tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142031282261280872024-03-27T16:53:29.835-07:00Stampin' MimContact me at hughes3187@msn.com
Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.comBlogger1241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-1813570499765554492024-03-25T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-25T04:00:00.148-07:00You are the best!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXhWodWvR53EsiAotj9-rXFlUO8V3gJ9IQbXDogDUGxvi6TrXLFEpYLPTrIDDiNdJmEA3gLd6k2-fj0CPmo7Y-Tk3_Hsn-uhiEBjRpnB5XXSrdoZxOP8eyE8ElIpLJwOjvwnWYi1Y5CdbBRj4dWbfYUyWjMz5pIQ9W75YibZzy4qDhcGhIwAb3fWWVK7EQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="708" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXhWodWvR53EsiAotj9-rXFlUO8V3gJ9IQbXDogDUGxvi6TrXLFEpYLPTrIDDiNdJmEA3gLd6k2-fj0CPmo7Y-Tk3_Hsn-uhiEBjRpnB5XXSrdoZxOP8eyE8ElIpLJwOjvwnWYi1Y5CdbBRj4dWbfYUyWjMz5pIQ9W75YibZzy4qDhcGhIwAb3fWWVK7EQ" width="172" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>New #570 at <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a></p><p>My DT card for you this morning features <b><i>Lovely Flowers</i></b>, a stamp/layering stencil/die set from Gina K Designs. It was part of the January kit, and they are now available as separate items. I stamped and then stenciled using Gina K Designs inks: Innocent Pink, Lovely Lavender, Dusty Rose, Sea Glass, Blue Lagoon, Lucky Clover, Grass Green, Jelly Bean Green, and Fresh Asparagus.</p><p>The sentiment is from Altenew's <i><b>Leaf Canopy</b></i> set.</p><p>The intent was to make an open front card...but that didn't stand properly. I think I should not have cut the bottom leaves. So I adhered it to the front of the card base. </p><p>This card measures 4.5" x 6.25"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72uT6D_Y8REANTrAh8sf7FYPF225mj3mSn2jHZCQOSoozQAXbFn2788_VvlwnCn4N_os93WBPTf_P0srck0uwLL0N8WgfcZfXIj-TNCrQI2vbGDZFTEBqUT00uPMZep_noqHwrsGFA9KDMvo_FR89SX9p6R5ETVPu-H6OMcQ0Jq6KFnFhnCsYQq9Gp4vK/s2567/AHSC570b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2567" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72uT6D_Y8REANTrAh8sf7FYPF225mj3mSn2jHZCQOSoozQAXbFn2788_VvlwnCn4N_os93WBPTf_P0srck0uwLL0N8WgfcZfXIj-TNCrQI2vbGDZFTEBqUT00uPMZep_noqHwrsGFA9KDMvo_FR89SX9p6R5ETVPu-H6OMcQ0Jq6KFnFhnCsYQq9Gp4vK/w400-h354/AHSC570b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-39822878309435014322024-03-23T00:00:00.000-07:002024-03-23T00:00:00.134-07:00Keep It Simple<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPK5jGjW9Iiagqwry3N-2lQHAfCK0bnM3Inf86U1Ho2droAT03bk6-PgaD-zfUwNxpGtzT2SRT9ARdZhvvTa4rlViaWAfYk8DaOuJVeRdWnVqXk2QJwBwSfw0UjmEPvt3kCqmtLPCsyy_ZCN0xtHxTJofMxzJ8RSup-rBKsbmO4fT0GmRK75zPb620kWbq" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPK5jGjW9Iiagqwry3N-2lQHAfCK0bnM3Inf86U1Ho2droAT03bk6-PgaD-zfUwNxpGtzT2SRT9ARdZhvvTa4rlViaWAfYk8DaOuJVeRdWnVqXk2QJwBwSfw0UjmEPvt3kCqmtLPCsyy_ZCN0xtHxTJofMxzJ8RSup-rBKsbmO4fT0GmRK75zPb620kWbq" width="192" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This new challenge from </span><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Allsorts</span></b></a> <span style="font-size: medium;">has an optional theme</span> - <i><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">Keep It Simple </span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It will be a two week challenge for the holiday - #773/774. <span style="text-align: justify;">Prizes for weeks 773/4/5 are from </span><a href="https://highlightcrafts.com/" style="text-align: justify;">Highlight Crafts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (photo) and </span><a href="https://www.stampaddicts.com/" style="text-align: justify;">Stamp Addicts</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (2 prizes, stamps and a £15 store voucher).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">My card uses an embossing folder that I cut off to show some patterned paper. I wanted a space for a message, so created a mini card to adhere on the inside. I stamped and fussy cut the two bees and stamped a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp <i><b>You Shine</b></i> set. I really like the simple look of the front and the surprise inside.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Hope you will find some time to enjoy the sweetness of spring and creating something to share on the blog.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmZZF7U2lzeYexPXgSOE_gZXKVfIS2hFizpW8ZCndSWSL2f49G22VAsbQ1lct6QOK3DB1D-E11_lHQM4EKhzptI6r5qFzOrudzeesExHjU8CiegsBMlONKlB1MGB6DbQHV59K7_G6KWWRnG3zyEdxkbzR4H6uhhBhcULHSFSBtxv7o63fHP4Btv5cv31x/s2245/ALL773frontb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2163" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmZZF7U2lzeYexPXgSOE_gZXKVfIS2hFizpW8ZCndSWSL2f49G22VAsbQ1lct6QOK3DB1D-E11_lHQM4EKhzptI6r5qFzOrudzeesExHjU8CiegsBMlONKlB1MGB6DbQHV59K7_G6KWWRnG3zyEdxkbzR4H6uhhBhcULHSFSBtxv7o63fHP4Btv5cv31x/w385-h400/ALL773frontb.JPG" width="385" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinM9xXvfA3esr0yC9gbUOhzNcJbuQ3_uaHJAwYHrF7ltA1nHPqWLmC75rFD1Ju2JWw3g8Qctek4z78nQCowNn4qMFCGuElSe2pJ5i858q1vneADTqL-1je9RWas8hzN7fBEIGPWh3CNKJ0g9ceKGrGZbumheGFRcLHIQwFnBranDabRYWqvrLLKaQTaH8O/s2330/ALL773insideb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="2290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinM9xXvfA3esr0yC9gbUOhzNcJbuQ3_uaHJAwYHrF7ltA1nHPqWLmC75rFD1Ju2JWw3g8Qctek4z78nQCowNn4qMFCGuElSe2pJ5i858q1vneADTqL-1je9RWas8hzN7fBEIGPWh3CNKJ0g9ceKGrGZbumheGFRcLHIQwFnBranDabRYWqvrLLKaQTaH8O/w394-h400/ALL773insideb.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYhGLnSPQgOGDzzSBHVWNOHLa_Iuhmy4CNbt6FbFXxEpoyxYh-AtBsNZY3mCf9_kk2VA8XudkFEciNiN0qdOW4LdFeon7Apo3axn8DwduprXne3H_JGSM2Lt_KPNjBUtRG-2YdctpZeX4fBhhQGxmJqgwl3Pq2cDyCsAIOdCOB9WR3zMfDKaBi84MhiQa/s2045/ALL773inside.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="2045" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYhGLnSPQgOGDzzSBHVWNOHLa_Iuhmy4CNbt6FbFXxEpoyxYh-AtBsNZY3mCf9_kk2VA8XudkFEciNiN0qdOW4LdFeon7Apo3axn8DwduprXne3H_JGSM2Lt_KPNjBUtRG-2YdctpZeX4fBhhQGxmJqgwl3Pq2cDyCsAIOdCOB9WR3zMfDKaBi84MhiQa/w400-h381/ALL773inside.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-37777725808646967182024-03-19T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-19T07:39:31.164-07:00Missing You<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht9aDdRUzDc6gX8XpwBk8k4yJpQ1Sg_vmXsWnPw5VF_O19x8C4TW7StEmVU2ljJCwpDrMONeB19ncewCY2COIOH2x9CL8VTw6YjffYxB5Pl6UPJF358Bsi_5QOoZ-MOPBJvz7N0QYSRBUGwDjCQ1otS1LfpjC8ku0ZW7rzsK5KMD2fmy5cGsKS-FS_DHH1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="268" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht9aDdRUzDc6gX8XpwBk8k4yJpQ1Sg_vmXsWnPw5VF_O19x8C4TW7StEmVU2ljJCwpDrMONeB19ncewCY2COIOH2x9CL8VTw6YjffYxB5Pl6UPJF358Bsi_5QOoZ-MOPBJvz7N0QYSRBUGwDjCQ1otS1LfpjC8ku0ZW7rzsK5KMD2fmy5cGsKS-FS_DHH1" width="193" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>My DT card for this wonderful new sketch at <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/"> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">Try a Sketch On Tuesday</span></b></a>.</p><p>I have random stamped images from <i><b>Brushed Flowers</b></i>, Simon Says Stamp using SSS inks Lucky, Citrine, Rose and Ocean, and cut a portion with a circle die. I found some card scraps that were close in color for the other circles and placed them behind the front panel as apertures.</p><p>I tried several kinds of embellishments, but in the end decided to keep it very plain.</p><p>There are so many ways to interpret this sketch - I can't wait to see what talented crafters share! Take a look, be inspired, and get crafty!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KzNZ51X3NF1jUsfRSWecSWtGfS7M71udwti9DEW74OpKsKzUMNQrYhn_k0rAVgcFvFEVjd6QWoAEpbqLgcvmw2ilqt6JDGj08K8PnZBTr81512FpvyF75eRvVFnc6RtmOD10HnmQSTl40cz1UeUcI2LNza2VkK-hCONx_haMhN2QglIto4upyVJPBkFa/s2316/TSOT643a%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="2096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KzNZ51X3NF1jUsfRSWecSWtGfS7M71udwti9DEW74OpKsKzUMNQrYhn_k0rAVgcFvFEVjd6QWoAEpbqLgcvmw2ilqt6JDGj08K8PnZBTr81512FpvyF75eRvVFnc6RtmOD10HnmQSTl40cz1UeUcI2LNza2VkK-hCONx_haMhN2QglIto4upyVJPBkFa/w363-h400/TSOT643a%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V_cBBzwq2d3S98SymHnAsN-k4raTCC2Si51Xge1WipE9i2Id0aVD56CPXfvPiijGTgy0_LBDsm5WGpyeGGtiXdMjrWEcWnbUexoR28o4F3LlY0zY8346MOylnwpx1XtzV5MOKoQN_gvLDNzG0u3wV8I65f6ZH6MyEHR8wq_YOo_lRBaj7bqGrCEuNmoq/s2361/TSOT643c%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2178" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V_cBBzwq2d3S98SymHnAsN-k4raTCC2Si51Xge1WipE9i2Id0aVD56CPXfvPiijGTgy0_LBDsm5WGpyeGGtiXdMjrWEcWnbUexoR28o4F3LlY0zY8346MOylnwpx1XtzV5MOKoQN_gvLDNzG0u3wV8I65f6ZH6MyEHR8wq_YOo_lRBaj7bqGrCEuNmoq/w369-h400/TSOT643c%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="369" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-39639535276884471332024-03-16T00:00:00.000-07:002024-03-16T00:00:00.250-07:00Allsorts Feather or Fur<p> This week at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;">Allsorts</span></b></a> the challenge option for #772 is FEATHER and/or FUR or Anything Goes if you prefer. </p><p>Prizes from <a href="https://www.craftstash.