AAA Card Challenge #311 - E

When I saw this challenge I instantly thought of my adorable Lawn Fawn set, Love You Tons.

It's such a fun and easy set to play with.  Perfect for this challenge too!

Your turn!  Come on over to AAA Card Challenge #311 and play along.

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AAA Birthday Challenge #75 - Summer Birthday

 

 

What comes to mind for me regarding a Summer birthday?  Water and watermelon 😀

 

I used the adorable Lawn Fawn stamp set, Happy Summer.  So appropriate for this challenge.

These ants totally make me smile!

 

Okay, your turn - come on over to AAA Birthday Challenge and play along.  You have all month!

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Addicted to CAS Challenge #275 - Center Focus

 

 

I'm this challenge's Hostess.  By keeping the focal image centered, it makes it very easy to make a CAS card!

 

This was the 2nd set of stamps I won over at Lawn Fawn. These tiny sets are just too fun.  This will work for my grandson :).

 

I hope you come on over to Addicted to CAS #275 and play along.  I am looking forward to seeing the gallery!

 

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Jumping in with a New Technique

The Group of Seven Cardmakers showcased a very cool technique that I really wanted to try. Dry Embossing with Re-inker Watercoloring.  I took some time this am and got addicted! I ended up making 3!

I just love how the background color POPS off the page!  You all know, I do love me bright colors!

Each Happy came from the extra side ink that I ran card stock through - it worked perfectly for the front sentiment, and I love the "matching".

I'm also entering this into Simon Says Monday Challenge; Add Some Texture. [Embossing folders]

Thanks for the fun 7 Girls - I had a blast!

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Seize the Birthday - Color Challenge

 

For this challenge, we are playing along with our sister challenge Color Hues with the colors Navy & Lime Green

Works for me, not so much my camera!

See that frame? Yeah, it really is navy blue, not the black it looks like!  Sheesh. I used an older stamp set from Simon Says, Flower Friend.

The happy birthday is from Lawn Fawn's Year Two.  The die is from Impression Obsession; Heart Stem Dies.

Okay then, your turn!  Come on over to Seize the Birthday, and if you use the colors, you can also enter it into the Color Hues!  Dual win there.

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One Layer Card Challenges

It wasn't planned, but today is all about One Layer Card Challenges.  While I have been creating many CAS cards lately, not so much the fun one layered cards.

It started with Less is More #471; OLC + favorite flower, and I also joined in Use Your Stuff #454; Nature, and finally, Inkspirational #271; One Layer Stamping.

I started with a self made circle stencil, and sponged on ink.  I used an old Hero Arts flower stamp [wood based no less!], along with a sentiment from Simon Says Clean Line Everyday.

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I went on to join in AAA Cards #221; Small & Few Lady(bugs), and Inkspirational #271; One Layer Stamped Card.

I just love this ant from Lawn Fawn Happy Summer!  He makes me smile every time I use him.

I used a different sentiment from Simon Says Clean Line Everyday.
 

On a side note, I learned a new trick today [after blogging for what 15 years now?] from my friend Carol Mayne [cm as she is known] - you can enter 2 cards from the same blog post, into the same challenge!  [I am trying it today] by adding #a to the very end of your link. [Follow up, it works!] 

Meanwhile, thanks Challenges!  I had a great day in the stamp room :)

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Global Design - Simon Says - Lawn Fawn Challenges

Once again, I took some creative time to play in a few challenges.

I'm starting with Global Design Project #352 - CASE the Designer.  The card to be CASED was right up my alley!  I do love graphic cards.

I used some Penny Black Triangle Dies and Waffle Flower Nesting Hexagon Dies for the shapes,

and a sentiment from an older Technique Tuesday stamp set. Do I love this card?  You betcha!

Because I really did like this card, I went ahead and made another one with the left over insides of the dies.  This is just a freebie, no challenge.

The sentiment strip is from Simon Says.  Not sure about the die - unbranded.

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I went on to play in the Simon Says Monday Challenge; Let's Go On Vacation, and the never-before-played-in [by me] Lawn Fawn Challenge #129; Fun with Food. 

I used the adorable Lawn Fawn set Happy Summer [with matching dies].  These little ants are so cute!  They totally make me smile, and I'm thinking they are having fun with the watermelon too.

That's all for today.  I'll be back tomorrow for a couple of more challenges.  

Meanwhile, thanks challenges for today, I had fun!

