SugarPea Designs / Mix It Up Challenge 85

I have a card made for the current Mix It Up Challenge over at SugarPea Designs. 

 Make sure to check out the challenge photo and/or sketch for this month.

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Here is this month’s Mix it Up Challenge!

I created a mini slim card and went with the beautiful warm blue color palette from the challenge!

--Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Christmas Critters

Hello!  

I have a card using the adorable Christmas Critters from Avery Elle.
  I had a hard time choosing a critter to use..... they all are so cute!

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I could not get over the striped hat on the penguin so RAINBOW stripes it was!!  The image was Copic colored and die cut using the coordinating dies.  White ink details were added with a pigment pen.  The striped hat inspired me to make this simple and add stripes for the background as well!  The rainbow strips were cut at 1/4" widths and added at an angle for something a bit different.  Once the image was adhered, the sentiment was selectively inked to split the sentiment on the angled strip of cardstock.  A few silver pearls were added as embellishments.

Supplies:

Christmas Critters

Christmas Critters Elle-ments

--Amy ♥

Reverse Confetti / October Blog Hop / SALE!

Welcome to the Reverse Confetti October Blog Hop!  Make sure to check out the graphic below for the Fall Frenzy Sale going on NOW!

  

Go check out the Reverse Confetti blog for all the details of this hop and for a full list of inspiration and information.  

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I wanted to create a dramatic fall card using the Fall Flowers set.  While I do not mind coloring images, I love gold heat embossing.  The images were gold heat embossed onto Rust Cardstock and ink blended with Distress Inks with the last ink blend being Black Soot.  Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine was splattered over the card and a simple gold heat embossed sentiment strip was added with foam adhesive.  The card was finished with a few gold pearls as embellishments.

BLOG HOP

Reverse Confetti

Candice Fisher

Dilay Nacar

Ali Farmer

Audrey Tokach

Tiffany Pryce-Russom

Jeanne Jachna

Lisa Henke

Lien Leysen

Amy Kolling

Andrea Shell

Amy Tsuruta

Olga Moss

Keia Shipp-Smith

Dana Kirby

Tricia Barber

--Amy ♥

SugarPea Designs / Mix It Up Challenge 84

I have a card made for the current Mix It Up Challenge over at SugarPea Designs. 

 Make sure to check out the challenge photo and/or sketch for this month.

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Here is this month’s Mix it Up Challenge!

I went with a warm and cozy theme for my card using one of my favorite sets......Mugs and Kisses!

--Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Mr. and Mrs. Claus

Hello!
  I'm here with a slimline card using the most adorable Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

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Creating backgrounds can be challenging for me when creating a "scene".  I thought it would be fun to change things up from an "ink blended background" to a striped background using paper strips!  

My card measures 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 and fits into a slimline envelope from the Paper Studio line from Hobby Lobby.  This stamp set was perfect for a large slimline card!  So back to the background and a fun technique.  Using two shades of blue cardstock, various widths of cardstock strips were cut.  These were adhered lightest to darkest onto a white notecard.  Over the striped background, a snow stencil from my stash was used with Broken China Distress Ink.  To keep the snowy detail going, Shimmer Spray was spritzed liberally over the card.  To finish the background, a snowy sentiment strip was die cut using the Slimline Borders Elle-ments.  

All the images were Copic colored and die cut using the coordinating dies.  Creating the scene was so much fun with these images and the background I created!  Some images were adhered flat while others were adhered with foam adhesive.

  

Supplies:

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

Mr. and Mrs. Claus Elle-ments

Slimline Borders Elle-ments 

--Amy ♥

Reverse Confetti / SYS Challenge: Thanksgiving/Friendship

I am here sharing a little card in celebration of FRIENDSHIP.  

Whether it's thanking them, saying you "are the pick of the patch", or just to say hi......a card sent to a friend can be the best part of their day!

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The background was ink blended with Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, and Barn Door Distress Oxide Inks.  A scrap piece of "grass" was added behind an Oval Window Cover Panel that was adhered using foam adhesive.  The adorable images from Pick of the Patch were Copic colored, die cut, and also added with foam adhesive.  The sentiment was stamped below in bold black ink.

Supplies:

Pick of the Patch

Pick of the Patch Confetti Cuts

Oval Window Cover Panel

--Amy ♥

Papertrey Ink / The Great Cover Up

Hello!

I have a card share for a feature over at Papertrey Ink called The Great Cover Up.

Foiling has become very popular.  Foiling your already present dies whether they are sentiment dies or in this case the new Border Bling: Snow Flakes Die, is a way to get more out of your dies.  Using smooth cardstock, the Border Bling: Snow Flakes Die was foiled using Skybright foil from Spellbinders.  It's such a pale shade of blue and perfect for this wintery card!  

While I had great intentions of creating a scene for this frame, I decided to change course and create a snowy shaker card!  The center of the Border Bling: Snow Flake foiled panel was die cut using a standard rectangle and backed with clear cardstock to create the shaker.  It was filled with chunky glitter.  To tie in with the foiled snowflakes, the "Let it Snow" sentiment dies included with the Border Bling: Snow Flakes Die were done using a piece of foiled cardstock and then die cut. 

 

Paper: White, Clear Cardstock

Dies: Border Bling: Snow Flakes Die

Other: Foam adhesive, Skybright Foil, Chunky Glitter

--Amy ♥