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Welcome Baby – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #50

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Hello there, peeps! I’ve been quiet on the blogging front as helping my mom with life “things” has taken precedence. But I am SO happy to be back today with a special card and an announcement! The Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge is back up and running and today is their first challenge! I am the featured designer this week, which means that I get to create the Tic-Tac-Toe board! I filled it with things that I love so I hope you will love them too and play along! Without further ado, here is this week’s challenge board:

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I used the far left column for today’s card: Flower, Ribbon, Punch.

Measurements:

  • Card Base: 4 1/2″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • First Layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
  • DSP Layer: 2 1/4″ x 5″ & 1 1/2″ x 5″

Details:

  • I used this gorgeous DSP Sweet Girl by CTMH as my inspiration. This month’s theme is Home Decor/Congrats/Thinking of You. I decided congrats could mean baby, which gave me the chance to color this darling giraffe from Whimsy Stamps.

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  • I used rectangle stitched dies for my image as well as a foundation for my sentiment die. I snuck the punch in as an accent behind the focal image and even used up some positively ancient candy dots from Stampin’ Up!

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  • I used another rectangle die for the inside of the card and snuck in a scrap of coordinating DSP as a fun accent. The sentiment is from the same set as the giraffe from Whimsy Stamps.

I SO hope you’re as excited as I am to have this challenge back up and running, Tic-Tac-Toe boards are SO fun to play along with – the possibilities are endless!!

Please stop by the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge blog to see what the rest of the team has whipped up for you this week!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Going Gray (R), Blushing Bride;  Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80#

DSP: Sweet Girl by Close To My Heart

Ink: Going Gray (R) & Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Baby Animals by Whimsy Stamps

Alcohol Markers: W0 Warm Gray No. 0, W1 Warm Gray No. 1,  and R11 Pale Cherry Pink by Copic; RP196 Pale Pink Light by Shin-Han

Dies: Stitched Rectangle by Stampin’ Up!; Congrats by Hero Arts

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer (both retired); Everyday Label Punch

Embellishments: Blushing Bride 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and Candy Dots, both retired

Other: Whisper White Envelope

 

Pretty Posy – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #7

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Welcome to a new Tic Tac Toe Challenge! Today, designer Teresa brings some fun new elements to the mix! I chose to draw inspiration from the far right column: die cut; floral; and yellow. Remember, you can chose any row or column, or on the diagonal, just as long as you choose three in a row! Here’s my card for this challenge:

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Yup, I pulled out the Beautiful Bouquet bundle again (said in my best Forrest Gump voice), I’m just so in love with it! Floral, well, that’s obvious; Die Cut, yup, I think I have that covered as well, and yellow! My first inclination was to make the entire CARD yellow, but I’m glad I went for a more balanced option today 🙂

Details:

  • Tip for the Beautiful Bouquet Bundle: Make sure you know which stamps have matching dies and which do not! Contrary to what I believed, the floral stems stamp does NOT work with the floral stems die! I took a bit of time in preparation to create, and laid all the dies out on a piece of 4.25 x 8.5  card stock and ran it through the Big Shot. This helped me identify what stamps and dies matched up. I cut the negative in half and now have it stored with the stamp set so I will forever more be able to be sure that the stamp I want has a matching die!

  • The flowers stamped on the background are what I think of as filler, or Baby’s Breath, and are stamped in Soft Sky.
  • I stamped the pink flowers on the background after I had laid all of the dies out. I love how Powder Pink blooms peek out and add a subtle touch of softness.

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  • The other flowers are stamped in Crushed Curry (with Chocolate Chip centers), Perfect Plum and Island Indigo. The flower stems are stamped in Always Artichoke.
  • The bow is stamped in Island Indigo to play against the small flowers and the teeny tiny (adorable) tag is stamped in Crushed Curry to play against the largest flowers.

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  • I added Blushing Bride and Island Indigo Enamel Shapes to the flower centers and then just added Wink of Stella to the Crushed Curry flower centers.
  • I couldn’t stop there so I unwound a length of Linen Thread and used just a half thickness of thread to loop behind the flowers, peeking out to add some texture!

