Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge #76-Use a Punch or a Die

Hello, Friends!  Today we have a new challenge at the Three Room Studio Blog - Use a Punch or a Die.  For this challenge, I went old school and brought out a Fiskars Edge Punch - remember those?  I never purged my punches so I have quite a few in my stash.  They are fun to play with once in a while.  Here's my card:

For today's challenge I used the Lady's Slipper digital image.  I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers. I cut out the Lady's Slipper, adhering it to a die cut shape.  I used a border punch by Fiskars to punch the edges of two colors of card stock, a light pink and a darker pink.  Using the TRS Rounded Checkerboard Stencil and Distress Oxide, I created a background on the darker pink paper.  Then I glued down the two pink papers to the card base after cutting them down to fit.  I adhered the Lady's Slipper die cut to the card, stamped the sentiment from the Simple Sentiments set and added some sequins from my stash. 

Now, check out my fellow Design Team members...

Marilyn Scheller - https://onestampingfool.blogspot.com OR @onestampingfool

Kim Skinner - http://stampingimperfection.com OR @stamp_imperfection

 

  

Do go over to the blog and enter for your project.  One participant a month will win a $15 gift certificate to the Three Room Studio Shop.  It could be you!

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Cards for Ukraine

I mad two cards in support of the Ukraine. Hearing of a war is heartbreaking. 

I have no words to express my sadness at this event. 

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Three Room Studio and Black History Month

Hello, friends!  This week we are celebrating Black History Month at Three Room Studio. This month is meant to be a specific time to recognize and celebrate achievements by African Americans and the important roles we have played in the history of this country, roles which have often been ignored or hidden, even to this day.

 Here's my card:

 

 I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color a heart with the colors of the Pan-African flag - also known as the Afro-American flag.  This flag was designed by Marcus Garvey. To represent Black people, I colored and fussy cut the hands from the Hello Friend stamp set. I adhered the hands to the heart.  I used brown ink to distress a panel of textured card stock from my stash, gluing the panel to a kraft card base. I tucked a sentiment slightly behind the bottom of the heart and finally added some enamel dots.

Please take some time to read up on the contributions African Americans have made to this country. I would dare say that you will discover some amazing facts.

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Masculine Valentine

Hello!  Today I have another masculine Valentine again using the Hero Arts Argyle Background Stamp.  This time I cut hearts from the paper stamped with the argyle pattern.  I made a mini slimline.  Here it is:

This is for our grandson.  I sure hope he likes it.  I enjoyed making it for him.  I stamped the background using Hero Arts Pool Ink on blue card stock.  I cut the various hearts using I've had for years and years.  The front panel was cut using Kat Scrappiness Mini Slim Line Double Stitched Dies and added to my card base after I used a diamond embossing folder from my stash to create a pattern on the navy card stock.  The sentiment is from Kat Scrappiness also - the Quokka Valentine set.  It's heat embossed with white embossing powder.

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Argyle Valentine

Hello!  I always need quite a few masculine Valentines and they can be hard to make.  This time I'm using a cool background stamp from Hero Arts - Argyle.

 I stamped the background on blue paper,  It's a bit uneven in some places, but I rather like the distressed look.  I used the Love die from the Hero Arts August 2021 MMH kit, cutting each letter 3 times so I could stack them before adhering them to the argyle panel. The "you" is from the stamp set in the kit and it's embossed and then cut out and glued to the panel.  I added some hearts from my stash before adhering the panel to my card base. Finally, I used a Wink of Stella pen to add sparkle to the hearts and the Love sentiment.

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Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge #70 - Monochromatic

Welcome, friends!  This week our challenge at Three Room Studio is to use a monochromatic color scheme on your project.  Here's my card:

 I used the Welcome Winter set, masking the small trees and stamping them in green ink on a 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" white card stock panel. Then I lightly chalked the area around the trees. I cut a slightly larger white panel and colored the edges with a green Spectrum Noir Marker to match the trees. 

 Next I cut some white patterned paper from my stash at 5" x 3-3/4" and adhered it to an A2 size card with a horizontal orientation so the fold was at the top. I adhered the tree panel to the green edged panel, and placed them atop the white patterned panel. Finally, I glued them all to the card base and stamped the sentiment.

Clink the links below to see what my fellow DT members have created:

   Kim Skinner - http://stampingimperfection.com OR @stamping_imperfection 

Allison Cope - http://yourmemoriescanada.blogspot.com/ OR @i_card_so_hard 

Susan Powell - https://creatingwithsusan.blogspot.com/ OR @creatingwithsusan 

Click over to the blog to see our challenge rules. The prize is a $15 gift certificate to the Three Room Studio shop.

