Reverse Confetti September Sketch Challenge

So, Reverse Confetti had a sale and I picked up some stamps and I have to say that I LOVE.LOVE them! And now that I have some stamps, I might as well play along with their monthly sketch challenge. Who doesn't need more crafty inspiration, right?

Here is the sketch...

And here are the cards I made...

For both cards I used Basic Grey High Line paper, the border dies are from Simon Says Stamp, the ink is Flamingo Color Theory ink from Studio Calico and the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set and dies from  Reverse Confetti.

Happy Mail!

I received a box in the mail from Studio Calico today and if I made a video of me opening the package and posted it I could win a year subscription! I posted a little video on instagram and wanted to share photos of everything that was inside the box. (I did take a longer video, but it is too big to upload and I'm not going to try to figure that out right now.

I got a new style black handbook.  I love these things.

Next are these color theory month labels in black and blue

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Some more color theory...this time in paint form...deja blue and blush crush

and these Lara Casey cards from this month make me happy...the colors are amazing!

and make stuff transparency pack from the month before last (Cirque Kit release).

and can you believe it...the Iris kit from this month. I adore that stamp set!

 and the Athena add on kit from last month (Odyssey Kit Release)

WOW! I know right...I scored big. Thank you so much Studio Calico for your generosity!

B is for

 border dies and I'm taking part in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge with a couple of cards.

I love how the border just adds something subtle while still making an impact.  Both cards were made from Studio Calico Lemon Lush papers and ephemera.  I left the tags blank so I could use the cards for whatever just by adding a little sentiment.

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday blog challenge...

is anything goes.  So I made this card using my Studio Calico Far Far away kit, Simon Says Stamp stitched dies and birthday stamp set.

Up in the clouds

That's Simon Says Stamp's Monday's blog challenge.  I used my far, far away kit from Studio Calico, Fiskars cloud punches and Dina Wakley's scribbly bird stamp and Freckled Fawn puffy heart sticker to make this...

The bird was stamped on water color paper and painted with watercolors.  The background is also water color paper painted with water colors.  Loved this challenge!

Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #198

A fabulous tutorial is up at Papertrey Ink for a 3 panel card.  I used the 6x6 Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper Party Day paper and made this card.

For the front, I used a button and brad and tied the card together with a piece of twine.

The inside middle section has banners, sequins and the sentiment.

The bottom section is made with a strip of paper and this fun  dangled stars die from PTI.

And the top is a piece of paper from the pack.

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and a second card with cute little girl

My second card (actually 2) took the B side of one of the papers and a cute (ok...super cute) Ashley Goldberg stamp and the amazing sparkle die from Papertrey Ink. I actually made 3 girls, but mags took the one with the red hair.