tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37455591145325269492024-03-05T02:52:48.891-05:00paper owl {cassie d'ambrosio}Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16836828985950475345noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-89788336338475761972018-05-26T14:45:00.004-04:002018-05-26T14:45:55.886-04:00Easy Chunky HatI found this great hat Amy at <a href="http://thelovelythings.com/2015/11/easy-knit-toque-with-free-pattern/" target="_blank">The Lovely Things</a> posted. (I'm posting her photo)<br />
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She found it at the London Loop Knit Lounge where apparently there's a straight needle and circular needle pattern, but I couldn't find either pattern. So I took the straight needle pattern from Amy's blog and converted it to a pattern for circular needles pattern. I also changed the stitch count and decreases as the pattern wasn't working out for me as written.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What you need to know</span></b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.creatiknit.com/blog/knitting-tutorials/how-to-knit-purl-and-rhymes/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knit and purl</span></a><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/79.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knit 2 together</span></a><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (K2tog)</span></div>
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Super bulky weight yarn (I used </span><a href="http://www.michaels.com/wool-ease-thick-and-quick-yarn/M10111093.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lion Brand Wool-Ease
Thick & Quick</span></a><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in </span><a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/we-thick.htm?categoryKey=1419769&start=15&pageLength=15" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hudson Bay</span></a><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">)<br />
7mm circular needles (7mm are hard to find in US – try 8mm, but will make hat
larger in size),</span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">16” length</span></div>
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Scissors<br />
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pattern – need same size double pointed needles 7mm or 8mm]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brim</span></b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cast on 56 stitches, join in the round.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knit 2, Purl 2 and repeat on each row
until you have about 2 inches or until the brim is as wide as you
want it to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Remember that when you start a new row you
need to follow the same stitch as you see. As in if the 2 stitches below where
you are are purled, then you need to purl the 2 that will be above it
to keep the ribbed look going. This is helpful for if you can’t remember what
stitch you’re on!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Knit all rows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Crown</span></b></div>
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Row 2: Knit<br />
Row 3: Knit 4, K2tog, repeat to end (40 stitches left)<br />
Row 4: </span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Knit</span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Row 5: Knit 3, K2tog, repeat to end (32 stitches left)<br />
Row 6: </span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Knit</span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Row 7: Knit 2, K2tog, repeat to end (24 stitches left)<br />
Row 8: </span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Knit</span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Row 9: Knit 1, K2tog, repeat to end (16 stitches left)<br />
Row 10: </span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Knit</span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Row 11: K2tog, repeat to end (8 stitches left)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cut yarn leaving about a 10 inch tail. Thread yarn onto a tapestry needle and
carefully remove knitting needle. Run tapestry needle through the remaining 8
stitches and pull tight to close. Pull end
through to wrong side and weave in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">I made a pom-pom with a Pom-Pom maker. I used the Clover size large pack, smaller of the two in the set.</span></span></div>
cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-4951042937994187952017-10-09T20:30:00.002-04:002017-10-09T20:33:17.746-04:00my first MFT Stamps Sketch ChallengeI decided to give the <a href="http://www.cardchallenges.com/2017/10/wednesday-sketch-challenge-sketch-353.html" target="_blank">My Favorite Things sketch challenge</a> a try I really thought I had more image stamps from MFT, turns out most of my MFT products are sentiment stamps and dies (better get shopping!) . I have the Cool Cat set and needed a birthday card for my niece who LOVES cats so here's her card and my Sketch Challenge submission.<br />
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I decided not not cut off the side of the circle for this one. I had a lot of fun with this sketch and will be using it again for sure!</div>
cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-70267083539388205342017-09-20T09:29:00.002-04:002017-09-20T09:29:39.367-04:00Another card for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/09/2017-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Fall Coffee Lover's blog hop</a><br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-76690427572833209842017-09-18T21:27:00.003-04:002017-09-18T21:27:40.014-04:00Fall Coffee Lover's Blog HopTwo of my favorite things in one...coffee and card making! Here are my entries for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/09/2017-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/" target="_blank">2017 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop</a>. This is such a fun blog hop - lots of entries and lots of prizes to be won! Head over and submit your fall themed coffee cards!<br />
