Stamplorations CAS #15 Mid-Challenge Reminder

Time for the mid-challenge reminder over at Stamplorations CAS. The optional color twist is sky blue as you may recall.

I'm trying to work on holiday cards throughout the year--yay, me! I used the Bubble Dance stencil to create the illusion of bokeh falling snow and sponged the Christmas Reindeer stencil at a bit of a tilt so less leaping and more stately walk through a winter wonderland. LOL! The diecut, one of my favs!, I left in white to further the bokeh effect.

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The Details:  Artplorations Bubble Dance and Christmas Reindeer stencils, Cutplorations Let It Snow, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Black Soot, Blueprint Sketch

Hello, My Favorite!

You know that thing where you start out with a concept and, boom, end up in a totally different place? Yup, this card. I had been thinking about this girl on a swing--super simple card in mind--but wouldn't it be cute if she could actually swing? Maybe one of those cards were the image is suspended on thread--hmm, that takes too much planning, eww.  So, rejiggered my mindset and placed her on a lift up flap. Virtual swing!

1. I diecut the Lawn Fawn tree die border and turned it on its side as a branch. 
2. I figured out where I wanted to place the girl and diecut a Pretty Pink Posh Peekaboo Window, extended for length to fit (did this on the Big Shot--I bet Jennifer McGuire or somebody has a video about this technique). 
3. I stamped my image and drew in extra chain using a Copic Multiliner (0.3). 
4. After I colored her up, I decided to add clouds and grass for more interest--a Ranger round sponge applicator for the clouds and a Clarity brush for the grass (love the effect of the stippled grass).
5. The coverplate looked plain so I used another border die cut scallop the edges. Omg, so cute.
6. A handful of leaves, butterflies and a precious bird make the scene more lively.
7. And finally, finally, finally, I stamped the sentiment and colored up a few hearts on the card base so when the recipient lifts the flap (or should I say, swings it), they get a secret message.

I'm entering this in Fab n Funky #342 Children, Simon Says Wednesday Bit of Green, Cute Card Thursday 368 For Mothers/Ladies Only

The Details:  Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait dies, Distress Ink Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, and Vintage Photo, VersaFine Onyx Black, Ranger Round Ink Applicators, Love Cynthia Be Awesome Today, Mama Elephant Cloud Border die, Memory Box Dancing Butterflies, Doodlebug So Tweet Shape Sprinkles, Clarity Brush, PTI kraft and PopTone Sour Apple cardstock, Waltzing Mouse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle, Pretty Pink Posh Peekaboo Windows, Copics

Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait dies	Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Dies	Distress Ink Mowed Lawn	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass
Ranger Round Ink Applicators	VersaFine Onyx Black	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills

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It's Raining . . . Carrots. Hallelujah!

This card took way longer than I think it should--cannot tell you how many paper-pieced outfits I went through before I settled on one.  Just like real life!

I'm entering this in Fab N Funky #341 Music or Inspired by a Song, Mod Squad Song Inspiration (in my case, It's Raining Men--LOL)

The Details: Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Dies, Love Cynthia Throw Kindness, Neat and Tangled Cottontail Cuties, MFT Tiny Check 6x6 paper, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Let the Good Times Roll

The winner for my Tim Holtz Hipster Giveaway sponsored by Doodlebugs was announced today--congrats, Michelle Daigle!  Your happy mail will go out tomorrow!

I'm entering this card in Simon Says Wednesday For a Special Girl/Lady

The Details:  Love Cynthia Throw Kindness Around (sentiment) and Be Awesome Today, Lawn Fawn Twine, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade, Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper, Copic YG03, YG11, YG17, R17, R39, Walzing Mouse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die, Lifestyle Crafts Circle Die

Miss You, Girl!

Another bit of inspiration for you for The Heart Desires Challenge 10 which runs through the end of the month. Come join in!

I'll be sending this to a friend of mine who lives in South Africa so I was rather excited to find this map paper in my stash. I layered diecuts right and left--absolutely no stamping but I did color the hearts. I love the size of the HA Luggage Tag Alphabet. Big but not too. So amazing in that gold!

