Another Day of Creating

It's been 5 years since I retired.  That said, I am so thankful for this hobby called stamping.  At this point, I am in my stamp room on a daily basis.  All I can say is if you don't have a hobby when getting ready to retire - get one!  It will [and does] keep you sane.  I would be bored out of my mind without this hobby.  Just sayin~

Since all my DT creations have been created for September, I get to play in challenges [to keep myself busy].  For today I chose Simon Says Monday - Recycle, along with CAS on Friday [one of my favorites]; Feathered Friends.

I totally love this Honey Bee's Lovely Layers Winter Bird Die.  [There are 2 birds in this set, the other being a Cardinal]  I added some foliage die cuts, and a piece of recycled cardboard for the background panel.

I scored the card base, attached a [retired] Cottage Cutz Stitched Circle panel, and a layered Hello.  A fun and cheerful card to receive.

Thanks Challenges - fun times were had.

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Different Sketches

I've been getting into kind of a sketch slump - my card layouts are are looking the same to me, so, I am joining in a couple of sketch challenges.

Let's start with Just Add Ink #702:

Here is the sketch;

 

Here is my card:

I am trying to use products that haven't seen the light of day for awhile.  Therefore, I used the fun [and naturally retired 😕] Cottage Cutz Nested Stitched Eyelet Rectangle set for the inner panels.

I grabbed my retired PTI Turning a New Leaf stamp set [with matching dies], and a sentiment from Altenew Label Love.  

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I went on to use Freshly Made Sketches #636.  I really enjoy Cecile's sketches.  They are very inspiring to me. 

Here is their sketch:

Here is my card:

Again, using unused products, I grabbed some washi tape for the inner panel, and just matched card stock colors to that for the framing.

The sentiment is from Altenew's Watercolor Halftone.

Thanks Challenges - I so enjoyed the sketches~

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AAA Birthday Challenge - Layer It Up

I do love a good layered card!  The gallery should be fun for this challenge.

5 layers!  Works for me :).  The seahorse die is fun, and I have no idea what company it is from!  [Have I mentioned how bummed I am NOT keeping labels for my dies...]

The framework, and scalloped circle are both discontinued.  The HB is from Simon Says Magical Birthday.

Your turn!  You have all month to join in over at AAA Birthday Challenge with your layered birthday card.

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