Category Archives: Challenges
- Patterned papers – Graphic 45 “Tropical Travelogue Collection: Island Jewel” (floral and green giraffe print) and “Botanica” (toucans)
- Border punch – EK Success
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Wow! I just saw that this is my 200th post (in less than a year)! Eeek. Time flies and apparently the cards are flying, too!
I created this card for the Virtual Cardmaking party that is going on over at OWH Stars and Stamps. This one is for the VCMP Challenge #1: Hot Tropics, for which we are to make a card using tropical colors. I kind of kept the whole theme tropical for this one. I also used the CPS Sketch that is featured for their Fifth Anniversary celebration: Day 11. This is a really fun sketch to work with and perfect for featuring this paper. Thanks for visiting!
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- Stamps – Darcie’s “Beach Bums” cling set (crab, beach sign and rope)
- Die cuts – Made with Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Twenty Two”
- Crystal stickers – Mark Richards “Mosaic” 5 mm white
- Cardstock – WorldWin and Bazzill
- Heavyweight Kraft paper (for card base)
We landlubbers are in the midst of a virtual cardmaking party (VCMP) while some of the other OWHers are on a cardmaking cruise. This challenge is one of the first of many: OWH VCMP Challenge #2: Nautical Masculine Card Challenge. I’ve had this stamp set for a while and hadn’t had an opportunity to use it! For some reason I had a thing for that crab! This card can be used for any occasion or just for a note home. Thanks for checking in!
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I used the Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps Sketch #106 to create this card. It features a digital image that is part of the current Crafter’s Digital Art Center Progressive Freebie Challenge. This particular image is from Digis by Phooka. I’ve been just waiting to use the twine on a card that I got fairly recently from the Cat’s Pajamas. Thanks for visiting!
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- Patterned paper – Graphic 45, “Tropical Travelogue Colllection: Rainforest”
- Stamps – Northwood Stamps “Capital For You” and Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings” (little sprig)
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Die cut – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Fancy Tags”
- Ribbon – Offray
This is a very simple sketch a group of us challenged ourselves to use. Sometimes the simpler the sketch, the more challenging it is! The tropical patterned paper here is the star, to be sure. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “Scattered Leaves” clear set
- Cardstock – Bazzill Basics, Bazzill Dots and Worldwin
- ColorBox Chalk Ink: Charcoal
I made a simple, color-blocked card with this fun sketch from Mojo Monday this week: Mojo Monday Sketch #225. The images in the Hero Arts set lended themselves well to the design and once I stamped each piece, I simply edged them with ColorBox Chalk charcoal ink. I popped each piece up with double-sided tape and Voila! Thanks for visiting.
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- Die cut – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Ironwork Motifs”
- Stamp – Kodomo, Inc. “Thank You”
- Patterned papers – K & Company “Verbena & Peabody” Paper Pad
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I was inspired by the current sketch over at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps: Sketch #105, when I made this card. This is a very simple design that showcases the pretty die cut. I was able to use some paper I’ve had for quite awhile, which is always a good thing. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Inkadinkado “Upsy Daisy” and Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings” clear set
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Little Black Dress” collection
- Flower brad – Chatterbox “Artsy.Licious Fabulour Brads”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card for the OWH Color Challenge: Black and White with a splash of another color. I used a bright pink accent with the black and white papers for lots of contrast. I really like the formula of black and white plus one–it always looks very elegant. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Kodomo “Leaves Collection 1”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Velvet ribbon – Wrights
I made this card using Sketch #104 at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps. I colored the stamp direct to rubber with water-based marker, then sprayed it with Perfect Pearls Mist. I stamped it on watercolor paper so when the color bled a bit the paper held the ink and water nicely. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Printworks “Thank You”
- Die cuts – Memory Box “Small Tilda Swirl,” “Ivy Tendrils” and “Bistro Label”
- Border punch – EK Success
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Lime Rickey” collection (6 X 6 pad)
- Pearls – Queen & Co. Grass Green Pearls
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I just got my hands on these Memory Box dies and was “dying” to use them! So I put them to work for the OWH Floral Fantasy challenge. I used really bright colors and the navy blue background shows off the amazing detail you can get making these die cuts. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Hero Arts “Live Life” clear set
- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Enchanted” collection
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Large”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and Worldwin
- Crystal stickers – Mark Richards Enterprises
I used the current sketch, #222, at Mojo Monday as my inspiration for this card. I combined teal and purple for an interesting color pallette. I’ve used three different patterned papers, all from the BoBunny “Enchanted” collection. These are all black and white, so the teal and purple brighten the card up considerably. Thanks for stopping by.
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