Sunday, August 9, 2015

Gerda Steiner Designs Card

I love progressive challenges! Everyone wins since anyone who plays along gets a new stamp FREE to play with the next month. It's so fun to see what the new month's stamp will be! This month on Gerda Steiner's challenge blog, the image is a darling puppy asleep with an adorable mouse! So sweet!
To start my card, I imported Gerda's digital stamp into my Silhouette Studio Design software and did a trace so I could color these little guys. After coloring them, I moved the original stamp back into place and combined the colored image with its outline. Then I sized it and printed it. I wanted to use some dies to cut it out, so I didn't do a print and cut this time. I also chose a verse I thought went well with this image and printed it out for the inside of the card. The dies I used were all Spellbinders dies: Respendent Rectangles, Romantic Rectangles 2, and Radiant Rectangles. The verse was from the Word Art Wednesday website. I love the beautiful weekly verses they provide for free.
I wanted a little something to add a bit of interest to the front of the card, so I used an epoxy sticker and 3 pearls. I used foam squares to pop up the black mat, the puppy image, the burgundy mat and the verse inside the card.

 
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
 
Gerda Steiner Challenge Blog: must use this month's image
 
Word Art Wednesday: ATG
http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com
 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: ATG
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com

Scrapbook Blessings Club: ATG
http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com

Papertake Weekly: ATG
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com

Paper Nest Dolls Challenge: ATG
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/

Use Your Stuff: ATG with something from your stash
http://www.useyourstuff.blogspot.com/

2 Creative Chicks: ATG
http://www.2creativechicks.com/2015/08/2-creative-chicks-showcase-1_8.html

Oddball Art Stamps: Die cuts
http://oddballstamps.blogspot.ca/

Paper Creator's Crafts: dies or punches
http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Petal Lu: ATG
http://petalluchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

The Sisters of Craft: ATG
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Your Scrapbook Place: ATG
http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.com/

V's Sweet Ideas
http://vssweetideas.blogspot.com/

CropStop
http://www.cropstop.com/blog/uncategorized/linky-party-6-anything-goes/

Crafting with an Attitude: ATG
http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.com

Sassy Studio Designs: ATG
http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com

Addicted to Stamps and More: ATG
http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au

Fab N Funky: no patterned papers
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com

Inspiration Destination: ATG
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com

The Paper Shelter: punches or dies
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com

Scrapy Land: ATG plus a die sold in their store
http://www.scrapyland-blog.com

Simon says Stamp: ATG
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com

Clear it Out: ATG with an item from your stash (I used pearls and an epoxy sticker)
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com

Digi Choosday: Embellish It
http://digichoosday.blogspot.com

 Brown Sugar: ATG
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com

Crafting with Friends: ATG
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.com

Jo's Scrap Shack: ATG
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-did-it-ffc-100.html#comment-form

Morgan's Art World: 3 of something
http://morgansartworld.blogspot.com.au

Pattie's Creations: ATG
http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com

QKR Stampede: ATG
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com

Simply Create Too: ATG
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com

Sister Act Card Challenge: ATG
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com

Sweet Stampin': ATG
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com

Scrapper's Delight: ATG
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk

613 Avenue Create: ATG
http://avenue613.blogspot.com/

Colour Your World with Lacy Sunshine: ATG
http://lacysunshine.blogspot.com/

Come and Get It: Feature a Creature
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.com/

Lunagirl Moonbeams: August-Animals
http://www.lunagirlmoonbeams.com/

Silhouette Challenge: ATG
http://www.silhouettechallenges.com/2015/08/silhouette-challenges-28-new-dt.html


36 comments:

  1. Love your sweet card Carrie! Thanks for sharing with us at Sassy Studio Designs!

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  2. So cute! Thank you for joining us over at http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.co.uk/ challenge 15, good luck.

    Love & hugs

    Jacquie J xxx DTV LPOCF
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  3. Beautiful card
    Thank you for joining us at The Paper Shelter
    xx

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  4. Super cute card! Thanks for playing with us at Crafting with an Attitude :) xx Mari

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  5. A gorgeous card Carrie, a lovely design with the off center image panel - an adorable cute puppy with super details!!

    hugs
    Heather xx
    Thanks so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

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  6. Beautiful card Carrie thank you for joining us this week over on Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog
    Dianne x
    IDCB DT

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  7. Beautiful card!
    Thanks for joining Brown Sugar Challenge!
    Anna Dt

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  8. Such a sweet image and a fab die cut.
    Thanks for sharing at ATSM. :)

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  9. Brilliant creation and awesome colours. Thanks for joining in our challenge of ANY THING GOES this time...hope to see you again next challenge..
     {aNNie Lacy Sunshine DT member}

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  10. A beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
    Chris
    x

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  11. aww! Too cute. Thanks for joining in at the CropStop Linky Party

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  12. So cute, love the angled panel.
    Thanks for sharing at ATSM this week, Anita x

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  13. This is adorable - I love the image and the way you have framed it. Thank you for joining in our No Patterned Papers challenge at Fab'n Funky.
    Alison x

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  14. Such a sweet card, lovely image! Thanks for taking part in our 100th Funday Friday challenge! Have a great day!
    Hugs,
    Jo
    xox
    ♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

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  15. Lovely card. Love that image Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Come And Get It challenge.Neva

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  16. Such an adorable image and your card is so sweet! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapy Land Challenge #23!

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  17. Just too cute. Thank you for joining us at Sassy Studio Designs and the DTBST challenge this week! HUGS

    Kim
    SSD DT

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  18. Great card, so cute. Thanks for joining us at Brown Sugar this week for our "Anything Goes" challenge

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  19. :-))) WWOOOWWW!! A beautiful card!!!! :-))))
    Thank you so much for joining our challenge at Scrapper's Delights! Good luck :-)))
    Hugs
    Troppo Stella DT

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  20. That is one sweet image...Thanks for joining Brown Sugar Challenge!

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  21. This is such a sweet card and image. Thanks for sharing another great project with us for the Scrapy Land Challenge.

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  22. Great CAS card. Thanks for joining us this week at QKR Stampede. Karal DT

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  23. Aww, such a cute image, loving the CAS design and those beautiful corners.

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  24. So, so sweet!
    Thank you for joining us over at Color Your World by Lacy Sunshine!
    Hugs
    Sandra (DT)

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  25. Cute card. Thanks for sharing with us at SBC this month.

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  26. So cute thank you for sharing with us at lacy sunshine color you world . Good luck
    Caroline senior ct

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  27. Such an adorable image, and I love how you've kept the card so simple to keep the focus on it. Thanks for joining us this past week at 613 Avenue Create (And, my apologies for being so late - my week got away from me). We hope to see you again in the new challenge.

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  28. Wonderful project! Love the colors. Thanks for playing at lacy sunshine. Hope to see you next time. Good luck.

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  29. Beautiful card. So peaceful & sweet. Thanks for sharing it in my Animals challenge at LunagirlMoonbeams.com! ~ Karen

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  30. Gorgeous card! Great use of dies!
    Thank you for joining us at The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge. Jane (DT) xxx

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  31. Lovely sweet creation!
    Thanks for playing at Scrapper's Delights Challenge.
    Ileanaxx

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  32. Sweet card! Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog, good luck!

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  33. Adorable card Carrie! Congrats! You are a winner in my blog celebration! I sent you an email; so please check your Inbox from Purpleglocreations. You can see the complete list of winners at http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com. Have a great day! Hugs, Gloria

    http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com

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