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Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's a card with embossed background and handmade flowers...

Even the center of one was handmade with ribbon and die cut heart sealed in clear glaze.

Challenges:

1. Simon Says Wed: Love is In the Air

2. Simon Says Mon: Tie it Up

3. The Flower Challenge #88: Add a Heart

4. {Pin}spirational #310: Feb - Ribbons

5. Double D: Heartfelt

6. Can You Handle the Pressure? Feb AGoes with a twist of Reds and/or Pinks

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Finally, I'm feeling better enough to craft a bit (my whole family had COVID)...

I was just watching "Encanto" for the "100th" time a couple days ago...so, I'm still in butterflies and flowers mode...but I guess will also start some "Summer" projects soon...

This card was made using supplies I already had in my scrap box...all I had to do was color the butterfly with alcohol-based markers.

Challenges:

1. Color Throwdown #699

2. Less is More #468: Emboss

3. Can You Handle the Pressure? AGoes with Embossing with a twist of Things with Wings

4. Simon Says Mon: Inspired by a Movie

5. Simon Says Wed: AGoes

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It's finally Spring (at least in theory)...but was hoping for warmer temperatures this week!

Sorry I've been posting a lot lately...thought I wouldn't be able to craft this month, but got some projects done! I'll slow down soon since I'll be in a week long event...lol

Here's a quick card using scraps from my stash + some retired CTMH stamps...images were colored with alcohol-based markers.

Challenges:

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More CAS cards using my NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) stamp sets...

Scrap strips from my stash + Stampers Anonymous stamp set + alcohol-based markers + Foam Tape. 

CTMH Cattitude stamp set + sentiment from In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + alcohol-based markers + Foam Tape.

Challenges:

Card#1

1. Sketch Saturday #696:

2. Gem of a Challenge #6: CardMaking & Craft: AGoes

3. The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #205: V is for Vibrant

4. Critter Crazy #60: AGoes with a featured Critter 

Card #2

1. Addicted to CAS #215: Feline

2. Cupcake Inspirations #539: Pets

3. Show us Your Pussycats #76: Furrything Goes

4. Time Out #209: Cute

5. The Male Room #160: Animals

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I made some cards using different products...

Stitched Frame & Globe die cuts + hearts embossing folder + Ink Spray + SU! sentiment stamp

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Here: March Challenge + DT Intro - Send a Hug

2. Just Us Girl #623: Trend Week - Embossing Folders

3. Can You Handle the Pressure: AGoes Embossing with a twist of Plaid

4.  Addicted to Stamps & More #4424: Any Occasion

5. CCC Digi Creations #134: Add/Include Flowers

Card #2

1. Cut It Up! #247: Women's History

2. Daisy Chain #61: Use Dies

3. Happy Little Stampers March AGoes with Dies

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I better catch up on my cardmaking if I want to use all my NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) stash by the end of the year...

I made 3 CAS Cards, using stamps that I bought not too long ago...

CTMH In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + VersaMark ink pad + Ranger Gold Embossing Powder + Heat Tool + Sponge Dauber + Ranger Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink pad + CTMH Avocado ink pad

CTMH In Full Bloom - Cardmaking & Dragonfly Sympathy stamp sets + VersaMark ink pad + Ranger Silver Embossing Powder + Heat Tool + alcohol-based markers + metallic paint

Craft Consortium Secret Garden stamp set + sentiment from In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + alcohol-based markers + Foam Tape + hand-drawn bricks

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Less is More #460: Bit of Bling

2. NBUS Challenge #36

3. STAMPlorations Mar CAS: AGoes + optional Pink & Green

4. Shopping Our Stash #465: Full Metal Jacket

5. Simon Says Wed: Bit O' Green

Card #2

1. Color Throwdown #683

2. Passion for Markers week #631: CAS (Clean-and-Simple)

3. Little Red Wagon #644: CAS

4, Inkspirational #260: Word Prompt - Curve

5. We Love Stamping March: Anything (stamped) Spring

6. Simon Says Mon: Add Some Green

Card #3

1. Festive Friday #FF0104 (Flowers/Plants + Green + Brick)

2. AAA Cards #210: Sketch + Silhouette

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Today's cards are using D (die cuts) + P (pen) + S (stamps)...

Both have Cuttlebug die cuts from my stash + hand-drawn frames (done with PITT pen) + CTMH Perfectly Imperfect Patterns stamp set.

Sentiments are from other CTMH stamp sets and Birthday sentiment is adhered on with Foam Tape.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. STAMPlorations Mar Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge: Stamps & Shapes

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I made some cards with the Heat Embossing technique - one of my favorites.

I heat embossed Hero Arts pot (in gold) and succulent (in silver), watercolored them with diluted dye inks, and fussy cut them. I die cut and dry embossed a panel, stamped a sentiment and added some metallic paint. Then, adhered the panel on card base, and stamped images on with Foam Tape.

Tip: Use Heat Embossing to cover up mistakes (or patterns you don't like)...lol!

Not going to lie...I die cut the "gloves", dry embossed and colored them with alcohol-based markers, but did not like the end result, so I heat embossed them in gold and silver! Then just layered some scrap papers, stamped a sentiment and added a ScanNCut heart with Foam Tape.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. More Than Words Feb Mini Challenge - Bloom

2. Stay Crafty with a Blog named Hero Feb Challenge: AGoes

3. Happy Little Stamper Feb Watercolor Challenge

4. Cupcake Inspirations #538: AGoes

Card #2

1. Shopping Our Stash #464: You Deserve a HAND

2. Happy Little Stampers Feb: AGoes with Dies

3. Addicted to Stamps #423: Birthdays

4. Try it on Tuesday: Add some Texture