Sentiment in Focus at Allsorts Challenge

Hello everyone, it's time already for a new theme at Allsorts challenge and this time our theme is "Sentiment in Focus" selected by Helen. Or you can choose the Anything Goes option instead. The challenge runs for 2 weeks and hope you'll join us! We have a prize from Sweet Poppy this time.

I'm currently in "Christmas Card-Making Mode" so I decided to use a large sentiment stamp by Penny Black (from the set Festive Cheer) stamped with Versafine Onyx ink. Next I chose patterned paper from a 6x6 paper pack I purchased from Hobby Lobby a couple of years ago. A little more was needed under the sentiment so I chose die cut pieces from Spellbinders (they are part of a sleigh die set by Spellbinders (Delivering Joy). 

I used Kraft cardstock for my card base by Recollections 110lb from Michaels.

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I plan to share my card with these challenges:

• A Cut Above - Die Cut Challenge Blog - Use a Die Cut
• Aud Sentiments Blog Challenge - Christmas, Glitter & Sentiment
• C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
• Creatalicious Challenges - Traditional Christmas Colors
• Daisy Chain Challenges  - Christmas
• Heart's Quest Celebration of Love - Christmas
• Just Add Ink - Stencils and/or Dies (I used dies)
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - Christmas
• Peace on Earth - Christmas
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  - Use PB Stamps
• Stamping Sensations - Christmas
• The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - AG Christmas
• The Crafting Challenge - Something Red
• Triple B - Blooms, Birds or Butterflies (Poinsettia)
• Word Power - Words in Focus

And that is all for today. Hope you're having a great weekend! 

Seaside

Hello everyone, it's the start of a new theme at Allsorts challenge and Christine is hosting this time around. Her theme for the next two week is Seaside. Of course the Anything Goes option is there too if the theme isn't for you. We have prizes from  Grafton Crafts.

I've been so busy preparing for a 3 week visit from overseas, meaning working ahead on projects and blog posts. My visit arrives this evening and unfortunately I have also somehow injured my shoulder and been dealing with some intense pain for over a week now. The nights of course are the worst but it limited the work I could do to prepare for the visit, thankfully the rest of the house has been very helpful!

Anyway, I thought I'd make an easy card for this challenge and use a Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin card kit which I found at a thrift store over a year ago. I had forgotten about it until it "fell into my hands" during my decluttering mission and I thought it would make a quick and easy card. But my original idea seemed nothing like my style so instead I ended up just using the boat and wheel from the kit. This meant I had to have my husband help with the 3D embossing folder which I think was my first time using although I purchased it some time ago. I love the extra texture from these embossing folders but they are so hard to run through the Big Shot machine!!! I didn't even want to try with my shoulder injury. The embossing folder is by Spellbinders.

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The red frame came from my box of extra die cuts, this particular one was done using Penny Black's Polaroid die. Skyblue cardstock was placed behind the polaroid die cut and then I added some cheesecloth and the wheel along with a strip of indigo blue cardstock and the boat. Sentiment is from a set by Hero Arts. The card base is actually another part of the Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin kit. 

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When I get a chance I will try linking up here:

• Can You Handle The Pressure? - Embossing Folders
• Cut It Up - Masculine
• Craft Rocket Challenges - No Designer Papers
• Creative Knockouts - Summer Fun
• Everybody-Art-Challenge - Maritime
• Little Red Wagon - Embossing
• Neglected Stuff Challenge - Something Neglected 
• The Paper Funday - Embossing

Thanks so much for visiting. Hope you're having a great weekend. 

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