I love a freebie and for today’s card, I have used two! This is my card for the June Casually Crafting Design Team Tic Tac Toe challenge.
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I found the tic tac toe choices quite tricky this time but settled on the bottom line - Blue, Brown, Green.
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It's almost Saleabration time again and as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I get to pre order ahead of each catalogue release. As my Saleabration free items I chose the beautifully detailed Stylish Sketches stamp set and Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & envelopes.
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Each item (the cards & envelopes are a pack of 20 with two card colours) were free with a £45 catalogue spend.
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I started by stamping the ducks onto Basic White cardstock, I used blending brushes with a little Soft Sea Foam and Balmy Blue ink to soften the white area. The ducks have been coloured using Stampin' Blends, Bermuda Bay is perfect for the mallard's head.
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I've used the fig leaf stamp to add some detail to my Pool Party strip, stamping in the same colour. My base layers are Soft Suede.
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Have I mentioned before, I don't like to waste anything? I've used the outside edge of my dimensionals to stick the image panel to the card base.
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My card simply says friend, the sentiment is from Happiness Abounds, currently my favourite set for sentiments, I love the font. Lastly three little Champagne Rhinestone Basic Gems have been added for some sparkle.
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I wonder what the other design team members have created for this challenge, you can check them out by clicking on the links below.
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If you are interested in purchasing any of the items used here, you will find product links below. Please use this months host code and if your order is over £30 you will get a hand made thank you card and small gift from me.
Thanks for looking,
Katie x