angel97701
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 12, 2024 12:57:29 GMT
justjac Isn't it fun to create something beautiful from "ancient" stuff? LOL
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Shakti
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Post by Shakti on Oct 12, 2024 19:32:35 GMT
The balloon, cupcake, sentiment, and even the "patterned paper" that was die cut are all leftover cutaparts:  |
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Post by jjpeapea on Oct 13, 2024 17:47:00 GMT
grammadee adorable, your animals make me smile. Double goodness with the dgs card. angel97701 ooo I like your background and how it complements and frames your elements. I especially like how it comes beyond the hearts but the hearts are empty inside - you must have done some kind of masking? justjac very cute, with the edge of the card base being a little different and all. Shakti so colorful - the diagonal cuts are very clever and add a lot of interest. scrapnnana thank you for the ephemera challenge! Your icy blue card background and your pretty embellishments look so good together. Elements found in my box of random things (labeled "die cuts"). 
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Post by joblackford on Oct 13, 2024 17:52:30 GMT
I might've fudged the definition of "leftover" ephemera slightly, since I'm still working through this collection. But I think the little penguins would've become leftovers if I hadn't used them on this card because I struggle using small images. The background paper was certainly deep stash/leftover from projects long ago. And the grey/white piece is an offcut.  Cluster Challenge by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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angel97701
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 14, 2024 0:13:54 GMT
Shakti Another multiple challenge card, WTG jjpeapea Yep, we should all dive into our left overs every-once-and-awhile. Lovely job! As for the inside of the hearts--they were all backed with die cuts the same size as the shaped heart front. The last purple heart was adhered to the inside. joblackford--You made a great card from something you wouldn't normally use. That is the name of the challenge game! |
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 14, 2024 3:54:30 GMT
Shakti, very cute birthday card. I love the colors and bright designs. jjpeapea, I think your box of random things provided some really nice beach ephemera. It’s a perfect summery card. joblackford, my definition of “leftovers” includes collections which have been partly used for one or more past projects, so I don’t think you “fudged” at all. The penguins made me smile, and I’m glad you found a way to use them.
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 18, 2024 6:24:39 GMT
Challenge #18 of “Loving Leftovers” is to create either a spooky or fall themed embellishment and card, OR create a cluster and card that represents where you live (my second card). Can you tell that I had trouble making up my mind for this challenge? Besides, not everyone loves Halloween, and my stash has an over abundance of Halloween and fall cards.   |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 18, 2024 14:19:13 GMT
Your cards are really cute, scrapnnana . You know my fav is that cowboy one. Where did you get that cute image?
I don't often make FALL cards, unless it is for birthdays during the season. And my overwhelmingly large stash of supplies is Christmas related. But I had my Home/Family bin out for a page kit last week, so I will look through there for something for this challenge. I LOVE house images--papers, dies, stamps, you name it--so I will pull some of that out to put together a card... |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 18, 2024 15:04:48 GMT
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 18, 2024 16:35:22 GMT
Thank you, grammadee. I’m delighted you liked my little cowboy card. I am a sucker for Western/cowboy themes, too. Here is the link to the file that I used:
Cute Cowboy Children clip art The cute cowboy clip art was from Creative Fabrica. I have a yearly membership there. They have a LOT of Western themed files. I think I had to add cut lines in my Silhouette software, but you can also hand cut the designs. They print as a sticker sheet. Your house card is gorgeous. I love the torn papers, and the gold embossed “Home” in cursive, but I especially love the silver die cuts. It’s a beautiful card. |
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gramma
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Post by gramma on Oct 19, 2024 1:03:17 GMT
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 19, 2024 3:48:28 GMT
gramma , they may be out of your comfort zone, but you did a great job with your cards and your embellishment clusters. They are very cute!
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angel97701
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 19, 2024 14:11:09 GMT
Everything was found in my left-over stash! Including the sentiment (which seemed fine now!) Sometimes it pays to keep things! The card base is new 
From the looks of it the embossing folder was inked before pressure embossing white cardstock. The leaves are die cut from Fireworks! spritzed paper. The burlap is a roller stamp I've had for 30 years? The stamp is most likely Unity Stamp Company. It's fall and family (home)!
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 19, 2024 15:26:16 GMT
angel97701, your fall card is lovely, and I especially like the variation of the inked background.
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angel97701
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 19, 2024 17:35:50 GMT
scrapnnana I like both your example cards, not images I have in my stash. They are super cute! grammadee I just love how you can always manage to find a great spot for torn paper  gramma May not be your cup-o-tea, but these are super fun!
