Stepping out of my comfort zone with this card and a Vintage and/or Shabby Chic challlenge at the As You Can See It Challenge Blog. The background patterned paper was included in a goodie bag from Unity Stamps on a recent purchase. I added a variety of stamps from Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection Stampers Anonymous stamp set Nature’s Elements. I added a brown ribbon for good measure and just needed a pop of color with my purple butterfly. I really liked the sentiment and know just which one of my friends I can send this card to.

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AYSI#330 – Challenge #330 Antique Beauty

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A second card for our grandson’s 2nd birthday. This one went in the mail so he received it on his special day. Three colorful fish from a stamp set that can’t recall and can’t find on my desk. LOL! Hero Arts Fish and Bubbles Confetti die coverplate that I found at my JoAnn’s on clearance a year ago. Ocean patterned paper from my stash and Taylored Expressions frame die.

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The Sisterhood of Crafters: August 14 Kards for Kids theme

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The beautiful fields of sunflowers may be over this summer but their beauty is etched in my mind. For my card today, I used the TCW Sunflower Meadow stencil and a few clouds from Pretty Pink Posh stencil to recreate those sunflower fields. Sentiment from a Gina K Designs All Occasion Flowers stamp and die set.

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Crazy is ouf fame–Stencils are our game: August Stencil Fun Challenge with a Summer time theme

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Things with wheels challenge and an embossing folder……well let’s see…..I have one wheel and that should work with this Prickley Pear wheelbarrow stamp filled with some colorful pumpkins. The embossed portion is from Darice 3 pack Nature embossing folder which was just wide enough to fill my focal panel.

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Can You Handle The Pressure: August 10th 2024 Anything Goes with a Twist of Wheels and the required embossing folder.

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I couldn’t resist ordering Whimsy Stamps’ Lil Witches Quick Card Fronts when I saw them. Spellbinders classic, scalloped and beaded oval dies were used for my focal image. I added some paper spider web doilies to my card base, some die cut spiders to complete my card. Sentiment was included with the quick card fronts. My arm was twisted to order the Lil Warlocks card fronts too and some patterned paper (like I need any more of that!). If do wish my orange cardstock and the sentiment matched better….next time I will switch out the orange with another color.

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Two Old Bats: Halloween Challenge — August 2024 Anything Halloween

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Time is beginning to close in on the number of holiday for which I can make cards. Thank goodness for challenges to help me out to add to my stash of cards. My card is a CASE of one of Taylored Expressions design team cards that I forgot to link but I liked the design and style and tried to do my best to make it my own. TE’s Burlap background stamp was inked in orange, yellow and green shades, cut down and added ivory cardstock, stamped wheat from TE’s Wheatfiled Dreams stamp set in Versamark, adding gold embossing powder and die cut. I stamped the same burlap background over the top of the wheat. Added a few score lines, stamped a Gina K Designs sentiment and some gold cord to complete my card.

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Double D Challenges: Fall Harvest Challenge ( anything doing with Fall Harvest/Fall)

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The Yellow-Green color challenge with Colorful Options made me think immediately of leaves. Using Gina K Designs Skeleton Leaves stamp and die set inking in Key Lime and Wild Dandelion. I then used the same color inks for my large TCW Skeletal Leaf stencil for my backgrond. Anchored the die cuts with a vellum oval and sentiment from a different GKD stamp set that has been misplaced on my desk for the moment or maybe I put it back in it’s place! LOL!! To give a bit of color, I added a partial panel of brown card stock behind the focal image. I wasn’t totally happy with this card but I think it’s growing on me.

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Colorful Options: August 2024 Challenge — Yellow Green

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Debby brought us some much needed rain to my yard the past couple of days. You could still cut the air with a knife but the tornado watch thankfully did not develop.

Celebrating summer with our youngest grandchild’s second birthday with my card design using Gina K Designs Birthday Hoot pure luxury paper and stamp set. Sentiment computer generated and fussy cut owl is on a wobbler. Letters cut from Concord & 9th’s double cut alphabet die without using the border for the letters.

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Love Those Pretty Paper Challenge: August Challenge with a summertime theme.

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Monchromatic stamping on my card today. I was inspired by a recent Gina K Designs YouTube video where she used silhouette stamps however I was looking for a set with a basket and flowers for a challenge when I remembered this GKD set Vintage Summer. This was a card kit from last year. The images and the sentiment font is a fav of mine. I masked off two edges of the focal panel and ink blended ocean mist ink and stamped the bicycle in blue lagoon. A touch of color for the subtle blooms and some wink of stella for shine as well as a few clay embellishments to finish my card. The frame is a Taylored Expressions die set.

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Double D Challenges: Basket full of Posies — I have baskets on my bike and I let’s call them posies to complete the challenge 🙂

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