The Details:  Hero Arts Luggage Tag Alphabet dies, Concord & 9th Heart Strings die, Neat & Tangled Hexastar Coverplate die, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Copics R12, R14, R17, R29, Recollections Gold Mirror Board, Avery Elle Finished Frames (tiny heart), Basicgrey Adrift 6x6 paper

Concord & 9th Heartstrings Die

Hero Arts Luggage Tag Alphabet Dies

Neat & Tangled Hexastar Coverplate Die

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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Glamper Camper

Do you remember maps? I mean back in the day maps--you know, paper folding that required a PhD to accomplish. When I saw The Heart Desires Challenge maps for this month, I thought of travelling, roads, camping or should I say glamping.  Heck, yes!  Notice anything about the camper compared to the original stamp shown below? What, what? Backwards?! Go read more about how I did this.

The Details:  Avery Elle Glamper Camper, Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 paper, Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders, SugarPea Designs Log Cabin Mountainscapes Border, Concord & 9th Heart Smile, VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Copics, PopTone Sour Apple cardstock

Avery Elle Glamper Camper	Concord & 9th Heart Smiles	Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 Paper	Concord & 9th Heartstrings Die
Sugarpea Designs Log Cabin Mountainscape Border Die	Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Dies	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass	VersaFine Onyx Black

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Cards in Envy CAS

We have a super simple and super fast challenge for you at Cards in Envy this time. Make the simplest card you can, even one layer, and can you do it in just a few minutes?

I can make a 10-minute card no problem as long as I have 3 days to prepare! Seriously tho, I did think for a while about how I could incorporate color without coloring (because that takes too long for me). Rainbow made by randomly coloring up the map using Distress Inks and pairing it with a bold black sentiment on this one layer card was just the ticket. This will be perfect for a traveler or, in my case, one of the graduate students who often go on to do research in Africa from my office.

The Details:  Neat and Tangled Origami Map, Distress Ink Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mermaid Lagoon, Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Versafine Onyx Black

Neat & Tangled Origami Map	Distress Ink Picked Raspberry	Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade	Distress Ink Candied Apple
Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon	VersaFine Onyx Black

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Getting My Crunch On

I've had this CB set for quite some time and immediately thought of it when I saw the CASology cue word this week. I combined it with the current PP Sketch by off-stamping two of the three bunnies (totally didn't feel like coloring 3 bunnies, cute as they are!).  I layered the top panel on orange for a bit of pop.

I'm entering this in CASology #238 Crunch, The Paper Players #333 Sketch

The Details:  Clearly Besotted Vegetable Patch, Gina Maria Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die, VersaFine Onyx Black, Copics

Stamplorations CAS #15 Challenge

We have a new challenge for March for you over at Stamplorations CAS. The optional color twist is sky blue which is so perfect for this time of year with spring poking its head up. I chose to combine it with other colors that remind me of spring tulips and gummy bears. I added the embossing for a bit of texture. So yummy cute!

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I'm entering this in Fab 'n' Funky #340 Baby, Color Throwdown #432

The Details:  Stamplorations Heaven Sent, Copics, Sizzix embossing folder, Waltzing Mouse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die, Memento Tuxedo Black

THD Challenge 10

Time for a new challenge at The Heart Desires and it's a fun one!  I see all sorts of things to be inspired by in the board and had a tough time choosing just a few.

I chose designer paper that looked sort of mappy and certainly reminded me of vacation time (I wish!). I used a heart die with divisions which pulls from the idea of a map as well as the hearts in the upper left photo. Notice the dots in the lower left photo--look at my little hugs heart. Yes! And finally the embossing is a no brainer map tie in. I can't wait to see how you interpret the challenge!

The Details:  First Edition Sail Away 6x6 Paper, Carta Bella Map embossing folder, VersaFine Onyx Black, Ranger Glossy Accents, Concord and 9th Heart Smile sentiment and Heart Strings die, Scor-Tape