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I already linked up my submissions from my Flickr account, but then decided to post on my very neglected blog that I hope to bring back to life.<br />
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For this card I used Lawn Fawn's How You Bean? stamp set and coordinating die set and turned what was supposed to be Jelly Beans into Coffee beans, I colored them with Copics and used a black multi-liner to create the coffee bean lines.<br />
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For the "need I say more?" card I used an older Hero Arts wood block stamp for the coffee cup and a sentiment from Your Next Stamp's Java Geek stamps set. The patterned papers are from a Jen Hadfield 6x6 paper pack and the stamped background is a new Hero Arts stamp that I just got called Starry Night Brush Strokes Bold Prints and I stamped it in gold Delicata ink.<br />
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y third card is my favorite of the three. I used a Christmas Holiday Coffee stamp and die set from Hero Arts and turned it into a fall set. I fussy-cut the leaves from an older Stampin' Up fall patterned paper. The other patterned papers are from another fall themed 6x6 paper pad by Jen Hadfield that I got in Joann's.<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-8830943709016864022016-11-10T21:07:00.000-05:002016-11-10T21:26:50.438-05:00Simon Says Stamp - 10 cards/1 kitHi everyone. I decided to jump on the 10 cards/1 kit bandwagon.<br />
I've been getting Simon Says Stamp card kits since I believe 2013. I did take some time off from card making for a while so I did stop the kits for a time period. Anyway, I realized that I was using the stamp sets and saving everything else...for what, I have no idea. I have so many boxed up kits on my shelves so I've challenged myself to use the older kits so you'll be seeing some of that on my blog in the future.<br />
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I got the 10 cards 1 kit idea from Vicky Papaioannou ( I hope I spelled that right). So here's my first stab at the 10 cards 1 kit using Simon Says Stamp November card kit, which I think is my favorite SSS kit that I've gotten to date. <br />
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The kit came with 4 card stock sheets which would make 8 card bases so I added a few things from my stash in to stretch the kit out to make 10 cards. I added a speckled white, dark brown and rust colored card base from my basket of card bases I keep on my craft table and I added a piece of copper foil card stock.because I really wanted to see how the embossing folder would work on the foil card stock. I also used some other stamps I had just so I didn't have 10 thank you themed cards.<br />
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here are my cards from the November 2106 Simon Says Card Kit:<br />
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For my first card I selected some distress ink colors that matched the patterned papers and used distress watercolor paper for a resist technique.<br />
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This floral paper below immediately reminded me of a stamp set from a SSS kit from years ago and I did have the matching flower die to the stamp set so used that to cut the patterned papers from the kit. I'm not sure if it's still available.</div>
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I used a white shimmery pigment ink pad on the embossed card background to highlight the embossed flowers. I also pulled out a brand new SSS you die and stamp set for the sentiment. The stamp and die set are called "You Matter" and I believe it was design by Laura Bassen.</div>
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I played up the quilted design of this patterned paper by adding the stitching die as well as some hand drawn stitching on the tag.</div>
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Here is where I embossed the copper foil card stock, I used the gold stickles from the kit for the sequin centers. (sequins not in the kit). The miss you is die cut from the schoolhouse red card stock in the kit from a die I had on hand. I think it's by Avery Elle.<br />
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This camera paper immediately made me think of this stamp set that I won a couple of years ago and hadn't used. I also have been dying to try making a shaker card.. So here's my very first shaker card and my 10th card kit card.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by my blog.cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-45523270147967348562016-07-30T21:47:00.001-04:002016-11-10T20:16:39.224-05:00Simon Says Stamp August 2016 card kitI recently got back to card making after much too long of a break and wow, I haven't posted on my blog in 3 years!!! Really???<br />
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I back and today I'm sharing a card I made with the Simon Says Stamp August card kit, Seeing Stars. When I first saw this kit I thought of the galaxy cards that are getting so popular now and specifically the card Kristina Werner made a while back. At that time I made a galaxy heart just to learn the technique but did nothing with it. Today I opened my card kit and used the stamp set in the kit to finish my card. And by the way the stamp set was also designed by Kristina Werner! Here's my card...<br />
