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

ribbon  -  random stash

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Use Your Stuff

#454 Nature  (ends 8/20)

Creative Fingers

#236 Always Anything Goes  (ends 8/19)

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CAS SOFT VINTAGE

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Another CAS card, with a vintage vibe.  I really love how this turned out.  To maintain a more hand drawn feel I used gray ink instead of black for the figure.  And to keep it from being too sober, I used a cute preprinted sentiment.

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (figure) *in gray ink

preprinted  (sentiment)

layered mounting  (image panel) *top panel is popped up a little by gluing a couple 

sheets of scrap card stock together

alcohol markers (image)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

woman stamp  -  B Line Designs #BA816E On the Run

alcohol markers  -  Copic

inks  -  Memento London Fog

preprinted sentiment  -  Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk #TH93704

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Anything Coloring Goes  (ends in 2 weeks)

Art Impressions

#333 Pretty in Pink  (ends 8/17)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday

Anything Goes  (ends 8/31)

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COLORFUL SILHOUETTES x4

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So inspired to make these top two cards by Stamp with Lorraine and her YouTube video titled Need a Card Idea? Learn How to Case!  I think the video posted in March/April 2022

SUPPLIES

silhouette stamp set  -  Stampin' Up! Garden Silhouettes

postage collage stamp  -  Uptown Rubber Stamps - Dawn Houser 

Faux Post Collage #L32036

mesh background stamp  -  Inkadinkado  #1203

birthday sentiment  -  Polkadoodles Sentimentals #PD7882

amazing day sentiment  -  Hero Arts & Altenew Collab clear set  

Bloom & Grow #PR105

preprinted sentiment strips  -  Paper Rose

glitter glue  -  Stickles Fruit Punch

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

inks  -  Stampin' Up!, Versamark

white detail embossing powder  -  Ranger

 glitter glue applied to buds

&

white sentiment strip sponged with pink ink

postage stamps are all part of a faux postage collage stamp

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CAS BUMBLE BEE

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This clean and simple card is probably pushing the technical CAS limits a bit but it fell too flat visually before adding the black gems to the flower centers :o)  

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (bee, crosshatch yellow lines)

preprinted  (sentiment)

foam mounting  (bee, sentiment)

alcohol markers  (bee)

dry embossing  (side panel)

handrawn  (dotted line)

flat back black gems

SUPPLIES

bee stamp  -  Ching Bumble Bee #E1262

crosshatch stamp  -  Stampin' Up! Sanded

inks  -  Versafine black, Distress

alcohol markers  -  Copics

preprinted sentiment  -  Paper Rose

embossing folder  -  Sizzix 3-D Textured #664998

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

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CAS STEMS

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Another CAS card today…

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (stems)

preprinted  (sentiment)

ink blending  (utilizing premade stencil masks to color in the leaves)

die cutting  (stems)

dry embossing  (white dot background)

SUPPLIES

stem stamps, die cuts and stencil masks  -  Altenew

embossing folder  -  unmarked

inks  -  Versafine black, Distress

preprinted sentiment  -  Paper Rose

Sharing this card with the following Challenge:

Can You Handle the Pressure

Anything Goes, Optional Beach  (ends 8/10)

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