Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

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

I die cut flowers and leaves from Spellbinders' Sealed Blooms, Sealed Leaf Sprigs, and Sealed Squiggles dies set. I arranged them on a dark purple cardstock. I also die cut Spellbinders' Sealed Twine die on green cardstock and attached it cross the flowers and leaves dies. I attached a wax seal on the paper twine. I white embossed "thank you" (from Altenew's Mini Hibiscus Tea stamps set) at the bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching some glitter gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, Gina K Designs, MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pad: Versamark

Stamps: Altenew

Dies: Spellbinders

Others: white embossing powder, wax seal, glitter gems

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Simon Monday Challenge - Make Your Mark

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Make Your Mark, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used The Crafters Workshop's Mini Art Is stencil and gray ink to blend the word background on a piece of white linen texture paper. Then I over stenciled The Crafters Workshop's Hanging Vines stencil with three different shades of green Distress Oxide inks on top of the background. I die cuts the flowers and grasses (from Gummiapan's dies) on white cardstock and colored them with alcohol markers. I attached and arranged the flowers and grasses at the bottom right of the card. I white embossed "God is never in a hurry, but God is never late" (from Sweet 'N Sassy's Be Encouraged 2 stamps set) on a stripe of blue cardstock and attached it at the bottom left of the card. Finish the card by attaching some ombre glitter gems (from Pinkfresh Studio) on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Strathmore

Ink Pads: Simon Says Stamp, Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Sweet 'N Sassy

Stencils: The Crafters Workshop

Dies: Gummiapan

Others: white embossing powder, Altenew alcohol markers, ombre glitter gems.

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Simon Monday Challenge - Rainbow

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Rainbow, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Simon Says Stamp's Bold Leaves background stamp and MISTI to stamp the rainbow colors on the white background. I die cut "hello" (from Simon Says Stamp's Handwritten Hello dies set) from white glitter cardstock and stacked on black cardstock. Finish the card by attaching "hello" on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks

Stamp: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Simon Says Stamp

Other: MISTI stamping tool

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Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero April 2023 Challenge

Here is Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero April 2023 Challenge - They Say It's Your Birthday, below is the challenge photo:

 

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

I used reversed stenciling and reversed stamping techniques to make this birthday card. I applied four different colors of Distress Oxide inks on a white cardstock and blended them together. Then I stamped Hero Arts' peacock stamp at the left bottom of the card with black ink. I used Hero Arts' Peacock Feather stencil and black ink to applied on the rest of the card background. I gold embossed "happy birthday to you!" (from Hero Arts' Calico Borders stamps set) on a stripe of black cardstock and attached it on the background. Finish the card by attaching some glitter gens on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Hero Arts

Stencil: Hero Arts

Others: gold embossing powder, glitter gems, foam tapes

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #591-592

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #591-592, below is the challenged word art:

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

I die cut flowers and leaves from Spellbinders' Sealed Bouquet and Sealed Squiggles dies set, and assembled them together. I also die cut the paper twine from Spellbinders' Sealed Twine die. I attached them on the white cardstock. I brushed the white cardstock borders with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide ink and stamped "trust in the Lord" (from Simon Says Stamp' Clean Line Faith stamps set) at the bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching the wax seal I made on the Sealed Twine die. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, PTI, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide ink, Pigment Craft Co.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Spellbinders

Others: wax seal

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Altenew April 2023 Inspiration Challenge

Here is Altenew April 2023 Inspiration Challenge, below is the challenge photo:

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

I stamped the flowers from Altenew's Vintage Garden stamps set on white cardstock. I colored the flowers and leaves with Altenew's Artistic alcohol markers, then I applied the matching stencils to blend in the darker inks of red and green. I stamped the "happy birthday" (from Altenew's Beautiful Inside stamps set) with green ink on top of the card and stamped the matching greetings at the bottom of the card in black ink. Finish the card by attaching some red glitter gems. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Altenew, Distress Oxide inks

