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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Fusion Card Challenge - Pinwheels

Hi friends! I hope you're having a great day! A new challenge begins today at Fusion Card Challenge! It's a great place to play and you'll love this challenge because there are three ways to play.. you can play along with the sketch, be inspired by the photo, or FUSE them together and play with BOTH!

I'm typically drawn to the inspiration photo.. the inspiration photo this time is called Pinwheels. I spy gold, grey and navy pinwheels that reminded me of foldable fans.. If you're not loving the photo, don't forget.. there are other ways to play along!

1. The inspiration photo
2. The sketch
3. Color challenge
4. Fuse them all together (you clever one!)

It's your choice, but I sure hope that you choose to play!

I couldn't get foldable fans out of my head so I took it that direction... I cut the Tutti Designs Fan Background die twice. My cut machine is getting older so the technique was easy.. one die cut all the way through and one still together in one piece. If you have a newer machine you can keep all the pieces together by adding packing tape to the back of your cardstock before you cut your die.

I colored the panel that is held together with Copic markers in shades of blue, yellow and grey. You don't have to be too careful coloring because you're going to cover your work with the clean cut die. I wanted lots of sparkle so I spread some Glitz glitter gel over the colored panel before I added the clean cut die.

A sparkly Big Hello Sugar Script is cut from navy glitter paper and a hot foil "sending hugs" sentiment from Poppystamps Modest Greetings is added just underneath.

Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see how you interpret the inspiration photo OR the sketch. Maybe you need a little more inspiration? Check out designs from the rest of the team. Just click on their names below to jump to their blogs.

I hope I see you at Fusion Card Challenge! It's a great place to play and make new friends! I'm always inspired by the team as well as the linked up designs!

Dies | Birch Press Design Big Hello Sugar Script, Tutti Designs Fan Background
Foil | Poppystamps Modest Greetings One
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

Tutti = Tutti Designs
BPD = Birch Press Design
SSS = Simon says Stamp
Poppy = Poppystamps
SCB = Scrapbook dot com
SPB = Spellbinders

Fan Background Shop at: Tutti	Big Hello Sugar Script Shop at: BPD \| SSS	Modest Greetings One Shop at: Poppy \| SSS	Polished Brass Foil Shop at: SCB \| SSS \| SPB
Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SCB \| SSS \| SPB	Glitz Glitter Gel Shop at: SSS

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Ni Hau- Lucky Birthday

Ready to take a trip? The Try It on Tuesday team is looking for cards that are travel and adventure inspired. I'm playing along with Waffle Flower Ni Hau stamp set with coordinating dies.

If you love to travel you'll find loads of popular travel cities and countries featured at Waffle Flower including but not limited to.. Paris, Rome, England, Mexico, Russia, Japan and yep! China too!

Each set includes iconic images as well as sentiments in the language of that country.

I created three little scenes using the Slimline Window Trio die cut. I inked each of the windows with distress ink and topped them with images from the stamp set.

I hope you find some time to stop by and play along!

Finished Size: 8.75 x 3.75"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Ni Hau
Dies | Waffle Flower Ni Hau, Slimline Window Trio

WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

Ni Hao
Shop at:
WFL | SCB

Slimline Window Trio
Shop at:
WFL | SCB | SSS

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Spellbinders Lene Lok Destination Japan Collection

Ready to take a trip? There's a new amazing collection at Spellbinders from Lene Lok called Destination Japan! I'm linking up to the Shop Your Stash Challenge where the theme this time is Oh The Places You'll Go where they're looking for travel themed projects.

There's lots of beautiful die cuts like this Kimono and Pagoda as well as Cherry Blossoms, Paper Cranes and Waves!

This card starts with the Kyoto Emboss fan background. After I embossed I ran a distress ink pad over the raised surface to bring out the details. I love that it cuts and embosses at the same time so there are some punched holes that let even more color peek through.

Both of the dies I used today include an outline die and a detailed die that inserts into the outline so no fussy cutting!

The Pagoda is a two piece die - the top arch of the Pagoda cuts separately from the base. This is a large detailed die that takes up an entire A2 size card.

I layered the Pagoda over an ombre blue card stock panel to contrast with the red and gold pagoda.

Again, this die set comes with a detailed die that inserts into the background die so you can cut either an outline or the detailed image.

I love celebrating different cultures and love this sweet escape to Destination Japan! Click here to jump to the Spellbinders store to see all of the inspired images.

