TE (Taylored Expressions) August Sketch Challenge

 I found this challenge easy and enjoyable and made two cards from the same design.

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I started off with a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch Gingersnap card panel from the Stamps of Life.
I am using Waffleflower Grip Mats on my Wendy Venchi Make Art Mat.
Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes.
Mixed Blooms Layering Stencil from Taylored Expressions.

My Sizzix Side Kick.
A die from Simon Says Stamp
I ran threw 4 times - remember I am making 2 cards.

Now here I am trying to find what circle to place behind.
I did try the cordinating card stock but because I ink blended on a kraft card panel the ink is darker.
So I used the same green ink and ink blended it on the kraft panel.
The Garden Green ink is from Stampin Up,

Here I am showing the different circles I was trying.

I glued two of the You Matters together with Tombow Mono Liquid glue,

I decide on Early Espresso card mat, to match the Early Espresso You Matter die cut.
Waffle Flower A2 layering dies to help cut out my panel and mats.

I decided on a Mango Melody card base and a Gingersnap inside panel.

I added the scraps to the inside as well, it ties the front of the card to the inside.

All glued down with Tombow Mono Liquid glue.
I ink blended the flower in Mango Melody and Grapefruit Groove ink form Stampin Up,

Stitcky strip in the middle.

The Stamps of Life ribbon from a card kit.

Stampin Up dimensionals on the back of my sentiment.

Decided I wanted flower centers and went all out with these retired Stampin Up gems - not sure what they were called.

Finished Card

Side View

Inisde

Mixed Blooms from Taylored Expressions

MFT (My Favorite Things) Sketch Challenge #659

 Playing along with MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #659.

I am not super excited about this card but happy I created.

Would you like to play along CLICK HERE.

I am not sure where the deckle edge die came from but I believe I got it off facebook market place.
Here I am laying out my design.

Here is the dies.

I am using a rectangle from Waffleflower.
I am using a triangle die that is a tree from Simon Says Stamp.

I cut the rectangle just a little to fit better in my design.

I am using Shimmer White card stock form Stampin UP.
A needle to pierce holes in to thread.

I used an ombre red and green and altered my designs.
I put foam dimensionals from Stampin Up behind the trees.
The thread came from Micheal's or Hobby Lobby.

I am using some Gold paper from Micheal's - I believe their brand.
My Sizzix Side Kick and a Star die that also came from the Triangle tree die.

I adhered a dimensional on the back.

A dab of Tombow Mono Liquid glue on top.

A block to hold it down until the glue dried.

Finished Card.

Side View - I used MFT card stock in the colors -
Milk Chocolate and Kraft.
Ink from MFT as well in the color Amarena Cherry.

The outside sentiment is from MFT - Cool Christmas Greetings
The inside sentiment is from the same tree and star set called Clean Line Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - Clean Line Christmas

MFT - Cool Christmas Greetings

My Favorite Things (MFT) Color Challenge #217

 Again trying to get back into the creative mood and decided to play along with the MFT Color Challenge #217, I created a Christmas card with this Challenge.

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I started off by stamping and punch Poinsetta pieces from the Reason For the Season stamp and punch set from Stampin Up - Sadly discontinued.

My colors are from MFT - Cotton Candy, Ripe Raspberry, Limelight, and Field Day.

Here is the stamp set from Stampin Up.

I am using Waffle Flower Grip Mat to hold my leaves and petals down while I ink them with their cordinating ink colors.

I cut out a circle and will use a combonation of Tomobow Mono Liquid Glue and Stampin UP dimensionals.

I decided to alternate the pinks.

I am just going with the flow and seeing if this will work.

and added the top.

I tucked a dimensional under to adhere the leaves, I decided to alternate the leaves colors as well.

I put the pointsetta in my splatter box and used Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold.

I am using my Sizzix Side kick to cut out my Merry Christmas die 3x.

Finished Card

Side View.
I added Glossy Accents on the Merry Christmas.

I added two neutrals in the colors Kraft and Milk Chocolate

Merry Christmas die and shadow - the Stamps of Life

MFT (My Favorite Things) Wednesday Sketch Challenge 658

 Hoping to get back to crafty creating and decided to go with a Sketch Challenge,  not my original idea but I used what I had to recreate the Sketch.

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I began by cutting out the flowers.
These came from a very old card kit from MFT.

I used my Sizzix Side Kick because they were small enough.

I used MFT ink and card stock in Grape Jelly.
I used their Milk Chocolate and their White card stock as well.
From the Stamps of Life I used Lemonade and Kiwi ink and card stock.

My pattern Paper is also from MFT -
its their 6X6 pack called wood grain whimsy

Hard to tell from this photo but I used Stampin Up dimensionals to add some lift.

I inked the edges to give them dimension.
Adhered them with Tombow Mono Liquid Glue.

I added Stampin Up dimensionals to the back of the flowers.

Finished Card

Side view of all the dimension.
I cut out the you go this sentiment from Stamps of Life 3X from Milk Chocolate card stock.

Die - the Stamps of Life