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Ringed with Nature Day 5 – 30 Day Christmas Cardmaking Challenge

We’ve been challenged by Martin Stone with a sketch challenge for the #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge. I must say, I did struggle with this one as I was a bit stumped with the 3 elements on it and tying it all together. I ended up choosing the tree rings from the Ringed with Nature bundle to form part…

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Peaceful Deer Day 4 – 30 Day Christmas Cardmaking Challenge

We’ve got a lovely festive colour palette for today’s #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge. As soon as I saw Crumb Cake, my mind went to the Peaceful Deer stamp set. To create my card I embossed a panel of Evening Evergreen Cardstock and then blended Evening Evergreen ink at the bottom of the panel to add more depth. This…

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Sweet Candy Canes for Colour Inkspiration ci 131

My card today has been inspired by the challenge at Colour Inkspiration CI131. This colour scheme just had a rustic feel to it (perhaps it was the vintage photo inspiration as well). I’ve used the yet-to-be released Fitting Florets Dies to create this ornate oval frame for the candy canes. The Fitting Florets Collection will…

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Sketchtember Challenge – Day 29 Sepia Technique

For my card on Day 29 of my Sketchtember Challenge I’ve used Water Painters for the Sepia Technique which is reminiscent of those old photographs. I really enjoyed doing this style of Watercolouring with natural tones. I started by stamping the image in Soft Suede on Shimmery White Cardstock. Then I worked in the other…

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Sketchtember Challenge – Day 27 Sweetest Cherries

Hello and welcome to Day 27 of my Sketchtember Challenge. I’m creating with the Sweetest Cherries bundle which includes a stamp set and coordinating punch. The sentiments in this stamp set are bold and in a more handwritten style font which make for creating fun projects. I created a vertical card which is not my…

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Sketchtember Challenge – Day 20 Peace to You

It’s a slimine sketch for Day 20 of my Sketchtember Challenge and I’m using the beautiful Peace to You stamp set. for the first time. The images and sentiments in this stamp set capture the true meaning of Christmas. The image of the church was heat embossed in white then I blended Balmy Blue, Tahitian…