Stamping Sensations & We Love Stamping; November challenge

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Stamping Sensations; November challenge - Christmas

We Love Stamping; November challenge - Christmas

Season's Tweetings from Tweety. At first I made an oval stencil from a paper piece and inked the background through it, then I stamped the tweeties, the branch, the notes and the sentiment, coloured the tweeties with ink pens and added a little bit of Stickless on the branch. Then I glued the layer on the card base, added the ribbons, the patterned corners and the inside page.

ATSM # 440

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Addicted to Stamps and More; Challenge #440 - Dies/Stencils

This is my second entry in the challenge and this time I have used both dies and stencils. The stencil is from a freebie set of Creative Stamping issue 90 and the deer is a Marianne design. The tree stamp is from an other mag freebie. The original inspiration for the card I got from Papercraft Essentials issue 164 but made my own version of it. For inking the top layer I used three shades of brown Distress Inks. Once I had inked it I sprayed it with Perfect Pearl water to get a frosty look. On the inside page there is a pocket for money/gift card. The sentiment I will add on the pocket in English or in Finnish once I have decided who the recipient is.

Addicted to Stamps and More; Challenge # 440

 Hello. With the card below I would like to enter in your following challenge:

Addicted to Stamps and More; Challenge #440 - Dies/Stencils

The dies I have used for this card are shown in the first picture. The sentiment is a fussy-cut from a Paper Pack. It is in Finnish and means "Merry Christmas". For the personalized message there's plenty of room on the white piece of card stock in the back of the card.

"Less is More" Challenge #473

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"Less is More" Challenge #473 - Black & White (my 2nd entry)

"You are as Unique as a Snowflake" - I think it's quite a lovely way to boost a birthday hero's self-esteem. For this black and white card I have used stamps from two stamp sets, Versamark ink and white embossing powder. The card has no layers and no embellishments and all the stamping is made directly on the card base.

Stamping Sensations; September challenge

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Stamping Sensations; September challenge - Feminine

This is a feminine and autumnal BD card. All sunflowers and the sentiment are stamped and one sunflower on the cover is also die-cut once stamped.  I have also added some texture by embossing the corner pockets and inside layers. The pocket on the right hand corner is keeping the card closed, the left hand corner is just for the symmetry.

Items used: 

John Next Door autumnal cardmaking kit (sunflower stamps+die & leaves embossing folder)

Sentiment (Onnea=congrats) by Korttipaja, Finland

We Love Stamping; September challenge

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We Love Stamping; September challenge - A/G with stamping 

Every now and then I'll get back to the Retiform tech.  In the past I have used the traditional tech, where diagonal lines cross each other but this time I added a little twist to it. I took a rectangle and traced its outline on a white card stock repeating this several times to form a grid. I saw this tech on YT video of Natasha Foote and decided to give it a go. To colour the rectangles I used Forest Moss, Brushed Corduroy and Tea Dye Distress Inks. The images are from several stamp sets with adventure theme and I stamped them with black VersaFine Ink. This masculine BD card is for one of our male friends and the images reflect his hobbies. One important hobby - fishing - is unfortunately missing as I don't have a stamp for it. Finally I glued the stamped card stock on the moss green card base.  

"Less is More" Challenge #473

Hello. Here is my entry in your following challenge 

Less is More Challenge #473 - Black & White

A birthday card in my favourite theme - music. To make this B/W CAS card I used six stamps from three different stamp sets and black VersaFine ink. There are no layers or embellishments on the card.

UPDATED 31.10.2022 This card is one of the three showCASed of the challenge #473.

AAA Cards; Game #223 (2nd entry)

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AAA Cards; Game #223 - No layers+sympathy card

Your restraint theme inspired me to do another entry in the challenge.  The feather stamp is a layering stamp. The bottom layer I stamped straight on the card base with with purple Distress Ink (dusty concord)  and the second layer as well as the sentiment I stamped with smokey grey VersaFine ink.

The items I used to create this card.

AAA Cards; Game # 223

Hello. In the end of this post you'll find my entry in this challenge:

AAA Cards; Game #223 - No layers+sympathy card

This sympathy card has no layers and no embellishments and it has a lot of white space, hopefully enough to be CAS. I stamped the sentiments and the scene with black VersaFine ink and coloured the image with coloured pencils.

I have used these items to create the card: