Category: cardmaking

Freshly Made Sketches #157 – Halloween

Playing along with the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches with a Halloween card.

Freshly Made Sketches #157 - Halloween

I used a Memory Box die set – Trick or Treaters – for the focal point, pairing it with a Stampin’ Up sentiment and patterned paper from We R Memory Keepers. I particularly like how this sketch uses pattern. (I have a lot of patterned paper and often look for ways to use it.) Hope you’re having a terrific weekend!

The Cutting Edge Challenge #12

It’s time for another Cutting Edge Challenge! Our inspiration this week is an amazing card created by Design Team member Amy Kolling.

I was drawn to the theme and colors in Amy’s inspiration, creating a similar card using an Impression Obsession Plane with Banner die set.

The Cutting Edge Challenge #12

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I cut the Impression Obsession airplane several times to create more dimension. I sponged white pigment ink onto the card panel through the My Favorite Things stencil. I stamped the sentiment from Clearly Besotted onto the airplane banner, curving the stamp as best I could to match the curve of the banner. The banner was cut from vellum and white cardstock. Originally I planned to simply have the vellum banner, but it got lost on the cloud background. After putting the card together it seemed a bit plain (no pun intended!) so I sprinkled on some white and blue sequins.

Supplies: Impression Obsession Plane with Banner die set; Clearly Besotted Take Flight stamp set; MFT Cloudy Day stencil; MFT Blueprints 1


CardMaps with Penny Black

Today, I’m sharing a card I created using one of the October Cardmaps Sketches with Penny Black supplies designed by Becky Fleck.

CardMaps with Penny Black

I used 30-244 Bon Voyage for the focal image and sentiment. I stamped the balloons several times and paper pieced them. I stamped the ampersand from 30-247 Life’s Journals, cutting it with a circle punch. I die cut the clouds with 51-033 Silver Linings.