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I used some left over papers from Christmas creating to make a warm winter card.

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I always love the layers on Julee's cards. It lets me use some of my beautiful papers in ways I don't think of. So many cards now are just one layer and I have a hard time with those!

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I'm not really fond of shaped cards and a square is no exception, but I gave it a try. I love the Peach collection of paper from Kaiser Craft and this card went together quite easily. When I finished, it said "Thank you card" to me, so the sentiment was added. 

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I'm not sure how the black cardstock keeps showing up in my cards this week, but I like the drama that it adds. When I first saw the colors, I knew that I wanted to try some of the red fancy wool felt from Taylored expressions. It really did stand out! I kept the rest pretty simple but did use a mini rolled rose in peach for the center.

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When I looked at this sketch, I knew immediately how I wanted to do the background but I wasn't thinking black! However I am loving the look.

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Stamp Ink Paper

I got this beautiful stamp from Power Poppy last week and just knew it had to be the focal point of my card. I colored with copics and added gold Wink of Stella to the bells. I framed it with some stripes and I am very happy with how it turned out.

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I pulled out some oldies for this card. Trying to get ahead of the male birthdays in my family coming up very soon.l

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I love the elegance of the color palate. I didn't want it to be too dark, so I chose the black for the accent. I am very happy with the results.

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I found this beautiful snowflake paper on a recent trip to our local scrapbook store. I love the rose gold accents, so that's what I chose for my accents. I took advantage of the small circle to include a shaker element.

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Since the advent of die cuts, I don't use as many punches as I used to. I saw this daisy punch and stamp set in the SU catalog and thought, "that would make a pretty card", so I gave it a try. I love the way it turned out and can't wait to try another. 

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I love the fall feel in these colors. I pulled out Blueprints 18 and a daisy from "All Smiles" card kit along with matching sentiment.

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I love the look of colored pencils on dark cardstock. This stamp from Technique Tuesday was a perfect choice. I stamped the  image with Versamark ink, heat embossed with white detail embossing powder and first colored lightly with white pencil. I then added the orange and blue. By leaving everything else alone, the flowers really stand out.

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I really love plaid. I have a number of stamps to make a plaid design, but I saw a loose look on Pintrest and wondered if I didn't have a background that would work. This is called "Writing Tablet" from MFT and I love the way it turned out. The color palate for this week was perfect for a fall wreath and a card for a friend recovering from surgery.

I am also entering this in Stamp Ink Paper challenge this week.

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I really love plaid. I have a plaid builder by MFT and this one by Concord & 9th. I have give them equal time. I used red and gold colors for the plaid on a green card. I love this look and although the stamping of the plaid pattern takes some time, I love the results.

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When I  saw the large image I immediately thought of the Beautiful Bloom. I stamped with Versamark ink onto a watercolor paper. I heat embossed with gold. Isn't that a beautiful flower? I stamped a piece of chocolate cardstock with the radiating dot stamp and white ink. A gold sparkle "thanks" completes the card. 

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The light was not good this morning as the Kraft envelope as well as the stamped wood paper don't look very brown! I had fun with this card, though and I'm sure it will be a hit with whomever receives it.

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I love this sketch. It made the most perfect Christmas Card and I can make several quickly. The ornaments and sentiment are from MFT.

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I was playing with this stamp last night trying to come up with a pleasing arrangement of the branch behind the word Grateful. I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see that I had matched the colors of the challenge. I used bronze ink for the rust and it looks great in the light. I added the yellow and brightened my orange Nuvo drops with a copic marker. I love the result.

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I guess that I'm old enough to really appreciate the traditional colors of  Christmas, but after seeing Stephanie's last video, I jumped out of my comfort zone and chose the aqua/ pink combination. This is one of my all time PI Christmas images and I make at least one card with her every year. I think my folds on her dress turned out very well this time. I do love my copics.

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I just got this vertical stamp this summer and was glad for a chance to use it..

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This card was born when my husband asked me if I had any "thank you" cards that he could send to a friend of his. As I looked through my stash, I realized that most all of them were geared toward women. I realized that the color challenge for this week would work wonderfully for this card. I used the "Happy Plaids" stamp from Concord & 9th. I stamped the horizontal textured stripes in MFT gumdrop green and the vertical ones with limeade green. I added the thin dark blues lines and a perfect plaid emerged. Hubby was really pleased with the results. I'm going to try some other colors so I will be ready for him next time that he asks! 

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This was not the card I started to make, but I love the way it turned out!

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I found this paper in my stash and thought how nice it is to live close to the beach. I added some interest to the background with a bubble stencil and some light aqua ink. I love the sketch!

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I love this sketch and settled on this design. I had a few others in mind, but I love the clean look of this one.

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I really dug into the back of by stamp collection today. I used the plaid builder to create the background for my card using cherry crisp and dill pickle ink. Hmm maybe I was hungry at the time. I stamped my sentiment with cherry crisp hybrid ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I love the shiny look. As I look at these two together, I see that I chose to have my diagonal come from the opposite side as the sketch!