Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Sweater Weather and a few challenges

Hello!

I'm back after a little absence yesterday. I was DOWN with a bad migraine. I didn't even get the poor Piglets to school. Yikes. That was a first for me. And the really sad part is, I kinda needed them. They took such good care of me! It was so sweet (and I was super appreciative). I was back up and functioning around lunch time, but still zapped - and frankly, pretty paranoid about a relapse, so I was quite careful what I did, ate, and drank all day. Phew. Anyway!

I resumed my crafting today and had fun. Caught up on a few DVR'd shows that made me laugh and played with a new stencil! I had great inspiration all the way around - (Nothing like a new goodie to spur on the crafting) and there were several fab challenges with which I wanted to play.

A sketch, theme, colors - I had it all going on here. Check this out:

The FIRST MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge, Curtain Call, Just Us Girls, and Christmas Card Challenges ....





And, here is my card -- chalked full of inspiration! (LOVE when that happens!) 

 
I used my Tim Holtz Fair Isle stencil to create the pattern on the panel and the sentiment strip. I sponged in 3 different brown Distress Inks for the background, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, and Gathered Twigs for the ombre pattern. I used CTMH's Bamboo ink on the sentiment strip to keep it muted and to allow the words to show up better. I used some string that I had in my stash that actually came with a sweater (for fixing snags and what-not, I guess) -- I thought it was fitting to use. 8-) Nerd smiley! I printed the sentiment using my Silhouette and the KG Skinny Latte font. That's all!
 
This one turned out to be one of my favorites of late - hope you like it!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!
 
God Bless and Happy New Year,
Mandy 
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16 comments:

  1. Beautiful card! I love that stencil and the pretty colors you chose. I could use a warm sweater about now. We are having extremely cold temperatures here. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Just Us Girls!

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  2. This card is incredible! The colors you have schussed to stamp with really makes it look vintage! Great job and thanks for sharing your talents with us at Just Us Girls!

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  3. Mandy I am sorry you had a migraine, those are NO fun. Your card is beautiful, I love the stencil you used! I am so happy you played along with is this week at the MFT Sketch Challenge!

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  4. WOW that is neat work with stencil and great colours. Love the button embellishment

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  5. this is pretty! glad you're feeling better.

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  6. Mandy, this is beautiful. Thanks you for playing along with us at MFT Challenge.

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  7. I just love your card! That stencil is awesome done in the brown tones. Would have never thought of that. Thanks for playing along with us this week at Just Us Girls!!

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  8. Lovely work with your stencil, fab card. Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenge. Gail DT

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  9. Wow what an awesome card. Love that stencil and your ombre effect. Thanks for joining us at. Just us Girls this week.

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  10. Hi Mandy! Sorry to hear that you've been sick, and MAJOR kudos for coming up with a card that covers so many bases! We are so glad to have you as part of the very first MFT Challenge & Inspiration Wednesday Sketch Challenge!

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  11. Thanks for entering our Christmas Card Challenges this week!
    Monica - CCC DT

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  12. This is so cute! Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges this week! - Jessica CCC DT

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  13. So pretty! Love how you did the background. Thanks for joining us at CCC this week.

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  14. Beautiful stenciling Mandy! Thank you for sharing with us at the Curtain Call!

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  15. Sorry about the episode with the migraine - that happens to me occasionally too!! So I know how hard it can be!! But if I could create greats like this awesome beauty after a migraine then I would not mind!!! JK - I hate migraines, no matter what!!!!! This card, though, what a beauty it is - love the techniques you used and the perfection in which you did so!! Looks clean, crisp and bursting with sweater weather colors - so well done!!!

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  16. Hope that you're feeling better!
    Your card is fabulous, what a fun stencil!
    Thanks for joining us at Curtain Call - Winter Wonder!

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