Love Card

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Good evening, Cathy here with a very late post for you. 

Stamps Used:
Roses

What I did first was I used a clean-up of my heart stencil that I used for another card. I then stamped Roses in black in in the center of it. I ripped the bottom and added to a red card base. 

Next, I took a strip of the heart paper that I had on my desk and layered it on black cardstock and added that to the card. 

Lastly, I die cut the work love from some black cardstock and glued it to the bottom of the card.

There is still time to join this fun challenge. Hope to see you there.

I'm currently unsupervised

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Good afternoon, Cathy here with a fun postcard for you.

Stamps Used:

Monkey Face

sentiment 

I stamped the monkey face on the bottom of the postcard and colored it with copic markers.

Then I used a stencil and some gray distress ink and made the background. 

Lastly, I stamped the saying and I was done.

You still have 1 day left to join the anything goes challenge.

Rainbow Splatter Timmy

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Goodmorning, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.

Stamp Used:

Cartoon kids

I got this new stencil that makes an inky splatter in layers. I used distress oxide inks.

I then stamped Timmy from the Cartoon kids (that is my name I picked for him) on the Kraft paper. I then stamped him again on white cardstock and colored him with coipc markers and cut him out and added him to the front of the card. 

I put it on a black card base, and we are done.

Man in clouds

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Goodmorning Cathy here with a slimline card for you today.

I used a leftover scrap that I cleaned my cloud stencil of from and then I used the paper to clean my pink blender brush.

I then stamped man with hat and cane and some words in pink and added it to a black card base

Fox tag

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Cathy here with a tag for you today.

Stamps Used:

Mona ATC window

Foxy Roxy

I started out with a white tag and some light pink distress ink to have a base color. I then took a Tim Holtz stencil and a darker pink distress ink to make rays. I took Mona ATC window and the same dark pink ink and stamped in the opening of the stencil. 

Next, I stamped Foxy Roxy and then colored him with copic and cut him out. I added him to the bottom of the tag and then I added some glitter hearts to the whole tags. 

You still have time to join the challenge.

Mother Goose

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Good morning.  Cathy here with a card for you today.

 Stamps Used:

Mother goose people

Mother goose house

I first stamped Mother goose in the middle of the card. I then stamped Mother goose house underneath it, so it would look like she was flying over the house. 

I colored both of them with copic markers. 

Lastly, I took a cloud stencil and made some for the background. I haven't used this stencil in so long I forgot how easy it was to use to make clouds. 

You still have time to join the moth long challenge on the blog.

Mail art cuteness!

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Cathy here today with a mail art envelope. 

I started out with stamping the Holmy dog and then I masked him off. Then I masked off a square for the address and I took a stencil and 2 orange distress oxide colors and blended them out on the envelope. 

I colored the dog with copic markers. I then outlined the address space with black pen, and I made some lines on the side of the envelope. 

Today is the last day to join the challenge. 

You can still join in the cute and fluffy fun here.

2 Cute Gnomes

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Goodmorning, Cathy here with a postcard for you today.

Stamps Used:

Two gnomes

Brush stokes

Pieces of calligraphy

I started out by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 4x6. Then I stamped Two gnomes on the bottom.

Next, I randomly stamped Brush stokes and Pieces of calligraphy on the background. After that I grabbed a Tim Holtz stencil and some blue ink that was left on the blending brush and blended the background. 

I then colored the gnomes with copic markers and then layered it on black cardstock.

 

You can join over at The Lost Coast blog.

Cute cat

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Hello, all Cathy here with a square card for you.

Stamps Used:

Pieces of Calligraphy 

Large peekaboo kitty 

I started with a stencil and some green distress ink, and I stenciled the top and sides of the square paper. I just eyeballed where the stencil will go. I placed the stamps over the stencil so I kind of knew the stamps were going to go. 

I stamped Pieces of Calligraphy on the bottom of the paper and then I stamped the Large peekaboo kitty on top of the other stamp. 

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Man will fly

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Goodmorning all, Cathy here with a card for you today.

Stamp Used:

Flying car 

I started with a stencil and some distress oxide ink. I randomly did that all over the card. I then stamped Flying car in the middle with black ink. 

I then took a ruler sticker and added to the card along with some die cut gears. Next, I added a sliver star I cut in half to one of the die cut gears. 

I added it to a black card base and the card is done.

Please come join the challenge here.

31 Days of Halloween day #12

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Cathy here with a fun Halloween card for you today.

Stamp Used:

Gnome witch with stars

This was a fun and fast card to make. I started out with making the background. I used distress oxide inks for it. I took 2 orange colors, and I did the smooshing technique. Then I dried it and added a broom stencil with some black ink and that is it for the background. I layered that on a black card base. 

For the gnome witch I stamped her in an orange distress oxide and then spritzed some water on it the make it wick out. I dried it right away to stop the wicking. Layer that on black cardstock and put her right in the middle. 

Come join the 31 days of Halloween challenge over on the blog.

Challenge #167 - Women - Paint My Reality

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Hello friends...today I have another card for our challenge #167 - Women.

When I was making this card I was still a bit hooked on the paper piece challenge so this card is stamped in layers..  I decided to go a bit out of my comfort zone and use reds, yellow and oranges and I started off by creating the background first. 

I stamped the Frida 1 image on a piece of cream colored cardstock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.  I blended a few shades of yellow and orange Distress Oxide inks then used a stencil to add reds on top.

