Universal Backgrounds Stamp Set

I am really loving the new stamp set from CTMH called Universal Backgrounds. Here are 2 cards I made recently, using the 'script' from this set. The set comes with script, music notes, woodgrain, and mesh. It's really easy to repeat the pattern if necessary, epecially because the stamps are CLEAR!

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

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This card was inspired by one I saw recently on Lauren Meader's blog. I loved the colour combo, and the torn edges with the butterfly peeking through.

Recipe: CTMH CS-Olive, Desert Sand & Colonial White, CTMH Ink-Olive, Cocoa, Desert Sand, Bamboo & Black, CTMH SS-Universal Backgrounds, Butterfly Wings & Treasure Life, Satin Edge Organdy Ribbon, Pearls.

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The inside:

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This card I made for a swap I was in. I love using the script behind the silhouette of the flowers. Not sure what I did that caused the watermark to show up in the middle of the picture, at least you can still see the card.

Inside:

.Here's the stamp set Universal Backgrounds, you can find it on page 93 in your catalogue, or HERE.

$25.50 D1477

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Hope you are having a great weekend,

Deneen

It's Tilda Time:)

I have another Tilda card to share with you today. She's been sitting on my desk for over a month now. I wanted to try colouring black hair, and then using my CTMH stamp set Flower Pot for the window. I got stuck with what flowers to add to the card...big, small, flat, 3D, I had my friend Wendy (hi Wendy) help me out:) She's a Magnolia lover as well.

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The card didn't turn out quite as cheery as I had imagined it, but maybe it suits Longing Tilda.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Floral Impressions, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Garden Green, Petal, Lilac Mist & Baby Pink, CTMH Ink-Chocolate, CTMH SS-Flower Pot & Universal Backgrounds, Memento Black Ink, Magnolia SS-Longing Tilda, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Pearls, Foam Squares, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, Flower Punch.

Copics Used:

Skin-YR0000, YR00, E00, R02

Hair-C3, 5 & 7, 100

Dress-Y11, 17 & 21 (polka dots-white gel pen)

Shutters/Window Box-E31, 33 & 37, 100 (wood grain stamped with CTMH Universal Backgrounds)

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Here's a close-up of the cutie-pie.

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy,

Deneen

Birthday Cards

Welcome here! These cards are a little over-exposed, but you can still see the details. I had them ready to post quite a while ago, but never got around to filling in the details. So I told myself to sit down and do it already, lol

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

This is a super simple card to make, just 2 pieces of B&T Paper, some lace, a tag and some flowers.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Sweetheart, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Blush, Vineyard Berry, Olive & New England Ivy, CTMH SS-Happy Birthday & Happy Forever.

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This card was difficult to photograph because I made my own homemade shimmer mist (in a spritzer add some rubbing alcohol, a drop of CTMH Create-A-Shade Paint & a few drops of CTMH Re-Inker). I stamped the doily image (new CTMH SS-Simple Memories) with Versamark and clear embossed it. I then sprayed the cardstock with my homemade shimmer mist and wiped the image off...just in case any ink stayed on it. I really is shimmery, but it's difficult to photograph.

Recipe: CTMH CS-Lagoon, Black & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black & Breeze, CTMH SS-Simple Memories, Happy Birthday & Curly Sentiments, Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Pearls, Mist-Rubbing Alcohol, Create-A-Shade Paint & Ocean Reinker.

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Enjoy!

Deneen

Dresser Stair Step Template Correction!!!

Hello, and welcome here!! Okay, so either you guys were so frustrated with my template, you chucked it out and vowed never to visit again, or you are so smart, you figured out my mistake on your own:) I did a class at the LSS and found out I had typed out the wrong measurement!!

Yikes, what a way to find out, lol. After 10 minutes of the pressure on to figure out why no one's piece was lying flat, and recutting 8 pieces, we ended smoothly:) I was just glad I could figure out what was wrong!

So here's the correct measurement in RED. And HERE is the original post.

Thanks for stopping by, I've been busy colouring and hope to have at least 6 new cards to share in a few days!

Deneen

3 More Guy Cards!

Oh where, oh where has my little Deneen gone, oh where, oh where could she beeeeeeee? In one word...sick. Ugh, but I did have these cards edited and ready to go, so I'm taking a few minutes to post them.

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

Recipe: CTMH PP-Lucky, CTMH CS-Outdoor Denim, Sky & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Tulip & Pacifica, CTMH SS-A Little Everything, A Timber & Card Commentary, Cuttlebug Diamond Plate EF, Foam Squares, Brads.