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;">Craftstash </a><span style="text-align: justify;">and </span><a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj" style="text-align: justify;">AALL and Create</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd9NOBR87wJlMyrtZAzL0uAAqtQFXmhb0tb-1gOG8_CTnFyweVH5o4xug6p0Q1bldyLjEXd-fBDCL1jXCFDzXYjNcRxeb6czj3FATf3WYMhxcT-y9tsHGMaN4s7xqjjG9Nyl22zk7DKrZANYxDpC6blRtKAXowua8makpsokBJTvnLE_6CMUG8CZPjwZJO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd9NOBR87wJlMyrtZAzL0uAAqtQFXmhb0tb-1gOG8_CTnFyweVH5o4xug6p0Q1bldyLjEXd-fBDCL1jXCFDzXYjNcRxeb6czj3FATf3WYMhxcT-y9tsHGMaN4s7xqjjG9Nyl22zk7DKrZANYxDpC6blRtKAXowua8makpsokBJTvnLE_6CMUG8CZPjwZJO" width="299" /></a></div><br />I have so few animal stamps- some cute cartoonish ones, or whimsical die cuts...so I have pulled out a very old stamp set that features some Beatrix Potter bunnies. I have always loved them and enjoyed water coloring them, which is what I did for this card. So my card is 'fur.' The back panel was embossed with the Diamond Plate folder on some very pale blue card. The tiny sentiment is from Gina K Designs, and all the panels were cut with Spellbinders nesting labels.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3JRAr-TaHyTuPX9eE1LdzqLs5uMmr50fhCIXeqDd7g774b29AgpDhOmIpuThlvX4oSBaZY4GBn2je5Kl1ZZTYoAbfCb8vLa2svR41QDTCUUcwMFG4FjIKSvuoO1k37wlQ258RUNW-rTi06nc-ecAzKKxe0SXyjvSinyuANwhYnDkNiMVRVmjanIm-Qzh/s2338/ALL773a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1894" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3JRAr-TaHyTuPX9eE1LdzqLs5uMmr50fhCIXeqDd7g774b29AgpDhOmIpuThlvX4oSBaZY4GBn2je5Kl1ZZTYoAbfCb8vLa2svR41QDTCUUcwMFG4FjIKSvuoO1k37wlQ258RUNW-rTi06nc-ecAzKKxe0SXyjvSinyuANwhYnDkNiMVRVmjanIm-Qzh/w324-h400/ALL773a.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-82682906373326930532024-03-11T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-11T04:00:00.256-07:00Atlantic Hearts 568<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMKTSEYI3h0HG3kacQxdkkjImrO7bk_rOXQ5eRJmUO7QHLutgMo4lt_V0DubKKgixm3UFN8D1EhqjPR3SMitfHkfNCmF38KvxdDRS8U7tUg4Rpk7WIAwH_dFly56VtfyHuMtwtKI1U5yPvLMyZ6UpYGJv7bJwBsb6MKBR_ml6XPfNsnAT2BFyy53uNeVm3" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="708" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMKTSEYI3h0HG3kacQxdkkjImrO7bk_rOXQ5eRJmUO7QHLutgMo4lt_V0DubKKgixm3UFN8D1EhqjPR3SMitfHkfNCmF38KvxdDRS8U7tUg4Rpk7WIAwH_dFly56VtfyHuMtwtKI1U5yPvLMyZ6UpYGJv7bJwBsb6MKBR_ml6XPfNsnAT2BFyy53uNeVm3" width="172" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This week's sketch #568 for <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a>.</p><p>My design team inspiration for you uses Swirling Blooms embossing folder from Spellbinders and Wonderfully Made butterfly from Gina K Designs. The sentiment is an older one from my stash. </p><p>I heat embossed with gold and colored the butterfly with Copic markers. I used the same blue marker to create the circle mat and the small banner so they would match. I splattered the card base with Brutus Monroe Gilded Shimmer splash - tiny splashes but they do add subtle shine in real life.</p><p>Check out the rest of the design team cards on Wednesday at <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>AHSC</b></a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wP8Mt8tjVSNJTLxa7GH36IYTH0dILY7Cc5xnOT5R8aSDInYvh9EcE1AeLO2l2WC-jGLZADaCJ-ff1eJ3SJw6fzrcN_1_sRy3eUgwZdt4L9imp4gZhrdFNGhiXN3V02O34Lbyb2O0_eLZhg_HQg0PWnwaJJWXShbJMytJFQaDDhyphenhyphenp1sywYkweJfHTAKAV/s2274/AHSC568c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="2110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wP8Mt8tjVSNJTLxa7GH36IYTH0dILY7Cc5xnOT5R8aSDInYvh9EcE1AeLO2l2WC-jGLZADaCJ-ff1eJ3SJw6fzrcN_1_sRy3eUgwZdt4L9imp4gZhrdFNGhiXN3V02O34Lbyb2O0_eLZhg_HQg0PWnwaJJWXShbJMytJFQaDDhyphenhyphenp1sywYkweJfHTAKAV/w371-h400/AHSC568c.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN-W_NjG7y18-Wj85LWKF54UbVjWRk_MdZqfI3Bg4jeOB67sFKVBNa5SiSr5v8F6CERSaJd5RMqq0ZCYjDzgSAGp6ar0x3iwDBVQPqdoYaHPlJbdFezmZ-dpOvhy76BBfpgHHR6CUJxIqlXLwQYdZE1oz4d-DC1FGTWu4_hqEyemt4xQboqJ6Cwfal9bn/s2253/AHSC568e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="2129" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN-W_NjG7y18-Wj85LWKF54UbVjWRk_MdZqfI3Bg4jeOB67sFKVBNa5SiSr5v8F6CERSaJd5RMqq0ZCYjDzgSAGp6ar0x3iwDBVQPqdoYaHPlJbdFezmZ-dpOvhy76BBfpgHHR6CUJxIqlXLwQYdZE1oz4d-DC1FGTWu4_hqEyemt4xQboqJ6Cwfal9bn/w378-h400/AHSC568e.JPG" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-11832617265243828092024-03-09T00:00:00.000-08:002024-03-09T00:00:00.134-08:00Yellow<p> The new challenge #771 at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Allsorts</span></b></a> theme is to <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">USE YELLOW</span>, or Anything Goes is always an option if you prefer. The Design Team loves seeing how you create with the theme, and the host will select her Top 5 at the end of the week. There are prizes <span style="text-align: justify;">from our generous sponsors <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.craftstash.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;">Craftstash </a><span style="text-align: justify;">and </span><a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj" style="text-align: justify;">AALL and Create</a> </span>that are selected by Random Generator at the end of the month.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGCEuLxMUWQba_JPS9ooOpRrAiksQYN0sYrifB_BtZ8cWJc3dDMxFOleSKGr5E3InWMYzu9OSqyo-nN4fieuzNifswCe2njvlDnZinZU12Ez1K_gRpigPSoEwSYH5Gp9AsR6fr4B6fdnBoUtCoDyIUBb6rwZnuCwcKp3D5LqQykYBHhXu61xt7pDftacIh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGCEuLxMUWQba_JPS9ooOpRrAiksQYN0sYrifB_BtZ8cWJc3dDMxFOleSKGr5E3InWMYzu9OSqyo-nN4fieuzNifswCe2njvlDnZinZU12Ez1K_gRpigPSoEwSYH5Gp9AsR6fr4B6fdnBoUtCoDyIUBb6rwZnuCwcKp3D5LqQykYBHhXu61xt7pDftacIh" width="299" /></a></div><br />My design team card for this challenge uses a sweet daffodil stamp from Close To My Heart. It's an older stamp, but a spring favorite that I colored with Copics. The window die cuts are from Gina K Designs Master Layout 5. I backed the cut out with a white panel stenciled with some clouds. The yellow paper, Buttercup, is an older color of CTMH. Daffodil from my garden :-)<p></p><p> Some sad news this week that CTMH will be going out of business at the end of the year. When I first began stamping in the 1990's, I was exclusively purchasing CTMH product and attending home demonstration classes. For five years, I was a Consultant as well. I've since moved on to using products from lots of companies, but my basic inks, paper and many stamps are still foundations in my craft room. It was a quality company with fabulous people.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo-ZrdZOcDLh6z8Aywnz_1NxevBv3zYRjztRmJFqGxPEYe8Vu06bKDFA6CqYr1rVeSuC34FyIjjJt3k8B4uvJxlt6wQUJY6EfMRcZD6ysEG7XO5OSWSv5nJHd_XKURo1OZsSJ1ZMHMIk3tbF4RrPoWjBHfPcv1oFfgSK0LBsov7BhevollWGV4HzwFY5X/s2217/ALL771a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="2102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo-ZrdZOcDLh6z8Aywnz_1NxevBv3zYRjztRmJFqGxPEYe8Vu06bKDFA6CqYr1rVeSuC34FyIjjJt3k8B4uvJxlt6wQUJY6EfMRcZD6ysEG7XO5OSWSv5nJHd_XKURo1OZsSJ1ZMHMIk3tbF4RrPoWjBHfPcv1oFfgSK0LBsov7BhevollWGV4HzwFY5X/w379-h400/ALL771a.JPG" width="379" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKNnFqP3sFvGHj6oDloRb9RH4Jm3w9FFkQurbQlQCy2Hitmy5ukjsfMPorwtfeboAZFA91D5h2M2P9b_orEQ2Zz-XxPmR854rjmV2USFdZi_872aw97_ul49sol-nZXAifrkjHHsBpqTy5w28fLooYci4VAzzrYK5Qxtwr62glaN6mc52rgA5dNa3ZMLm/s2223/ALL771b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="2083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKNnFqP3sFvGHj6oDloRb9RH4Jm3w9FFkQurbQlQCy2Hitmy5ukjsfMPorwtfeboAZFA91D5h2M2P9b_orEQ2Zz-XxPmR854rjmV2USFdZi_872aw97_ul49sol-nZXAifrkjHHsBpqTy5w28fLooYci4VAzzrYK5Qxtwr62glaN6mc52rgA5dNa3ZMLm/w375-h400/ALL771b.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-25987628780537331132024-03-05T04:00:00.000-08:002024-03-05T10:08:51.256-08:00A Friend Like You<p> </p><p>A new sketch for you to try!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4Ef_oxd9eV788ig8NIeHbVK1yA7Pkw6CMElS1e_sDaLfadNXNSqxvz9qymUcHNEelnRZ1Zav-vpvtxtysqZPW6EPPY9nxGwVhVX6gi6T1klwrbT24VV1gv50I4pJLU5xk2VLDb5LR_NHdZtijZCfC1eyLQ9Mk0tjiXVNx3XP3QVvnrIIxaPxHGXjrSQKL" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="253" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4Ef_oxd9eV788ig8NIeHbVK1yA7Pkw6CMElS1e_sDaLfadNXNSqxvz9qymUcHNEelnRZ1Zav-vpvtxtysqZPW6EPPY9nxGwVhVX6gi6T1klwrbT24VV1gv50I4pJLU5xk2VLDb5LR_NHdZtijZCfC1eyLQ9Mk0tjiXVNx3XP3QVvnrIIxaPxHGXjrSQKL=w158-h200" width="158" /></a></div><p>Visit <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Try a Sketch On Tuesday</span></b></a> to see the rest of the design team inspiration for this Sketch #642. <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/"><b>TSOT</b></a> sketch challenges run for two weeks.</p><p>My card used the <i><b>Mod Layering Leaves</b></i> stencil from Simon Says Stamp and Altenew Green Valley inks. I chose the ink colors to go with some card scraps I had in my stash. I stenciled on the darker piece with white pigment ink and embossed and fussy cut. The sentiment is from My Creative Time <i>Friendship</i> set. The center die cut is <b><i>Daisies & Leaves</i></b> from Simon Says Stamp.</p><p>Hope to see your creations at TSOT!