Today we had to vote in our Federal Election and I decided to get crafty after voting which is a much more plesant experience – LOL.
First up is a card for the CAS Colours & Sketches #321 challenge. I flipped the sketch to be portrait rather than landscape and opted for no sentiment.

I stamped my butterfly image and heat embossed it in black. I then used my new Altenew watercolours for the wings and added a bit of a grey wash to the text.

Next up is a card for 5 challenges:
- Freshly Made Sketches #388
- CASology #343
- CAS Watercolour – May
- Little Red Wagon #497
- 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #26.
I loved the FMS sketch and used 3 critters (including a bird) from the Paper Smooches set ‘chubby chums’ that I watercoloured, fussy cut out and added in place of the circles in the sketch. The sentiment is from Stampin Up ‘itty bitty birthdays’ and the striped DSP is from a MFT 6×6 pack called ‘black & white stripes’.

Next up I’m playing along with Color Throwdown #543 and The Flower Challenge #32.
I got this new set from Stampin up called ‘Free as a bird’ that is due to be released in the new 2019/20 SU catty and I think it is fabulous. I used the matching DSP ‘Bird Ballad’, double stitched nested dies along with my woodgrain embossing folder and my Stampin Blends for colouring in the stamped images.

Lastly is a card for Less is More #395 and AAA Cards #140.
I used a stamp set I’ve had for ages from Papertrey Ink called ‘Uncorked’. It’s got lots of great wine glass and bottle images along with some fab sentiments. For my card I went a tad snarky! I used a few of my Catherine Pooler Design inks from the Spa Collection.

Well that’s it for today – thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
All three cards are amazing and very different. Love the row of wine bottles on your last one and that snarky sentiment is just so fun! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you joining in with future challenges too.
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Tx Jane.
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You definitely had a productive stamping day! Wonderful cards! Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S! and Thank you for joining us at CASology!
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Thank you.
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You had a great session. Your critters card is just right for our challenge (great saturated colours and cheeky critters), but then again so is the butterfly (which I love). Thanks for sharing with us at 2CraftyCritter Crazies, hope to see you again soon. CarolG
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Tx Carol.
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Really fun way to use those chubby chums. I haven’t seen those guys around in a while. Fantastic coloring. Thanks so much for playing along at CASology.
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Tx Joyce. I have a lot of forgotten stamps!
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All great cards. Love the neon pink feet on the chubby chums bird!
Thanks for joining us this week at Little Red Wagon.
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love the comment “cos no good things every came from eating a salad”made me giggle so so funny. Fab placement on your card for our 1/3 challenge. Thank you for playing at AAA Cards
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He he he. Tx Maaike.
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Found you at Freshly Made Sketches. The little critter card is super cute, and yes I think any youngster would enjoy that one!
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Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment.
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You have been busy! Thank goodness the election is over! I love all you cards, especially the little watercoloured critters. Thanks for joing the fun at the CAS Watercolour Challenge.
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Tx Jenny.
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What great cards!!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown this week!
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Awesome cards! Love your interpretation of the sketch. Thanks for playing along with us at CAS Colours & Sketches this week. Looking forward to seeing your creative projects in the future galleries again.
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Tx Wei.
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All super nice cards!!! I particularly love the one with the bottles and the snarky sentiment!
Rosi x
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Tx Rosi. That’s one of my favs too.
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Wow you’ve been super busy! I love all of these but especially your brilliant take on the sketch with the first card – so cool! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!
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Tx Jen.
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What wonderful cards! Love the beautifully coloured butterfly with the great text background. The one with the birds is lovely with the soft colouring and the wood grain background. The second one with the “chubby chums” is perfect for a child – great colours and perfect set against the striped background. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Watercolour with that one!
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Thank you for your lovely comments Susan.
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So many great cards all in one post. I love the colours you chose for your wine bottles, all so fruity looking, and great with that fun sentiment. I also love your bird card with the grey woodgrain panel, so stylish.
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Less is More, Anita x
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Tx For visiting and commenting Anita.
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Great cards and I love the woodgrain embossing with the beautiful birds. Thanks for playing along with us at The Flower Challenge.
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Tx for your sweet comment Ericka.
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That is a fab collection of cards and every single one of them looks so professional. The butterfly on the first is gorgeous and the stripes on the second really make those critters pop. Your third card has fantastic colouring and those wine bottles with the brilliant sentiment on the fourth are just perfect for our challenge at Less is More. Thank you so much for popping that card in to us xx
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Thanks for your lovely comments Sharon.
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Love the parade of wine bottles. Thanks for the reminder that they would work great with the Spa line of inks.
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Tx for your lovely comments Maria.
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A wonderful selection of cards, Tristan! The little “monsters” make me smile! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!
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Thank you for your sweet comment
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