STAMPlorations May 2021 CAS Challenge~Anything CAS Goes (Optional colour twist: Copper and Yellow)

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Welcome to STAMPlorations May 2021 CAS Challenge, where Anything Goes is always the theme, with an optional colour twist which, this month, is Copper and Yellow.

I'm featuring one of the gorgeous Quick Cards #3~Spring Florals A2 Card Fronts that I pared with a sentiment from Blooming Buds. The most time-consuming part of creating this card was deciding on which panel to showcase; they're all stunning! 

That's it from me; time for you to play along.

• You can find Challenge details here. PLEASE READ as they've been updated.
• If you decide to purchase some of the products I - or other designers have used - head over to the STAMPlorations Online Store (always great deals to be had!)
• To receive an additional 20% off your purchases, I invite you to use my discount code: STAMPGIRLCAROL.

I'll be back on May15th with a reminder post.

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Inkspirational Challenge #238~Sketch...Missees Selfies #Sweet

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #238, where Shauna has selected a sketch as our prompt for the next two week. I can't recall the last time we offered up a sketch, so this will be a TON of fun, especially as the squares can be represented by any shape or image. 

True story: I have embraced the Missees collection to the nth degree! For whatever reason, I simply can't get enough of these images, especially the ever-so-clever die sets (which you'll see in action fairly soon...).  Today, I'm featuring one of the stamps from the Betty collection (I'm awaiting the arrival of Tasha and Carol) who nestled into the filmstrip dies - and accompanying panels - from Mama Elephant. My copic skin blends need some work but overall, I'm happy with the results. 

Please check out my teammates' takes on the sketch, then play along with us!

Marina, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Lindsey

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Just Us Girls Challenge #582~Word Week...Dreaming of Seeing You Soon (floating bunnies from MFT Sky High)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #582, where our sweet Sue has select *Float* as this week's prompt. Loads of possibilities, from balloons, to boats, to root beer/ice cream floats. Let your imagination...well, float! 

Joining us as our May guest designer is  Jacinda; you're sure to love her creativity as much as we do. 

I've brought out MFT's Sky High kit, from a while back for this challenge, and created a trio of little floating, dreaming bunny scenes. Those bunnies...soooo cute! Purple gingham for backgrounds? Yes, please! 

That's it from me; looking forward to seeing how *Float*inspires you!

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Sticker Monday for STAMPlorations (Part 1)...Stickers and Speech Bubbles

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I'm delighted to be sharing my first, of three, Sticker Monday posts with you today; a great chance for you to see how versatile these stickers can be, regardless of your crafting style.

I've been having a 'thing' for speech bubbles of late, so I decided to pair them with an assortment of stickers. My trio ranges from colourful simple, to colourful + a bit more complex, to clean and simple.

  

Card 1

For this encouragement card, I used snippets of rainbow patterned paper from my collection,

added the stickers, then cut them with a variety of speech bubbles. The Circles All Over adds

some texture to the background; the bubbles are all stacked for extra dimension.

STAMPlorations Products:

Hey, Sunshine~Clear Stickers

Inspirational Stickers #3~Clear Stickers

Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate

Card 2

Stripes every which way, cut from strips of cardstock/patterned papers, are trending in the

crafting universe of late. Using that as inspiration, I opted to create strips with the Bits of Washi #2 stickers. 

• First, I decided on my speech bubble arrangement, then ran the panel through my Big Shot. At this point, I stamped the sentiments.
• Afterwards, I added washi strips to pieces of cardstock trimmed to fit the bubble openings (slightly larger) and adhered them to the underside of the panel. This panel was then placed on the card base. Yes, I *could* have just cut the speech bubbles + washi together, but I wanted my panel to create the appearance of inlay. 
• The final step: adding the Thanks word die cut.

STAMPlorations Products:

Bits of Washi #2~Clear Stickers

Thank You Coffee

Thanks Word Die

Card 3

My Thanks card, featuring heart-shaped pops of colour made from Bits of Washi #2, 

was super simple to make. 

• I placed the washi on cardstock, then cut the hearts with some small heart dies. 
• Various 'thanks sentiments were stamped on the speech bubbles and added to the panel sporting the Wonky Stitched Grid. 

Even though I didn't use a *lot* of stickers for this card, they really are the stars-of-the-stage. In this case, less IS more! 

STAMPlorations Products:

Bits of Washi #2~Clear Stickers

Thank You Coffee

Frames and Flowers~Dee's Artsy Impressions

Wonky Stitched Grid Textured Cover Plate

I hope my cards have given you ideas for using your STAMPlorations stickers!  See you in May with my second installment!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #581~Photo Week...A Note to Say Thanks (PFS Dainty Blossoms)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #581, where our sweet Bobby has selected this Spring photo as this week's inspiration. We had a 'teaser' of warm weather for two days this week but now, we're back to winter temperature. Yesterday, it was -3C when we walked Lily; today, it's 0C....and snow is in the forecast for the weekend. Yes, Spring in Alberta is...interesting...

Once again, we're delighted to have Claire Apostoloff guest designing with us; her card is wonderful, as are those created by my teammates. Do check them out and, if you can, leave them some love.

As I've mentioned multiple times: I find flowers challenging and, as you've discovered, they don't appear all that often on my cards. I rarely colour flowers, so when they show up, they're either ink/cardstock layered, stenciled or, as is the case here, die-cuts. All about simplicity *grin*

On my card, the wood slates and overall colour scheme were translated into the rainbow stripes of the patterned paper. I went with a simple arrangement of PFS Dainty Blossoms. This didn't take long to make, once I figured out the plan..and that took quite a while! Let's just say that a few other attempts (with stamps) just didn't make the cut *grin*

That's it from me; looking forward to seeing how the photo inspires you!

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Inkspirational Challenge #237~Photo Inspiration...Many Thanks (PFS Stencil and Modern Layered Florals)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #237, where we're inviting you to draw inspiration from this fabulous photo. Yellow and grey...Pantone's colours of the year are certainly visible here. Just sayin'!

The colours and patterned/textured background caught my eye, so I translated them into this card, featuring products (diagonal stencil and Modern Layered Florals) from Pinkfresh Studio. I missed the 'red' from the taxis' tail lights, which I could have accomplished by changing ink for some of the smaller flowers, but...hindsight, right!  Yellow is good *grin*  

Please check out my teammates' takes on the photo, then play along with us!

Marina, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Lindsey

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Just Us Girls Challenge #580~Colour Week...Thick Brush Happy Birthday (Gina K Designs and Poppy Stamps Poe Script)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #580, where our sweet hostess, Lisa, selected this trio of colours for inspiration. Sooooo pretty!

Once again, we're delighted to have Claire Apostoloff guest designing with us; her card is wonderful, as are those created by my teammates. Do check them out and, if you can, leave them some love.

I've had this Thick Brush stencil from Gina K Designs for ages, carefully tucked away in my stencils binder where, like too many others, it was forgotten. Fortunately, it caught my eye during a flip-through and the play date happened, finally.  Distress inks in the colours mentioned, a die-cut sentiment from Poppy Stamps (that Poe Script style is lovely), a sticker and...done! 

That's it from me; looking forward to seeing how you use the palette this week!

NOTE: Honoured and delighted to be selected as one, of two, Seize the Cake winners for this challenge!

Also sharing at:

Seize the Birthday Challenge #212

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