Simon Wednesday Challenge - Shimmer And Shine

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Shimmer and Shine, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I made the red shimmer background with Lindy's Gang Magical powders on watercolor paper. I die cut the jingle bells from Memory Box's Jingle Bell border die on Spellbinders' glitter foam sheet. I also cut the "joy" on the same glitter foam sheet with Simon Says Stamp's Chunky Joy die set, the "joy" background is cut on the vellum. I white embossed "to the world" (from Technique Tuesday's Peace, Joy, Love stamp set) under the "joy". Finish the card by attaching some sparkling gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Canson watercolor paper, vellum

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamp: Technique Tuesday

Dies: Memory Box, Simon Says Stamp

Others: Lindy's Gang Magical powders, white embossing powder, Spellbinders' glitter foam sheet, gems

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #557-558

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #557-558, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I silver and white embossed the snowflakes (from The Greetery's Catching Snowflakes stamp set) in the middle of the card. Then I randomly stamped the small Christmas icons (from MFT's Iconic Christmas stamp set) around the card. I blended in blue ink in the middle of the large snowflake. Finish the card by white embossed "Merry Christmas" on blue cardstock stipe and attach it with foam tapes on top of the large snowflake. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Versamark, Altenew

Stamps: The Greetery, MFT

Others: embossing powders, foam tapes

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Altenew August 2022 Inspiration Challenge - Summer Inspired Birthday Card

Here is Altenew August 2022 Inspiration Challenge - Summer Inspired Birthday Card, below is the challenge photo:

 

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Altenew's Fancy Sweater Builder stencil set to create the background with four different colors of Distress Oxide inks. I stamped the little cup cake (from Altenew's Tea Time stamp set) on white cardstock and colored it with alcohol markers. I fussy cut the cup cake. I also white embossed "happy birthday" (from Altenew's Ornamental Bliss stamp set) on a stripe of orange cardstock. I used the circle die to cut out the center of the stenciled background and lifted it up on the white card base with the same center circle cut-out cardstock. Finish the card by attach greeting stripe across the center circle and put the cup cake on top of the greeting. I also attached three gold star sequins around the cup cake. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Altenew

Stencils: Altenew

Others: Altenew alcohol markers, white embossing powder, star sequins

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I made the background with Lindy's Gang Magical Powders on watercolor paper. Let it dry completely. Then I silver embossed Simon Says Stamp's Center Cut Snowflake stamp on the background. I used the circle die to cut out the center through the card front. I silver embossed the circle stamp (from The Stamping Village's Holiday Seals stamp set) on a piece of white cardstock. I cut out the circle seal and also some white cardstock circles to stack them together. I attached the circle seal inside of the card to let it pop up when you close the card. Finish the card by dropping some lavender glitter glue on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Tim Holtz watercolor paper

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp, The Stamping Village

Others: silver embossing powder, Lindy's Gang Magical Powders, Copic markers, circle die, glitter glue

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My Heart Is Filled With Gratitude

Here are the two challenges I would like to attend this week:

1) Gina K Designs August 2022 Monthly Mix Challenge - Adding Texture, below is the challenge photo:

2) Simon Monday Challenge - Fun With Stencils, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend the above two challenges:

I used Gina K Designs' Layered Hearts stencils and three different Distress Oxid inks to blend the heart background on a piece of white cardstock. Then I lightly brush the same three colors on the background to match the hearts colors. For the layered stencil, I spread Gina K Designs' Glitz Glitter Gel on it to make the glitter heart patterns. Finish the card by white embossing "my heart is filled with gratitude" (from Gina K Designs' Autumn Silhouettes stamp set) on the black cardstock and attach it at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Gina K Designs

Stencils: Gina K Designs

Others: Glitz Glitter Gel, white embossing powder, foam tapes

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Can't Wait To See You Again

Here are the two challenges I would like to attend this week:

1) Pinkfresh Studio August 2022 Challenge - Beautiful Backgrounds, below  is  the challenge photo:

 

2) Simon Wednesday Challenge - Summertime Blues, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend the above two challenges:

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Dainty Plaid background stamp to white emboss on a white cardstock. Then I used the matching layering stencils to blend in pink, light blue, and gray Distress Oxide inks to make a beautiful plaid background. I white embossed the floral border (from Pinkfresh Studio's Charming Floral Border stamp set) on white cardstock and colored it with alcohol markers. I used the match die to cut out the floral border and several times on white cardstock to stack them together. Finish the card by white emboss "can't wait to see you again" on a stripe of gray cardstock and attach it at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp, MFT

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio

Stencils: Pinkfresh Studio

Others: white embossing powder, Altenew & Copic alcohol markers

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #555-556

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #555-556, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Creation of Nellie's Choice 3D embossing folder - Frame of Tropical Leaves to dry emboss on a black cardstock. Then I applied four different colors of Simon Hurley's Lunar Pastes with my finger on the embossed areas. I white embossed "thank you" (from Simon Says Stamp's Hexagon Greetings stamp set) on a black cardstock and cut it out. I attached the hexagon greeting in the middle of the card with foam tapes. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamp: Simon Says Stamp

Embossing Folder: Creation of Nellie's Choice

Others: white embossing powder, Simon Hurley's Lunar Paste, foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I blended four different colors of Distress Oxide inks on a white cardstock. Then I white embossed leaves and sentiment (from The Greetery's All Blessings Flow stamp set) on the background. I used the matching dies to cut them out. I also cut the leaves and sentiment on white cardstock and stacked them together. I used Spellbinders' 3D embossing folder to dry emboss the cut out color background. Then I inlayed those stacked leaves and sentiment back to the background. Finish the card by attaching some gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: The Greetery

Dies: The Greetery

Embossing Folder: Spellbinders

Others: white embossing powder, gems

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Simon Monday Challenge - Happy Birthday!

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Happy Birthday! Below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:


 

I used Distress Oxide inks, brayer, stencil, and Gelli plate to make the background. Then I used Spellbinders' Glimmer hot foil plates to gold foil "happy birthday" border on the background. I also gold foil "from me to you" on white cardstock and applied the matching die to cut several times to stack them together. Finish the card by attaching some orange gems on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks

Hot Foil Plates & Dies: Spellbinders

Others: Gelli plate, foil, gems

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #553-554

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #553-554, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Altenew's Poinsettias 3D embossing folder to dry emboss on a piece of black cardstock. I used my finger to paint different colors of Lunar Paste (from Simon Hurley) on the embossed area - one color at a time. Then I cut out part of the embossed image and attached it on the black card front. Finish the card by gold embossing the Christmas greetings (from Simon Says Stamp's Good Cheer stamp set) on top of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Versamark

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Embossing Folder: Altenew

Others: Simon Hurley Lunar Paste, gold embossing powder

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