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe8qED2XoM24AUepgFO3IYo6H_L5XNvSmhcJptY5CA314FeYHFQkVKpaq8mND5HVPNet82iEq4Mqon7R2N1Xj0gOfeKpFaHsVmNYcDB2_MzMhywlD0qEj7LLc2a-LFpLsi5TovN3ruqoXmbALDZ7X0Zj7P8-487IvxgHdAUZbyuVr_PVFYBZSF86Zh8AX/s2268/TSOT642c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2037" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe8qED2XoM24AUepgFO3IYo6H_L5XNvSmhcJptY5CA314FeYHFQkVKpaq8mND5HVPNet82iEq4Mqon7R2N1Xj0gOfeKpFaHsVmNYcDB2_MzMhywlD0qEj7LLc2a-LFpLsi5TovN3ruqoXmbALDZ7X0Zj7P8-487IvxgHdAUZbyuVr_PVFYBZSF86Zh8AX/w359-h400/TSOT642c.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><br /><p>Also linking to the sister blog <a href="https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/Challenge-161.html"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Double Trouble #161</span></b></a> - Pinch Proof. My card is only green, no gold so I haven't all the options. Check out this fun challenge and the awesome inspiration there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-26083297434993069032024-03-02T00:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T00:00:00.147-08:00Spring! (almost)<p> The theme this week at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Allsorts </span></b></a>challenge # 770 is <span style="color: #04ff00;"><b>SPRING </b></span>or the Anything Goes option if you prefer.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilhgNalQKL5VNXn2KnxjbFQEgCQnWXbMIsCUYDecqq6jGikXS8tyyB6poqQRKQrVrXg5oQt41ZPqrynFgYwRqOJ2aij2NFET_r78NPZRP5QV2RdNtZf03cX2loejH0xDBxvQZ_FNJnaFDHHTVg_-gLNAwCgV7T6BbZUjcdtHHCp85zoCCdMHMAZFzt3WEI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="386" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilhgNalQKL5VNXn2KnxjbFQEgCQnWXbMIsCUYDecqq6jGikXS8tyyB6poqQRKQrVrXg5oQt41ZPqrynFgYwRqOJ2aij2NFET_r78NPZRP5QV2RdNtZf03cX2loejH0xDBxvQZ_FNJnaFDHHTVg_-gLNAwCgV7T6BbZUjcdtHHCp85zoCCdMHMAZFzt3WEI" width="250" /></a></div><br /> <span style="text-align: justify;">Prizes from </span><a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj" style="text-align: justify;">AALL and Create</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> and </span><a href="https://www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;">Aldridge Crafts</a><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">My card uses a new to me die - <i><b>Crocus Floral Window</b></i> - from Simon Says Stamp. I ink blended a sunrise on the panel behind and stamped a greeting from Gina K Designs. The weather in my neck of the woods has been wildly swinging between winter and spring. But patience...we know it will arrive soon. :-) Meanwhile, keep crafting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_ujLN0S07Rc1pYPI_ma3jACtU7Vr3UbPiOnpL2ZMps7Y1GrV4UImsGaXyBlvQxLGiCAIwdkhPP2LgUAfXKpKNNibo4Dj8EBnGT0Acj6vk1UKHR0_W75qUA_-M-AGFeztaBy51vE0LI8W0qNIn6z1GIGzigEjZt33DUktCwAT09KZDVLgMRocWCmQBm0F/s2286/ALL770a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_ujLN0S07Rc1pYPI_ma3jACtU7Vr3UbPiOnpL2ZMps7Y1GrV4UImsGaXyBlvQxLGiCAIwdkhPP2LgUAfXKpKNNibo4Dj8EBnGT0Acj6vk1UKHR0_W75qUA_-M-AGFeztaBy51vE0LI8W0qNIn6z1GIGzigEjZt33DUktCwAT09KZDVLgMRocWCmQBm0F/w381-h400/ALL770a.JPG" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-71722241123391623842024-02-26T03:00:00.000-08:002024-02-26T03:00:00.138-08:00Best Birthday<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqCaVQA_LbwfgHk7N-_u9oRtis0z6LpBQna4nmA2PvR7m9JZ6SRvFbQvcVTCuY5v2r5TbhMU_MMP-oK2eIgexdUo6ZDEaQ1Oq3_Rc_tpNOUf84r3jjU-zHd7AWVZ1TkHNPUi98h7qhRQ6LqzLxDydTMVPtCI7mJqgWOWNxY4it56FOuaosYxBBN_WzVEOY" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="694" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqCaVQA_LbwfgHk7N-_u9oRtis0z6LpBQna4nmA2PvR7m9JZ6SRvFbQvcVTCuY5v2r5TbhMU_MMP-oK2eIgexdUo6ZDEaQ1Oq3_Rc_tpNOUf84r3jjU-zHd7AWVZ1TkHNPUi98h7qhRQ6LqzLxDydTMVPtCI7mJqgWOWNxY4it56FOuaosYxBBN_WzVEOY" width="171" /></a></div><br /><br /></div> Good Morning!<div><br /></div><div> Sketch #566 at <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>A<span style="font-size: medium;">tlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a> provided me with an opportunity to use a Gel plate background made earlier this week with stencils, stamps and acrylic paints. I backed it with heavier card stock and cut it in strips. The leaf piece was in my folder from an earlier paint session. I stamped the Gina K Designs sentiment with Distress Oxide inks to try to replicate the paint colors.</div><div><br /></div><div>It really does make me happy when a sketch inspires me to cut into those backgrounds. They are too much fun to stay in a box.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you will be inspired and will share your creation at <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>AHSC </b></span></a>this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKSmStc8CU_ysOfLdFUoPhRkhV_xVTkWfw4p0EHEvBFGmlyZZt0VVmFW4sZzDrY4WqTHgn19is-tBnOO3GomckuCndRBimTYJQcCHz9fKJQH15IQwjXDVx4W_ZLFCtv4Q_N0RdFsJ_dPQmDlADYpRSN7iHaKGqa1sPi_Bf0tw_PMh-ZttTeOUCqI7Uotz/s2685/AHSC566a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="2685" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKSmStc8CU_ysOfLdFUoPhRkhV_xVTkWfw4p0EHEvBFGmlyZZt0VVmFW4sZzDrY4WqTHgn19is-tBnOO3GomckuCndRBimTYJQcCHz9fKJQH15IQwjXDVx4W_ZLFCtv4Q_N0RdFsJ_dPQmDlADYpRSN7iHaKGqa1sPi_Bf0tw_PMh-ZttTeOUCqI7Uotz/w400-h329/AHSC566a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSs7kccnJo6GB6yP3_h7GhaXd0dGK0kEMD4oxM4P8uybWzPpLG6mma4Rgs-od6V_4XxNrwy8FTKJEev-YzesJ3i11x_MpVjdJysiCcryQH2CWWoJytkRfFCKuP221SwtxF6pQJJbzBDfd6LXR0W4QdabdbfFxNYgfqWa8NkDlpdvaG7PoAe4iML_iIb21s/s2648/AHSC566side.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2648" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSs7kccnJo6GB6yP3_h7GhaXd0dGK0kEMD4oxM4P8uybWzPpLG6mma4Rgs-od6V_4XxNrwy8FTKJEev-YzesJ3i11x_MpVjdJysiCcryQH2CWWoJytkRfFCKuP221SwtxF6pQJJbzBDfd6LXR0W4QdabdbfFxNYgfqWa8NkDlpdvaG7PoAe4iML_iIb21s/w400-h370/AHSC566side.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-67985923207655315352024-02-24T00:00:00.000-08:002024-02-24T00:00:00.140-08:00Northern Cardinal<p> </p><p>This week at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Allsorts</span></b></a> the challenge theme is <b>THINGS THAT FLY</b> or you may use the Anything Goes option if you prefer.</p><p>There are prizes for this month's challenges from <a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #ec3b20; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify;">AALL and Create</a><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><a href="https://www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk/" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #d6181a; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Aldridge Crafts</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY9vUj2ie8OMqzMqNJECUyYRbm7gS4U43RniEiDpC-lWshZRsHX1TfShLgbjhDgYaZ800hiMHVnq04Blcxj0tXe-G1llQhwDkSwCyykceqw_I_rjfha_7LNHnDlvBXUpVHXPHMe2IGQEkjTdqlAzeZPPq22vxyVIWYWoQ_Xb_KXt9A7pjl8sMO-ObQKiyM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY9vUj2ie8OMqzMqNJECUyYRbm7gS4U43RniEiDpC-lWshZRsHX1TfShLgbjhDgYaZ800hiMHVnq04Blcxj0tXe-G1llQhwDkSwCyykceqw_I_rjfha_7LNHnDlvBXUpVHXPHMe2IGQEkjTdqlAzeZPPq22vxyVIWYWoQ_Xb_KXt9A7pjl8sMO-ObQKiyM" width="254" /></a></div><p>My stash of 'flying' stamps is very limited - I have lots of different beautiful butterflies, but only a few birds and I have used both the butterflies and hummingbird in my most recent posts. So I attempted to water color the Tim Holtz Cardinal die. As I have painted it, this is a female Northern Cardinal. (I used Google images to find some color inspiration.) The branches are heavily trimmed pieces from Altenew's Leaf Canopy set. I need a<b><i> lot</i></b> of practice with my water coloring. haha! But it was good exercise. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36UMAhgsyKr23hF5XN5Zv8QPexSkhZ-5NpajeGy7CXX0isEWqVcLvtoDf4neAJfzHuaVwJAB7-eqtb6m9yb1kSZi1bCX7o8jan14bf06EWdQB6olJQZYTA26tXV8k4oH249m1HOYKMlMsvlDSta3avx3n7huh8dfioVDTqWCL3Koq4YCUU0558E3NxQ_m/s2353/ALL769b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="2021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36UMAhgsyKr23hF5XN5Zv8QPexSkhZ-5NpajeGy7CXX0isEWqVcLvtoDf4neAJfzHuaVwJAB7-eqtb6m9yb1kSZi1bCX7o8jan14bf06EWdQB6olJQZYTA26tXV8k4oH249m1HOYKMlMsvlDSta3avx3n7huh8dfioVDTqWCL3Koq4YCUU0558E3NxQ_m/w344-h400/ALL769b.JPG" width="344" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkmMN6UO2LTiZyiwKG3pP4x8Obqwl2BWS3sXaAekMcW6H9dcz1U0Wa4yi4A4GbefkbXTemRuD34Mw63Y9IMkqc5YCul92w4jKRSOn5MyyrVhnuaADmW7wID2HdtE_UM8YWvZWd87ofOq8JVPTROZSeVcs35yxxUFclVaEP1ZBU-bql9Zh7SCOmWO6AnUC/s2347/ALL769c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkmMN6UO2LTiZyiwKG3pP4x8Obqwl2BWS3sXaAekMcW6H9dcz1U0Wa4yi4A4GbefkbXTemRuD34Mw63Y9IMkqc5YCul92w4jKRSOn5MyyrVhnuaADmW7wID2HdtE_UM8YWvZWd87ofOq8JVPTROZSeVcs35yxxUFclVaEP1ZBU-bql9Zh7SCOmWO6AnUC/w345-h400/ALL769c.JPG" width="345" /></a></div><p>Hope to see your creations on the <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>Allsorts</b></a> blog!