The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Christmas/Winter

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Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

This month our challenge is something Winter/Christmas.

I made this fun fold card for a woman who has mentored and mothered me for years. She considers me her daughter and I love her very much even though she lives quite a bit of distance from me so I’ve been unable to see her in person for a long time!

I saw this card on Pinterest and ended up watching and following a video (HERE) created by Sam Calcott UK. Great video, well done, fairly easy to follow and the card us fun to make and when I sent out, I used 5 x 7 envelope without issue.

Supplies: A2

Cardstock: The Paper Studio (Base)

Design Paper: Recollections (Christmas)

Die: Concord & 9th (Poinsettia Quilt Top) – Sentiment; Unknown (Snowflakes)

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Fall/Thanksgiving

Good morning!

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

This month our challenge is something Fall or Thanksgiving based

My style tends to be fairly clean and simple although I really try to push myself outside my comfort zone. This card goes back a bit to the clean an simple style using design paper to create a lovely background for my die cuts.

Supplies: A2

• Cardstock: The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Design Paper: Honeybee Stamps (Harvest Festival)
• Embossing folder: Gina K Designs (Fall Leaves)
• Pumpkin die: Spellbinders (Fall Botanicals)
• Rocking Chair die: Unknown
• Sequins: My stash

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Halloween

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Hard to believe we are half way through October and Halloween is almost upon us! Soon we'll be decorationg for Christmas!

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

This month our challenge is Halloween!

This is the 2nd card like this I have made. It really is very easy, fun to make and looks amazing!

Supplies: A2
Bats: Whimsy Stamps (Bats & Bubbles) & Unknown
Cardstock: Stampin Up!
Design paper: American Crafts
Sentiment: Stampin Up! (Bag of Bones)
Skeleton: Gina Marie Designs
Spider: Unknown
Spiderweb: Poppy Stamps

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Getting from point A to point B

Good Afternoon!

It has been a bit of time since I last posted. My life took an unexpected turn mid June and I found myself having to pack up my home of 23 years and relocate. I am now settled in a new place until I can find a forever home to purchase but I have managed to get my craft room unpacked more or less so was able to actually spend some time playing with paper. It was a nice retreat from everything I've been dealing with,

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

This month our challenge is Getting from point A to point B. so think about all the fun ways to travel!

Think trains, planes and automobiles or maybe a hot air balloon or (out of the box) a dragonfly!

I used this sketch

I need a nice masculine card for an upcoming birthday so I went with a motorcycle focal point.

I created the foiled background by taping aluminum foil to a piece of card stock, then I used an embossing folder on one side to give some added interest and texture to the card.

Supplies: 5x7

• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and scrap bin
• Die (Motorcycle, side view) from Gina Marie Designs
• Embossing folder (Metal Plate, 3D) from Stampin Up!
• Ink (VersaFine Clair) from Tsukineko
• Sentiment (Celebrate Today) from Close to My Heart
• Sketches by Me: CCBC30
• Square card candy from Recollections

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Let's have a picnic!

Good morning!

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This new challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

We are in the final throes of remodeling our upstairs, this includes my craft room so many of my tools are in storage now. For this card I had to use many many dies as pretty much all my punches are packed up.

Supplies: 5x7

• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base), Stampin Up! & scrap bin
• Crop-a-dile for large flower center
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Sentiment hand written with a black sharpie
• Two-hole punch from Stampin Up! for flower center
• Dies:
• Birds from Impression Obsession
• Bow from Cat bag from Mama Elephant
• Grass with cattails from Cottage Cutz
• Grassy hillside border from Fawn Lawn
• Little birds & Woven basket from Gina Marie Designs
• Spring Blooms & Spring Minis from Fun Stampers Journey
• Dies to make the Ant:
• Antenna – The handles from Autumn Wheelbarrow from Tutti Designs
• Body - Ovals, unknown, Classic circles from Sizzix & Circle die from Bear bag by Mama Elephant.
• Face – Eyes were created using pieces from an abstract bubble die I have. I colored 2 smaller pieces with a sharpie for the pupils. Smile is from Bunny bag from Mama Elephant
• Legs are just strips cut down to size.

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Gifts from the Garden

Good morning!

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This new challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

This month our challenge is Gifts from the Garden like plant, flowers, etc

I am falling in love with layering stencils. Especially when they are a part of sets. In this case, Unity has put together a stamp set, layering stencil and die.

For my card I used only the stencil and die to create this lovely birthday card.

Supplies: 5x7

• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Ink from Scrapbook.com & Tsukineko Versafine Clair
• Sentiment & Die, Beautiful Blooms from Unity Stamps
• Sequins from my stash
• Stencil, Layering Peony from Unity Stamps

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Easter/Faith

Good morning!

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This new challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

Our theme this month is Easter / Faith

I created a relatively clean and simple card using a sweet die I’ve had for a while but not used.

I am in the middle of a home renovation so a lot of stuff is either packed away or shoved in my front room in a tangle of boxes and shelves so I seemed to be unable to locate the Easter sentiment die I wanted to use and just went with a simple hello die I found.

Supplies: 5x7

• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base), Stampin Up! & Bazzill
• Die: Hello from Avery Elle
• Die: Spring Egg scene from Die-namics
• Rhinestones: Recollections
• Stash: Flower sequins

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The Outlawz No Stamp Challenge, Hello Friend

Good morning!

Today is the start of a new challenge at The Outlawz Challenge. You can play along HERE

This challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images.

Exceptions are made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

Our theme this month is Love is in the Air

For my cards I used a Sheetload of cards layout from Call my Crafty Al … I love using them because they push me to use design paper and I can get a set of great looking cards quickly.

Supplies: 4.25 x 5.50 card

#SYSUJun2021

#showusyoursheetloads

“U” from My Favorite Things (Stitched Alphabet 1”)

Cardstock from My Paper Studio and Stampin Up!

Design paper by Colorbok (Natural Expressions)

Design paper with Hearts from Craft Sensations

Heart die from Close to My Heart

Looped Edge Circle die from M&C Boutique

Sentiment die, Unknown

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Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

The rabbit (兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 卯.

Energy: Yin

Season: Spring

Element: Wood

Good morning!

Today is the start of a new challenge her at The Outlawz Challenge and is replacing the Crash your Stash Challenge.

This new challenge discourages the use of any physical stamps or digital images. Exceptions will be made for digital paper and stamped or digital sentiments

This is a themed challenge and you are welcome to submit cards, journal pages, scrapbook pages or any papercraft project that meets the criteria of the challenge which can be found HERE. Make sure you are following us so that you know when the new challenge is starting!

This challenge has no sponsors but badges for top 3 and honorable mention will be announced at the beginning of each new challenge

Our theme this month is Celebrating the New Year!

For my card I could not find my firework dies so I had to think of something and remember this set of dies from Creative Expressions which I would you look awesome as bursting fireworks! I also thought I had a nice blue background paper with stars but could not locate that either so decided to grab my star stencil to create a nice little background. Over all I'm really happy how this card turned out!

 

Supplies: 5 x 7 card
Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
Die for sentiment is unknown
Die from Amazon (Rabbit & stool)
Die from Creative Expressions (Chrysanthemum)
Glitter glue from Studio G
Ink from Stampin Up! and Palette
Stencil from Stamping Up! (Falling Stars)

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