Hi there! Today I made for this week's Freshly Made Sketches and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenges.

For this card, I started by trimming a piece of patterned paper and a piece of white card stock. I die cut a scalloped border on one side of the white card stock. I die cut three snowflakes of three different sizes and layered them. You can see all that well in the pictures but the largest and smallest snowflakes were die cut from white glitter card stock. I stamped the sentiments and trimmed them down. Last, I adhered everything to an A2 white card base. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Christmas

Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders, Simon Says Stamp Bliss Snowflake, My Favorite Things Let It Snowflake

Ink: Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy

Paper: Echo Park Celebrate Winter patterned paper, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select, white glitter card stock

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Happy Fall Y'all!

Hi there! I hope everyone is having a great day! Today I am the guest designer at CASE this Sketch.

For this card, I started by die cutting the kraft card stock panel. I stamped the small middle pumpkin with Versamark ink and heat set it with gold embossing powder. I cut a mask to put over it while I stamped the two larger pumpkins on either side of the small pumpkin. I also heat set them with gold embossing powder. I colored in my images and a shadow below the pumpkins with Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils. For the sentiment I stamped and embossed the small sentiment strips. For the 'fall' I swiped a piece of ivory card stock with Versamark ink and heat set it with gold embossing powder and die cut it. The outline is die cut from ivory card stock.

My Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps Pumpkin Patch, Honey Bee Stamps Fall

Dies: Honey Bee Stamps Fall

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Simon Says Stamp Ivory, Papertrey Ink Kraft

Other: Wow Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder

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So Happy You're My Friend

Hi there! Today I am sharing a card that I created for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenges.

To start this card I chose a couple different patterned papers to die cut the circles from. I decided I didn't want a plain white background so I die cut a panel from light gray card stock. I die cut the leaves next and originally I was only going to go with the darker green leaves. I die cut more from the lighter, brighter green and I really like the pop of color it adds. Next I stamped my sentiment and die cut it with a small oval die. I adhered everything to the card front and finished by adding a few clear sequins.

My Supplies: 

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Sketched Flowers

Dies: My Favorite Things Blueprints 13, My Favorite Things Circle Stax Set 1, Papertrey Ink Branching Out, Sizzix Word Labels

Ink: Simon Says Stamp Intense Black

Paper: Vicki Boutin Mixed Media, My Favorite Things Limelight & Field Day, Papertrey Ink Soft Stone & Stamper's Select White

Embellishments: Honey Bee Stamps Clear Iridescent Sequins

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Party Like a Panda

Hello there! Today I have a card that I made for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. The theme this week is Happy Birthday.

I started this card by choosing the patterned paper and dies I wanted to use. I die cut the frame from white card stock and the panda from black and white flock transfer sheets. I then chose a sentiment and white heat embossed it on black card stock. I adhered all the layers to the pink striped patterned paper and finished by adhering the panel to a white card base.

My Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Party Like a Panda

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Picture Book Panda, My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle Frames

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Doodlebug patterned paper, Simon Says Stamp Black, ThermoWeb DecoFoil White Latte Flock Transfer Sheets, ThermoWeb DecoFoil Black Ice Flock Transfer Sheets, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select

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Sending Waves of Love

Hi there! Today I have a card that I created for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

I love this sketch and I already had an idea for a card to make with some new products I bought. I just had to tweak my design a little to go with the sketch.

I started this card by ink blending a background using three different shades of blue distress oxide ink. When it was dry I used Versamark ink to stamp a waves background stamp and heat embossed with gold glitter embossing powder. I stamped the sentiments with the darkest shade of the distress oxide ink. To finish, I adhered the waves panel and die cut anchor to the card front and then popped up the sentiment strips. 

My Supplies: 

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Waves Background, Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Anchor

Ink: Versamark, Distress Oxide in Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select

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Because It's Your Birthday

Hi there! Today I have a card that I created for CAS(E) this Sketch and Seize the Birthday.

I began by stamping and coloring six butterflies. I wasn't careful with the coloring. I just scribbled one color on each butterfly. I die cut the butterflies and the scalloped panel. To add a little interest to the panel I masked the edges and flicked the colors I used for the butterflies onto it. I laid out the butterflies how I wanted them to fit on the panel and then stamped the sentiment. To finish, I adhered the panel to the card base and then the butterflies to the panel. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts New Day Butterflies, Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Birthday

Dies: Hero Arts New Day Butterflies, Honey Bee Stamps Scallop A2

Ink: Versafine Onyx, Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers in Geranium Red, Orange, Yellow, Emerald Green, Persian Blue, Violet, and Light Gray

Paper: Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select 

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Let Your Dreams Set Sail

Hi there! Today I have a card that I made for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

To make this card I started by trimming down a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock and then stamping the images I wanted to use. I couldn't wait to use this new stamp set! I used a few colors of Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to water color the boat image and shade the clouds. I felt like it needed something more so I added some silver stickles to the corners of the sails and the clouds. To create the background piece I used distress oxide ink and a diagonal striped stencil and then trimmed it down. I finished by adhering the background piece to the card front and then popping up the front piece with foam tape.

My Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Your Light

Ink: Versafine Onxy Black, Distress Oxide Black Soot, Zig Clean Color Real Brush in Geranium Red, Yellow, Light Blue, Persian Blue, and Light Gray

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select

Other: Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripe Stencil

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You're Fabulous!

Hello there! Today I have a very clean and simple card for this week's Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Simon Says: Stitches.

I began by using a stitched rectangle die to die cut a piece of patterned paper. Then I stamped three different sentiments and trimmed them down. I adhered the piece of patterned paper with scor tape and finished by popping up the sentiments on foam tape. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words

Dies: My Favorite Things Vertical Stitched Strips

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: ModaScrap Let Your Soul Bloom patterned paper, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select

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You're One of a Kind!

Hi there! Today I have a card that I made for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge.

I started by choosing the papers I wanted to use and trimming them down into rectangles. I also trimmed a piece to go across the top. Then I stamped the butterfly onto some vellum with Versamark ink and heat embossed with silver glitter embossing powder. I then fussy cut the butterfly.To finish I stamped a sentiment, trimmed it, and then adhered everything to the card front.

My Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words, Simon Says Stamp Comfort & Prayers

Ink: Versamark, Versafine Onxy Black

Paper: ModaScrap Let Your Soul Bloom patterned paper, Recollections Silver Glitter paper, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select

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Happy Mother's Day!

Hi there! Today I have a card for this week's CASology challenge and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.

To begin this card I die cut a rectangle panel and then stamped the images. I used my Zig Clean Color markers to watercolor the image and added a few splatters. I popped up the panel onto the card base using a piece of fun foam. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company Mothers and Daughters

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Wonky Rectangles

Ink: Versafine Onxy, Zig Clean Color Real Brush in Medium Beige, Deep Brown, Light Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cornflour Blue, Blue

Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth, Papertrey Ink White Stamper's Select

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Happy Blooming Birthday!

Hello there! Tonight I am sharing a card that I made for this week's Seize the Birthday challenge.

I received the Simon Says Stamp April card kit the other day and when I was looking through the patterned paper I knew it would be perfect for this challenge's topping which is "Spring".

Y'all, patterned paper scares me. I don't really use it except for a little piece here or there or a background behind a panel so making this card was something new for me. 

I started by cutting the "Happy Bloomng Birthday!" sentiment from the patterned paper. From another piece of the patterned paper I used my paper trimmer to cut the light wood grain pieces. Then I trimmed a piece of the flowered patterned paper with the green background. Using a border die I cut two borders and adhered them on either side of the flowered paper. I adhered all of those pieces to my card front. I finished by making the sentiment piece into a tag by punching a hole in the top, adding a piece of white ribbon, and wrapping some twine around it. I made the bow separately and glued it on with some Glossy Accents.

My Supplies:

Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders

Paper: Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse double sided papers, SSS Ivory, PTI White Stamper's Select

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Be Still and Know

Hello there! Today I have a card for this week's Color Throwdown challenge.

I started this card by die cutting the cross shape out of gray, white, yellow, green, and purple card stock. I used a stitched rectangle die to die cut the gray panel. I taped the edges and used a stencil to create the diagonal stripes on the panel. I didn't have the ink color that matches the card stock I used so I found a distress oxide ink that matched pretty well. I used a sheet of double sided adhesive to adhere the panel to a piece of fun foam. I inlaid the white cross outline into the panel and then inlaid pieces from the colored card stock into the white piece. For the cross, I used the gray card stock and white heat embossed my sentiment onto it. I then adhered the gray panel to a white card base.

My Supplies:

Stamps: SSS Tiny Words Faith

Dies: SSS Outline Floral Cross, MFT Blueprints 13

Ink: Distress Oxide Hickory Smoke, Versamark

Paper: SSS Smoke Gray, SSS Green Apple, MFT Daffodil, MFT Pure Plum, PTI White Stamper's Select

Other: SSS Diagonal Stripe Stencil, Brutus Monroe Alabaster White Embossing Powder

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you're having a great weekend!

You Are So Kind

Hi there! Today I made a card for this week's Color Throwdown.

I started by die cutting the heart shape out of red, yellow, and green card stocks. I then used the same heart die to die cut the panel for my card front. I popped all the pieces out of the white panel and inlaid those areas with pieces from the colored card stock. The sentiment die I used has both the sentiment and an outline so I die cut the outline out of velum and the sentiment out of red card stock. I stamped a smaller sentiment on a piece of white card stock and popped it up with foam tape. To finish, I added a few red rhinestones and popped the panel up on a white card base.

My Supplies:

Stamps: SSS Tiny Words

Dies: SSS Filigree Heart, SSS Script Hello

Ink: PTI Pure Poppy

Paper: PTI White Stamper's Select, PTI Pure Poppy, PTI Harvest Gold, PTI Spring Moss

Thank you so much for coming by!