</p><br /><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-63473582390737241622024-02-20T03:00:00.000-08:002024-02-20T03:00:00.131-08:00Slim Deco<p><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqV4Q-t1BV8PFfcrDoYVgVSm1fS0p0HXGbhs05XGbugEsv6_sgmj_K5Sr8E0FkyABuClrK0KgKsTKuaseMU_WWaMCUGMY287olFci8MA018eQgjXW0nHsS4VUOCP0hmg3LfN5va-LHcD-_4iKPqtK0su6RWHf7p04GtSgfkyERO6oV8e23GjLhfBXtHslH" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="246" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqV4Q-t1BV8PFfcrDoYVgVSm1fS0p0HXGbhs05XGbugEsv6_sgmj_K5Sr8E0FkyABuClrK0KgKsTKuaseMU_WWaMCUGMY287olFci8MA018eQgjXW0nHsS4VUOCP0hmg3LfN5va-LHcD-_4iKPqtK0su6RWHf7p04GtSgfkyERO6oV8e23GjLhfBXtHslH=w197-h320" width="197" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><b> <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2024/02/Challenge-641.html"><span style="color: #741b47;"> Try A Sketch On Tuesday</span></a> </b></span>has a new challenge!</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This challenge will run from February 20-March 5th at <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2024/02/Challenge-641.html"><b>TSOT</b></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My card used Altenew stamps and dies. The floral is Glowing Gardenia stamp, layering stencil, and die bundle. The Deco Frame die and and Essential Sentiments die were cut from purple card stock that somehow photographs much darker. This is a mini-slim line card.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The team loves seeing your creations!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2m1fCKTETShfcefvV61YBjp1Ip4pkUg5nhI0a1G0ob0U9ZZAHLXncGQvnqvzoooRG9c-KxZpbTdBAxqkfYtbk42VCvXJfkYBwiPiaaiZSOEPtcjBeCkqpLN2329Ah5wwl3z8aE59NZIp4WyuTY0NQICIw38A-um9mQtJovnrwP1FltowtHoauDS9UNs/s2801/TSOT641b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="2201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2m1fCKTETShfcefvV61YBjp1Ip4pkUg5nhI0a1G0ob0U9ZZAHLXncGQvnqvzoooRG9c-KxZpbTdBAxqkfYtbk42VCvXJfkYBwiPiaaiZSOEPtcjBeCkqpLN2329Ah5wwl3z8aE59NZIp4WyuTY0NQICIw38A-um9mQtJovnrwP1FltowtHoauDS9UNs/w314-h400/TSOT641b.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-35622025826867777022024-02-17T00:00:00.000-08:002024-02-17T13:15:22.738-08:00Use Pink!<p> It is my week to select the theme at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Allsorts</span></b></a> - so for challenge #768 I would like to see <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">PINK</span> projects. Though you may always choose the <i><b>Anything Goes</b></i> option.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxEid0pd89pdSFqjj5Il4d_kU2bhOZzfEkOH9XNUD0XReVfKWHRFqin__DR9A4YSobaAizSHcmWKfzmRXnc1MtmOhG3c01HPvcWELtm5evGXxd6pAOTCAV9BZJnbhyrUAWL1S8dtBZ_x5mLg7g66hfBnyTjl-jvelTbCEt2Rdv93NoM7C_WMWV_SomweAV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="564" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxEid0pd89pdSFqjj5Il4d_kU2bhOZzfEkOH9XNUD0XReVfKWHRFqin__DR9A4YSobaAizSHcmWKfzmRXnc1MtmOhG3c01HPvcWELtm5evGXxd6pAOTCAV9BZJnbhyrUAWL1S8dtBZ_x5mLg7g66hfBnyTjl-jvelTbCEt2Rdv93NoM7C_WMWV_SomweAV=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are marvelous prizes to be drawn at the end of the month from <a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #d6181a; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">AALL and Create</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><a href="https://www.laviniastamps.com/" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #d6181a; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Lavinia</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjopXnxl66SbcCCwLkMrOD6z34ZvrUg9FSTqX41p33VrcdjPMMQVpCBqyV-QAbqxKl2i33PTY5N65bgAnSKzZZm1Sx2Z5yJ_dij1YGPmd9rExHDI5ropVIIwY4Q9tuMUp9oaOglRXB7jijP2IpLa-vLP2pYHGx0wAUaHagU-coNVLb3Zb_qW7kw3vI7AdqZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="400" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjopXnxl66SbcCCwLkMrOD6z34ZvrUg9FSTqX41p33VrcdjPMMQVpCBqyV-QAbqxKl2i33PTY5N65bgAnSKzZZm1Sx2Z5yJ_dij1YGPmd9rExHDI5ropVIIwY4Q9tuMUp9oaOglRXB7jijP2IpLa-vLP2pYHGx0wAUaHagU-coNVLb3Zb_qW7kw3vI7AdqZ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">My inspiration for you used many different products: </blockquote>My Favorite Things <i>Best Friend </i> background stamp for aperture background Altenew <i>Budding Wallpaper</i> stamp and die Mini Delight set Gina K Designs <i>Friendly Silhouettes</i> sentiment stamp; ML 7 & ML9 for dies Provo<i> Craft Swiss Dots</i> embossing folder</blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKC6X_7n9s2HiQmKlIsfWePo-9U6rKiYkKYjVH_5JYArH_F69gHizMd-weLpp7YkV2ogpFXvksAMnaT2OV2n5jXhWjFybf7QL_ZfPXeCaBMrW22avagUTQij9muI55UI-WWL9BmL2Tfg9xbmpsX6wICPU4DN5cNmaFpKNS-hJ-JuFe625MchvlKlXElCk/s2240/ALL768a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKC6X_7n9s2HiQmKlIsfWePo-9U6rKiYkKYjVH_5JYArH_F69gHizMd-weLpp7YkV2ogpFXvksAMnaT2OV2n5jXhWjFybf7QL_ZfPXeCaBMrW22avagUTQij9muI55UI-WWL9BmL2Tfg9xbmpsX6wICPU4DN5cNmaFpKNS-hJ-JuFe625MchvlKlXElCk/w395-h400/ALL768a.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJt3oRpQpvzVTEKS4s4NoQfWXxjB309t7T8-M6KEkLFGjJKBeNjO6iQOh4wgQOhfqbNB8ww0sUMTGS9V5HusCSlS4Mxi6bOmiSKvgGmJeg7wj37fSppUGTiFbO9hbeC3OYzQpr0NGO06xLZdimamjFKBBW-YDQroYaypju-LrzZGhTI4njcDiSnKd71St9/w400-h300/ALL768close.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to seeing your creations on the <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>Allsorts</b></a> blog!</div><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-74381959718644225582024-02-12T12:21:00.000-08:002024-02-12T12:21:08.706-08:00Friends & Coffee<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6jz_WHnFBvVjziBDcSHEtyqRjgZCkdEZL6TEdRpVRDVafktUDCNn4n8IGJNV4ZT4C69qchw6oCoPR3FGi6cDYSlLOmQdx9vXcY2XQ-4Q-3r8-LaRVD5c_jYonFc5UoFAd6gjNTEgr12l6Jx2DzVqzP6QQvW-lhbqTHFasHsrlwQiTMOW7Ax4e9Deqk22-" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="228" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6jz_WHnFBvVjziBDcSHEtyqRjgZCkdEZL6TEdRpVRDVafktUDCNn4n8IGJNV4ZT4C69qchw6oCoPR3FGi6cDYSlLOmQdx9vXcY2XQ-4Q-3r8-LaRVD5c_jYonFc5UoFAd6gjNTEgr12l6Jx2DzVqzP6QQvW-lhbqTHFasHsrlwQiTMOW7Ax4e9Deqk22-" width="171" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> Happy Monday! </p><p>There is a new sketch at <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a>. I made my design team inspiration for you with my dear friend in mind. We meet most Saturday mornings for coffee and lots of conversation. We both rely on this session for laughter and real friend-therapy. This will go in the mail to her today :-)</p><p>The stamps and coordinating dies used are from Gina K Designs latest kit, and this set is titled <b><i>Coffee Critters</i></b>. I colored with Copic markers. The embossing folder used is Spellbinders,<b><i> Tiled Hearts</i></b>. Patterned paper from my stash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope to see you at the Atlantic Hearts blog this week!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tf-XvAEomKclmlQi2IrRqkbs0S4SU4SA8Uw453MatxIMiaPF-4L-bbbvTcwPtMz8Tmb6HPDvadVl4aiWKeU8Yz1MJnhr2uhVa5weq_ZAJTlQqaXKBuTTrOA4kL3gEHuhZe7cvxWfkv0MDOvNYWkSdE334c_erpqcV-D-ilFlNKop0bChgb9F7F-PRmjh/s2324/AHSC564b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="2324" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tf-XvAEomKclmlQi2IrRqkbs0S4SU4SA8Uw453MatxIMiaPF-4L-bbbvTcwPtMz8Tmb6HPDvadVl4aiWKeU8Yz1MJnhr2uhVa5weq_ZAJTlQqaXKBuTTrOA4kL3gEHuhZe7cvxWfkv0MDOvNYWkSdE334c_erpqcV-D-ilFlNKop0bChgb9F7F-PRmjh/w400-h389/AHSC564b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-38607390044827392412024-02-10T00:00:00.000-08:002024-02-10T00:00:00.137-08:00Happy Life Together<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7EgSxrlukULh1ENDlYlWC46Fmr6DLk2Z0rlKJOY8A4ppCi7f_No1eMt7yG_5LOyPf9Rs77xCcBuOTHUZOy0ItVR3uY8GvicfnKZoUbzBUVBBs13zYrx3y91w0iq_UM6yEpDxm2hC28N1pgDfqcA4B-QBNGggPt1XdjzpPtTjRW91MVk80JF6ugnBy3g5K" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="400" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7EgSxrlukULh1ENDlYlWC46Fmr6DLk2Z0rlKJOY8A4ppCi7f_No1eMt7yG_5LOyPf9Rs77xCcBuOTHUZOy0ItVR3uY8GvicfnKZoUbzBUVBBs13zYrx3y91w0iq_UM6yEpDxm2hC28N1pgDfqcA4B-QBNGggPt1XdjzpPtTjRW91MVk80JF6ugnBy3g5K" width="320" /></a></div>The theme this week at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Allsorts</b></span></a> is <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i><b>Hearts</b></i></span>. <p></p><p>There is always the Anything goes option as well.</p><p>Prizes for this month are from <a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #ec3b20; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify;">AALL and Create</a><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><a href="https://www.laviniastamps.com/" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #d6181a; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Lavinia</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My card was inspired from a card made by Gina K. She used her heart dies and scallop die from Master layout 4 and that is the base for my card as well. But I have added some flowers from Altenew and a hummingbird die from Hero Arts. I used metallic watercolors on the bird. The floral and sentiment were heat embossed with Gina K Rose Gold powder.</p><p>The card was created for a dear friend to celebrate her marriage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs_QLySKdsp63CRNl_o9SjrEHe4ZPwxRh07BJEQ1PuDg7bDCNWWOUz4WqZQWwKur3RFEfMWHO3d-SgHwlbbHzkiHxFgMdXhkA4H0bNH9TYIkSdwzDJfD3VDhwcrmBbsYF5GAi_nn9LPu0DCdvQNwnIkUutaMxIow9OdabjRcSapKTgEpgbdCVQA27Pw-M/s2274/ALL767a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="2217" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs_QLySKdsp63CRNl_o9SjrEHe4ZPwxRh07BJEQ1PuDg7bDCNWWOUz4WqZQWwKur3RFEfMWHO3d-SgHwlbbHzkiHxFgMdXhkA4H0bNH9TYIkSdwzDJfD3VDhwcrmBbsYF5GAi_nn9LPu0DCdvQNwnIkUutaMxIow9OdabjRcSapKTgEpgbdCVQA27Pw-M/w390-h400/ALL767a.