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Playing in Challenges

I got a few emails with challenges that interested me.  So, I'm playing along.

First off, Less is More #466 - Masculine.  This is an easy one for me!  Most of my cards are for guys.

I really like these floating type of cards.  Using the colors makes it a masculine card. I used Tim Holtz Slim Leaves Die, glued the cuts onto a piece of acetate, and cut out a rectangle using some stitched rectangle dies.

My Happy Birthday is actually a FOILED sentiment.  Yeah, I really need to use that machine more!  It does rather class up the card.  I love the font of this too.

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I went on to play in the AAA Birthday #38 - Flowers, and Simon Says Wednesday; Bright & Cheerful.

I used one of the oldest dies I have for these fun flowers.  [Seriously, 20+ years old!]  Lordy, but I can not give away dies -- they are timeless.

I matched them up with a [new to me] HB die from Lawn Fawn.  It's so fun!  I also love that it's all connected.  Makes it so much easier to place on a card!

That's it for today. Thanks Challenges - I had fun!

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Just Add Ink #602 & Less Is More #464

I'm joining in a couple of more challenges today. Let's start with Just Add Ink #602 - Choose 2. I came across the KatScrappiness Condensed Number Dies in my stash, and wanted to use them for my card.  I love these numbers!  They are so big, but still work perfectly on cards!

For my choices, I picked stenciling and embossing.  I used a Dylusions stencil that I have had for years.  I think I have used it once before - sheesh - and naturally, it is no longer available.  However, I still loved the number portion!

I used Peacock Feathers, and Jaded Jeans Oxide inks, and sponged a top and bottom on the numbers.  Then, I took my Versamark ink and smooshed that over the stencil onto the numbers.  Once I had good coverage, I heat embossed them in Simon Says Clear Embossing Powder. [You can see it in the photo].  I like the texture it gives the background.  I cut the happy and 55, layering both 3 times for dimension, and adhered these onto the embossed background - after I cut a square frame.  This card is a 4x4.

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I went on to play in the Less is More Challenge #464 - Use a Tag.  I have said it before, but it bears repeating - I LOVE TAGS ON CARDS!  I love including a small gift when I send cards, and a tag works perfectly!

I started with a tiny die cut, added the adorable tiny hearts [layered 3 times], added some fun twine, and adhered to the middle of the card.

I knew I needed tiny sentiments, so to the rescue, Lawn Fawn Simply Winter Sentiments, and Oh Gnome.  I have to say, this card totally makes me smile! This won SHOWCASED.

Thanks Challenges - I had fun!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #561 - Word Week

For this week's challenge over at Just Us Girls, I am the Hostess.  I do love a graphic type card, and triangles say that to me!

So, this card did not turn out AT ALL what I had in mind, but ya know, I still like it.  I started with J McGuire's Laminating Stamping Techniques.  HA!  As par for my end result, it did not work like her's did.  As you can see, my ink smeared. [Yes, I "dried" it too].  That said, I rather liked that it kind of looked like snow - hence my card completely changed direction! 

I ended up using the adorable Simon Says Large Gnome Wafer again this week.  I love this guy, and how you can totally change him up just by using different papers!  A very versatile die [IMO].  Plus, he is fun!  This card has a lot going on; it's a shaker [using STAMPlorations Blue Simmer Shaker Blends], framed [with 5 layers], with added triangles, some gems, and a Lawn Fawn Simply Winter Sentiment to finish off my card.

Alrighty then - your turn!  Please come over to JUGS Challenge and play along!  I'm looking forward to seeing how you use triangles.  Have fun~

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Seize the Birthday Challenge - Add Gold

When I saw this challenge I instantly thought of the alcohol ink [with gold foil] panels I made a few weeks ago.  Perfect.  

I also grabbed out my never-before-used Pretty Pink Posh Cherry Blossoms stamp set, with matching dies. [I won these from a give-away that Lisa Elton ran on her blog months ago. I can't believe I'm just getting around to  using them!]

The gold foiling is more apparent on this photo.  I just love this effect.  So pretty and shiny IRL.  My HB is from Lawn Fawn Year Two.  I did the no blend coloring technique on the images.  I still need some more practice, but I do enjoy the fun look.  I am also entering this card into the NBUS Challenge #17 that Darnell runs.  (I don't think I have ever played in this challenge.)

Okay, I'm done.  Your turn -- Come on over to the Seize the Birthday Challenge and play along.  While the add gold is optional, being a birthday card is not.  Have fun creating.

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