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I have a few Clean and Simple cards for you today until I can get my crafting room in order and start creating. I made these a while ago for the SplitCoast Stampers CAS Challenges. Those challenges are fun to play in, and you can make a card quickly with this style.

My first card uses a fabulous sentiment set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and gorgeous yellow silk ribbon from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

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My second CAS card uses a sentiment from Repeat Impressions and a pretty pink gingham ribbon from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

What If Wednesday - Dreams

Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at "The House That Stamps Built" and I am using a sweet image "4319-H, Swan" and a fabulous sentiment called "9004-E, All Your Dreams" from Repeat Impressions. Check out the rest of the design teams magnificent creations for the sketch challenge!

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Designer's Choice Challenge...

It's time for the Designer's Choice Challenge over at the House that Stamps Built! Kendra is the next designer up and her challenge was to make a Stair step card! 

My card uses the following stamps by Repeat Impressions:  9009-F, Butterfly (sm), 1317-L, Vase of Tulips, and 6113-K, Life is not...

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Stamp of the Week - Beauty of the Springtime

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "1304-J, Beauty of Springtime" is the featured stamp! The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun and versatile stamp.

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 My card today is filled with spring floral tones and I wanted to make Repeat Impressions "1304-J, Beauty of Springtime" the focal point. I stamped my image on JustRite Nested Medallion Label Dies then added ivory shading on the edges with Copic Markers E53 and E51. I layered that piece with pop-dots to Spellbinders™ Picot Edge Circles and added more shading on the edge. My designer paper is from the Colorbok Rosewood paper stack, my May Arts silk ribbon from Stamp Simply, and then I added decorative stickpins and a rose for embellishments.

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "1304-J, Beauty of Springtime"

Dies:  Spellbinders™ Picot Edge Circles, JustRite Nested Medallion Label Dies

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers E53, E51

Embellishments:  May Arts Silk Ribbon from Stamp Simply, Decorative Stick Pin, Floral Rose

Happy Birthday, Wendy!!

CLICK HERE to see my JustRite Fan Tutorial and leave a comment to win the Fan Card! 

I am doing a special post today for a very special lady!! Today is Wendy Wyman's birthday, the owner of Repeat Impressions! The entire team and alumni has created birthday cards for her, and one of our team members combined them into a book and sent it off to Wendy!!

We are having a blog hop (list below), so make sure you hop to each designers blog to see the wonderful cards for Wendy! Lastly, go to the Repeat Impressions Facebook Page and wish Wendy a Happy Birthday!

My card uses Wendy's favorite tree, the Divi Divi tree (2409-M, Divi Divi Tree) that she sees when she goes to Aruba every December! I wish you the happiest of birthdays, Wendy, with love and family by your side!!

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 Blog Hop List of Designers

Robin
Kendra
Dawn
Miriam
Makiko
Lynette
Vicki
Joy
Darsie (you are here)
Michele
Karen
Cheri

What If Wednesday - Thinking of You

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Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at "The House That Stamps Built" and I am using a fabulous sentiment called "8611-E, Thinking" from Repeat Impressions. Check out the rest of the design teams magnificent creations for the sketch challenge!

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Designer's Choice Challenge...

It's time for the Designer's Choice Challenge over at the House that Stamps Built! Lynette is the next designer up and her challenge was to make a Sympathy card! My sentiment stamp is  "8618-E, Remembering" by Repeat Impressions.

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I stamped my sentiment on Spellbinders Labels Four and shaded it with Memento Lulu Lavender ink while it was still in the die. I used two fancy edge pieces from Twisted Metal Tags and Accents on the corners, then mounted that to a larger Labels Four panel cut from BoBunny's Enchanted Collection paper stack. I inserted the sentiment panel into the large Twisted Metal Tags and added pop dots to give dimension. I added the sentiment piece to the card front from the same paper stack, then added some Lulu Lavender to the four corners. I finished the card with gorgeous Venise lace, silk ribbon and seam binding. My final touches were the Recollection Pearls.

Project Recipe

Stamps: Repeat Impressions 8618-E, Remembering

Dies: Spellbinders Labels Four, Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents

Paper: BoBunny Enchanted Collection, Stampin' Up Whisper White, Black and White Bazzill

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Lulu Lavender

Accessories: May Arts Silk Ribbon, Venise Lace, Seam Binding, Recollection Pearls

Stamp of the Week - Goose

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "1323-L, Goose" is the featured stamp! I am using a sentiment called "1305-G, Eggs-tra Special". The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun and versatile stamp.

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What If Wednesday - Beauty of Springtime

Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at "The House That Stamps Built" and I am using a fabulous sentiment called "1304-J, Beauty of Springtime" from Repeat Impressions. Check out the rest of the design teams magnificent creations for the sketch challenge!

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Designer's Choice Challenge...

It's time for the Designer's Choice Challenge over at the House that Stamps Built! Karen is the next designer up and her challenge was to make a Spring card using pastel colors! My image stamp is  "1309-J, Easter Lily" and my sentiment is  "105-G, To plant a garden..." by Repeat Impressions.