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSFzV0XPbQmnpFI3_4-q1m4_GBT9KAwsDRdWrOH_MNo3ss8Myv4a9Fc_9FA4V5pcGlXzje1GY_OMB8PfZ00009CQAmmDA-GWqJJV2XqfiSApXDc5e1vYawbvZSK0osiR1QISM_rCy6GtrzbZNN0LdHUzcSp_c7c9SScPX_NoNURxLYayDb0LfHhYjuiey/s2251/ALL767b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2251" data-original-width="2121" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSFzV0XPbQmnpFI3_4-q1m4_GBT9KAwsDRdWrOH_MNo3ss8Myv4a9Fc_9FA4V5pcGlXzje1GY_OMB8PfZ00009CQAmmDA-GWqJJV2XqfiSApXDc5e1vYawbvZSK0osiR1QISM_rCy6GtrzbZNN0LdHUzcSp_c7c9SScPX_NoNURxLYayDb0LfHhYjuiey/w378-h400/ALL767b.JPG" width="378" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope you will check out the rest of the Design team creations and join us at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>Allsorts </b></a>#767<br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-16687660985605965652024-02-06T03:00:00.000-08:002024-02-06T03:00:00.135-08:00Pretty in Pink<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd4QMjvFCOIGsTqR8d3DaTWxOmjg5jFsGCLAx1Jo5M2DyovIIz9_8w_3SXUGPloB-wtiCqQOFuS8C_dE2Zp9z29Kmm6l46eNmEj6pk3mJVTjGtRcOSznuSINM7UmGnTqwpuH8X2nNJTQ0os57EcYgqGBXfhBrRY38x3Xq9ULi8U7nUJw_7v0wxcv0I33GC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd4QMjvFCOIGsTqR8d3DaTWxOmjg5jFsGCLAx1Jo5M2DyovIIz9_8w_3SXUGPloB-wtiCqQOFuS8C_dE2Zp9z29Kmm6l46eNmEj6pk3mJVTjGtRcOSznuSINM7UmGnTqwpuH8X2nNJTQ0os57EcYgqGBXfhBrRY38x3Xq9ULi8U7nUJw_7v0wxcv0I33GC" width="257" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">February is the month of hearts and loving messages. I enjoy sending cards and notes to my friends near and far. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The new challenge at </span><a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2024/02/Challenge-640.html"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Try A Sketch A Sketch on Tuesday</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> does have a heart, though you are welcome to substitute any shape for that element. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a new cover plate die from Gina K Designs but cut two and joined them and backed with a pink card front. It's more of an oval than circle, but still fine for the sketch I think. I had some pink and gold scraps from an alcohol ink fun day and cut them into hearts. I selected a deeper pink strip, white heart embossed the sentiment, and backed it with some matte gold card. The pretty pattern seemed enough without extra embellishment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Note that this sketch does <u>not </u>have a sentiment, </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>no sentiment is required but feel free to add one if you choose. Please check out the rest of the Design Team inspiration at <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2024/02/Challenge-640.html"><b>TSOT</b></a> and we would love to see what you create with this sketch!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub7Yjpl_k-kRbZyGu-_QjelVm3JXXiSVEJX9WW6MuLnCM5IdmbfiljeaNr0P7b-h3Br8rADCPkgvZiSPxdVLEWubPN62RhzN8rVpS3JX8lW5yCO6tpAyGnuigJA42LtK9gqHTzosZYY6hEEfmx38xlXtQFRSYcRrVYZet8BSGdKhVa26JOHMTglkcN6dI/s2471/TSOT640a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="2471" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub7Yjpl_k-kRbZyGu-_QjelVm3JXXiSVEJX9WW6MuLnCM5IdmbfiljeaNr0P7b-h3Br8rADCPkgvZiSPxdVLEWubPN62RhzN8rVpS3JX8lW5yCO6tpAyGnuigJA42LtK9gqHTzosZYY6hEEfmx38xlXtQFRSYcRrVYZet8BSGdKhVa26JOHMTglkcN6dI/w400-h358/TSOT640a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDDbgL1RdGDQwIFyKvHtN_vgLG1vHfenA5YJHBgItGoFEbufTREVJwtNw8-wZ2Z29kcGCpXVXWvtQVZCs7DwpyNzeBRLlurv_DO5jeYFue5qqCmgzdtdNoc-6G6t2oDRGn8BOmPA3SnrIsGT2EhOID4XIpQwJC1AnC7lmywmg_0EdfX4HQ2sNwaRA8v3G/s2527/TSOT640b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2527" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDDbgL1RdGDQwIFyKvHtN_vgLG1vHfenA5YJHBgItGoFEbufTREVJwtNw8-wZ2Z29kcGCpXVXWvtQVZCs7DwpyNzeBRLlurv_DO5jeYFue5qqCmgzdtdNoc-6G6t2oDRGn8BOmPA3SnrIsGT2EhOID4XIpQwJC1AnC7lmywmg_0EdfX4HQ2sNwaRA8v3G/w400-h345/TSOT640b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-64478977960489573102024-02-03T00:00:00.000-08:002024-02-03T00:00:00.131-08:00Allsorts BINGO Challenge<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> A very fun new challenge at </span><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Allsorts</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> for week 766! Play some craft <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>BINGO</b></span></a>. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="2295" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H0POaEUQf9pgDOpLhgBoBYULCRoaQXeUvqMTa-BwU3kuJY_rYzMLGHN3d_9oeBQHjeh93T2UWzNBn26GfQx0L0TJPTSuZHtcID4pcXqYEhyKB4POGbGv_KRlCUotI2QBA0ZDmGc7E4IlTvMyB2LfctlboopjbMaX-KH7U6_LCPb_BdoC58Oe4GTu4RQ/w267-h306/Bingo%203.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; font-weight: 400;" width="267" /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Prizes from <a href="https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/collections/stampendous">Stampendous</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDCOn1LgeM-QKvL8YbnGhB9nKlckhUkjQ7rBn2ymabvkO6KGMZ28hymYDr7plcT1WDOjFMhZEI55lGzVzQXFGopp3RnhBr9KwPVshWbf8kmSNfXzUdZ7rwfdxv4x2t_-3bfADIzn6w7LgBYj2bUd4BH1cQzXMb-7ERa19TaQ18hOVpvQi7hnkNIbkRzLeX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="399" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDCOn1LgeM-QKvL8YbnGhB9nKlckhUkjQ7rBn2ymabvkO6KGMZ28hymYDr7plcT1WDOjFMhZEI55lGzVzQXFGopp3RnhBr9KwPVshWbf8kmSNfXzUdZ7rwfdxv4x2t_-3bfADIzn6w7LgBYj2bUd4BH1cQzXMb-7ERa19TaQ18hOVpvQi7hnkNIbkRzLeX" width="245" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">There are some delightful creations from the rest of the Design team at Allsorts. Check them out, be inspired and share what you create.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My card used several Distress Oxide inks on a new embossing folder from Spellbinders, <i>Branching Out. </i>The panel uses the de-bossed side. The butterflies are from Gina K Designs <i>Wonderfully Made</i> stamp and coordinating dies. They were stamped in black on a scrap of shaving cream background I made a while back. I would like to credit Alyson Mayo for the sketch design which she featured on a live You Tube last week she called Split Background.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Using the Center Vertical row of BINGO: Embossing, Green, Ribbon</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SwWz3m3EbACo6dLG8Da8DWRHKOfjQ2S_YirrbZ9vWeWvlaWNXHZuY4qJaj6ku-wlCEX_o2ASzbPA9OX2y9W15klu9pbaGZ8FeSpHM4L0gYuvn9jnibCKGnHUQW2tIzFgnxHmAVwT7kel8Wgakt9k5xToyfKp2vonAcd13YeeFyE1Rsu5-UHRzO7PfdBC/s2351/ALL766a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="2351" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SwWz3m3EbACo6dLG8Da8DWRHKOfjQ2S_YirrbZ9vWeWvlaWNXHZuY4qJaj6ku-wlCEX_o2ASzbPA9OX2y9W15klu9pbaGZ8FeSpHM4L0gYuvn9jnibCKGnHUQW2tIzFgnxHmAVwT7kel8Wgakt9k5xToyfKp2vonAcd13YeeFyE1Rsu5-UHRzO7PfdBC/w400-h385/ALL766a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-a6QIz2SjCV4YDHWK1-2sT2Y6oJO4QPmRi5C1tMlUH1vMkB5gVg3L2tMtcIsFgic-CQb8xQmuVlgf8G0pk0v86rUm39Q9T7QwVgESBNoH5KrPpxLvkUmzyqjeT38SwRKcWBeLSSX7up2DJvB_OMFH_qQxUcZxHcpEF_kjRhHwE-RiKXuDGTVXQc9pP2z/s2352/ALL766side.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="2214" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-a6QIz2SjCV4YDHWK1-2sT2Y6oJO4QPmRi5C1tMlUH1vMkB5gVg3L2tMtcIsFgic-CQb8xQmuVlgf8G0pk0v86rUm39Q9T7QwVgESBNoH5KrPpxLvkUmzyqjeT38SwRKcWBeLSSX7up2DJvB_OMFH_qQxUcZxHcpEF_kjRhHwE-RiKXuDGTVXQc9pP2z/w376-h400/ALL766side.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-28496906950886984582024-01-29T03:00:00.000-08:002024-01-29T03:00:00.352-08:00Heart Parade<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDJp22vWRvlolgqNjmMY5SHnWDzpAWO4H33RsYY9Ry3RjsYgSjLF6KGSNAwL-eziVEzEbuYZZeP4ho5tfREwdqWFKmjvEQj8clViw-Saw8M8S4ev7pr6YKk5ntqw3ivI1rX8TL6S2MGlX2ocuzqJfd-fx7cHlpnFeYvGcG_mNW8M4OMwmXBE-BXMbdlulS" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDJp22vWRvlolgqNjmMY5SHnWDzpAWO4H33RsYY9Ry3RjsYgSjLF6KGSNAwL-eziVEzEbuYZZeP4ho5tfREwdqWFKmjvEQj8clViw-Saw8M8S4ev7pr6YKk5ntqw3ivI1rX8TL6S2MGlX2ocuzqJfd-fx7cHlpnFeYvGcG_mNW8M4OMwmXBE-BXMbdlulS" width="172" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Good Morning and welcome to the new sketch for the week at</span><p></p><p> <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My inspiration for you this week has rotated sketch #562 and used a banner die from Simon Says Stamp repeated along the side for the stripe elements. The sentiment is a CZ Design die cut. I used some red string from my stash and a few tiny heart embellishments. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope you will feel inspired to create with this sketch and link up at <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>AHSC</b></a> so we can see what you make.