The Frida image was then stamped 2 more times - one using brown ink (for the yellow parts) and a second time in Rhubarb Memento ink for the shawl.  Both were colored and fussy cut then glued down to the image.  The panel was then mounted on a maroon card base.

Be sure to check out the challenge #167 - Women on our blog and if you're feeling lucky enter your own creation for a chance to win!

Happy Halloween

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Hello, Cathy here with a Halloween card for the Celebrate it challenge. 

Stamps Used:

Frank

License Plate alphabet

I stared out with stamping Frank on white cardstock and coloring him with Copic markers. I then cut him out. 
Next, I stamped the 31 from the apha set on green cardstock and cut them out. Set both cutouts aside and pick out some Halloween paper for the card background. 

I took some molding paste and added some black paint to it and put it through a stencil and added some black embossing powder of top. Set aside to dry. (You really didn't have to tint the paste if you add black embossing powder to it). When dry I heat embossed it and it made it all shinny. 

Lastly, I added my 31 to the bottom and had Frank stand on top of it. I then added a saying.

I hope you join the Challenge here.

I Googled

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Hello all, Cathy here with a card for you today.

Stamps used:

Manga girl with tophat

saying

I started off by stamping Manga girl with top hat on an off-white card base. I then took some green distress ink and a number stencil and stenciled around the stamp. Then I layered it on a green cardstock layer. 

Next, I stamped the saying on a separate cardstock layer. I also layered that on some green cardstock. Lastly, I put it on a black card base.

You can join the challenge here.

Glitter in your Heart

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Hello, Cathy here with a card for you today.

Stamps Used:

Pieces of Calligraphy

Winged skeleton

I started off with a heart stencil and I used the new pink color of distress ink and blended it onto a pink card base. Then I took a stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy and stamped it with a different color pink ink inside of the heart stencil. 

Next, I took the Winged skeleton and stamped it with black ink and cut out the inner circle of it. I added foam squares to the back and placed it in the middle of the card. I colored the heart with a red marker and I added some glitter to the top. 

You can join the challenge here

Wings challenge

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Hello, Cathy here with a card for you.

Stamps Used:

Pieces of Architecture

Pieces of Calligraphy

Flying moon

Eye chart square

First, I took one stamp from Pieces of Architecture and stamped it with a teal distress ink. I then took a stamp from Pieces of Calligraphy and stamped it in gray ink. Then I sprayed water on it so it would spread the ink and blur the stamping. I then took some gray distress spray ink and sprayed it in the middle. Dried it with a heat gun. After it was dry, I then took a number stencil with some black ink and stenciled the two corners, and I edged the piece in black ink.

On another sheet of paper, I stamped the Flying moon and the Eye chart square. I cut out the eye and the wings from the moon. Next, I then colored them with Copic markers and glued them together.

After they were dry, I added them to the front of the panel. I then added it to a white card base.

You can join all the winged fun here.

A fun hot mess

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Hello, all Cathy here with a card for you today.

Stamps Used:

Flying ballerina

Fun hot mess

I started off with some Kraft cardstock and a stencil. I didn't have a firework one, so I used one that kind of looks like one. I used distress oxide inks for it. 

Next, I stamped Flying ballerina on some white cardstock and colored her with pencils and cut out. Added some washi tape for her to stand on.  

I knew I wanted her in the bottom corner, so I took the Fun hot mess saying and stamped on top. After all was in place I added some glitter to the 'fireworks' and to her dress because she is full of it. 

Don't forget you can join the challenge here

It's only Tuesday

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Cathy here with a 5x5 card for you.

Stamps Used:

Ballerina with stars

Daisy flourish

I started off with some blue distress ink and I used a stencil 3 different ways on the background. Next, I took the Ballerina with stars and stamped it with some blue oxide ink. Wiped that off and then I inked the Ballerina with stars with black soot oxide ink and wiped some away so you could still see the blue. 

I then took a black fine tip marker and did a scribbly line around the whole thing.

Stamp the Daisy flourish in the corner and colored the flowers with color pencil and lastly, I picked a "snarky" saying and added it to the bottom.

I hope you join the S challenge here.

ATC coins

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Cathy here with some ATC coins for you. 

Stamps Used:

Carrie's Menagerie

Mouse 3

Cat 2

Giraffe

Mini crown set

I made the background with alcohol inks, stencils and paint. I used a punch out of the backgrounds I didn't think would make great card fronts. They made perfect ATC coins. 

I then stamped Mouse 3 on the bottom of one then stamped Cat 2 upside down on the top. Edged the coin with ink and added a snarky saying.

 

For the second one I stamped Giraffe in the center and then the Mini crown set all around, Edged this coin with ink and added a snarky saying. 

Come join the fun here.

Happy New Year gnomes

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Cathy here with a New Year card.

Stamps Used:

three gnomes

license plate alpha 

I started out with the three gnomes and cut them out with my scan-n-cut and colored them with copic markers. I did add some sparkle to their hats with a sparkle gel pen. 

To make the background I used some sliver stencil paste and a star stencil. I then placed a sliver glitter paper strip on the bottom so the gnomes can stand on it. 

Stamp 2022 from the license plate alpha in purple ink and add to the top. There you have a gnomes new year's card.

You still have time to join the gnome challenge here.