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Boo! A Cute Critter Halloween Card – #tttc135

Rosanne October 21, 2021 October 21, 2021Cards, Halloween

Today’s post is short and oh so sweet!

I playing along with the Tic Tac Toe challenge once again and I’m submitting this card just under the wire.

I chose the first row across: Bat, Moon, Purple

Sometimes all good intentions to get things done ahead of time get derailed because of just….LIFE! It’s been that kind of week. But I really wanted to finish this cute card. I’ll be sending it to my equally cute and sweet grandson, Jack.

The background was blended using Distress Oxide inks in shades of purple, orange and yellow. The tree frame is from Lawn Fawn and the cute little critters are from a retired SU set. They’re colored with Stampin’ Blends. The “Boo” sentiment and bats are embellishments that I found at Target’s Dollar Spot. I love that area of Target!

Using so many different elements on a project is quickly becoming a favorite way to create for me.

Have a wonderful day,

Rosanne

Nuts About Squirrels – CC2C

Rosanne October 20, 2021 October 20, 20213D, Cards, Encouragement, Fall, Friendship, Friendship, Get Well, Hello, Just Because

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It’s time for another cross country CASEing adventure with Karen Hallam in CA and myself here in PA. Each month, Karen and I take a turn CASEing (Copy and Selectively Edit) the other’s card, theme, colors, layout or technique. This month, Karen decided we would create a shadowbox card. Here’s Karen’s card…

You can read all the details on this classically beautiful Christmas shadowbox card HERE.

One of the things I enjoy best about this monthly collaboration is seeing our different interpretations. Here’s what I came up with…

To create the shadowbox, I followed an online tutorial by Jennifer McGuire which was very easy to follow. In fact, the most difficult thing about this card was deciding what stamp set to use. Since I’ve had this set for awhile without using it, I chose to use the Stampin’ Up! set, Nuts About Squirrels. I colored these cute critters using Stampin’ Blends and Copic markers.

I created the “window” using the second largest die in the SU Stitched Rectangle dies. The leaf patterned paper is from my stash. To give the paper a little more depth, I sponged it with Crushed Curry ink.

I stamped the sentiment on the back of the shadowbox. With these sentiments, this card can be sent for a variety of occasions: Get Well, Just Because, Friendship, etc.

If you haven’t been to Karen’s blog, please head over to see her Christmas shadowbox.

Thanks very much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed “traveling” with us this month.

Take care,

Rosanne

Clean, Simple & CUTE Birthday Card – PP563

Rosanne October 19, 2021 October 19, 2021Birthday, Cards, Challenges

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EEK…it’s your birthday! Ok, so maybe it’s not but it is for someone out there. And this card is bound to make them smile! I created today’s card with inspiration from this week’s Paper Players Clean and Simple Birthday Challenge…

Since I work in an Elementary school library, I made a few of these cards to have on hand for co-workers’ birthdays. It’s just so cute and appropriate…don’t you agree?

I used the Mama Elephant Bookworm stamp set and dies for the card front. This set is one of my all-time favorites…I wonder why!? The sentiments on the front and inside come from My Favorite Things: It’s a Mice Time to Celebrate stamp set.

Thanks for looking in on my project today. Have a good day!

Take care,

Rosanne

Pretty Coneflower Birthday – PP562 Color Challenge

Rosanne October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021Birthday, Cards, Challenges

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Happy Friday! I’m sharing a birthday card using Honey Bee’s Coneflower dies. Again, I’ve had these dies for a few months and now I’m wondering why it took me so long to create with them. They are awesome!

My card colors are inspired by this week’s color challenge at the The Paper Players…

After cutting the components of the coneflowers from Pale Papaya card stock, I sponged them with Pumpkin Pie ink for some added dimension. The flower centers were cut from Early Espresso card stock. The leaves are cut from Garden Green card stock and sponged with the same ink.

The sentiment is stamped from Stampin’ Up!’s Best Year stamp set. I cropped and layered it using the SU Laying Ovals (retired) dies. The plaid patterned background is from the DCWV Falling Leaves 6 x 6 stack.