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Post by MichyM on May 3, 2024 20:58:28 GMT
Instructions are in the first post of this thread  |
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Post by melanell on May 3, 2024 22:26:24 GMT
Instructions are in the first post of this thread  And I literally just went through this entire thread. Good grief! Talk about scatterbrained.  Thanks so much MichyM and Shakti as well! |
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Post by Shakti on May 4, 2024 0:49:28 GMT
Instructions are in the first post of this thread Well, that's not where I saw it, but, yeah, thanks! |
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Post by leeny on May 5, 2024 17:36:04 GMT
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Post by grammadee on May 6, 2024 15:15:14 GMT
Looking at cards on page FOUR: Shakti, your pink & blue cards are really pretty. Great work with your "shoe box cards". I like the angled washi tape. It makes a nice background for any sentiment. I love the blues on the damask one and the scenic one is really pretty. The birthday cards from the kit are bright and cheerful. I like the layering to make each unique. Love the soft teals and how you used the ribbon on those CS kit cards. melanell, that "maximalist" inside of that card is fun and amazing. I, too, usually ignore the inside of one of my handmade cards until I need to send it, and then I simply handwrite a note and sign it. On this page: Your retreat cards are AWESOME, leeny. Love the bright colours and the glitter. |
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Post by azcrafty on May 6, 2024 17:35:22 GMT
So many beautiful cards leeny that was a very productive retreat. |
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Post by joblackford on May 7, 2024 16:51:32 GMT
melanell I love all the extra stuff inside the card you made - so fun! And unexpected. I find it very satisfying to add a LOT of die cuts to a card. leeny I am a big fan of making a stash of sentiment strips and banners ready to add to cards. It saves so much time and energy, and I think it makes it easier to design a card if you can audition a few options for sentiments. It looks like you had a lot of fun and got a ton of beautiful cards made on your retreat The big floral hello cards are so eye-catching.
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Post by joblackford on May 7, 2024 16:59:50 GMT
I made a set of cards inspired by the latest Sheetload design, but I didn't use the cutting dimensions or method AT ALL so I don't know if they really count as Sheetload cards. I wanted to use some old cut aparts that I had, but they were 3x4 and wouldn't leave much of the background showing, especially if I added skinny strips to frame them. It seemed a waste of paper to have a solid background, and I would've had a ton of 2" scraps using 6x6, which is all I had to coordinate with these. So I looked up other "fractured" card tutorials and realized I could cut a 6x6 paper into 2 sets of frames and use up a woodgrain pad with minimal waste. Especially so after I realized that 3 off cuts could be used to level out the dip under the focal panel, like so:  May share by jo.blackford, on Flickr I've finished 14 so far. Sharing these now because they were part of the double stuff weekend for team play. I have 10 more to finish.  May share by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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Post by joblackford on May 8, 2024 18:12:13 GMT
Here are the remaining 10 cards I finished yesterday using the same method. I used up all of the rest of the woodgrain 6x6, just a handful of usable scraps left! And I used up both of the cut apart sheets, which is the final end of this collection that I kept buying 'just a little more' of to use what was leftover... you know that shopping hamster wheel!  May share by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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Post by Shakti on May 8, 2024 18:48:23 GMT
Those are all so lovely -- they hardly look like just the last usable scraps!
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Post by Shakti on May 10, 2024 20:28:17 GMT
Used up a paper pad, mostly on a SLoC, but 4 sheets seemed to stand alone. Here are two quick sympathy cards:  |
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Post by Shakti on May 10, 2024 21:38:11 GMT
This one (and its twin) and the paper pad is DONE!  |
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Post by joblackford on May 25, 2024 17:44:24 GMT
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Post by Ryann on May 25, 2024 19:05:01 GMT
These are so great joblackford Stars are so fun to play with!! |
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Post by joblackford on May 31, 2024 1:35:06 GMT
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Post by MichyM on May 31, 2024 17:06:32 GMT
Boy, that is quite the accomplishment from $1 worth of patterned paper joblackford. Nicely done! |
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Post by joblackford on May 31, 2024 17:41:38 GMT
Boy, that is quite the accomplishment from $1 worth of patterned paper joblackford . Nicely done! Pretty satisfying!! The pad had been opened but from what I could tell they hadn't used a single sheet. Lucky me! |
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Post by leeny on May 31, 2024 18:31:01 GMT
joblackford those colors on that found paper pad are marvelous!
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Post by gramma on Jun 4, 2024 15:49:40 GMT
I more than love those big flower stencil cards. Really love them. |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 7, 2024 14:46:14 GMT
From last night's Let's Stamp Together with GinaK Designs. I was a little heavy handed with the background stencils. They were supposed to be a light grey...   Gina taught us how to do the shading on the fruit. I didn't like it last night, but this morning, the colors seem to have blended a little bit more and don't seem so harsh. I think the ink fades a little as it dries. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 7, 2024 16:20:10 GMT
Still cute!
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Post by MichyM on Jun 12, 2024 17:38:02 GMT
From last night's Let's Stamp Together with GinaK Designs. I was a little heavy handed with the background stencils. They were supposed to be a light grey... Gina taught us how to do the shading on the fruit. I didn't like it last night, but this morning, the colors seem to have blended a little bit more and don't seem so harsh. I think the ink fades a little as it dries. I like these a lot, what a fun set! |
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Post by leeny on Jun 12, 2024 19:00:47 GMT
Gina taught us how to do the shading on the fruit. I didn't like it last night, but this morning, the colors seem to have blended a little bit more and don't seem so harsh. I think the ink fades a little as it dries. I love the tone of your gray backgrounds. I agree that waiting until the next day often makes projects look better. It gives time to dry and maybe even provides you with time to think about how it looks from your creation not necessarily comparing to how you thought it should look. |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 23, 2024 19:07:26 GMT
Card I made for KatieKaty’s granddaughter while playing hooky from Jennifer McGuire’s Summer Camp class:  I have NO IDEA what went wrong with this photo -- I look it in the same place by the same window I always do, but it looks like it was taken with a flash or something. It's so washed out! You can see it, but the bunny has tawny fur (layered stamp). But the card's all sealed in the envelope ready for mailing, so I can't try again....  |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 29, 2024 15:12:30 GMT
Cards I made for the 2Peas summer card exchange.  |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 30, 2024 16:33:26 GMT
Having some fun with Taylored Expressions Hedgehugs stamp/stencil set. I wish I had gotten the matching sentiment stamp set, but alas, you had to spend $200 to get that! I just used sentiments I had in my stash.  |
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Post by Shakti on Jun 30, 2024 16:37:16 GMT
The TE B/S/T group on FB seems to do a land-office business in those freebie sorts of products, MDscrapaholic. You might see if there's one to be had there! |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 30, 2024 16:38:12 GMT
The TE B/S/T group on FB seems to do a land-office business in those freebie sorts of products, MDscrapaholic . You might see if there's one to be had there! Good idea! Hadn't thought of that. I did "snooze" that group because it seemed like every other post was one of those! |
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Post by Shakti on Jul 18, 2024 16:27:49 GMT
Six bonus cards made with materials from a project I'm not sharing yet: six S   |
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Post by Shakti on Aug 2, 2024 16:04:00 GMT
My local SU demo had one of her Paper Pumpkin crafty gatherings last night. Sometimes they are earlier in the day when I am fresher and feeling more creative and I work on projects like turning PP kits into all-occasion card sets for gifts. Last night I just put together a kit per instructions to create what I think are nine awesome encouragement Cards for (boy or at least sporty) Cubs:  |
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