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Spellbinders Pagoda, Kimono
Embossing Folder | Spellbinder Kyoto Emboss

Kyoto Emboss

SPB | SCB | SSS

Pagoda

SPB | SCB | SSS

Kimono

SPB | SCB | SSS

Thursday, January 31, 2019

The 12 Kits of Occasions - Good Fortune

I'm so excited! It's finally here! It's post day for The 12 Kits of Occasions! It was my turn to host and I chose an Asian theme of Good Fortune!

I tried to include a little bit of something to appeal to everyone in the group. Here's a peek at the kit I put together.

I always worry about what I send the group.. do these things all go together? Will they have fun making? I guess I had to prove to myself that it was all good so I tried to make with as much as I could so I made 8 cards!

I also invited four special guest to play along because crafty friends are the best! Please welcome...

Jeanne Tomshack - Creative Bliss

Kimberly Wiener - Wiener Honeymooners

Kelly Schirmer - Gingham Girl

Richard Breaks - That's MISTER Cardmaker to You!

Stamps | La La Land Paper Doll Marci Kimono
Pattern Paper | Photo Play "Paper Crane" 12"
Wood Veneer | Kaisercraft Oriental
Washi | MT Japan

Stamps | Birch Press Design Lingo Thanks
Dies | Tutti Designs Kimono
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug | Oriental Weave
Sequin Mix | Buttons Galore & More Sparkletz Sailors Sky

Stamps | MFT Ninja Mazing
Dies | MFT Ninja Mazing | Memory Box Circle Basics, Stitched Country Borders
Pattern Paper | Photo Play "Paper Crane" 12"
Sequin Mix | Buttons Galore & More Sparkletz Sailors Sky
MT Washi Japan

Ready to see more cards made with this kit? You can see a sample from each of the designers who are playing along today at The 12 Kits of Occasions Blog. I've invited four special guests too so there's LOTS to see!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

All cards Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Poppystamps Blog Blitz Begins! Watercolor Heron

A blog blitz begins today at Poppystamps! That means we're showing projects with the latest release and giving a prize on all the Blog Blitz posts. Today I'm sharing this card made with the new Graceful Heron and Stitchwork Rectangle Frames dies.

Want a chance to win the Stitchwork Rectangle Frames? Click here and comment on the Poppystamps blog!

Finished Size 4.25 5.5"

Dies | Poppystamps Graceful Heron, Stitchwork Rectangle Frames

2073 Graceful Heron craft die

2072 Stitchwork Rectangle Frames craft die

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

New Sugar Pea Challenge Team - Have A Rice Day!

Oh Happy Day! I've got some good news to announce! And it's not just good for me.. it's good for you too!! Do you love Sugar Pea Designs? Well sit down.. you need to read this. Today we are announcing a new Sugar Pea Designs Challenge Blog! I am so excited to be joining their design team! Once a week - Every Wednesday, starting December 9 we will have a new sketch challenge. It's going to work a little different than your typical challenge... here's how..

Even though there will be a new sketch every week the challenge is monthly! So you can play any one of the sketches or all of the sketches when you play along. One winner will be selected MONTHLY from the entries. You DONT have to use Sugar Pea Designs products to win, however, if the randomly selected entry features SugarPea Designs stamp then the prize will be increased to $75!!! Told you this would be great for you too!!

This post today is just to introduce you to the new team and let you know what's coming next week! It was so hard to figure out what design would define me - or introduce you to me if you are new here.

I decided on this cute little penguin from ... get this... the name of the set? "Rice Rice Baby!" Of course a penguin is going to like sushi right? I chose this little guy mostly because he makes me smile. I like to color and the clean design makes this so easy for anyone.

I also love layers and lots of little embellishments on my designs. I wanted to add a little "Asian" flair, so I dug up some of my treasured Basic Grey Konnichiwa paper. I know red is lucky in Asian culture and have lots of pops of it on my design.

I wrapped some Twinery Solid Natural Twine around the card the same way you would thread a loop through a tag - feeding the double ends through the loop and pulling the ends to secure them. Adding some glass e beads on the ends of the twine makes this fun and adds color.

Are you ready to meet the rest of the team?

You can find the new challenge and get updates here at SugarPea Designs Challenge - or on Facebook and Instagram.

I think this is going to be a fun adventure! Don't you?

Supplies: Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps: Sugar Pea Designs Rice Rice Baby!
Pattern Paper: Basic Grey Konnichiwa 12"
Die: Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Border
The Twinery Solid Natural Twine
Wood Sequins Cloud 9
Button October Afternoon
E Beads

Fan Background Shop at: Tutti	Big Hello Sugar Script Shop at: BPD \| SSS	Modest Greetings One Shop at: Poppy \| SSS	Polished Brass Foil Shop at: SCB \| SSS \| SPB
Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SCB \| SSS \| SPB	Glitz Glitter Gel Shop at: SSS

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