STAMPlorations Day - Retro Gratitude Cuts

Today I am featuring another new item over at the STAMPlorations store; Retro Gratitude Cuts.  A fun product, for a fun sentiment!

For this first card, I started with the Broken Glass Stencil, inked it up, and then ran it through my embossing machine with the card base!  It gave a wonderful, subtle background, along with a textured  letterpress effect. (I'm kinda of loving this result.)  Using a heart die [from my stash] I inked that same stencil the "normal" way using darker ink.

Once I adhered the heart onto the base, I added on the Retro Gratitude Cut with dimension tape.

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For this second card, I used the Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Cover Plate, for texture on my card base.  [I adore texture cover plates!!]

I cut down one of the Autumn Card Fronts, adhered it onto the card base using dimension tape, and then added the Retro Gratitude Cut.

That's it for today.  I'll be back next Tuesday featuring the STAMPcuts Retro Christmas.

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National Coffee Day

For my Nat'l Coffee Day card today, I am using STAMPlorations products [one of the sponsors]; The Coffee House Collage Paper [again], along with the Retro Coffee Signs ATC, and a sentiment from the Coffee & Mondays Stamp Set.

I just adore these retro ATC's!  Just fun.  Did you know that STAMPlorations offers an ATC Subscription?  It's an awesome price point!

Sheri is offering 2 - $10 prize codes to the two randomly drawn commenters from the STAMPlorations Blog and the Design Team Member's blogs. [You can get those over on the STAMP blog]

You can use my code too!

The main hop is over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog. Pop on over and see how the hop works, and how you can maybe win some prizes~

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September Instagram Embossing Folder Hop

Due to traveling, I wasn't able to join in last month's hop, but I'm back in the swing for this month!

The theme this month is Autumn.  I grabbed a card panel and embossing folder and went to town!

I randomly inked up the card panel before embossing.  Once embossed, I swiped inked over the raised portions for some more  depth.  Using another inked card panel, I cut out the SS Abundant Leaves Wafer Dies, and individually inked the parts of the SS Layered Berry Bird.  Once I adhered the bird together, I adhered all to my embossed inked panel with some glue, and some dimension tape.

Lastly, I added a foiled sentiment, and glued the completed panel to a card base.  Yep, I am quite smitten with this end result!  You can see the entire hop over on Instagram HERE.

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AAA Cards Challenge #324 - Follow My Lead

This challenge we are following Helen:

I needed 1 Halloween card [for my grandson].  This is my least favorite "holiday", but, it is my DIL's favorite, which in turn, will probably be my grandson's too.  Therefore, the card.

Since ghosts are suppose to be "see-thru", I didn't bother coloring him.  Works for me.

Your turn!  How does Helen's card inspired you?  Come on over to AAA Card Challenge #324 and play along.

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CutCardStock Day

Have I mentioned how much I am enjoying designing for this company? [Yes, yes I have, I know 😉] I love the card stock they carry, and their prices are just amazing!

For my card today I used the following card stocks: Textured Humming Bird Teal for the card base, Textured Caribbean Blue, Red Pepper, Textured Scottish Highlands Green, and lastly, Solar Yellow.

I just adore the texture on these papers!  I scored a few lines on the left of the card base, adhered a doily die cut, added a Spellbinders floral image, and grabbed a foiled sentiment from my stash to finish off my card.

Yep, I'm happy!

See you next month~

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Just Us Girls Challenge #842 - Stencil Week

I do love a good anything goes challenge!

I went digging through my stencils and found one that said Use Me!  I did.

I love the deco feel of this stencil!  I added some [really old] Spellbinders Feather die cuts, along with a fun sentiment.

This puppy is done!  Yep, I am happy with this end result too.

Your turn - grab any stencil, create a card, and upload it over at JUGS #842!  Easy peasy.

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STAMPlorations Day - Christmas Backgrounds

Sheri just keeps on creating!  For my card today I am using the Christmas Backgrounds ATC #2.

This size of this is more like a card front.  Using the ATC Builder [OOS] I cut out the ATC size [3.5x2.5], mounted it on colored card stock, and then adhered all onto an A2 card base.

I added the Classic Christmas Perfect Pair for the sentiment.I do love this water colored van!  Totally fun.  There are 6 images in this set;

Don't forget to use my code [if you want]

I'll be back next week with more projects using STAMPlorations products~

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Memory Box Day

Once again, I am using a set out of the Christmas Charm Release.  I used the cute Gift Penguin Dies, along with the Sending Joy Timeless Script Dies for the sentiment. 

A fun CAS Christmas card!

How is your stash of Christmas cards coming?  Do you even send out Christmas cards?

See you next month with another new release ~

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CutCardStock Day

Today I am using 1 color - Textured Poodle Skirt.  It's a lovely pink.

With the exception of my scored lines, you can also see the texture.  I love that feature of this card stock.

This was a pretty quick card actually.  That said, it still packs a punch!

See you next week~

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Addicted to CAS Challenge #317 - Circles

A nice general challenge with so many ways to create!

I grabbed a die [purchased so many years ago] and cut away.  Adhering on to a circle die cut, and then adhered to the paneled card base.  Easy peasy, and will work for a masculine card!

Your turn - come on over to ATCAS Challenge #317 and show us how you use circles.

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Just Us Girls Challenge #841 - Mood Board

I'm the Hostess for this week's challenge.  I was inspired by the bottom coffee cup photo.

Normally, I would have colored the cup, but what the heck, white works too.  I used a card front from STAMPlorations Quick cards #17 - Vintage Flowers A2 Card Fronts, and the cup die was n my stash.

Needless to say, this card was easy to make, and yep, inspired by the mood board!

Your turn!  I hope you are inspired to play along over at the JUGS #841 Mood Board Week~

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