Scrap cards...

Still felt like stamping an all over pattern and then turning it into cards~

This time I had 4 odd sized pieces of cardstock that I wanted to use up AND...

I wanted to try out the Stampin' Up 'Garden in Bloom' set.... AND...

I wanted to switch up colours!

So I ended up with these four cards...

 Twine again... yes... also some vellum scraps and ...

 ...a variety of stamps!

Card bases are stamped or embossed.

LOVE embossing folders!

So quick to do and it adds a li'l sum'n sum'n.

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These next two were made with leftover bitz and a stamp that I picked up 

at the garage sale of a local stamp/scrapbook shoppe!

Even dusted off my fancy edged scissors!!

The tiniest bitz of scrap are handy for punching out butterflies or any other small element

 that adds a finishing touch to the piece.

Using up scraps IN the scrapfiles and scraps that don't even go INTO the scrapfiles!

Is a very good thing!

Now I'd better start writing notes and giving these cards away!

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Doin' a little Dustin'!!!

Well it has been some time hasn't it?!

The Summer company and a room renovation had me doing everything BUT gettin' creative!

I was getting cranky!

So last week I just HAD to get inky!

I grabbed one of my custom Tim Holtz DIY ink pads and some stamps and stamped out just ONE sheet of cardstock.... it felt SO good!

A couple days later I decided I should turn that cardstock into some cards!!!

Realizing I needed a card for a loverly couple...

I did this...

...a wedding card deserves some bling!

So, let's BLOW the dust OFF this blog with some more cards!

Here are the rest of this series...

The birthday greeting was just hangin' out on my desk...

...something else I'd stamped because I NEEDED TO!!!!

It fit in well since I used the same DIY ink pad!

So after flipping through my scrapfiles, (tidied those up while I was in there too)

I found a few pieces that would work AND not get returned to the files!!!

Yaaaay!!!!

[Hero Arts, Penny Black and Fiskars stamps used for images & sentiments on this series of cards.]

Add a few bits of twine, dies & some embossing folders and we have five more cards!

Go me!!!

Well that was SO much fun...

This week I decided I should get inky again!

I grabbed the Stampin' Up Watercolor Wings set...
[I want to say that these cards are inspired by Sandi's! Here's the link to her original.]
http://stampinwithsandi.ca/watercolor-wings-for-stamping-and-blogging-2/  

I've been itchin' to give this set a GO!

This set makes beautiful butterflies and you can use whatever colours you want!

Here are the four cards from yesterday's "session".

 I'm a twine junkie!

It's inexpensive and adds that li'l sum'n sum'n to the card.

It's a real treat to grab 'older' stamps and throw them into the mix!

Yes, more embossing folders.. and I also found some more pieces in the scrapfiles that fit right in with the colour scheme!!!

The card on the left was made with the leftover scraps!!!

NOTHING went into the scrapfiles!!!

So, there they are!

[Fiskars and Stampin' Up stamps used for the images and sentiments on this series of cards.]

[Taylored Expressions & Darice embossing folders as well.]

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More to follow...

Colour Me #17 & Mojo #342 !!!

Two challenges today....

I used the theme of the third one...but forgot to use Kraft cardstock on it

so..... just 2...

LOL

http://mojomonday.blogspot.ca/2014/04/mojo-monday-342.html

and...

http://colourmecardchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/cmcc17-colour-me-playful.html

Yummy colours!!!

Here's my card...

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A Trio of Challenges...

Here are the three challenges that I combined...

#1

http://cateredcrop.com/2014/04/20/think-green-recipe-swap-quickfire/

Use green & scraps!

#2

http://aeiheartuchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/aeiu-challenge-5color-combo.html

#3

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.ca/2014/04/freshly-made-sketches-133-sketch-by.html

Here's my card...

Using green & scraps is NOT a problem for me!

One of my fave colours & the scrapfiles are always ready to GO!

That AE colour combo is droolicious!!!

 I have a few AE stamps so worked out!

Sweet sketch too!

I added a bit of DMC & three bits o' bling to finish it off!

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CAS(E) #73 & Less is More #168 card...

Two challenges today...

http://casethissketch.blogspot.ca/2014/04/case-this-sketch-73.html

and...

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/week-168-theme.html

Makes me smile!

One card...

More great inspiration with a picture & a sketch!

Thanks CAS(E) this sketch!!

For the 'Less is More' challenge...

what makes me smile...

FLOWERS!

Simple as that...

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FOUR Challenges on ONE card!!!

I thought I was doing well when I managed three on one card!

Here are ALL the challenges...

#1...

http://thedynamicduoschallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/dd99-razzleberry-black-and-option-of.html

#2...

http://52cct.blogspot.ca/2014/04/april-theme-challenge.html

#3...

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/merry-monday-105-decorative-christmas.html

#4...

http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.ca/2014/04/hss-sketch-challeneg-184.html

Here's my card...

Dynamic Duos... all colours used, even the gold option...

Gold Pearl embossing powder.

I used Very Vanilla for the neutral.

52 Christmas Countdown... used the partridge in the pear tree stamp from Recollections.

Merry Monday... stamped JOY with Stampin' Up's 'Morning Post' set and gold pearl embossed them and then punched them out with the postage punch.

Also used Technique Tuesday's Ali Edwards stamp set 'Peace, Joy, Love' for 'to the world'.

