Results of a late night stampin' gig!

I thought I was finished crafting, and when cleaning up the mounds of treasures on my desk, I found my Stampin’ Up Decorative Grapes set. Decided to create a few more single layer CAS cards before I put the set away. First cut a strip from a post-it note and masked the sentiment area, then stamped the grapes and leaves. The card in the back, on tan parchment, includes sponging. I highlighted some of the grape bunches and leaves with Tombow and white colored pencil on the one in the front, (It looks white in the photo. But is actually cream with tiny tan dots!) Stamped the sentiment, then finished the cards by framing the sentiment space with a ruler and Hunter Green marker. They look so very different when finished. Hard to believe they were made from the same stamp set. 

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AAA Card Challenges- #94 A Collaboration             

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Less is More Challenge- Colored Card Base            

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Had fun making a Christmas card with a sense of humor. This little gingerbread cutie is a free clipart image that I found here http://clipartsign.com/image/27979. He comes pre-colored, so I just needed to do a little fussy cutting, add the background paper and rick rack paper edging, the finish with the sentiment that I printed off on my computer. Since I still had sheets of acetate out from the message in a bottle card, I cute one to size to fit the measuring cup. Used an Exacto knife to trim around the bottom of his “hands” and slid the acetate under them. Secured the acetate with a little tape on the back side of the image and a small trail of snail adhesive along the bottom of the measuring cup. You can’t see the acetate in the photo, but in real life it adds a glossy addition to the card. So fun!

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CAS-usal Fridays- Christmas in July                             

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Deep Ocean Challenge- Christmas in July                    

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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge                                        

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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge2- Extra for July  
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Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge    

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Bugaboo Stamps is celebrating a Christmas in July event with daily challenges!

Here is my entry for Day 6 (July 20). For this challenge, we were to use colors from an inspiration photo. It contained some lush varieties of pinks, from blush to bright fuchsia, with a green accent. The ribbon on the believe badge looks much more red in this photo than it is in real life. (I really need to make a photo box. It's on my to-do list.) 

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Bugaboo Stamps- Christmas in July (OBG Color- pinks and green)  

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Bouncing from winter to summer, my final card for this posting is a basket of yummy looking strawberries. Drat… now I’m hungry for strawberries, preferably on top of a bowl of ice cream. (I am from Wisconsin… and we do like our dairy products!)

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Beccy’s Place Challenge- July                                     

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Artistic Inspirations Challenge- Summer Colors                        

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Cute Card Thursday- Summer Colors                           

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