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Angie McKenzie | Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator - USA | Making others smile... one creation at a time.

#JOSTTT021 Design Team Inspirations - September 2020


It's time for the September 2020 Challenge over at The Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge!  For this month's challenge designed by Anne-Marie Maclean, you can select any three of the design elements in a row on the board going in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal direction.  I have chosen the vertical row of Layers | Blending | Gems.

I loved creating the blended leaves, squares and sentiment for this challenge inspiration!  These were actually created towards of the end of a previous card thus the softer, muted colors.  The 1-3/8" squares were cut from scraps and then die cut.  You can click here to read about the coloring technique and how the leaves were colored with the blended ink.  The squares were colored similarly as an after thought as I couldn't see the ink going to waste!  The sentiment was also stamped with the ink and fussy cut.

By Angie McKenzie for JOSTTT021 Design Team Inspirations; Click READ or VISIT to go to my blog for details! Featuring the Gathered Leaves Dies (a returning favorite!!!) with the Life is Beautiful stamp set from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog; #cardchallenges #handmadecards #josdesignteaminspiration #josttt021 #septembercardchallenge #leaves #hello #lifeisbeautifulstampset #gatheredleavesdies #babywipetechnique #stampinup #cardtechniques #fussycutting #craftwithpurpose

For the inside, the card layer was die cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies with the border randomly pressed against the baby wipe.  An additional leaf was inked and adhered with liquid glue.  And, yes, the envelope was also stamped for sneak peek of what's inside!


I hope that today's project has inspired you to participate in The Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge, #JOSTTT021.  Please be sure to pop over to receive more inspiration from the other design team members and I look forward to seeing your entry (entries) on the blog!

Have a blessed day!

By Angie McKenzie for JOSTTT021 Design Team Inspirations; Click READ or VISIT to go to my blog for details! Featuring the Gathered Leaves Dies (a returning favorite!!!) with the Life is Beautiful stamp set from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog; #cardchallenges #handmadecards #josdesignteaminspiration #josttt021 #septembercardchallenge #leaves #hello #lifeisbeautifulstampset #gatheredleavesdies #babywipetechnique #stampinup #cardtechniques #fussycutting #craftwithpurpose

YOU CAN MAKE THIS PROJECT, TOO!
Card Recipe:
STAMPS:  Life is Beautiful
INKS:  Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana Ink and Granny Apple Green Ink Refills
PAPERS:  Whisper White cardstock; Whisper White Medium Envelopes
OTHER:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, Gathered Leaves Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Baby Wipes, Clear Block D, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Elegant Faceted Gems
#cardchallenges #handmadecards #josdesignteaminspiration #josttt021 #septembercardchallenge #leaves #hello #lifeisbeautifulstampset #gatheredleavesdies #babywipetechnique #stampinup #cardtechniques #fussycutting #craftwithpurpose  





2 comments

  1. I love your soft colours on this leaf card Angie

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  2. Love the beautifully colored squares and leaves, and the way you laid out the squares with the stitched outline around the ones on the right looks really awesome!

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