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I saw a card by Mary-Jo Price where she used a gift for the letter 'a' in Happy, so I wanted to try it out too. It turned out great, especially for a guy's card, which is always difficult to think up ideas for. I used the back side of CTMH paper Lucky, the card below uses the front side. I can't seem to find my photo of the inside, but I stamped the word 'Celebrate' along the bottom edge of the card...from Card Commentary.

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Lucky, CTMH CS-Outdoor Denim & Colonial White, CTMH Ink-Black, Outdoor Denim, Olive, New England Ivy, Buttercup & Honey, CTMH SS-A Little Everything, Candlelight & Wonderful Friend, CTMH Outdoor Denim Twill Ribbon, Rhinestones, Nestabilities-Labels 17, Foam Squares.

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This card was inspired by one I saw on Vicki Wizniuk's blog. It's clean and simple, I love how it works with this card.

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The inside:

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Last, but not least:

Recipe: CTMH PP-Rustic Trail, CTMH CS-Colonial White, Garden Green & Indian Corn Blue, CTMH Ink-Black, Indian Corn Blue, Buttercup & Honey, CTMH SS-Candlelight & Happy Birthday, Distress Inks-Vintage Photo, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Anitque Copper Brads, Foam Squares, Cuttlebug EF-Traffic Jam, Diamond Plate, Spots & Dots, & Argyle, Tim Holtz EF-Brick Wall.

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This card took a little more time to make, but I love how it turned out. I saw one made by Tracey (whose last name I didn't save) and she made a Christmas card out of white squares, with one square wrapped like a gift....I love being inspired by other people's work. I needed some masculine cards, so I made it work for me. The inside is stamped with a candle, like the card above.

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Okay, I'm super tired now and need to go lie down. Hope you have a great weekend! And I hope to be feeling better....sooner than later please:)

Deneen

Hearts of Paper & Instructions

Hello, and welcome here!

I saw these hearts on Jen del Muro's blog, and knew I had to give them a try. I figured they would be a great window decoration to celebrate Valentine's Day. I added instructions on how I made mine at the bottom of this post.

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Heart Size: 8" x 6"

Recipe: BoBunny-Crushed Stripe, CTMH Black CS.

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You can really make different variations. Add more strips, or attach them closer together/farther apart, string several together to make a garland, add flowers and other embellishments, etc.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Sweetheart, CTMH Black CS.

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Here I used plain CS and a border punch.

Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, Red Textured CS, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch.
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Recipe: BoBunny-Crazy Love Fudge And Flowers, CTMH Chocolate CS.

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Recipe: CTMH White Daisy CS, Red Textured CS, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Border Punch.

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Heart Instructions:

Forgot to add - Attach the shortest piece to the 2.5" mark you made on the Center Piece, the next to the 3.5" mark, and the longest piece to the 4.5" mark.

Hope the instructions are clear enough:)

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Thanks for stopping by, enjoy,

Deneen

2 Masculine Birthday Cards

Good chilly morning:) Thought it was about time I posted again. My daughter had a birthday this past weekend, {sniff} and she turned {sniff} TEEEEENNNNNN {wahhhhhhhhhh}. Double digits, where does the time go?

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On to what ya came for....CARDS!!! Today I have some guy cards to share. I totally lifted this from the lovely Lorrinda Holman over on Isn't That Sweet?! Her blog is packed full of ideas, and she's currently on the Design Team over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges. You can see her card HERE. I wasn't kidding when I said I lifted it, lol:)

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

I masked an area first, then sponged the top with Creme Brulee and Bamboo, toward the bottom I sponged Grey Flannel. The trees are stamped with Grey Flannel, Olive, and then New England Ivy. I removed the mask and stamped the big tree with New England Ivy. I then clear embossed the tree to make it stand out a little more. (see photo below). I tied hemp in the corners.

Recipe: CTMH CS-New England Ivy, Black & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Bamboo, Creme Brulee, Grey Flannel, Olive, New England Ivy & Black, CTMH SS-Beautiful Things & Happy Birthday, Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, Hemp.

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The second masculine card is stamped with a new image available in the new CTMH Catalogue. I stamped it with Black ink and coloured it with chalk.

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Miracle, CTMH CS-Colonial White & Twilight, CTMH Ink-Black, Chocolate & Twilight, CTMH SS-Summer Breeze & For Every Occasion, Nestabilities-Labels 15 & Labels 16, Twill Ribbon, Foam Squares, Chalk, Antique Brads.

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Hope you have a great day!

Deneen

Time To Get Wild H2H Challenge

Just sneaking in here for the H2H Time To Get Wild Challenge, before the deadline tonight. The challenge was to create something that features an animal or bird (insects are okay too). This card was inspired by one I saw on someone's blog (so if it's you, please let me know, I would like to give you credit).

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I loved the colour combination of blue and brown, and of course cream. Sweet and simple.