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  • I left off stamping a sentiment on the inside as I know I want to write a personal message. I keep the decorations minimal, with only Crushed Curry and Perfect Plum layers to mimic what what done on the outside.
  • The envelope liner is made using a retired pattern from the Regals DSP Stack that retired with the last catalog. I think it compliments the design nicely.

So…what do you think? Are you sold on the Beautiful Bouquet bundle yet? No? Okay, I’ll keep the samples coming! 😉

Please pop over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge and see what the design team has created for you this week! I hope you are tempted to play along…we would LOVE to see you in the gallery!

Hugs until next time!

Supplies:

Price: $110.00

Oh Happy Day! – 30 Day Card Challenge, Day 15

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It’s a happy day for several reasons…it’s FRIDAY!!! It’s Day 15 of the card challenge, half way there! AND, I get to celebrate the success of a very special person to me!! That’s a lot of happy for one day!!

The Details:

  • Layers:
    • Thick Whisper White Base: 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
    • Melon Mambo, trimmed to 3 5/8″ x 5 1/8″
    • DSP Layer in Crushed Curry is 3 1/2″ x 5″
    • Thick Whisper White Layer 3″ x 4″

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  • I chose some bright patterns from the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper. I love that the theme of the set is really Southwestern but they also have some patterns that are not so obvious and can be used in a different way, more bang for your buck! (and the paper is on SALE this month…buy 3, get 1 free!)
  • I had passed over this sentiment in the Scenic Sayings Stamp Set but took another look at it last night…it really stamps prettily and is darling in Melon Mambo.
  • Of course, I dressed the sentiment up with Wink of Stella…HAD to!

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  • This itty bitty butterfly is a die from the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies…isn’t it sweet? I die cut it in Crushed Curry card stock as well as Festive Birthday DSP and layered the two. I then popped the butterfly up on a snipped strip of a Stampin’ Dimensional and dressed it up with a few Basic Rhinestone Jewels.
  • I also sprinkled rhinestones across the card front. That combined with the Wink of Stella on the sentiment makes for a very “glam” design!

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  • Simple and to the point on the inside…I love the way the sentiment is “shout-y” 🙂

Thank you for stopping by and for all of your kinds words about yesterday’s card, I appreciate each and every comment so very much!

Supplies:

Price: $110.00

All the Best Wedding Wishes – Freshly Made Sketches 246

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The talented Rita Wright of the Freshly Made Sketches Design Team has created a fun sketch for us this week!

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I combined this sketch with the Black & White challenge over at Stamp Ink Paper to come up with a classic wedding card!

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Helpful Hints: 

  • The Lots of Labels Framelits Dies make a beautifully shaped tag element. I stamped my image from the Awesomely Artistic stamp set, used one Lots of Labels Framelit Die to die cut the image and then ran it through the Big Shot again, using the the next size down Lots of Labels Framelit Die.
  • Yep, I used the Bunches of Banners Framelit Dies again…they are SO versatile! And there are SO many options of stamp sets to combine it with…you can’t go wrong!!
  • This lovely sentiment can be found in the Basket for You Hostess Stamp Set, available for purchase with any order $150 or more!
  • Black Metallic Thread satisfies one of the design elements while also adding a touch of elegance. Three strategically sequins are the perfect final touch of pizzazz!

Here is the banner for the Stamp Ink Paper challenge, such a fun idea!

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Thank you for stopping by today! Please be sure to visit the Freshly Made Sketches page to see all the awesome designs for you this week!

 

Price: $110.00

Sweet New Adventures – 30 Day Card Challenge, Day 4

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I haven’t used the color Soft Sky recently and thought it would pair well with these whimsical wildflowers. This stamp set makes me smile! Wildflowers win my hearts over roses any day 🙂

The combination of Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz and Tip Top Taupe is so soft and sweet! I colored the images directly with Stampin’ Markers in Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron and Daffodil Delight. To add shading I simply added another layer of color.

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I added just a bit of Wink of Stella for shimmer on the flowers. This card is for a friend who is moving on, she will be missed but I wish her well!

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I masked off one of the wildflowers, stamped in Soft Sky and then stamped the sentiment over it in Tip Top Taupe. Quick and easy but lovely and sincere!

My post is quick today as hubby and I set aside everything to spend time together so I need to get back! I hope you have a wonderful holiday today and I will be back tomorrow with card #5. I am determined!! 🙂