Adulting is hard

Hello. Playing in the photo inspiration challenge today over at Just Add Ink.

I liked the leaves, coffee, and plaid in the photo below and incorporated them into my layout.  

The plaid designer paper is from Memory Box. The leaf is a die from Simon Says Stamp and was cut from a distress ink background that I had in my stash.  The coffee ring stamp is from Altenew and was stamped in Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.

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Happy Birthday

Hello. Playing in the Just Us Girls, anything goes with a stencil challenge today.

The confetti stencil used here is from Waffle Flower.  I used inks from Simon Says Stamp to create the party background.  The Birthday die is cut from Tim Holtz alcohol ink cardstock, and I used three layers of basic black cardstock behind it to add dimension.

Kept it clean and simple for all genders and ages.

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Just wanted to say hello - TSOT#675

 Hello, and welcome back to another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesdays.

I decided to go with a Criss Cross Card for this challenge as I haven't done one in ages and turned the sketch on its side.

Designer paper is from Stamperia Hidden Grove paper pack.   The base of the card is dark chocolate from SSS. 

Mushrooms are stencils and dies from Pink Fresh Studio. To get the spots on the mushrooms, I used an old splatter stamp from SU, and heat embossed it with fine detail white powder.   The insert card has a tab that is created from an old SU punch.  Tied a bow using some jute string and called it done.

Here is the link to play along.

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Hugs! - SSC365

Hi all. We have a new sketch up over at Sunday Stamps.  

The corner dies are from Papertrey, Ink that I've had in my stash forever.  The gingham paper comes from Echo Park and the circle hugs stamp is from Concord & 9th.  I also used C&9 eucalyptus ink and cardstock.

This should be a fun sketch - I can't wait to see what you come up with.

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Happy Birthday!

Hello. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today.

The hydrangea is a stamp from the Crafters Companion and colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from SSS CZ Designs.  

I popped this up over a plaid dot background die from The Stamp Market.

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Thinking of you - TFC#104

 Hi again. Here is another card that I created for the color challenge over at The Flower Challenge.  

I used the same Distress Ink colors in Peacock Feather and Ripe Persimmon.  The flower dies are from Casual Fridays, and the sentiment is from Parklane stamps.  I added some white self-adhesive pearls to the centers of the flowers for added interest.  

Hope you'll join us for this challenge.  The Flower Challenge

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Happy Birthday - TSOT#674

Hello. It's time for another sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

This was a fun background to make. A lot of smooching and layering going on! 

Inks are from Simon Says Stamp - their pawsitively saturated inks react with water brilliantly.  The  number stencil is from Tim Holtz, and I used some crackle embossing paste from Ranger.  The birthday sentiment die was cut from TH black alcohol ink cardstock. I also used a script stamp from Darkroom Door within the background. 

To create the circles, I used the top of an old Jello container, two different bottle caps I had laying around with the darkest blue ink, then spritzed with water.   

Below is the sketch and here is the link to play in the challenge. 

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