Try Stamping on Tuesday #69

Wow!  I can't believe I got 2 sketches done in one day!  This second sketch came from Try Stamping on Tuesday.  This is another fun sketch.  I used the Happy You set again and some more retired dsp.

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Carol

CCMC205 Happy You

It has been a long time since I have done a challenge from Create with Connie & Mary!  Not because I didn't want to, though.  I love this sketch and now that school is out I have a little more time to do some challenges.

I have used some retired Nursery Nest dsp and the Happy You stamp set from the new catalog.  I chose to do a baby card in honor of my first grandchild who will arrive mid December.  I am very excited!

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Carol

Merry Monday Challenge 23

Now this was a hard one to photograph!  I really need to get my light box set up again.  The pewter embossing onto crumb cake cs and the midnight muse sponging on top of that caused me to shoot it from many different angles and places.

I used Come to Bethlehem for my images and sentiment.  When I first saw this sketch, I thought I would use either Christmas Lodge or Beautiful Season.  Then I scrolled down to look at the cards from the design team and saw that both had been used.  I really wanted to use a current stamp set, so this is what I came up with.  IRL this card is much prettier.

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Carol

Vintage Papaya

This is one of many new sets that I really LOVE!  Of course, it has a bird and a flower.  Those images always get me.  I went a little vintage with this card.  I used the new raspberry ripple card stock and marker.  Lovin' this color!  I sponged the edges of the dsp with more mustard and then soft suede.  I also sponged the vanilla seam binding, bird and flower with more mustard.  Stamped the bird in early espresso and then cut it out.  The bird and flower are both attached with dimensionals.

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Carol

Merry Monday Challenge #22

When Merry Monday challenges began I really wanted to do them every week to get a good start on my Christmas cards.  Well...that sure didn't happen!

This week I had time to do the challenge.  I used Language of Friendship for the images and Beautiful Season for the sentiment.

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Carol

Paper Players #97

I haven't had time to do many challenges lately.  I am hoping to be able to do lots of them this summer while I am not working.

This card is for the Paper Players sketch challenge found here.  It went together fairly quickly.  I used Layered Labels and some new dsp both of which will be available tomorrow (June 1).   The label was cut with one of the new framelits, Apothecary Accents, (also available tomorrow).

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Carol

Wonderful News!!!

I'm going to be a grandma!