CPS challenge

Another great sketch from Tami at http://www.cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ this week.

I needed a birthday card for my siser-in-law, so naturally I went for my Japanese stamps! Also some of the Kodomo papers I got at CHA, along with some of the Washi Tape I got at their booth. The background random Kanji I stamped using CTMH Wisdom stamp set and Sorbet ink. The images are all colored using my Prisma watercolor pencils and Gamsol and are pop-dotted for visual interest.

CardPatterns challenge

Another fabulous sketch this week at CardPatterns!

I pulled out my sun brass stencil and ran it thru my Cuttlebug to raise the edges, then with the stencil still in place, sponged on CTMH Sunny Yellow ink. I used my Basic Grey Wisteria pad for the background papers. The ribbon is unknown from my stash and to give it just a bit more visual interest I gathered and stapled it. Sentiment is from CTMH Treasure stamp set.

Grace

This is my take on the CTMH Grace Workshop On The Go cards. I made 6 cards, using only parts of four of the 18 sheets of B&T and cardstock that are included in the kit. There's lots of paper left to make more cards and scrapbook layouts as well. I changed the sentiments up a bit, knowing that the sentiments that are included in the stamp set you get with the papers would not be used by the person these cards will go to.

OCC challenge

The gang at Our Creative Corner challenged us to make a fall card. Now I've said before that living in Florida, fall will arrive.............ohhhhh.........around Thanksgiving or so!

I'm always up for a challenge, so I pulled out CTMH Grown With Love stamp set, stamped and cut out the tree then pop dotted it on one of the new t!m Holtz tags I got at the Scrapbook Shoppe last week. (I KNEW I'd find a use for them!) Then I stamped leaves in various fall colors, rolling some and not others. Some still on the tree, some falling and some on the ground. A piece of American Crafts ribbon from my stash and this is a nice alternative to a card to send someone!

And as an aside, this is post number 500. Looks like I might just have to give something away! Haven't done that in a while! Stay tuned!!

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CardPatterns challenge

Another great sketch this week at CardPatterns.

Needing an anniversary card for next week, that was the direction I took. I used CTMH Twitterpated paper pack, along with Bird Basics and Say it In Style stamp sets. Along the side are three of the new Dimensional Elements-In Color-Organics with hemp and Crystal Blue Waxy Flax tied on them. I also used my Fiskars Threading Water punch and doodled on it using my white pen.

CPS challenge

Tami designed another winner this week at http://www.cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/!

I decided to use two more of my new Nestabilities for this challenge; Pumpkins and Ribbon Tag Trio 2. For the pumpkins, I used Coredinations and layered two of the pumpkins, then used pop dots for dimension. The background DP is some K & Co that was in my stash. I used my MS Drippy Goo punch with some purple Coredinations CS. The black and white ribbon along the bottom is unknown from my stash.