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Stephenie



Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Challenges

I finally made a card to enter into challenges.  I really missed participating in blog craft challenges!
My card is 6" x 6" with a base of blue.  I used the Ornamental Iron cricut cart. to cut out a gate die 3 times.  Then I layered the gate over paper from My Mind's Eye "Laundry Line", in fact, all of the designer paper used in this project is from that paper pack.  Next, I lined up the gates down the left side of the card.  I took a strip of aqua cardstock and used my cuttlebug to emboss the strip with a border embossing folder called "Just My Type" which is like the Swiss Dots folder.  I used another strip of aqua cs and used a Martha Stewart border punch and placed it alongside the embossed strip.  White ribbon is tied over the embossed strip.  A CTMH stamp "Butterfly Wings" was stamped on designer paper with CTMH stamp pad Moonlight and cut out to place over the gate die.  The first flower from a CTMH background stamp set was stamped using a CTMH  Topiary stamp pad over designer paper four times on two different papers, cut out and a pink brad holding them together.  The second flower was punched out of designer paper 6 times with a Stamping Up 2 3/8" flower punch, sprayed with water, crumpled up, lined up on a pink brad and arranged to make a 3D flower.





I have to confess, the challenge blogs I am submitting this card to were found on Both Sides of the Paper . I admit to scrap lifting, so I guess this is challenge lifting?  Katie did a wonderful job of gathering the list, I hope she does not mind that I used her hard work.  So, with no further ado:

Everybody Art - Anything Goes
Hooked on Crafts - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' - Things with Wings
The Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings
One Stitch At A Time - Things with Wings
Lily Pad Cards - Ribbons
Charisma Cardz - Pink and Green
Hanna and Friends - In The Garden
Whoopsi Daisy - Pile on Those Flowers
Karen's Doodles - Flower Power
Make It Monday - Flowers and/or Leaves
Stamp Something - Pretty Papers
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle - Photo Inspiration
My Mum's Craft Shop - Seeing Spots
Just Some Lines - Spotty Dotty
Friday Mashup - Summer Loving or Polka Dots
Stampavie and More - Butterflies
Delicious Doodles - Things That Flutter
Crop Stop - Embossed Embellishments
Craft Your Passion - Paper Piecing
Totally Papercrafts - Die Cuts and Punches
The Paper Shelter - Punches and Dies
Stampin' B's - Use a Border Punch



Hopefully, someone else will find this list helpful and use it to enter their own creations! Happy Crafting! :) 

24 comments:

  1. Pretty Butterflies.. Great Sumer Card with a touch of Polka Dots!! I love the color combo you used.. Thanks for following the Friday Mashup and sharing this with us this week..

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  2. Love your flowers and how you incorporated the polka dots! Thanks so much for playing at the Friday Mashup!!

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  3. Oooh, I love the dimension on these flowers!

    Great layout and design and a fabulous sentiment inside.

    Thanks so much for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week,

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  4. Beautiful card! I love the trellis and embossing. Thanks for playing along with our CropStop Challenge Blog!

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  5. Those flowers are lovely! Thanks for playing with the Friday Mashup!

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  6. Great card and feel free to grab any challenges from my list whenever you like :)

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  7. Love those flowers, you did a great job on those.

    Thanks for joining us over at The Friday Mashup.

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  8. Love those flowers and the cas style on this card. Saw your creation at Make It Monday.
    Hugs from Finland, Eemeli

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  9. Such a pretty card, love the flower trellis and those blooms are gorgeous :)

    Thanks for joining us at Karens Doodles this week :)

    Elaine ♥

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  10. Really pretty Stephenie. Good Luck with the Friday Mashup challenge.

    Cheers,
    Kasey ~ in Oz

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  11. What a beautiful project, those flowers are devine! Thank you for joining us this week at OSAAT. Good luck. NIKKI DT

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  12. Beautiful card and such lovely words.Love your paper choices.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion :D
    Lisa x

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  13. Wow what a fabulous card! What a lot of detail and work has gone into this - and I adore those flowers. Thankyou for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy this week and good luck! Hugs, Teresa x

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  14. Fabulous card I love the flowers. Thanks for joining Charisma this week.
    xx Vee

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  15. Cute as a button
    Thanks for playing along with Karen's Doodles and
    Totally Papercrafts challenges.
    Anne x

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  16. very cool design.....thanks for playing with the Stampin B's

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  17. oh oww what a gorgeous flower and pretty butterfly
    Thanks for linking up to Make it Monday this week
    Lisa x
    Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.

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  18. nice! Thanks for entering your card in the crop stop challenge!

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  19. Very pretty - the scrunched up flower if FAB. :-D Thank you for joining us at SSDS
    Ike xx
    SSDS DT + Sponsor

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  20. Super pretty flowers :) You did an excellent job! Thanks for sharing at Make It Monday!

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  21. Hi, came here from Make it Monday, your flowers are lovely, but the gate cricut cut is nicer!

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  22. Sweet card, love the flowers.

    Thanks for sharing your creation with Make It Monday.
    Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.

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  23. this is so pretty-love how you used thegate in your card-thanks for playing along with craft your passion challenge

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  24. What a wonderful card!!
    Thanks for joining the Just Some Lines Saturday Challenge!

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