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVojwvoHB_paHTFcedxFQdjYgQn_jlsRLU6_SAQT5aLmN74CckxU5Ao1_i1HN08bQgfbPPJwkT1uTy7sU2g8JeJcunJ6psjXwZfwJwjP-WKcnsEt2Vmt0u5fQl3gMPuBwif4wQKh6HvsNIxZDhgJk45_T0_ZuOTo3tdelDWx2n1yUgw7wLwEa5YiSHt234/s2163/AHSC562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="1858" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVojwvoHB_paHTFcedxFQdjYgQn_jlsRLU6_SAQT5aLmN74CckxU5Ao1_i1HN08bQgfbPPJwkT1uTy7sU2g8JeJcunJ6psjXwZfwJwjP-WKcnsEt2Vmt0u5fQl3gMPuBwif4wQKh6HvsNIxZDhgJk45_T0_ZuOTo3tdelDWx2n1yUgw7wLwEa5YiSHt234/w344-h400/AHSC562.JPG" width="344" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">also linking to <a href="https://tictactoechallenge.com/"><b>Tic Tac Toe Challenge</b></a>- left column heart/red/die cut</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl64_sJTN0Bx5GqMKin7VEe6UG233u7w6Nvm7yqL0sW7CXEVI4Zq3pG9zNmGFozXPEQOFSrIhQHy0eWepe0D0cqxXeNxElsO23920ifG2rTQZY156XxUSvjak-h9JcgIqBqhR2x2NjBHdw5at8ZM5JNFEGdy7p54fC01etww1eOr4dgCTAZvdbHPO_HaNM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="450" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl64_sJTN0Bx5GqMKin7VEe6UG233u7w6Nvm7yqL0sW7CXEVI4Zq3pG9zNmGFozXPEQOFSrIhQHy0eWepe0D0cqxXeNxElsO23920ifG2rTQZY156XxUSvjak-h9JcgIqBqhR2x2NjBHdw5at8ZM5JNFEGdy7p54fC01etww1eOr4dgCTAZvdbHPO_HaNM" width="186" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-34283302608437076502024-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-27T00:00:00.240-08:00Anything But Square<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to the new challenge at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>Allsorts</b></a> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">which has an option this week of </span></p><p> <i><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Anything But Square</span></b></span></i></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRLmsHOf8oJoUAs30mI9ceFHe1wqjk4vUfXtIP1ELAIS-3baD2e50Yy9cAJT1kN7paXA2M9QIokCHJlK8KU_LvJCZu7v3eKZV07UFvT9QOvbBmd2ZW_gtAOHRIt4xyyFKJkyVJXL8HmXg9YPEIgPhWwh-YVNafeejMoxLGMpJhj3wya0mk-Vr7S5IFwy01" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="399" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRLmsHOf8oJoUAs30mI9ceFHe1wqjk4vUfXtIP1ELAIS-3baD2e50Yy9cAJT1kN7paXA2M9QIokCHJlK8KU_LvJCZu7v3eKZV07UFvT9QOvbBmd2ZW_gtAOHRIt4xyyFKJkyVJXL8HmXg9YPEIgPhWwh-YVNafeejMoxLGMpJhj3wya0mk-Vr7S5IFwy01" width="245" /></a></b></div><b><i style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;"> </i><span style="font-size: medium;"> Prizes from</span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> </span></b><a href="https://www.spellbinders.co.uk/collections/shop-by-stampendous?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5yYmwBGBpz3nAsiwX6n321NXk2K0tllxE7M6en8OWQ19JIjvf9XdIn4aAqmjEALw_wcB" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #ec3b20; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stampendous</span></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>to be drawn at the end of the month</b></span><p></p><p><b><span><span style="font-size: medium;">For my Design Team card I have made a teepee fold card decorated with a new to me ice cream cone die from Simon Says Stamp, and sentiment from Gina K Designs. This card folds flat to mail in a 5x7 envelope.</span></span></b></p><p><b><span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gOZhS6IIYC4oT17CfzyrDYOHqCsktgYWptla3BX3W67m87uUjCwYdFS784G8G54K1aNe-Qb3rL-lrrFNFd9LsSdlNUf25mNT7JYPrbkO60FdZ9N48d7hRsGKzAzH1z28aUH-SKkbyD5rqK6TIpK9y-ubM5DwTToSHQfrAmSvXYSxIahT6Z10RK8c_eKw/s2223/ALL765b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="1905" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gOZhS6IIYC4oT17CfzyrDYOHqCsktgYWptla3BX3W67m87uUjCwYdFS784G8G54K1aNe-Qb3rL-lrrFNFd9LsSdlNUf25mNT7JYPrbkO60FdZ9N48d7hRsGKzAzH1z28aUH-SKkbyD5rqK6TIpK9y-ubM5DwTToSHQfrAmSvXYSxIahT6Z10RK8c_eKw/w343-h400/ALL765b.JPG" width="343" /></a></span></b></div><b><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pEaZBEoM5tI-wx-DTVIdwSfKzkVcLg6urWAp9k5x3aQ2CwVz11FELif-CFXtJv8MV_WcwCBh7PJk3NOnJinfY7fU3Od_TCAZc0abshFyR-AZwLxMnjDXrhYfhrw00iRcKPjnRh2A4Sahno-cWEFZCwoF68ZYOevv4Bt0XKw1YdNqPTuIud0-_wayuzKb/s2268/ALL765side.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="1750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pEaZBEoM5tI-wx-DTVIdwSfKzkVcLg6urWAp9k5x3aQ2CwVz11FELif-CFXtJv8MV_WcwCBh7PJk3NOnJinfY7fU3Od_TCAZc0abshFyR-AZwLxMnjDXrhYfhrw00iRcKPjnRh2A4Sahno-cWEFZCwoF68ZYOevv4Bt0XKw1YdNqPTuIud0-_wayuzKb/w309-h400/ALL765side.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><p><b><span><br /></span></b></p> This is how it folds to go in the envelope.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPxP1oX2JRDwDFJP1GO-_ctYOCEmIvhfpUezJUDB0PlFwKB4MPXlmOv-SEM2VMkdA6zK4LIzrYjly6kesv1_4qcyangPf1yTJkecRBrPEnYKD74bLqB2OFapSV7ZZMNEO4bRbRqD87ZfVT1If5Z2lhSqziT5b0hEdRnPIhA9oS3nvF1db5k0GISwWT2qo/s2186/ALL765flat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="1863" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPxP1oX2JRDwDFJP1GO-_ctYOCEmIvhfpUezJUDB0PlFwKB4MPXlmOv-SEM2VMkdA6zK4LIzrYjly6kesv1_4qcyangPf1yTJkecRBrPEnYKD74bLqB2OFapSV7ZZMNEO4bRbRqD87ZfVT1If5Z2lhSqziT5b0hEdRnPIhA9oS3nvF1db5k0GISwWT2qo/s320/ALL765flat.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></span></b><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-49326076702455585212024-01-20T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-20T00:00:00.138-08:00January Blues<p> This week at <a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Allsorts</span></b></a> the optional challenge is <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b><i>January Blues.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO4p4-qhVbmPsuwWUYkWhpHVijOFJtVQ6HrxYnRH-eMV0I9919uCBHm7Qh7kwSTVCbhEbKOGLVnVm-1_dNUViBr2EEDPu8-TSi88psB7YL385nMvmommLJir8fGgTvDM_T0GZqZ_oGxndlqr7Rrbe3lUxkdixbX2xzXuyukk3DCOa92pONYI0KI5uG18tV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="386" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO4p4-qhVbmPsuwWUYkWhpHVijOFJtVQ6HrxYnRH-eMV0I9919uCBHm7Qh7kwSTVCbhEbKOGLVnVm-1_dNUViBr2EEDPu8-TSi88psB7YL385nMvmommLJir8fGgTvDM_T0GZqZ_oGxndlqr7Rrbe3lUxkdixbX2xzXuyukk3DCOa92pONYI0KI5uG18tV" width="232" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"> </i>With prizes from two sponsors - </span><a href="https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/" style="color: #d6181a; text-decoration-line: none;">Polkadoodles</a> and <a href="https://www.oakwooddirect.co.uk/" style="color: #d6181a; text-decoration-line: none;">Oakwood</a> to be drawn at the end of the month.<p></p><p>My Design Team card uses an image from another of Allsort's sponsors - <a href="https://ruthhamiltondesign.com/">Ruth Hamilton Designs</a>. Sempervivum digital image. I colored the image with Prisma pencils, used Gamsol to blend, and then fussy cut. The oval was cut and embossed with Altenew dies and embossing folder. The die cut sentiment is from Gina K Designs. They back ground was an ink bubble experiment that was just kind of blah, but once I lightly stenciled it with the Altenew's <i><b>Stone Wall</b></i> stencil I was thrilled at how it came out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0fBxVHQLsHIF7imXMxcrvnPHUubV9wTy5EIYvaaG2rXpPoE_SZxn7lGIUN66k9_TWCpEXwROFaLVYRRYDjv-u_mzrg-mwWWNtdplR8SPmzrNcVNJ3qDqWxoe6Pl0qgV0RdS-sDcCwD8kJyOO7b6l0lchdfLXRhZx1TzH0DlEkcnXWxh1TXVAK8A6c7qS/s2248/ALL764a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="1851" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0fBxVHQLsHIF7imXMxcrvnPHUubV9wTy5EIYvaaG2rXpPoE_SZxn7lGIUN66k9_TWCpEXwROFaLVYRRYDjv-u_mzrg-mwWWNtdplR8SPmzrNcVNJ3qDqWxoe6Pl0qgV0RdS-sDcCwD8kJyOO7b6l0lchdfLXRhZx1TzH0DlEkcnXWxh1TXVAK8A6c7qS/w329-h400/ALL764a.JPG" width="329" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I used some online Google images for color inspiration:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP5V4Kw7uUMqD5A8QHNyQOekC7ddiCtR9jOSw6vnBny7Zp8fJVBy50Ncc1iopkARmoTbStIGjPS-W0uqW0dQSoI8eEMmtN1kQmcBPfaJ8VyWQ1279uuisWCzju-MoC7z2mG8pVXBqYHlkVnxXZ2UftNwUyt_jcKH6oi_NQjYSnfuUW4-l7lbvRbWyWtwaI" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="456" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP5V4Kw7uUMqD5A8QHNyQOekC7ddiCtR9jOSw6vnBny7Zp8fJVBy50Ncc1iopkARmoTbStIGjPS-W0uqW0dQSoI8eEMmtN1kQmcBPfaJ8VyWQ1279uuisWCzju-MoC7z2mG8pVXBqYHlkVnxXZ2UftNwUyt_jcKH6oi_NQjYSnfuUW4-l7lbvRbWyWtwaI=w197-h189" width="197" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixc3IRwmxtPNn_5hzQwB3DpodJiaeIit3WkiMXcb1mMX40Ben-_E8FGw-DLlu1_XIRc55arKQiSt5okQv0S4ByrgQJGNLDYZ3nn31zGtn5z2Zldfr_jeKDpUEVEy7JO0LVgSpWuJ85vnkBo06mrdiYkKH1F-cZuyvMm2XJlSrzy5qQs312Du8_1MWmkwLG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="503" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixc3IRwmxtPNn_5hzQwB3DpodJiaeIit3WkiMXcb1mMX40Ben-_E8FGw-DLlu1_XIRc55arKQiSt5okQv0S4ByrgQJGNLDYZ3nn31zGtn5z2Zldfr_jeKDpUEVEy7JO0LVgSpWuJ85vnkBo06mrdiYkKH1F-cZuyvMm2XJlSrzy5qQs312Du8_1MWmkwLG=w214-h214" width="214" /></a><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; text-align: center;" /></div>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-10010365959672832452024-01-16T04:00:00.000-08:002024-01-16T04:00:00.134-08:00Try A Sketch<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy9-BlhpO1FCJRCcvYX_SVo70276t0K6wxAQQV9d0GTDS3l0q8cmqJe7nm_sUvQGo8dE4fd1LtGhghlrd68zgxxbmlCMJ0ARf8Cm2Tcq7jl82arcsgX9rfqQPJMtCJRwy1-TZ-IZOoOjfOO0nk3pbzZAP_A5mw6RnMaAM0XAHs-USZUez1pxpS12AvRb7H" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="252" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy9-BlhpO1FCJRCcvYX_SVo70276t0K6wxAQQV9d0GTDS3l0q8cmqJe7nm_sUvQGo8dE4fd1LtGhghlrd68zgxxbmlCMJ0ARf8Cm2Tcq7jl82arcsgX9rfqQPJMtCJRwy1-TZ-IZOoOjfOO0nk3pbzZAP_A5mw6RnMaAM0XAHs-USZUez1pxpS12AvRb7H" width="189" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to a new sketch at</span> <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Try A Sketch on Tuesday</span></b></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is my take on TSOT #639 - the challenge will run for two weeks.