Category Archives: Challenges
- Stamp – Magenta Limited Edition Cat of the Month Series “Blondie”
- Patterned papers – Memory Box “Echo” collection
- Flowers – Prima
- Button (flower center) – Basic Grey stitched brads
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This card is designed using the Operation Write Home Sketch #66. Because my flower was a little lumpy, my scan isn’t the best. This is a simple sketch that works well with a fairly large image. This kitty looks very much like the “outside” cat we feed. Thanks for checking-in.
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- Stamps – Memory Box “Leaf Canopy” and Inkadinkado “Expressions” clear set: Best Wishes
- Patterned papers – Crate Paper – “Pink Plum Collection” (image is stamped on this) and My Mind’s Eye “Green Deco”
- Button – Webster’s Pages Sparklers
- Ribbon – American Crafts
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I based this card on the latest Clean and Simple sketch (#137). I used my new Memory Box leaf stamp for the first time on this–twice! Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts – “Garden Silhouette” and Northwoods “For You”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Stella Rose” collection
- Edger punch – EK Success “Abstract Flower”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – May Arts
This card is based on the latest sketch at Card Patterns: #112. Thanks for stopping by.
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This card is based on the current sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping, Fall to Layout #136.Very simple but lots of places for your eye to go, making it a nice design.
- Stamp – Kodomo “Congratulations”
- Patterned papers – Best Creations: “Surf’s Up” and “California”
- Die-cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Ink – Brilliance “Pearlescent Sky Blue”
- Flower – used a Prima flower as the base and layered a K&Co. flower on top
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I popped up the sentiment and the flower with pop dots for a little dimension. Thanks for checking-in!
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- Stamp – “Butterfly Collage” by Magenta
- Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye “So Sophie Possibilities”
- Corner punch – Martha Stewart
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
Butterfly collage image colored with Copic markers. This is an entry in the Operation Write Home Layers challenge for this week. Thanks for visiting.
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Happy Birthday, Rick!
- Stamp – “Birthday Joy Calligraphy” by Paper Inspirations
- Stamp – leaf stamp from “Leaves and Trees” clear set by Inkadinkado
- Patterned Papers – all Basic Grey “Scarlett’s Letter”
- Cardstock -Bazzill
- Corner rounder – Creative Memories
I popped up the smaller stamped images with foam squares to add a little dimension. (This caused some kind of funky shadows in the scan!) This card was designed using the latest Card Positioning System sketch (#213).
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This card is based on the Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #64. This is an extremely simple card, but has plenty going on with the patterned papers and the scroll border punch.
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Mellow” collection, “Cultured” (floral) and “Sapid” (green)
- Border and corner punches – Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page “French Scroll” set
- Flower – Petaloo
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Live Life” set
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- Butterfly stamp – from Hero Arts “Papillons” set – “Ploris Photodice”
- Sentiment stamp – “For You” by Northwoods
- Patterned papers – “Butterfly Ballet” by Memory Box; “Waltzing Matilda” (floral strip) by Memory Box; “Denim Flourish” by BoBunny (flower die-cut)
- Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities – “Blossom Three” and “Labels Twenty”
- Inked edges – ColorBox Chalk ink; Butterfly colored with Copic Markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This sketch is the current fall-to layout at Clean and Simple Stamping (sketch #135). This will be a perfect card for Operation Write Home. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – “For You” by Northwoods Rubber Stamps
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fancy Tags”
- Patterned paper – Chatterbox
- Flowers & Leaves – Prima
- Rhinestones – Kaisercraft
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This card is based on the current sketch at Card Positioning Systems (CPS): Sketch #212. My interpretation is a little bit different, since it was supposed to feature banners strung across it. But I kept seeing flowers with the leaves hanging down (sort of like banners).
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- Stamp – Cup and Saucer – The free stamp from the January 2011 issue of Craft Stamper. I love this stamp. It was designed by Kim Costello for the magazine.
- Stamp – “For You” from Inkadinkado “Greetings” clear set
- Patterned papers in yellow, pink, blue and green – Memory Box
The sketch for this card is the current one at Clean and Simple Stamping: Sketch #134. I cut out the cups after stamping them on patterned paper and popped them up in formation.
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