Sending Warm Thoughts

I finally used the Hero Arts Color Layering Tree stamp set. It is really fun to use and you can get some really good autumn colors using the various layers and different colors. I used Distress inks for the leaves and tree. The window die is an oldie but goodie from Memory Box and the cat die is from Taylored Expressions.

I am submitting this to Virginia's View Challenge - Focal Point

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Grateful for You

I am grateful that I had a little time to stamp today! There are so many challenges out there in blogland and I created this card for a few of them:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls - Leaves

Addicted to CAS - Watercolor

One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Fall colors (yellow, orange, red)

Virginia's View Challenge - Focal Point

CAS Watercolor Challenge - Autumn

I used the Simon Says Stamp / Altenew Be-Leaf Me stamp set and distress inks to create this card. This is a layered stamp set and so easy and fun to use! I spritzed the stamp after inking to create the watercolor on the leaves. I finished it off with a few sequins.

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Poppies a la O'Keefe

I have been catching up on making cards for the SCS Hope You Can Cling To (HYCCT) challenges. There is one challenge every day of October. We make the cards to send to MD Anderson Cancer Clinic in Texas for the patients and their families to use.  I have two more to do to catch up and I will post pictures of my cards here when I get the chance.  Today's challenge was to create a card inspired by famous paintings.  I love Georgia O'Keefe's paintings, especially her poppies. So I used my Penny Black Poppies stamp and colored it with Copic markers. I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps Challenge blog:

I am also submitting this to Virginia's View Challenge for October: Coloring

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Happy Birthday

I finally took a few minutes to get a card made this evening! This really did just take a few minutes. I was inspired by a couple of challenges: Virginia's View Challenge - Geometric Patterns:

and Pinterest Inspired Challenge:

I used a mini Heidi Swapp triangle stencil and the ink blending tool with some Distress inks similar to the colors in the Pinterest Inspiration piece. The sentiment is from Winnie & Walter. The panel is mounted onto the card base with foam tape.  I used my clear Wink of Stella Glitter brush pen and colored over all of the triangles for a bit of sparkle!

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Monochromatic and Metallic

I created this card last week when I was in Omaha - I borrowed my friend Georgia's PTI coverall die.  I blended various colors of Distress inks to create an ombre, monochromatic background.  I love the metallic trend and I especially love the pink and gold combination.

I will submit this to Virginia's View Challenge #15 - Monochromatic:

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Oh Happy Day - Take 2

I wasn't thrilled with the first card I created (see this blog post) so I created this card for all of the same challenges.  I started by trying to recreate the first card since I wasn't happy with the embossing. But this time I couldn't really see where some of the stamping with Versamark was and the sentiment ran into the flowers.  What to do?  Cut out the flowers - I like this design better than the first!  I wanted the dry embossing on the card so I ended up stamping the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black and cutting it out.  I added Pretty Pink Posh sequins to embellish.

This will be submitted to:
Essentials By Ellen Mix It Up Challenge: I used Hero Arts Shadow ink and white detailed embossing powder

Virginia's View Challenge - All Things Embossed

Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge - Sponging:

Colour Me Card Challenge - Monochromatic Orange:

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Essentials By Ellen Meets Hero Arts and a few other challenges!

There is a new challenge in blogland! Laurel Beard, a designer for Essentials by Ellen wrote the following on The Classroom blog:
It’s a challenge where we invite one manufacturer to contribute a design that combines Essentials by Ellen stamps/dies with their product to inspire our readers!
For the first challenge Jennifer McGuire was invited to play and to represent Hero Arts.

This is the first card I made for the challenge.  I used Hero Arts Shadow Inks and white detailed embossing powder.  The flowers and sentiment are from Essentials by Ellen's Bold Blooms set.  I think I need a new Versamark pad - my embossing didn't come out very well.
I am submitting this to the Colour Me Card Challenge - Monochromatic using orange:

to Virginia's View - All Things Embossed:

to Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge - Sponging:

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Monarch Wedding Cake

I created this card for two challenges: SCS Inspiration Challenge and Virginia's View (getting in just under the wire).  For the inspiration challenge we were to find a photo from a Pinterest board full of mod wedding cakes.  I chose this cake.  I used a Darice embossing folder for the top panel and then colored and cut three monarch butterflies from the Sweet 'N Sassy Monarch stamp set.

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White Out

The SCS CAS challenge this week was to create all white cards.  The top card was embossed with the balloon folder and then I die cut the sentiment three times and stacked them for dimension.
The second card is all one embossing folder.  I just added some clear rhinestones to the butterfly and flowers.
I am submitting this to Virginia's View challenge:

I am submitting the second card to Darnell's NBUS challenge #3 as well as Casology - cue card - NBUS.  I've had the embossing folder forever and this is the first time I used it!

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Faux Laser Cut Card

The inspiration site for the SCS Inspiration challenge tonight was the Paper Art & Sculpture Pinterest site.  I was inspired by two pins:  the humming bird and this pin, the 3rd frame down.  This site reminded me of the Faux Laser Cut technique that Jennifer McGuire shared on her blog.  I used a Quickutz Hummingbird die and a Cuttlebug/Anna Griffin flower die to make this card.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Virginia's View Challenge #11 - Clean Slate

The Curtain Call - Winter Wonder  
I was inspired by the neutral colors in the photo.

ShowCASe Your Style  - Use at least one die cut

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Darnell's NBUS challenge #3  - This is the first time I used the hummingbird die.

Distressed Snowflakes

I wanted to get this card into Virginia's View Challenge before it closed.  I also wanted to enter this into the CASology challenge - cue word is SNOW.

I clear embossed this snowflake flourish by Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps and then blended a few colors of Distress Inks with an ink blending tool.  This is one of my favorite techniques.

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Distressed Peace

I created this card for the SCS CC507 (color challenge) and for Virginia's View Challenge #10:

I chose to distress the top panel with the Memento ink.  Images and sentiment are from Winnie & Walter and the papers are from PaperTrey and Making Memories.

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Hello Sweet Friend

I created this for the SCS HYCCT challenge and for the Virginia's View challenge - CAS cards.  I just love theses Technique Tuesday chicks.  I colored them with my Copic markers and added PaperTrey patterned paper to the side.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

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Inspired by Blog Challenges

Great title, huh?  Well that explains how I came up with this card.  Here is what inspired me:

The Cutting Edge Challenge #3:

Virginia's View Challenge:

Crazy for CAS:  Butterflies

I used dies from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps to cut the butterflies from the scalloped banner (PaperTrey die).  I then used the same dies to cut the butterflies out of patterned papers which were adhered to another scalloped banner and then adhered to the card front.  The top banner is adhered with foam squares for the dimension.  The butterflies were embellished with pearls.

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Four Seasons Wishes

This is my second post for today...

This was created for one of the SCS VSN challenges from this past weekend.  We were to create a card with 4 images for the 4 seasons.  I had a package of 2 inch mini canvases and I thought these would be perfect for this challenge.  I did a water color wash with Twinkling H2O's on each canvas and then stamped the images and sentiments with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I mounted them with Scor-tape on a DCWV 5" square card.  The images and sentiments are from PaperTrey.
I am submitting this to Virginia's View Challenge - Watercoloring.

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