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CAS Colours & Sketches Color Challenge #499

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Welcome to December! Patricia our fearless challenge organizer and this months hostess starts the month off with a really fun color challenge.

Sometimes I have to tell myself….don’t overthink it. I can sometimes take the easiest things and turn them into the most difficult…just because! Primary colors, what is something new, fun and exciting I can do that will blow everyone away? Well first of all, these cards are to be clean and simple! Getting too crazy, does not really apply. So as I am rummaging through my latest and greatest looking for the coolest thing ever, what do I find? My gnome stamp set staring back – tapping his fingers on his crossed arms under his beard saying ever so kindly – Yoo hoo, use me! So I agreed and here we are, me and my gnome muse. Cute little guy. I used the coordinating die set to cut all his parts and pieces (only 4 total) from scrap pieces of Real Red, Starry Night, Basic White and Very Vanilla cardstock and glued them all together. I attached him to a panel I cut from a Stitched Rectangles die and mounted to a slightly larger piece of Crushed Curry cardstock. The sentiment “Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year” comes from the same stamp set and is stamped in Starry Night Ink. I though the sentiment looked and sounded just as basic and to the point as the gnome would say it – Therefore perfect – I attached those panels to a Basic White cardbase. Inside I stamped the Mushroom home he resides in, I felt a Holiday well wishing card just needed the warm touch of home. I colored in the “roof” and window with Real Red and Crushed Curry Watercolor pencils, the blue is the best I could do, using Pacific Point watercolor pencil. The pencils gave the softer look I think works best inside the card, where the message is far more important than the decoration.

Product List

Kindest Gnomes Bundle (English) [159626] $49.50	Kindest Gnomes Cling Stamp Set (English) [159616] $24.00	Gnomes Dies [159625] $31.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00
Starry Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [159212] $8.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131199] $9.25	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $9.25
Starry Sky 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159263] $9.25	Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $63.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Clear Block G [118489] $5.00	Clear Block H [118490] $9.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $8.00

May 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration!

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
Precut paper accent pieces and labels • Woodgrain textures and masculine earthy tones
Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige