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SPD Mix 86 and FMS 515

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I have a combination project for you today using two of my favorite challenges. I have the latest SugarPea Designs Mix It Up Challenge combined with Freshly Made Sketches #515. The SPD Mix is a refreshingly non-holiday look and our sketch designer Karren at FMS gave us a clean classic that can be used lots of ways.

I used the fun candles and colors as my inspiration on this. The Birthday Wishes stamp set from SugarPea Designs was perfect, don’t you think? I love the fun patterns on the candles! I stamped them to match this pretty paper from Honey Bee Stamps using Catherine Pooler Inks.

There are tons of fun sentiments in the stamp set but this one seemed right for a card to add to my stash. Then I noticed the confetti in the inspiration photo so I added some confetti sequins!

I hope you will come over and play along with the challenges! Thanks for stopping in. See you soon!

Season’s Greetings

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Just a quick share today. This watercolored card using a gorgeous stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio called Season’s Greetings.

I fell in love with this beautiful wreath and did a simple watercolor on it. Nothing fancy, for sure. Then I die cut it with its coordinating die. The sentiment from the same set fits beautifully in the middle and I simply added a few splatters. That’s it! Easy!

Thanks for stopping in. I’m trying to finish up the last of my holiday cards and get them in the mail this week. Wish me luck! See you soon.

Merry and Bright

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I was in a bit of a creative funk a couple of weeks ago and needed to create without a real purpose. I watched the amazingly talented Dawn Woleslagle (of Wplus9 Design) when she was teaching a Live on her FB page and was super inspired. I rarely CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) but for today’s card, that is exactly what I did. And I’m so glad!

Naturally, when Dawn made her card, she used greenery from her line of stamps but I just sent with what I had. And what I had was a couple of sets from The Greetery. I started with a piece of Evergreen card stock (C9) and stamped the background leaves in Evergreen ink. On top of that, I stamped a different leave group in Mowed Lawn Oxide Ink, trying to keep it a bit shadowy.

Once I had the leaves done, I chose this big banner sentiment from the Be Merry set (WPlus9). I stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder for a bolder look. I then splattered using some Hero Arts Metallic Ink in Gold and with white gouache.

Dawn has not posted her card yet but I’m sure she will at some point. In the mean time, just go over and admire all the beautiful things she creates at her Instagram page HERE. Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon.

Freshly Made Sketches #514

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Happy Wednesday! For those in the US, I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. Back with today’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge and we have a great one from designer Cécile.

As I was looking through my stamps fro this, I knew I wanted snowflakes for the three little elements but wasn’t sure what else. And then…yep, the mice. Merry Little Mice from Honey Bee Stamps to be exact. I love this fun fellow and I thought he was just the right size for the sketch. I stamped him in Momento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic Markers.

I leaned on the Vintage Holiday Paper Pack again for the background and then thought it might be fun to use another print for the circle. This houndstooth was perfect. I did make the card a 5″x5″ so that I could keepa bit more of the background detail. I pulled the snowflakes from the Riding By…Holiday Style stamp set and the sentiment is from Inside: Holiday Sentiments (all from Honey Bee Stamps). Hard to see in the photo but I added a little Wink of Stella Clear on the white parts of the image for some sparkle.

Thanks for stopping in today. I will be back later in the week with some holiday cards. See you then!

Freshly Made Sketches #513

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Super quick today. Sharing for the latest amazing sketch for Freshly Made Sketches. This week we have one from designer Jen Brum and it is wonderful!

A funny thing happened on the way to posting today. I made the card and then forgot to take a photo before leaving on a work trip. So my 15 yo son took the photo for me, complete with setting up props. What a great kid!!

I pulled out some of my season favorites from Honey Bee Stamps (listed below). Love how the dies and paper did most of the work. More flying tomorrow and I’m pretty tired so I’ll send you off to the FMS for all the inspiration from the awesome team. Thanks for stopping in today! For this in the US, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. If you are flying today or tomorrow, look for me in the system!

Merry Everything for Honey Bee Stamps

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I am so happy to share today’s card with you. I have been wanting to try an edge-to-edge shaker card and this technique does not disappoint. And it is time for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Hop! I knew just what to pull out!

Mug & Kisses is a new die set from the latest release by Honey Bee Stamps. So cute with adorable elements! I opted to make a cup of hot chocolate complete with the candy cane and marshmallows on the side. YUM! I inked the cup with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink and added a little Copic shading on the marshmallows. The whipped cream, marshmallows and the snowflake were all spritzed with Hero Arts Shimmer Spray for more sparkle.

For the shaker portion, I cut down the packaging from a stamp set (which I’m now hoarding for just this reason) to about a half inch bigger than my patterned paper layer all around. Using double sided tape, I attached three sides of cellophane down at the back, leaving the top open to put in the sequins. I chose a random assortment from my stash to match the colors in the paper (which is from the Vintage Holiday Paper Pack). Then you just seal the fourth side with the double sided tape. No foam tape, no drama, just simple! I was so hoping this was true and it is!! I glued on an extra panel behind the shaker layer for stability since the patterned paper is thinner and then attached the whole thing to the base. My mug and other elements were attached using the Honey Bee Stamps Precision Glue. I stamped the sentiment from another new release set, Tag You’re It: Holidays, onto vellum and cut with the Tag Builder Honey Cut Dies.

So glad you stopped in today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Freshly Made Sketches #512

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Hi everyone! I hope your week is going well so far. We have a fabulous sketch for you today at Freshly Made Sketches. In fact, I’m feeling like sketch designer Kim Singdahlsen pretty much designed the card for me. Thanks, Kim!!

When I saw the tree in the sketch, I knew exactly what stamp set I was going to use (and you don’t have to use a tree, I just happened to have the right one!). The Merry Little Mice set from Honey Bee Stamps is simply adorable and perfect for this. I stamped a few of the images and then colored with Copic Markers. Aren’t these little mice as sweet as can be?!

I used a couple of the patterns from the Vintage Holiday Paper Pack for my color inspiration and cut small strips to match the sketch. The best part is that this is one that can be duplicated pretty easily because the paper pieces are so small. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I just love it with the singing mouse.

So glad you stopped in today. I hope you come over to join us this week. See you again Friday!

Christmas Tree Cat

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Happy Friday everyone! Today I’m just sharing a card for fun. Back in September I was able to go to a craft retreat which means I was able to use stamps borrowed from other crafters. I have been a bit remiss in sharing some of those and will be pulling them out to show you over the next few weeks.

First up is this card made using the Christmas Tree Cat Stamp Set by Colorado Craft Company. This is the first card I made at the retreat and I chose this stamp because, well, cats. I colored the little criminal to match my sweet little gray kitty. She is the cat most likely to end up in this predicament! I did a bit of Copic Marker coloring and then added some distress ink blending in the background for a little extra pop. The sentiment comes from the same stamp set. I just stamped it and hand cut it.

I hope you enjoy this sweet card. Hoping that you have a wonderful weekend! See you soon.

FMS #511 and Mix It Up #85

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Hi everyone! Today is challenge combo day and I have a card that uses both the Mix It Up challenge for SugarPea Designs and the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I used Linda’s clean sketch and leaned on the inspiration from SugarPea to create this.

As soon as I saw the inspiration, I knew that I was going to do the triangle trees. Using the SugarCut – Piece of Cake dies, this was super easy. I just cut the small one and cut along the lines on the bigger one (it was a cake piece). I spritzed with some shimmer spray to match the sparkle in the Mix It Up photo.

To match the sketch, I put down a layer of distress oxide ink by stamping it onto a block and spritzing with water. I added a bit of gold paint per the inspiration. I used the SugarCut – Joy Word in some glitter paper to add a little more shine.

Thanks so much for stopping in today! I hope you will come over and join the challenges!

Vintage Pine Trees for Honey Bee Stamps

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A quick post to share a card for social media today (just in case you are not there with me). I am focusing on die cuts and pretty papers, because that makes for quick work on holiday cards!

I used the Pine Trees Honey Cut dies along with the Vintage Holiday Paper Pack from Honey Bee Stamps to make quick work of this. I chose a few patterns that I thought would be pretty together and used the wooden background print as a base. Seriously, I didn’t do anything other than sponge the edges a bit. I added a sentiment from the Tag, You’re It: Holiday set and a twine bow.

I love that I can make a few more of these just using different prints and patterns too. Definitely trying to get serious about finishing my cards this year so I can mail them out a bit earlier than usual.

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