CAS Coffee II

Hi! I’m here today with a fun and bright CAS coffee card.

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I used a CUTplorations Coffee Cup Silhouette Die

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 Using the coffee die cut as a stencil, and masking off the card front, I sponged red and yellow ink through the die cut.

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I attached three white die cuts to the card front.

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Grace & Peace,

Melissa

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ATSM Challenge #199 – CAS & Farewell From Me

Hi! I’m here today with my final card as a member of the fabulous Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog Team. Our challenge this week is Challenge #199: CAS.

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Here’s my card, dedicated to the ATSM team:
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I made a stencil with a Happy Little Stampers Butterfly die and sponged red and yellow ink through it.
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Next I stamped the rest of the rainbow as the butterfly’s trail.IMG_7788edited Lastly, I added the rounded corner and the  sentiment, also a HLS stamp.

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I enjoyed making this card and hope that you are inspired to play along this week! Make sure you stop by the blog and check out my teammates’ beautiful work! Please do check our rules at the top of the challenge blog page if you are new to our challenge blog.

I want to say ‘Thank You’ to Kylie and all of my ATSM teammates. You have been a wonderfully supportive and caring group of women with whom to work. I’ll miss you and hope we’ll meet up in the blogosphere often.

Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace
Melissa

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ATSM Challenge #197 – Make Your Mark

Hi! I happy to be here today with a card for ATSM Challenge #197: Make Your Mark.

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Prize: $12.00 gift certificate
Here’s my card:
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I started by printing this sweet digital image, Love Your Frog, provided to me by our sponsor, on white card stock.

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 I used a variety of Copic markers and colored in the cute little frog and then fussy cut it out.
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Next I made my background. I used a homemade bubble recipe which I tinted with re-inker ink.
Here is a short slideshow of the process I used to make the bubbly background panel:

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I very much enjoyed making this fun card and hope that you are inspired to play along this week! Make sure you stop by the blog and check out my teammates’ beautiful work! Please do check our rules at the top of the challenge blog page if you are new to our challenge blog.

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Melissa

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ATSM Challenge #195 – Photo

Hi! I’m here with a fun card for Addicted to Stamps and More’s Challenge #195:

My card:

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Thank you to our sponsor Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More for generously providing this digital image: Cupcake with Stars.

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What went into this card? Lots of stamping, fussy cutting, coloring and some Glossy Accents.

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IMG_6957edited2I enjoyed making this card and hope that you are inspired to play along this week! Make sure you stop by the blog and check out my teammates’ beautiful work! Please do check our rules at the top of the challenge blog page if you are new to our challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa

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ATSM Challenge #193 – Holiday

Hi! I happy to be here today with a card for ATSM Challenge #193: Holiday.

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Prize: 2 digital images
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I used an inked up ARTplorations stencil, Retro Circles, to makes this card. I’d like t play along at Word Art Wednesday’s Challenge #230-#231:Anything Goes and Craft Stampers’ Take It Make It May Challenge:Anything Goes, STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge,
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I inked it up and used it to print onto damp watercolor paper. The sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers Fun Birthday Sentiments.
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I enjoyed making this card and hope that you are inspired to play along this week! Make sure you stop by the blog and check out my teammates’ beautiful work! Please do check our rules at the top of the challenge blog page if you are new to our challenge blog.

 Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa

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