Stamps: Altenew

Stencils: Altenew

Others: Altenew Artistic alcohol markers, red glitter gems

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Gina K Designs April 2023 Monthly Mix Challenge - Reverse Stenciling

Here is Gina K Designs April 2023 Monthly Mix Challenge - Reverse Stenciling, below is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Gina K Designs' Mandala Burst stencil to do the reverse stenciling technique. I applied different colors of Distress Oxide inks on the white background. Then I put the stencil on the background and applied black ink on the stencil. I white embossed "a happy hello" (from Gina K Designs' Lovely Words mini stamps set) on a black cardstock and attach it on the card with foam tapes. Finish the card by attaching some black gems on the black stenciled Mandala. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs

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

Stamps: Gina K Designs

Stencil: Gina K Designs

Others: white embossing powder, foam tapes, black gems

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #589-590

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #589-590, below is the challenged word art:

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

I die cut these cute succulent plants and pots (from Gummiapan) from white cardstock, and colored them with Copic markers. I arranged these plants on lavender background and stamped "happy mother's day" (from PTI) with purple ink. I die cut the lavender stitched frame and white rectangle frame. I attached the frames with foam tapes on the background. Finish the card by attaching some purple and green glitter drops on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies: 

Cardstock: MFT, PTI

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs

Stamps: PTI

Dies: Gummiapan, MFT

Others: Copic markers, foam tapes, glitter drops

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

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

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

I used MFT's stitched rectangle die to cut two rectangles from pink cardstock as well as two rectangles from white cardstock. I run the pink cardstock background through a piercing background die. I used Gummiapan's flowers and pot dies to cut out and colored with Copic markers. I attached these two potted flowers on the white rectangles die. I white embossed "happy birthday" (from MFT's Essential Sentiments stamps set) at the bottom of the pink cardstock and attached a pink heart pearl on its right. Finish the card by attaching the pink background with foam tapes on top of the white card base. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Stampin' Up

Ink Pads: Versamark, Distress Oxide ink

Stamps: MFT

Dies: Gummiapan, MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Others: heart pearl, white embossing powder, foam tapes, Copic markers

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Simon Monday Challenge - Add Texture

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Add Texture, below is the challenge photo:

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

I dry brushed Paper Artsy's paints on black cardstock. Let it dry completely and run it through Tim Holitz 3D embossing folder. I used my finger to apply silver ink on the embossed areas. I die cut "blessings" (from Photo Play's Blessings stamps & dies set) from vellum and silver foil paper. I also white embossed "sending you God's" on a stripe of black cardstock. Finish the card by assembling the greeting of "sending you God's blessings" at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Stampin' Up, DCWV

Ink Pad: Versamark, Altenew

Stamps: Photo Play

Dies: Photo Play

3D Embossing Folder: Tim Holtz Sizzix

Others: Paper Artsy paints, white embossing folder

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Simon Monday Challenge - Stencil It

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Stencil It, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Simon Says Stamp's Floating Leaves stencil and four different Distress Oxide inks to blend the background. I die cut "Hello" (from Simon Says Stamp's Handwritten Hello dies set) from vellum and green glitter cardstock. I stacked the "Hello" dies and attached it at the bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching some dark and light green glitter drops (from Pinkfresh Studio) on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks

Stencil: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Simon Says Stamp

Others: Glitter Drops, blending tool

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Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero March 2023 Challenge - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Here is Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero March 2023 Challenge - Somewhere Over The Rainbow, below is the challenge photo:

 

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

I used one of the My Monthly Hero stamps & dies set to make this card. I used Distress Oxide inks to blend the rainbow colors on the white cardstock background. Then I die cut the buildings, bridge, and man on the boat with black cardstock. I assembled them together on the rainbow background to make a sunset theme. I stamped "wishing you the best" on the sky. Finish the card by attaching some seagulls dies (from Hero Arts' Cloudy Sky Scene dies set) on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Hero Arts

Dies: Her Arts

Others: blending brushes

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