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 stamped the flowers (from Penny Black's Abloom & Blossoming stamps set) on white cardstock and colored them with alcohol markers. Then I die cut "enjoy" (from Penny Black's Enjoy Builder stamps & die set) from matte gold cardstock. I attached the "enjoy" on the card and stamped "your birthday" under it. I also cut two stipes of matte gold cardstock and attached them on top and bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching some glitter gems on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs

Stamps: Penny Black

Die: Penny Black

Others: Altenew alcohol markers, glitter gems

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #607-608

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #607-608, below is the challenged word art:

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

I spread silver Lunar Paste over the entire white card background. Then I run the background through Simon Says Stamp's Refined Snowflakes 3D embossing folder. I used the sand block to sand over the embossed images to create a distress look. I die cut "JOY" (from Simon Says Stamp's Chunky Joy dies set) from silver glitter cardstock and matte silver cardstock. I inlayed them together and attached it on vellum. I also die cut two snowflakes (from MFT) with silver glitter cardstock and attached them on top and bottom of the "JOY". The whole card is very shiny and glittery. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Spellbinders, DCWV, MFT

Dies: Simon Says Stamp, MFT

3D Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp

Others: Lunar Paste (Silver Lining), Distress Mica Spray (Brushed Pewter), sand block

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Simon Monday Challenge - Architecture/Buildings

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Architecture/Buildings, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Paper Artsy's Hot Picks 1601 to stamp the buildings on a white cardstock with masking technique. Then I blend light blue and light pink Distress Oxide inks on the sky. I stamped "Listen to your heart not the voices in your head" (from Paper Artsy's Hot Picks 1802) over the houses and sky. Finish the card by attaching a yellow heart enamel sticker on top of the greeting. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Altenew, Stampin' Up, Distress Oxide inks

Stamps: Paper Artsy

Other: heart enamel sticker

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Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero July 2023 Challenge

Here is Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero July 2023 Challenge - Here Comes The Sun, below is the challenge photo:

 

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

I used Hero Arts' Cloudy Sky Scene Dies set to die cut clear transparencies (recycled from clear stamps set) to make my own stencils. Then I blended in yellow and orange to create the sun. I masked the sun and used cloud stencils (made from dies) to blend in different colors to make the colorful sky. I stamped "Hello!" (from Hero Arts' Spring Hello stamps set) on the background. Finish the card by die cutting some seagulls from black cardstock and attached them 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: Hero Arts

Others: clear transparencies 

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Hugs Postage Card

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

1) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #605-606, below is the challenged word art:

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

And below is the card I would like to attend the above two challenges:

I used Penny Black's Posted stamps set and Abloom stamps set to make the large floral postage stamp, water colored them with ZIG Clean Color Real brush pens.  Then I used the matching Posted die to cut it out. I used Simon Says Stamp's Fantasy Butterflies 3D embossing folder to dry embossed the lavender cardstock. I attached the large postage stamp die on the background. I die cut Penny Black's Hugs edger dies set to cut "hugs" and matching background to attach at the bottom of the card with foam tapes. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Simon Says Stamp, MFT, Canson watercolor paper

Ink Pads: Simon Says Stamp, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Penny Black

Dies: Penny Black

3D Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp

Others: ZIG Clean Color Reach brush pens, foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - 4 Legged Friends

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - 4 Legged Friends, below is the challenge photo:

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

I used Penny Black's Posted stamps and dies set to make the large postage stamp die. I stamped the bear and snowman (from Penny Black's Snow Cute stamps set) in the postage stamp and watercolor them with ZIG Clean Color Real brush pens. I used Simon Says Stamp's Refined Snowflakes 3D embossing folder to dry emboss the navy cardstock, then I applied white ink on the embossed areas. Finish the card by attaching the large postage stamp die on the background. I stamped the "Merry Christmas" greeting inside the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs, Canson watercolor paper

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Stampin' Up, Distress ink

Stamps: Penny Black

Dies: Penny Black

3D Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp

Others: ZIG Clean Color Real brush pens

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Pinkfresh Studio July 2023 Challenge - Go Geometric

Here is Pinkfresh Studio July 2023 Challenge - Go Geometric, below is the challenge photo:

 

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

I hot foil Pinkfresh Studio's Geo Tiles hot foil plate on white cardstock with blue foil. Then I used alcohol markers to color blue, pink and yellow in some of the spaces on the background. I cut out the center and used foam tapes to attach the background on card base with blue cardstock in the cut-out space. I used Pinkfresh Studio's Modern Scripted Sentiment stamps and dies set to white embossed "many thanks" on black cardstock, then cut out with the matching die. I attached "many thanks" in the middle of cut-out space. Finish the card by attaching some glitter drops on the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Stampin' Up

Ink Pad: Versamark

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio

Hot Foil Plate: Pinkfresh Studio

Others: hot foil, alcohol markers, white embossing powder, Pinkfresh Studio Glitter Drops

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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 used Lindy's Gang Magicals shimmery powders on watercolor paper to make green and red background. I used The Greetery's Big Branches Pine dies and Poppystamps' Pine Needle Shoots dies to cut out the green pine leaves to assemble a wreath on the white background. Then I die cut the bow (from The Greetery's Put A Bow On It die) from red shimmery watercolor paper I made, and attach it on top of the wreath. I also die cut "Merry Christmas" (from Simon Says Stamp's Flourished Merry Christmas dies) from the same red shimmery watercolor paper and attach it on the dark green cardstock. Finish the card by attaching "Merry Christmas" in the middle of the card. I love the retro look of this Christmas card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Stampin' Up, Canson watercolor paper

Dies: The Greetery, Poppystamps, Simon Says Stamp

Others: Lindy's Gang Magicals powders

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