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Fight Like A Girl (Breast Cancer Awareness) Cards

October 26, 2017 Paper Crafting

I just have to give a shout out to Amuse Studio Stamps for offering a beautiful Breast Cancer Awareness stamp set called “Fight Like a Girl.” I received these stamps last week and purchased the die to go with them. Right now they are still offering this stamp set for free (you just have to pay shipping & handling). (The die is already sold out when I checked tonight.)

Here’s the cards I made to honor my friends and family for October Breast Cancer Awareness month:

I used the Hope stamp and the Pink Ribbon stamp (and die) on this card. [The flowers are from a Waffle Flower set called Wild & Free.] Of course, I had to add some diamond Stickles to the ribbon…I love a little sparkle! To add some pink highlights around the edges, I inked on some Distress Ink in “Spun Sugar.”

This card has some irridescent pink sequins. They look purple in this picture, but in real life they are beautiful and pink! I love this “Think Pink” sentiment! I used the negative of the ribbon die to make this card…I love it when you can make two cards with the same die!

Here is a link to the stamp set by Amuse Studio if you are interested: Fight Like A Girl.

I love these stamps and I hope you enjoyed my projects!

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May your days be filled with sunshine,

Merry Making Class Day 5

October 16, 2017 Paper Crafting

Today I was inspired to try my hand at a holiday watercolor card. Debby Hughes is the master at watercoloring a scene, and she made a glorious card to show us her technique. Here, I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to watercolor my scene.

I adore this Stamping Bella image…so cute! That carrot is just waiting to be put on the snowman as a nose! Well, that wraps up the class projects this time around. I will take more time to finish up a few more projects I really wanted to try…soon! I really enjoyed this class and can recommend any of these classes they offer. Enjoy!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Merry Making Class Day 4

October 14, 2017 Paper Crafting

I’m back with a great card using all die cuts, inspired by Nichol Spohr! Ok, ok, there is ONE stamp on this card: the greeting! But other than that, this is mostly die cuts colored up with some Distress Inks. I love how it turned out! These are some new stamps and dies from Right At Home Stamps and I love the car and that sentiment!

See you again for the last day of class projects tomorrow!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Merry Making Class Day 3

October 13, 2017 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I was inspired again by Kristina Werner in the Merry Making Course. She showed us a method of using non-holiday stamps and coloring them up using holiday colors for a beautiful card. So I used a background stamp by Simon Says Stamp (Cora background). I thought it looked a little like a wreath. It just needs a red bow!

I used Copics only on the center part (wreath) and added a popped up sentiment. I also added some Nuvo drops in green, but you may not be able to see them in the picture. In real life, it adds a fun dimension to the project. See you again tomorrow with another card!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Merry Making Class Day 2

October 12, 2017 Paper Crafting

Today Jennifer McGuire inspired me in the Online Card Classes Merry Making course. She showed us how to score a heavy weight paper (110# is best) and then stamp on top. It leaves a beautiful white line through the image. Here’s my take:

See those scored lines? I think this looks even more beautiful in real life…but hopefully you can see a little of the lines. I’ll be back tomorrow with another fun project inspired by class!

May your days be filled with sunshine,