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Valentine Bouquet

Hello, friends.  Today I'm showcasing a Valentine card I made with Kat Scrappiness products.  I think this is really darling.  It was a lot of fun to make. 

The background panel is one I created using my gel press.  Then I used the Stitched Hearts Coverplate Die on that panel.  I also used the Layered Tulip Bouquet die, cutting it out twice using two different shades of green card stock.  I cut two sets of tiny hearts using both pink and red paper. The bow was cut from gold mirror paper.  I offset both the leaves and stems before gluing them togethr.  I also offset the hearts with the pink behind the red, each set of two offset slightly differently that the one next to it.  Finally, I heat embossed the sentiment from the KS Valentine Quokka stamp set and added bling from my stash.

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Instagram Blog Hop

Hi, there. Yesterday I participated in the the PaperCraftersUniteAgainstRacism Blog Hop on Instagram. I created two cards which I am now sharing here. 

My first card uses Hero Arts Color Layering Flower Power set for the image and the sentiment. My second card uses Picket Fence Studio’s BFF Ballerina Friends for the images and Hero Art’s Better Together set for the sentiments. You can go to Instagram to see all the Hop participants’ project. It starts with @1busyb. 

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Three Room Studio Challenge: Thank You

Hi, there!  We have a new challenge at Three Room Studio this week:  Thank You.  Here's my card using the Coffee Mug digital stamp:

I colored the mug with my Spectrum Noir markers and then cut it out with my ScanNCut2.  I adhered it to a patterned paper scrap from my stash. Then I adhered that to a black panel to provide a small black border. I applied Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink through a stencil to a kraft card base to which I attached the image panel.  Finally I added a sentiment from my stash.

This card was fun to make.  It's perfect for a coffee loving friend, don't you think?

Please view the cards my fellow team members created:

  

                    Marilyn Scheller @onestampingfool

                    Allison Cope @i_card_so_hard

                    Kerri Boucher @kerri197mar

                    Karen Boyce @cardsstampsandink

                    PoconoPam @pocono.pam

We'd love to see your card for the challenge.  You can get complete details on the Three Room Studio blog.  Each month one lucky participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Three Room Studio Shop.  Maybe it will be you this month!

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Winter Friend Card

Good day, friends!  Today I am again using the Merry Critters set from Kat Scrappiness.  It's so cute and so versatile!

I created my snow background using the Honey Bee Stamps Snow Day stencil available at Kat Scrappiness.  The snow is from Martha Stewart - Sparkle Texture Effect which I have had for years and years.  The holographic snow bank is from my stash. The sweet little images are colored with my Spectrum Noir markers. I think this turned out cute as can be.

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Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge: Winter

Hi, friends and Happy New Year!  It's time for the Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge.  This week's challenge is Winter.  

I used the Mitten digital stamp.  I totally challenged myself by learning how to flip the image so that I had a pair of mittens rather than just a single one.  I colored the mittens using my Spectrum Noir markers and then embossed them to give them the appearance of being knitted.  I love that texture.  I used a background cover die for the pattern on the card panel.  Then I sponged Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide onto the center of the panel.  After adhering the mittens to the panel, I added some bling and a sentiment from the Welcome Winter stamp set. 

You will want to check out my fellow designers' projects for this challenge:  

                         Marilyn  @onestampingfool

                         Susan @creatingwithsusan

                         Kim @stamping_imperfection

We'd love to see your card for the challenge.  You can get complete details on the Three Room Studio blog.  Each month one lucky participant will win a $15 gift certificate to the Three Room Studio Shop.  Maybe it will be you this month!

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Merry Critters Tag

The sweet little images in the Kat Scrappiness Merry Critters set are perfect for holiday tags. This one came together quickly.  I blended Distress Oxides for the background - Warm Lipstick, Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet with a touch of Black Soot around the edges. I colored the images with my Spectrum Noir Markers and used a white gel pen for the snow. Then I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using Detail White Embossing Powder from my stash.  Finally, I added a ribbon.  So cute and such fun!

You still have a bit of time to order and receive this adorable set from the store if you hurry.  It's perfect to create a tag for a gift or to add to a card.  

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Merry Critters from Kat Scrappiness

Hello friends!  I'm back with a card using products available at Kat Scrappiness.  I made this wreath using Kat's Merry Critters set, which in addition to these cute critters and sentiment, has two other critters, a sled filled with presents, and four other sentiments. I colored the images with my Spectrum Noir markers and cut them out with my ScanNCut.  I cut the wreath using two circles from the Never Ending Circle Die Set and embossed the background using Sunny Studio's Cable Knit 6x6 Embossing Folder.  

                              

This cute little card was a lot of fun to make.  Check out the Kat Scrappiness website to see this and other adorable must haves.

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Kat Scrappiness Dress Up Quokkas

Hi, there!  I'm delighted to share my very first post as an Influencer for Kat Scrappiness.  The KS shop has lots of delightful images, amazing dies and assorted embellishments among other items.  I used the cute little quokkas on a Christmas card.  These adorable animals live in Australia, but I have taken artistic license by placing them on a snow mound.

The background is created with the Stitched Winter Swirl Backdrop Die.  The sentiment is the Happy Holidays Brush Script Word & Sentiment Die.  I colored the quokkas with my Spectrum Noir markers. I hand cute the snow mound and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Finally I added clear gems. All products are from the Kat Scrappiness store.

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Snowy Greetings at Joy Clair Designs

Hello, Friends!  We are proud to have Joy Clair Designs as our sponsor at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends on Facebook.  I had a lot of fun with this adorable snowman:

I inked blended Distress Oxides on blue card stock to create the night sky.  The spotlight from the star is a technique I learned from Jennifer McGuire in the Holiday Card Workshop 2021.  I colored the snowman with my Spectrum Noir markers and placed him atop a snow bank which I die cut and to which I added clear embossing powder so it sparkled. I added snow using a white gel pen. The snowman and the sentiment are from the digital set Snowy Greetings.

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Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods

Hey, there friends!  Lawn Fawn is our sponsor over at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends on Facebook.  I love birch trees.  So I am delighted to create this fun scene using the trees and a few critters from the set.  Here's my card:

I created the background using Distress Oxides Inks:  Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin.  I sprayed the background using a mixture of Perfect Pearls and water.  I cut the snowy ground from white card stock using a scalloped die.  I then smooshed Versamark Watermark Ink onto the paper and sprinkled on clear embossing powder which I heat set to create a shine.  I colored all the images with my Spectrum Noir markers and then used my ScanNCut2 to cut them out.  The sentiment is from Recollections.

Please join us for inspiration and sales at Passionate Creations & Friends Facebook Group.

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Whimsy Stamps Christmas Dreaming

Hi, there!  Today I'm sharing a card I created for the Passionate Paper Creations & Friends Facebook Group.  It's using a sweet digi from our sponsor Whimsy Stamps called Christmas Dreaming.

She's colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers, cut out with my ScanNCut, and adhered to a panel embossed with Taylored Expressions Peaceful Poinsettia folder.  I sponged the embossed background with Milled Lavender Distress Oxide. I added sparkle to her wings and her hair using a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen, The sentiment is from an old Recollections set which I fussy cut by hand.

Join us for inspiration and sales at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends Facebook Group. Click HERE to join.

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Cards for Assisted Living Facility Residents

Hello, friends!  Today I'm posting some cards I made and presented to my church ministry for distribution to residents at a nearby assisted living facility. I could not visit the facility as some other ministry members did so I volunteered to make the cards.  I was told that they were well received which made me very happy.  I made the cards using a variety of patterned papers, precut card bases and ephemera. They were quick and easy and completely CAS.

 It brings me a lot of joy to make cards for senior citizens living in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. I donate cards regularly.  How about you?  Do you donate cards? If you do, I'd love to find out where you donate. Please let me know.

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Stamptember: Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp

Hey, there friends!  Today I'm so very pleased to be showcasing Hero Arts Make A Wish Exclusive stamp set in collaboration with Simon Says Stamp.  This set is packed with small images and sentiments which make perfect birthday cards.  I challenged myself to make multiple cards of different designs using this set. Here they are:

Aren't they fun?  And I actually have a few more ideas for cards.  This is a real first for me!  

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Christmas Card

Hi there, friends!  I'm posting a Christmas card I made for a challenge with some friends.  We have weekly challenges on our private Facebook group.  I made this card using a combination of  Lawn Fawn and Recollection stamps.

The background is Distress Oxide Stormy Sky.  I colored the images with my Spectrum Noir Markers.  The house and snow bank are accented with Stickles and sparkle pen.  At least I've gotten started on my Christmas card stash for this year!

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