*My Favourite Instagram Hop*

 This week on the My Favourite Instagram Hop, we are playing with our favourite woodland creatures.  I decided to go monochormatic for my card for today to enhance the idea of my favourite animal from the woods... a raccoon!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Basic Grey

*Stamps:  Trinity Stamps Autumn Forest Friends; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair Nocturne; Copics

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slimline Strips; MFT Stitched Circles; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Rediscovery Hop*

I'm playing along with the Rediscovery Hop on Instagram today...  we have a theme each month and we are encouraged to find something from our stash that hasn't seen a lot of love.  For October, our theme is "fall/Halloween" with the technique challenge being ink blending.  We can choose to do either the theme or the technique or combine them.

I cheated a little on this card... because one of the items I used is pretty much new (I've used it a couple of times since it came in to my stash a few weeks ago)... but everything else was old!  From my stash I used some Gina K inks that I don't pull out too often as well as a greet stamp and my Glossy Accents.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Hero Arts Fall Patterns; Trinity Stamps Autumn Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Gina K Sweet COrn, Tomato Soup, Cherry Red

*Dies:  Hero Arts Fall Patterns

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Embellishments:  Glossy Accents

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Challanges:  Freshly Made Sketches #659

 

*AAACards #231*

 It's time for a new clean and simple challenge with AAACards...  we have a moodboard for you to get your inspiration from for this challenge...

I took my cue from those cute little trash pandas (what many North Americans lovingly call raccoons).  It looked like his little hands needed to be holding something so I stole the red colour from the gummie bears to give him a balloon.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Real Red

*Images:  Trinity Stamps Autumn Forest Friends; Studio Katia Birthday Greetins

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics; Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Lawn Fawn Party Balloons

*Etc:  embroidery floss

*Challenges:  AAACards #231

*AAACards #174*

 Welcome to another two week challenge with the team from AAA Cards!  We are a group of crafters who love clean and simple cards.  Every two weeks, we have a new clean and simple card challenge with an optional twist... and we love for you to play along!  

For challenge #174, we are being sponsored by Crafty Scrappers...  Link up your card for your chance to not only win a prize from them but to also be considered for a chance to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Maria!

I am really happy with how my card turned out...  

Items Used:

• Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
• Images:  Trinity Stamps Nutty Squirrel
• Ink:  Gina K Amalgam; Copics
• Tools:  Misi
• Embellishments:  Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen
• Etc:  foam tape