I used Spellbinders Label Seventeen for my embossing and it was super easy to create this look! Simply tape three of the dies together and emboss using your rubber mat and favorite cutting/embossing machine!

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It's Belli Challenge time as well, and I am using more Repeat Impressions stamps for my creation! The challenge is a Sketch challenge and you can read all about it here! I used "9012-M, Dandelion Breeze" for my image and a sentiment from Sweet n' Sassy stamps for my card!

Stamp of the Week - Rocking Chair

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "2627-I, Rocking Chair" is the featured stamp! I am using a sentiment called "3103-F, Live for...". The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun and versatile stamp.

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What If Wednesday - Marvelous

Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at "The House That Stamps Built" and I am using images called "2712-I, Rocky Shore (left)", "2715-I, Rocky Shore (right)" and my sentiment is  "4009-G, In all things" from Repeat Impressions. Check out the rest of the design teams magnificent creations for the sketch challenge!

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Challenges...

Today we're focusing on Challenges! I have cards in 3 fabulous challenges to show you, and I encourage you to play in them all!! 

First, we have the Designer's Choice Challenge on the House That Stamps Built blog and Joy is the next designer up and her challenge was to make a card using something that is leftover from another project. I had started a card and used Spellbinders Edgeabilities on a piece of glitter paper, but that card seemed to go into another direction, so I put that piece aside. I pulled it out for the background for my card for this challenge, and am quite pleased how it turned out. My stamps are "912-K, Tulip Bouquet" and "8622-D, Because" from Repeat Impressions. The dies I used in this card are Nested Oval Medallion Labels by JustRite Stamps, and Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Triple Scallop. The image was colored with Copic markers and my silk ribbon is from May Arts and Stamp Simply.

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 The second challenge is from 7 Kids College Fund Challenge blog and our challenge was to make a Monochomatic card! I love CC Design images (carried in the 7 kids store) and I just had to use Swiss Pixies Nora for my card. My sentiment is from Winter Words - Clear by JustRite Stamps. A satin bow and sweet snowflake buttons finished this card!

And the last challenge is the Belli Challenge, where there is a recipe to follow: 1 ribbon, 2 designer papers, 3 colors and 4 rhinestones/pearls must be on your card or project. My designer papers are from the s.e.i. Promise me stack and my sentiment is from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps.

Stamp of the Week - Love Post

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "4903-F, Love Post" is the featured stamp! I am also using a pretty stamp called "101-P, Rose Heart Wreath". The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun and versatile stamp.

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Card Recipe:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions 101-P, Rose Heart Wreath, 4903-F, Love Post

Paper: Echo Park Yours Truly, Doodlebug Glitter Paper, Bazzill Cardstock

Dies: Spellbinders Heart Circles

Embellishments: Recollection Rhinestone Swirls and Hearts, Gingham Ribbon

What If Wednesday - Rose Heart Wreath

Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at "The House That Stamps Built" and I am using "101-P, Rose Heart Wreath" from Repeat Impressions. Check out the rest of the design teams magnificent creations for the sketch challenge!

Designer's Choice Challenge...

It's time for the Designer's Choice Challenge over at the House that Stamps Built! Miriam is the next designer up and her challenge was to make a card with Heat Embossing! I used a different approach to the ordinary heat embossing by stamping my snowflakes on glossy paper with Versamark and embossing with clear powder. Then I dabbed on Alcohol Inks all over the card, including the snowflakes. Once the ink was dry, I took the heat gun and reheated the embossed snowflakes and the alcohol inks shifted to show the white cardstock underneath. A fun technique you should try. You can see another card HERE where I used this same technique.

My stamp is  "8917-I, Snowflake Outline (lg)" and my sentiment is "4601-H, Snowmen fall..." by Repeat Impressions.

Stamp of the Week - Happy Puppy

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "8104-I, Happy Puppy" is the featured stamp! I am using a sentiment called "6203-I, Loved An Animal". The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun and versatile stamp.

What If Wednesday - Dandelion Breeze

Today is the "What if? Challenge" over at "The House That Stamps Built" and I am using "9012-M, Dandelion Breeze" and "8607-D, Thanks" from Repeat Impressions. Check out the rest of the design teams magnificent creations for the sketch challenge!

 

 

Craft a Scene...

If you're a frequent visitor to my blog, you are aware of how much I love to do scenic stamping! I was excited to learn about the new challenge blog "Craft a Scene" and their purpose is "to provide an opportunity for paper craft designers to showcase their scene projects." Their first challenge is "Anything Goes" so I created this delightful scene using scenic stamps by Repeat Impressions.

Stamps used: 2712-I, Rocky Shore (left), 2715-I, Rocky Shore (right), 4209-G, Loon (sm), and 2722-I, Cattails.

Designer's Choice Challenge...

It's time for the Designer's Choice Challenge over at the House that Stamps Built! We are on the third round, so that means it's my turn again! This time I've chosen to make a Scenic card with Snow. The design team created some fabulous cards for my theme!!

I used "2708-M, Pine Branch", "2714-D, Small Pine Forest", "4221-K, Deer Family Silhouette" and "2621-J, South Parish Church (Augusta, ME)" by Repeat Impressions for my creation.