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I used some black and white paper from my stash and MFT yellow card left from a kit a few years back. The flower is from Altenew's <i>Super Striped Floral Die</i> set, sentiment from Gina K Designs, bow from ribbon stash, and enamel dots from Spellbinders <i>Fashion Jet</i>. I just always like black and white with a pop of color.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMk0R506dqDP1mCzYkTHon-1EpD9DEyWH2P2-_8Khgj-NdV9RdjPSejxoIhu7X6VP-w0zvy8cmAHbtLMhccRrdW5toi8DuTHYgajP7jd5pxcfSbXh_fS1kD2En7tob7s4qkD3U1Rk2bi3rMFDBAX-YIE3YZ97Gu6RH2xOcRzj8PGXQIXd9P3y9JoDaZqC/s2151/TSOT639a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="1743" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMk0R506dqDP1mCzYkTHon-1EpD9DEyWH2P2-_8Khgj-NdV9RdjPSejxoIhu7X6VP-w0zvy8cmAHbtLMhccRrdW5toi8DuTHYgajP7jd5pxcfSbXh_fS1kD2En7tob7s4qkD3U1Rk2bi3rMFDBAX-YIE3YZ97Gu6RH2xOcRzj8PGXQIXd9P3y9JoDaZqC/w324-h400/TSOT639a.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you will check out the fantastic inspiration from the Design Team at <a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2024/01/Challenge-639.html"><b>TSOT</b></a></span><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-43866525814024853392024-01-15T04:00:00.000-08:002024-01-15T04:00:00.342-08:00Feel Better<p> </p><p>Good Morning</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi86X4flKUVdEbZyGE10VqkPxp9pTCHpSCuIE5r7NglyGzHT8_N-PJ7O2AqpVFRPzqDtbKzakhHe3DmUUxu3GgPyANPf24VK9NFkowuqUCJpa3TZhl6CaB7y-PtlIXcu_42wR-1ah8yny9TQPNCyzjhBj4ajX4vkUC8oHDIPSaz8TkDeF84ZRSCCwMfVIsI" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="698" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi86X4flKUVdEbZyGE10VqkPxp9pTCHpSCuIE5r7NglyGzHT8_N-PJ7O2AqpVFRPzqDtbKzakhHe3DmUUxu3GgPyANPf24VK9NFkowuqUCJpa3TZhl6CaB7y-PtlIXcu_42wR-1ah8yny9TQPNCyzjhBj4ajX4vkUC8oHDIPSaz8TkDeF84ZRSCCwMfVIsI" width="172" /></a></div>and welcome to another sketch challenge at<p></p><p><a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a></p><p>As you can see I rotated the sketch. I used lots of fun scraps from my stash for this card, and a well-loved and older Lawn Fawn stamp and die set called <i>Treat Yourself</i>. I did lots of stitched die cuts with MFT squares, a SSS rectangle, and an Altenew cover plate. This will go out to a dear friend who is feeling poorly. Chocolate + raspberry?</p><p>Hope you are staying warm and safe wherever you might be. It's been below 20 F here for quite a few days. Perfect crafting time, I say!</p><p>The Design Team would love to see you at the <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/">AHSC</a> blog this week!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDVuYxs0cWWe2O7cwhdvG-Z1sH8SRQ-6jmx2nnPVXLS3B8oK6XxIH59GigERBzH5cUsJEyypiWK42AfjPLS0pl46xvMI_SIEUlnBX2u70nxch3w5kxbIY8rS3-THMfuNJmYUym0ULnmVEpVHNMJfrKp_JdxuymTKXl2n_IqH2Nwj-BbdukHsWRwFtaOcT/s2414/AHSC560a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="2414" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDVuYxs0cWWe2O7cwhdvG-Z1sH8SRQ-6jmx2nnPVXLS3B8oK6XxIH59GigERBzH5cUsJEyypiWK42AfjPLS0pl46xvMI_SIEUlnBX2u70nxch3w5kxbIY8rS3-THMfuNJmYUym0ULnmVEpVHNMJfrKp_JdxuymTKXl2n_IqH2Nwj-BbdukHsWRwFtaOcT/w400-h326/AHSC560a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV6G-v_oWt5sMwpnVY2vgZH6b9m4TDwPyQSTNNDO4Q4HdDleTWuM3_BmR51RIZOqzqSl-1GdQwjQYXzT_CFuccBc1GsQO4iQ6y9DS3fCCv9WuKbMb2XZqGx5qAdYsvN-meowM3Ah423xiPNr8JPxeayb5mNBUIMvSBgoI0bdkmApnFHecfQM4IHyyM76L/s2448/AHSC560close.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2406" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV6G-v_oWt5sMwpnVY2vgZH6b9m4TDwPyQSTNNDO4Q4HdDleTWuM3_BmR51RIZOqzqSl-1GdQwjQYXzT_CFuccBc1GsQO4iQ6y9DS3fCCv9WuKbMb2XZqGx5qAdYsvN-meowM3Ah423xiPNr8JPxeayb5mNBUIMvSBgoI0bdkmApnFHecfQM4IHyyM76L/s320/AHSC560close.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-45922330955276749372024-01-13T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-13T00:00:00.148-08:00Make a Background<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">The fun new challenge this week at </span><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Allsorts</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> is to</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> *** Create Your Own Background *** </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> or use the Anything Goes option</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">With marvelous prizes from </span><a href="https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/" style="text-align: center;">Polkadoodles</a><span style="text-align: center;"> and </span><a href="https://www.oakwooddirect.co.uk/" style="text-align: center;">Oakwood</a> to be selected at the end of the month.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw9i0ZLsdwcytnazv_L41RjF4UljS9OcC7god74wWSnpHNBIeIEiRFVWcoD_SfCCDd07tjJQxoa9RUFocIXhRUoD2KpXch7I_KKJND-dbs1_A-3PfLWU7QwG3Lucl--f5qJrLKveWRrXEykCb48LZ6VJ-e0WMQb7Qklnms3nj135hUwMnMDdmbKtY2zz1X" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="386" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw9i0ZLsdwcytnazv_L41RjF4UljS9OcC7god74wWSnpHNBIeIEiRFVWcoD_SfCCDd07tjJQxoa9RUFocIXhRUoD2KpXch7I_KKJND-dbs1_A-3PfLWU7QwG3Lucl--f5qJrLKveWRrXEykCb48LZ6VJ-e0WMQb7Qklnms3nj135hUwMnMDdmbKtY2zz1X" width="232" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">For my card, I did some clear embossing of several background stamps on the water color paper before adding color. The great image from AALL& Create had wanted didn't show up as well as I thought it would, so I stamped it again in black and added some white splatter. The panel was cut with an Altenew die and I added a black die cut from Altenew's <i>Hanging Gardens</i> set.<br />I hope you will check out the rest of the Design Team inspiration and join us at Allsorts this week.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKDurG67-38iKgMND294UUbeVDop1k-q6ikA8WzDs3WacYNI_UD_ZVhYmK7vxzvE3o1XzgR2PrWdpaGpov1PyK4PuhFjTj1G2mspx_6k16Ag-7PwbQZtjtil_aSzF8re55Ux9iVyoJV_0IrF6ySebUd7bHQ5pIv2AFqPmJY91f5DaRnU2O2ABwOyqGxCx/s2225/ALL763b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKDurG67-38iKgMND294UUbeVDop1k-q6ikA8WzDs3WacYNI_UD_ZVhYmK7vxzvE3o1XzgR2PrWdpaGpov1PyK4PuhFjTj1G2mspx_6k16Ag-7PwbQZtjtil_aSzF8re55Ux9iVyoJV_0IrF6ySebUd7bHQ5pIv2AFqPmJY91f5DaRnU2O2ABwOyqGxCx/w373-h400/ALL763b.JPG" width="373" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-54363620953612803972024-01-06T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-06T00:00:00.143-08:00Keep Moving<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGX_1SLnGD7JwyufkdiuaSANcqV6-w_98dj8_SmaZvbQiYuIzWq-n_R_X4YQJPUAHJeWdqBM-T-2t1Bc10vyzqWMQIH0JDopSNGruCL1HGY3xkhKDXnyGVbWT7oVQwwvfhv_mvkPuCGFUrQxLmSG8I_YzUSqGxvQ9qPhoFwD7wj59M1q_nrWX2uPl_NoE_" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGX_1SLnGD7JwyufkdiuaSANcqV6-w_98dj8_SmaZvbQiYuIzWq-n_R_X4YQJPUAHJeWdqBM-T-2t1Bc10vyzqWMQIH0JDopSNGruCL1HGY3xkhKDXnyGVbWT7oVQwwvfhv_mvkPuCGFUrQxLmSG8I_YzUSqGxvQ9qPhoFwD7wj59M1q_nrWX2uPl_NoE_" width="240" /></a></div><span><p style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">The new challenge at </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b>Allsorts</b></a> </span><span>is a Mood Board suggested by Lynn. Lots of inspiration here!</span></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">For my card</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> I </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">focused on the bicycle and stamped and fussy cut one from a old Hero Arts stamp. I made a little scene with a few stencils and stamped trees from Gina K Designs. It became an easel card with a quote from Einstein inside. It folds flat to an A2 size card.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g9LEXCVs2paRnYRpCIewZ-7MQqBvWAy5eeS6XFfvGqdSWP59TSs0DvHetjnN0ynY1hB13nLHWbnNIfPLbu6u0mn17sKEFe7nAY8MncFhQgxXSMjPkaAM5m-NdMVRh2Ddd9fgPveq42ZQZ4nZR3GzW7W_EP7BP3O9s_bfTrExDrh6xVLEt-UlI2Wo2zPM/s2178/ALL762cstand.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g9LEXCVs2paRnYRpCIewZ-7MQqBvWAy5eeS6XFfvGqdSWP59TSs0DvHetjnN0ynY1hB13nLHWbnNIfPLbu6u0mn17sKEFe7nAY8MncFhQgxXSMjPkaAM5m-NdMVRh2Ddd9fgPveq42ZQZ4nZR3GzW7W_EP7BP3O9s_bfTrExDrh6xVLEt-UlI2Wo2zPM/s320/ALL762cstand.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmfQccjC8CCW61r30Q6bG7Z2CQN2k1wcayqi1DfDXG8-17FVifZNDlIf3ltHRdjqLxl1-HvV9kOb-8BeEO16_3tKiFKuExD4W0oA7_vlBS4xj-upn5YcNdekRk9UTa4wMdNHQQKC3SJ32lLMWP4S6cIr5NmRhbuG6w2O_e726L2Q9JK7Tw6qxXz_DMmO9/s1944/ALL762close.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1944" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmfQccjC8CCW61r30Q6bG7Z2CQN2k1wcayqi1DfDXG8-17FVifZNDlIf3ltHRdjqLxl1-HvV9kOb-8BeEO16_3tKiFKuExD4W0oA7_vlBS4xj-upn5YcNdekRk9UTa4wMdNHQQKC3SJ32lLMWP4S6cIr5NmRhbuG6w2O_e726L2Q9JK7Tw6qxXz_DMmO9/s320/ALL762close.