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cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-14496475275767401292013-07-23T18:13:00.001-04:002013-07-23T18:13:11.557-04:00The Memory Nest Summer Sketch ChallengeToday I'm sharing a card I made for a Scrapbook Layout sketch challenge over at The Memory Nest blog. It's a layout sketch so I had to modify it a bit to make it work for a card.<br />
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You can see the sketch and the other DT's great layouts <a href="http://thememorynest.blogspot.com/2013/07/summer-challenge-reveal-and-share-3.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-61279809947806023432013-07-05T13:29:00.001-04:002013-07-05T13:47:23.329-04:0010 Minute Craft Dash #21Hi everyone. I have another <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/07/10-minute-craft-dash-21.html">10 Minute Craft Dash</a> card to share. My term on the Design Team has ended, but I love the challenges so much I'm entering as a participant! This one doesn't have a color theme, but does have the "stars" theme in honor of Independence Day.<br />
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I was dying to use my new Stampin' Up! background stamp that I just got in the mail so that was a must use item for this card. I also used white embossing powder and assorted istress Inks to create the background panel. This emboss resist technique was probably not the best technique to do for a 10 minute challenge because I ended up having to cut the panel down while it was still kind of damp, even though I did dry it a bit with my heat tool, and the paper started to tear. Oh well - live and learn.<br />
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So here's my card and I just made it with a time of 9 minutes 58.5 seconds.<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-60071041642515070212013-06-19T09:00:00.000-04:002013-06-19T09:00:07.586-04:0010 Minute Craft Dash #20!So my time on the 10 Minute Craft Dash Design Team has come to and end with this last challenge. It's been great fun and I will definitely be participating in the challenges in the future. <br />
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I love the color combo of hot pink, tangerine and gray. I created a watercolor wash with Stampin' Up! watercolor crayons and then die cut it with a Simon Says Stamp exclusive "<a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-45994/Simon-Says-Stamp-FRESH/Detail">fresh daisies</a>" die.<br />
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Today, for <a href="http://www.thememorynest.com/">The Memory Nest</a>, I'm sharing a few cards I've made with the Yours Truly line from Glitz. I used the <a href="http://thememorynest.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_10&products_id=330&zenid=1f2e52c77db9cd3020789f9b0114f5d1">6x6 paper pad</a>.<br />
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I'm back again today with another <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/06/10-minute-craft-dash-19.html">10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge</a>. I thought I'd be super quick with this one, but it took me a little longer than I thought to hand cut out the umbrellas. I do love stamping onto patterned paper!<br />
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I hope you'll all play along and make sure you link up your entry for a chance to win a prize from a sponsor of the 10 Minute Craft Dash, <a href="http://www.timelesstwine.bigcartel.com/">Timeless Twine</a>.<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-7900173090511809642013-05-15T23:34:00.002-04:002013-05-15T23:37:02.326-04:0010 MInute Craft Dash #18I'm here today to share my cards for the <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/05/10-minute-craft-dash-18.html">10 Minute Craft Dash #18.</a><br />
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This challenge is sponsored by Precious Remembrance Shop and there's a cute stamp set up for grabs for the winner of The 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge! So head on over to <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/05/10-minute-craft-dash-18.html">Pretty Pink Posh</a> and enter to win with your 10 minute card!</div>
<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-87938447101093130912013-05-04T18:09:00.001-04:002013-05-04T18:09:18.070-04:00Clean and Simple FTL239 and Simon's May card kit 2013Today I used a card sketch from <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2013/05/239.html">this site</a> and the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-*Monthly-Card-Kits/Categories">May card kit from Simon Says Stamp</a>. Everything I used for this card is from the kit except I added Stampin' Up! Summer Starfruit ink - a perfect match to the patterned paper in this kit.<div>
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cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-73210433665872707002013-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:002013-05-01T09:16:46.444-04:0010 Minute Craft Dash #17Hello! I'm love love loving the color scheme Paulina has selected for this round of the <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/05/10-minute-craft-dash-17.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-minute-craft-dash-17">10 Minute Craft Dash</a>. <br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Isn't it awesome? For my colors I used Stampin' Up! Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Tangerine Tango as well as my new favorite stamp and die set combo from Stampin' Up! called Secret Garden.</span></div>
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I was playing around with a new Simon Says Stamp stamp set from the April card kit and came up with this for the challenge. I love the line of dots stamp from that kit although mine aren't all that straight, but I like it that way.</div>
