Welcome, Wyatt!

Here is the card I made for our newest grandson, Wyatt. He was born on September 19 - as you may have guessed from the card! LOL!

The card does include his last name - I just made it "disappear" for the blog picture. I cut his name and the date with my Cameo Silhouette. The patterned paper, the boat, and the strip across the lower part are all from a pad from Deja Views. The top part of the boat is mounted on foam squares.

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Flutter By Wednesday - Open

Welcome to another Flutter By Wednesday! The challenge today is Open - just use a fairy or a butterfly on your creation and also decorate the inside of your card. Please visit the Flutter By Wednesday blog for the necessary details and to view the creations by Danni's wonderful design team.

I started with a large butterfly stamp from Repeat Impressions. I paper-pieced it with paper from a Deja Views matstack. (I took the above picture of the card before I added Stickles to it. Here is a picture of it after I added the Stickles.) I stamped the image again on a white square to add my paper-piecing to. I also added a little hand-doodling. I matted with a mat cut with a Nestability and mounted on foam squares. The background patterned paper is from the same matstack. The sentiment is from a Stampendous set.

Here is the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the same Stampendous set as on the front of the card. The butterflies are a smaller version of the one on the front of the card, and also from Repeat Impressions.

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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge - where Wendy gives you a sketch, you make your card based on it, upload it, and are entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. Easy enough, right? You can find the details on the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also find the creations by the Rock Stars. Or you can follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

For my card, I used Tulip Bouquet. I stamped it on watercolor paper and used Stampin' Up! inks and an AquaPainter. The matting is all Deja Views paper. The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

We'd love to have you join us!


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Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice Challenge - Bookmark

Another Wednesday - another Repeat Impressions challenge. Today's challenge is a Designer's Choice Challenge. It's Vicki's turn, and her challenge is "ABC" - Anything But a Card - to make a bookmark. Fun! Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for the specifics on how you can enter for a chance to win a full sheet of unmounted rubber of your choice. You'll also find the projects by the other Rock Stars. Or you can follow these links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

I thought this sentiment and the chair would be perfect for a book mark.  I paper pieced the chair with some paper from Deja Views and colored the trim and legs. I stamped the sentiment on some textured, very shimmery cardstock. I scored a couple lines and added a bit of flowered paper from the same tablet of paper. I matted with the same flowery paper and then used a plain brown for the bottom layer. A fun and easy challenge - I hope you'll join us!

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SCS Ways to Use It Challenge - and a 2RedBananas update

   I made this card for another challenge on SplitCoastStampers.  This was a "Ways to Use It" challenge, which was to mix patterns.
   All of the papers on this card, and the flower, are from a Deja Views pad I got at Archivers.  I used the same sketch challenge as the card I posted yesterday.  The sentiment was embossed with a small Cuttlebug folder.  Then I sanded it down with a sanding block and rubbed ink (Versamagic Purple Hydrangea) on it.
   Here is an update on 2RedBananas.  I'm so sorry to see 2RB close, but I'm hoping it will just be temporary.  I'm looking forward to working with Jeanette again when they reopen! In the meantime, they are liquidating their inventory, and everything is 20% off if you use code 2RB20 when you check out.  The store is here.  Thanks for everything, Jeanette!!!
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