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikexruwyfROSTyZwcFhjxhWk2PL68sdboyxl2dPgM-kPhNcLXQLBq2vRbjjWgVXLf5szgtQHZe9jlPrfkTQs9ypRCZSvvFGGL4Xuxl92LRp1pIAoK_FlUca8hBfJipjOC6EaCM6rNJnBIj0TmFFsoAm8bGHhD8Y1ccSwKprqTfUKX9Lah7IMz7VL2CO-kN/s2401/ALL762aflat.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="2192" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikexruwyfROSTyZwcFhjxhWk2PL68sdboyxl2dPgM-kPhNcLXQLBq2vRbjjWgVXLf5szgtQHZe9jlPrfkTQs9ypRCZSvvFGGL4Xuxl92LRp1pIAoK_FlUca8hBfJipjOC6EaCM6rNJnBIj0TmFFsoAm8bGHhD8Y1ccSwKprqTfUKX9Lah7IMz7VL2CO-kN/s320/ALL762aflat.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Prizes for Challenge #762 are from </span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.aallandcreate.com/boutique?ref=HDC-c00E4T4_tj"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">AALL and Create</span></a> and</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.craftstash.co.uk/" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Craft Stash</span></a></span></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1u_QrLY2Wxe7UJ83gtJ10y2yMzXvsFsMs5ySwZfk5-_jh8dyPuJ7khc6OUZgtfUin_30zduTYueGyImXgnxmdaem3R3kmaAdZ3s7qr0voP3C3kPESz0bkZYkdsDFTpXggVULlzyKWWM5JzZ_DyweZD-bpOSu6uURQc-FK4ar9PE65oT1yEd20S4ymmP84" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="390" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1u_QrLY2Wxe7UJ83gtJ10y2yMzXvsFsMs5ySwZfk5-_jh8dyPuJ7khc6OUZgtfUin_30zduTYueGyImXgnxmdaem3R3kmaAdZ3s7qr0voP3C3kPESz0bkZYkdsDFTpXggVULlzyKWWM5JzZ_DyweZD-bpOSu6uURQc-FK4ar9PE65oT1yEd20S4ymmP84" width="234" /></a></b></div><b><br /><br /></b><p></p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-50549154008861356682024-01-01T04:00:00.001-08:002024-01-01T04:00:00.132-08:00Double Challenge<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> <i><b> Happy New Year!</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to a new year full of fun crafting challenges. There are a few changes to TSOT -</span><a href="https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Try A Sketch on Tuesday</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - in the blog name and timing of challenges. But still the same awesome sketches! New sketch challenges will be on the first and third Tuesdays.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And to celebrate the new, we are partnering with our sister challenge </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/">Double Trouble </a> </b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Paper Crafting for this first challenge of the year. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Design Team just loves getting to know you and seeing your creative work - so this challenge is another way to accomplish that and inspire.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibb6BlFLq066azE_tARzGbDWetAWSAnv4Vr0jCdPsTg7IAAaflTa-l3LlOx2bMefTRbxNfIXOD_v_-rsPD97_ttyDYeNjmTaX9xSjyISsncMJSizsi1-2l99AKmCRfUzgkBGGy4ICmTOjIssDgriUOQ68XQiAo-YZxnvexyw29dzuBQ2oY1p5kw0OeXEsp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="252" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibb6BlFLq066azE_tARzGbDWetAWSAnv4Vr0jCdPsTg7IAAaflTa-l3LlOx2bMefTRbxNfIXOD_v_-rsPD97_ttyDYeNjmTaX9xSjyISsncMJSizsi1-2l99AKmCRfUzgkBGGy4ICmTOjIssDgriUOQ68XQiAo-YZxnvexyw29dzuBQ2oY1p5kw0OeXEsp" width="189" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLjPCHHyHjieB70VqLAPrkpwEMA9sEHcMJDcZUqKt-Dy9MW7diK5hXK3udYJzTWSE5Px7jsTg1JnmvMuTzvFqvls0FK3kgsZ6ODlw5MyrmJTJfJjLekxDtRLTDRWhbu3Jt_kl2IBY3JI4Wb_qeEySge1vtPamKK22XwI8x7TuNi_xGOGHUUcfPmN6bnwmu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="258" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLjPCHHyHjieB70VqLAPrkpwEMA9sEHcMJDcZUqKt-Dy9MW7diK5hXK3udYJzTWSE5Px7jsTg1JnmvMuTzvFqvls0FK3kgsZ6ODlw5MyrmJTJfJjLekxDtRLTDRWhbu3Jt_kl2IBY3JI4Wb_qeEySge1vtPamKK22XwI8x7TuNi_xGOGHUUcfPmN6bnwmu" width="170" /></a></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Double Trouble is recognizing World Introvert Day using the TSOT Sketch #638. The BACKGROUND of the sketch will be affected by this semi-humorous occasion. Whether you are introverted or extroverted, Thing 1's requirement is to create a project to show us your personality through one of the two fun background choices. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Introvert: calm, soft, pastel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Extrovert: loud, bold, bright </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">My inspiration for you uses a gorgeous Altenew embossing folder, <b><i>Starry Patterns</i></b>, and a Gina K Designs snowflake and sentiment from the <i><b>Blizzard</b></i> set. The inset was cut using Altenew's Fine Frames Diamonds die, and behind it I placed a piece of navy card that I painted with some blue and silver metallic water colors. The snowflake was silver heat embossed on vellum and cut using the coordinating die. That was popped in the center also and the silver Liquid Pearls drop in the center hides the adhesive.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm very busy with activities full of people and I have many dear and wonderful friends, but </span><span style="font-family: arial;">am an introvert - I cherish my alone time reading and crafting.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> So my background is neutral but has lots of dimension :-)</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18ALnOZUH4t7bO0-2zbe6ZOaBsAsSjXt_kqLQq2wuqMlr2xP52KRWRX8edzvjNZref-sqA9TL4akW7kdVWeIBOGkaOTm8BcsGLF2tDtNzyYfprAr29XDPHl2yAHSAseQF0sTuex3ITAiJT2iZ_ilEc_VtToLiF_LjM22vUeE1yN0aPiB-GNzo3XzRykK0/s2490/TSOT638b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="2381" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18ALnOZUH4t7bO0-2zbe6ZOaBsAsSjXt_kqLQq2wuqMlr2xP52KRWRX8edzvjNZref-sqA9TL4akW7kdVWeIBOGkaOTm8BcsGLF2tDtNzyYfprAr29XDPHl2yAHSAseQF0sTuex3ITAiJT2iZ_ilEc_VtToLiF_LjM22vUeE1yN0aPiB-GNzo3XzRykK0/w383-h400/TSOT638b.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDszeydI3_cd7J8OhCgDToZFEC0aNDPsuT7ZzlbLwxWMgK9GFoFCz6FujcQJk-CC7a0d-LhfEQv1cEyqG4YZ9ukymj2Jhu4iIH7PKzsRvAiURN21yqk3SFP7H5ZKvkxz-UpbxZO5e_pxMfUitbzYdOz6oADxcuwdqs7Xz3VXJyYgPzIGQlOAh4HvH7uRF_/s2465/TSOT638a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDszeydI3_cd7J8OhCgDToZFEC0aNDPsuT7ZzlbLwxWMgK9GFoFCz6FujcQJk-CC7a0d-LhfEQv1cEyqG4YZ9ukymj2Jhu4iIH7PKzsRvAiURN21yqk3SFP7H5ZKvkxz-UpbxZO5e_pxMfUitbzYdOz6oADxcuwdqs7Xz3VXJyYgPzIGQlOAh4HvH7uRF_/s320/TSOT638a.JPG" width="318" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you for visiting - hope to see you at the challenges this year.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">~Dena</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514203128226128087.post-51795507831072124532024-01-01T04:00:00.000-08:002024-01-01T04:00:00.132-08:00Single Flower Birthday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgreI3KDyDRH1Zqrl0TJTGva95dSrVIu6aarmrE8cxhgMsPWxe9tofgCIoOV5aW91nNBYDGJlN5ELowGuB5K9Pb4nO62BL9AMQX251bsIS_ebboaQD0G4dAldpu_Pbh-nFNs7zHquCc63QTIXFCAJeH3owebkWF3Hn8mTsmtktFz8N-kwwWeX5yEostETpt" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="708" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgreI3KDyDRH1Zqrl0TJTGva95dSrVIu6aarmrE8cxhgMsPWxe9tofgCIoOV5aW91nNBYDGJlN5ELowGuB5K9Pb4nO62BL9AMQX251bsIS_ebboaQD0G4dAldpu_Pbh-nFNs7zHquCc63QTIXFCAJeH3owebkWF3Hn8mTsmtktFz8N-kwwWeX5yEostETpt" width="174" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Welcome to 2024!</p><p>My Design Team inspiration for <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</span></b></a> #558 is below. I thought this was a marvelous sketch for using small pieces of patterned paper and some ephemera from my stash. And I am in serious need of building my birthday card stash - so I made two cards with this sketch. Sentiments are from Gina K Designs.</p><p>Hoping you will play along as well. It's inspiring to me to see your creations with the sketch each week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTledXVv4OOiTYZ0qascFrmJfQ2XsCIYtQx41SOYh0gKfAT1xgac0vUo4pYOm-lPYLGAGU8PZIa_h-lZ80us1LMhmJmOyX7q3BeBYtYc0lrLcLJBGj84rmrBGmNLkqibtykAQsDUFPhbXUkHG71lf5hSSvec_pxiIpFPhLx46D5QJ5QpuxlxGqgB6H_6MJ/s2217/AHSC558a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="2206" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTledXVv4OOiTYZ0qascFrmJfQ2XsCIYtQx41SOYh0gKfAT1xgac0vUo4pYOm-lPYLGAGU8PZIa_h-lZ80us1LMhmJmOyX7q3BeBYtYc0lrLcLJBGj84rmrBGmNLkqibtykAQsDUFPhbXUkHG71lf5hSSvec_pxiIpFPhLx46D5QJ5QpuxlxGqgB6H_6MJ/w398-h400/AHSC558a.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnqLDgNES7XG9PYf3CreiKYXAhK2Yzp_KN7Sj8kkS9H0HTFyUyzfL5RueGZtDWXBCSQBnGFDKaxCcx70atxV-ZI2ddVN3yucG8nht98hOFhpMHbyHQaI-xV7R7Xl6aFzhYX-ZOpeCK7KSXuA2-1TCWX9V318yNvK0OkxAQkO53tEwON3bhyphenhyphenEUWSAKxgLP/s2121/AHSC558b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="2040" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnqLDgNES7XG9PYf3CreiKYXAhK2Yzp_KN7Sj8kkS9H0HTFyUyzfL5RueGZtDWXBCSQBnGFDKaxCcx70atxV-ZI2ddVN3yucG8nht98hOFhpMHbyHQaI-xV7R7Xl6aFzhYX-ZOpeCK7KSXuA2-1TCWX9V318yNvK0OkxAQkO53tEwON3bhyphenhyphenEUWSAKxgLP/w385-h400/AHSC558b.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><br /><p>* Some folks who have been around Close To My Heart for a few decades may recognize the green patterned papers...craft hoarding is a real thing! haha</p>Dena Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359453569161005971noreply@blogger.com2