Recipe: CTMH CS-Cocoa, Sky & Colonial White, CTMH Ink-Black, Chocolate & Bamboo, CTMH SS-Harmony, Live Inspired & Wings Workshop SS, CTMH Markers-Buttercup & White Daisy, Nestabilities-Labels 4, Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Copics-W1 & W3, Foam Squares.

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Hope you're having a great weekend.

Deneen

2 Kraft Cardstock Cards

Ain't I just so original with my titles, lol. You can only type in 'Birthday Cards' so many times (actually, you could type in 'Birthday Cards' every time if you wanted), but you know what I mean, lol. I haven't really used Kraft CS because CTMH didn't offer it, well they do now...actually, as of Feb. 1st they will...but I bought other Kraft CS long before I knew CTMH was going to carry it, oh well, I guess I better start using it. I really quite like how these turned out:)

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

I stamped the background with CTMH Damask Tiles, one of my favourite stamp sets right now:) I used Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers Die to make the flowers. It's difficult to tell from the photo, but I used a dark brown satin ribbon. It feels like the light pink flower needs a little something more, but too late, it's on the card now:) This card was inspired by one I saw on Cynthia Stevenson's blog.

Recipe: CTMH CS-Vineyard Berry, White Daisy, Cocoa, Blush & Baby Pink, CTMH Ink-Desert Sand, Chocolate, Cocoa & Black, CTMH SS-Damask Tiles, Happy Birthday & Treasure Life, Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers Die, Pearls, Foam Squares, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Kraft CS.

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Here's the other card I made using Kraft CS.

Hmmm, what to say about it? The doily looking stamp is a new one from CTMH, available Feb 1st., called Simple Memories. I stamped it with CTMH White Daisy ink onto the Kraft CS. I then layered up the image with my trusty 'ol Spellbinders:) The flowers are stamped using 1st and 2nd Generation stamping.

The new stamp set again, and the border is also new, called Eclectic Edges.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, Amethyst & Pansy Purple, CTMH Ink-Petal, Pansy Purple, Olive & White Daisy, CTMH SS-Sweet Flowers, Simple Memories, Candlelight & Eclectic Edges, Nestabilities-Labels 4, Labels 17, Fancy Tags & Ovals, Impressabilities-Floral & Stone, Martha Stewart French Scroll Border Punch, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearls, Foam Squares.

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Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by,

Denee

Same Card, Different Colours & A Short Tutorial

Welcome here, it's the third day in a row posting for me:) These were actually uploaded and edited on the old computer, but I just hadn't had a chance to post them yet. Actually last week I was not moving very well, I had a virus that caused inflamation in my back. I was in so much pain, I could not sit, move, or even talk without pain, never mind trying to cough. But it's gone now, bye-bye, see ya later, gator. Amazing what difference a week can make. I slept lots, and not in bed, lol. I had to sleep sitting up in a chair, it was the only way I was comfortable. Then, not a few days later I discovered I had tonsilitis, yup, the pain medication worked so well I felt no pain, lol. It was getting really hard to swallow, and I decided I should look at my throat, yuck, so off to the doctor's again.

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Enough about me, you came to see some cards! These were inspired/cased/lifted from the lovely Vicki Wizniuk. She used different paper, but I used her idea. I tried to make a more masculine card...not sure if the flower kind of nips that in the bud...and a more feminine one.

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

The middle piece is on foam squares, and see the flower, feminine or not-so-feminine, hmmmm, not sure.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Magnifique, CTMH CS-Outdoor Denim & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Pacifica, Black, Sky, Lagoon & White Daisy, CTMH SS-Herat to Heart, A Little Everything, Piece of Cake & The Present, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Rhinestones, Foam Squares.

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Here's the same layout, just different paper:

I dyed the red flower with Copics, I saw it over on I Like Markers, and gave it a try. It was super easy, and fun to do. And because Copics are alcohol based rather than water based, they dry quite fast. Just below, I'll show you how I dyed mine.

Recipe: CTMH PP-That's Amore, CTMH CS-Cocoa & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Tulip, Black, Blush, Vineyard Berry & Olive, CTMH SS-A Little Everything & The Present, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Foam Squares, Copics-0 & R59, Prima Flowers, Petaloo Flowers, Rhinestones.

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A - shows what the flower looks like before I dye it

B - shows where I coloured with my Copic marker, right on the flower

C - shows what the flower looks like after adding a drop or two of colourless blender

You can see how the Colourless Blender 'pushes' the colour out to the tip of the petal. Here I used 1 drop right from my refill bottle (do this on a scrap piece of paper!!). I added another drop to push it right out to the edge. How fun is that!!! Easy-peasy, as my girls would say:)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've been inspired to go create!!

Deneen