Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The House That Stamps Built Sketch Challenge


Sketch time at The House That Stamps Built!   I thought this
would be the perfect time to make my husbands
Valentines card. 

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Repeat Impression stamps used:
Now it's your turn, we enjoy seeing your creations in our weekly challenge, so get creating for a chance in the monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. If you use a Repeat Impression's stamp and you get an extra entry, but any stamp is fine. See my right sidebar for a discount code.
Check out  my talented design team pal's for inspiration:

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Fluttering by


I wanted to join in Mrs.Butterfly challenge and a few other fun challenges
so I made this fun Z-fold card with some peacock blue card stock. 
 Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Challenge Badges
A few fun challenges:


Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes


Anything goes at The House That Stamps Built!  I thought I would start building
 that stash of Christmas cards early this year.  It was such a help last year starting in
 September with challenges that I thought why not start sooner like
 some  of my blogland friends that make them all year.

I masked my hill before stamping Repeat Impressions: 2719-K, Lg Pine Tree and 
2710-D, Sm Pine Tree, did a bit of Distress Oxide sponging and water splattering
for the sky, banner cut my second image, assembled, added 3412-C, Gulls in Flight
and then my snow.  Would you believe the snow is just
Stardust Stickles spread thin over the white hill? 
See the close-up below of
how it sparkles.

Close up of the sparkle:


Now it's your turn, we enjoy seeing your creations in our weekly challenge, so get creating for a chance in the monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. If you use a Repeat Impression's stamp and you get an extra entry, but any stamp is fine. See my right sidebar for a discount code.
Check out  my talented design team pal's for inspiration:

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The House That Stamps Built Inspiration Palette

 
Time for our monthly inspiration photo from Wendy!
 
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I went with the trees Repeat Impressions 2719-K, Lg Pine Tree and added in some die cuts I got with a magazine, sponging in a night sky and moon and adding snow.
 



Now it's your turn, we enjoy seeing your creations in our weekly challenge, so get creating for a chance in the monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. If you use a Repeat Impression's stamp and you get an extra entry, but any stamp is fine. See my right sidebar for a discount code.
 
Check out  my talented design team pal's for inspiration:
Cheri 
Laurie 

A few fun challenges:
Crafty Sentiments: Winter  1/23
Crafting From the Heart #190  1/21
Use Your Stuff  #295 Monochromatic
 

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Happy Birthday

A few fun challenges:
 

Trying to get a bit ahead on the group birthday cards for work.  I made the February
cards yesterday and the March cards today.  I try to individualize by color,
what they like (flowers, sailing, nautical...)  this month I did their colors
and made similar cards.  I used a new happy birthday die I got on clearance at
Michael's by Spellbinders and it
cut like butter, it also came with a "with love" which
will be useful for Valentines day.
 



Friday, January 12, 2018

Cards for Little Hearts



  A few of the cards I made for Cards for Little Hearts a card drive lead by Christina Hor
for children with Congenital Heart disease.  If you want more information you can click here or on my sidebar.
 
Image from: Repeat Impressions.
 

Image from : Your Next Stamp

Image from: Digi Garden

Image from:   Sparkle N Sprinkle
 
Image from: Bugaboo

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

The House That Stamps Built Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge


Time for a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge!  I like these because they are challenging, I have to think a bit more on these, and they tend to be different than my usual style. 
 
 
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I went with the diagonal, bottom left on up, Off the Edge, Blue and Silver:
 

I used Repeat Impressions: 4025-F, Deepest Sympathy, and Kennsington Branch by Memory Box, along with a new banner die by Tutti Designs.  A few pearls and I hope this will bring comfort.
 
Now it's your turn, we enjoy seeing your creations in our weekly challenge, so get creating for a chance in the monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. If you use a Repeat Impression's stamp and you get an extra entry, but any stamp is fine. See my right sidebar for a discount code.
 

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Repeat Impressions Designers Choice Challenge: Things With Wings

Hello all, hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
 
Time for our first challenge of the year at The House That Stamps Built!  It is Laurie's choice this week and she choose : Things with wings.
 
I went with 309-N, Winter Birds that can be used for Christmas or winter.  I went with a CAS design and just enjoyed coloring with Copics. 
 
 
 
Now it's your turn, we enjoy seeing your creations in our weekly challenge, so get creating for a chance in the monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. If you use a Repeat Impression's stamp and you get an extra entry, but any stamp is fine. See my right sidebar for a discount code.
 
Check out  my talented design team pal's for inspiration:



 
Cheri 
Laurie 
 
 

 

Monday, January 1, 2018

House of Cards January Challenge

 
January 2018
Mixed Media and/or Colors
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Can you believe it is January 1 already?  Time is really flying by.  I want to wish all of you a very Happy and blessed New Year. 
 
It's time for another challenge at  and another term at House of Cards, such a talented and fun design team!
 
My card started with the fun, bright colors above using Distress  Oxide Inks, but when I added a layer of Gesso, glitter, and another layer of Gesso over my distressed background it softened up. I still like the end result.  It was fun going with the colors, and mixed media.
 
 
Close up to show the glitter:
 
 
To see what my teammates have made follow the links below, and to join the challenge go to The House of Cards:

Cohenna | Donna | Em | Jane | Judy 
Michele |MynnRocky | Rosi