I am back with some more cards for Breast Cancer Awareness. After I made them, I realized that they all have the same sentiment--Think Pink from the Amuse Fight Like a Girl set.
My first card uses the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #107. I normally use a pretty literal interpretation of the sketch, but this time I played around a bit.
I used the sketch at this week's Fusion #19 for my next card. I am also entering it into the Metal, Wood and Cork challenge in the Moxie Fab World. I finally cut into a piece of super thin cork I had purchased ages ago from my local stamping store. Wow--that was scary, but I'm glad I did it.
My next card is just for fun. I had an idea for a pink argyle sweater. The base of the sweater is Sweet Blush, although it looks peach in this photo.
My last card is an idea I know I saw somewhere, but can't remember where. I stacked 4 of the little animal dies from On the Farm, and made them pink.
All of these cards will be posted over at Split Coast Stampers, as part of their Hope You Can Cling To challenge, at Link Up For Pink, and at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge to Use a Rubber or a Clear Stamp.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Ice Cream
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl, PS Hope
Paper: White, Sweet Blush & Hibiscus Burst Pattern, Raspberry Fizz, SU Pretty in Pink, SU Baked Brown Sugar
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Memento Angel Pink
Dies: MFT Fishtail Flags, Sweet as Can Be, SU Cupcake Punch (for the cherry on top), Lil Inkers Circles and Diamonds Stitched Patterns IP
Other: Glossy Accents
Cork Board
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl, Background Basics Medallions, Verve Plain Jane Notebook
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Memento Angel Pink
Paper: White, Raspberry Fizz Pattern, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst
Die: Lil Inker Instant Photo, MFT Fishtail Flags
Other: Cork, Glossy Accents
Sweater
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl, Autumn Pattern Pieces, PS Hope
Paper: White, Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz
Ink: Raspberry Fizz
Dies: Sweater Die, Aida IP
Other: Rhinestone
Stacked Animals
Stamps: Amuse Fight Like a Girl
Paper: White, Hibiscus Burst
Ink: Hibiscus Burst
Dies: On the Farm, Pinking Border, Lil Inkers Circles and Diamonds Stitched Patterns IP
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Isn't this just the cutest sweater? I would love a sweater just like this one. Seeing it made me decide to make a sweater card using these same ColourQ colors, but I had argyle on the brain. I think I'd like a sweater like this just as well. And, while I'm wishing for things, how about a bit of fall weather requiring a sweater.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps: Autumn Pattern Pieces, WPlus9 Strictly Sentiments
Paper: Rustic Cream, Kraft, SU Night of Navy
Ink: SU Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Strawberry Slush
Dies: Sweater Die, Aida Impression Plate
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I've got an assortment of cards and other projects for various challenges that I have been working on this week. First up is a card for A Blog Named Hero Challenge #18: Golden Oldie and Color Throwdown CTD225.
I chose to use Hero Arts Silly Scape, which was one of the first stamps I ever bought. I still love it, but it rarely comes out to play anymore, because I almost never take my wooden stamps out. My colors are PTI Hibiscus Burst, Kraft, Sweet Blush and Orange Zest. I paper pieced all the buildings and popped them up with varying depths of foam tape. The piece on the side is a bit of hand made plaid using PTI Background Basics Super Stripes, and the sentiment is Hero Arts.
Speaking of wooden stamps, I thought I'd show you my home made stamp positioner (I was too cheap at the time to buy a Stamp-a-Majig).
Next up is a card for this week's ColourQ #172 and Moxie Fab #49: Make your Own Background Paper. I used PTI Funky Florals in Hibiscus Burst, Limeade Ice, SU Real Red to stamp a background pattern, with a section masked off for my Think Big Favorites sentiment stamped in Memento Grey Flannel. I used a great tutorial on Simplicity to help me with the random placement (which isn't actually random at all).
I have some die cuts that I am sending to some crafty friends (you know who you are) and used this week's Make it Monday #100: Packaging cards with Oversized Embellishments to pretty up my clear envelopes to hold everything together.
This card is for this week's CASology #27, where the cue word is 'blue'. I kept thinking of baby cards, so I used PTI Happy Hexagon to make a card for a baby boy. I used all three PTI blues--Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, and Enchanted Evening.
And, finally--a card I have been wanting to try ever since I got Knit Bits and Background Basics Striped Sweater--A sweater card with skates--for my niece who loves to figure skate. Tracey was nice enough to send me some skates and other images from that set.
Here is a peek at the inside:
Well, that's it for me today. I don't have the energy to write up all the supplies, but let me know if you have any questions.
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I have my second card for this week's RetroSketches RS#40 because I just loved this sketch. It seems the perfect way to get some patterned papers out of my stash and onto some cards. I jumped onto the black chalkboard bandwagon for this card, and used a combination of white ink, white embossing powder, and a white colored pencil.
My next card is for both Dynamic Duos #31 and Less is More LIM#96, which are both red and green color challenges. Who wouldn't want to receive a cozy sweater like the one on this card?
I am auditioning a new red ink for a match to PTI Pure Poppy. I love the PTI Pure Poppy ink, but they are not selling the refills at this point, and who knows when that will change. So, I will be switching to SU Real Red and/or Memento Love Letter, which is what I used on this card. I think both are pretty good matches.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Get Well
Stamps: Sentiment Signs
Paper: Kraft, True Black, Basic Grey Out of Print
Ink: Colorbox Frost White
Other: White Embossing Powder, White Prisma Color Pencil, Twinery Twine
Warmest Winter Wishes
Stamps: WPlus9 Fairisle Backgrounds, Winter Wishes
Paper: Rustic Cream, Simply Chartreuse Patterns
Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Memento Love Letter & Grey Flannel
Other: Sweater Die, Aida Impression Plate
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This is my second post today. For my 12 Kits of Christmas post, please click here or scroll down.
My first card today is for this week's Play Date Cafe #159. I was very inspired by Veronica's inspiration card here. I used my new PTI sweater die, and the WPlus9 Fairisle stamp, which always makes me think of warm sweaters. I added that texture to my 'sweater' with the Aida Impression Plate.
I have one more card for this week's Make it Monday #93: Splitting Die Cuts. I finally received my November order, and was able to make the first card I thought of when I saw the video, which uses the Circle Border Die and Sentiment Signs.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Warm Wishes
Stamps: WPlus9 Fairisle Backgrounds, Winter Wishes
Paper: White, Scarlet Jewel, Scarlet Jewel Pattern Pack
Ink: Scarlet Jewel, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Sweater Die, Aida Impression Plate
Birthday
Stamps: Sentiment Signs, Ad Sense, Tag-it's
Paper: White, American Crafts Hip Hip Hooray
Ink: Pure Poppy, Versifine Onyx Black
Other: Circle Border Die, Polka Dot Impression Plate
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