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The current Library Challenge is is Where the Wild Things Are ... which gave me the perfect opportunity to pull out some fun monsters from my stash.
I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch together with some Monsters from BoBunny's Our Lil' Monster Noteworthy Collection. They have the same primary colors as the book cover.
I used a sentiment from My Favorite Things Monster Love.
And it's All About Occasions (Birthday in this case) at the Watercolor Wednesday Challenge.
The STAMPlorations CAS Challenge runs through the entire month of December and the additional color challenge is to incorporate some GOLD.
I made two versions of the same card using Stencils, Bo Bunny Chiffon Stencil Paste and Stamps.
First one uses the Crisscrossed ARTPlorations Stencil with a stamp from STAMPlorations Faith Expressions stamped with Delicata Golden Glitz Ink.
For the second one I used the ARTplorations Gridlocked Stencil with the same combination.
You don't need STAMPlorations products to join the fun (but we'd love to see you feature them).
For some reason, I couldn't really find a single stamp set in my stash to welcome someone to their new home ... so I got creative and combined sentiments and and image from three different sets together with the gorgeous new Garden Party Collection from Bo Bunny.
Yay, You! is from My Favorite Things Essential Sentiments; New Home is from Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type; and the House is from The Project Bin Fun is Good. I found a little coordinating Cork House Sticker in my stash and punched a circle from Wood Paper to back my house to add some *new home* materials to the design.
The layout is my take on the Fusion Sketch with lots of Green inspiration from the photo (and the thought that my friends are no longer *Glamping* now that their house is finished).
I'm also joining the STAMPtember Stamp Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.
I love sketches ... and I really love sketches with banners ... so I knew I had to join the fun at the Global Design Project.
I went through my Stampin' Up sets to find a set that would work with the vertical greeting and decided on That Thing You Did (so sad to see this set was retired ... I love it's subtle snark, so I will be keeping it).
Papers are new Bo Bunny Garden Party Collection on a cream card base wrapped with Lawn Fawn Grey Lawn Trimmings Cord.
PS - make sure you stop by my 10 year blog anniversary post for a chance to win some fun prizes.
The Challenge Theme at Shopping Our Stash is Always a Bridesmaid (make a card featuring a dress or dress form). It just so happens, I need another wedding card for my stash, so this was the perfect opportunity.
I combined papers from Bo Bunny's Love & Lace Collection together with this week's Retro Sketch.
Since blue & snowflakes worked so well for last week's Jingle Belles card, I stuck with it again this week. I tend to gravitate to blue & purple snow-themed paper collections (like BoBunny Woodland Winter).
It also gave me the opportunity to layer on some felt snowflakes. The layout is the sketch from The Paper Players.
I finished with an SRM Sticker Sentiment.
The unique sketch at the As You See It Challenge was the perfect opportunity to use one of my new Beetle Black Paper Doilies from Doodlebug Design.
I paired it with a design from Bo Bunny's new Candy Cane Lane Collection (because Christmas paper doesn't just need to be for Christmas Cards).
I finished with a Papaya Arts Sticker, a few sequins, and one of my favorite Birthday sentiment stamps from My Favorite Things Chalkboard Greetings (it's just such a great size & font).
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.
I have spent the whole day unpacking my studio ... okay, maybe not the whole day ... I did get a massage & stop for lunch at Phong Lan for Summer Rolls.
I've made quite a bit of progress, but can't quite figure out where I want things to be in my new configurations. I switched my wooden stamp storage to these carts, however I have already filled all three and there are still more stamps, so I may have to order another.
I found some open space on my work table, so I decided to take a break and make a quick card using this week's Freshly Made Sketch using Bo Bunny papers and stickers that were out on my table.
Unfortunately, I also haven't located my camera yet ... or figured out where I want my light box to live, so a quick camera photo on the kitchen island with a towel background will have to do ... hey, at least it's progress.
I did get one piece of art hung in the guest bedroom using a screw the prior owners had drilled into the brick wall. It's a very special piece to me ... made by my brother-in-law and given to me by my mother-in-law.
Tonight I'm making some graduation cards ... this one uses this week's Freshly Made Sketch.
This card is all about the paper ... specifically Bo Bunny Country Garden Collection. All I added was a punched butterfly and some Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text Stickers.
This week we're All Bundled Up at Jingle Belles ... which means we're creating card with lots of layers. I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layered design.
It's a Layer Cake Challenge at A Blog Named Hero, so I used my Hero Arts Merriest Christmas Words as my focal panel.
I started with a base of solid cardstock ... the next layer is Birch Tree Designer paper fom BoBunny Woodland Winter. Next I added cardstock banners before finishing with my Birch Trees and Cardinal and a tiny sentiment banner. I used my sparkle pen to add a little shimmer to the falling snowflakes.