The Handstamped sketch was  PERFECT for this card!

Thanks everyone for such FUN challenges!!!

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Curtain Call & Viva la Verve Challenge Birthday card!!!

I have twin girlz who are turning 5 today!

If you ask them what they want to be when they grow up,

they will tell you 'Mermaids'!

So this Penny Black 'Mermaids' set HAD to come home with me!

Here are the challenges I am using for this card...

http://curtaincallchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/curtain-call-inspiration-challenge.html

and...

http://vlvsketches.blogspot.ca/2014/04/viva-la-verve-april-2014-week-3-sketch.html

Here's my card for my 2nd birthday girl!

SO fun to bust out the sequins & fibers!!!

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JUGS #237 & Retro Sketch #111...

Here are the challenges...

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/jugs-237-color-challenge.html

and...

http://retrosketches.blogspot.ca/2014/04/retrosketches-111.html

Here's my card...

I left the sentiment off of this card for now...

It could go a variety of ways but I don't know which way yet...

LOVE the Turquoise & orange combo!

SO striking against the white!

A funky Hampton Arts hot air balloon image... droolicious!

Loved this sketch!

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Sweet Sunday Sketch #216 & Blog Named... #42.... Birthday card!!!

I have twin girlz who turn 5 today!

If you ask them what they want to be when they grow up, 

they will tell you that they want to be 'Mermaids'!

So, when I saw the Penny Black set 'Mermaids'...

I KNEW I HAD to get it!

Here are the two challenges that I am entering this card in for...

http://kgiron.blogspot.ca/2014/04/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-216.html

and...

http://ablognamedhero.blogspot.ca/2014/04/challenge-42-layer-cake.html

Here's my birthday card for one of my girlz...

Ok, those sequins did not photograph well...

They are iridescent and match much better irl.

Definitely plenty of layers on here!

Thanks for popping by! 

Friday Mashup Challenge #156 card...

Another day another challenge...

http://www.fridaymashup.com/2014/04/fm156-lets-give-ombre-try.html

Looove Friday Mashup!!!

Adorable sketch & Ombre!!!

Here we go...

No paint chip here...

It's 3 SU ink colours stamped with my Hero Arts sketchy block stamp!

Swooning over that Penny Black background text too!

This one is a few lines and I stamped it several times...

Wee bit o' colouring again.

Twist of DMC and... done!

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Fusion Challenge card...

Here's the challenge...

http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/fusion-farewell-hello.html

Here's my card,,,

I really like having an inspiration picture & a sketch!

Love those embossing 'line' folders too!

You just slide them where you need a li'l sum'n sum'n...

and they do the trick!

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PPA 200 & CAS challenges...

These two challenges couldn't have been better timed!

http://www.palspaperarts.com/2014/04/ppa200-a-milestone-celebration.html

The twist on this challenge... MONOCHROMATIC colour scheme!

Perfect because.....

...the next challenge is...

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.ca/2014/04/challenge-70-colours.html

Great sketch, monochromatic AND the colours from CAS...

Here's how my card turned out...

The balloon and sentiment are from a Hero Arts stamp set called "Past Times".

Again, a couple of embossing folders, bit o' burlap twine...

Ta-da!

Thanks again for poppin' by!

Freshly Made Sketches #132 & Color Throwdown #288 challenges card...

Here are the challenges...

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.ca/2014/04/freshly-made-sketches-132-sketch-by-jen.html

and...

http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.ca/2014/04/color-throwdown-288.html

Here is my card...

Oh how I LOOOOVE 'Gumball Green'!!!!!

I used MME Hattie 'Remember' stamp set to create the background 'lace' paper...

and overstamp the 'melon' frame.

'Entangled' embossing folder makes the 'gumball' square POP!

Basic Gray cardstock frames the piece nicely.

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HSS #183 & CCMC #299...

Here we go...

Another bonus card!

Here are the challenges...

http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.ca/2014/04/hss-color-challenge-183.html

and...

http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/create-with-connie-and-mary/2014/04/ccmc299-sketch-challenge.html

Remember CCMC is a Stampin' Up ONLY challenge...

Here's my card...

SU stamps used...

'En Francais'

'Circle Circus'

'Pursuit of Happiness'

(sentiment)

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3 Challenges... One card!

Doing it again!

Here are the challenges...

http://colourmecardchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/04/cmcc16-colour-me-subtle.html

and...

http://seizethesketch.blogspot.ca/2014/04/seize-sketch-18.html

and...

http://thecardconcept.blogspot.ca/2014/04/challenge-8-use-umbrella.html

My style pick for the card concept 8 is...

no surprise...

Shabby/Vintage/kinda clean...

Here's the result...

Sketch & colours covered and for my 'use an umbrella' bit...

"The Umbrella Man" from T!m Holtz's 'Life's Possibilities' stamp set.

A couple of embossing folders and a Spellbinders fancy frame die....

Done!

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Nacho #85 & Paper Players CAS #192 ...

Sliding this one in today...

http://nachoaveragechallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nacho-average-challenges-85.html

and...

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.ca/2014/04/challenge-192-cas-challenge-from-nance.html

 

Here's my CAS card...

Washi makes it SO easy!

CAS makes it SO easy!

[Clean And Simple]

LOVE this set by Stampin' Up...

'By the Seashore'

Beachy stuff & TEXT...

It doesn't get much better than that!!!

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