Encore Performance - May 2025

My friend Darlene developed the idea for this series and invited some of us to join her in the challenge. It's called Encore for a reason. We all have those stamps (or other card-making items) that we've only used once even though our intentions were to use them again - and again. After all, we invest a lot of money in our supplies for them only to be used once. So, this series is our opportunity to dust them off and use them a second time.

Challenge Description

Go and grab a stamp set, dies, stencil, etc - your choice, that you have used once before and have always wanted to revisit it and use it again.  However, despite your best intentions, you have yet to use it!  

Now's your chance! Go dig it out and have fun with it once again.  Create anything you like, a card, gift card holder, decorate a gift bag, make a refrigerator magnet...whatever lights up your creative juices!

We'll be posting these Encore cards on or around the 25th of each month.

This month I revisited a die set from Erin Lee Creative called Sunset Circle. It first appeared on my blog on February 16, 2022 - you can see it HERE. I used colored cardstock with the die at that time. Today's card used white cardstock and some ink blending.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die: Pink Fresh Perfect Sentiments stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink 

Taylored Expressions Ink (for blending): Candy Corn, Lime Zest, Mango, and Watermelon

Papers: Opaque Accent 120# White and SU Daffodil Delight and Natural White CS and Other Papers from my scrap file

Dies: Erin Lee Creative Sunset Circle, MFT Stitched Rectangles, and Sizzix Woodlands