Addicted to Stamps & More #298 - Holiday

"Holiday" is the theme of this week's ATSM  Challenge.  I used Believe in Magic from Mama Elephant for my card.  The globe is die cut out of the white card back, stamped on panel of Sahara Sand and mounted behind the white card back. I used white embossing powder for the globe outline, stars, moon and bubbles at the top if the globe and then added extra dots with a white paint pen.  The base of the globe is stamped in Rich Razzleberry on the card back and the sentiment is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and white embossing powder, then mounted on Sweet Sugarplum.  A few sequins finished off the card, while maintaining lots of white space.

Hope you will play along with our Addicted to Stamps & More challenge!

ATSM Challenge #292

It's a "Make Your Mark" challenge week on the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog.  I pulled out my Copics and colored up this cute unicorn from MFT's Magical Unicorns stamp set.  The background is called Watercolor Background from Right AT Home Stamps and the sentiment is from Avery Elle.

Come and play along with us this week.  Hope to see you in the ATSM Gallery!

Challenges Entered:
Crafty Cardmakers #211/ - No Patterned Papers
Incy Wincy 5/7/ - Things that Fly
Sweet Stampin' 5/12/ - Myth/Magic/Fantasy

ATSM #290 - Photo Inspiration

The colors and frames in this week's photo challenge on the ATSM Blog were the inspiration behind my card and I'm loving how this shaker card turned out!  Lots of stamp companies were used in the making of this card!!  A bear from Amuse Studios, the butterfly from an Easter PTI set, Mama Elephant's Script stamp set for the baby's name, flower die cuts from Right At Home and the stitched window from MFT.  What a fun, personalized baby card!

Hope you will join Challenge #290 from Addicted to Stamps & More.  You can find out what my teamies did with this photo HERE.

Challenges Entered:
International Heart & Soul #32/ - Interactive Card
Stamping Sensations (April)/ - One for the Girls
Inkspirational #159 /- Play

ATSM Challenge #288 - Holiday

It's a holiday theme for Challenge #288 on the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog.  Go Hog Wild from Amuse Studio was the perfect foil for this card.  Some masking, manipulating the cows' positions, and a little fussy cutting helped get things just right!  Copics were used to give the cows some dimension and create the grass in the pasture. I just love how this turned out and will be making this one again!

Hope you will play along with us at ATSM this week.  Check out the DT makes HERE!

Challenges Entered:
Shopping Our Stash #350/  - Yo! Dude!
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1815/ - AG
Animal Friends Challenge #61/ - Farm
SheepSki Designs #13/ - Animal Magic
Cards in Envy 4/16/ - Birthday

Addicted to Stamps & More #286 - Anything Goes

I love an anything goes challenge, which is what we have for you this week at ATSM.  I pulled out my new Lilac stamp from Penny Black and used Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry (from CC&S's color challenge) to work on Challenge #286 at Addicted to Stamps & More.

I know these aren't typical lilac colours, but the stamp's flower is versatile and doesn't need to be limited to lilacs.  After using the three ink colors on watercolor paper, I went back in with an aqua painter and added a more color for a layered look.  The leaves have some of the Calypso Coral and Rich Razzleberry mixed with Old Olive, which created the brownish color for the stems. The flowers popped when I added Rich Razzleberry to the coral blooms.  A Lil Inkers die cut sentiment is inlaid.  Not sure that I like where the sequins are placed, but the big one at the top is hiding a little splotch of green ink!!  Oops!

Come and play with the ATSM's anything goes challenge this week!  Take at peek at the DT creations here!

Challenges Entered:
Cards In Envy 4/2 - Get Negative!

ATSM Challenge #284 - CAS

Welcome to a new challenge on the Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge Blog. Our challenge this week is CAS.  I am in need of some baby cards, which is perfect for a CAS card.  I stamped the bear from an old Amuse set on patterned paper and heat embossed it with brown.  The baby's name was stamped with Mama Elephant's Calli Letters Alphabet set and the frame die cut is LJD Rectangle Peek-A-Boo Window from MFT.  A few layers, lots of white, and a simple design!

Take a peek at the rest of the DT inspiration HERE and then play along with our CAS challenge this week!  Hope to see you in the gallery!

Challenges Entered:
Incy Wincy Designs 3/19/ - No more than 3 colors
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1811/- AG
The Crazy Challenge #270 - Baby Card
Sweet Stampin' 3/17/ - Use your paper scraps
CAS On Friday #128/ - Celebration card w sequins

ATSM Challenge #282 - Make Your Mark!

Back for another ATSM Challenge - this one is called, Make Your Mark!  A theme about using any medium to make a mark with color is right up my alley, so I pulled out my Copics and colored pencile to create a card for my youngest granddaughter's birthday.  This sweet image, an oldie from Lili of the Valley, reminded me of Marlowe - hair all over the place and a little disheveled from being a busy toddler!!  The red rubber stamp isn't available anymore, but if you like the style, you can find similar characters in their digital images section.  The sentiment is one of my recent purchases from Altenew, called Love Labels.  The circle die cut is Shape Shifters Circle 1 from PTI's most recent release.

Take a peek at what the DT did with the Make Your Mark theme and then come and play along with us!

Challenges Entered:
Aud Sentiments #198/ - AG + sentiment
Use Your Stuff #302 /- AG
Fashionable Stamping #132 - One for the Girls
Send A Smile 4 Kids March 3 - AG for A Girl
As You Like It 3/1/ - Single or multiple layers & why. Multiple!!  So much visual interest and you can hide mistakes!
Seize the Birthday 3/1/ - AG
Colouring in Scrapland March - AG

ATSM Challenge #280 - Photo Inspiration

Just looking at the inspiration photo for this week's Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge reminds me spring is around the corner for those of us in North America.  It's a comforting thought, especially where I live in Minnesota.  Our days are getting longer and we've had a break a couple of times recently when the temps have been nice enough to leave my long puffy down coat at home!

My card uses a butterfly from Altenew's Bamboo Rose Stamp Set, a Spellbinders Overlapping Circles embossing folder, and the Faith Wings sentiment from Impression Obsessions.

Using the white layer cake in the top left photo as my inspiration, I die cut the card base and embossed the right portion.  The butterflies were colored with Copics and fussy cut.  The sentiment is a perfect companion and the Calypso Coral ink adds a nice pop of color.  I'm just not sure about the sequins!!  

                  I hope you will take a peek at the DT inspiration here and then join the ATSM Challenge this week!

Challenges Entered:

Sparkles Monthly February - CAS

Sweet Stampers #17/ - Things with Wings

Dream Valley #173/ - Things with Wings

Less Is More #365/ - Dry Embossing CAS

New DT Announcement! ATSM Challenge #278

G'Day Mates and welcome new blog visitors from Down Under!  This is my first post as a member of the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog, which comes to us from Australia.  I was thrilled when Kylie invited me to joint this group of talented and culturally diverse designers!

Holiday is the theme for ATSM's Challenge #278.  I've been on a quest to make Valentine cards for my grandkids and am coming to the end of my list.
My card uses products from a variety of companies.  The heart die cut is from Sugar Pea Designs, the  embossing folder is a Cuttlebug, and the stamp is an oldie from Stampin' Up, called Happy Heart Day.

I hope you will take a look at the rest of Team A's takes on the holiday theme and then play along with us in the ATSM gallery!

Challenges Entered:
Moo-Mania & More #159/ - Valentines/Love
Paper Shelter #325/ - For the One You Love
Pause, Dream, Enjoy #6/ -Valentine Card or Treats
Unicorn Challenge #29 - Valentine/Love
Cards In Envy 2/5/18/ - Love you so much
Stamps & Fun=Creativity 317/ - Hearts
Always Fun #44/ - AG
Mod Squad 2/7/- Hearts