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cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-43074668073507795662013-04-17T00:00:00.000-04:002013-04-17T21:51:04.009-04:0010 Minute Craft Dash # 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello. I'm here again with another <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/04/10-minute-craft-dash-16.html">10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge</a>. This one is sponsored by Avery Elle and you can have a chance to win a $20 gift card to Avery Elle by participating in this challenge.<br />
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For this card I took out one of the very first stamp sets I ever bought. I can't even remember who the manufacturer is, but I still love it because it's so graphic with all the dotted circles. I created my own background paper with the stamps using the colors in the challenge. I also used one of my newest stamp sets for the greeting. It's an exclusive from Simon Says Stamp.<br />
I used Melon Mambo and Gumball Green ink from Stampin' Up! and a colorbox in for the purple.<br />
Ribbon is Melon Mambo from Stampin' Up! and the Striped patterned paper is also Gumball Green from Stampin' Up!<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-79617259794334793522013-04-15T21:20:00.000-04:002013-04-16T21:15:54.346-04:00Simon Says Stamp - April Showers and or Spring FlowersWell, my colors aren't all that springy, but the card is flowery! Here's my entry for the <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/04/simon-says-april-showers-andor-spring.html">Simon Says Stamp Challenge </a>using one of the past <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-49481/Simon-Says-Stamp-Card/Detail">Simon Says Stamp card kits</a>.<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-7245734779991969662013-04-06T21:04:00.002-04:002013-04-06T21:05:25.871-04:00CARDS magazine April 2013I just wanted to share a card I have published in the April issue of CARDS magazine. This was for the style challenge. The colors: navy, pink and green. The theme: bicycles<br />
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Well, I messed up my blog post scheduling and thought this posted yesterday - oops!<br />
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Today I'm sharing another card for the <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/04/10-minute-craft-dash-15.html">10 Minute Craft Dash</a>. If you haven't tried one of these 10 minute challenges you should - it's so much fun to try and beat the clock! I've been coming so close to 10 minutes lately I think I need to simplify my ideas. For this card I used strips of card stock for the background and then stamped and embossed with white embossing powder. The problem I ran into for this was that my card stock has different thicknesses so it didn't stamp well and I smeared it a little. Normally I would redo it, but knew I wouldn't make it in time so I had to accept it and move on. </div>
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Head on over to the <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/04/10-minute-craft-dash-15.html">10 Minute Craft Dash</a> challenge and give it a try. There's a prize!<br />
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cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-80715973520421894792013-03-24T14:52:00.002-04:002013-03-24T14:52:41.908-04:00Pattern Play - Day 4For day 4's class I combined a few of the techniques shared. I altered my pattern the striped patterned paper with stripes of stickles. I also added stickles to some of the other papers, including vintage photo distress stickles on the brown polka dots which you can't see in the photos. The other technique I used is the scoring/sanding on my background paper. I did this on card stock instead of on patterned paper for more contrast to the circles of patterned paper.<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-90539793067022682822013-03-24T14:45:00.003-04:002013-03-24T14:45:27.496-04:00Pattern Play - Day 3Day 3 of the Pattern Play class over at Online Card Classes was about using large scale bold patterns. I dug through my stash of older papers and found this one that I never used because the pattern was much too large for my typical style of card making. It's not that bold as far as colors go, but the pattern is so I went with it. I also cut the circle embellishment out of another sheet of coordinating paper from the same paper stack (from another day's class topic).<br />
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<br />cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-11924666727506177202013-03-22T20:40:00.003-04:002013-03-22T20:41:46.996-04:00Pattern Play - Day 2I'm really behind on the class. Here's one of the techniques from day 2. I kept my card super simple to focus on the technique. <br />
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cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261210195409025962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745559114532526949.post-74285381557744531522013-03-20T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-20T08:00:08.647-04:0010 Minute Craft Dash #14I've got another card for the 10 Minute Craft Dash to share today. I was really excited for this color combo because it screams spring to me and I've got spring fever. I also used a brand new stamp set called Flower Friend by Simon Says Stamp. I was dying to break that one out. The ink colors I used are all Stampin' Up - Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake and Old Olive. I also used Stazon Black for the sentiment, Stampin' Up! Melon Mambo card stock and Neenah Solar White card stock. I made almost one layer card by masking out the sentiment area with post -its.<br />
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