Monthly Archives: June 2011

- Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Blossom Three”
- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Thinking Label”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey Pyrus collection: “Pirum and Chinese White”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Edges inked with ColorBox Chalk Inks
This card was based on the Card Patterns Sketch #119.
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- Patterned papers – Cosmo Cricket “Circa 1934” collection
- Silk flower – Creating Keepsakes
- Rhinestone brad – SEI
- Black trim – American Crafts
- Edges inked with ColorBox Chalk Ink
This card was made using the current sketch at Operation Write Home – Sketch challenge #73. Very simple, but works well with different patterned papers. This card can be used for a variety of occasions–the sender can decide! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Patterned paper – Melissa Frances “Suzanne”
- Border punch – “Abstract Flower Edger” by EK Success
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Mega Ovals LG”
- Stamp – Inkadinkado
- Flower embellishments – Making Memories
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card using the Clean and Simple sketch #144. Thank you for checking in.
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- Owl stamp – Darcie’s “Owl Be Queen” set
- Sentiment stamp – “Happy Birthday” from Inkadinkadoo “Expressions” set
- Patterned papers – “Letters from Paradise” by Black Market Paper Society
- Cardstock – Bazzill and WorldWin
- Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fancy Tags,” “Big Scalloped Circles,” and “Standard Circles Large”
This card is based on the current sketch at Card Positioning System, Sketch #221.
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- Stamps – All of the stamps are from The Cats Pajamas “Gobble it up” set
- Patterned papers – Kaisercraft Elegance collection “Catherine” and “Elizabeth”
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Border punch – Martha Stewart embossed Zig Zag edge punch
- Cardstock – Bazzill
The card is my first for Thanksgiving for Operation Write Home. I’m making it as part of their current challenge: OWH Thanksgiving theme. I’ve been waiting to use this stamp set–I got it right after last Thanksgiving. And, there are penguins in the set as well! Hurray! Thanks for visiting.
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- Floral stamp – Crafty Individuals – both flower panels are on this stamp (like a diptych) and I just cut them apart for this sketch.
- Sentiment stamp – Kodomo, Inc. – “Thinking of You”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey – “Basics: Lineup” and “Cappella: Libretto”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and WorldWin
This was very simple and the design was very pleasing. I based it on the sketch at Operation Write Home: Sketch Challenge #72. I just colored the stamped image with Copic markers. I tried to choose cardstock for the sentiment that matches some of the colors in the flowers. Thanks for checking-in.
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- Stamps – “Tulips” by Stampington & Co. and “Flourish Birthday” by Penny Black
- Patterned paper – KaiserCraft Chanteuse Collection “Vivo”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Border punch – EK Success
- Silver ColorBox Chalk Ink used for edging
I made this card using the current sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping: FTL 143.
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- Patterned papers – Basic Grey Kioshi collection – “yuniko” and “sayuri”
- Stamp – Outlines “Daisy Square”
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Butterfly dimensional sticker – Botanical Purple collection – K&Company
- Crystal Stickers – Mark Richards
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This card was made with sketch #193 at Mojo Monday.
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- Patterned papers – from the Rusty Pickle “Guenivere” collection: Lancelot and Camelot
- Flower – Petaloo
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four
- Sentiment stamp – Inkadinkado “Greetings/Salutations”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this for the Operation Write Home Color Challenge: to use the colors green and purple together. These papers were in a set, but when I put them altogether they seemed a little funky! Thanks for stopping by.
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