Category Archives: Challenges
- Stamp – Magenta “Calligraphy Bird”
- Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – “Kassie’s Brocade”
- Die cut – from Spellbinders Nestabilities Foliage set
- Button – Basic Grey
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny
- Pearls – Queen & Co.
This card was based on the current sketch (#197) at Mojo Monday. The sketch was made for either a square or a round card, but it is hard for me to resist a square card! Thanks for visiting.
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- Patterned papers – BoBunny “Violet Dot” and “Sweet Pear Dot;” Paper Salon “First Blush: Rings;” My Mind’s Eye “Maggie Mae: Hattie Marie”
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Four”
- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Thinking Label”
- Organdy swirl ribbon – Creative Impressions
I made this card using the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps: Sketch Challenge #75. This is a great sketch for using up scraps of patterned paper. It is probably my last card to send off to our OWH shipper to send off to the troops for my current box. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Butterfly from Stampington & Co. – Shore Cliff Elements; sentiment and heart from Inkadinkado “Greetings” set
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Eva” collection and BoBunny “Licorice Dot”
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fleur De Lis Squares”
- Pearls – KaiserCraft
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Corner Punch – Marvy Uchida
I made this card as part of the Operation Write Home “Love You” Challenge. I will be sending this, along with a group of other cards, to my OWH shipper this week. Thanks for visiting!
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- Stamp – from Basic Grey “Dragonfly” set – The bee is colored with Copic Markers.
- Sentiment stamp – Inkadinkado “Greetings”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Wisteria” collection
- Die cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Carstock – Bazzill
I based this card on the latest card sketch at Mojo Monday: #196. I’m not sure that these were the perfect papers to choose for this sketch, but I do like the little pieces all put together! And you’ve got to love the bug!
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- Stamps – “Rosette” by Inkadinkado and “Thinking of You” by Kodomo, Inc.
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Lacey Circles”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Green at Heart” collection: Oscar and Moss
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Pearls – KaiserCraft
This card was designed using the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Sketch #74. This is a very simple card to put together with a nice design. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Inkadinkado “Happy Father’s Day”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Curio” collection
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Edges inked with ColorBox Chalk ink – Chestnut Roan
This card is my husband’s Father’s Day card, made with the current sketch at CPS: Sketch #222. I really like these papers combined–and works well for a masculine card. Thanks for visiting.
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- 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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