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Post by nicoleq on Oct 19, 2024 22:35:19 GMT
 It worked! This is my version of Arizona Fall sunset... shaker card. |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 19, 2024 23:32:05 GMT
That is a very cute shaker, nicoleq . I love the shading and the cacti. (Edited, since you obviously figured out the issue.) |
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Post by nicoleq on Oct 19, 2024 23:43:21 GMT
I’m not seeing any image. I have a similar problem seeing jjpeapea’s images when using my iPad, but I can usually see them if I use my laptop. I’m not seeing your image, although I can tell that you tried to post one. I post my photos first on my craft blog, then I can open just the photo and get the URL. Once I have that, I click on the tiny photo icon at the top right area of my new post here, and it will open a window that has a place for the image URL. That is the only way that I know how to post a photo. Some post their project photos here on the site, but eventually images have to be removed to make room for new ones. I hope that helps. Edited to add: I appreciate that you posted a link to your photo. That is a very cute shaker, and I love your cacti. Thank you!  |
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Post by jjpeapea on Oct 20, 2024 22:29:02 GMT
grammadee, I like the mixed metallics, and how the silver house echoes the background paper. gramma glad you got out of your comfort zone to create such cute cards. They're so well done. angel97701 Such interesting fall elements, all combining so nicely. I especially like the background. And the leaf "seplatters"! nicoleq I LOVE a good shaker card and this one is a great shaker card. It is very special. scrapnnana Thank you for the Halloween/Fall cluster challenge. This isn't my fave of CARDtober but it does look nicer in natural light. The brads stole all the light with their shinyness. 
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Shakti
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Post by Shakti on Oct 21, 2024 10:01:46 GMT
Like grammadee, I wasn’t really planning to make fall/Halloween cards this year, and the where you live option didn’t spark me either. Then yesterday morning I learned my favorite kid will be with her dad for Halloween and that there’s a Halloween birthday in our social circle too. So a couple cards with clusters from last fall’s collection:  |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 21, 2024 14:13:24 GMT
jjpeapea, your seaside cluster rocks! Your garden scene with all the leaves looks so much like my fall garden. Such cool penguins, joblackford! You always find the best images and use them so expertly on your cards! Got carried away loving your western scene, before, scrapnnana, but wanted to say that diagonal design and fresh colours make your Halloween card really cool. And, gramma, those Halloween characters are SUPER fun! Kudo's for leaping out of your comfort zone to give them homes on your cards! angel97701, that Blessing card is gorgeous. Love the colours, the textures, everything about it. Congrats on getting your fun western themed card to share with us, nicoleq! LOVE it! That inked sky is gorgeous and just the right background for the cactus scene. And shaker cards are always great fun. Fab-BOO-lous cards, Shakti! I love how you put the bright orange at the back and then the more muted images on top.
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 21, 2024 15:00:31 GMT
jjpeapea , I like the shiny leaf brads, and you made a great fall embellishment cluster. Shakti , these are really cute Halloween cards, and as Grammadee already pointed out, your clusters are “fa-boo-lous,” too. I really appreciate all who have participated in my challenges and shared their cards.
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Post by Linda on Oct 22, 2024 22:05:34 GMT
#11  #18  |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 25, 2024 4:28:16 GMT
CARDtober #25 Challenge: use leftover papers to create a card with one large, main embellishment cluster, and a second, small/mini embellishment cluster. I used Queen & Co. dies and leftover papers for the Cookie Cluster and accent dies for the mini banner cluster. I hope you have fun with this challenge.  |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 25, 2024 4:32:29 GMT
Linda, your gnome beekeeper card is very cute, and I love the papers and images you used for your pie clusters. Thanks for participating in my challenges, and for sharing your cards.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 25, 2024 15:28:46 GMT
Here is my card for this challenge, scrapnnana. Used some die cuts from last year and a negative from a frame. Note: I never throw ANYTHING away!  Ct 25 by Gramma Dee, on Flickr |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 25, 2024 15:32:48 GMT
grammadee , very cute card, and excellent clusters. I never throw anything away, either.
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Shakti
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Post by Shakti on Oct 26, 2024 14:14:30 GMT
On the left is my double-cluster card. I struggled with the second cluster quite a lot and went through several ideas before landing on the sentiment ornament.  I'm not entirely sure about it and may remake the sentiment cluster.... I did:  |
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 26, 2024 16:55:12 GMT
They’re beautiful cards, Shakti , and I like both versions. |
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Post by jjpeapea on Oct 27, 2024 18:39:51 GMT
grammadee now THAT is some balanced and cute clusters - the repeated colors and shapes, the gold frame, how they extend over the frame. Shakti I struggled as well. Your ornaments look great! They look especially well against your background. scrapnnana Thank you for the cluster challenge. I loved your example - I love that everything fits the theme - such cute and happy little gingerbread men. 
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